Study finds such protections do not cut cost of medical care Changing laws to make it more difficult to sue physicians for medical malpractice may not reduce the amount of “defensive medicine” practiced by physicians, according to a new RAND… Read More ›
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The Politics of Ebola
“As a campaign stunt, Jenkins entered the apartment of the Ebola victim without protective gear and later bragged at a press conference that we was wearing the same shirt he wore while in the apartment that had been exposed… Read More ›
Scottish independence: Video ‘proves vote was rigged,’ say Yes voters
EEV: Requires secondary confirmation Excerpt added from “The Guardian” in regards to the package offered to some of the Scottish in exchange for a no vote… ” James Gray, another Tory MP and former shadow Scottish secretary, has also joined the… Read More ›
Tens of Thousands Sign Petition to Reunite Alaska With Russia
Tens of Thousands Sign Petition to Reunite Alaska With Russia © Tony Campbell 18:43 25/03/2014 – MOSCOW, March 25 (RIA Novosti) – Over 22,000 people have signed a petition calling for the secession of Alaska from the United States to… Read More ›
Ethan Couch: Texas quadruple murderer – or a victim of ‘affluenza’?
Texan teen given parole after mowing down four people while drunk – but his family is so wealthy he believed his actions had no consequences Tim Walker Friday, 13 December 2013 A wealthy Texan teenager who mowed down and killed… Read More ›
Teenager who was paralyzed when his drunk driving friend killed four pedestrians is suing the driver’s ‘affluent’ ( Being Rich is a new Legal Defense ) family for $20m as doctors never expect him to recover
Ethan Couch, 16, faced 20 years behind bars for killing four people in a car crash but walked away with 10 years probation Tuesday Youth pastor Brian Jennings; mother and daughter Hollie and Shelby Boyles; and 24-year-old Breanna Mitchell all… Read More ›
‘Affluenza’ Springs Teen in Fatal DWI in Texas / “felt wealth bought privilege and that there was no rational link between behavior and consequences”
By DAVID LEE FORT WORTH (CN) – A Texas judge believed a teenager’s “affluenza” defense regarding the drunken driving deaths of four people and sentenced him to only probation, outraging the victims’ family. Judge Jean Boyd sentenced Ethan Couch, 16,… Read More ›
Boy, 7, born with rare cancer loses his insurance because of Obamacare…leaving his parents needing $50,000 to pay for life-saving chemotherapy
A Gainesville, Texas family is fighting for their cancer-stricken child’s life after he was removed from his insurance plan Ron and Krista Alford’s seven-year-old boy Hunter is in need of another round of chemotherapy costing $50,000 He has lost his… Read More ›
US House approves $5,000 fee for official drilling protests, less federal authority over fracking
November 24, 2013 09:25 The US House passed Wednesday two bills that would demand a $5,000 filing fee for any individual that wanted to hold an official protest of a drilling project, and that would give the feds less authority… Read More ›
Texan man jailed for keeping overdue library study guide
The 19 year-old had the text book out for over three years Kashmira Gander Friday, 1 November 2013 An American man was jailed for not returning a library book. Jory Enck, a 19-year-old from the southern state of Texas, was… Read More ›
Aircraft carrier sold for 1 cent
Wednesday, 23 October 2013 Here’s a penny for your thoughts: One red cent could’ve landed you the Navy’s first supercarrier, the decommissioned Forrestal. The U.S. Navy sold the 1,067-foot behemoth to a Texas company, All Star Metals, to be… Read More ›
Security at Washington Navy Yard was lax because of budget cuts, official report written weeks before shooting
Federal security assessment conducted over the past year pointed out that contractors were given too much access at the Navy Yards The report will be released in full within the next month but early excerpts were leaked today following shooting … Read More ›
Texas drops DUI charge against billionaire Wal-Mart heiress Alice Walton
Highway patrol officer who pulled her over in 2011 has been suspended and can’t testify Walton was arrested on her 62nd birthday in Texas Walton is worth an estimated $27 billion By Daily Mail Reporter UPDATED: 14:36 EST, 10 September… Read More ›
Possessed baby monitor shouts obscenities at Texas tot
‘Somewhat of a blessing’ the child is deaf, say parents By Iain Thomson Posted in Security, 14th August 2013 23:26 GMT A Texas father ripped out the baby video monitor he’d installed to watch over his two year-old daughter after… Read More ›
Just in Time for Mother’s Day
By CAMERON LANGFORD ShareThis GALVESTON, Texas (CN) – An 80-year-old woman sued one of her sons, saying he swiped her house from under her, claiming it as “compensation” for losing two vehicles to his siblings. Lydia Gracia sued Joseph… Read More ›
Naturally-occurring substance proves effective against deadly skin cancer in laboratory tests
Contact: Joseph Carey jcarey@txbiomed.org 210-258-9437 Texas Biomedical Research Institute For the first time, scientists have demonstrated the mechanism of action of gossypin, a naturally-occurring substance found in fruits and vegetables, as a treatment for melanoma, which causes the majority of… Read More ›
Fruit flies fed organic diets are healthier than flies fed nonorganic diets, study finds
Posted on March 25, 2013 by Margaret Allen Fruit flies raised on diets based on organic foods performed better on a variety of health tests, including fertility and longevity A new study looking at the potential health benefits of organic… Read More ›
Vial containing strain of potentially deadly virus missing from Texas laboratory
