Photo EPA/ITAR-TASS MOSCOW, August 22 (Itar-Tass) – Foreign mercenaries fighting in Syria are trying to intimidate the Alawites and Kurds, committing mass murders, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich stated on Thursday. He cited the situation in Aleppo’s Karm al-Jabal … Read More ›
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India urged not to hang suspected bombing mastermind
Source: Reuters – Thu, 22 Aug 2013 03:52 PM Author: Reuters GENEVA, Aug 22 (Reuters) – India must not go ahead with the imminent execution of a professor convicted of charges related to bombing the All Indian Youth Congress… Read More ›
Gibraltar chief says no chance of sovereignty talks with Spain / “a snowball’s chance in hell”
The Chief Minister of Gibraltar has said there is not “a snowball’s chance in hell” that Britain would grant Spain talks over the Rock’s sovereignty. By Fiona Govan, Gibraltar 11:51AM BST 22 Aug 2013 A day after Spain’s foreign minister… Read More ›
Leaking tank at Fukushima plant has no water gauge
NHK — Aug 22 The operator of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant says it may have failed to find a leak of radioactive wastewater from a tank because it lacks a water gauge. Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO,… Read More ›
Feds are building a detective squad to target consumers and companies that don’t follow Obamacare’s rules
Post-Obamacare law hiring at the Department of Health and Human Services included 86 ‘criminal investigators,’ but just two ‘consumer safety’ officers On the day President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law in 2010, HHS received authority to make… Read More ›
Ingredient in Turmeric Spice When Combined With Anti-Nausea Drug Kills Cancer Cells
Aug. 20, 2013 — In a laboratory, preclinical study recently published by the journal Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center researchers combined structural features from anti-nausea drug thalidomide with common kitchen spice turmeric to create hybrid… Read More ›
Counting calories is ‘virtually meaningless’ because we all digest food differently
170 calories labelled on a serving of almonds can be closer to 129 calories However, calories in processed foods can often exceed the labelling This is because people digest differently due to the type bacteria in their gut Instead of… Read More ›
Public Defenders’ Rates Slashed by $15 an Hour
By MATT REYNOLDS (CN) – Sequestration has forced a $15 fee reduction for court-appointed defense lawyers for the first time since the Criminal Justice Act was passed in 1964, the U.S. judiciary said. As chairman of the U.S…. Read More ›
Cancer-causing arsenic retained in chicken meat – FDA
Photo: EPA After a year of dismissing the issue the FDA finally admitted that chicken meat sold in the United States does contain doses of arsenic – a highly poisonous cancer-causing chemical lethal in high does. Arsenic is reported to… Read More ›
Egypt: Mubarak to be released in the next 48 hours / Former president will get his military rank back, says lawyer
19 August, 19:18 (ANSAmed) – CAIRO – Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak will be released from detention within the next 48 hours. The announcement was made by one of his lawyers, Fareed El-Deeb, confirming that the prosecution has acquitted him… Read More ›
Britain forced Guardian to destroy copy of Snowden material
Source: Reuters – Mon, 19 Aug 2013 10:28 PM Author: Reuters By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) – The editor of the Guardian, a major outlet for revelations based on leaks from former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward… Read More ›
Egypt’s Mubarak cleared in case, held on remaining charge
Photo: EPA Egypt’s former president Hosni Mubarak has been granted conditional release in one of the cases against him, but will remain in custody on charges in an additional case, judicial sources said Monday. 0His lawyer said he would appeal… Read More ›
Chileans take to Streets as Monsanto bribes Govt.
