The nutrition and nutritional supplements company Herbalife is under investigation for allegedly operating a pyramid scheme for financing. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) opened an investigation on Herbalife multinational. Through a statement Wednesday, the company said that «given the tremendous amount of misinformation in the market, we will fully cooperate with the FTC.» The complaints made to […]readmore
First Lady Michelle Obama, Governor Lincoln Chafee, and Director of Health Michael Fine, M.D. have all reached out to the leadership in Rhode Island’s cities and towns calling on them to join Let’s Move! Cities, Towns, and Counties. Let’s Move! is a national campaign to address the childhood obesity epidemic by engaging local leaders in […]readmore
The Police Department of New York reported two killed by an explosion and the collapse of two buildings in the area of Harlem. The dead were two women. Emergency crews are responding and the incident has produced at least 20 injured. At about 9:30 local time, firefighters responded to a call about the collapse of […]readmore
A new doll with «reasonable» human proportions unlike that «exaggerated» Barbie is about to be manufactured. But why so long? It’s time to make a new friend Barbie. We introduce Lammily, who could soon be sharing the toy shelf next to the most famous doll in the world. The American artist Nickolay Lamm created a […]readmore
Two buildings collapsed Tuesday in the area of Manhattan in New York City, apparently because of an explosion. A fire spokesman confirmed that there are at least eleven minor injuries. So far there is no information about fatal injuries or if anyone is trapped in the buildings. At about 9:30 local time, firefighters responded to […]readmore
Rhode Island – Brenda Dann Messier, director of the technical education program for adults of the Education Department of the United States visited Rhode Island to highlight the priorities of the Obama administration. Messier was the keynote speaker at the Annual Economic Summit for the Rhode Island Senate that was held in Providence.readmore
Rhode Island – Senators from Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts are among the 28 legislators who are prepared to speak on the Senate floor every Monday night and Tuesday morning to demand urgent action be taken in relation to climate change. Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse says «it’s time for Congress to wake up and […]readmore
A U.S. congressman accused the CIA of interfering in computer network created to help Congress to investigate allegations of abuses under President George W. Bush. The president of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Dianne Feinstein said that the CIA had improperly registered computers and secretly had removed hundreds of documents. Feinstein said she had serious concerns […]readmore
The World Health Organization (WHO ) wants you to stop eating too much sugar. Based on new guidelines proposed this week, WHO is encouraging people to consume less than 5% of their total daily calories from sugars. Current guidelines from the organization, published in 2002, recommend consuming less than 10% of total daily calories from […]readmore
Concerned about the increase in heroin overdose deaths , Attorney General of the United States, Eric Holder, called for increased efforts to fight what he considered an «urgent public health crisis.» In a video released Monday, Holder said the increased efforts include not only law enforcement, but also treatment and efforts to keep people away […]readmore
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