Coffee is saving lives, more than $11 million in medical equipment is missing, and more news from the past week.
Coffee Tied to Lower Risk of Dying Prematurely, NYTimes
A large study has found that drinking coffee is associated with a reduced risk of dying from heart disease and certain other causes. Researchers followed more than 200,000 doctors and nurses for up to 30 years. The participants had periodic physical examinations and completed questionnaires on diet and behavior, including their coffee habits. Compared with abstainers, nonsmokers who drank a cup of coffee a day had a 6 percent reduced risk of death, one to three cups an 8 percent reduced risk, three to five cups a 15 percent reduced risk, and more than five cups a 12 percent reduced risk.
More than Half of the Nation's Governors Say Syrian Refugees are Not Welcome, CNN
More than half the nation's governors say they oppose letting Syrian refugees into their states, although the final say on this contentious immigration issue will fall to the federal government. States protesting the admission of refugees range from Alabama and Georgia, to Texas and Arizona, to Michigan and Illinois, to Maine and New Hampshire. Among these 31 states, all but one have Republican governors. States Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Washington have stated that they will accept refugees.
Youtube Music App Launches, SFGate
YouTube on Thursday launched its new music app, allowing subscribers to listen to songs ad-free and offline. The free app, YouTube Music, lets users search for music videos through the platform’s large catalog and recommends music based on what they like. If fans opt to pay for a YouTube Red subscription (starting at $10 a month), they will also get additional features, including listening to the music without ads, without videos and when they are not connected to the Internet.
More than $11 million in taxpayer money was used to purchase hospital equipment that has since gone missing from a Bay Area medical center, according to five years' worth of records obtained by the NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit. The Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, which includes clinics throughout Santa Clara County, listed 383 items as missing from 2010-2014 as part of an annual inventory process required by the county. In government documents obtained by the Investigative Unit, Valley Medical Center, the county hospital for Santa Clara, noted it was "unable to locate" the items and equipment, which included heart monitors, mammography machines and incubators for newborn babies.
Salt Lake City Elects First Openly Gay Mayor, The Guardian
The former Utah state lawmaker Jackie Biskupski has become the first openly gay mayor of Salt Lake City – capital of the conservative state where the Mormon church and a small town judge delivered setbacks last week to the LGBT community. Official election results showed Biskupski won 52% of the votes to defeat two-term incumbent Ralph Becker. The victory by Biskupski marked a milestone for LGBT people in Utah who have made major strides in recent years
