Anxiety, depression tied to higher risk of heart attack, stroke
From Newsmax Adults with mood disorders like anxiety and depression may be more likely to have a heart attack or stroke than people without mental illness, a new study suggests. Researchers enrolled 221,677 people age 45 and older without any…
Goats like it best when you smile, new research shows
BY LAURA BYAGER From Mashable You should be happy when you meet a hoofed friend. Especially if that friend is a goat. Because, it turns out, goats can read human moods and are more drawn to people who look happy….
Arrest warrant leak fuels suspicions of far-right link to German police
From WN The leak of an arrest warrant to far-right groups has heightened widespread suspicions of links between German police and xenophobic demonstrators, The Guardian reports. Authorities have confirmed reports of the leak after the arrest warrant – containing the…
Not every crowdfunding campaign is a scam, but the FTC sure thinks this one is
By Andy Meek From BGR There are almost 3,800 comments at the time of this writing on the Indiegogo campaign page for the iBackPack. That’s the page in support of a fundraising effort to manufacture a TSA-friendly backpack tricked out…
Thousands evacuated after a dam breach flooded more than 100 villages in Myanmar
From WN Officials said at least 50,000 people were evacuated in central Myanmar on Wednesday after a dam breach flooded more than 100 villages and towns and damaged one of the major highways in the area on Wednesday, according to…
Fish fraud: Seafood often mislabelled in stores, restaurants
By Canadian Press From canoe.com When consumers buy butterfish or white tuna at a grocery store they may instead receive a fish dubbed “the laxative of the sea,” according to an investigation into seafood fraud that found nearly half of…
Germany returns 27 sets of colonial-era remains to Namibia
By PRESS ASSOCIATION From This Is Money UK A Namibian delegation has been handed the remains of 27 countrymen whose bones were taken by German colonial forces more than a century ago for pseudo-scientific racial experiments. At a church ceremony…
Gadget of the week
Gantri Table Lights is a Fascinating Retail Model Built for the Age of 3D Printing by Gantri for Designers From Core77 CORE77 DESIGN AWARDS – AUG 29 Gantri received the Professional Winner Open Design Award in the 2018 Core77 Design…
The Great Shellfish Showdown between Britain and France today is a sign of Brexit disasters to come
By Caitlin Morrison From The Independent The nightmare ‘no deal’ scenario of miles-long customs queues could turn into something even worse – a kind of Wacky Races free-for-all as lorry drivers try to force each other off the roads The…
A night of romance in Grand Cayman
By Georgina Wilcox Last Sunday (2), I was one member of the large audience who spent a very romantic evening with Steve Higgins and his friends April Marr and DahliaWynter. The title of the concert provided by these three wonderful…
