In The News Week Ending July 4

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1. In a statement from acting CEO John Mulligan, Target shoppers have been urged to leave their what at home?

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Target announced that the presence of firearms is “at odds with the family-friendly shopping and work experience we strive to create.”

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2. Robert A. McDonald, President Obama's nominee for secretary of Veterans Affairs, formerly held what job?

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McDonald retired from P&G in June 2013.

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3. In an effort to reduce litter and landfill waste, Raleigh city leaders are considering what action?

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A proposal was made to research the possibility of charging 5 to 10 cents for each ?plastic ?bag distributed in the city, then using the revenue for stream restoration or litter clean-up.

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4. Some major league baseball players are deciding to quit what, even though it is permitted by their collective bargaining agreement?

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Though banned in the minor leagues, spitting tobacco is permitted in the majors by the collective bargaining agreement that extends through 2016.

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5. Some small business owners are concerned about efforts to ban what type of advertising?

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A proposed new rule would force business owners to park the vehicles behind their buildings if parking is available there. If that’s not an option, then the vehicle can’t be within 100 feet of the street.

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6. Louis Zamperini, a World War II veteran to survived 47 days on a raft in the Pacific and two years in Japanese prison camps, died at age 97. What did he do before the war?

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He competed in the 5,000-meter run at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

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7. Researchers have found that nearly all mammals take the same amount of time (around 21 seconds) to do what?

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Scientists who watched dozens of different mammals from rats to elephants relieve themselves found that most of them seem to ?urinate in the same time frame, although the flow rate varies.

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8. Friends Feeding Friends and A Second Helping are two food donation programs that use what as a source for stocking local food pantries during the summer?

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These programs accept donations of perishable and nonperishable food from visitors at the end of their vacation weeks for use by local food ministries.

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9. The National Institutes of Health has picked Duke University and five other medical and research institutions to study what?

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Duke will join a federally-sponsored network to fight diseases that have proven unusually difficult to identify.

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10. A new study shows that people would rather receive an electric shock than what?

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Experiment subjects who were asked to spend 15 minutes alone without cellphones or other distractions, chose to shock themselves.

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In a statement from acting CEO John Mulligan, Target shoppers have...
Robert A. McDonald, President Obama's nominee for secretary of...
In an effort to reduce litter and landfill waste, Raleigh city leaders...
Some major league baseball players are deciding to quit what, even...
Some small business owners are concerned about efforts to ban what...
Louis Zamperini, a World War II veteran to survived 47 days on a raft...
Researchers have found that nearly all mammals take the same amount of...
Friends Feeding Friends and A Second Helping are two food donation...
The National Institutes of Health has picked Duke University and five...
A new study shows that people would rather receive an electric shock...
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