Angela Underwood

Verywell Health • 14th July 2021

New Weight Loss Device Criticized for Being 'Barbaric'

A new device designed to help people lose weight is drawing sharp criticism for being harmful and misrepresenting the cause and treatment for obesity, all while promoting fatphobia. Researchers from the University of Otago in New Zealand and the...

Guide to Greater Gainesville • 21st May 2021

12 Florida Football Players Move Up to the NFL

The University of Florida’s storied NFL draft history gets a little greater every year, with the 2021 event further cementing the Gators’ place among college football’s top producers of NFL talent. For the second consecutive year, eight Gators heard...

Allied Health • 24th December 2019

In The Press: "Green Beret Battles for NDAA Cannabis Provisions, Part I"

Published by: The New York Daily Weed Report After being deployed several times to Afghanistan, Central America, and southeast Asia during his time in the military, Green Beret Adam Smith will tell you one thing—he is back and ready to make change on...

Stacker • 5th April 2021

Cost of oil the year you were born

The Industrial Revolution of the 1800s saw the rise of oil as the foremost energy source for powering the world's new machines. The United States dominated the world market by the turn of the 20th century, as major discoveries in Texas helped push...

Stacker • 5th April 2021

College majors with the biggest jump from early to mid-career earnings

Career choices are often based on future financial gain, with many college grads picking occupations that promise job growth and increased wages. Of course, loving what you do matters—and seeking out a job with meaning beats out the amount of money to...

Forbes • 22nd August 2019

Attorney Suing NFL Doesn't Want To Hang Around Sports Bars Looking For Cheerleaders

The NFL says a former San Francisco 49ers cheerleader's multimillion-dollar antitrust lawsuit should stay dismissed, while the attorney for the woman says he should be allowed to review each team's payroll instead of trolling bars outside arenas for...

NickiSwift.com • 21st August 2019

The shady side of Draymond Green

There's no doubt Draymond Green is one heck of a basketball player. During his four-year career at Michigan State, the Saginaw, Mich. native helped the hometown Spartans to three Big Ten titles and an appearance in the National Championship Game as a...

Chicago City Wire • 30th September 2020

Reick and Rezin chastise Chicago Public Schools for doing nothing to stop sexual abuse for 32 years

There is no excuse for the sexual abuse in the Chicago Public Schools (CPS), according to two GOP lawmakers, who said they are outraged by what can only be seen as a cover-up. Holding an impromptu Joint Senate & House Elementary & Secondary Education...

Dupage Policy Journal • 30th September 2020

Khouri uses social media to make a point about high taxes

The photo was of a "Now Leaving Illinois" highway sign, which then said "Leaving so soon? Was it something we taxed?" Gayle Finnell Lee replied: “It would be funny if not so true. We just sold all our rental property so we are down to one overtaxed...

Prairie State Wire • 30th September 2020

National labor law attorney: Legal marijuana doesn't give employees a 'get out of jail free card'

Since Illinois became the 11th state to legalize recreational marijuana, national labor lawyer and legal analyst Michelle Lee Flores suggests the Prairie State began to prepare for employment law issues. A partner in the Los-Angeles based law firm...

Northern California Record • 1st October 2020

Colgate-Palmolive settles lawsuit claiming cancerous fibers in baby powder

LOS ANGELES - A Southern California man claiming Colgate-Palmolive baby powder caused him cancer has reached a settlement with the major brand before the trial even started. Paul Garcia, who claimed he suffers from mesothelioma due to inhaling cancer...