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Fed Lab Closure For Data Manipulation Is ‘A Little Bit Suspicious’

Published July 13, 2016

Ethan Barton on July 12, 2016 by The Daily Caller News Foundation Mis-conduct by two U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) officials led to the “suspicious” shutdown of a federal scientific lab in Lakewood, Colorado, without informing Congress, a skeptical lawmaker and career engineer told The Daily Caller News Foundation. “The way they closed the facility without notifying […]

Even When School Choice Works, Critics Call It a Failure

Published July 13, 2016

By Vicki Alger • Monday July 11, 2016 9:00 AM PDT • Independent Institute Thomas Paine recommended vouchers to help parents afford private schools for their children more than 200 years ago. While most college students today use vouchers to attend public or private colleges and universities, the concept remains needlessly controversial when it comes […]

Harvard professor Study: No racial bias in police shootings

Published July 12, 2016

No racial bias in police shootings, study by Harvard professor shows A study by a Harvard professor released this month found no evidence of racial bias in police shootings even though officers were more likely to interact physically with non-whites than whites. The paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research, which examined thousands of […]

Why the 2016 presidential race is unimportant

Published July 12, 2016

Why the 2016 presidential race is unimportant The 2016 presidential race is unimportant. Whether Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton captures the White House, we will continue down the path of self-ruination driven by the multi-trillion dollar military-industrial-counterterrorism complex (MICC) that de facto rules the country with the acquiescence of both major parties encouraged by an […]

Pentagon Can Account For ‘Very Little’ Of Its Yearly $600B Budget

Published July 12, 2016

Pentagon Can Account For ‘Very Little’ Of Its Yearly $600B Budget Department of Defense officials can account for “very little” of the $600 billion the agency spends annually because of its “broken accounting system,” according to Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley. The Pentagon has invested more than $10 billion to modernize its accounting systems in […]

Eric Holder Blocked Bank Trial On Cartel Money Laundering Scandal

Published July 12, 2016

Kathryn Watson on July 11, 2016 by The Daily Caller News Foundation Former Attorney General Eric Holder overruled Department of Justice (DOJ) lawyers who said British banking giant HSBC should be prosecuted for missing hundreds of millions of dollars in money laundering by drug cartels, a congressional committee report said Monday. The report also stated the overruled […]

House Letter Calls Clinton Foundation ‘Lawless’

Published July 12, 2016

Richard Pollock on July 11, 2016 by The Daily Caller News Foundation A new congressional letter circulating among lawmakers, charges the William, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation is a “lawless, ‘Pay-to-Play’ enterprise that has been operating under a cloak of philanthropy for years.” The letter, obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation, is authored by Tennessee Republican […]

A more sustainable leather industry built from a petri dish

Published July 12, 2016

A more sustainable leather industry built from a petri dish Modern Meadow, a Brooklyn startup founded in 2011, might be able to achieve the impossible: make leather goods that even PETA approves of. The company has secured US$53.5 million in funding for their plan of growing leather in labs, not from livestock. Image credits Tomas […]

Scientists create light-activated stingray robot composed of rat cells

Published July 12, 2016

Scientists create light-activated stingray robot composed of rat cells A stingray created from living rat cells blurs the line between technology and nature. Image credits Karaghen Hudson and Michael Rosnach Creating machines from living cells not only takes us closer to the creation of entire organs, it also highlights the possibility of integrating cells and […]

The Key To Happiness May Be In Your Diet

Published July 12, 2016

The Key To Happiness May Be In Your Diet We are all aware that eating fruits and vegetables can make us healthier, but what about happier? A new study has found evidence to suggest that increasing one’s daily fruit and vegetable consumption can have a direct, positive effect on their overall mood. The team hopes […]

Pharma $’s went to lawmakers opposing Medicare Part B overhaul

Published July 12, 2016

Pharma dollars went overwhelmingly to lawmakers opposing Medicare Part B overhaul After the Obama administration unveiled a proposal to overhaul Medicare Part B four months ago, a large number of lawmakers quickly and very vocally opposed the effort. Now, a new analysis finds that drug makers, who are worried the plan will cut into their […]

Santana thumbs nose at BDS to appear in Tel Aviv

Published July 12, 2016

Santana thumbs nose at BDS to appear in Tel Aviv The legendary Grammy-award winning guitarist Carlos Santana is scheduled to appear in Park Hayarkon is Tel Aviv on July 30, Yediot Aharonot reported. When asked what his stance is regarding the anti-Israel BDS movement, that encourages the boycott of Israeli businesses and often pressures artists […]

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