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A recent study suggests that the highest suicide rates are found in the happiest places.

Though previously thought to affect only adults, research shows that Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is present among teens as well and has much more detrimental consequences.

Immersive Labs is working on a new prototype for ads which will analyze its audience visually and then create an ad to best fit the viewer's interests.

Many restaurants have invested in new technology to use tablets to take food orders, entertain customers and process check payments, making the overall process more efficient.

The Tennessee Valley Authority has settled to pay a $10 million fine and shut down 18 of its 59 coal-fired plants after multiple Clean Air Act violations.

The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced its intention to more stringently regulate offshore drilling to minimize the risks of oil blowouts.

-compiled by Shatila Zaman, Elissa Trieu and Mikel Dermer

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