NHPR – by Sarah Gibson

The New Hampshire Division of Children, Youth, and Families wants to hire 57 more child protection service workers over the next two years.

The budget request comes after a steady increase in the number of investigations the agency is handling, and the number of children it is placing in foster care.   Continue reading “DCYF: More Staff Needed to Handle Increase in Child Abuse and Foster Care Cases”

The Guardian

An Amazon customer got a grim message last year from Alexa, the virtual assistant in the company’s smart speaker device: “Kill your foster parents.”

The user who heard the message from his Echo device wrote a harsh review on Amazon’s website, Reuters reported – calling Alexa’s utterance “a whole new level of creepy”.   Continue reading “Alexa’s advice to ‘kill your foster parents’ fuels concern over Amazon Echo”

CBS News

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Could the secret to eternal youth be found in blood transfusions from young people? Some claim that transfusions with “young blood” from teenagers can reverse the aging process.

It’s being tested in patients over the age of 35 as part of a clinical trial called ambrosia, where people paid $8,000 to get the rich growth factors found in bloods plasma platelets.   Continue reading “Controversial Treatment Transfuses Patients With ‘Young Blood’ From Teenagers To Reverse Aging Process”

South China Morning Post

A team of Chinese researchers have turned cheap copper into a new material “almost identical” to gold, according to a study published in peer-reviewed journal Science Advances on Saturday.

The discovery will significantly reduce the use of rare, expensive metals in factories, said the authors.

Continue reading “Chinese scientists turn copper into ‘gold’”

Forbes

It was a turbulent year for many investors around the world, as stock markets were shaken by events from Brexit to U.S.-China trade tensions. Amid the uncertainty, many billionaire fortunes shrunk in size. The biggest loser in the world was Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who had a terrible year amid internal scandals and damaging publicity. He was the only American among the ten biggest billionaire losers, half of whom were from Asia.   Continue reading “The Biggest Billionaire Winners And Losers Of 2018”

CNBC

Even in the worst of times for financial markets, there’s usually a few ways to profit. Well, not this year.

In fact, in 2018, just about every single asset class one can invest in — from stocks around the globe to government debt to corporate bonds to commodities — have posted negative returns or unchanged performance year to date.

Continue reading “Nothing worked for investors this year — nearly every major asset class is in the red for 2018”

Yahoo News

(Reuters) – More than 200 people from across the United States have fallen ill, 84 of them hospitalized, from an ongoing salmonella outbreak linked to raw turkey products that prompted a second voluntary recall on Friday, the U.S. government said.

The latest food-safety advisory from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta came as millions of Americans planned their Christmas holiday menus, updating a notice for contaminated turkey issued in early November.   Continue reading “Salmonella outbreak linked to raw turkey leaves over 200 sick across U.S.”

Health Impact News

This article is GOOGLE TRANSLATED from LA NACION

In order to renew the DNI, passport and registration, the complete vaccination card must be presented.

The Senate approved on Wednesday a law that establishes the obligatory nature and free of vaccination against preventable diseases for all the inhabitants of the country, and stipulates that the complete vaccination card will be required at the time of processing the DNI, passport and driving record , among others.   Continue reading “Argentina Creates Mandatory Vaccination Law For Passport, ID, Driver’s License, School & More”

Health Impact News – by Paul Fassa

Recent research has shown that cancer is basically a metabolic disorder disease.

It’s not genetic. It’s not bad luck. And it’s not a swarm of vicious viruses invading our bodies’ cells.

Cancer cells begin taking over according to poor metabolic conditions in our physiological inner terrains caused by toxic foods and toxic environmental conditions. Then the tumors begin.    Continue reading “Understanding Cancer: Metabolic Disorders Caused by Environmental Toxins – Natural Treatments More Effective than Chemical Drugs”

Natural News – by Tracey Watson

Many of us grew up believing that wheat was the epitome of a healthy food. In recent years, however, the gluten-free sections in most grocery stores have gone from bare to bulging, as more and more people have decided to eliminate gluten – or even all grains – in a bid to improve their health. While some people are sensitive or even allergic to the gluten in wheat, others have decided to eliminate wheat in a bid to increase their energy levels and reduce the strain on their digestive systems.   Continue reading “Modern wheat, sprayed with toxic chemicals, may be one of the worst foods to eat for gut health”

Sandhills Express

(WASHINGTON) — The House and Senate adjourned Friday night as negotiations continued between White House and congressional leaders over border wall funding, guaranteeing a partial government shutdown at midnight when 25 percent of federal government funding is set to lapse.

Many House and Senate lawmakers headed home after leaders promised to provide 24-hour notice ahead of any funding vote.   Continue reading “Partial government shutdown guaranteed as lawmakers leave Capitol Hill without a deal”

Roll Call – by Paul V. Fontelo

The combined wealth of Congress is set to plummet next year after a deluge of departures and the results of the midterm elections. Some of the wealthiest lawmakers on Capitol Hill won’t be returning next year, and the body’s $2.43 billion of personal net worth will drop by $933 million.   Continue reading “Congress Cashes Out as Rich Members Depart”

Springfield News-Sun

A driver in Slovakia survived a spectacular crash when his car mounted a ramp on the road’s hard shoulder, surging upwards before flipping and falling back down onto the road.

Slovak police said the 44-year-old driver sustained only minor bruises when his BMW car crashed ahead of the Borik tunnel in northeast Slovakia on Thursday.    Continue reading “Car in Slovakia mounts ramp, flips, falls back on road — and driver survives”

CNBC

Farming worker shortages are getting worse. In a survey by the California Farm Bureau Federation last year, 55 percent of the 762 farmers surveyed said they had experienced employee shortages. That’s why researchers are now trying to tackle this problem with robots.

Researchers from Europe and Israel have built a robot that can pick ripe peppers in a greenhouse. The prototype, called Sweeper, is backed by the European Union as part of its Horizon 2020 innovation program. Continue reading “This robot picks a pepper in 24 seconds using a tiny saw, and could help combat a shortage of farm labor”