State of the Superpower

Huntington, West Virginia is America’s most obese city, but locals don’t seem to care. Over half the city’s 49,000 residents are clinically obese.
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Also, nearly half of Huntington’s 65 and over […]

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Today the Environmental Protection Agency ruled that perchlorate, a toxic chemical found in rocket fuel, does not pose enough of a health risk to require cleanup.
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Perchlorate has contaminated soil, groundwater […]

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On Saturday a bipartisan bill doubling home heating aid to poor families fell short in the Senate.
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The bill had 52 co-sponsors, but Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell voted against taking it up. His reason, to “keep the Democrat leadership at the table until we do something serious about […]

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On Friday, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill removing trans fats from food served in California restaurants by 2010, and in all baked goods by 2011. New York City enacted a similar law in 2006, but California is currently the only state to enact a trans fat ban.
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If you’re feeling busy and stressed, you’re not alone. The Slow Movement, a campaign led by attorney Edgar Cahn, believes that Americans are now so busy that communities, families, and even personal health are adversely affected.
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Another supporter of the movement, John de Graaf of the nonprofit group Take […]

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Save the Children, a non-profit child advocacy group, has released their 2008 Mother’s Day report on the the best and worst countries to be a mother. Of the 147 counties ranked, Sweden was first and Niger last. The United States ranked 27, down a spot from last year.
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Talking about health care in Iowa on Thursday, Republican Presidential candidate John McCain attacked rival Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama for wanting to implement a national health care system similar to Canada and Europe.
“My friends, they don’t work, they’re inefficient, and they end up in a two-tiered system where the wealthiest can afford […]

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