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Pistachios linked to salmonella outbreak

Pistachios linked to salmonella outbreak

Mar. 31 | It seems that we could soon be in the center of another salmonella outbreak. This comes as the Kroger Company announced a large recall of pistachios because they may be contaminated with the bacteria. The FDA made the warning very broad since it has not...

Skype coming to an iPhone near you

Skype coming to an iPhone near you

Mar. 31 | The iPhone appears to have just about everything, when referring to handheld devices. Since the iPhone is equipped with wi-fi, many users have hypothesized the possibility of using online phone services like Skype on the iPhone. Well, it appears that...

Madonna is one step closer to taking Mercy home

Madonna is one step closer to taking Mercy home

Mar. 30 | Madonna is planning to adopt a baby girl named Mercy James from Malawi. United States pop music singer Madonna appeared in a Malawi court on Monday with hope of adopting a second child, a girl called Mercy James, from the southern African country. She...

Madonna is one step closer to taking Mercy home

Madonna is one step closer to taking Mercy home

Mar. 30 | Madonna is planning to adopt a baby girl named Mercy James from Malawi. United States pop music singer Madonna appeared in a Malawi court on Monday with hope of adopting a second child, a girl called Mercy James, from the southern African country. She...

New electric car will change the industry

New electric car will change the industry

Mar. 28 | Tesla has revealed to the world, or at least North American, their prototype for a feasible, fully-electric and day-to-day functional automobile. The Tesla Model S, which seats 7, is able to go from from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 5.6 seconds. It has a...

Electronic smokes still not safe

Electronic smokes still not safe

Mar. 28 | What will they think of next? Health Canada has issued a warning to smokers Friday, not to use electronic smoking products, which are illegal in Canada although they  can be bought on online, as the products pose safety hazards. The tobacco-free product,...

Have you ever tripped over your pet?

Have you ever tripped over your pet?

Mar. 27 | Cats and dogs are among the most loved family pets around, but they could be a risk to their owners who aren’t watching them. The United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports that nearly 87,000 people a year make a trip to the...

Alantis prepares for launch

Alantis prepares for launch

Mar. 26 | NASA is clearly getting geared up to make some racket as they are getting prepared to set the space shuttle Atlantis out on the launchpad. The plan is to get the space shuttle Atlantis totally set up and out on the launchpad next Tuesday. This will happen...

A large investigation apprehends 57 people for the possession and distribution of child pornography

A large investigation apprehends 57 people for the possession and distribution of child pornography

Mar. 26 | A substantially large nationwide criminal investigation has apprehended 57 people for the possession and distribution of child pornography, mainly thru the internet. The operation, code called Project Salvo, involved the RCMP and more than 35 Canadian...

Circumcision helps to prevent sexually transmitted infections

Circumcision helps to prevent sexually transmitted infections

Mar. 26 | According to new reports conducted in several African countries, circumcision helps to prevent sexually transmitted infections including HIV in heterosexual men. Circumcision may reduce the danger of HIV by 35% and other STDs by as much as 28%, but doesn’t...