Congressional deal set a time limit for a debt-ceiling extension, but didn’t cap it with a fixed dollar amount Obama’s three autumn demands – a new budget, a farm bill and comprehensive immigration reform – could take the U.S. into… Read More ›
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China openly tries to destablize U.S. bond market : Xinhua ” US Treasury bonds may no longer be safe investment.”
China welcomes US debt agreement, but Xinhua pours scorn on politicians But Xinhua commentary says the deal will only prolong the fuse of the ‘debt bomb’ and delay ‘bankruptcy’ of global confidence in America PUBLISHED : Thursday, 17 October, 2013,… Read More ›
Current Black Market Prices for People and Organs
EEV: This list helps brings the reality of human exploitation a little closer to home. These are generalized estimates, based on few sources. Click dollar figure to see original post and source information. Last update: October 9, 2013. TRANSPLANT PRICE… Read More ›
Live streamed videos of abuse and pay-per-view child rape among ‘disturbing’ cybercrime trends, Europol report reveals
Almost half of world’s websites dealing in commercial child sexual abuse material have their servers located in US Paul Gallagher Wednesday, 16 October 2013 Organised criminal networks are getting away with a “disturbing” and increasing trend of pay-per-view child rape… Read More ›
Boeing caught selling used parts to Pentagon as ‘new’
Wednesday, 16 October 2013 The Pentagon’s inspector general has found that Boeing repeatedly charged the United States military for “new” helicopter parts even as it installed used parts instead. Since 2008, Chicago-based Boeing, the military’s second-largest contractor, has overcharged… Read More ›
Middle class poverty, USA: Women forced to sell their own hair, breast milk and eggs to make ends meet as economic recovery fails to raise wages
The top Google results for ‘I want to sell my…’ have been ‘kidney,’ ‘eggs’ and ‘hair’ since 2011 Websites have sprung up that allow women to post their hair and breast milk for sale online Long locks of hair can… Read More ›
US authorities accused of intimidating associates of Chechen killed by FBI
Girlfriend of man killed during questioning about his relationship with Boston Marathon suspect deported after weeks of detention Shaun Walkerin Moscow and Richard Luscombein Miami theguardian.com, Tuesday 15 October 2013 13.33 EDT Abdul-Baki Todashev holds a photo he claims is… Read More ›
‘The Chinese model is living on borrowed time’
Watch what China does with US debt, not what it says By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard Economics Last updated: October 15th, 2013 So much for the hot rhetoric from Beijing questioning the creditworthiness of US debt and consigning the US dollar… Read More ›
Security of the Nation’s Power Grid Threatened by Theft, Company Says
By PHILIP A. JANQUART BOISE, Idaho (CN) – An energy company employee used sensitive information to develop a competing product that could jeopardize the security of the nation’s power grid, Battelle Energy Alliance claims in court. Battelle sued… Read More ›
UN’s naked male sculpture hidden ahead of Iran talks
AFP Monday, Oct 14, 2013 GENEVA – A relief carving of a naked man at the UN’s Geneva headquarters was covered up on Monday, apparently to spare the blushes of Iranian diplomats ahead of fresh talks on the country’s nuclear… Read More ›
Kerry fails to secure deal on US ‘troop immunity’ in Afghanistan
Published time: October 13, 2013 07:51 US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) gives a press conference on October 12, 2013 with Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the presidential palace in Kabul.(AFP Photo / Massoud Hossaini) Talks between… Read More ›
Chinese state media: Xinhua says ‘new world order should be put in place’ where all nations can have interests respected on equal footing
Chinese state media calls for ‘de-Americanised’ world after US shutdown Xinhua says ‘new world order should be put in place’ where all nations can have interests respected on equal footing Sunday, 13 October, 2013, 1:59pm Agence France-Presse in… Read More ›
