Girls who hit puberty early might be more likely than their peers to get into fights or skip school, a new study suggests. Researchers found that girls who started their menstrual periods early -- before age 11 -- were more likely to ...
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The Ontario Ministry of Transportation is equipping its vehicles with radar, to help officers better enforce the province’s speed limiter legislation,. Officers will also be able to enforce moving violations committed by commercial ...
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That initial warm welcome from parents when college students return home for the holidays can turn frosty with unexpected tension and conflict, an expert warns. "Parents are often shocked when kids spend days sleeping and the nights out ...
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With another year coming to a close, we look back with some relief that freight demand showed steady growth despite endless obstacles coming from Washington, D.C. As we detail throughout this issue, most economic indicators remained ...
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GeoPark Limited ("GeoPark"), the Latin American oil and gas explorer, operator and consolidator with operations and producing properties in Chile, Colombia, Brazil and Argentina (AIM: GPK), is pleased to announce the successful drilling and ...
American beer distributor Monarch Beverage has filed a complaint against the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission over the supply of liquor to bars, restaurants and stores. The complaint alleges that a state law that prohibits alcohol ...
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Europe inched a step closer towards enforcing a single, universal mobile phone charger yesterday when a provisional deal was made between members of the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union. The details of the deal ...
Based on the data gathered by the "Solving the E-Waste Problem (StEP) Initiative," by 2017, all of that year's end-of-life refrigerators, TVs, mobile phones, computers, monitors, e-toys and other products with a battery or electrical cord ...
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Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems has received renewal of a two-year regulatory exemption for its lane-departure warning system from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The Elyria, Ohio, company’s AutoVue LDW system ...
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ICE Cotton traded almost unchanged this week, a slow, low-volume follow-up to last week’s strong gains. Cert stocks have steadily fallen to around 40k bales, with no new crop bales yet to turn up. Export sales this week were better ...
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Maersk Drilling has signed a contract with Premier Oil Norge AS for the jack-up Maersk Guardian for a one well drilling operation, the Myrhauk exploration well, in the Norwegian North Sea. The duration of the contract is approximately 62 ...
The American Thoracic Society, which has been based in New York City since 1905, is pleased with the city council vote yesterday prohibiting the use of electronic cigarettes in indoor public areas where smoking regular cigarettes is also ...
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Thanksgiving is a time to celebrate family and friends, enjoy the fall harvest, and to stuff our faces full of delicious food. ?No matter your specific traditions, I'm certain the stuffing-of-faces is common across all Thanksgiving tables. ...
Many people have had something to say about chicken and other poultry destined for U.S. tables potentially coming from or through China. The latest concerns come from 14 members of the House of Representatives who wrote to the chairmen ...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced that it will propose revised rule language and open another comment period on?two of the proposed rules affecting farmers under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). FDA plans to ...
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