Medical anthropologist Theresa MacPhail says allergic reactions — including everything from hay fever to eczema and asthma — are growing in the U.S. and around the world. MacPhail is an associate professor of science and technology studies at Stevens Institute of Technology.In her book: Allergic: Our Irritated Bodies in a Changing World, she explores several theories of why we are becoming more allergic to things, one of them being the theory that excessive emphasis on hygiene (and perhaps even showering) can contribute to the development of sensitivities."You've probably heard that we don... Read More

9th victim rescued from partially collapsed building as people protest demolition.The six-story building partially collapsed on Sunday afternoon in Davenport, a city in Iowa's Scott County located along the Mississippi River. The building housed a total of 84 apartments between residential and commercial, according to Davenport Mayor Mike Matson and Davenport Fire Chief Michael Carlsten. The cause of the collapse is unknown.On Monday, officials said no deaths had been confirmed and there was no credible information that anyone was missing.Then on Monday night another victim was extracted. A la... Read More

in remarkable statement, President Carter family shares that 95 year old Rosalynn Carter "has dementia" and continues "to live happily at home with her husband" - this after her lifetime of advocacy for those w/mental illness & need for greater transparency in discussing it

Philadelphia 76ers to hire Nick Nurse as head coachThe Philadelphia 76ers are hiring Nick Nurse as coach, tasking him with helping to deliver the franchise its first title in 40 years, sources told ESPN on Monday.The Sixers and Phoenix Suns were engaged with Nurse and his agent, Andy Miller of Klutch Sports, throughout Sunday and Monday, leaving Nurse with a difficult decision between two contending teams, sources said.He'll now be part of a Sixers organization working to re-sign James Harden, who is expected to become a free agent this summer.

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Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) on Tuesday came out against the deal that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) struck with President Joe Biden to raise the debt ceiling.We just got 'outsmarted by a president who can’t find his pants'."Govt grew massively over the past 3 years," she wrote. "This growth was supposed to be emergency funding only during COVID. During this time, govt grew 40% or by $2 trillion from 2019 to 2023. We went from spending just over $4T to spending just over $6T."

UPDATE!!DONE!! Added profile display preferences. This means now every user can control what information they add to thier profile is displayed to the public, only to thier buddies or not diplayed to anyone and only used for functions of the website, like suggesting buddies, future groups/pages and whatnot. Also added displaying the users profile anytime a username or profile picture is clicked. DONE!! added SSL certificate to the server so now no more warnings of the site not being encrypted.. DONE!!  Added captchas to the signup process in order to limit the bots from signing up. DONE!!... Read More

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 An “agreement in principle” between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy would raise the nation’s legal debt ceiling, but now Congress has only days to approve a package that includes spending cuts and would avert a potentially disastrous U.S. default.The compromise announced late Saturday risks angering both Democratic and Republican lawmakers as they begin to unpack the concessions. Negotiators agreed to some Republican demands for increased work requirements for recipients of food stamps that House Democrats had called a nonstarter. But bargainers stopped short o... Read More

A former employee told the family the freezer door’s latch had been broken for months. Arby's refusal to repair the latch is directly being blamed on a woman's death. She got locked in after hours and froze to death. This is why we need to get rid of all these large chain stores, they simply do not care until they get hit in the wallet.