Month: September 2013

By Thomas Ferraro and Rachelle Younglai WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Republicans on Thursday refused to give in to President Barack Obama's demand for straightforward bills to run the government beyond September 30 and to increase borrowing authority to avoid a historic default. …

Owners of Colorado cantaloupe farm arrested in listeria outbreak that killed 33        

By Julie Gordon (Reuters) – A Canadian start-up wants to turn an empty chocolate factory in eastern Ontario into a production facility for medical marijuana, a possible boost for a local economy that has been hurting since the landmark Hershey plant shut down in 2008. The old factory, which for decades churned out Hershey chocolate bars, has been conditionally sold to a start-up called Tweed Inc, which plans to use about a third of the 470,000 square foot plant to grow medical marijuana. “It’s an exciting opportunity,” said Mark Zekulin, Tweed’s vice president of community engagement. …

In a study, preschoolers who take a midday nap retained recently learned information better. Sophie Bushwick reports.