Blaming “out of control” vaping, Hawaii has become the first state in the nation to raise its smoking age to 21. The new law, which will go into effect on January 1, 2016, will ban the sale of tobacco cigarettes and electronic cigarettes to anyone under the age of 21,…
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Mexican Nursing Home Fire That Killed 17 Under Investigation for Arson
A nursing home in Mexico designed to take care of formerly homeless seniors may have been intentionally set on fire, according to investigators. The tragedy killed at least 17 residents, and more are left injured or unaccounted for after the dormitory part of the wooden, tin-roofed structure burned to the…
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U.S. Construction Industry Experiences Biggest Boom Since Recession Amid Increased Job Growth
Business is booming in the U.S. construction industry, as spending rolls towards a staggering $1 trillion volume in 2015. This will mark the best year for construction volume since 2007, prior to the beginning of the Great Recession. Last year at this time, the construction spending was less than impressive,…
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Columba Bush Connecting With Hispanic Voters Through New Twitter Account
Summer isn’t the only season about to start: the 2016 presidential campaign season has finally arrived. And in late May, Columba Bush, the former First Lady of Florida and wife of the Republican establishment front runner candidate Jeb Bush, joined social media for the first time. Columba was born in…
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Men Are Choosing to Undergo Labor Pain Simulations, Hilarity Ensues
It’s a well known fact of life: giving birth is typically painful; very, very painful. Thanks to new technology, men are finding out just how painful it can be, and their cries of anguish are going viral. Virtually all women find that giving birth hurts to some extent. According to one study,…