SOURCE The Real Reason Fast Food Is So Expensive Fast food prices are high because demand for fast food remains really high, despite those higher prices. By guest author Jon Miltimore July 9, 2024 CATALYST – I recently drove to the local KFC and ordered a 12-piece meal to go. The price was just under $50 (tax included). Fortunately, I had a coupon that saved me some money, but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t feel...

Mayo Clinic Minute: 3 tips to avoid Halloween hand injuries

Mayo Clinic News Network – There are plenty of frights to go around on Halloween, but a hand injury probably isn't one you'd expect. "Interestingly, it's the fourth busiest holiday for hand injuries," says Dr. Sanj Kakar, a Mayo Clinic orthopedic hand and wrist surgeon. Dr. Kakar says almost one-third of those Halloween hand injuries are among kids ages 10 to 14. And most of them happen when people are carving pumpkins. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute "It's primarily...

Archdiocese of Los Angeles Agrees to Pay $880 Million to Settle Sex Abuse Claims

THE NEW YORK TIMES – The Archdiocese of Los Angeles, the nation’s largest, has agreed to pay $880 million to 1,353 people who say they were sexually abused as children by Catholic clergy. The settlement, which experts said was the highest single payout by a diocese, brings Los Angeles’s cumulative total in sex abuse lawsuits to more than $1.5 billion. The settlement was announced on Wednesday in a joint statement by lawyers for the plaintiffs and...

7-Eleven is closing more than 400 locations

Several hundred “underperforming” 7-Eleven locations across North America are closing, the convenience store announced.

The chemicals in your cleaners

CNN – Cleaning products may contain volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, which include hundreds of different chemicals, says Dr. Natalie Johnson, associate professor of environmental and occupational health at Texas A&M University School of Public Health. Volatile organic compounds are gases that can be emitted from solid or liquid products, according to the EPA. These chemicals can cause problems such as eye, nose and throat irritation and damage to the liver, kidney and central nervous system,...

McDonald’s Chicken Big Mac debuts this week

The Chicken Big Mac, which has been tested in other international markets, is coming to McDonald's in the U.S. starting Oct. 10.

It’s not easy to screw up lemonade, but Coca-Cola managed to do it …

Minute Maid Lemonade recalled after being incorrectly labeled as Zero Sugar

Sammy Basso, longest survivor of rapid ageing disease, dies at 28

In 2005, when he was 10, he and his parents founded the Italian Progeria Association, a charity that supports research into progeria and supports families dealing with the disease.

CVS Warns Of More Than 1,000 Layoffs Around New England Headquarters

KFF HEALTH NEWS – In letters to the respective states warning of the upcoming layoffs, CVS signaled its plans to cut more than 630 jobs at it's Woonsocket, Rhode Island, headquarters. Another 416 employees of the pharmacy giant's Aetna subsidiary in Hartford, Connecticut, will also be laid off. The Boston Globe: CVS To Cut More Than 630 Jobs Based At Rhode Island Headquarters CVS Health is expected to cut more than 630 employees who report to...

Reclaiming the U.S. Senate Majority

Republicans have been eyeing several currently Democratic seats to provide the numbers they need.

Hurricane Milton Sparks Hospital Evacuations, Affecting Thousands

Tuesday, Oct 8 2024 As Florida braces for its second hurricane in two weeks, many health care facilities are preparing to evacuate patients and suspend services. Meanwhile, Politico reports that federal government disaster relief programs are near collapse. ABC News: Florida Hospitals, Health Care Centers Close Ahead Of Hurricane Milton Landfall Dozens of health care facilities in Florida are suspending services and/or preparing to evacuate as Hurricane Milton approaches. On Sunday, Pinellas County – located on the west...

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