Medical
Tracking the Tropics for October 25: Monitoring disturbance in Caribbean
Forecasters warned the swirl of showers and thunderstorms is still expected to dump heavy rain on Central America and Cuba, but the odds of it becoming a tropical depression or storm dropped from 50 to 40 percent. The National Hurricane Center is watching a broad area of low pressure in the Caribbean Sea that could bring additional moisture and rain to Florida. [Full Article...]
Free tacos after Astros' Cameron Maybin steals a base in World Series
Truly, the only way to make a steal from the go-ahead base-runner 11th inning of a World Series game even more spectacularly dramatic is to put Titanic music behind it. Maybin's golden stolen base is the sixth time that the country won free tacos. There is no purchase necessary to get the free taco but there is a limit of 1 per person at participating locations. [Full Article...]
Taking down crime: Customer tackles bank robber
The suspect rushed into the Pennsylvania Bank waving a gun. The customer managed to get the mask off then followed the fleeing robber out the door and directed police to where he headed. "You know, it's actually nice to know that we have a community that's willing to help out". I mean, he's personable. "I'm honestly surprised he did it", said employee Wade Nordahl. [Full Article...]
65 percent of baby products tested in study had arsenic in them
According to the study, 60 percent of products that claimed to be BPA-free tested positive for the chemical. The study, conducted by the Clean Label Project , tested approximately 530 baby food products including formula, baby food, toddler drinks and snacks all of which were purchased within the last five months. [Full Article...]
Namibia dismisses United Nations expert's claims of North Korea ties
This is considered to be the last step before Word War 3. The contract between the company and the Namibian government was, however, terminated following the sanctions which were imposed on North Korea by the UN Security Council for its nuclear weapons development programme. [Full Article...]
Nigerian troops kill 11 Boko Haram fighters in operation
Colonel Kayode Ogunsanya told AFP from Damaturu: "There was an attack by Boko Haram terrorists on a military location in Sasawa village which led to casualties on both sides". LONDON, UK- Reports from Nigeria say troops in Nigeria's Borno state have liberated 85 people held hostage by terror group Boko Haram, the army discloses on Wednesday. [Full Article...]
124 people died, more than a thousand infected — Plague in Madagascar
The organisation says that the overall risk of the plague is very high and that, depending on the type of plague, there is a 30%-100% chance of death within 72 hours if it is left untreated. The bubonic plague is transmitted to humans by infected fleas. Domestic cats can also carry the plague and scratches and bites from the infected felines pose a risk factor. [Full Article...]
Doctors misdiagnosing type 3c diabetes for type 2
Researchers were also surprised to find that adults were more likely to develop Type 3c diabetes than Type 1 diabetes . By 'islet autoimmunity, ' she was referring to the precursor to type 1 diabetes , which is detected by antibodies that appear when the immune system attacks the islet cells in the pancreas that produce insulin. [Full Article...]