Noon News Update: October 8, 2015

Posted Thursday, October 8, 2015 12:00 am

Staff Report

Tomorrow's weather will be partly cloudy with a high of 85 and a 20 percent chance of rain. Researchers say brain trauma is widespread among high school football players; data suggests it's getting harder to move beyond a minimum wage job; D.C. Water is now harnessing electricity from every flush, something that is projected to save about $10 million per year; scientists uncover evidence of a prehistoric 'megatsunami'; a shark attack saves a man with a hidden cancerous tumor.

MRI: small hemorrhages from brain injury

Source: Shields Health Care Group Blog

Brain Trauma Widespread Among High School Football Players, Researchers Say

Reuters

It’s Getting Harder To Move Beyond A Minimum-Wage Job

Five Thirty Eight

D.C. Water Begins Harnessing Electricity from Every Flush

Washington Post

Scientists Uncover Evidence of Prehistoric 'Megatsunami '

Christian Science Monitor

Shark Attack Saves Man After Cancer Found

Sky News

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