Height is risk factor for varicose veins, study suggests
By Zoe Papadakis From Newsmax Height may be a risk factor for varicose veins and could provide researchers with clues to treat the condition, a study published Monday in Circulation suggested. A team from the Stanford University School of Medicine…
Retail icon Sears preparing to file for bankruptcy
From Newsmax Sears Holdings Corp. is preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as early as Friday, sources said on Wednesday Negotiations between Sears Chief Executive Eddie Lampert and Sears’ special board committee are at a standstill over the…
Facebook blocked users from posting some stories about its security breach
ByTaylor Hatmaker From TechCrunch Some users are reporting that they are unable to post today’s big story about a security breach affecting 50 million Facebook users. The issue appears to only affect particular stories from certain outlets, at this time…
US Coast Guard arrests three for cocaine seizure in Caribbean Sea
From RJR News The US Coast Guard has nabbed three drug smugglers and seized millions of dollars worth of cocaine in the Caribbean Sea. It has transferred the smugglers and the cocaine, which is valued at about US$3.3 million, to…
Study suggests BPA-free plastics are just as harmful to health
Posted by BeauHD from the contrary-to-popular-belief dept From Slashdot An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo: Plastic products that boast of being “BPA-free” aren’t necessarily any safer for us, suggests a new mouse study published Thursday in Current Biology….
Modems, routers slammed by new U.S. tariffs but ‘smart’ tech goods escape
By: Carl Surran, SA News Editor From Seeking Alpha The latest U.S. tariffs on $200B worth of Chinese products spare many high-profile consumer technology items such as smart watches and speakers but not so the less flashy home modems, routers,…
Gadget of the week
Apple could introduce three devices with iPhone X design By Romain Dillet From TechCrunch A new report from Bloomberg confirms previous rumors and lines up with Ming-Chi Kuo’s original report from November 2017. It sounds likely that Apple is going…
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Miss Cayman Islands Universe Committee reaffirms its support of contestants
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (10 August 2018) The Miss Cayman Islands Universe Committee has today reaffirmed its support of all of the contestants participating in the upcoming pageant, and is calling on the community to do likewise by attending the…
Why you should never ever feed bread to a duck
By Rachel Feltman From Popular Science Enough with this quackery For many of us, this comes as a shocking revelation. Ducks and bread? Name a more iconic duo. But unfortunately, this meme speaks the truth: You really, really shouldn’t feed…
The RED Hydrogen One phone arrives Nov. 2 on AT&T and Verizon
BY JAKE KROL From Mashable Fingers crossed this is the last delay for the RED Hydrogen One. The phone was made official last year, as the “world’s first holographic media machine.” Since then, there have been many delays, and while…
