Two years’ jail for driver over deaths of three teenagers

Two years’ jail for driver over deaths of three teenagers
THE THEN 16-year-old driver of a car that crashed at speed, killing his three teenage friends, had drunk 12 bottles of beer and a bottle of Buckfast wine in the hours leading up to the tragic New Year Eve’s road incident, a court heard yesterday.
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URI researcher: Teens drink more during summer before college
( University of Rhode Island ) Summertime and the living is easy. But not too easy for parents whose children will head to college in the fall. A URI alcohol researcher says parents should be aware that this is a time when teens tend to increase their alcohol consumption.
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Austerity is the new black for world economies
Belt tightening is going on around the world, especially throughout Europe, as austerity measures are implemented in government budgets
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