Coffee Consumption Cuts Risk of Skin Cancer, Study From National Cancer Institute Suggests

A new study conducted by the National Cancer Institute suggests that coffee can give drinkers more than just a caffeine buzz; it can also lower the risk of developing malignant melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer, by a fifth. Researchers at the NCI, part of the National Institutes of Health, say that earlier […]

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Railway Company Norfolk Southern Relocating 500 White-Collar Jobs out of Roanoke Valley Area

Transportation company Norfolk Southern Corp. announced on Tuesday, Jan. 27, that it would close its office in Roanoke, affecting 500 of the area’s 1,700 Norfolk Southern employees. Workers in the Roanoke office, who perform white-collar jobs in the areas of marketing, accounting and information technology, will have the opportunity to relocate to Norfolk or Atlanta. […]

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Historic Winter Storm Hits Most Populous Areas of the Northeast

This week, the most populous areas of the Northeast U.S. were hit with a historic blizzard that was predicted to drop as much as three feet of snow, as well as torrents of freezing rain, on cities like New York City and Philadelphia by its end. According to a January 26 Reuters article, the blizzard […]

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Heating and Cooling Scams: A Greater Risk Than You May Think

Throughout the winter months, the last thing you want is a furnace that isn’t working. But during this busy time of the year for HVAC companies across the country comes an influx of scammers posing as heating and cooling specialists trying to target unsuspecting homeowners. According to a December 18 Racine Journal Times article, heating and cooling […]

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Researchers Discover That Shark Teeth Are Nature’s Equivalent To Man-Made Power Saws

Sharks have always been known for their copious amounts of sharp, durable teeth — you probably learned about them in grade school science class, and maybe even collected old shark teeth that had washed up on the beach. But when a group of researchers made an actual power saw out of shark’s teeth, it became […]

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7 States May Put Regulation of Worn-Out Used Tires on Legislative Agenda for 2015

It’s likely that seven states will consider legislation governing the sale of used tires in the coming year, online industry publication Tire Business reported Jan. 23. Such legislation would set safety standards and ban the sale of tires that do not meet those standards. “Safety is the highest priority of the tire industry,” Dan Zielinski, […]

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