Price Drop! Amazon To Begin Selling Food And Household Staples
Get ready for even lower prices online. As soon as early June, online retailer Amazon.com is expected to begin promoting a line of private labels such as Happy Belly for nuts, spices, and tea; Mama Bear for baby items; and Presto! for household items and detergent. Earlier this year, the e-commerce giant made its foray into the fashion industry, quietly...
Heroic Blue Angel Pilot Died So Others Would Live
Two jets from the U.S. military's premier flight demonstration squadrons, the Blue Angels and the Thunderbirds, crashed in a single day. One pilot survived but the other died, reportedly after maneuvering his aircraft away from an apartment building before it crashed. Now some are asking if elite fighter jets a threat to safety and if they should be allowed to...
Lion Exacts Revenge on Hunter — Or Did He?
Each year, foreign hunters export the carcasses of more than 600 wild lions from Africa. Now it appears that one of those majestic beasts has exacted revenge — or has it? The jury is out, but the video is nevertheless shocking, and it suggests an important conversation about wildlife should be taking place. In a video uploaded by YouTube user Jayden...
Driverless Trucks Coming To A Highway Near You
Google has been sporting driverless cars for some time now. At first, the idea seemed something of a far off novelty, but the high-tech giant has been beta-testing robot-steered vehicles on real roadways in California, Texas, Washington and Arizona. In fact, Google’s self-driving fleet has acquired an impressive safety track record. After logging nearly two million miles, Google’s autonomous cars...
High Levels Of Arsenic Found In Gluten-Free Products
Going gluten-free just got a little more complicated. According to an investigation coordinated by Consumer Reports, alarmingly high levels of arsenic are found in rice-based gluten-free products. As part of its investigation, Consumer Reports tested for arsenic — a toxic metal that can seriously affect your health — in a range of different foods. The investigation found that arsenic was...
Nonconformist Millionaire Pitcher Spends The Off-Season In A 1978 Van Because He Wants To
What would you do if you suddenly became very wealthy? How would your life change, how would you change? Would you set out to help as many people as you could with your newfound fortune; would you pay off that load of debt weighing you down; would you buy a new car, new house, new clothes? As Richard M. DeVos,...
How To Drink Baking Soda: The Best After Workout Tonic
Baking soda is one of our most unassuming, and underestimated, household items. Scientifically called sodium bicarbonate, it's found in natural form as the mineral nahcolite. Most of us know the cleaning and deodorizing powers of this powdery substance, but did you know that it can benefit your health, as well? The health benefits of baking soda stem from its ability...
Is it Healthy for Adults to Drink Breast Milk?
There is absolutely no disputing that breast milk is the best food possible to help your baby grow and develop. It’s custom-made by mom for her own baby and contains the perfect amount of protein, carbohydrate, fat, vitamins and minerals. In fact, breast milk is so loaded with healthy nutrients that some adults are actually supplementing their own diets...
Is Congress Finally Acting On Toxic Chemicals?
Lead-contaminated drinking water in Flint, Michigan, has raised public awareness of the threat that toxic chemicals pose to human health. The harmful substances we are exposed to on a daily basis include pesticide residues, industrial compounds that find their way into the environment, and suspected carcinogens in everyday products. Many people assume that most of the chemicals they are exposed...
Dying Veteran Reunited With His Horses For One Last Time
A dying Vietnam War veteran received his last wish — a reunion with his beloved horses. Roberto Gonzalez, one of the few handicapped racehorse trainers in the Lone Star State, was able to see his horses even though he was a patient at a San Antonio hospital. Gonzalez has been paralyzed since May 1970, when he was shot only a...
