Goodbye, Big Soda: New York Becomes First City to Ban Large-Sized Soft Drinks
Health Department became the first in the nation to ban the sale of sugared beverages larger than 16 oz. at restaurants, mobile food carts, sports arenas and movie theaters.It’s a bold experiment in the anti-obesity campaign, and while it’s widely supported by health professionals, it’s not popular with food retailers or most city residents.
The ban would prevent retailers who sell prepared food from also dispensing sugared beverages, including sodas and sweetened tea, in cups or containers larger than 16 oz. That’s smaller than your standard single-serve soda (typically 20 oz.), which you’ll no longer find at fast-food restaurants or cafeterias.
Grocery stores and convenience stores, including 7-Eleven, which sells the jumbo-sized Big Gulp, would be exempt from the law, however. And the ban would not apply to fruit juices, alcoholic beverages, diet sodas or dairy-based drinks like milkshakes.
Suspect Identified in Central Park Daytime Rape
Charges are expected to be filed after the victim picked Mitchell out of a line-up, according to ABC News' New York station WABC.
It was not immediately clear if Mitchell had obtained legal representation.
SC prosecutor, Facebook talk Internet safety
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's chief prosecutor cautioned high school students on Thursday against giving out too many details in their social networking status updates, like where they are going or what after-school activities they're involved in."I'm not saying this because I want you to be afraid," Wilson said. "I want you to understand how powerful a tool the Internet can be and social media can be. ... It can be a deadly weapon that can be turned on you or turned on your friends."
4 dead, 8 injured after driver crashes into Las Vegas bus stop
South Carolina dad busted after encouraging teen son to fight other teen in church parking lot and ramming into car of son’s opponent’s mom
A disagreement on Facebook apparently escalated into a showdown at a church parking lot that eventually resulted in the arrest of one father after he damaged the car of another participant’s mother.
WSOC
William Belschner, 44, admitted to WSOC-TV that he took his 14-year-old son to a church parking lot to settle a fight with 13-year-old boy on Monday.
(Reuters) - Medical device maker Covidien Plc said it would close a South Carolina facility where it manufactures vascular products, laying off about 595 full-time employees as it looks to improve efficiency across its global operations.
Medical device makers in the United States have been closing or consolidating manufacturing facilities as they look to cut costs to cope with lower reimbursements and pricing pressures.
Hologic Inc said in August that it plans to close its Boone County operations in Indiana and lay off 200 people, while larger medical device maker Stryker Corp plans to close two New York manufacturing plants by year-end.
A Covidien spokesman said the decision to close the plant, located in Seneca, was in response to the current "challenging healthcare environment where companies face pricing pressures and reimbursement issues."
What Is Sickle Cell Sabbath?
Sickle Cell Sabbath, on September 16, 2012, brings together faith-based and neighborhood partnerships in Baptist churches around the United States to increase awareness about sickle cell disease and the importance of blood and bone marrow donations. At some churches, local community-based organizations will also be onsite to educate and provide sickle cell trait screening.
Help improve the lives of people and families affected by sickle cell disease through education, early detection, and intervention!
- Learn more about sickle cell disease : www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/sicklecell/
- Get involved in local community activities to raise awareness and education: www.sicklecelldisease.org/
- Consider donating blood (American Association of Blood Banks http://www.aabb.org/) or registering to become a bone marrow donor at: www.marrow.org
- Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/drgrantcdc
Ervin McKinness, Aspiring Rapper, Tweets 'YOLO' About Driving Drunk And Dies Minutes Later
This photo of Ervin McKinness (L) was used as the rapper's Twitter profile picture.
Ervin McKinness, a 21-year-old aspiring rapper, tweeted about driving drunk at 120 mph minutes before dying in a fiery one-car crash that killed the rapper and four others.
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