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Mia Hanna said she had only seen her 91-year-old mother on Skype calls until last month when she got a visit at Monte Vista Grove Homes in Pasadena, which had installed a plexiglass booth. Her mother wanted to reach out and hug her, she said, but the visit, at least, was something. … [Read more...] about California now allows nursing home visits, but few happen

A statement said police and military who responded to reports of a shooting at the International Pentecostal Holiness Church headquarters in Zuurbekom found four people “shot and burned to death in a car” and a security guard shot in another car. Six other people were injured. … [Read more...] about Hostage situation in unsettled South African church kills 5

While people on low-carb diets can shift weight fast and reduce blood sugar, the benefits rarely last after 12 months. Most people on a low-carb diet end up eating more carbs than those on other types of diet, according to studies. 'Individual doctors may have success with helping their patients stick to a low-carb diet, but that's not what we see when we look at the bigger picture,' says Prof Frost. … [Read more...] about Is a banana as bad for type 2 diabetes as SIX spoons of sugar? A top GP says so, but diabetes experts passionately disagree. So who’s right?

Mattingly and the other officers serving the warrant, Myles Cosgrove and Brett Hankison, then began shooting 'erratically, recklessly, willfully, wantonly and maliciously from inside the home, outside the home, outside a neighbor's home, outside Breonna's patio door and outside the window to Breonna's sister´s room,' the suit said.  … [Read more...] about New footage reveals moment Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend is taken into custody in tears by dozens of Louisville cops with their guns drawn just moments after they shot the EMT dead in no-knock warrant raid

Sometimes, though, having your own car is strictly necessary. In situations like these, choosing an eco-friendly car is the key to shrinking your footprint. Right now, there are two classes of eco-friendly cars: electric and energy efficient. Electric cars are powered by a high-power battery, typically charged overnight through an outlet or at a special EV charging station. All-electric vehicles include the Tesla, Nissan Leaf, and Chevy Bolt. Energy-efficient cars, meanwhile, are cars run on gas, but are designed to travel more miles per gallon. These include hybrid gas-electric vehicles like the Prius and even extremely light cars like those made by Fiat. And plug-in hybrids offer some of the best features of both. … [Read more...] about Emissions, eschmissions: How to (simply) reduce your carbon footprint in 2017