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SIDS Deaths Spike After New Year's Eve, July 4 and 4/20 Day
By David Knowles - AOL NewsIs it just one more reason to practice moderation? The medical profession has long puzzled over what causes sudden infant death syndrome, and while the exact cause of what is also known as "crib death" remains a mystery, a new study finds that the number of SIDS cases reported each year spikes on dates following notable celebrations involving drugs and alcohol. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, found that reported cases of SIDS in the U.S. went up by 33 percent on New Year's Day. The reason? Parents of young infants who drink too much alcohol often forget to put their ...
Unemployed Wait for Congress to Return From Vacation
By David Knowles - AOL News(July 6) -- If you're one of the 1.3 million unemployed Americans whose unemployment benefits have expired, Congress' annual Fourth of July recess could not have come at a worse time. While the U.S. House of Representatives has already approved a new extension of benefits, the Senate has so far failed to do so. The Senate is expected to take up the matter on Monday, when the body returns from its midsummer vacation. In his weekly radio address, President Barack Obama laid the blame for the lapsed benefits on congressional Republicans. "... at a time when millions of Americans feel a deep ...
Fourth of July Fireworks Burst Over Sizzling Nation
By not in system - AOL NewsNEW YORK (July 5) -- The nation's largest fireworks show lit up the sky in a burst of red, white and blue over the Hudson River straddling New York and New Jersey on Sunday, a scene that was repeated in hundreds of communities in a sizzling end to a scorching day for much of the U.S. "It's amazing on TV," said Marcos Jimenez, a golf caddie who joined thousands of others lining the riverfront for a prime view of the show. "I figured seeing it live would be even better." Budget cuts forced some communities to pull the plug on the pyrotechnics, but the gigantic Macy's fireworks show went on as ...
Man's Remains to Be Part of July 4 Fireworks Display
By Hugh Collins - AOL News(July 3) -- Tom Moore was a man who loved fireworks. And like all fireworks fans he was a fan of July 4. When he died in May at the age of 70, his wife Ann and friends at Santore & Sons Fireworks decided on an original way to mark his passing: he would be cremated and his ashes scattered in a Independence Day fireworks display. "It's definitely a way to go out with a bang," Anthony Santore, who is making the fireworks containing Tom Moore's ashes, told AOL News. "The final party, the final hurrah, is the fireworks show." They won't be alone. Around 200 people are expected to show up at ...
'Sparkler Bombs' Poised to Wreak Havoc on 4th of July
By David Knowles - AOL NewsIt's that time of year again, when patriots and pyromaniacs have a convenient excuse to light stuff on fire. The hot new trend in homemade explosives? The "sparkler bomb," an incendiary diversion that has been gaining popularity in recent years. Today's Wall Street Journal describes the basics of sparkler bomb making: assemble hundreds of sparklers, tape them all together, add a fuse, strike a match and kaboom! From the Journal: Sparkler bombs have been around for years, law enforcement officials said. But their popularity has surged recently, largely as a result of the spread of how-to ...
Opinion: 4th of July -- The Dead-Solid Summer
By Will Durst - AOL News(July 2) -- Here's hoping your Independence Day is beyond terrific. Got to love the loudest and most American of all the holidays. Just one of the moments that makes a person prouder than papaya punch to be a citizen of this fine country. The greatest place on the planet, which is why we have all those darn problems with our borders. After all, you don't see a lot of stories about the teeming humanity streaming across the border into Kazakhstan. Or Kyrgyzstan. Which many experts claim are two different countries. Dan Dion Will Durst is author of "The All-American Sport of ...
Declaration of Independence Text, Retooled for the Web
By Dana Chivvis - AOL NewsOn June 10, 1776, the Continental Congress appointed a committee made up of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Robert R. Livingston and Roger Sherman to draft a declaration of independence from England. Jefferson was the one who actually wrote the declaration, (taking his sweet time) from June 11 to June 28, 1776, and it seems he was making corrections to the draft as he went. The Library of Congress announced today that new hyperspectral imaging of his Declaration rough draft shows he omitted the phrase "our fellow subjects" in favor of the word "citizens." Though the specific ...
Elephants Stomp Humans in Bun-Eating Contest
By Marc Hartzman - AOL News(July 2) -- On the Fourth of July, Nathan's Famous will host its annual hot dog eating contest at Coney Island in New York. But earlier today, three of the Major League Eating competitors faced a bigger challenge than anything they'll see Sunday. And by big, I mean Asian elephant big. As part of the celebration of P.T. Barnum's 200th birthday, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey hosted a cross-species, cross-gender, six-minute contest to see who can eat the most hot dog buns at its Coney Island Illuscination tent. The three female elephants (Susie, Minnie and Bunny), weighing in at more than ...
Great White Shark Alerts Posted on July 4th Weekend for Northeast, California
By David Knowles - AOL NewsIf it were a movie, it might be titled "Jaws: Coast-to-Coast." Coinciding with the 4th of July weekend, officials in California and Massachusetts have posted new great white shark warnings to ocean boaters and bathers seeking a reprieve from the summer heat. In the Northeast, a 7-foot long great white was recently caught by a fisherman on Stellwagen Bank, a marine sanctuary at the mouth of Massachusetts Bay. Here's video from the boat crew that caught, tagged, and released the shark. As the Boston Globe reported last week, rising water temperatures and an increase in the population of ...
Photos: July 4 Fireworks
By not in system - AOL NewsBursts of fiery color dazzle the skies of America in honor of the nation's Independence Day celebration. Check out pictures of Fourth of July fireworks below: http://xml.channel.aol.com/xmlpublisher/fetch.v2.xml?option=expand_relative_urls&dataUrlNodes=uiConfig,feedConfig,localizationConfig,entry&id=904755&pid=904754&uts=1278298024 http://www.aolcdn.com/ke/media_gallery/v1/ke_media_gallery_wrapper.swf July 4th Fireworks Photos Fireworks explode over the Washington Monument as the ...
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