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CDC says it's identified 1st documented cases of HIV transmitted through cosmetic needles
Three women who were diagnosed with HIV after getting “vampire facial” procedures at an unlicensed New Mexico medical spa are believed to be the first documented cases of people contracting the virus through a cosmetic procedure using needles, federal health officials said. Although HIV transmission from contaminated blood through unsterile injection is a well-known risk, the report said this is the first documentation of probable infections involving cosmetic services. Many popular cosmetic t
2111 min read - USLA Times
Southern California woman pleads guilty in $150-million counterfeit postage scheme
Lijuan 'Angela' Chen pleaded guilty to defrauding the United States Postal Service out of more than $150 million.
8273 min read - OpinionLos Angeles Times Opinion
Opinion: My mother set herself on fire. Why do people choose to self-immolate?
Don't dismiss these horrifying acts as 'crazy,' because they're rarely so simple. There was a cultural context when my mother did it in 1971, just as there is today.
3256 min read - LifestyleUSA TODAY
Who doesn’t love a lazy river? These 14 family resorts have the best ones in the US
Not all lazy rivers are created equal. The best ones offer enough inner tubes so there's always one available when you’re ready to float.
3312 min read - USAssociated Press
College protesters seek amnesty to keep arrests and suspensions from trailing them
Maryam Alwan figured the worst was over after New York City police in riot gear arrested her and other protesters on the Columbia University campus, loaded them onto buses and held them in custody for hours. The students' plight has become a central part of protests, with students and a growing number of faculty demanding their amnesty. At issue is whether universities and law enforcement will clear the charges and withhold other consequences, or whether the suspensions and legal records will
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I'm a 24-year-old who lives in Medora, North Dakota, which has a population of less than 150 people. We don't have a grocery store in town but we do have the Northern Lights.
Madi Lee, 24, lives and works in Medora, North Dakota, which has a year-round population of less than 150, but explodes with tourists in the summer.
845 min read - NewsFox Weather
VideoSee the tornado that FOX Weather meteorologist called, 'biggest wedge tornado I have ever seen.'
FOX Weather's Nick Kosir said, "That is the biggest wedge tornado I have ever seen." "When I first saw this video, I though this was a shelf cloud coming down and then I realized the whole thing was rotating and that was an entire tornado."
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