About 10 percent more Americans will be hitting the road for a trip this Labor Day weekend than last year according to AAA, but that’s still down from the average. It’s estimated that about 31 million people will be traveling on the unofficial last weekend of summer, with nine out of 10 opting to go by car. Source Link
One-in-five U.S. teens is suffering from slight hearing loss, according to new research based on surveys by the Centers for Disease Control. That’s a 30% increase since the advent of personal music players more than a decade ago. In other studies, the high frequency hearing loss that’s occurring in teens has been linked to overuse of earphone devices like the iPod. Source Link
The hot weather of August did more than make electric meters spin faster -- it also made cash registers ring more at America’s stores. A new report says the hottest August in a quarter-century helped retailers sell more of that summer apparel in the clearance bins. In fact, some stores missed out because they didn’t have enough summer wear still on hand for hot-and-bothered customers. Source Link
One-in-five U.S. teens is suffering from slight hearing loss, according to new research based on surveys by the Centers for Disease Control. That’s a 30% increase since the advent of personal music players more than a decade ago. In other studies, the high frequency hearing loss that’s occurring in teens has been linked to overuse of earphone devices like the iPod. Source Link
The hot weather of August did more than make electric meters spin faster -- it also made cash registers ring more at America’s stores. A new report says the hottest August in a quarter-century helped retailers sell more of that summer apparel in the clearance bins. In fact, some stores missed out because they didn’t have enough summer wear still on hand for hot-and-bothered customers. Source Link
