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Senators pitch Trump on expanded gun background check bill
Congressional Democrats have called on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to hold a Senate vote on expanded background check legislation that previously passed the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives. "We're looking at background checks, and we're looking at putting everything together in a unified way so that we can have something that's meaningful", he continued. [Full Article...]
States can revise fines under Motor Vehicles Act, says Nitin Gadkari
I won't support exhorbitant fines. However, the IYC protesters were not able to gift the two-wheelers to the Union minister. "Some 2-3 lakhs are losing their limbs in these accidents, this is bad for the country". His remarks came as a response to a question on some state governments reportedly planning to dilute the act by reducing the fines. Puducherry: Chief Minister V Narayanasamy has sa... [Full Article...]
Congressional Democrats vow to prioritize gun legislation
A bipartisan group of three USA senators on Wednesday said they were attempting to revive legislation that failed in 2013 to close loopholes on the law requiring gun sale background checks, but were awaiting word on whether President Donald Trump will support their effort. [Full Article...]
Sixth death possibly linked to vaping
Some cases reported using only products that contained nicotine. But health officials maintain there are health risks associated with e-cigarettes by themselves, and that they contain harmful agents. "You wouldn't say that the heroin epidemic is caused by syringes, anymore than you can say that the vaping epidemic is caused by any particular vaping product", David Eisenhour, CEO of Delmar Vaping... [Full Article...]
High blood pressure in pregnancy has spiked since 1970
A new study has found that rates of high blood pressure among older pregnant women are on the increase in the US. Instead, advancing maternal age and year of delivery were factors strongly associated with increasing trends. Chronic high blood pressure was defined as high blood pressure before pregnancy or during the first 20 weeks of gestation. Dr. Ananth suggests, "Women need to better cont... [Full Article...]
Jets Acquire Demaryius Thomas From Patriots
The real telling aspect of the trade is to whom Thomas was dealt: the Jets. His only prior on-field action for New England came in the preseason finale against the New York Giants, when Thomas - coming off an Achilles heel injury last December with the Houston Texans - scored two touchdowns. [Full Article...]
Occasional naps may reduce risk of heart attack
The researchers took cognizance of potential factors that could influence the findings and, in the end, recorded a total of 155 heart attacks/strokes. In a linked editorial , Drs Yue Leng and Kristine Yaffe, of the University of California at San Francisco, USA, note that research into napping is problematic due to there being no gold standard for defining and measuring naps, making it "prematu... [Full Article...]
Warren On The Rise, Americans Lukewarm On Democrats And Trump, Poll Finds
Biden, Warren and Sanders all devote part of their platforms to aiding the nation's strained corps of public defenders, while Harris has proposed her own $250 million grant program created to improve working conditions for lawyers who help those who can't afford representation on their own. [Full Article...]