Sunday, 18 August 2013 After bribing its way through US Congress, Monsanto has had similar success in Chile. Thousands of Chileans have rallied against a bill dubbed the “Monsanto law” that would let multinationals patent GMO seeds. Activists say it… Read More ›
Gibraltar police ‘push out’ Spanish fishing boats during reef protest
Spanish fishermen stage Gibraltar artificial reef protest Spanish fishermen sailed into Gibraltar’s waters to stage a protest over an artificial reef that prevents them from fishing, the latest move in an escalating diplomatic row over the territory. By Fiona Govan,… Read More ›
General was called ‘Poppa Panda Sexy’ pants by junior officer he was having an affair with, court hears as he faces jail for sex assault
Affair lasted for three years between the general and a Captain who was 17-years younger Relationship occurred across continents and war zones as the pair encountered one another Captain flew into a jealous rage and began emailing other officers Sinclair… Read More ›
Was Princess Diana MURDERED by British soldier? Metropolitan Police ‘assessing credibility’ of new claim made in court martial of SAS sniper Danny Nightingale
Police ‘scoping information’ and ‘assessing its relevance and credibility’ The force has said it ‘is not a re-investigation’ into their deaths Diana, Dodi Al Fayed and chauffeur Henri Paul died in Paris crash in 1997 Inquest concluded in 2008 when… Read More ›
Sharia law is now legal in Oklahoma
Oklahoma’s Shariah Law Ban Is Unconstitutional & Gone for Good By ANNIE YOUDERIAN (CN) – Oklahoma’s attempt to “specifically target and outlaw Shariah,” or Islamic law, is unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled Thursday. Chief U.S. District Judge… Read More ›
U.S. Gov’t Officals use 8 year old child as an Intel Agent
EEV: Initially I thought the story was a joke, unfortunately I was wrong.
Celery, artichokes contain flavonoids that kill human pancreatic cancer cells
Contact: Phyllis Picklesimer p-pickle@illinois.edu 217-244-2827 University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences URBANA, Ill. – Celery, artichokes, and herbs, especially Mexican oregano, all contain apigenin and luteolin, flavonoids that kill human pancreatic cancer cells in the lab… Read More ›
Obesity kills more Americans than previously thought
Contact: Timothy S. Paul tp2111@columbia.edu 212-305-2676 Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health 1 in 5 Americans, Black and White, die from obesity — nearly 3 times previous estimates Obesity is a lot more deadly than previously thought. Across recent… Read More ›
6 months of fish oil reverses liver disease in children with intestinal failure, study shows
Contact: Amy Albin aalbin@mednet.ucla.edu 310-794-8672 University of California – Los Angeles Health Sciences Children who suffer from intestinal failure, most often caused by a shortened or dysfunctional bowel, are unable to consume food orally. Instead, a nutritional cocktail of sugar,… Read More ›
Sugar is toxic to mice in ‘safe’ doses
Contact: Annalisa Purser annalisa.purser@utah.edu 801-581-7295 University of Utah New test hints 3 sodas daily hurt lifespan, reproduction SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 13, 2013 – When mice ate a diet of 25 percent extra sugar – the mouse equivalent of a… Read More ›
There’s life after radiation for brain cells
Contact: Stephanie Desmon sdesmon1@jhmi.edu 410-955-8665 Johns Hopkins Medicine Johns Hopkins researchers suggest neural stem cells may regenerate after anti-cancer treatment Scientists have long believed that healthy brain cells, once damaged by radiation designed to kill brain tumors, cannot regenerate. But… Read More ›
Mingo County judge Conspired with the local Director of Homeland Security to frame his Ex-Mistresses Husband for Drugs, Larceny and Assault
Mingo County judge arrested on federal charge by Kate White Mingo County Circuit Judge Michael Thornsbury was arrested Thursday after federal authorities allege he targeted his ex-lover’s husband, using his position on the bench to manipulate criminal charges against… Read More ›
Corrupt Utah police “ate pizza and played video games” for eight hours in couple’s home, while mocking their children and handcuffing the parents …..
