Yahoo News

A massive sinkhole at a fertilizer plant in Mulberry, Florida, has caused about 215 million gallons of radioactive water to drain down into the Floridian aquifer system, according to ABC affiliate WFTS.

The aquifer system supplies drinking water to millions of Florida residents, according to the St. Johns Water Management District’s website. Additionally, water that escapes from the aquifers create springs used for recreational activities like snorkeling and swimming.   Continue reading “Florida Fertilizer Plant Sinkhole Reportedly Leaks 215 Million Gallons of Radioactive Water Into Aquifer”

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My objections to the “science” behind mankind driven climate change:

The greenhouse effect theory, i.e. upwelling/down welling/”back” radiation violates conservation of energy and thermodynamic laws. Yes, it really does! Not that it matters because the theory actually does not do anything, i.e. no net change in radiative balance at the ToA, per NASA 100 km.   Continue reading “Climate Change”

AL.com

Gov. Robert Bentley issued an executive order Thursday declaring a state of emergency in Alabama over concerns about fuel shortages in the wake of a gasoline pipeline spill that released about 250,000 gallons of gasoline south of Birmingham and shut down a major pipeline connecting refineries in Houston with the rest of the country.

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal issued a similar executive order for his state on Tuesday.   Continue reading “Alabama, Georgia declare state of emergency after pipeline spill”

Free Thought Project – by John Vibes

Blacksburg, VA – Pharmaceutical company Mylan has made news recently by raising the price of a popular and important drug. Mylan acquired a product by the name of EpiPen in 2007. At the time, the price of the product was approximately $100 per unit. However, the price quickly shot up to $600 after Mylan’s acquisition.

EpiPen is an injection containing epinephrine, a chemical that narrows blood vessels and opens airways in the lungs. These effects can reverse severe low blood pressure, wheezing, severe skin itching, hives, and other symptoms of an allergic reaction. This product is popular among people with life threatening allergies.   Continue reading “Pharmacist Finds A Way Around Govt-Protected Drug Maker — Makes EpiPen Alternative For $20”

Fox News – by Malia Zimmerman, William Lajeunesse

Federal lawmakers seeking to pinpoint the number of illegal immigrants who successfully sneak across the southern border ordered up a report from the Department of Homeland Security, but the agency refuses to release it and instead cites a misleading statistic that overstates the number who are nabbed, sources told Fox News.

DHS denied it is holding back the report, but sources say it was completed in November and that it shows roughly half of adults who attempt to cross the border make it – approximately 250,000 in total.   Continue reading “DHS accused of sitting on damning border report as immigration issue drives presidential race”

Fox News

Missouri on Wednesday joined a growing list of states allowing most adults to carry concealed weapons without a permit, as the state’s Republican-led Legislature used its supermajority to loosen existing gun laws.

The measure, described by supporters as “constitutional carry,” allows people to carry hidden guns anywhere they can currently carry weapons openly, effective January 1. Missouri will join 10 other states with laws that allow most people to carry concealed guns even if they haven’t gone through the training required for permits, according to the National Rifle Association, which supported the legislation.   Continue reading “Missouri joins states allowing concealed carry without permit”

Fox News

Two residents of Southern Arizona appeared before a Congressional committee in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday and testified that their communities have become more dangerous because of a Border Patrol strategy known as “Defense in Depth.”

