America News
American Heart Association Volunteers Urge Congress to Lift the Burden of Heart Disease and Stroke
- Written by Abbey Dively
- Category: Health America
Washington, DC - More than 330 American Heart Association volunteers and staff from 46 states were in Washington, D.C. today to advocate for federal research support and key legislation that will benefit Americans with cardiovascular disease (CVD). Personal trainer, survivor and host of NBC's hit show, The Biggest Loser, Bob Harper, participated in the event. The advocates urged their members of Congress to prioritize National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding for heart and stroke research and to support bills that would expand access to stroke telemedicine (telestroke) and cardiac rehabilitation. They also encouraged their lawmakers to oppose the health care bill.
Economists find setting goals could improve student performance
- Written by Eric Nelson
- Category: Latest News
West Lafayette, Indiana - Balancing the need to provide an affordable, accessible education with a commitment to transforming students' lives and preparing them for the future is an ongoing challenge in higher education. New research from economists at Purdue University's Krannert School of Management finds that task-based goal setting can help on both fronts as a low-cost and logistically simple approach to improving students' course performance.
Debt-erring phantom debt collection
- Written by Lesley Fair
- Category: Latest News
Washington, DC - When something negative keeps reappearing, the old saying goes that it "turns up like a bad penny". According to an FTC lawsuit against a North Carolina outfit, those "bad pennies" in this case, phantom debts the FTC says people didn't owe cost consumers way more than pennies.
Live long and stay married
- Written by John Grimaldi
- Category: News
Washington, DC - Some may brag about celebrating their 50th anniversary as husband and wife, but the Harts of Grand Rapids, MI have them beat by a country mile. The 99 year olds recently celebrated 80years of matrimony, reports the Association of Mature American Citizens.
Kim Jong-un, First Diplomacy, Then He Must Go
- Written by Dr. Glenn Mollette
- Category: Columns
Washington, DC - I really don't want to take my column space to write anything else about Kim Jong-un. There is so much going on in America and the world that I would rather write about.
Here we are again with this idiot dominating the news in our country. I don't think anyone has ever liked this weirdo. For the past decade we have simply brushed him off as the North Korea Kook. Former NBA basketball player Dennis Rodman has been there to play basketball and the dictator referred to Rodman as the highest-ranking diplomat to visit North Korea from the United States. Huh? Rodman is just a retired professional basketball player. He was a great player.
US Navy Kicks Off 8th Annual Naval Engagement Activity with Visit to Cam Ranh International Port, Vietnam
- Written by Task Force 73
- Category: News
Cam Ranh, Vietnam - The U.S. Navy began the 8th Annual Naval Engagement Activity (NEA) with the Vietnam People's Navy, July 5, with the arrival of USS Coronado (LCS 4) and USNS Salvor (T-ARS-52) at Cam Ranh International Port.
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