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Zika Virus Bill Blocked, PA Non Union State Worker Raise, Asskicker Coffee

by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 09/07/16 1:42 am | updated: 09/07/16 1:42 am

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a $1.1 billion bill to combat the Zika virus. They opposed provisions in the bill that would have blocked funding for Planned Parenthood and that would have allowed Confederate flags to fly at military veteran cemeteries. The vote failed 52 to 46. It needed 60 votes to advance.

Governor Wolf says a significant pay raise he's granted non-union state workers is long overdue. Most of some 13,000 non-union and management state employees will get raises of more than six percent. The Wolf administration says it is an effort to address a disparity created by a wage freeze of several years on those employees that began in the Rendell administration. The state's largest workers union, AFSCME, has agreed to a new three year contract with pay hikes that begin with a 2-point-75 percent increase October first. The Wolf administration is touting health care savings in the deal.

Coffee, that's high test... or turbo-powered? Now available. A cafe in Adelaide, Australia, is serving the "Asskicker," a concoction of four espresso shots, two different strengths of cold drip and milk that its inventor says contains 80 times the amount of caffeine of a standard shot. The drink, designed to be sipped slowly over three to four hours, promises to keep coffee lovers buzzing for up to 18 hours. While a normal espresso, as defined by the US Department of Agriculture, packs around 63 milligrams of caffeine, this drink has 5 grams, according to its creator. The US Food and Drug Administration and USDA note that 400 milligrams is the limit not generally associated with dangerous, negative effects. Steve Benington, owner of Viscous Coffee, developed the drink for a local emergency room nurse who needed something to keep her going during unexpected night shifts. The barista, who opened his cafe a year and a half ago after a career in the Australian Navy, said the turbo coffee has become very popular in recent weeks. However, he actively discourages customers interested only in a gimmick, and advertises it with a warning for those with high blood pressure or heart conditions.

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