– in 1973, pharmaceutical industry officials acknowledged they were using prisoners for testing because they were cheaper than chimpanzees. Public release date: 24-Feb-2011 By MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer Mike Stobbe, Ap Medical Writer ATLANTA – Shocking as it may… Read More ›
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Ethan Couch: Texas quadruple murderer – or a victim of ‘affluenza’?
Texan teen given parole after mowing down four people while drunk – but his family is so wealthy he believed his actions had no consequences Tim Walker Friday, 13 December 2013 A wealthy Texan teenager who mowed down and killed… Read More ›
US loses Unesco voting rights after stopping funds over Palestine decision
Some Americans warn of loss of influence over world culture and education after US misses deadline to pay debt Associated Press in Paris theguardian.com, Friday 8 November 2013 06.27 EST The Palestinian ambassador to Unesco, Elias Sanbar, at the agency’s… Read More ›
Top US climate scientists support development of safe nuclear power
Open letter to environmentalists and world leaders says wind and solar power are not enough to diminish carbon emissions Associated Press in Pittsburgh theguardian.com, Sunday 3 November 2013 11.03 EST Nuclear power is ‘very divisive’ among environmentalists but scientists argue it’s… Read More ›
78 percent of Americans say they weren’t inconvenienced by government shutdown: survey
Only 11 percent of Americans reported being ‘majorly inconvenienced’ by the shutdown Experts warn that another shutdown could be on the horizon in coming months By Associated Press and Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 18:08 EST, 23 October 2013 | UPDATED:… Read More ›
Walmart fires employee for coming to the aid of woman being assaulted by her boyfriend in the parking lot
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 00:36 EST, 18 October 2013 | UPDATED: 00:59 EST, 18 October 2013 Kristopher Oswald says he was doing the right thing when he jumped to the aid of a woman being assaulted in the… Read More ›
Venezuela navy escorts seized US-charted oil vessel into port
Sunday Oct 13, 2013 | Fabiola Sanchez for The Associated Press Credit: The Associated Press Venezuelan navy escorts seized US-charted oil survey ship into port; crew remains in custody CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A U.S.-chartered oil exploration ship… Read More ›
California allows undocumented migrants to obtain driver’s licences
Governor Jerry Brown predicts that endorsement of driver’s licenses for migrants will mean more states will follow Associated Press in Los Angeles theguardian.com, Thursday 3 October 2013 17.44 EDT California governor Jerry Brown said: ‘No longer are undocumented people… Read More ›
Carter: American ‘Middle Class’ lives in Poverty
Tuesday, 08 October 2013 Former US President Jimmy Carter said Monday that the income gap in the United States has increased to the point where members of the middle class resemble the Americans who lived in poverty when… Read More ›
Obamacare activists STRIP to their underwear in taxpayer-funded, PETA-style stunt to persuade young Coloradoans to ‘get covered’
By David Martosko, U.s. Political Editor PUBLISHED: 15:53 EST, 3 October 2013 | UPDATED: 16:25 EST, 3 October 2013 Obamacare organizers in Colorado are taking Obamacare promotion to a new low – at least in terms of their dress … Read More ›
MIT Scientist: UN Global Waming report is hilarious
Monday, 30 September 2013 Not all scientists are panicking about global warming — one of them finds the alarmism “hilarious.” A top climate scientist from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology lambasted a new report by the UN’s climate bureaucracy… Read More ›
Suicide bombers kill 60 Christians outside Pakistan church
A pair of suicide bombers blew themselves up outside a 130-year-old church in Pakistan after Sunday Mass, killing at least 60 people in the deadliest attack on Christians in recent history. A Pakistani man carries an injured woman on her… Read More ›
World’s top climate scientists told to ‘cover up’ the fact that the Earth’s temperature hasn’t risen for the last 15 years
Leaked United Nations report reveals the world’s temperature hasn’t risen for the last 15 years Politicians have raised concerns about the final draft Fears that the findings will encourage deniers of man-made climate change By Tamara Cohen, Political Correspondent PUBLISHED:… Read More ›
Employment gap between America’s rich and poor at widest level on record – with lowest earners at same jobless rate as the Great Depression
By Associated Press and Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 09:28 EST, 16 September 2013 | UPDATED: 09:32 EST, 16 September 2013 The gap in employment rates between America’s highest- and lowest-income families has stretched to its widest levels since officials… Read More ›
‘Syrian rebels take responsibility for the chemical attack admitting the weapons were provided by Saudis’ – source
EEV: Requesting 2nd source confirmation Photo: EPA In an interview with Dale Gavlak, a Middle East correspondent for the Associated Press and Mint Press News, Syrian rebels tacitly implied that they were responsible for last week’s chemical attack. Some information… Read More ›
Guards have to escort Chicago kids to new schools as they cross gang boundaries
Safe Passage program hires protection hires for Chicago Public Schools as students cross gang boundaries No incidents of trouble reported on its first day today Parents are skeptic over whether the program will continue to protect kids By Associated Press… Read More ›
The Pre-Snowden NSA leaks – Bumblehive, Operation Thinthread, Going Dark, Stingray, Trapwire, Total Information Awarness, etc..
EEV: Moderator notes The Intelligence community began to lose control prior to Snowden. The Boston Bombing event resulted in over zealous Intelligence Consultants revealing trade secrets. Then Following the AP, and Fox having their communications compromised Snowden became a well… Read More ›
Woman Dies After Nurse Refuses to Do CPR / just following company policy
March 4, 2013 by Associated Press From The Associated Press BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — A central California retirement home is defending one of its nurses who refused pleas by a 911 operator to perform CPR on an elderly woman who… Read More ›
US quickly approaching 3rd world status as massive poverty sets in
Sunday, 28 July 2013 Four out of 5 U.S. adults struggle with joblessness, near-poverty or reliance on welfare for at least parts of their lives, a sign of deteriorating economic security and an elusive American dream. Survey data exclusive… Read More ›
Pentagon purges Osama bin Laden raid records
Posted By Associated Press On 10:59 AM 07/08/2013 In Politics WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. special operations commander, Adm. William McRaven, ordered military files about the Navy SEAL raid on Osama bin Laden’s hideout to be purged from Defense… Read More ›