Swine flu cruise ship Aruba-bound -- Operators of a Spanish cruise ship hit by an outbreak of swine flu say the vessel is heading to Aruba, where passengers should be able to disembark.
Auditors: FEMA's contract files a mess -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s contracting files are in disarray and most of the files reviewed are missing key information, according to a new audit released today by Homeland Security Department Inspector General Richard Skinner.
9200 uncounted vials found at Army biodefense lab -- Officials of an Army biodefense lab in Frederick say an inventory of deadly germs and toxins found more than 9,200 vials of material that had been unaccounted for in laboratory records.
VA officials grilled over botched colonoscopies -- Lawmakers sharply criticized the Veterans Affairs Department on Tuesday about why a national scare over botched colonoscopies earlier this year didn't prompt stronger safeguards at the agency's medical centers.
GPS satellite glitches fuel concerns -- Technical problems are degrading the accuracy of signals from the last GPS satellite launched by the Pentagon, sparking concerns among U.S. military and aerospace industry officials that the next generation of the widely used satellites could face similar troubles.
S845 would allow truckers to protect themselves -- On Friday, June 12, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association sent a letter of support to a lawmaker who has introduced a bill in the U.S. Senate that would allow drivers to protect themselves while out on the road. The bill – S845 – “The Respecting States Rights and Concealed Reciprocity Act of 2009” was introduced by Sen. John Thune, R-SD, and has 22 co-sponsors.
Texas police chief fired for questioning red light cameras -- Questioning the wisdom of photo enforcement can be fatal to the career of a top law enforcement official. Former Texas police Chief Michael Clancey found this out the hard way when he dared to suggest that the College Station City Council should not use red light cameras as a budgetary tool. Clancey filed a lawsuit in federal court last month demanding punitive damages and back wages from the city which, he claimed, violated his First Amendment rights.
Federal Reserve to GAIN power under plan -- The Federal Reserve, already arguably the most powerful agency in the U.S. government, will get sweeping new authority to regulate any company whose failure could endanger the U.S. economy and markets under the Obama administration’s regulatory overhaul plan.
Texas Attorney General question constitutionality of public/private toll road concession -- The recently signed 52 year concession contract between Cintra and partners and TxDOT for the North Tarrant Express project is being held up by the state Attorney General, Greg Abbott on the grounds that it is not "legally sufficient." He has been arguing that the contract is unconstitutional and the News quotes him: "The Texas Constitution says that one Legislature cannot financially bind a future Legislature."
HR 2749: Totalitarian Control of the Food Supply -- A new food safety bill is on the fast track in Congress-HR 2749, the Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009. The bill needs to be stopped.
36 patents worldwide on British invention that kills H1N1 in minutes -- British scientists have developed a unique air purifier, now patented in 36 jurisdictions around the world, which according to independent research can kill the viruses H1N1 Swine Flu and H5N1 Bird Flu within minutes in any room or other enclosed space. It is also effective against the MRSA 'superbug' and other airborne bacteria and viruses: Tri-Air Developments.
How to buy the best organic foods -- If you're not an organic shopper, perhaps you have questions about whether or not these products are worth their premium price tag. Here you'll learn the lowdown.
Teenage girls develop degenerative muscle diseases after HPV vaccine injections -- The FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have launched an investigation into a potential connection between the Gardasil vaccine for the human papillomavirus (HPV) and a rare degenerative muscle disease.
Biofuel's drug problem -- The Food and Drug Administration found recently that samples of a feed by-product from dozens of corn-ethanol plants were contaminated with antibiotics. With that news, producing vehicle fuel from grain is looking not only like a wasteful and inefficient process, but also like a danger to human health.
IRS moved to ban tax returns prepared by all but experts -- In an astonishing power grab, the Internal Revenue Service wants to license all who prepare returns for taxpayers. This means that Uncle Oscar couldn’t help his nephew prepare his income tax return unless a Washington bureaucrat grants a license.
March of the killer robots -- The development of mechanical soldiers and remote-controlled tanks and planes is changing war for ever - but the moral consequences have often been overlooked.
Number of people driven from homes by conflict at all time high -- Report by UN's refugee agency shows more than 28 million people displaced within own countries.
Sanofi Aventis to give flu vaccine to WHO -- The drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis says it will donate millions of doses of swine flu vaccine to the World Health Organization for poor countries.
Police departments with heavy artillery -- According to the Boston Globe, West Springfield is one of 82 Massachusetts police departments that have obtained military surplus weapons over the last 15 years as part of a federal program. Related Video: Massachusetts police to get surplus grenade launchers from Feds
Glimpses of America's man made disasters -- The Bush administration, especially the Pentagon's Donald Rumsfeld and DCI Porter Goss, was most concerned about public and media reaction to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita - worried that they might be seen as the culmination of their covert operations coming home to roost, thanks to what Naomi Klein had written in The Nation the previous spring about the rise of disaster capitalism, and what former Malaysian President Mohammad Mahathir had been feared of alluding to before a conference on the environment at Kuala Lumpur shortly after the disasters.
Savi launches GlobalTag -- Savi Technology has announced product availability of the first asset and shipment monitoring device that combines a Global Positioning System, active Radio Frequency Identification and Satellite Communications.
