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Utah set to enact nation’s lowest threshold for drunken driving

Utah is on the verge of becoming the first state to lower the maximum legal blood-alcohol content for drivers to 0.05 percent. Lawmakers in the state passed a measure last week to lower the limit from 0.08 percent. Currently, all 50 states have a 0.08 percent cap. The National Transportation Safety Board has called on

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That ‘Nigerian prince’ who emails you is getting way more sophisticated at scams

WASHINGTON — Nearly every internet user has received email appeals from what are known as the “Yahoo boys,” scam artists residing in West Africa. There is the “Nigerian prince” fraud, in which the author of an email says he wants to transfer a large sum of money and would kindly compensate the recipient for aiding

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What makes a food ‘healthy,’ anyway? FDA tries to answer

WASHINGTON – When the Food and Drug Administration declared that KIND bars – that sticky fusion of fruit, nuts, chocolate, and other treats – couldn’t use the word “healthy” on its wrappers in 2015, the KIND company took offense. It filed a petition objecting to the standards the agency used when considering fat content and

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Restaurant Only Serves Meals Lovingly Made by Grandmas From Around the World

Everybody knows that there is nothing quite like grandma’s cooking. That’s why Jody Scaravella created a restaurant that is only run entirely by grandmothers. Every day of the week at Enoteca Maria on Staten Island, New York City, a grandmother from a different country takes charge of the team and creates a menu based off

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