US to become worlds top oil producer in 2014, break ‘commodity curse’ stereotype
Published time: October 11, 2013 14:11 AFP Photo / Robyn Beck The IEA says the US will overtake Russia as the biggest oil producer next year, citing the ‘shale revolution’ that has reshaped the global energy market. Some experts believe… Read More ›
Threatwatch: Disease may run amok while the CDC sleeps
22:41 10 October 2013 by Debora MacKenzie For similar stories, visit the Epidemics and Pandemics and US national issues Topic Guides Threatwatch is your early warning system for global dangers, from nuclear peril to deadly viral outbreaks. Debora MacKenzie… Read More ›
The perks of US education standards: ‘’Who is Fidel Castro?’ – ‘A singer?’ “About 95% failed to name the winners and the losers in WWII”
EEV: Needs second source confirmation The perks of US education standards: ‘’Who is Fidel Castro?’ – ‘A singer?’ After graduating from American high schools, many children of wealthy Tajik, Kyrgyz and Uzbek families have failed entrance exams at universities in… Read More ›
“Merck and Schering-Plough must pay $688 million for lying to shareholders about the benefits of cholesterol drug Vytorin over its cheaper, generic version”
$688 Million Settlement Approved in Merck Case By ROSE BOUBOUSHIAN (CN) – Merck and Schering-Plough must pay $688 million for lying to shareholders about the benefits of cholesterol drug Vytorin over its cheaper, generic version, a federal judge ruled. The… Read More ›
40 years of CDC nutrition research fatally flawed
Contact: Jeff Stensland stenslan@mailbox.sc.edu 803-777-3686 University of South Carolina 40 years of federal nutrition research fatally flawed University of South Carolina study shows flaws in NHANES data Four decades of nutrition research funded by the Centers for Disease Control and… Read More ›
Terrorists may be doing ‘dry-runs’ to prepare for next 9/11 attack – memo
11 сентября 9/11 атака взрыв An internal memo obtained by WTSP-TV reportedly details an incident which some pilots believe may have been a “dry-run” for terrorists plotting another 9/11-style attack. Delta Airlines pilot Wolf Koch told the… Read More ›
Russians’ attitudes to US, EU worsened since 1997
© Photo “The Voice of Russia” Russians’ attitudes to the United States and European Union have dramatically worsened since 1997, according to a new survey. The poll results, released by the independent Levada Center pollster on Friday,… Read More ›
Living Ohio man Donald Miller ruled ‘legally dead’
A US man declared dead after he disappeared nearly three decades ago cannot now be declared officially alive, though he has returned home and is in good health, a judge has ruled. Donald Miller of Ohio left… Read More ›
Krokodil the flesh-eating drug spreads to Chicago suburbs with three cases in a week
Krokodil, which is considered more addictive that heroin, originated in Russia Rob Williams Thursday, 10 October 2013 Use of a a flesh-eating heroin substitute that rots the skin of addicts has now spread to a Chicago suburb, according to local… Read More ›
INSIGHT-Big Pharma braces for retirement of favorite regulator
Source: Reuters – Thu, 10 Oct 2013 04:59 AM Author: Reuters By Toni Clarke WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (Reuters) – The retirement of Dr. Janet Woodcock as head of the Food and Drug Administration’s pharmaceutical division is at least a… Read More ›
Gap between rich and poor in Russia among the world’s biggest
Published time: October 09, 2013 16:00 RIA Novosti / Alexey Kudenko Wealth inequality in Russia is one of the highest in the world. A report by Credit Suisse says 35% of Russian household wealth controlled by just 110 billionaires…. Read More ›
Drug companies paid big bucks to attend FDA painkiller meetings
Article by: Peter Whoriskey Washington Post October 6, 2013 – 11:15 PM WASHINGTON – A scientific panel that shaped the federal government’s policy for testing the safety and effectiveness of painkillers was funded by major pharmaceutical companies that paid… Read More ›
Taiwan military says China able to invade by 2020
Tuesday, 08 October, 2013, 3:44pm Agence France-Presse in Taipei The Taiwanese military has said that China will be able to take Taiwan by force before the end of 2020. Photo: Reuters China’s arms buildup over the last two decades… Read More ›