Under the program, the U.S. Border Patrol sets up checkpoints up to 100 miles from the border with Mexico. But residents Peggy Davis and Gary Brasher said at a House Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security hearing that this has created a stretch of U.S. territory where people crossing into the country illegally have “free run,” according to the Arizona Capitol Times.    Continue reading “Arizona residents complain about Border Patrol checkpoints placed 100 miles inland”

Oregon Live – by Beth Nakamura

Here’s what you need to know about Wednesday’s developments:

Continue reading “Oregon standoff trial: Wednesday highlights, and what’s next”

Washington Post – by Missy Ryan

While Americans savored the last moments of summer this Labor Day weekend, the U.S. military was busy overseas as warplanes conducted strikes in six countries in a flurry of attacks. The bombing runs across Asia, Africa and the Middle East spotlighted the diffuse terrorist threats that have persisted into the final days of the Obama presidency — conflicts that the next president is now certain to inherit.   Continue reading “A reminder of the permanent wars: Dozens of U.S. airstrikes in six countries”

Fox News

House Republicans reached an agreement late Wednesday to avoid a potentially divisive floor vote on impeaching IRS Commissioner John Koskinen.

The deal scraps the vote on the so-called “privileged” impeachment resolution that had been expected to take place Thursday. Instead, the House Judiciary Committee will consider Koskinen’s impeachment, with the IRS boss expected to testify sometime next week.   Continue reading “House Republicans reach deal to avoid vote on impeaching IRS commissioner”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

As a result of the ongoing “massive” customer fraud scandal at Wells Fargo, which culminated not with prison time for anyone but with a $125 million bonus for the executive who oversaw the criminal practice,  life for CEO John Stumpf, who as reported yesterday lost the top market cap spot for a US bank to JPM, just got more complicated, because not only is he set to testify in Congress in a few days, but as Dow Jones reports the Feds are now involved.   Continue reading “Wells Fargo Probed By Feds Over Sales Tactics”

USA Today – by Greg Gardner and Brent Snavely, Detroit Free Press

DETROIT — Ford Motor said Wednesday it is shifting all of its U.S. small car production to Mexico, a development that drew fresh criticism from Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

Ford’s declaration came as CEO Mark Fields sought to appeal to investors.

“Over the next two to three years, we will have migrated all of our small car production to Mexico and out of the United States,”   Fields told a meeting in Dearborn, Mich., where the company is based.
Continue reading “Ford moving all production of small cars from U.S. to Mexico”

LifeZette – by Edmund Kozak

Yet another new wave of hacked Democratic National Committee emails has come crashing down on the Clinton campaign, courtesy of WikiLeaks and the hacker Guccifer 2.0.

The new batch of emails appear to contain damaging revelations, including documents that suggest Democrats openly engaged in pay-to-play bargains, awarding important diplomatic positions to high-rolling donors.   Continue reading “DNC Leak Exposes Possible Pay-to-Play and Insider Trading”

Fox News

BALTIMORE –  Attorneys representing the family of a woman fatally shot by police following a standoff she posted on social media filed a wrongful death suit Tuesday.

Baltimore County Police spokeswoman Elise Armacost said the officers shot and killed Korryn Gaines, 23, after she barricaded herself inside her Randallstown apartment with her 5-year-old son and pointed a shotgun at officers attempting to serve an arrest warrant. The warrant was on charges stemming from a March 10 traffic stop that included disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.   Continue reading “Family of woman killed by police in Maryland files lawsuit”

Computer World – by Patrick Thibodeau

The U.S. House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday will vote on H-1B legislation aimed at closing a loophole that has made it inexpensive to replace U.S. workers with visa holders.

But the bill, introduced by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), and Scott Peters (D-Calif.), is worrisome, as well. It may do little to protect U.S. workers from displacement, say critics, who fear the legislation — if approved — could be used as a cudgel against more comprehensive H-1B reforms.   Continue reading “H-1B bill advances in House — as does anxiety about it”

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Huffington Post

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is “doing fine” after her abrupt departure from a memorial event last weekend, former President Bill Clinton assured journalist Charlie Rose on Monday.

“She’s doing fine, she was even better last night before she went to sleep,” Clinton told Rose during an interview that aired on PBS late Monday. “She had a good night’s sleep, she’s doing fine … She just got dehydrated yesterday.”   Continue reading “Bill Clinton: Hillary Is Doing Fine, Got Dehydrated After Working Like A Demon”