Oh, how times have changed. A recently discovered dusty stack of 1994 World Cup tickets is serving as an unexpected reminder of how the price to attend soccer’s biggest spectacle has dramatically exploded over the past three decades. 32 years ago, fans could watch some of the world’s best teams compete for as little as … Read more
Time to crack down? The plant that’s been hailed as a potential treatment for opioid use disorder has also been behind a staggering 6,500% increase in poison center calls nationwide over the last decade and a half. Kratom trees are native to parts of Southeast Asia, and their leaves have grabbed the attention of the … Read more
Cleaners in South Florida are sweeping up the cash. Housekeepers in South Florida are making about $150,000 a year as the influx of new, rich residents has created bidding wars for high-end cleaners, staffing companies told NBC News. “I have been placing staff for 30 years, and I’ve never seen anything like this,” said April … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned that the number of babies born with syphilis in the United States is increasing at an alarming rate. More than 3,700 babies were born with syphilis in 2022 — over 10 times the number reported in 2012. About 200 babies died from the disease that year. … Read more
Autism rates in the Big Apple have ballooned at a baffling rate. Instances of Autism Spectrum Disorder, or ASD, have tripled in the New York-New Jersey metro area — from one percent of the population in 2000 to three percent in 2016. That’s largely due to a growing number of diagnoses in children without intellectual … Read more