Melissa Thompson

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Melissa Thompson writes about a wide range of topics, revealing interesting things we didn't know before. She is a freelance USA Today producer, and a Technorati contributor.

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Weightlifting, Exercise May Fight Depression, According to New Study

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The NIMH reports that 16 million adults in the United States had at least one major depressive episode in 2012. The World Health Organization...

The First Marijuana-based Drug Expands Awareness of Cannabis

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The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug to treat two rare epilepsy disorders. Cannabidiol, called CBD, is found in marijuana and...

Self-driving Uber Crash: More Details Released

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In March, a self-driving Uber car in Arizona fatally killed a woman crossing a darkened road outside the lines of a crosswalk when it...

Study Suggests Baby Teeth May Predict Autism

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Autism doesn't have one cause according to scientists. Researchers claim that several factors may impact a person's risk of autism. A study that was...

Can a Trump Trade War Derail the Canadian Economy?

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In the upcoming Bank of Canada on July 11th, it was widely expected that the central bank would increase interest rates. After all, why...
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Top Jewelers in Miami: 8 Shops Worth Visiting in 2026

Business
From iced-out moissanite chains to handmade gold Cuban links and rare signed jewels, eight Miami jewelers worth a visit this year.

How Buy Now, Pay Later Debt Changes Your Bankruptcy Decisions

Finance
Does buy now, pay later debt count when you're deciding whether to file for bankruptcy? More and more, yes, even when the balance never touched your credit report. Split-pay loans from apps like Klarna, Afterpay, Affirm, and Zip have become

The Debt Collector’s AI Voice Agent: How Synthetic-Voice Dunning Calls Are Colliding With Decades-Old Consumer Protection Rules

Technology
Most consumers assume the friendly voice on a collection call belongs to a person following a script. It is often a script following a person. A synthetic voice, cloned or generated by an AI agent, working a call list on behalf of a collect

The Black Box in the Crossover: What Vehicle Event Data Recorders Capture in the Seconds Before a Fatal Pedestrian Crash

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A pedestrian killed by a crossover has, on average, about 20 seconds of the driver's inputs sitting inside the car that hit them. Throttle position. Brake pressure. Steering angle. Whether the seat belt was buckled and whether stability con
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