Month: October 2014

Mail.com

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wearing a lapel camera and posing as an Internet repairman, an undercover government agent walked into a luxury villa at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas and recorded everything he saw as part of a major international gambling bust.

Defense lawyers said the FBI shut off Internet access to the suspects’ villas and then agents impersonated repair technicians to get inside and collect evidence in an elaborate ruse the morning of July 4.   Continue reading “Elaborate FBI repairman ruse shown in videos”

Mail.com

SALT LAKE CTIY (AP) — A Utah couple and their three children found dead in their home last month were likely poisoned, their bodies found together in a locked room with cups next to each of them, and empty bottles of methadone and nighttime cold medicine in a trash can.

Police in Springville aren’t saying who killed the family or whether one of the parents might have been involved. Toxicology results have not determined an exact cause of death, but search warrants obtained Wednesday say the family was likely poisoned.   Continue reading “Police: Poison likely killed Utah family of 5”

Mail.com

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Spanish flu pandemic a century ago prompted the last large-scale quarantines in this country. Now the Ebola outbreak is raising new questions about whether ordering quarantines is an effective way to fight deadly disease in the U.S.

Health experts say putting people into quarantine can be appropriate on a case-by-case basis. In a high-profile case in 2007, an Atlanta man believed to have a rare, extremely drug-resistant form of tuberculosis was ordered into federal quarantine after returning to the country from his wedding overseas. Later tests found a less dangerous form of TB.   Continue reading “Quarantines rarely used, effectiveness questioned”

Fox 13 Now – by ZACH WHITNEY

GEORGE, Utah — Police patrolled a Halloween party over the weekend to make sure there was no dancing.

It has many on social media accusing the city of living in a “Footloose” mentality.

The city says the organizers of the party didn’t follow the rules.   Continue reading “Utah police shut down dance party because of… dancing?”

Watchdog – by Kenric Ward

An election-watch group is suing Maryland over the alleged presence of noncitizens on the state’s voting rolls.

The lawsuit, filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore, asserts that individuals who opted out of jury duty because they were not legal U.S. residents have cast ballots in at least three Maryland elections.

Based on the number of potential unqualified voters identified in Frederick County, up to 7 percent of Maryland’s registered voters could be illegal immigrants, according to estimates.   Continue reading “Group sues Maryland over ‘illegal’ voters”

Yahoo News

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) – California announced new quarantine guidelines Wednesday for people arriving in the western state deemed to pose a risk of spreading Ebola.

The new rules, announced by California’s Department of Public Health (CDPH), mandate a 21-day quarantine for anyone traveling from Ebola-afflicted countries who has had contact with anyone stricken by the killer disease.   Continue reading “California announces Ebola quarantine rules”

EcoWatch – by Anastasia Pantsios

This week, the World Trade Organization (WTO) finally issued a decision in the challenge made by Mexico and Canada to the U.S.’s country-of-origin (COOL) labeling rules for meat. And environmental and food safety groups are hopping mad, as WTO upheld the contention made by those countries, supported by multi0national meat packers, that the rules unfairly impede global trade.

“The meatpacking lobby has lost the COOL debate from the court of public opinion to the Court of Appeals to the halls of Congress so they are taking their complaint to the faceless unelected bureaucrats in Geneva,” said Wenonah Hauter, executive director of Food & Water Watch. “When the meat cannot get its way here in America, it is trying to use the WTO to overturn the will of the American people.”   Continue reading “WTO Says U.S. Consumers Don’t Need to Know Where Meat Comes From”

Organic Health

The National Acad­emy of Sciences report showing that 80 percent of American men and 70 percent of American women don’t get the Recommended Daily Allow­ance (RDA) of magnesium from their diets and whatever supplements they are taking.

Dubbed the multi-tasking mineral, magnesium is a critical but often overlooked nutrient for the prevention of asthma, diabetes, heart disease, insomnia, migraines, osteoporosis, and more.   Continue reading “Magnesium—The Missing Link to Better Health”

Huffington Post – by Alexander C. Kaufman

Fireball Cinnamon Whisky is taking heat in Europe over a chemical ingredient that’s used in some forms of antifreeze.

