Bose Closing Every Store In North America

Bose Closing Every Store In North America

Posted by on Jan 22nd, 2020

Audio equipment maker Bose Corporation is closing all of its brick-and-mortar retail stores across several global markets, including every retail location in North America. The company announced that it is about to close 119 stores,... 
Target Misses Expectations For Holiday Season

Target Misses Expectations For Holiday Season

Posted by on Jan 18th, 2020

Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) has joined a growing list of retailers reporting meager performances during the critical holiday shopping season. The company reported same-store sales were up just 1.4 percent during November and December, compared... 
Ukrainian Gas Company Associated With Impeachment Hacked

Ukrainian Gas Company Associated With Impeachment Hacked

Posted by on Jan 16th, 2020

The Ukrainian gas company at the center of President Trump’s impeachment scandal has reportedly been breached by Russian military hackers. Area 1 Security, a Silicon Valley company that specializes in e-mail security has published... 
Doctors Keep Livers Viable Outside Body A Week

Doctors Keep Livers Viable Outside Body A Week

Posted by on Jan 14th, 2020

In a major breakthrough in transplantation medicine, Swiss researchers have developed a machine that can repair injured human livers and keeps them alive outside the body for up to a week. The device was developed by a team from... 
CNN Settles Labor Law Violations For $76 Million

CNN Settles Labor Law Violations For $76 Million

Posted by on Jan 12th, 2020

CNN has agreed to pay $76 million in back pay to settle allegations from National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) of violating federal labor law more than 15 years ago. The agency said in a statement that the settlement was the largest... 
Vermont Bill Proposes Under-21 Cellphone Ban

Vermont Bill Proposes Under-21 Cellphone Ban

Posted by on Jan 10th, 2020

Vermont state Sen. John Rodgers (D) has introduced legislation that would make it illegal for anyone under the age of 21 to use or possess a cellphone. The proposal would punish anyone under the age threshold found with a... 
Biggest One-year Drop In Cancer Death Rate Recorded

Biggest One-year Drop In Cancer Death Rate Recorded

Posted by on Jan 8th, 2020

A new report from the American Cancer Society on cancer incidence, mortality and survival in the United States shows that the cancer death rate had its largest one-year decline ever from 2016 to 2017. The cancer death rate dropped... 
Mini Doughnuts Now On Krispy Kreme Menu

Mini Doughnuts Now On Krispy Kreme Menu

Posted by on Jan 6th, 2020

Krispy Kreme is rolling out miniature versions of four of their most popular doughnuts as their newest permanent menu item. The North Carolina-based doughnut chain has chosen Original Glazed, Chocolate Iced Glazed, Chocolate Iced... 
Herbal Supplement Eyed As Culprit In Liver Failure Case

Herbal Supplement Eyed As Culprit In Liver Failure Case

Posted by on Jan 4th, 2020

A 23-year-old Texas woman’s sudden, acute liver failure is believed to have been caused by a health supplement she was taking. Emily Goss had taken four ‘Balance” pills a day made by supplement company Alani Nu for... 
Army Issues Ban On TikTok App

Army Issues Ban On TikTok App

Posted by on Jan 2nd, 2020

Following guidance from the Defense Department, the Army has banned the short form video app TikTok from all government-owned phones. Lt. Col. Crystal X. Boring, a public affairs officer for the Army, said the Office of the Secretary... 
Russia Deploys First Hypersonic Nuclear-capable Missiles

Russia Deploys First Hypersonic Nuclear-capable Missiles

Posted by on Dec 29th, 2019

Russia has deployed its first regiment of hypersonic nuclear-capable missiles. Russia’s defense minister, Sergei K. Shoigu, reportedly informed President Vladimir Putin this week that the first missile regiment was operational.... 
$28,000 Bill Received For Sore Throat Checkup

$28,000 Bill Received For Sore Throat Checkup

Posted by on Dec 27th, 2019

Getting a sore throat checked out resulted in a massive $28,395.50 bill for one woman in New York. Alexa Kasdan, 40, got checked out at a specialty care clinic on Manhattan’s Upper East Side for a cold and a sore throat prior... 
Millions of U.S. Facebook Users’ Data Exposed

Millions of U.S. Facebook Users’ Data Exposed

Posted by on Dec 25th, 2019

Security Discovery, a Ukrainian cybersecurity website that offers news and consulting services, has revealed that information on 267 million Facebook users has been exposed online. The confidential records were reportedly first... 
Long Work Hours Linked To High Blood Pressure

Long Work Hours Linked To High Blood Pressure

Posted by on Dec 23rd, 2019

A new study out of Canada appears to show that working overtime can have some pretty serious consequences on workers’ health. The Canadian study, published in the American Heart Association’s journal Hypertension, found... 
Number Of Americans Driving High Has Risen

Number Of Americans Driving High Has Risen

Posted by on Dec 21st, 2019

The growing acceptance and availability of marijuana in the U.S. has led to more drivers hitting the road high, according to the new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....