As expected Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has officially entered the jam packed Republican bid for U.S. President on Wednesday, making him the 13th Republican candidate to join the field. If he makes it past the […]
Month: June 2015
Despite No Tourists, North Korea Opens Brand New Airport
North Korea may not have tourism, or much food, water and electricity but they do have a brand new airport! In keeping with a mandate from dictator Kim Jong-un, the hermit kingdom opened a brand […]
Scientists Push For Men To Freeze Sperm At Age 18 In Order To Avoid Birth Defects
Experts in the UK are advising young men to save their sperm, saying that if frozen at 18 years of age and used later to conceive it would avoid the issues associated with being an […]
Poll Finds Most Of The World Has Favorable Opinion Of The United States
A recent poll of 40 countries shows that most of the world’s people have a positive view of the U.S. The Pew Research group performed the study, which said that many support the U.S. economy […]
Deadly Attack Sees 18 Killed In Remote Chinese Province
Clashes between different ethnic groups in China’s western Xinjiang region on Wednesday have left at least 18 people dead and many more injured, marking the latest incident in the battle between the indigenous people and […]
Invading Your Privacy Is Big Business: Facebook Now Worth More Than Wal-Mart
The market seems to love Facebook’s business of selling your private data to hungry advertisers. So much so, in fact, that the serial privacy invader has left retail giant Wal-Mart behind in the dust, with […]
Are Record Low Home Ownership Rates Crushing The American Dream?
A new Harvard University report on the US Housing market has painted a grim picture showing that the country’s housing recovery has slowed down dramatically and that home ownership rates, previously the hallmark of ‘the […]
Ohio Fears Serial Killer As Missing Women Keep Washing Ashore
In events much like an episode of Criminal Minds, the bodies of women in Chillicothe, Ohio have been appearing in creeks near the town, and law enforcement fears that this may be the work of […]
Supposedly Ethical Grocery Chain Whole Foods Caught Ripping Customers Off
Whole Foods stores in New York City have been ripping customers off by overstating weights of some products including packaged baked goods, dairy items and meats according to an investigation by the Department of Consumer […]
Highly Contagious Fish Virus Now Spreading Across Europe
While Canada struggles with an influx of goldfish, in Europe koi and carp, relatives of the goldfish, are under serious threat from a disease experts say is spreading rapidly. Carp Edema Virus, known commonly as […]
Canadian City Found To Have Huge Goldfish Population Thriving In Sewer System
While Florida struggles with pet pythons released into the wild, Canada is facing a similar problem: Goldfish flushed down toilets have not only been surviving, but positively thriving in the underground sewer systems of a […]
World Intellectual Property Organization Under UN Investigation For Corruption
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the massive body which overseas the global regime for patents, trademarks and domain names, is under investigation by the UN’s anti-corruption unit, the Office of Internal Oversight, according to […]
ISIS Launches Fresh Counter Offensive In Northern Syria After Recent Setbacks
Despite suffering some losses to coalition forces earlier in the week, ISIS maintained momentum after launching a fresh assault on the Syrian city of Kobani, in northern Syria, early Thursday. The militant group’s attacks were […]
Mystery Illness Strikes Alabama Daycare Centers
Hospitals in Montgomery, Alabama this week treated over 86 children with similar symptoms, raising fears of an outbreak. The children suffered from vomiting, nausea and other digestive issues according to the Department of Public Health. […]
Google Launches Ad Supported Streaming Service To Enter Crowded Online Radio Market
While Apple Music has been aggressively, perhaps illegally, trying to kill the concept of ad supported radio with its own streaming music service, Google has secretly been working on a streaming music service of its […]
Russian Propaganda Factory Faces Bad Press, Lawsuit Over Bad Working Conditions
Russia’s stealth propaganda division is facing some unwanted attention: A former employee is suing the internet blog commenting factory for labor violations. Lyudmila Savchuk is suing The Agency for Internet Studies–referred to as a “troll […]
SEC Chasing Sophisticated Insider Trading Hacking Group
A collection of hackers, known only as “FIN4,” are being investigated by the U.S. Secret Service under suspicion of hacking into corporate email accounts for confidential merger information, to be used for insider trading. The […]
Erectile Dysfunction Wonder Drugs Linked To Increased Skin Cancer Risk
A study indicates that erectile dysfunction wonder drugs may have long term health implications as a new study found the widely prescribed medications associated with an increased risk for skin cancer melanoma. The Journal of […]
Owner Of Miami Dolphins Purchases World’s Largest Motor Racing Series Formula One
The owner of the Miami Dolphins football team is collaborating with Qatar to purchase a controlling stake in the world’s largest motor racing series,Formula One. This deal is valued at up to $8 billion and […]
Landmark Court Decision Forces Netherlands To Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions 25 Percent
The Netherlands’ government has been ordered by a Dutch court to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 25% as of 2020 in a landmark decision. Environmentalists, praising the ruling, hope this will motivate other […]
Bottled Water Scare Across America As 14 Brands Founds To Be Contaminated
If you have any bottle water bearing the brand names below – do not drink ! They may contain E. coli bacteria. Acadia, Acme, Big Y, Best Yet, 7-Eleven, Niagara, Nature’s Place, Pricerite, Superchill, Morning […]
Retail Giants All Move To Ban Sale Of Confederate Flag Merchandise
Some of the USA’s largest retailers are backing calls from lawmakers and civil rights groups to remove the Confederate flag from the grounds of South Carolina State House, a week after the gunning down of […]
New Document Leaks Show Iran Gave Nuclear Materials To Murderous Sudan
According to documents released by transparency group WikiLeaks last week an embassy cable by Saudi diplomats in Khartoum says that Iran sent advanced nuclear equipment and centrifuges to Sudan in 2012. The document, marked “very secret,” […]
How A Pickle A Day May Help Your Calm Your Social Anxiety
If you’re feeling a bit nervous about going out socializing pickles and other fermented foods may help calm your nerves, according to new research. A study in Psychiatry Research’s August issue claims that fermented foods like […]
Study Finds Five Largest Internet Providers Are Illegally Slowing Your Traffic
A major study, released on Monday, confirms the need for the FCC and other federal agencies to monitor the behavior of powerful internet service providers as it found that the five major internet providers are […]
Beware Rich Celebs Crying Foul: Taylor Swift Wants Photographers’ Pictures For Free
Music Sensation Taylor Swift has been accused of hypocrisy in her battle with Apple over music streaming. Photographer Jason Sheldon said the singer does not “play fair” when it came to image rights and yet […]
Surge In Number Of Homeless Has Hawaiian Officials Puzzled
HILO, Hawaii — The exterior tropical paradise image of Hawaii Island has an ugly underbelly of a rapidly increasing homeless population. Yet state officials remain puzzled by the increase. State figures show that Hawaii Island’s […]
Obama Administration Has Decided To Outsource The War On ISIS To Syria
The Pentagon is once again outsourcing a war, this time not to U.S. defense contractors but to Syrian moderates, who are being lured to fight against Islamic State militants with American dollars from The Pentagon’s […]
ISIS Is Now Offering Sex Slaves As Prizes To Those Who Memorize The Koran
Muslim extremist terror group ISIS has sunk to another low by reportedly offering female prisoners as sex slave “prizes” to fighters who show they have mastered the Koran. According to the Middle East Media Research […]
Pentagon Quietly Building Cruise Missile Defense Network To Protect U.S. Cities
In moves reminiscent of the Cold War, The Pentagon has secretly been planning an extensive defense network to protect USA cities from attacks by Russian cruise missiles. The plan includes the purchase of radars that […]