Britain Slated to Become First Nation to Allow ‘Three Parent’ IVF Treatments

On Tuesday, British lawmakers overwhelmingly voted in favor of an IVF technique which allows couples to conceive a child with DNA from three different people. Britain has now become the first country in the world to approve and vote in favor of what’s regarded as a controversial treatment. Following a heated 90-minute debate, British lawmakers […]

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Palm Beach Shark Fishers Cause Problems for Local Residents and Wildlife

Sharks are causing problems for visitors to Palm Beach in Florida, but not for the reasons one would typically expect. Several groups camped out on the beach as part of the Blacktip Shark Challenge, an annual fishing tournament focused on catching, tagging and releasing these sharks. The event, which was held from Jan. 27 to […]

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Financial Incentives Influence More Pregnant Women to Quit Smoking, According to U.K. Study

A new program in the U.K. may help influence more women to quit smoking during their pregnancies. Professor David Tappin from Glasgow University and Professor Linda Bauld from Stirling University implemented a program involving 612 pregnant smokers. The women were each placed into one of two groups to find out which smoking cessation incentive would […]

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AOL Hopes to Increase Profits by Replacing Live Ad Sales Reps with Automated System

One of the original media giants, AOL, laid off approximately 150 employees on Friday, amounting to about 3% of its staff. Though the corporate office, legal department and human resources department were hit in the layoffs, the bulk of the employees who lost their jobs were in the sales department. According to a source who […]

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Wix Web Design Tools will be Incorporated into Microsoft Office 365

On Feb. 4, Wix.com announced that companies and individuals who subscribe to Microsoft’s premium Office 365 business package will also have access to the drag-and-drop web design tools designed by Wix. These tools have been integrated into the the Microsoft 365 package, which also includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneDrive, and OneNote. All of the tools […]

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Russian Tennis Pro Dubbed ‘The Next Anna Kournikova’ Dead at 23 from Sudden Heart Failure During Training

An up-and-coming 23-year-old tennis player passed away on Jan. 12 as the result of heart failure during tennis practice, according to recently released reports. Violetta Degtiareva was hailed as “the next Anna Kournikova” and was one of the highest earners on the International Tennis Federation pro circuit. Little is known about her death, as the […]

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Charity with Celebrity Ties Investigated by Hollywood Reporter for Conflicts of Interest, Misreported Numbers

An exposé by The Hollywood Reporter took a look at big-name celebrity charities, examining one in particular that has ties to Hollywood actress Eva Longoria and other prominent public figures. THR investigated the Global Gift enterprise, which hosts a series of celeb-filled galas. The company is run by Maria Bravo and Alina Peralta, who are […]

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Three Predictions on Enterprise File Sharing in 2015

Over the past decade, public cloud and private file transfer services have revolutionized the way electronic data is shared from one user to the next. Apps such as Dropbox, Google Drive, and Apple’s iCloud are wildly popular with the general public. The cloud has come a long way from the clunky floppy disks, primitive file […]

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Health Experts Urge Homeowners To Pay Attention to Indoor Air Quality

February is a notoriously dreary winter month, and as the BBC News puts it, many people often notice that there seems to be a negative impact on the human body “both physically and physiologically” during this time of the year. But the temperature outside is only the first half of the problem — creating a […]

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