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More than 1,000,000 people have signed the boycott pledge against Target, following the secretive decision by executives to open all of their stores’ bathrooms and changing rooms to people of both sexes.
Late Thursday night, roughly 75 people a minute were adding their name to the petition as it clicked over 1 million, just after 10:30 pm Eastern Time. Continue reading “Target Boycott Crosses 1 Million Signers, Stock Sinks by $1.5 Billion”
The Telegraph – by Matthew Holehouse
The entire population of Belgium is to be issued with a ration of iodine tablets, months after warnings about the threat of Isil building a dirty bomb.
Iodine pills, which help reduce radiation build-up in the thyroid gland, had previously only been issued to people living within 20km (14 miles) of the Tihange and Doel nuclear plants. Continue reading “All Belgian residents issued with iodine tablets to protect against radiation”
Conservative Review – by Tori Richards
A vermin infestation has overrun the kitchen of a suburban Chicago Veterans Affairs hospital and is reportedly so severe that cockroaches routinely crawl across countertops as cooks prepare meals. The insects have even found their way into patients’ food, employees say.
The bug invasion has attracted the attention of a U.S. senator who is demanding to know how the VA is fixing the problem. It’s just the latest scandal at an agency rocked by allegations of abuse, incompetence and the needless deaths of veterans who wait years for medical appointments. Continue reading “Whistleblower: Cockroaches Served for Dinner at Chicago-Area VA Hospital”
Americans who are suffering rate increases and higher out-of-pocket expenses thanks to the healthcare “reforms” of the “Affordable” Care Act, are about to get hit with even higher costs, after the nation’s largest health insurer announced recently that it was pulling out of the Obamacare exchanges after losing a whopping $1 billion since 2014.
As reported by The Associated Press – which tried to spin the departure in a good light for consumers (more on that in a moment) – UnitedHealth said that its losses had caused it to limit participation in the exchanges to just a handful of states next year, after expanding to 34 in 2016, though officials with the company would not be more specific about 2017 plans. Continue reading “Obamacare bankrupting health insurers, too: Largest insurer loses $1 billion a year, says it’s going to drop coverage to save itself from bankruptcy”
The pumping of excessive carbon dioxide into the atmosphere has widely been presented as setting our planet on a path towards disaster.
But a new study has revealed rising levels of the greenhouse gas due to humanity’s actions is actually having a surprising side-effect – it is making the Earth greener.
Satellite data gathered over 33 years has shown there has been a ‘persistent and widespread increase’ in the growing season of plants. Continue reading “Rising carbon dioxide is making the Earth greener”
Federal law enforcement investigators are searching in at least three states for more than 500 pounds of explosives stolen from a CSX train, CBS News has learned.
CBS News Justice Department and Homeland Security correspondent Jeff Pegues reported a law enforcement source says the amount stolen has authorities concerned that the explosives could fall into the wrong hands.
Continue reading “More than 500 pounds of explosives stolen from train”
The mayor of the city of Wharton has called for a mandatory evacuation as of 9am today. Continue reading “Mandatory evacuation issued for city of Wharton, Texas”
HOUSTON (KTRK) — The National Weather Service has just issued a Flood Warning for Addicks and Barker Reservoirs for the first time ever. The news comes hours after officials said Highway 6 could be under water for weeks. Continue reading “NWS issues Flood Warning for Addicks, Barker Reservoirs for first time ever”
Ask a Prepper – by Sarah Davis
If you, too, have some food reserves set aside, then you probably already understand the value of food. And if you’re like me, then you probably hate yourself every time you waste your food. Being a prepper has a lot to do with canned goods, but it also has a lot to do with learning how to save space and extend your food’s shelf life.
So if you’re a prepper too or just a concerned citizen who is tortured by the limited shelf life of fresh foods, these tips are for you: Continue reading “Ingenious Hacks to Make Food Last Longer”
DETROIT, MI — General Motors is recalling more than a million Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup trucks worldwide because the seat belts may not hold people in a crash.
