Recently, Louisiana became the latest state to attempt a massive ban on cash that would have resulted in making it illegal to use U.S. cash dollars in any secondhand transactions. The law, called R.S. 37:1866, made it illegal to, say, go to a garage sale and buy a lawn mower with cash dollars. That’s right:… Read More »
Toddlers who spend a lot of time in front of a TV may be at greater risk of being bullied later in life, a new study suggests. As the number of hours of TV watching increased, so did the risk of being victimized by classmates in middle school, according to the study published… Read More »
A potentially deadly amoeba has been found in the New Orleans water supply for at least the second time in two years. Water from the St. Bernard Parish neighborhood in New Orleans has tested positive for Naegleria fowleri and the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals ordered a 60-day chlorine “burn” starting Thursday to ensure… Read More »
The benefits of exercise have been well-established over the years. Now, there may be even more incentive to dust off those sneakers and take a walk or jog around the neighborhood. Three separate studies presented this week at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in the District of Columbia suggest that regular physical activity may stave… Read More »
There are a billion Earths in this galaxy, roughly speaking. Not a million. A billion. We’re talking 1 billion rocky planets that are approximately the size of the Earth and are orbiting familiar-looking yellow-sunshine stars in the orbital “habitable zone” where water could be liquid at the surface. That’s a billion planets where… Read More »
NEW YORK (MainStreet) — Anxiety that Social Security benefits will not be available in retirement has inspired plenty of fear among American consumers. Amid the gloom, there is cause for slight optimism: the combined asset reserves of the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance Trust Funds are not projected to run out until 2034, gaining a year… Read More »
Welcome to Mcity: The Fake Town Built for Testing Driverless Cars.