The Year In Trump... "Well, He Made It"
The Year In Trump... "Well, He Made It"
Tyler Durden
Fri, 12/29/2017 - 19:00
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Gold & Gold Stocks: Patterns, Cycles, And Insider Activity - Part 2
Gold & Gold Stocks: Patterns, Cycles, And Insider Activity - Part 2
Tyler Durden
Fri, 12/29/2017 - 13:05
Mapping America's Worst States For Binge-Drinking This Christmas
Alcohol abuse can result in health problems including memory loss, poor decision making, fetal damage, liver diseases, hypertension and cardiovascular problems... but 'tis the season...
As Statista's Niall McCarthy notes, a recent report by the United Health Foundation found that 18.5 percent of U.S. adults engage in binge or chronic drinking.
You will find more statistics at Statista
American Life-Expectancy Falls For Second Straight Year As Drug Overdoses Soar
The twin scourges of opioid addiction and worsening wealth inequality are literally draining the lifeblood from the American public. Case in point: The Centers for Disease Control confirmed earlier today that the average life expectancy at birth declined in 2016 for the second consecutive year - the first multiyear decline since 1963, when a flu epidemic led to a rash of deaths as hundreds of thousands of elderly Americans succumbed to the virus.
The increase has been fueled by a 21% rise in drug overdose deaths, according to the Washington Post.
McCain To Miss Critical Tax Vote, Returning To Arizona After Chemo Treatment
The mystery whether John McCain will be present during next week's historic tax bill vote is over: according to CBS, the Arizona Senator will not be on hand for the final vote on the Republican tax bill, expected early this week, and instead is returning to Arizona after spending several days in a Maryland hospital recovering from side effects from chemotherapy treatment for brain cancer. As CBS furter notes, McCain left Washington Sunday and is heading back to his home state to spend the holidays with his family.