The recall covers certain model 1500 pickups from the 2014 and 2015 model years. GM says a steel cable that connects the belts to the trucks can wear and separate over time. If that happens, the belts could come loose. Continue reading “GM to Recall Over 1 Million Pickups to Fix Seat Belt Problem”
A deputy constable was rushed to a hospital after a suspect shot him from behind multiple times in Houston, authorities said.
The shooting happened around 11:20 p.m. Wednesday as the deputy constable was standing next to another deputy constable’s vehicle, Houston police spokesman Kese Smith told The Associated Press. Continue reading “Police: Deputy Constable Shot Multiple Times in Houston”
Donald Trump’s proposal to force Mexico to pay for his planned border wall by threatening to block remittances from illegal immigrants would be a major violation of Mexicans’ rights, Mexico’s central bank governor said on Tuesday.
The Republican presidential hopeful’s campaign said last week that if elected in November, Trump would use a U.S. anti-terrorism law to cut off such money transfers unless Mexico made a one-time payment of $5 billion to $10 billion for the wall. Continue reading “Trump remittance plan would violate Mexican rights: Mexico cenbank”
Most of us recognize the value of science in dealing with complex problems that pose significant risks to public health and well-being.
Thus we expect reputable science to be reported and used in helping us make difficult policy choices, such as what to do about climate change.
Scientific findings and associated uncertainties should be scrutinized carefully and debated vigorously within the scientific community and among the public. Continue reading “Michael E. Kraft: Climate-change deniers deserve punishment”
ArsTechnica – by Sean Gallagher
On Saturday, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s state-run Korean Central News Agency reported that the North Korean government had conducted a ground test of a new rocket engine intended to power the first stage of an intercontinental ballistic missile. The test, which took place at Sohae Space Center in North Phyongan Province near the Chinese border, was hailed as a success. Continue reading “After latest rocket test, North Korea claims it can lob nukes at the US”
BAYTOWN, TX (KTRK) –A lockdown is in effect at the ExxonMobile refinery in Baytown after a security breach.
Company officials say around 7:30am, a person went inside the plant without permission.
“We take matters of this nature very seriously and are working closely with Baytown Police Department,” says Todd Spitler, spokesman for Exxon Mobil. Continue reading “Lockdown At Exxonmobil Refinery In Baytown After Security Breach”
Adobe has issued Flash Player security updates for OS X, Windows, Linux, and Chrome OS to address “critical vulnerabilities that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system” by way of ransomware.
Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts a user’s hard drive and demands payment in order to decrypt it. These type of threats often display images or use voice-over techniques containing instructions on how to pay the ransom. Continue reading “Adobe Issues ‘Emergency’ Flash Player Security Update for OS X to Address Ransomware Attacks”
Over a week ago many people reported cell phone service outages over a day. Nationwide Internet was also down and is still happening today
I sent KHOU TV Channel 11 news a exclusive this morning.
Cell phone text messaging has been out for days text messages show sending but aren’t sending. Continue reading “Something VERY FISHY is going on concerning the Internet and Cell Phones.”
Economic Collapse – by Michael Snyder
Has the U.S. economy gotten better over the past six months or has it gotten worse? In this article, you will find solid proof that the U.S. economy has continued to get worse over the past six months. Unfortunately, most people seem to think that since the stock market has rebounded significantly in recent weeks that everything must be okay, but of course that is not true at all. If you look at a chart of the Dow, a very ominous head and shoulders pattern is forming, and all of the economic fundamentals are screaming that big trouble is ahead. When Donald Trump told the Washington Post that we are heading for a “very massive recession“, he wasn’t just making stuff up. We are already seeing lots of things happen that never take place outside of a recession, and the U.S. economy has already been sliding downhill fairly rapidly over the past several months. With all that being said, the following are 19 facts that prove things in America are worse than they were six months ago… Continue reading “19 Facts That Prove Things In America Are Worse Than They Were Six Months Ago”