Hot on the heels of recent revelations that the U.S. Government has been spying on members of several foreign governments and organizations, comes allegations the British Government has spied on various rights groups including the […]
Day: July 2, 2015
Polls Show Confederate Flag Opinion Has Not Actually Changed Much In 15 Years
Although by reading media reports one would think the issue of the confederate flag is a major debate nationally with most people now in favor of its removal, that is far from the case according […]
Amnesty International Finds Saudi Led Airstrikes Were Aimed At Civilians
Saudi Arabia continues to come under fire for human rights abuses, as a new report by human rights advocate Amnesty International has claimed airstrikes in Yemen by Saudi Arabian lead coalition forces showed a pattern […]
Saudi Arabia Sentences Tourist To 1000 Lashes And Eight Years In Prison For Criticizing Government
The Saudi Arabian court system sent out another strong message today that it would not tolerate freedom of speech or the media by sentencing Pakistani analyst and commentator Zaid Hamid to 1000 lashes and eight […]
Scientists Push For Change As Five Companies Now Control Virtually All Published Science
What the world learns through published textbooks and journals is controlled by just five companies according to a report published by the Public Library of Science (PLos), a nonprofit organization committed to ensuring scientific and […]
Dubai Creating World’s First Fully Functional 3D Printed Office Building
3D printing continues to revolutionize manufacturing and it isn’t just little things like hearing aides, which took under 500 days for the entire industry to switch to 3D, that are using the new manufacturing technique. […]
Moscow Calls New U.S. Military Plan “Confrontational” As Relationship Continues To Sour
Already strained relationships between Russia and the USA dived further today with the Kremlin accusing the US of being confrontational. The statement was a direct reference to a new military strategy announced last week by […]
Latest Survey Finds One In Three Americans Are Gun Owners
One in every three American adults owns a gun with Alaska having the highest rate of gun ownership at 62 percent, according to a study from New York’s Columbia University. Study researchers said firearm ownership […]
Cuban Doctors Eliminate Mother to Baby HIV Transmission
Cuba has become the first nation on earth to eliminate HIV and syphilis transmission from mother to baby according to Margaret Chan, Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO). She said this was a […]
Wikipedia Fighting European Push To Ban The Free Use Of Photos Of Public Spaces
Under European copyright law a well constructed exception allows people to create and make use of photographs of public places with very little restriction. The ‘Freedom of Panorama’ provision allows organizations, such as Wikipedia, to […]
New Study Finds Alzheimer’s Cure May Not be Far Off Thanks To Already Approved Drugs
The search time for a cure for Alzheimer’s disease may have been reduced significantly following findings that two drugs already licensed and in use have been shown to stop brain degeneration in mice. Attendees at […]
Tennessee Latest To See Train Related Chemical Spill As Nearly 5,000 Evacuated Overnight
The latest incident involving a derailed train car carrying toxic chemicals happened early Thursday, after the train burst into flames and released toxic fumes that forced the evacuation of 5,000 people in a rural Tennessee […]
Fresh Calls For Action On Sugary Drinks After Study Links Them To Deaths
Sugary drinks may be linked to the deaths of 184,000 adults according to a Tufts University study, providing yet more ammunition for states and cities looking to ban the beverages. Study co-author Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, […]