Thursday, January 17, 2019


When Bella Berrellez learned her mother was furloughed, she looked for ways to help the family. She created homemade body scrubs with various scents and sold them for $7 each to neighbors and online. In just two weeks, she has sold more than 400 jars.
ON THIS DAY IN AMERICAN HISTORY
On Jan. 16, 1919, the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibited the “manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes” is ratified. The move came after decades of activism by Americans concerned about the ill effects of alcohol. Prohibition effectively moved the alcohol business into the hands of organized crime, leading to a spike in the crime rate. The 18th Amendment was repealed in 1933.
VIDEO: Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May faces a no-confidence vote Wednesday after suffering a historic defeat in parliament Tuesday when British lawmakers resoundingly rejected the deal she struck with Brussels for leaving the European Union later this year. Many in her own party voted against the deal, but May is vowing to carry on.
A recent vaccine scandal in eastern China’s Jiangsu province, where 145 children were confirmed to have received expired polio vaccinations, has once again exposed the country’s poor vaccine management and lack of systematic regulatory oversight, a former Chinese health official said.
VIDEO: Take a minute and think about your heart. Can you hear it beating? Probably not, but you know it is. Now imagine your heartbeat “in color,” with rhythmic lighting to match. You can now see your unique beat pattern at a new interactive exhibit called “Pulse” at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C. 
U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to sign a bill Wednesday that would guarantee federal workers eventually be paid for the duration of the ongoing partial government shutdown. But when those paychecks may come is still a mystery as he and Democrats remain far from resolving the crisis.

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