Monthly Archives: April 2014

8 mumps cases at New Jersey college

8 mumps cases at New Jersey college

New Jersey — Officials are investigating eight confirmed cases of mumps found in students at New Jersey’s Stevens Institute of Technology. The college in Hoboken says the students range in age from 18 to 21. All were fully vaccinated with two documented doses of mumps-containing vaccine. The school says it has told faculty and staff members who are unsure of …

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Anti-depressants in pregnancy linked to autism, Study

Anti-depressants in pregnancy linked to autism

A new Johns Hopkins study has established a link between prenatal exposure to antidepressant medications and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Also, it claimed to trigger developmental delays in boys because of the same. It was found by researchers from the Bloomberg School of Public Health that the risk of ASD is increased by three times because of early prenatal exposure …

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South Korean Police Arrest Captain of Doomed Ferry

South Korean Police Arrest Captain of Doomed Ferry

The captain of a South Korean ferry that capsized three days ago was reportedly arrested early Saturday, as divers overcame strong currents and near zero visibility to enter the submerged vessel for the first time. A team of police and prosecutors had sought on Friday arrest warrants for Lee Joon-Seok, 52, and two of his crew without specifying charges, the …

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“Human Barbie” Valeria Lukyanova takes no makeup selfies

“Human Barbie” Valeria Lukyanova takes no makeup selfies

Over the weekend, Valeria Lukyanova, better known as the Human Barbie or as a racist space alien, posted some photos of herself with little to no makeup. If it wasn’t for the huge breasts combined with the impossibly small waist and the fact that she recently converted to Breatharianism, a practice whose followers don’t eat or drink and believe they …

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Donovan McNabb spends day in jail for DUI

Donovan McNabb spends day in jail for DUI

Former NFL quarterback and Mount Carmel star Donovan McNabb was released Thursday from an Arizona jail after serving a one-day sentence for a DUI arrest late last year. Records released by West Mesa Justice Court show McNabb served his time Wednesday and was released about 1:30 a.m. Thursday.

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Air Canada luggage toss caught on camera (Video)

Air Canada luggage toss caught on camera

A passenger on a recent Air Canada flight was stunned after witnessing a baggage handler carelessly tossing luggage from a stairway into a bin several feet below. Dwayne Stewart, a passenger on flight AC137 from Toronto to Vancouver, was shocked when he saw an Air Canada employee throwing several pieces of luggage into a cargo bin about a dozen feet …

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Peaches Geldof’s funeral in same church as mother’s

Peaches Geldof's funeral in same church as mother's

The funeral for the daughter of musician Bob Geldof and late TV personality Paula Yates will be held at the St. Mary Magdalene and St. Lawrence Church in Davington, reported the New York Daily News. It is the same church at which the funeral for Yates, who died of a heroin overdose, was held in 2000.

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Shark fossil reveals new insights into jaw evolution, Study

Shark fossil reveals new insights into jaw evolution, Study

Scientists have figured out that modern sharks are sleeker than what their ancestors were 325 million years ago. They studied an extremely well preserved fossil of a shark discovered by professors Royal Mapes and Gene Mapes. The fossil was later given to the American Museum of Natural History by Ohio University. After having a closer look at the fossil, the …

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Powerful earthquake strikes Mexico City

Powerful earthquake strikes Mexico City

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake shaked southern Mexico at 9:27 local time (1427 GMT) Friday, Mexican National Seismologic Service announced. The epicenter is located 31 km northwest of Tecpan in the southern state of Guerrero, some 300 kilometers south of the capital Mexico City.

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