Ecommerce is growing faster than just about any industry, and, according to The Wall Street Journal, consumers now make more than half — 51% — of all their purchases online. The United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) released a study, noting that for the first time in history, consumers purchased more products on the Internet than […]
A person’s trustworthiness is determined in only a tenth of a second. But according to some laws in states all over the nation, a transgender individual is not able to be trusted enough to go to the bathroom corresponding with the gender they identify with. However, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is aiming […]
There are approximately 10.4 million residential and 309,000 public swimming pools nationwide, and now one of them is coming under fire for breaching the constitutional separation of church and state. Ever since the 1990s, the Metropolitan City Pool in Brooklyn has maintained women-only pool hours four times a week. This was created to accommodate Hasidic […]
The average American will indulge in an ice cream treat 28.5 times per year. But many consumers are not aware of exactly what comes in those frozen treats, so one manufacturer is trying to do what they can to change that. Mars Inc., the manufacturer of popular Snickers bars, Milky Ways, Dove chocolates, Skittles, Starbursts, […]
Medical malpractice results in about 85,000 lawsuits each year, but one woman won’t be filing any lawsuits due to current New York state laws. In 2012, Lissy McMahon seemed to be a healthy 42-year-old single mom raising her son. An ultrasound revealed a fibroid in her uterus that needed to be removed, so she decided […]
After refusing to sign a prenuptial agreement, a would-be bride from New York City found a better way to use her wedding venue. According to Inquisitr, a wedding that included a reception at Harold Pratt House, a luxurious venue located in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, was canceled after an uncomfortable prenup agreement. A […]
There are certain foods that are notoriously fatal for dogs, such as chocolate, onions, and garlic. But now the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning the 46.3 million households in the U.S. with dogs to avoid feeding their pups anything containing the artificial sweetener xylitol, as it can be potentially fatal for pooches. […]
This May Ford announced that it will soon have the capability to transform the greenhouse gas carbon-dioxide, CO2, into auto parts. The carmaker says that they’re working with a manufacturer that can turn CO2 into a foam, and that soon they will be able to make plastic out of C02 as well and potentially reduce […]
Baby crying again? Let them weep, says a new study. Sleep training is recommended for babies between three to five months in age. Researchers from Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia, recently published a journal article in Pediatrics that gives new parents the OK to let their infants “cry it out” at bedtime. The study followed 43 […]
Popular dating app Tinder has finally revealed the science behind online dating. Tinder pioneered the concept of swiping right or left according to your interest in a user’s profile picture, age, and description. Users swipe left if they do not have interest in the user, and they swipe right if they do. If they both […]