A professor of medicine explains why he hasn’t quit diet soda — but never drinks the regular kind
By Erin Brodwin From Business Insider It’s impossible to directly compare the health effects of diet and regular soda, since we have far more research on the regular kind. The studies we do have suggest regular soda is linked with…
Amtrak Washington train crash: Investigators focus on speed
From BBC A US passenger train that derailed, killing three people, was travelling at 80mph (130km/h) on a curve with a speed limit of 30mph, data from the train’s rear engine indicates. It happened in Washington state during rush hour…
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Eight planets found orbiting distant star, NASA says
By Ashley Strickland, From CNN (CNN) For the first time, eight planets have been found orbiting a distant star, Kepler-90, 2,545 light-years from Earth in the Draco constellation, NASA announced Thursday. It is the first star known to support as…
Home prices in Canada are falling, and some homeowners could be in serious trouble
By Wolf Richter, Wolf Street From Business Insider With Canada’s home prices no longer guaranteed to soar, and with debt at record levels and growing, households are exposed to higher rates. The Bank of Canada has raised rates twice this…
Christmas recipe 2
Make-ahead Christmas recipes From BBC Good Foods Chocolate & cherry Christmas pudding By Jane Hornby PREP: 40 MINS COOK: 2 HRS, 30 MINS plus several hours cooling EASY SERVES 10 – 12 A twist on the classic Christmas pudding, our…
American Airlines tried to charge a mother $150 for traveling with breast milk
BY ADAM ROSENBERG From Mashable How is it that airlines keep screwing up simple things like company policy and established TSA rules? The latest travel blunder belongs to American Airlines. When Sara showed up with her husband and young son…
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US Congress paid $265K in Sexual Harassment Claims over last decade
By Jeffrey Rodack From Newsmax More than $265,000 was paid out over the last decade by the congressional Office of Compliance to settle sexual harassment or sex discrimination claims, The Washington Times reported. Congressional leaders had pushed for a public…
A tiny Caribbean island looks to lead in ICO regulation
By Michaela Ross and Lydia Beyoud From Bloomberg Law The government of Anguilla could soon become the first country to formally harness the red-hot growth of initial coin offerings (ICOs) through legislation aimed to create regulatory clarity for the industry…
Gadget of the week
John Deere bought an AI company to optimize crop spraying By Jon Fingas From engadget Machine learning could lead to smarter farming. Want to know how pervasive AI is becoming in seemingly all facets of daily life? Just ask Deere…
A security expert built an unofficial Wikipedia for the dark web
By David Lumb From engadget It’ll only be up for a few days, but the groundwork is there for an official version. Wikipedia is a nigh-essential source of information, but it’s usually so accessible in Western countries that users forget…
