US household electricity use slides back to 2001 levels
New York and Washington report that average U.S. household electricity consumption fell to about 10,819 kilowatt hours in 2013, the lowest since 2001. Energy efficiency in new homes, appliances, and devices, plus LED lights and portable tech, drive the decline despite higher overall device usage.
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New York
U.S
Energy Information Administration
Electric Power Research Institute
Jennifer Amman
The
American Council For
Energy Department
Volgograd Bus Bomb Kills At Least Ten In City
A trolleybus explosion in Volgograd killed at least ten people and injured many more, amid a climate of terrorist threats ahead of the Sochi Winter Olympics. A separate railway station blast later killed a police sergeant and wounded others, with no immediate claim of responsibility. Authorities tightened patrols at transport hubs nationwide as Russia faced a string of attacks linked to the North Caucasus insurgency.
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Volgograd
Russia
Sochi
National
Doku Umarov
North Caucasus
Stalingrad
Pyatigorsk
Kremlin
Interior Ministry
Domodedovo
Day of service part of McAuliffe inaugural events
Gov elect Terry McAuliffe asks Virginians to spend a day helping communities on January 4 as part of the inaugural events. The site Inauguration2014.com lists ZIP code searchable opportunities across Virginia. first lady Dorothy McAuliffe urges lending a hand to those in need.
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Richmond
Terry McAuliffe
McAuliffe
Virginia
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Dorothy McAuliffe
Inau
Gural
James River
Ralph S. Northam
Mark R. Herring
Heartwood
Abingdon
Half Moone
Norfolk
Virginia Commonwealth University
Washington DC population grows by 13 000 in a year
The Census Bureau estimates Washington DC added 13 000 residents in the past year, a 2 percent rise to a total of over 646 000. Mayor Vincent Gray cites the capital as a highly attractive, competitive city while nearby states also report gains.
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District of Columbia
Census Bureau
D.C
Vincent Gray
Gray
North Dakota
Maryland
Virginia
Garcinia Cambogia 2000 Promises End of Obesity by 2018
An advertisement touts Garcinia Cambogia 2000 as a breakthrough weight loss solution that could end America's obesity epidemic by 2018. It claims the product suppresses appetite, melts fat, builds muscle, lowers LDL cholesterol, and unlocks rapid, permanent weight loss with a risk free trial, while noting FDA not evaluating these statements.
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Don Western
America
John P
Phoenix
Johan Stirling
Utrecht
Holland
Garcinia
HCA
Cambodia
American Journal of Diabetes
Sandy M
Orlando
Robin B
Minneapolis
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