Month: July 2022

Google to Start Testing Camera-Equipped Glasses in August

July 20, 2022
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Google is set to test its augmented reality (AR) prototypes in public starting in August, the company announced on July 19. Some of the prototypes will look like normal glasses, but with an in-lens display and “visual and audio sensors” like a microphone and camera, the company said. Testing the AR prototypes solely in a…

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The 1968-69 ‘Hong Kong Flu’ Pandemic Revisited

July 20, 2022
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Commentary It was a very bad year for the flu. The pathogen came in two large waves. This is only obvious in retrospect. At the time, not so much. Life went on as normal. There were gatherings. There were parties. There was travel. There were no masks. Doctors treated the sick. Traditional public health reigned…

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Summer Snacks to Help Keep Cholesterol in Check

July 20, 2022
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Snacking can be a regular part of summer. While you’re sitting outside on the porch, deck, dock, or beach, you’ve likely got a little something to peck at, as well. Snacks keep you feeling full and compliment a nice summer beverage. But they can also act as a source of some dangerous calories. Potato chips…

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Fatty Liver Disease Affects 1 in 3 Americans: Tips to Reverse It Naturally

July 20, 2022
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease affects one in three adults and is considered one of the most common liver diseases in the United States.[1] The condition results in abdominal swelling and pain as well as severe fatigue.[2] The condition can be dangerous if it continues to progress, leading to chronic inflammation and cirrhosis.  Normally, the liver…

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Republican Party Attracting More Diverse Candidates Than Ever

July 20, 2022
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While the GOP has often been labeled by opponents as a fraternity of “old white men,” a new cohort of minorities, first-generation immigrants, and moms are bringing a fresh wave of diversity, youth, and a whole new perspective to the Republican Party. A recent report (pdf) by the Congressional Research Service showed that as of…

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Buttigieg Wants to Mandate Electric Vehicles. He’s Wrong

July 20, 2022
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Commentary Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, considered the most likely Democratic candidate for president in 2024 after Joe Biden in the latest Washington Post ranking, says the solution to high gas prices is getting “most Americans” to switch to electric vehicles—willingly or not. Buttigieg is issuing federal regulations to force states to limit the use of…

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‘Brain Eating’ Amoeba Territory is Expanding, Here’s How Swimmers can Avoid Contact

July 20, 2022
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A hidden danger is set to dampen the enjoyment of boating, swimming, and other aquatic sports in freshwater lakes and rivers during America’s summer months. It is Naegleria fowleri—better known as a brain-eating amoeba—that lives within many of the nation’s waterways. Hot summer temperatures and encounters with this organism tend to go hand in hand….

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Adopting Rescue Dogs

July 20, 2022
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There are endless benefits to adopting rescue dogs. When you adopt shelter dogs, you’re providing a loving home for an animal in need, freeing up space at the shelter for another animal, and you’re saving a life. You’re also beginning a loving relationship with a dog who will undoubtedly provide you with unconditional love for…

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Brick by Brick, Courts Build a Roadblock Against Biden’s Administrative State

July 20, 2022
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News Analysis As the Biden administration reels from a string of recent legal defeats, political analysts hail the U.S. Supreme Court’s latest ruling, West Virginia v. EPA, as but one component of a new, broad-based approach that the courts are taking to halt a century-long effort by progressives to empower the administrative state and rule…

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Sen. Rand Paul: ‘Senate Just Rejected My Attempt to Reaffirm Constitution’

July 20, 2022
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) asserted this week that the Senate rejected his bid to “reaffirm the Constitution” regarding declarations of war. Paul proposed an amendment in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, chaired by Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), that would emphasize that only Congress can declare war under the Constitution. That amendment was submitted in the…

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