… for states. A 27-year-old in Los Angeles, also with an annual income of $40,000, now gets $180 in tax credits for health insurance . An agent in the NY office had no knowledge of new carry-on restrictions affecting electronics, when reached by …
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European Union sees Brexit summit in late April or early May
… herself. Supreme Court struck down a major Texas anti-abortion law last summer that was sold as protecting women’s health. But Republican House Speaker Joe Straus has publicly and repeatedly denounced the proposal as bad for business. She added: “I …
Free range egg labels explain ‘temporarily housed’ hens
Marks and Spencer has promised to continue paying the free range egg price to producers who are having to keep birds indoors after the end of February. In the United Kingdom, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs issued the housing order in anticipation, before cases were reported in Wales and Northern England.
Free range egg labels explain ‘temporarily housed’ hens
Marks and Spencer has promised to continue paying the free range egg price to producers who are having to keep birds indoors after the end of February. In the United Kingdom, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs issued the housing order in anticipation, before cases were reported in Wales and Northern England.
Daytime sleepiness during teenage years linked to criminal offenses later in life
Teenagers who self-report feeling drowsy mid-afternoon also tend to exhibit more anti-social behavior such as lying, cheating, stealing and fighting. Now, research from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of York, in the United Kingdom, shows that those same teens are 4.5 times more likely to commit violent crimes a decade and a half later.
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A BLIND World War Two veteran from Stafford has been formally presented with France’s highest honour for his part in the liberation of France. Rowland Edwards, 93, received the Chevalier de l’Ordre National de la Legion d’Honneur during a special ceremony at the National Memorial Arboretum.
His divided self: the legacy of controversial Glasgow psychiatrist RD Laing
… and fractured family units played a major part in facilitating mental illness. And while a basic tenet of his mental health doctrine connected family harmony to calm mindfulness, he didn’t always practise what he preached. Laing left his first …
New study re-evaluates the total burden of norovirus on the UK
… of norovirus to be 47/1000 population, which equates to around three million cases a year, at a cost to cases and the health service of up to A 106million. The IID2 study estimated the number of cases who were symptomatic. Using a modified measure …
Familiar names, faces return to movie theaters
Keanu Reeves returns as hitman John Wick in “John Wick: Chapter 2.” In this chapter he’s forced out of retirement by a former associate hoping to seize control of a shadowy international assassins’ guild. Wick travels to Rome where he squares off against some of the world’s deadliest killers.
Warning over ‘50,000 Scots’ carrying undetected killer heart genes
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Acclaimed actor John Hurt dies at 77 following battle with cancer
Actor John Hurt, known for his roles in “The Elephant Man,” “Alien,” “Harry Potter” and numerous other films, died Friday after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, according to British media reports. The news of Hurt’s death was first reported by the Daily Mail and the Mirror in the United Kingdom and was confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter on Friday evening.
When Scientists Hate Science
Climate denialists have been able to hide behind very misleading science. But this is far from the first time that science has been backstabbed by its own practitioners.
Albania schools to remain closed amid weather, flu concerns
Albania is suspending the reopening of schools after the New Year’s break because of frigid weather and concern about the spread of flu. A Health Ministry statement on Tuesday warned that subfreezing temperatures will cover the whole country for several days, “creating favorable conditions for the further spread of the virus.”
Former Jasper resident working to raise funds to build indoor bathroom for school children in Moldova
… have a goal of $14,797.27 for the project and currently have raised $8,536.47. According to statistics from the World Health Organization, 2.4 billion people still do not have basic sanitation facilities such as toilets or latrines. The WHO also …
Roxanne Sorooshian: Choose life. Choose a ship-load of whisky
Brexit, which of course means Brexit, may well be red, white and blue, but one corner of the EU will remain forever Scotland. Auld Lang Syne has been selected for the inaugural European Union Songbook: a publication described as an “unparalleled democratic project” showcasing the best of the continent’s cultural life.
A Kink, former Spice Girl and Vogue editor to get honors
During the Queen’s 2… . FILE – In this file photo dated Wednesday, May 11, 2016, fashion designer Victoria Beckham arrives for the screening of the film Cafe Society at the 69th international film festival, Cannes, southern France.