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Now that?more and more states have decriminalized and in some cases completely legalized the sale of marijuana, Mexican cartels are reported to have been significantly hamstrung by the loss of revenue. The results...
When Kristen Hampton, a reporter for WBTV in Charlotte, decided to get a mammogram on the air last month, she thought she was only doing it to help women see that getting one wasn't that...
Experts are clear about how seedless watermelons are produced, but some disagreement arises when considering how to categorize the genetic mules. Is a seedless watermelon a?GMO, a hybrid, or something else altogether? There?is some?disagreement on...
Michelle Obama's project as First Lady has been to get kids moving. To set a good example, she has tweeted a video of her intense workouts, and I imagine there are going to be some...
When it comes to childhood pets, cats are about as common as they come. But, cats come with a dark side...
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have conducted a study wherein they discovered childhood cat ownership...
Now that winter is swinging into full effect, one Buffalo, N.Y., church is making sure everyone in its community is staying warm by converting an old school bus into a clothing pantry, offering hats, gloves,...
This past spring, while COVID-19 ripped through mostly Democratic states like New York, Washington, and New Jersey, the American South had yet to feel its full brunt.
Later that season, though, into the summer, everything began...
To date, more than 390,000 Americans have succumbed to COVID-19.
As of Saturday, there are 23,644,885 confirmed cases in the United States.
By the time you read this, it will be much higher, as officials warn we could...
If you are going to bake you might as well send a message with your cookie. Marzipan Mammo-Grahams are both meaningful and delicious. Just a few Graham crackers, some special ingredients and you are filling...
We've come a long way with school lunches for kids in the U.S. but I think most children tend to simply eat what's put before them, even if they complain. School lunches were so bad...
These photos are sobering and they illustrate an uncomfortable truth: these are our children, our brothers and sisters, our neighbors....and ourselves. This could happen to anyone. Please share liberally.
From Rehabs.com and used with permission:
WebMD?classifies drug...
Mental health issues are increasing among our children
The conversation about mental health has improved recently, but we still have a long way to go. Many celebrities have been publicly sharing their mental health diagnoses in order to...
A mere 72 hours after making marriage equality the law of the land, the Supreme Court may be poised to make fundie heads explode once again. In 2013, Texas passed a draconian abortion law that,...
With California facing one of the worst droughts in its history, Governor Jerry Brown (D) had to declare a state of emergency back in January. Since then, the state has had to deal with multiple...
The blatant disregard for human life emanating from the Republican party is not something we might not have expected in an America of yesterday.
But as Donald Trump, right-wing hate media, and deep-pocketed right-wing groups get...
Entertainer Nadia Kamil's 'Pap Rap' is awesome.?This engaging and fun video is packed full of stats, facts, and reassurance that pap smears are truly fairly uneventful, quick, and painless. A wonderful video to show teens...
New Mexico has passed a law outlawing the act of shaming children for not having enough money for lunch.
One child in Alabama actually got a stamp on his arm saying, "I need lunch money."
The father...
As the second anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic nears, focus is naturally on the number of infections, deaths, and hospitalizations, especially as scientists closely watch the omicron "close cousin" subvariant, BA.2.
While infection and mortality rates...
Women should be doing regular self-breast examinations monthly. However, did you know men should be checking themselves monthly for testicular cancer too? Testicular cancer is highly treatable when caught at an early stage. Sadly however,...
We see the headlines every year, particularly now, around the holidays.
Hunger.
In the richest country in world history--where Congress pays corporations to keep their workforces poor, where wealthy tax cheats benefit more from coronavirus pandemic relief...
