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Do you toss food once the date on the label has passed? Experts say that's often a waste
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — If you’ve ever tossed out a carton of milk or a container of yogurt solely because the date on the packaging had passed, you’re not alone.
Many people throw away food simply because of the date printed on the label. But often it is still perfectly edible, according to experts.
With no f ... (full story)
Telegram's billionaire founder Pavel Durov has faced legal woes before -- in Russia and France
Pavel Durov, the billionaire founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, has repeatedly run into trouble with both the Kremlin and Western officials as he cast himself as a champion of free speech.
On July 29, Russia's Federal Security Service, or FSB, accused him of aiding what it called terrorist activities. It also said it ... (full story)
Local
Busiest US death chamber: Florida executes 2 men in a day, including an octogenarian
STARKE, Fla. (AP) — Florida on July 28 became the first state in nearly a decade to carry out two executions in a single day, the last an 80-year-old man who was the second-oldest inmate known to receive a lethal injection in modern U.S. history.
Hours earlier, the state executed a former police officer convicted of killin ... (full story)
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How artists transformed a former hospital in Los Angeles to examine human emotions
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Just beyond an ambulance and wheelchair ramp wait Dr. Moodswing and Dr. Feelgood, dressed in starched white lab coats and ready to check you in with a neon orange patient wristband.
At this hospital though, it's not your vitals that will be examined, but your feelings.
The “Hospital of Emotions ... (full story)
5 states offer to accept nuclear waste in exchange for help developing nuclear energy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Five states have agreed to accept nuclear waste from around the country in exchange for federal help developing nuclear energy to create thousands of jobs.
The states — Tennessee, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Utah and Idaho — all have Republican governors who say they welcome the chance to help Americ ... (full story)