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MONDAY, Aug. 25, 2014 (HealthDay News) — States that have legalized medical marijuana tend to experience an unexpected benefit — fewer overdose deaths from narcotic painkillers, a new study suggests.
Access to medical marijuana is associated with 25 percent fewer prescription drug overdose deaths each year compared to states where medical pot is illegal, according to findings published Aug. 25 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Continue reading “Fewer Painkiller Deaths in States With Medical Pot”
Apple Insider – by Mikey Campbell
After being passed by the California Senate two weeks ago, the new kill switch measure calls on smartphone makers to offer a remote disablement function that activates upon initial device setup. The law is set to take effect by July 2015.
Introduced by Sen. Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) in February, the kill switch initiative looks to thwart a growing smartphone theft “epidemic” by building in security features that allow users to remotely disable their device when stolen or lost. Other states have forwarded similar legislation, though California is the first to place responsibility on manufacturers. Continue reading “California governor signs ‘kill switch’ bill into law, required on all smartphones by 2015”
A federal judge has overturned part of a California law requiring a 10-day waiting period for gun buyers, ruling that it does not apply to those who already own firearms.
U.S. District Judge Anthony Ishii of Fresno ruled late last week that “10-day waiting periods impermissibly violate the Second Amendment” for gun-buyers who already passed background checks or are authorized to carry concealed weapons. Continue reading “California Wait Period Doesn’t Apply to Gun Owners”
Over the past week a new geopolitical mystery emerged: an “unknown” party was launching airstrikes against Libya, which is already reeling in its latest political crisis where headlines such as this have become the norm:
Continue reading “US Furious After Source Of “Mystery” Libya Bombing Raids Revealed”
Illegals demand government regulation and union organization to limit their competition.
The costumed characters on New York Times Square who make a living posing for photos while dressed as American pop culture icons are typically illegal aliens. Continue reading “Costumed Illegals Perform As Statue of Liberty, Captain America in Times Square”
Two people were killed and at least one injured on Monday in an explosion at a metal recycling plant in southern Illinois possibly caused by munitions, according to police and local media.
The blast happened at Totall Metal Recycling in Granite City, about 8 miles northeast of St. Louis. Continue reading “Two people killed in Illinois recycling plant explosion: police”
FORT LEE, Va. — An “all clear” has been issued at Fort Lee in Virginia after an earlier “active shooter incident” at the Army base, according to multiple reports.
Fort Lee issued a statement on social media on Monday morning:
“An active shooter incident has been reported on Fort Lee at CASCOM HQ, Bldg. 5020. All personnel should enact active shooter protocols immediately. The installation is being locked down until further notice. More info to follow.”
Federal authorities have failed to protect pipeline rights-of-way from becoming pathways for illegal immigration and cartel activity that endangers pipeline inspectors, oilfield workers and ranchers, a top state regulator charged Friday.
Texas Railroad Commissioner David Porter sent a letter Friday to U.S. Customs and Border Protection following recent reports that pipeline easements have become a corridor of choice for smugglers and their clients. Continue reading “Feds aren’t protecting pipelines from cartels, Texas regulator says”
The British jihadist suspected of murdering American journalist James Foley has been identified, the Sunday Times reports. Government sources said that security agencies MI5 and MI6 have worked out the identity of the masked fighter, who is said to be known as “Jihadi John” to fellow Islamists, although they have so far declined to give the man’s identity.
Despite their reluctance to announce the killer’s identity, one key suspect is 23-year-old Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary, who previously lived with his family in their £1 million home in London’s wealthy Maida Vale district. Continue reading “‘Jihadi John’ Lookalike Sparks Speculation over Identity as Foley Killer Reportedly Identified”
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IMF, ECB en EU
Ms. Christine Lagarde
Mario Draghi
Mr. Herman van Rompuy
8 august 2014,
Topics: “8-step rescue plan Euro” and “Reindexing European stock exchanges”
Dear Ms. Lagarde, dear Mr. Draghi, and dear Mr. Van Rompuy, Continue reading “Open Letter IMF, ECB and EU – 8-step rescue plan Euro” and “Reindexing European stock exchanges”
Iran has shot down an Israeli spy drone trying to penetrate the “nuclear off-limits area” of the Natanz nuclear site, the Revolutionary Guards said on their website.
“The downed aircraft was of the stealth, radar-evasive type and it intended to penetrate the off-limit nuclear area in Natanz… but was targeted by a ground-to-air missile before it managed to enter the area,” Reuters quotes the statement by the Revolutionary Guards. Continue reading “Israeli spy drone downed near Iran’s Natanz nuclear plant – Revolutionary Guards”
Wall Street OTC – by Nathan Fortin
US President Barack Obama’s healthcare insurance law was once seen as a big political advantage for the congressional Democrats as the Affordable Care Act was touted as “the largest tax cut for healthcare in American history.” But experts have come up with entirely different arguments about health insurance and tax refunds.
According to the experts, the Obamacare has made an already complicated tax system more complex for many consumers as over one third of the nearly seven million American households, receiving tax credits to help pay for Obamacare to get insured, will lose all or a portion of their expected tax refunds this year. Continue reading “Obamacare-related Tax credits to lower Tax refunds of millions this year”
USA Today – by Katharine Lackey
An American held captive for two years by an al-Qaeda-linked group in Syria was released Sunday, according to the Obama administration and his family.
“For two years, we have kept Peter Theo Curtis, a U.S. citizen held hostage in Syria, in our thoughts and prayers,” White House national security adviser Susan Rice said in a statement. “Today, we join his family and loved ones in welcoming his freedom.” Continue reading “American held by al-Qaeda group freed in Syria”
SF Gate – by Debra J. Saunders
The Los Angeles Ethics Commission voted unanimously last week to ask the City Council to consider “financial incentives, such as a lottery system” to draw voters to the polls.
You just know that if the city embraces this new low, then it will spread like a cancer across the land.
The City of Angels has a problem. As Ethics Commission President Nathan Hochman put it, campaign “spending is going up and voter turnout is going down.” Last year, 75 percent of registered voters skipped the mayor’s race, less than 10 percent voted in a recent school board special election. Hochman calls the dismal turnout “a crisis” and says “a crisis requires you to do something.” Continue reading “L.A.’s idea of using a lottery to entice voters is a stinker”
Government leaders are expected to agree in November that the world’s top banks must issue special bonds to increase the amount of capital which can be tapped in a crisis instead of calling on taxpayers to come to the rescue, industry and G20 officials said.
The bonds, known as “gone concern loss absorption capacity” or GLAC, are seen by regulators as essential to stopping the world’s 29 biggest lenders from being “too big to fail”. Continue reading “G20 edging towards deal on ‘bail-in’ bond cushion for banks”
LA Times – by LEE ROMNEY, RYAN PARKER
Long rolling temblor pegged at 6.0 by the U.S. Geological Survey shook a wide swath of the Bay Area awake early Sunday.
Centered about nine miles south of wine country’s Napa at 3:20 a.m., the quake was felt as far south as Santa Cruz and into Sonoma County. It was the largest earthquake to strike the Bay Area since the Loma Prieta temblor of 1989, the USGS said. Continue reading “6.0 quake jolts Bay Area; outages, injuries reported”
Web MD – by Dennis Thompson
ABC News – by Don Thompson
Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden
Infowars – by David Knight
Reuters
My Fox 8
Fuel Fix – by Rhiannon Meyers
Breitbart – by Nick Hallett
RT