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The new drama of adolescence and a Connecticut teen’s senseless death

Apr. 25, 2014: People gather at the beach for a vigil in honor of murdered student Maren Sanchez in Milford, Connecticut. (Reuters) Maren Sanchez, 16, a student at the Jonathan Law High School in Milford, Connecticut, was stabbed to death…

How owning a dog can improve your health

(GERMANY SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS) When illness or injury strikes, the road to recovery is often paved with medications and therapies, in addition to a healthy diet, physical activity and plenty of TLC. Healing is serious business, and you must be…

U.S. Medical Tourism To Dominican Republic Could Increase With High-Tech Clinic

This week the Metropolitan Hospital of Santiago (HOMS), Dominican Republic, opened the first robotic surgery institute in the Caribbean. Named after Dr. David Samadi, pioneer in robotic prostate surgery and member of the Fox News Medical A Team, the institute…

State Budgets Still in Need of Major Reform

Despite improving tax revenues and numerous reforms, state and local government finances remain in need of major fixes, a task force said Tuesday. Public employee retirement benefits remain a major problem, according to the State Budget Crisis Task Force, with…

Forrester Gets It Wrong On Facebook (Really Wrong)

I’ve read the Forrester research on Facebook Facebook, and it makes very little sense. Forrester has basically said that the entire value and promise of the Facebook brand is vastly overstated because of the lack of utility of mobile advertising,…

Rosengren: Shutdown Could Delay QE Taper

A top Federal Reserve official suggested Wednesday the government shutdown could move the Fed to delay any pullback in its economic stimulus programs. “It would be nice if the economy were able to quickly snap back from what’s currently occurring…

Sun celebrates July Fourth, unleashes solar fireworks

The sun unleashed an M1.5-class solar flare (lower left) on July 3, 2013, a solar fireworks to the traditional Fourth of July holiday in the United States. (NASA/SDO) The sun fired off an intense solar flare Wednesday, giving NASA scientists…

Following week of intense criticism, CBS apologizes for ‘Amazing Race’ Hanoi episode

Better late than never. That was “The Five” co-host Bob Beckel’s take on CBS’s apology for an “Amazing Race” episode set in Hanoi, Vietnam that many found abhorrent. “I think it’s belated to say the least,” Beckel said on ‘Fox…

Why Lent?

Why do Lent? From the first centuries of Christianity the Church has encouraged a time of preparation for Easter that includes prayer and fasting. As early as 203 A.D., one of the early church fathers, Ireneaus, said that the various…

Create personalized Christmas cards on your smartphone

Tis’ the season to start sending your family, friends, old bosses, and coworkers holiday greeting cards. The process just got a lot simpler with an new app called Sincerely Ink, which lets you create cards on your smartphone and then…