Norway, Sweden and Finland have recalled the popular cinnamon-flavored liqueur — a trendy favorite of sweet-toothed college students — after a batch of the North American recipe, which contains higher levels of propylene glycol, was shipped there, its manufacturer said on Tuesday.   Continue reading “Fireball Whisky Recalled In 3 Countries Over Antifreeze Ingredient”

Concealed Nation – by Brandon

An armed employee was at work this past Sunday at a Birmingham KFC when two armed men stormed in to try and rob the place. At the time of the robbery, there were no customers inside the store. The two robbers likely waited until the place was empty to begin their robbery.

While the armed employee was trying to take cover, he was shot in the leg by one of the armed robbers. It is at this time that the employee drew a firearm of his own and fired back, hitting one robber in the stomach and sent both of them fleeing. The robber hit in the stomach later turned up at a local hospital in search of treatment for his wounds. He was last listed in critical condition and will face charges (if he makes it).   Continue reading “KFC Employee Opens Fire On Armed Robbers After Being Shot”

Natural Society – by Christina Sarich

The herb astragalus has been found in peer reviewed studies to double survival rates of cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy. Every researcher should be studying this herb for its cancer-fighting properties, but the problem is that those in the medical field wouldn’t be able to write a pharmaceutical prescription for an ancient herb that has been boosting immunity for over 2,000 years. Though that doesn’t mean you can’t still take it, and if you have undergone radiation to try to overcome cancer, you’ll want to.   Continue reading “Studies Find Chinese Herb Doubles Survival Rate of Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiation”

Natural Society – by Christina Sarich

This just in: the Center for Food Safety (CFS) has announced that genetic testing has confirmed the presence of soy that was genetically engineered by Monsanto for heavy pesticide exposure in infant formula now being sold in Portland, Oregon. This should come as a wake-up call to parents getting ready to vote for GMO food labeling in the state.

Just in case you weren’t aware, genetically altered soy has been proven to have higher levels of herbicides than almost any other GMO crop. In many cases, the levels of glyphosate have been called extreme. Is that really what you want to feed your developing infant?   Continue reading “Monsanto’s GMO Soy Found in Baby Formula in Portland, Oregon”

The Weather Channel

This past week has seen record warmth across much of the East but a big change is on the way. An arctic blast will be arriving this weekend with the first freeze of the season for many, and record low temperatures are possible as well.

High temperatures early this week were above average from the Northeast to the South. , set a record high of 90 degrees on Monday, which was the latest 90 degree temperature recorded there (the previous record was October 21). Record high temperatures were also tied on Monday in (84),(85) and (89).   Continue reading “Arctic Blast Will Bring First Freeze, Record Cold to Parts of the East”

AM New York – by Ivan Pereira

The owner of a Park Slope bar popular among dog owners said he wants the city to allow his-four legged patrons back inside.

Last week, the city’s health department fined The Gate, at 321 5th Ave., for violating city code that forbids dogs from going inside eateries after someone called 311. Since it opened in 1997, the Gate has allowed customers to bring in their pets and no one ever complained or felt unsanitary, according to its owner Bobby Gagnon.   Continue reading “Owner of Park Slope bar The Gate wants ban on dogs lifted”

New York Daily News – by CHELSIA ROSE MARCIUS, JOSEPH STEPANSKY

A woman in her 60s was found beheaded on a Long Island street just minutes before a man stepped in front of a LIRR train less than a mile away, according to witnesses and police.

Cops said the two victims may have been mother and son.

Police made the horrific discovery of the woman’s body in front of an apartment building on Secatogue Ave. in Farmingdale around 7:55 p.m., a Nassau County Police spokesman said.   Continue reading “Woman found beheaded on Long Island minutes before man steps in front of train”

New York Post – by Jamie Schram and Bruce Golding

The city’s first Ebola patient initially lied to authorities about his travels around the city following his return from treating disease victims in Africa, law-enforcement sources said.

Dr. Craig Spencer at first told officials that he isolated himself in his Harlem apartment — and didn’t admit he rode the subways, dined out and went bowling until cops looked at his MetroCard the sources said.   Continue reading “Ebola doctor ‘lied’ about NYC travels”

Reuters – by SUSAN HEAVEY AND ROBERTA RAMPTON

Saying she will not be bullied by politicians, a Maine nurse is giving the state an ultimatum: Lift her Ebola quarantine by Thursday or she will disregard the restrictions and go to court.

The saga of nurse Kaci Hickox illustrates how U.S. states are struggling to protect against the virus without resorting to overzealous and useless precautions or violating civil rights.   Continue reading “Saying she will not be bullied, nurse fights Maine Ebola quarantine”