Dirty Cops Raised Hell, Family Says By JONNY BONNER ShareThis SALT LAKE CITY (CN) – Corrupt Utah police “ate pizza and played video games” for eight hours in couple’s home, while mocking their children and handcuffing the parents to keep… Read More ›
Muslim Brotherhood Supporters Burning Coptic Christian Churches in Egypt
h1 Leah Barkoukis | Aug 15, 2013 As the violence in Egypt intensifies, Coptic Christian churches have also been the target of attacks by Muslim Brotherhood supporters. In the past two days alone, there were nearly 40 incidents: Egypt’s MENA… Read More ›
Journalist Michael Hastings was working on story about CIA Chief John Brennan at the time of his mysterious death / The day he was killed, He sent an email to his editors alerting them that the federal government was investigating him
Brennan has has been described in secret emails from the President of CIA contractor Stratfor as being on a ‘witch hunt’ of investigative journalists. The day he was killed, Hastings sent an email to his editors alerting them that the… Read More ›
Christian family home after ill-fated Pacific voyage to escape US tyranny
EEV: Hmmm, Never seen a headline from a major paper quite like this. I am strongly patriotic, and do have issues posting this. Couple rescued after setting off for Kiribati in a small boat with two young children to flee ‘state control’… Read More ›
Lies, damn lies, and China’s economic statistics
15 Aug 2013 BEIJING (AFP) China has soared almost to the top of the world’s economic league tables, but whether the official data underpinning its status can be trusted is a constant headache, analysts say. Simmering unease regarding China’s economic… Read More ›
The Hidden Threat That Could Prevent Polio’s Global Eradication – Vaccinated Children that Become “chronic excreters”
Polio could soon be wiped out—but only if scientists can track down the last carriers By Helen Branswell Image: GETTY IMAGES Global eradication of polio has been the ultimate game of Whack-a-Mole for the past decade; when it… Read More ›
Foreign interests in Egypt: ‘UK, US, and Qatar might be behind the violent clashes’ – expert ( Lehmann International Services )
Photo: EPA Dozens of people are reported to have been killed in Egypt, as security forces moved in on Wednesday morning to clear two protest camps in Cairo. Christof Lehmann, Consultant in politics at Lehmann International Services from Denmark,… Read More ›
City council candidate ‘too attractive’ for Iranian politics
Nina Siahkali Moradi, 27, was barred from taking up her seat in Qazvin by the conservative electoral review board Adam Withnall Wednesday, 14 August 2013 An electoral candidate who won a place on a city council in Iran has reportedly… Read More ›
Patient Calls Medical Kickbacks Civil Battery
By TIM HULL TUCSON (CN) – A patient filed a civil battery lawsuit against an Arizona neurosurgeon, claiming the doctor implanted devices in him without revealing that he was on the take from a company that paid… Read More ›
Secret Service releases first 100 pages of Aaron Swartz investigation
Published time: August 14, 2013 00:29 Aaron Swartz (Photo by Phillip Stearns) Freshly unveiled documents indicate that the US Secret Service was involved in the investigation into Aaron Swartz, the Internet activist who was awaiting trial on hacking… Read More ›
It all started with a bang, but the universe may not be expanding after all
Theoretical physicist Christof Wetterich publishes paper ‘a Universe without expansion’ Heather Saul Tuesday, 13 August 2013 A theoretical physicist looks set to disrupt textbook concepts of cosmology, after producing a paper outlining his theory that the universe is not expanding… Read More ›
Putin’s Weapon in the War of Images : Russia Today the anti-CNN
By Benjamin Bidder Russian President Vladimir Putin has created an anti-CNN for Western audiences with the international satellite news network Russia Today. With its recipe of smart propaganda, sex appeal and unlimited cash, it is outperforming its peers worldwide. The… Read More ›
What’s China got against the US Constitution?
