What The U.S. Would Look Like If Booze Preferences Determined State Lines
Wine-aficionado site Vinepair has re-imagined the United States in this new map, by drawing the regional boundaries that divide the country based on alcohol preferences, rather than political ones.I...
View ArticleAttorney General bars local and state police from using federal law to seize...
Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. on Friday barred local and state police from using federal law to seize cash, cars and other property without proving that a crime occurred.Holder’s action...
View ArticlePatriot Act Idea Rises in France, and Is Ridiculed
The arrests came quickly after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. There was the Muslim man suspected of making anti-American statements. The Middle Eastern grocer, whose shop, a tipster said, had more clerks...
View ArticleConnecticut becomes first state to require that "every time police fire a...
The reform is the first of its kind in the nation, and it works like this: every time police fire a Taser, they'll have to file a "use of force report.""It's a very thorough report," said David McGuire...
View ArticleRand Paul said "Over half the people on disability are either anxious or...
Turning 40? Sen. Rand Paul says you can look forward to back pain in your near future, and maybe some anxiety. But don’t try to turn your ailments into a government check.At a breakfast event...
View ArticleOne in three Americans believe police 'routinely lie'
While most Americans approve of the work being done by their local police, nearly a third feel that some officers "routinely lie to serve their own interests," a survey released on Thursday by Reuters...
View ArticleObama and Cameron’s ‘solutions’ for cybersecurity will make the internet...
The current state of the US and UK governments’ ass-backwards approach to cybersecurity was on full display this week – culminating with British Prime Minister David Cameron and President Obama meeting...
View ArticleToo rich to get sick? - It is a strange first-world irony that wealthier,...
Travel north to south in Orange County, a coastal strip of 34 cities in southern California which includes Disneyland, and the growing size and opulence of the houses show people getting richer.Trawl...
View ArticleOver 80 percent of Americans support “mandatory labels on foods containing DNA”
A recent survey by the Oklahoma State University Department of Agricultural Economics finds that over 80 percent of Americans support “mandatory labels on foods containing DNA,” about the same number...
View ArticleParents To Sue After 8-Year-Old Autistic Son Arrested, Put In Straight-Jacket
The parents of an autistic boy are suing the school they claim caused their son physical and emotional injuries after they had him arrested and he was put in a straight-jacket following an altercation...
View ArticleWhat The Saudis Are Doing To Defend their Border Is AWESOME! Why Won’t The...
For decades American politicians of both parties have been hand-wringing and nay-saying about why a fence on the border with Mexico won’t work.Saudi Arabia is having no such qualms in their efforts to...
View ArticleFox Formally Apologizes for Claiming Muslims Have Taken Over European Cities
This evening, Fox News formally apologized for a false claim about Muslims that was so egregious, even the Prime Minister of Great Britain and all of French television had to step in and call them out...
View ArticlePope Francis at a loss for words as street child asks: 'Why does God allow...
Pope Francis on Sunday morning warmly embraced a former street child, comforting the little one after emotions overcame her as she asked: 'Why does God allow so many children to suffer?'The young girl,...
View ArticleOxfam says richest one percent to own more than rest by 2016
Wealth accumulated by the richest one percent will exceed that of the other 99 percent in 2016, the Oxfam charity said on Monday, ahead of the annual meeting of the world`s most powerful at Davos,...
View ArticleThieves Get Away With Massive Haul Until They Do Something INCREDIBLY STUPID
File this under “World’s Dumbest.”Two young men thought they got away with stealing $5,000, an iPad, and MacBook from an an suspecting Houston, Texas victim.But immediately after pulling off their...
View Article“I am very good at working with Jews” Says Chinese tycoon trying to buy the...
Chen Guangbiao, a recycling magnate and one of China’s 400 richest people—and a high-profile philanthropist; he’s known for what he calls flashy philanthropy—recently announced his intention to buy the...
View ArticlePolice Refuse To Explain How Young African American Woman Died In Police Custody
A young African American woman from Brighton, Alabama recently died in police custody. Police have still refused to provide any reasonable explanation for the cause behind her death.We were among the...
View ArticleAmericans concerned about jobs and finances — not 'terrorism,' poll shows
The threat of joblessness tops the list of concerns facing American households, according to a new Al Jazeera America/Monmouth University Poll. When asked to describe the biggest concern facing their...
View ArticleOver two thirds of Christians support the torture of terrorist suspects,...
Over two thirds of Christians support the torture of terrorist suspects, compared with just 41% of nonbelievers. Why?In a way, this shouldn’t be surprising.Christianity is the religion that brought us...
View ArticleKenya police tear-gas school kids protesting the removal of playground
Kenyan police Monday tear-gassed schoolchildren demonstrating against the removal of their school’s playground, which has been allegedly grabbed by a powerful politician, said a Kenyan human rights...
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