Hawaii Gov. Josh Green, a Democrat, has signed into law a “Green Fee” bill that will raise tourist taxes to help fund “climate-change” mitigation. Senate Bill 1396 raises the tourist tax on Hawaii hotels to 11% starting Jan. 1 — which would then increase to 12% the following year, according to the text of the … Read more
A shocking new study suggests that a routine diagnostic procedure that is performed millions of times annually in the US could cause over 100,000 new cases of cancer annually — with almost 10,000 cases in children. New research by the Institute of Cancer Research in London indicates that computed tomography scans — which are used … Read more
Grandparents, start your savings. If you hope to be a grandparent one day, be sure to contribute a little more to your retirement fund because having grandchildren is an expense you may not have considered. A recent study organized by The Senior List revealed that grandparents spend an average of about $4,000 a year on … Read more
He’s choo-choo-choosing his own path. Lasse Stolley, 17, is making international headlines as a German “trainsquatter,” living his life aboard a Deutsche Bahn railcar at the cost of one unlimited annual ticket for approximately $10,000. The homeless teen rides first class while traveling an estimated 600 miles of Germany and Europe daily, per the Daily … Read more
Urinary tract infections are more than an uncomfortable nuisance. Foodborne bacteria could be behind more than a half-million UTIs in the US each year, according to worrisome new findings from experts who also warn that deaths caused by the same bacteria that bring about UTIs — E. coli — could be on the rise. “We’re … Read more