Carter: American ‘Middle Class’ lives in Poverty
Tuesday, 08 October 2013 Former US President Jimmy Carter said Monday that the income gap in the United States has increased to the point where members of the middle class resemble the Americans who lived in poverty when… Read More ›
U.S. Women Are Dying Younger Than Their Mothers, and No One Knows Why
While advancements in medicine and technology have prolonged life expectancy and decreased premature deaths overall, women in parts of the country have been left behind. Grace WylerOct 7 2013, 9:10 AM ET (jessiejacobson/flickr) The Affordable Care Act took a major… Read More ›
North Korean army placed on high alert
USS George Washington Photo: EPA The North Korean army is placed on alert to be ready to begin combat actions at any time in response to the US-South Korean manoeuvres that begin in the Sea of Japan on Tuesday, North… Read More ›
North Korea puts army on high alert, warns U.S. of “horrible disaster”
Source: Reuters – Mon, 7 Oct 2013 11:41 PM Author: Reuters SEOUL, Oct 8 (Reuters) – North Korea said on Tuesday its military would be put on high alert and be ready to launch operations, stepping up tension after… Read More ›
Get richer, die younger: study
08 Oct 2013 Paris (AFP) We all live longer when times are good, right? Not so, according to a new study which says that in developed countries, the elderly have a higher mortality rate when the economy goes into higher… Read More ›
China warns U.S., Japan, Australia not to gang up in sea disputes
Politics Oct. 07, 2013 – 02:05PM JST SHANGHAI — China said on Monday the United States, Australia and Japan should not use their alliance as an excuse to intervene in territorial disputes in the East China Sea and South China… Read More ›
Hilarious: US Govt to close access to Ocean – to make life difficult for Americans
Saturday, 05 October 2013 Just before the weekend, the US National Park Service informed charter boat captains in Florida that the Florida Bay was “closed” due to the shutdown. Until government funding is restored, the fishing boats are prohibited… Read More ›
As U.S. shutdown drags on, House votes to pay idled workers ( Huge Paid Vacation )
EEV: So, if they get Full pay, then why are they not working? Source: Reuters – Sat, 5 Oct 2013 03:45 PM Author: Reuters By Thomas Ferraro and Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON, Oct 5 (Reuters) – Democrats and Republicans in the… Read More ›
Obamacare activists STRIP to their underwear in taxpayer-funded, PETA-style stunt to persuade young Coloradoans to ‘get covered’
By David Martosko, U.s. Political Editor PUBLISHED: 15:53 EST, 3 October 2013 | UPDATED: 16:25 EST, 3 October 2013 Obamacare organizers in Colorado are taking Obamacare promotion to a new low – at least in terms of their dress … Read More ›
US indicts 13 suspected members of Anonymous hacking collective
Indictment filed in US district court in Virginia charges that members attacked government and credit card websites Reuters in Washington theguardian.com, Thursday 3 October 2013 17.15 EDT The loose-knit international group known as Anonymous has been in frequent battle with… Read More ›
The Island of Doctor Moreau: What kind of monsters does US raise in Republic of Georgia
Photo: EPA The presence in Georgia of a US military bio-laboratory remains an obstacle to the development of economic ties with Russia. This came as a statement by head of Rospotrebnadzor Gennady Onishchenko. In his opinion, the US military structures… Read More ›
As More Americans Have Surgeries Overseas, US Companies Consider ‘Medical Tourism’ a Health Care Option
Sept. 30, 2013 By BYRON PITTS and NIKKI BATTISTE US Companies Look to ‘Medical Tourism’ to Cut Costs Joy Guion was boarding a plane for the first time to fly from her native North Carolina to Costa… Read More ›
It’s ILLEGAL for federal employees on furlough to check their work email during the government shutdown
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 16:04 EST, 1 October 2013 | UPDATED: 16:37 EST, 1 October 2013 Federal employees who have been furloughed could lose their jobs if they check their work email during the government shutdown. The prohibition… Read More ›
