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Flood Wreck Harvoc in Lousiana

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Swollen rivers in Louisiana are expected to keep rising Monday as deadly floodwaters have displaced tens of thousands of people and prompted a state of emergency. The floodwaters have claimed at least five lives — one in Tangipahoa Parish, two in East Baton Rouge Parish and two in St. Helena Parish, CNN reports.

These Jobs Are Linked to the Worst Heart Health

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Truck drivers and social service workers have something in common: The people who work in these two occupations are more likely to have heart conditions, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the study, researchers looked at seven measures of heart health in more than 66,000 employees across 22 occupations in 21 states. To determine how heart healthy people were, the researchers counted up how many of the American Heart Association's seven "ideal" metrics of heart health each person met: whether they refrained from smoking, were physically active, had normal blood pressure and  normal blood glucose, were an ideal weight, registered normal cholesterol levels and ate a healthy diet.

Why Nigerian military can’t swap Boko Haram fighters for Chibokgirls now – Defence Chief

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The Nigerian military says releasing Boko Haram fighters in exchange for abducted Chibok schoolgirls is a “political decision” beyond its powers. The defence chief, Abayomi Olonishakin, said on Monday that the military was “going ahead” with its operations against the sect.

This father who slept with daughter four times claims he is not responsible for her pregnancy

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Many who heard the story of 43-year-old Gafar Hamza, who had allegedly been having s*x with his own daughter, 20-year-old Barakat (real name withheld), wondered what could make a man to choose his own blood for s*xual pleasure.

Full-Size Working Version of the Chinese "Straddling Bus"

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Earlier this year, some video surfaced of a model version of an intriguing Chinese invention: a giant elevated bus on tracks that would actually be able to drive over traffic on the road instead of adding to it. Now it is finally real, at least insofar as any full-sized functional prototype can be. Which is to say “more real than you ever would have thought it would be.”

Verizon buys Yahoo for $4.8 billion after long sale process

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Verizon announced on Monday morning it will buy Yahoo for $4.83 billion in cash. It is the end of a closely scrutinized, six-month sale process. Yahoo first put itself up for sale in February and it fielded multiple bids from many different types of buyers — supposedly as many as 40 at one point. Those included AT&T; Quicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert with financial backing from Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett; and private equity firms TPG and Vector Capital Management.

Bride-to-be Cancels her wedding because Husband-to-be wasn't a Chevron Staff

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 Too many misguided peeps going into marriage with selfish agendas and they expect to be loved. Lol! A Facebook user Nkiru Homann shared the crazy story of how a Nigerian lady cancelled her wedding abruptly after she discovered on their wedding day that the man she’s getting married to is not the Cheron staff. He had told her he was a chevron staff before she agreed to marry him. Lol!