New York City unveiled shelters for illegal immigrants complete with television sets, Xbox gaming consoles, and “culturally appropriate” meals. The shelters, tents located on Randall Island, cost $650,000 and are expected to temporarily house 500 single adult illegal immigrants. “When migrants first walk in after intake, they will see a …
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All that sounds like fun, innit? But there’s a part that’s usually not so fun: the one where you either have to get groceries and spend time in the kitchen to make the meals; or where you have to place an order online or go through the inconvenience of walking …
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Eco camping in Suffolk In July we took our trusty supermarket-bargain tent to Ling’s Meadow, a small eco-campsite near the Norfolk-Suffolk border, for a short but fabulous break. Each spacious pitch has its own picnic bench and fire pit. Eco-conscious facilities include composting toilets and solar-powered lighting and shower. Waking …
Read More »People who add table salt to their meals risk dying prematurely – Study
The research published on July 11 in the European Heart Journal looked at data from 501,379 participants in the UK Biobank project, who had joined the study between 2006 and 2010 and were followed for about nine years. Other risk factors included age, sex, ethnicity, deprivation, body mass index, smoking, …
Read More »Congress Clears Bill to Extend Free Meals for Children Through the Summer
WASHINGTON — The House passed legislation on Friday to extend free meals and other food assistance for children, clearing it for President Biden’s signature one week before a series of pandemic-era waivers was set to expire. The bipartisan bill, which passed the Senate on Thursday night by unanimous consent, was …
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