This is the best explanation of gerrymandering you will ever see - "How to...
Gerrymandering -- drawing political boundaries to give your party a numeric advantage over an opposing party -- is a difficult process to explain. Suppose we have a very tiny state of fifty people....
View ArticleThe Most Common Sources of Food Poisoning
A late-night roiling stomach is cause for frenzied reflection. After wondering if you’re getting sick, your thoughts will likely wander to your most recent meal, prompting that anxiety-inducing...
View ArticleThe Top 10 Foods For Longevity
Top 10 lists are always fun. And what better topic than foods that will help you live a longer, healthier life?There are numerous recommendations. Some are quite specific. For example, Dr. Maoshing Ni,...
View ArticleIf Patients Only Knew How Often Treatments Could Harm Them
If we knew more, would we opt for different kinds and amounts of health care? Despite the existence of metrics to help patients appreciate benefitsand harms, a new systematic review suggests that our...
View ArticleHillary Clinton did not have a government email address during her four-year...
Hillary Rodham Clinton exclusively used a personal email account to conduct government business as secretary of state, State Department officials said, and may have violated federal requirements that...
View ArticleFrance is ordering manufacturers to inform consumers how long they can expect...
France is ordering manufacturers to inform consumers how long they can expect their TV, cell phone or other appliance to last — before they buy it.A new French government decree that came into effect...
View ArticleAmerican jailed in United Arab Emirates for Facebook posts made in the USA
Frustrated with his employer in the United Arab Emirates, Ryan Pate, a civilian helicopter mechanic from Belleair Bluffs, criticized the company and made a rash, derogatory comment toward Arabs on...
View ArticleThe Message Hidden In This Portrait Of Bill Clinton Is PERFECT
An artist who painted a portrait of former President Bill Clinton says there’s more to the piece than one might see at first blush.Pennsylvania artist Nelson Shanks told the Philadelphia Daily News...
View ArticleTexas Republican Wants to Legalize Pot Because "God Doesn't Make Mistakes"
The most progressive plan yet to fix Texas' backwards marijuana policy has come from, of all places, a Longview Republican.A new bill from State Rep. David Simpson would control pot just like any other...
View ArticleRikers Inmates Save Female Prison Guard From Attempted Rape
A group of inmates from Rikers Island reportedly saved a female prison guard from rape by another inmate who had managed to trap her in a bathroom.Raleek Young, 27, reportedly claimed he had to pick up...
View ArticleCanadian tire shop leaves doors unlocked after closing; people come in, look...
The owners of a family-run tire shop are praising the Jane-Finch community after the front door of their business was accidentally left open after hours.Diego Catala, who — along with his mother and...
View ArticleSuspect Taunts Officers on Facebook; The Sheriff’s Response Is PERFECT
Sheriff’s deputies in Butler County, Ohio, posted images of a suspect wanted on burglary, assault and abduction charges on Facebook. The suspect replied to the Shriff’s post with a taunting message:“I...
View ArticleWashington, DC, police chief on marijuana: "All those arrests do is make...
Washington, DC Police Chief Cathy Lanier seems fairly enthusiastic about marijuana legalization in the District, even decrying the past system of prohibition and how it tarnished community relations...
View ArticleSan Francisco bridge jumper credits sea lion for keeping him afloat and...
A man who jumped off San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge in an attempt to take his own life, has told how he survived against all odds after a sea lion kept him afloat until a coastguard arrived.Kevin...
View ArticleMayor de Blasio Closes NYC Public Schools For Two Islamic Holidays
New York City’s controversial mayor – Bill de Blasio – is at it again. This time it’s not insulting cops, it’s catering to the new “political correctness” fad among the left – promoting Islam in...
View ArticleTexas Town Privatizes Police Force, Then THIS Happened…
You’ll often hear big government types scream that privatization of government departments and ‘roles’ will cause pure anarchy! No one in the private sector could possibly do the job of the government...
View ArticleArtist Perfectly Captures What Voters Think About “Judas” GOP Leaders
On Tuesday, after all the hoopla of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s speech before a joint session of Congress was over, House speaker – John Boehner – called for a vote for Department of Homeland Security...
View ArticleMajority of Americans now support marijuana legalization, survey shows
Pot prohibition is going up in smoke. A majority of Americans support the legalization of marijuana for the first time in recent history, according to a new survey.Researchers asked 1,680 people...
View ArticleFerguson shows how a police force can turn into a plundering ‘collection...
Of all the harrowing stories buried inside the Justice Department’s report on the Ferguson Police Department, one of the most illustrative begins with an illegally parked car. The year was 2007. And a...
View ArticleFirst-Grader Suspended for Pointing Fingers in Shape of Gun; Parents Say...
A first-grader was suspended from a Colorado elementary school for making a gun gesture with his hands during class Monday.Stratton Meadows Elementary School suspended six-year-old Elijah for one day...
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