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Researchers Find Inaccuracies in the Body Mass Index 24 Aug 2013 | 05:39 pm
Image courtesy of David Castillo Dominici / FreeDigitalPhotos.net A Journal of Science report was published on Friday stating that the body mass index (BMI) is not as accurate as once thought when it...
Wal-Mart Brings Back Free Layaway 23 Aug 2013 | 05:47 am
Free layaway is coming back to Wal-Mart stores for this holiday season. According to the Bentonville retailer’s website, free layaway would start on Sept. 13 and run through Dec. 13. The previous $5 ...
Law & Order: SVU Tackles 2 High-Profile and Controversial Headlines In New Season Episode 23 Aug 2013 | 05:26 am
When Law & Order: SVU returns to TV, you’re going to notice some familiar, headlining cases. After all, the show and its executives have never been ones to shy away from the real-life stories. Accord...
Yahoo the Most Visited Website in US Says Comscore 23 Aug 2013 | 02:37 am
When Marissa Mayer took over as Yahoo’s CEO, it was suggested that she’d put the web company back on top. If we are to go by Comscore’s latest survey results that shows Yahoo taking the top spot for t...
Facebook to Bring the Internet to the Globe in Spite of Microsoft Skepticism 23 Aug 2013 | 01:50 am
On Tuesday evening, Facebook’s CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg announced on the Facebook Newsroom the rollout of internet.org with the mission of bringing internet access to those in the world who ...
Lawsuit Filed Against Pharmacy For Dosage Overdose and Death 23 Aug 2013 | 01:49 am
Simone Allen of Houston has filed a lawsuit against her longtime pharmacy Cullen Care Pharmacy, accusing them that their dosage mistake killed her six-year-old daughter. Allen said Jadalyn was diagno...
Obama Wants Financial Regulators to Accelerate Reform 20 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
President Obama met with financial regulators on Monday to stress the urgency for implementing all of the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010. The Act was signed by the President in the same year...
Lawmakers Call for NSA Reforms while Corporations Continue to Spy on Cell Phones 17 Aug 2013 | 05:55 pm
Image courtesy of Idea Go / FreeDigitalPhotos.net On Friday, U.S. lawmakers called for reforms in the operations of the National Security Agency (NSA) after the release of their report on privacy vio...
Tumblr Founder Karp To Receive $81 Retention Payment From Yahoo Sale 10 Aug 2013 | 05:46 am
Yahoo recently finished its acquisition of Tumblr, an Internet blogging service, and with the acquisition is a $81 million payment to David Karp, the founder of Tumbler. The catch? He must continue wo...
U.S. State Department Declares Travel Warning 3 Aug 2013 | 05:25 pm
Image courtesy of Arvind Balaraman / FreeDigitalPhotos.net On Friday, the U.S. State Department declared travel warnings for all U.S. Citizens either living or traveling abroad. Concurrent with the w...
