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Texas Boys Mow Lawn To Keep Elderly Woman Out Of Jail

Riesel, Texas: A group of young Texas boys helped to keep an elderly woman out of jail by mowing her unkempt lawn which had grown way above what city code allows. Suttle says she never received the notice to appear ...

Giant snails

Miami South Florida is battling a growing infestation of one of the world’s most destructive invasive species: the giant African land snail. At least 1,000 of the snails are being caught each week \ in Miami-Dade County, and a total ...

Brains Found Along Street In Upstate NY

The discovery of nine brains which were found along a street in the upstate town of Gouverneur, NY had residents turning their heads. However, authorities confirmed that they were believed to have been part of a collection for educational or ...
Self-harm in Girls and Young Women

Self-harm in Girls and Young Women

The rate of girls and young women causing self-harm is on the rise starting with girls as young as 10 years old.  These women and girls are taking more pills, cutting themselves, poisoning, and other forms of self-harm.  This rate ...

Choking smog in China

Beijing The cloud of pollution over Beijing grew so dense this week that much of the city was rendered invisible. Hundreds of flights were grounded, auto traffic was stalled for scores of miles, and residents rushed to buy masks and ...

Panda Dogs!

Pet stores in China are struggling to meet demand for the country's latest animal craze—chow dogs dyed black-and-white to make them look like pandas. "Ten years ago the natural instinct of a Chinese person was to eat a dog," said ...
Smokers Feel More Pain

Smokers Feel More Pain Than Non-Smokers

Smokers or those who are exposed to secondhand smoke may require heavier doses of anesthesia and painkillers during surgery. A new study found that cigarettes—which are filled with more than 4,000 chemicals—can not only affect the metabolism of anesthetic drugs ...

Twitter as a learning tool?

■    A Brazilian school is teaching kids proper English by asking them to correct erroneously worded tweets by their favorite celebrities. The school asks its preteen students to point out grammar and spelling errors to the likes of Justin Bieber, ...
Toxins Should We Be Concerned

Toxins Should We Be Concerned?

We should be aware of the products that we are consuming and letting our children consume.  When companies spray pesticides, it gets into the food that we eat and then eventually into our bodies.  The EPA ran tests on the ...
Mars-bound Astronauts Could Develop 'Space Brain'

Mars-bound Astronauts Could Develop ‘Space Brain’

Scientists performed a study on the effects of long periods spent in space to check on cognitive impairment.  They found that if humans are exposed to space radiation for long periods of time they could suffer from cognitive impairment – ...