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Bomb dogs know best: New tech aims to make canine heroes safer

File photo. Two police officers guide bomb-sniffing dogs past exhibits during the second press day of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, January 13, 2015. (REUTERS/Mark Blinch) Bomb dogs regularly risk their lives to save our troops…

Exercises focused on engaging core, pelvic floor helping moms get in shape

Mothers everywhere mostly agree that any negative side effect associated with pregnancy and childbirth is often forgotten after meeting their newborn for the first time. However, while new moms may mentally be able to forget or block out some of…

Immigrants applying to enter US legally facing longer waits

As illegal immigrants continue to seek legal status under President Obama’s executive actions, the waiting list to enter the United States legally grows longer, as does the waiting time for those in the pipeline. American born Jimmy Gugliotta, who currently…

Dinos died here: Getting to the core of asteroid impact mystery

A giant space rock that slammed into Earth 65.5 million years ago is blamed for killing off the dinosaurs. (Painting by Donald E. Davis.) The catastrophic asteroid crash blamed for the demise of the dinosaurs also left a gaping scar…

Did UN food aid for Yemen go to the not-so-poor?

FILE – In a Sept. 3, 2012 file photo, former Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh speaks during a ceremony marking the 30th anniversary of his General People’s Congress party (GPC) establishment in Sanaa, Yemen. U.N. experts said in a report…

Old-fashioned diners a part of culinary future

Who doesn’t love to step back in time when chomping on their favorite dish? Think poodle skirts, old-fashioned hamburgers, ice cream sundaes–and that’s what you’ll get when you walk into Betsy’s on the Corner in Aiken, S.C. “I grew up…

Wine really does get better with age and a little saltwater

It was a risk and an experiment never tried before in the U.S. Who thought the aging wine in salt water would work? Mira Winery made history in February as the first American winery to experiment with aging wine in…

After three decades, the Crab Cake Queen still lives for her daily catch

MURRELLS INLET, S.C. – Her name is An Mathis, but she’s known around Murrells Inlet as The Crab Cake Lady. Mathis, 74, is the also known as the queen in these part of South Carolina – and for good reason.…

China’s cotton stockpiling threatens to devastate American producers

AIKEN, S.C. – The Unites States is the third-largest producer of cotton, a product that everyone wears, everyone uses. But that may not be enough to ensure the security of the American cotton industry, with China now a major player…

Both Political Parties Win With a Practical, Pro-Growth Fiscal Cliff Outcome

It goes without saying that a plunge over the so-called “fiscal cliff” would be a true setback for the nation. Indeed, as Democrats and Republicans say that they’re willing to allow for significant tax hikes and program cuts if the…