President Trump on Friday unveiled his administration’s plan for lowering prescription drug prices, vowing to “take on” the powerful pharmaceutical industry while calling for an end to “global freeloading” that has allowed foreign countries to pay less for American medicine. “America will not be cheated any longer, and especially will not be cheated by foreign […]
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World Health Org Preparing For Major Ebola Outbreak
The World Health Organization is preparing for the “worst-case scenario” as it continues to respond to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Peter Salama, deputy director-general of emergency preparedness and response at the WHO, said in Geneva, Switzerland, on Friday that it’s “going to be tough and it’s going to be costly […]
Job Opening Hit Record High In The United States
Job openings in the U.S. hit a record high in March with 6.6 million jobs advertised, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Tuesday. The Labor Department, which has been tracking job openings since 2000, said in its monthly Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary that total job openings increased by 7.8 percent, […]
Man Eats 30,000th McDonald’s Big Mac
A Wisconsin man who since 2016 has held the Guinness World Record for the most McDonald’s Big Macs consumed has reached another milestone after eating his 30,000th Big Mac on Friday. Don Gorske, 64, ate the record-extending double-patty sandwich at a local McDonald’s restaurant and says he’s eaten so many simply because he loves hamburgers. […]
Bill Gates Donates 12 Million Dollars To Further Flu Vaccine Research
Bill Gates is donating $12 million to fund research for a universal flu vaccine. The billionaire spoke Friday at the annual meeting for the Massachusetts Society of Medicine in Boston, where he announced that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is partnering with Google co-founder and Alphabet CEO Larry Page and his wife, Lucy Page, […]
CDC Issues Major Health Warning Regarding Romaine Lettuce
The Centers for Disease Control is expanding its warning over romaine lettuce tainted with E. coli. The lettuce is responsible for at least 53 people falling ill, including 31 hospitalizations, in 16 states. The CDC had previously warned consumers only about chopped romaine lettuce, but is now saying anyone who purchased any type of romaine […]
E. Coli Outbreak Has Spread To At Least 11 States
An E. coli outbreak that has sickened nearly three dozen people in at least 11 states is linked to chopped romaine lettuce from Arizona, health officials said. The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that romaine lettuce grown in the Yuma, Ariz., region, near the border to Southern California, may have caused the recent outbreak of Escherichia coli. The agency said […]
Over 90% Of Bottled Water Found To Contain Plastic Contamination
A new study of 259 water bottles has found tiny pieces of plastic in more than 90 percent of them, prompting a review by the World Health Organization (WHO). As Graham Readfearn reports for the Guardian, the study was conducted by scientists at the State University of New York (SUNY) in Fredonia on behalf of […]
9 Year Old Girl Scout Sells 300 Boxes Of Cookies Outside Marijuana Store
This Girl Scout knows her customers well. The young entrepreneur set up shop outside of Urbn Leaf, a recreational and medical marijuana dispensary in San Diego. According to local news outlet Fox 4, the girl sold more than 300 boxes in about six hours. Urbn Leaf posted this photo on Instagram, encouraging its clientele to […]
Nationwide Flu Epidemic Has Killed 16 Children In Last Week
The rate of hospitalizations for the flu has hit the highest levels seen since health officials started recording this data in 2010, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — another sign that this flu season could be among the worst in more than a decade. CDC officials said today there are […]
Senate Rejects New Bill That Would Ban Abortions After 20 Weeks
The Senate failed to advance a bill Monday that would have banned abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy and would threaten providers who performed the procedure with up to five years in prison. The restrictions would not apply in cases of rape or incest, or when abortion is considered necessary to save the life of […]
MegaMillions And PowerBall Have $1 Billion Jackpots Combined
NEW YORK (WPVI) — It’s a billion dollar weekend for lottery players. $450 million will be up for grabs in Friday’s Mega Millions drawing and Saturday’s Powerball jackpot is worth another $570 million. No one has hit the Mega Millions jackpot since October 13, 2017, while Powerball has not had a jackpot winner since October […]