Swiss War Drill simulates invasion by Bankrupt French
Monday, 30 September 2013 Hordes of bankrupt French invade Switzerland to get their hands on their “stolen” money — such is the imaginary scenario cooked up by the Swiss military in simulations revealed over the weekend. Carried out in… Read More ›
Navy Vice Admiral Timothy Giardina is accused of using counterfeit poker chips at an Iowa casino
American nuclear chief investigated over casino cheating Tim Walker Sunday, 29 September 2013 Apparently, the US military would prefer the officers in charge of its nukes not be the gambling sort. Over the weekend it emerged that Navy Vice… Read More ›
Hacking firm hints at cybercrime’s professional elite ( Cyber-Mercenaries Hidden Lynx )
27 September 2013 by Hal Hodson Magazine issue 2936. Subscribe and save For similar stories, visit the Computer crime Topic Guide A new report has outed a shadowy organisation called Hidden Lynx – a 100-strong group of expert hackers who… Read More ›
Glenn Greenwald working on new NSA revelations ( May release info on Washington’s assassination program )
Sunday Sep 29, 2013 | The Associated Press Journalist Greenwald, other top investigative reporter, team up for project on NSA RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Two American journalists known for their investigations of the U.S. government say they’ve teamed up… Read More ›
Millions in advanced US weaponry stolen by Libyan jihadis
Posted By Brendan Bordelon On 12:49 PM 09/27/2013 In Daily Caller News Foundation Libyan militants allied with terrorist groups stole millions of dollars in high-grade American military equipment, including armored Humvees and advanced night-vision goggles, during raids on a U.S…. Read More ›
Seymour Hersh on Obama, NSA and the ‘pathetic’ American media
Pulitzer Prize winner explains how to fix journalism, saying press should ‘fire 90% of editors and promote ones you can’t control’ Seymour Hersh exposed the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam war, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize…. Read More ›
Cyprus: arrest warrant issued for former Central Bank head
27 September, 14:39 (ANSAmed) – NICOSIA, SEPTEMBER 27 – An arrest warrant has been issued against a former Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus who failed to show up at a court hearing this morning, ad Famagusta Gazette online… Read More ›
Hormone disruptors are regenerating themselves in darkness / casting doubt on environmental risk assessments
Hormone disruptors rise from the dead Broken-down pollutants reform in the dark, casting doubt on environmental risk assessments. Mark Peplow 26 September 2013 The vast amounts of steroids that are fed to cattle in some countries end up in farm… Read More ›
American women’s wages won’t be equal to those of American men for another 45 years, says a recent study
Women earned 77 cents for every dollar men earned last year Most full-time employed women will be retired by the time wages are equal between women and men Stagnant wages may have to do with poor family and medical leave… Read More ›
Three American psychos join Islamic attack on Nairobi mall – VIDEO
EEV: Waiting 2nd Confirmation from another Independent source By Grae Stafford 5:19 PM 09/22/2013 According to CNN: “Three of the alleged attackers are from the United States, two are from Somalia and there is one each from Canada, Finland, Kenya… Read More ›
Three of alleged attackers at Nairobi mall are US citizens
EEV: Requesting 2nd Confirmation Photo: EPA Three of suspected attackers at Nairobi massacre are from US, reports CNN citing sources within terror group Al-Shabaab. 0There are 10 to 15 gunmen involved, official reports say. 0Sources within Al-Shabaab told CNN… Read More ›
Wealthy Chinese seek U.S. surrogates for 2nd child, green card
Source: Reuters – Sun, 22 Sep 2013 09:03 PM Author: Reuters By Alexandra Harney Sept 23 (Reuters) – Wealthy Chinese are hiring American women to serve as surrogates for their children, creating a small but growing business in $120,000… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 