The nation’s capital saw mothers from around the country march from Capitol Hill to the Justice Department, in a national protest against police violence against their children. The Facebook page for the Million Moms March […]
Day: May 10, 2015
U.S. Birth Rate Hits All Time Low
The CDC just released research that shows the U.S. birth rate remained at an all-time low in 2013, owing to a significant drop in teen births. In 2013 the United States saw a little over […]
Saudi Arabia Condemned By United Nations For Bombing Civilians In Yemen
Saudi Arabia is facing intense pressure from the United Nations and humanitarian non-governmental organizations after a damning UN report was released over the weekend. The Saudis heavily bombarded Yemen from Friday into Saturday, in an […]
NFL’s Honoring Of Troops During Football Games Paid For By The Military
Everyone knows the NFL is big business but they always seemed to have a place in their hearts for hardworking the hardworking men and women of our military. Turns out, they don’t. They are actually […]
Insurance Companies Fight For Right To Be Risky, Bailed Out By Taxpayers
Insurance companies are already among Washington’s biggest donors but that’s not stopping them from ramping up efforts to fight the Federal Reserve over new rules that would force the companies to be less risky. After […]
Venezuela Central Bank Teeters As Foreign Reserves Hit All Time Low
A heavy foreign debt burden, falling crude production and increased domestic usage have caused Venzuela’s foreign reserves to fall to a record low of $18.2 billion as of May 7th. Its international reserves fell $507 […]
Pentagon Warns China Building ‘Counter-Space’ Capabilities To Thwart U.S. Satellites
Despite treaties banning the practice, China is rapidly moving towards a militarized space program, with a specific focus on ‘hunter killer’ satellites designed to destroy American space assets. The communist country is also quickly developing […]
Columbia To Stop Spraying Roundup On Coca Crops
In what should serve notice to the world about the dangers of Monsanto-produced Roundup, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced Saturday that authorities will stop using the controversial herbicide glyphosate — also known by its […]
Arab League Close To Creating Middle East NATO
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri announced that the Arab League is close to forming a joint Arab military force, Arab newspaper Asharq al-Awsat reported Saturday. “Technical teams are already working to develop a vision to […]
French Company Creates World’s First Artificial Sperm
Tens of thousands of infertile men who cannot develop their own sperm have fresh hope for conceiving as French researchers created sperm in a laboratory it was announced this week. Kallistem, a company based in […]
Sea Of Humanity Flees Fighting In South Sudan As Aid Groups Withdraw
Fierce fighting in South Sudan’s northern Unity State have caused tens of thousands of people to flee for their lives according to reports from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and other NGO […]
Israel Approves Construction Of More Illegal Settlements
Hardliner Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu showed his firm commitment to war over peace by authorizing the construction of illegal housing units by settlers in the West Bank this week. The move came mere hours […]
Russian Soldiers Quit Army Over Ukraine Invasion
Reports emerged early Sunday that confirm Russia has in fact invaded Ukraine. According to Reuters, the invasion has caused low morale among troops and sparked waves of them quitting, in protest over the act of […]
NSA Caught In More Industrial Espionage, Hacked EU Giant Siemens
A German newspaper reported Sunday that the NSA’s campaign of industrial espionage against European companies could be more wide ranging than first reported. While initial reports only talked of stealing plans from Airbus and passing […]
Deluded Iranian General “Welcomes War With U.S.”
While tensions eased slightly with Iran this week after the U.S. stopped escorting vessels through the straits of Hormuz, all is not well in the region. Troubling new comments by Iran’s top general shows a […]
Widely Prescribed Wonder Drug Shown To Likely Cause Diabetes
Tricare, the military health system, examined its database of nearly 26,000 beneficiaries and found those taking statin drugs to lower their cholesterol were 87 percent more likely to develop diabetes. The findings throw a large […]
Apple Poised To Crush Free Internet Radio As Rival Spotify Reports Massive Losses
Apple may be better positioned to crush free internet radio, as rival Spotify reported net losses in 2014 of $197m, up near 300% from $68m a year earlier. The losses come as extremely well funded […]
Carolinas Spared Serious Damage From First Storm Of The Season
South Carolina dodged its first bullet of the summer storm season as tropical storm Ana made landfall in South Carolina early Sunday. The storm weakened as it came ashore just north of Myrtle Beach yet […]
Explosion, Fire Hit New York Nuclear Power Plant
Scary reports out of New York this morning show that America, just like Japan, could be vulnerable to a large scale nuclear disaster. New York’s Indian Point nuclear power plant was rocked by fire and […]