The top start-up businesses in 2018

What do you think when you hear the word “startup”?  Most people think venture capital-backed Silicon Valley technology companies. But, as FitSmallBusiness.com, the digital business publication discovered, it turns out some of the best companies to start in 2018 are decidedly low tech. The publication’s list of the Top Businesses to Start in 2018 found several …

Gobble Up Safety On Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving is a day of gratitude, family, friends, and, of course, food! Safety in the kitchen is important, especially on Turkey Day –the leading day for home cooking fires! The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) estimates an average of 1,800 cooking fires occur on Thanksgiving Day each year;  three times the number on any other …

Bernie Sanders Promises To Offset CO2 From His Private Jet Flights

Self-proclaimed Socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders pledged to offset carbon emissions from his 2020 presidential campaign travel by donating contributions to renewable energy projects, The Huffington Post reports. “Bernie Sanders is a champion in the fight for climate justice and, like him, we know we need to address our emissions through action, not just rhetoric,” Sanders’s …

Medical Robotic Systems Market to Become Worth US$ 25.7 Billion by 2025

According to a report, the global medical robotic systems market was valued at US$ 6,458.0 Mn in 2017 and is projected to expand at a CAGR of 18.9% from 2018 to 2026. Increase in adoption and demand for surgical robots and rise in the number of products receiving regulatory approval are expected to boost the global medical robotic systems …

Find Out The Origins Of The Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball Drop

The iconic New Year’s Eve ball drop in New York City’s Times Square first occurred on Dec. 31, 1907 — 111 years ago. The first New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square, however, started in 1904 at the then-new headquarters of The New York Times in Times Tower, according to Times Square’s website. It was …

Report: Credit Unions have best fee structures

A report was released today that compared the fees of a representative sample of 200 credit cards that are in Americans’ wallets. Although every card included in the CompareCards by LendingTree study had at least one fee, there remains a wide variance among credit cards in the types of fees card issuers impose on customers. The representative sample of …

Fox News and Fox Business Crush the Competition in November

FOX News Channel (FNC) and Fox Business Network (FBN) destroyed their competition in the cable news and cable business news segments for the month of November. FNC crushed all of basic cable during the month of November as the most-watched network in total day with 1.5 million in total viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research. Marking …

Trump Has Another Plan Up His Sleeve To Rescue Ailing Coal Plants

The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to give the coal industry a boost by rolling back another Obama-era environmental regulation. The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday is expected to rescind a rule that requires new coal plants to be fitted with carbon capture technology, according to several officials who spoke with the New York Times. …

Injured Veterans Learn Tips for Preparing Quick and Healthy Meals

courtesy: Way Cool Cooking School Injured veterans and their guests learned how to create delicious marinades for prepping quick weekday meals during a cooking class with the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) at the Way Cool Cooking School. “Learning to eat healthily is changing my mental and physical health,” said Navy veteran Christine Hoaglund. “I never knew how …

Despite U.S. Energy Dominance, OPEC Targeted By Congress

By Joe Hammond The fracking revolution may soon transform the United States into the world’s largest producer of oil, but that isn’t stopping a bipartisan group of congressmen from working to limit the power of OPEC. Versions of a bill known as the No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act are now working their way through …