In prominent articles, China’s Communist mouthpiece assails American democracy. Tourists in Tiananmen square in Beijing, June 4, 2013. (Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images) Advertisement HONG KONG — What’s China got against the US Constitution? This week, in three front-page commentaries published… Read More ›
California lawmakers urge pension funds to halt Russia investments / $1.4 Billion is invested in Russia
Source: Reuters – Tue, 13 Aug 2013 02:52 AMAuthor: Reuters By Sharon Bernstein Aug 12 (Reuters) – Top Democrats in the California Senate on Monday asked the state’s multibillion-dollar public employee pension funds to refrain from making future investments in… Read More ›
Gibraltar tensions soar : London Mayor Boris Johnson implies War
Gibraltar tensions soar as UK threatens legal action over border checks and HMS Illustrious sets sail for Med Downing Street said it was considering the ‘unprecedented step’ against Spain Nigel Morris Monday, 12 August 2013 The Government today threatened legal… Read More ›
Unhealthy lifestyles will see British children die before their parents
Research from British Heart Foundation warns of health problems affecting a generation, from lack of exercise to dietary issues Adam Withnall Monday, 12 August 2013 The unhealthy lifestyles of today’s children could see them die younger than their parents because… Read More ›
Cyberspy Network
EEV: I can only specualte why Guccifer’s PDF, as well as other major sources of Intel Compromise are so openly exposed. I am counting on this data being obsolete, or ineffective as the whole world has it by now. Why they would release the… Read More ›
Gibraltar: Spain considers joint diplomatic offensive with Argentina over Falkland Islands
Spain is considering forging an anti-British alliance with Argentina, adopting its strategy over the Falklands Islands, as the diplomatic row over Gibraltar intensifies. Drivers wait in line along the road of the Gibraltar International airport to enter to Spain at… Read More ›
Pak carries out ‘biggest ceasefire violation’, says Indian army ” “Our restraint should not be taken for granted”
S Venkat Narayan The Island Publication Date : 11-08-2013 Pakistan violates ceasefire with 7,000 rounds of heavy ammunition and mortar shells fired along the Indian border Even as there is heightened tension on the India-Pakistan border over the killing… Read More ›
Popular China bloggers should ‘promote virtues’
Published: 11 Aug 2013 at 12.49 Online news: Computer Chinese Internet celebrities have been told to “promote virtues” by a leading official, state media said Sunday, after a singer sparked a free speech debate by venting about bombing government offices…. Read More ›
Mexico releases drug lord behind 1985 DEA agent killing
Source: Reuters – Sat, 10 Aug 2013 01:49 AM Author: Reuters By Anahi Rama MEXICO CITY, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Notorious Mexican drug kingpin Rafael Caro Quintero, convicted of ordering the torture and murder of a U.S. anti-drugs agent in… Read More ›
Militant Filipino farmers destroy Golden Rice GM crop
17:17 09 August 2013 by Michael Slezak For similar stories, visit the GM Organisms Topic Guide Genetically modified foods have an image problem all over the world. Field trials of GM wheat were targeted last year in the UK,… Read More ›
Spain vows to defend its Gibraltar interests while British fleet sails in (coincidentally, of course)
Mariano Rajoy says Britain should act with ‘common sense and good judgement’ Oliver Wright, Adam Withnall Friday, 9 August 2013 Spain will take “all legal measures” to protect its interests in its row with Gibraltar, its Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy… Read More ›
Cellphone use may not cause more car crashes / Cellphone legislation did not result in less
Contact: Shilo Rea shilo@cmu.edu 412-268-6094 Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon research shows cellphone use may not cause more car crashes PITTSBURGH—For almost 20 years, it has been a wide-held belief that talking on a cellphone while driving is dangerous and… Read More ›
Diets of Pregnant Women Contain Harmful, Hidden Toxins ( like Tap Water )
UC Riverside study suggests that prenatal health care professionals do more to advise patients to avoid tap water, certain types of fish, caffeine, and canned goods that may put developing babies at risk By Bettye Miller on August 6, 2013… Read More ›
Illinois scientists put cancer-fighting power back into frozen broccoli ( Frozen Broccoli can’t form cancer-fighting phytochemicals)
Contact: Phyllis Picklesimer p-pickle@illinois.edu 217-244-2827 University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences URBANA, Ill. – There was bad news, then good news from University of Illinois broccoli researchers this month. In the first study, they learned that… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 