Are you a buyer of pre-mixed, pre-washed bagged salad living in the Northeast or Midwest? You’d better go check your fridge. Because on Wednesday, produce giant Dole issued a recall on its American Blend bagged salad in 10 states in those two regions, after the Tennessee Department of Health found …
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Stop Foreclosure with House Billboard Advertising
“Brainiacs From Mars is a company that pays homeowners’ mortgages but the catch is that they will paint the homes, turning them into giant billboards. According to Huffington Post, Brainiacs From Mars is a company that helps their clients get more customers via non-traditional solutions, and one of them is …
Read More »VA Health Chief Resigns Over Abortion Regulations
“Virginia Health Commissioner Karen Remley resigned her position Thursday over controversial abortion clinic regulations that have been a political lightning rod since the General Assembly passed legislation in 2011 directing the Board of Health to craft them. In a one-page letter, Dr. Remley thanked Gov. Bob McDonnell, a Republican, for …
Read More »Jelly Beans, Violentacrez, and more – 90 Seconds on The Verge: Friday, October 19, 2012
The darkness drops again but now I know That twenty centuries of stony sleep Were vexed to nightmare by a rocking cradle, And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born? More from The Verge: Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=theverge Check out our full video catalog: …
Read More »‘Lowlife Scumbag’ – Congressional District Debate Gets Heated
“U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison offered a public apology Thursday after calling his opponent “a lowlife scumbag” during a contentious radio debate in which the Fifth Congressional District candidates traded insults and accusations. During the debate on KFAI-FM, sparks flew when Chris Fields accused Ellison of paying a Washington, D.C.-based political …
Read More »Walsh: Abortions Never Needed to Save Mothers’ Lives
“As presidential candidates fight for the support of women voters, Rep. Joe Walsh, R-Ill., on Thursday incited the wrath of women’s groups on Thursday when he argued that abortion is never necessary to save a woman’s life. In comments first reported by WGN radio, Walsh argued that “with modern technology …
Read More »The Vergecast 051: Fall event season preview
It’s time to get rid of all distractions — it’s time to Vergecast. Is it too much to ask to have your undivided attention? Please put your phone and tablet away. Unless, of course, you are using your device to watch or listen to The Vergecast. In that case, we …
Read More »Zebra, Horse or Neither? | National Geographic
It’s a zebra. It’s a horse… no, it’s an okapi. Not discovered until the 20th century, the okapi’s closet relative is actually the giraffe. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world’s premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers, …
Read More »NFL Week 7 Watchability Index
Are you READY for NFL Week 7? I DON’T THINK SO. Listen up, it’s Matt Ufford’s Watchability Index. Slam your cat into the ground and tell your wife you’re READY for football. Find a beer, make it yours and get READY, because if you care about games in the NFL, …
Read More »Banker Stabs Cabbie, Charges Dropped
“W. Bryan Jennings, a former Morgan Stanley executive who was charged with a hate crime after stabbing a cabbie in a dispute over a fare in March, is off the hook, and now we know why. In a weird twist, prosecutors dropped the case against Jennings because the knife he …
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