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Frugal US Consumers Make It Tough for Food Companies to Raise Prices
from reuters.com: Consumers “have gotten really good over these last four years at stretching a penny,” said Pat Conroy, leader of the U.S. consumer products practice at Deloitte LLP. Referring to the recession, he said, “Our hypothesis was that this thing was going to leave a scar, not a bruise. So far, we’ve been right.”…
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Pentagon Study Finds 50% Increase in Reports of Military Sexual Assaults
from nytimes.com: A Pentagon study released Thursday showed a sharp increase last year in reports of rapes and sexual assault — they were up by 50 percent — but the study immediately came under fire for what critics said were significant limitations. White House and Defense Department officials characterized the much-anticipated study as a welcome…
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Are Secret, Dangerous Ingredients In Your Food?
from washingtonpost.com: Food manufacturers are routinely exploiting a “legal loophole” that allows them to use new chemicals in their products, based on their own safety studies, without ever notifying the Food and Drug Administration, according to a new report by an environmental and consumer advocacy group.
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Despite Benefits, Mammograms More Harmful Than Realized
from washingtonpost.com: Mammography’s benefits are substantial, but its potential harms may be greater than previously realized, which should prompt physicians and patients to make decisions about the screening test based on women’s individual risks and preferences, researchers concluded in a study…
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World Water Day: Global Efforts to Conserve Most Precious Resource
from csmonitor.com: This Saturday, March 22nd, the world celebrates World Water Day. Water and agriculture are inextricably interlinked and interdependent. Agriculture is a major user of both ground and surface water for irrigation—accounting for about 70 percent of water withdrawal worldwide.
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#NSA Infiltrates Servers of #China Telecom Giant #Huawei
from livemint.com: The US National Security Agency (NSA) has infiltrated servers in the headquarters of Chinese telecommunications and internet giant Huawei Technologies Co., obtaining sensitive information and monitoring the communications of top executives, the New York Times reported on Saturday. The newspaper said its report on the operation, code-named “Shotgiant,” was based on NSA documents…
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Despite Expensive Ads, ‘Cover Oregon’ Worst At Enrolling Young
from dailycaller.com: Apparently Oregon’s catchy, expensive Obamacare hipster ads fell flat. Very flat. Newly released data reveals that Cover Oregon, the state’s Obamacare exchange, has been the worst exchange in the country at attracting young people. Just 18 percent of the coveted young invincibles, or people between the ages of 18-34, in Oregon have enrolled…
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Study Says Global Food Supply Grows Increasingly Homogeneous
from latimes.com: In the last 50 years, what’s on dinner plates has grown more similar the world over – with major consequences for human nutrition and global food security, researchers said Monday. “Diversity enhances the health and function of complex biological systems,” the researchers wrote in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. But,…
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EU Criticizes Afghanistan Draft Law On Women’s Rights
from rferl.org: EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has expressed concern about proposed Afghan legislation that rights groups say would not protect women from domestic violence and forced marriage. Ashton said in a statement that if the bill is signed by Afghan President Hamid Karzai, it will make it harder to prosecute people in domestic…
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Study Finds Spike In Coffee Consumption Among Children
from okcfox.com: It takes more change to grab a drink from a vending machine these days and what kids are reaching for isn’t just soda anymore. A study from the journal, “Pediatrics,” shows a decrease in soda and tea consumption– and a shift in caffeine culture. Researchers found more kids are reaching for energy drinks…
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Harvard: Fluoride Lowers Children’s Intelligence By 7 IQ Points
from washingtonsblog.com: The Harvard School for Public Health reports: In a meta-analysis, researchers from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and China Medical University in Shenyang for the first time combined 27 studies and found strong indications that fluoride may adversely affect cognitive development in children. Based on the findings, the authors say that this…
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In Congress’s Farm Bill, The Rich Get Richer
from washingtonpost.com: Congress has sent a $956 billion farm bill larded with subsidies for agribusiness to President Obama, who issued a statement Tuesday praising it. Maybe he should first have reread his fiscal 2014 budget proposal. “The farm sector continues to be one of the strongest sectors of the U.S. economy, with net farm income…
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EU Commission Report: Corruption Across EU ‘Breathtaking’
from bbc.co.uk: The extent of corruption in Europe is “breathtaking” and it costs the EU economy at least 120bn euros (£99bn) annually, the European Commission says. EU Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmstroem has presented a full report on the problem. She said the true cost of corruption was “probably much higher” than 120bn. Three-quarters of…
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NASA to Study Almost Absolute Zero Matter at ISS
from RT.com: NASA has revealed its plans to create the coldest spot in the known universe on board the International Space Station in 2016. The researchers are preparing to study matter at temperatures near absolute zero, revealing the world of quantum mechanics. The US space agency has announced that its researchers are currently working on…
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Study: Hollywood Female Stars Paid Way Less After 34
from usatoday.com: As female movie stars get older, their compensation dips rapidly on average, unlike their male counterparts, a study says. Female movie stars make the most money per film when they are 34 years old, but their earnings quickly decline after that age, according to a study published Wednesday in the Journal of Management…