Former
Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney is officially the Republican
candidate for president. Romney accepted the nomination at the GOP
convention in Tampa Florida, capping a six-year effort to become the
party’s candidate for the Oval Office. Next week, President Obama will
accept the Democratic Party nomination for re-election. Source Link
Even
with a gasoline price jump caused by Hurricane Isaac, more Americans
are expected to hit the road this Labor Day weekend. According to a AAA
survey, the 33 million travelers is a nearly 3% increase over last year.
It marks the third holiday increase in travel this year, and the best
numbers since the recession of 2008. Source Link
It’s
bad news for baby boomers who became pot smokers as teenagers. A study
found that 40 years later, those adults scored lower on IQ tests than
when they were teens. Experts say the brain is especially vulnerable
from the teen years through the early 20s, and frequent marijuana use
during adolescence could prove detrimental. Source Link
