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On the Occasion of Cabo Verde's National Day
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- Written by State Department State Department
- Published: 05 July 2016 05 July 2016
Washington, DC - Secretary of State John Kerry: "On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I congratulate the people of Cabo Verde as you celebrate the 41st year of your country’s independence on July 5.
One truth to take from the Trudeau story
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- Written by Lesley Fair - FTC Lesley Fair - FTC
- Published: 05 July 2016 05 July 2016
Washington, DC - Recently, the FTC sent hundreds of thousands of refund checks to people who bought the book The Weight Loss Cure “They” Don’t Want You to Know About by pitchman Kevin Trudeau. Court decisions have established there wasn’t much truth in Mr. Trudeau’s advertising claims, but the story behind the law enforcement actions underscores one fundamental truth: the FTC’s commitment to effective order enforcement.
2016’s Best & Worst Cities for Recreation
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- Written by WalletHub Study WalletHub Study
- Published: 05 July 2016 05 July 2016
Washington, DC - With July being National Park and Recreation Month and America’s largest cities investing more than $6.9 billion on park and recreation in 2015, the personal-finance website WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2016's Best & Worst Cities for Recreation.
How the spleen filters blood
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- Written by Anne Trafton Anne Trafton
- Published: 04 July 2016 04 July 2016
Cambridge, Massachusetts - Red blood cells must be small and flexible enough to squeeze through the tiniest capillaries of the body, where they deliver oxygen to surrounding cells. In the late 1960s, scientists proposed that the minute dimensions of these capillaries, which are less than 4 micrometers in diameter, are responsible for defining the size and shape of red blood cells.
Texas Voters Embrace Border Wall, Muslim Bans
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- Written by Rachel Griess Rachel Griess
- Published: 04 July 2016 04 July 2016
Austin, Texas - A majority of Texas voters support stricter immigration laws, including building a wall between the United States and Mexico and disallowing Muslims who are not citizens from entering the U.S., according to the latest poll conducted by The University of Texas at Austin.
Political pitfalls in handling Ebola may carry over to Zika
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- Written by Laurel Thomas Gnagey Laurel Thomas Gnagey
- Published: 04 July 2016 04 July 2016
Ann Arbor, Michigan - If the United States responds to Zika the way it did to Ebola—and early indications are that in many ways it is—the country can expect missteps brought about by a lack of health care coordination and a lot of political finger pointing, according to an analysis by the University of Michigan.
The irony of awkward
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- Written by Jon McBride Jon McBride
- Published: 04 July 2016 04 July 2016
Provo, Utah - It’s difficult to convince yourself to go out to that party when you won’t know anybody there and your couch is so comfortable and your Xbox is sitting right there, begging to be played.