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Amazon has created a patent that isn’t going over well with their thousands of customers. Recently, the massive e-retailer has been granted a patent that will stop a shopper from comparing prices of an item in-store to one online. Typically, when shopping online, 44% of consumers start their search with a search engine, which is…

Most of the time, windshield damages are caused by pebbles, rocks, and other roadside debris. However, one unusual situation in Vancouver leaves experts warning drivers everywhere of an unexpected risk during the hot summer months — aerosol cans. Late last month, Karmen Ayres returned to her car after work to find a can of hairspray…

Until recently technology and biology were two separate entities. However, within the last few years, there has been more research than ever when it comes to technology and the human body working together. In particular, the circuit board and living cells and how they are more similar than once thought. Both are capable of holding…

A class action lawsuit on behalf of former and current inmates of four Oregon state prisons alleges that they were served various foods marked “not for human consumption.” Only about 1% of civil cases reach trial in Federal courts today, and this case may be one of them. The lawsuit accuses Oregon’s Department of Corrections…

Researchers from the University of Southampton and the University of Edinburgh found that drinking two cups of coffee per day lowers the risk of liver cancer by one third, according to The Telegraph. Coffee is no doubt a popular drink — recent statistics show that American consumers drank, on average, 1.64 cups of coffee per…

In Lincoln, Nebraska, a dentist working with the state prison system sent an invoice to the department for a total of $145,500 to make dentures for numerous prison inmates who otherwise would not have been eligible to receive them, according to the Nebraska State Auditor’s Office. Dr. David Schrad, whose contract of employment was canceled…

When Gail Duffey of Rancho Penasquitos, San Diego noticed a display stand outside her local Home Depot about two years ago, she thought it would be a wise decision to sign a service contract for her air conditioner. “I thought, it’s at Home Depot so it’s probably reliable,” she told NBC 7. Initially intending to…

Every year, hotel and motel fires cause a whopping $76 million in property loss. Luckily for President Trump, the recent intentionally set fires in his Las Vegas Trump International Hotel didn’t result in any major problems but did put his hotel back on the media scene. Earlier last week, Roger Fraley, 28, was arrested after…

A 2015 Harris poll revealed that 95% of pet owners think of their four-legged friends as members of the family. As an added bonus, people with pets tend to have lower blood pressure and a lower risk for heart disease than those who don’t. But now, scientists are also realizing that pets can be just…

Millions of Americans enjoy spending time outdoors, doing all kinds of nature-related activities every single year. Roughly 33.1 million Americans over the age of 16 spent, on average, 17 days fishing last year, and in 2014, U.S. consumers spent more than $1.5 billion on camping equipment. Unfortunately, thanks to some invasive pests, campers, hunters, and…