Researchers in Texas have found conclusive evidence that hydraulic fracturing (fracking), a controversial process used to extract tough to reach oil and gas, causes earthquakes it was reported Tuesday. A seismology team led by SMU […]
Day: April 21, 2015
Google to Unveil Pay For What You Use Wireless Service
In what could mark a major turning point in mobile phone billing practices search giant Google is set to unveil a new U.S. wireless service as early as Wednesday, reports the Wall St Journal. The […]
New Therapy Fights Depression As Well As Drugs
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) could have significant positive effects for depression sufferers according to a report published Tuesday. Such therapy offers a “new choice for millions of people” with recurrent depression, a Lancet report suggests. […]
Celeb Backed Music Service Tidal A Predictable Flop
Beware celebrities looking to ‘disrupt’ established industries with powerful players at the top of their game. Tidal, the flashy streaming music service purchased by rapper Jay Z last month, looks set to join the ranks […]
Tesla To Launch Revolutionary, Made In America Battery April 30th
Elon Musk will make his next big announcement later this month and he won’t be joined on stage by an electric car or a space capsule. Tesla will finally share details on its long-awaited batteries […]
Cleaning With Bleach Linked To Respiratory Infections
Cleaning with chlorine bleach, long a staple of household cleaning cupboard, could be linked to higher rates of respiratory infections a new European study has indicated. The researchers found that children in Finland, the Netherlands […]
Bird Flu Outbreak Hits Millions of Iowa Hens
Nearly 3.8 million egg laying hens in an Iowa flock probably have bird flu it was revealed Tuesday. The biggest single outbreak of the virus reported in the U.S. added to concerns that turkey and […]
Rogue Sheriff To Face Contempt Charges, Possible Jail Time
America’s lease law abiding sheriff begins a four-day hearing Tuesday that could bring fines, damage his credibility and make him politically vulnerable for repeated violations of a judge’s orders in a racial profiling case Sheriff […]
DEA Chief Michele Leonhart To Resign Over Sex Parties
Michele Leonhart, the head of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), is expected to resign in the coming days, a senior administration official said today. The decision came as a result of extensive scandal and corruption […]
Defense Department To Fund Creation Of Advanced Darknet
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the folks who brought you the internet, are looking to create an advanced, next generation, Dark Net it was reported on Tuesday. The project will build on the […]
Judge Grants Research Animal Legal Rights
A New York judge today granted a pair of lab animals from Stony Brook University the right to have their day in court. It is a decision that seems to recognize chimpanzees as legal persons […]
U.S. Postal Service To Trial Drone Delivery
Not be outdone by the Swiss the U.S. Postal Service has announced it is currently fielding bids from unmanned aerial vehicle manufacturers. The scope of the project seems to be greater than what the Swiss […]
Supreme Court Rules Sniffer Dog Traffic Stops Illegal
The Supreme Court delivered a rare win for civil liberties in a landmark ruling handed down today. The court ruled that police officers violate the Constitution when they extend an otherwise completed traffic stop to […]
Nokia To Start Making Phones Again
In what will surely be welcome news for the Finnish economy, which has been devastated by job losses at the national icon, rumours are circulating that the iconic manufacturer will start producing smartphones again. Recode, […]
Monsanto Furious At WHO For Finding Roundup Causes Cancer
Despite a Monsanto lobbyist refusing to drink water contaminated with Roundup, even though he was tasked with arguing that it was perfectly safe, the agribusiness giant is irate with the World Health Organization for finding […]
Bank Of England Questions Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway
An unusually negative story about Berkshire Hathaway, the giant firm owned by the world’s second richest man Warren Buffett, has emerged. According to reports from the Financial Times The Bank of England wrote to US […]
Greece Announces Capital Controls, Moves Closer To Bankruptcy
Greek citizens awoke this morning to their country being one step closer to bankruptcy. Yesterday, following weeks of intense speculation, Greece finally launched its first round of capital controls, when it declared that due to […]
Jon Corzine, Man Too Rich To Be Jailed, Starting Hedge Fund
Jon Corzine, the man who led MF Global to one of the ten biggest bankruptcies in U.S. history, thinks he’s due for a comeback. After losing $1.6 billion of client money through illegal transactions the […]
Why The String Of Cartel Head Captures Means Nothing
The New York Times reported yesterday that Mexican authorities had captured Juárez Cartel boss Jesús Salas Aguayo, the latest in a string of headlines claiming victories in the war on drugs. Known as ‘The Liquidator’, […]
France To Legalize Snowden Style Whistleblowing
France’s National Assembly is formulating laws to encourage whistleblowing on government and military programs that violate the rule of law, according to reports on Tuesday. The legislation looks to offer protections to whistleblowers in cases […]
New Leaks Show ‘Free Trade’ Deal A Sham
A freshly leaked chapter of the highly secretive Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreement shows the so called ‘free trade’ deal is nothing more than a power grab by large corporations and their paid […]
Japanese Nuclear Plant Leaks More Radiation Into Ocean
The Fukushima nuclear disaster shows no signs of getting better as Tokyo Electric Power Co. on Tuesday reported yet another setback. In an announcement they stated that a power outage has shut down all eight […]
Bitcoin Exchange Was Stealing Coins For Years
The mystery around Tokyo based bankrupt Bitcoin exchange Mt Gox got deeper Tuesday morning. WizSec, a Tokyo-based group that’s been analyzing Bitcoin thefts claims the crypto-currency was going missing from the exchange long before it […]
HSBC Leaks Customer Mortgage Data… For Years!
If you have a mortgage with HSBC you may want to get in touch with them this morning. The company revealed that they are notifying American customers of its Finance division that their personal information […]
Why We Can’t Have Japanese Style Bullet Trains
A Japan Railway maglev train hit 374 miles per hour on an experimental track in Yamanashi Tuesday, setting a decisive new world record. Witnesses erupted with excitement and applause when the new record was set. […]
Former Egyptian President Morsy Sent To Prison
Mohamed Morsy, the controversial former Egyptian President, is back in prison. Morsy, who was ousted by military leader Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, was convicted on Tuesday and sentenced to 20 years in prison. He faced charges […]
Blue Bell Pulls All Products From Store Shelves
Blue Bell Creameries is pulling all of its products off store shelves Americans.org has learned. The massive recall comes after weeks of gradual recalls due to Listeria contamination. The products affected are its entire line […]