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A study published by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has revealed that rising levels of radon in Pennsylvania homes is linked with the rise in fracking operations in those areas.

Radon is an odorless radioactive gas that is thought to be the second leading cause of lung cancer in the world after smoking.

The study has reported that 42% of household radon readings in Pennsylvania surpass what the US government considers safe.

Since 2004, the readings have been increasing sharply and around the same time the fracking industry aggressively began to drill natural gas wells in the state.

April 15 is the deadline for tax payments. At this time, filers have so many questions with regard to tax. They can range from 'Do I need to file my taxes?' and 'Who can I claim as a dependent?'

There can be so many questions, but here is a list of the most common tax questions from taxpayers.

1. Is there is a need to mention my healthcare coverage on my taxes?

The answer is yes, there is a need to report it for the first time. Taxpayers need to report their healthcare status at the time of filing their taxes.

2 What is the Earned Income Credit and how to determine the amount?

It has happened for the first time in the US that avian flu outbreak has taken place across many states simultaneously. As per data, the outbreak has killed poultry in 10 states.

In the past five months, two strains of bird flu have been detected resulting into the killing of hundreds of thousands of birds. Earlier, outbreaks related to bird flu in US poultry have taken place a few times. But they were limited to a single state and small numbers of farms.

This time, the outbreak is of unprecedented level. But Agriculture officials and poultry farms are not losing hope and think that measures like quarantine and culling will stop the outbreak. It is vital to protect the state's $800 million turkey industry.

Bryan Morseman runs for paying bills of his infant son's medical bills. Although he loves to run, now he is using the sport as a medium to collect money for his son's medical bills. The runner from Western New York ran three marathons last month and completed them in eight days.

Morseman's son, Leeim, has a congenital spine defect, known as spina bifida. The disorder causes several health problems and no-treatment poses the risk of forever losing the ability to walk.

"Every time I'm in a race I think of him and how my pain is nothing compared to what he has gone through. He gives me the energy shot to pick me up and carry me through to the finish", Morseman told the Democrat & Chronicle.

A private investigator who was arrested in Wisconsin two years ago claimed he was hired by Church of Scientology's head to spy on his 79-year-old father.

The Southern California-based church's leader David Miscavige spent $10,000 a week over 1½ years to spy full-time his elderly father Ronald Miscavige Sr.

Dwayne Powell told police that David allegedly spent $10,000 per week on him as he feared that his father would reveal negative information about the controversial organization.

Miscavige was allegedly followed around for 18 months by two detectives. They secretly placed a GPS tracking device on his car to track and photograph him where he went.

Penn Jillette, a renowned magician, has dropped 105 pounds that is one-third of his body weight in just 4 months.

Jillette, in December 2014, had a major wakeup call when he was taken to the hospital due to high blood pressure. Since then he decided to reduce his weight for long term health benefits. Over the months, Jillette has been revamping his entire lifestyle and diet.

Jillette would have easily said 'Abracadabra' and let his medication improve his blood pressure, but the Wizard Wars judge took his doctor's advice to heart.

On April 8, Jillette revealed that his doctor has told him to get his weight down, and that it would be a little easier to control if he brought his weight down by 30 or 40 lbs.