RENO, Nev. (KOLO) – Heart disease is very common and is the number one killer among men, women and people of most racial and ethnic groups. One in every four deaths is a result of heart disease every year, and cardiovascular disease is more deadly than all forms of cancer combined. Joseph Stevenson, a cardiologist…
Open this photo in gallery: A commercial truck with a Canada, United States and Mexico flag on its side is seen crossing over the Ambassador Bridge into Windsor, Ont. from Detroit on Aug. 29, 2018.Rebecca Cook/Reuters The federal government has been informed that the United States will impose across-the-board tariffs of 25 per cent on…
AUSTIN, Texas (KWTX) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Friday announced a ban on the use of AI and social media apps affiliated with the Chinese government on all Texas state-issued devices. The ban, said to protect the state’s infrastructure, intellectual property, and sensitive information from foreign threats, takes immediate effect. “Texas will not allow…
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) – A bill that aims to require social media apps to get parental control if the user is a minor has been killed by a House subcommittee. However, a similar bill still lives in the Senate. Senate Bill 854 prohibits social media platforms from allowing minors to use what they call “addictive…
The European Commission filed a complaint at the World Trade Organization on Monday against what it said was China’s “unfair and illegal” practice of setting worldwide royalty rates for EU standard essential patents without the patent owner’s consent. The Commission, which oversees the trade policy of the 27-nation European Union, said China had empowered its…
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT)—The Underground Kitchen Community First brings quality, nutritious food to communities that tend to receive the least. ‘We’re making that information accessible. We’re also making that food accessible to the public,” said Micheal Sparks, the founder of UGK Community First. UGK Community First was born during COVID when they served 300,000 meals to…
A few years ago, Blackrock carried out a study in which they found that while the average equity mutual fund in the US over a 40-year period produced an annual rate of return of 8.1%, the average investor in the funds made only 2.1%. Blackrock researchers attributed this to the fact that retail investors tend…
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) -Richmond Public Schools now has a plan to enforce its new cell phone policy in the new year. The division will take a tiered approach, starting with a verbal warning and then escalating. The “Acceptable Technology and Cell Phone Use Policy” was shared at the Richmond School Board meeting on Monday, Dec….
The U.S. dollar rose broadly against major rivals on Tuesday after President-elect Donald Trump said he would sign an executive order imposing a 25 per cent tariff on all products coming in to the United States from Mexico and Canada. The dollar rose over 2 per cent against the Mexican peso and 1 per cent…
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT)—Every Virginia school division aims to achieve cell-phone-free learning by 2025. “They’re there to study, they’re there to pay attention to their teachers and behave in class, and I think that having cellphones works totally against that,” said Jeffery Cartwright, a grandparent of two Richmond Public Schools (RPS) students. Richmond Public Schools reviewing…