Soldiers put at risk from bioterrorism vaccine -- About 200 service members have developed complications associated with the smallpox vaccination that were serious enough to require hospitalization or absence from work, according to Lt. Col. Patrick Garman of the Military Vaccine Agency. Problems included inflammations of the brain and parts of the heart.
America a weapons supermarket for terrorists, inquiry finds -- The US is a virtual supermarket for terrorists and foreign governments seeking high-end military technology, including components that can be used to build nuclear weapons and equip militants fighting US and British troops, the American government has found.
Bankruptcy filings 6,000 per day as unemployment increases -- Consumer and commercial bankruptcy filings are on pace to reach a stunning 1.5 million this year, according to a report from Automated Access to Court Electronic Records.
Comparative study of Morgellon's fibers with fibers found in US currency -- "My name is Jan Smith and I have had Morgellons Disease for 12 years. I have been studying this disease from a layman's perspective for just as long." Read More...
Recycled radioactive metals contaminate consumer products -- Thousands of everyday products and materials containing radioactive metals are surfacing across the United States and around the world.
Obama transportation appointees like speed cameras, tolls -- President Obama has also nominated Victor M. Mendez to be Administrator of Federal Highway Administration. Mendez, who awaits confirmation, was most recently the Director of the Arizona Department of Transportation where he coordinated state agencies and interest groups for the rollout of the state's freeway speed camera program.
GPS shoes for Alzheimer's patients -- A shoe-maker and a technology company are teaming up to develop footwear with a built-in GPS device that could help track down "wandering" seniors suffering from Alzheimer's Disease.
Some US states are reconsidering ban on raw milk sales -- As dairy farmers around the globe continue to raise concerns over the declining value of their products, unpasteurised milk is being touted as one solution to generate added value and profitability, albeit amongst staunch opposition from some manufacturers.
Loss of 2nd amendment closer than you think -- During the years in which the British government incrementally took away most gun rights, the notion that a citizen had the right to "armed self-defense" came to be seen as vigilantism.
US police could get pain beam weapons -- The research arm of the US Department of Justice is working on two portable non-lethal weapons that inflict pain from a distance using beams of laser light or microwaves, with the intention of putting them into the hands of police to subdue suspects.
Spokane valley residents push for disincorporation -- The push to disincorporate the Spokane Valley continues to grow the amount of attention as well as the amount of support its getting.
Global military spending sets new record -- Global military spending rose 4% in 2008 to a record $1,464bn (£914bn) - up 45% since 1999, according to the Stockholm-based peace institute Sipri.
Looming ahead: Orwells Big Brother -- 1949: Sixty years ago today, Nineteen Eighty-Four is published. It’s official: In the face of the monolithic state, the little guy has no chance at all. Read More...
Afghanistan's parliament calls for prosecution of criminal foreign troops -- "Afghanistan's parliament plans to pass an approval and send all related documents to the country's High Court as well as the international Hague tribunal," Khawaasi said.
Obama orders extermination of Amazon Indians for free trade pact By: Sorcha Faal -- Russian Military Analysts are reporting to Prime Minister Putin today that President Obama has authorized the United States Southern Military Command to “immediately assist” Peruvian President Alan Garcia’s plan to “virtually exterminate” Amazonian Indians who for the past month have been protesting US mandated laws in the newly signed US-Peru so called Free Trade Pact that would “open their region to oil and gas drilling, hydroelectric projects and biofuels farming”.
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Peru declares curfew after bloody clashes -- Peru has declared a curfew in its Amazon jungle after dozens died and hundreds were injured in bloody clashes between security forces and indigenous tribes protesting against oil and mining projects.
NASA acknowledges solar cycle , not man responsible for past warming -- Report indicates solar cycle has been impacting Earth since the Industrial Revolution.
Cold weather hampers crops -- Chilly temps delay yield, farmers say.
Flexible solar panels turn wasted roof space into energy source -- A transparent thin film barrier used to protect flat panel TVs from moisture could become the basis for flexible solar panels that would be installed on roofs like shingles.
