Sometimes salads really can be filling as well as good for you. This Thai quinoa salad is a great example of a delicious dish that will feel you up and keep you fit. And the best thing? It takes amazing! … [Read more...]
Renewable Energy State Requirements Increase by 50%
State renewables portfolio standards, known as RPS policies, have contributed to more than half of all renewable electricity growth in the United States since 2000. Most state RPS requirements will continue to rise through at least 2020, if not beyond, and collectively these policies will require substantial further growth in U.S. renewable electricity supplies. These findings, … [Read more...]
The Plague of Diabetes Grows to 422 Billion Worldwide
Since 1980, the number of adults with diabetes worldwide has quadrupled from 108 million to 422 million in 2014, according to a new study published in The Lancet. The findings provide the most comprehensive estimates of worldwide diabetes trends to date and show that diabetes is fast becoming a major problem in low and middle income countries. … [Read more...]
The Stolen Will Steal Your Ear Drums If You’re Not Dead
The New Jersey based pop-rockers The Stolen just released their video for single “I’m So Dead”, off the band’s new EP I’m So Dead, due out tomorrow, April 8! The 5-track EP is laced with 90s rock, modern pop and R&B sensibilities reminiscent of The 1975, The Summer Set and The Maine. … [Read more...]
How to Kill 10 People in 12 Days
The powerful, deadly drug fentanyl has just been linked to 10 deaths in 12 days in the Sacramento area. Earlier this year, that same drug was linked to at least 19 deaths in 11 days in New York's Erie County and 19 deaths in a few months in Milwaukee. … [Read more...]
Don’t Litter in Dubai You’ll Anger a Passing Drone
Dubai has gained a reputation as both a center for wealth and excess as well as a city where even relatively minor illegal acts can have major consequences. Now one component of the city's enforcement efforts will be backed by the latest technology in remote-controlled technology: drones. … [Read more...]
Dutch Poised to Vote on Ukraine Deal
When Dutch voters head to the polls on April 6 they could say a lot about the future of the European Union. Technically, they will be voting in a referendum on whether to approve or reject the bloc's Association Agreement with Ukraine, a pact that would bring the country closer politically and economically to the EU that has been ratified by all members aside from the … [Read more...]
Silicon Valley Demands More Stability
Silicon Valley might be losing its sex appeal. Workers in the tech industry are increasingly craving stability and — gasp! — work-life balance over the get-rich-or-die-trying startup culture. That's according to new statistics from recruiting platform Woo, which surveyed 5,000 tech professionals. … [Read more...]
Notorious British Spy Kim Philby Found in New Photo
Notorious British spy Kim Philby is shown in newly uncovered footage telling members of East Germany's intelligence service that stealing top-level secrets and betraying your country is as simple as having a few drinks with the right person. … [Read more...]
First Day of New Deal Sees Migrants and Refugees Back in Turkey
The first migrants and refugees arrived back in Turkey from the Greek islands of Lesbos and Chios this morning as a part of a new plan to limit migration to Europe. … [Read more...]