Daily Archives: April 20, 2016
Harriet Tubman Will Replace Andrew Jackson on $20 Bill
The Treasury Department announced Wednesday thatAlexander Hamilton will stay on the $10 bill, but abolitionist hero Harriet Tubman will replace Andrew Jackson as the portrait on the $20 bill.
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The 6 Best Advertising Strategies For Small Business
Small business owners need to be realistic about their advertising campaigns. Typically, of course, they’ll be looking for effective, low-cost solutions, but typically, too, you can have just one or the other; you’re unlikely to find a simultaneously effective and inexpensive channel for your ads.
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Diabetes Drug That Also Treats Obesity Could Make Billions
BEING FAT SUCKS. I’m not judging; I’ve been overweight all my life. Obesity puts you at risk for high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, and even some cancers.
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The Most Effective Way to Wash Your Hands—According to Science
Keeping our hands clean is the best way to prevent the spread of infections, so it’s surprising to learn that that Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) disagree on how to do it right. A new study shows that the six-step hand-washing technique promoted by the WHO is the better option.
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700 Million People Just Got Encryption That Congress Can’t Touch
LAST MONTH, WHATSAPP, the hugely popular messaging service that Facebook owns, made end-to-end encryption the default for its 1 billion users. On Tuesday, Viber said it will do the same for the 700 million people who use it.
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Report: Officials to Face Criminal Charges Over Flint Water Crisis
On Wednesday, prosecutors will announce the first criminal charges related tothe contaminated drinking water and subsequent outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease that killed 12 people in Flint, Michigan, the Detroit Free Press reports.
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