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Essential oils have become really popular in recent years for their astonishing health benefits. Essential oils are an effective and natural way to help control stress, deal with pain, improve mood, and kill infections. Therapeutic grade essential oils are distilled from the bark, flowers, or leaves of a plant and can provide physical and psychological […]
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As efforts to reduce the consumption of sugar locally are renewed and energized, one official from the Sugar Industry Authority is calling for action from stakeholders of the sugar industry. Research Officer of the Sugar Industry Authority, Christine Stewart, says the market for sugar is now under threat from a number of factors including the […]
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Egoism, Machiavellianism, narcissism, psychopathy, sadism, spitefulness, and others are among the traits that stand for the malevolent dark sides of human personality. As results from a recently published German-Danish research project show, these traits share a common ‘dark core’. So, if you have one of these tendencies, you are also likely to have one or […]
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It’s rich and delicious, that Southern diet: plenty of fried food, cheesy casseroles, and sweet, sweet tea. But it’s deadly, especially to African-Americans. The fat, sugar and sodium that make Southern food so tempting also sends blood pressure up to killer levels. A study out Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows […]
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Americans born into poverty are more likely than ever before to stay that way, according to a United Nations report on poverty and inequality in the US. “The United States, one of the world’s richest nations and the “land of opportunity,” is fast becoming a champion of inequality,” the report concluded. The Trump administration has […]
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Call it “The Great Stall.” Hurricane Florence lingered over the Carolinas for four days, dumping some 30 inches of rain. Flood waters are still rising, even as Typhoon Mangkhut, a superstorm 500 miles across, rakes the Philippines, Hong Kong and crashes into China. Florence is just the latest in a long series of catastrophic events […]
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Parents in South Korea have found an effective way to deal with school bullying via a new service that offers intimidating “uncles” for hire. Providers of the so-called “Uncle Service” allows clients to rent uncles who will be tasked to protect children from school bullying in a number of ways. Currently a growing business in […]
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New York City’s black population had the most drug overdose fatalities, with most of the deaths occurring in the Bronx, a where fentanyl epidemic was to blame, officials said. Eleven years have passed since the number of African American overdose deaths surpassed the number of fatal drug overdoses among whites or Hispanics, according to a […]
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Aurora Cannabis Inc. led pot stocks higher after Coca-Cola Co. said it’s eyeing the cannabis drinks market, becoming the latest beverage company to tap into surging demand for marijuana products as traditional sales slow. Coca-Cola says it’s monitoring the nascent industry and is interested in drinks infused with CBD — the non-psychoactive ingredient in marijuana […]
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Before Hurricane Florence made landfall, evacuation advisories were issued to over a million residents. Though the 400 mile-wide storm, which hit the Carolinas early Friday morning but brought storms and flooding the day before, has been downgraded to a Category 1 storm, it has still caused widespread flooding and damages. Wind speeds hit 105 mph […]
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