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 18:20 EST, 24 March 2013 | UPDATED: 18:20 EST, 24 March 2013 A small vial containing a potentially harmful strain of virus has gone missing from a Texas laboratory, it was revealed today. The… Read More ›
She’s being thrown out the home she’s lived in for 47 years because of $49 in property taxes — which she paid early
The Saddest Story You Ever Heard By DAVID LEE AUSTIN (CN) – An ill, elderly Texas woman claims in court that she’s being thrown out the home she’s lived in for 47 years because of $49 in… Read More ›
No FEMA Money for Storm Victims
By CAMERON LANGFORD HOUSTON (CN) – Owners of some hurricane-damaged homes in Galveston are not entitled to FEMA buyouts, as they have no constitutionally protected right to the money, a federal judge ruled. After Hurricane… Read More ›
Ex-soldier suspected of the murder of top US Navy sniper at gun range
Man charged with shooting top US Navy sniper at gun range Ex-soldier suspected of the murder of the Navy Seal, author of American Sniper, and another man Nikhil Kumar Sunday, 3 February 2013 A man has been charged with… Read More ›
‘Most lethal sniper in US history’: Chris Kyle shot dead on Texas gun range
Former Navy SEAL had a bounty put on his head by Iraqi insurgents, who dubbed him ‘The Devil of Ramadi’ James Legge Sunday, 3 February 2013 A famous American marksman and author was shot dead yesterday on a Texas rifle… Read More ›
Texan schoolgirl expelled for refusing to wear RFID tag
Wants to avoid ‘the mark of the beast’ By Iain Thomson in San Francisco • Posted in Security, 21st November 2012 21:06 GMT Free whitepaper – Gartner: Secure Web Gateway Malware Detection Techniques A plan by a San Antonio school… Read More ›
Ron Paul slams American government in his sprawling farewell speech [VIDEO]
Watch retiring Rep. Ron Paul’s 48-minute-long farewell address to Congress, in which he declares that the U.S. Constitution “failed” the American people. . . Published: Nov. 15, 2012 at 12:04 PM By KATE STANTON, UPI.com . Who says you have… Read More ›
Mother’s exposure to bisphenol A may increase children’s chances of asthma
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Jim Kelly jpkelly@utmb.edu 409-772-8791 University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Mouse experiments implicate common ingredient in plastic water bottles and food packaging GALVESTON, Texas — For years, scientists have warned of the possible… Read More ›
Judge Caught Whipping Teen Returns to Bench
By DAVID LEE AUSTIN (CN) – The Texas Supreme Court lifted its suspension of a state judge who was videotaped whipping his disabled teenage daughter with a belt. On Tuesday, the court approved an agreed motion filed by… Read More ›
UN accuses Texas, Iowa of violating international agreement over election observers
Thursday, 01 November 2012 The group hosting international election observers said Thursday that state officials in Iowa and Texas are needlessly blocking access to the decades-old process the United States already has agreed to, an official said Thursday…. Read More ›
Texas A.G. Threatens to Arrest European ( U.N. ) Election Observers
By DAVID LEE AUSTIN (CN) – The Texas attorney general warned the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe that its election observers could be arrested and criminally charged if they come within 100 feet of a polling place on… Read More ›
Easter Island compound extends lifespan of old mice: 28-38% longer given at middle age ( rapamycin )
Contact: Will Sansom sansom@uthscsa.edu 210-567-2579 University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, other centers reach same result: 28-38 percent longer life SAN ANTONIO, Texas, U.S.A. — The giant monoliths of Easter… Read More ›
Analysts: China Adapting New Fighter for Carrier Operations
Oct. 22, 2012 – 12:15PM | By WENDELL MINNICK | TAIPEI — Just one month after China’s first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, was commissioned, photographs are appearing on the Internet of the Shenyang J-15 Flying Shark fighter jet operating… Read More ›
Study: Moon water may come indirectly from the sun
By Agence France-Presse Sunday, October 14, 2012 16:39 EDT Topics: Moon water ♦ solar system ♦ water molecules Scientists on Sunday said they had found water molecules in samples of lunar soil, and their unusual signature points to the Sun… Read More ›
America’s top export in 2011 was . . . fuel?
Re-Posted for filing By Brad Plumer, Published: December 31, 2011 Fuel is now the top U.S. export. The Associated Press reports that America is on pace to ship out more gasoline, diesel and jet fuel than anything else in… Read More ›
Study: Exposure to herbicide may increase risk of rare disorder: atrazine / choanal atresia
Contact: Dana Benson benson@bcm.edu 713-798-4710 Baylor College of Medicine HOUSTON – (Sept. 28, 2012) – A common herbicide used in the United States may be linked to an increased risk of a congenital abnormality of the nasal cavity known as… Read More ›
First evidence that a common pollutant may reduce iodine levels in breast milk: perchlorate
2008 study posted for filing Environmental Science & Technology Researchers in Texas are reporting the first evidence from human studies that perchlorate, a common pollutant increasingly found in food and water, may interfere with an infant’s availability of… Read More ›
Texas will spray for West Nile virus despite fears of insecticide risks – (Effects on IQ appear to be similar to lead exposure)
* Some Notes on The Dislogic Syndrome 1. Destruction of Honey Bees during a food crisis 2. The Inhalation Risk to Children and Infants 3. The Comparitive Dangers of West Nile Virus Compared to Pesticide Poisoning 4. Duet is Highly… Read More ›
