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Administrators in Missouri’s foster care system failed to monitor and oversee the use of psychotropic drugs on foster children, according to a lawsuit filed by two children’s watchdog groups.
The complaint argues the drugs were used often to sedate children to control behavior and left them exposed to risk of side effects, from diabetes to seizures. Continue reading “‘Chemical straightjackets’: Missouri sued for overmedicating foster kids”
Following up on an executive order, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has recommended President Donald Trump review the boundaries of the Bears Ears National Monument in Utah, which was created by former President Barack Obama.
Zinke’s plan follows Trump’s April executive order to review 27 national monuments.
On Monday, Zinke requested that Trump reduce the size of Bears Ears National Monument and “revise the existing boundaries.” Under the new plan, Native American tribal officials will have the authority to co-manage “designated cultural resources.” Continue reading “Interior secretary recommends hacking up Bears Ears National Monument”
LONDON (AP) — The inflation rate in Britain has risen to its highest level in four years, as the drop in the pound since the Brexit vote pushes up the cost of living. The Office for National Statistics said Tuesday that consumer prices were up 2.9 percent on the year in May, from 2.7 percent in April. That was mainly due to rising prices for recreational and cultural goods and services, such as games, toys and hobbies.
Inflation has been rising steadily in recent months, as the drop in the pound — by as much as a fifth against the dollar since Britain voted in June last year to leave the European Union — makes imports more expensive. Continue reading “British inflation rate rises to 4-year high as Brexit bites”
BERLIN (AP) — A police officer was shot in the head after a man grabbed her service pistol and opened fire, also injuring two bystanders, in an incident at a Munich subway station early Tuesday morning, police said.
The officer’s injuries were considered life-threatening, while those to the two bystanders shot at the Unterfoehring station were less serious, Munich police spokesman Marcus da Gloria Martins said. The suspect was seriously injured by gunfire, he said. Continue reading “Police officer, others injured in Munich subway shooting”
Last week brought the most explosive developments in the Seth Rich case yet. In a remarkable act of courage, a ‘White Hat’ (@W4BB17) came forward with a thumb drive purportedly containing the documents that seemed to have already gotten so many killed, including Seth Rich. A member of Cicada 3301, an intellectual organization that posts complex puzzles on social media to recruit codebreakers, @W4BB17 had been searching for someone to expose the files he held for nearly a year and had finally gotten his chance. So he took it. Continue reading “The Accidental Journalist: Part VI — ‘Stuffformike’”
Health Impact News – by Paul Fassa
COPD stands for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It’s an umbrella term used to cover chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis, and emphysema. Considered incurable and progressive even with mainstream medical applications, COPD leads to other maladies caused by oxygen shortages.
The pharmaceutical drugs used to manage symptoms only worsen the condition, putting many into hospital stays after E.R. visits. Continue reading “Former Judge Convicting Marijuana Users Now an Advocate after Reversing His Own Illness with Cannabis”
Health Impact News – by Paul Fassa
People who do survive strokes are often encumbered with neurological issues that can be very debilitating and without quality of life. The rehabilitation methods for stroke victims under mainstream medical care are long and arduous, often with very little improvement.
Now a potential cannabis solution has been discovered with a study published in April of 2017. Continue reading “CBD from Medical Marijuana Offers Safe and Effective Recovery from Strokes”
New York Times – by Timothy Williams
Are you cleanshaven and tattoo-free? What’s your credit score? What about marijuana — ever inhaled?
Becoming a police officer has long depended on having the right answers to questions like these.
But now, faced with thousands of vacancies, a shortage of applicants and a mandate to become as diverse as the communities they serve, police departments are rethinking requirements once considered untouchable.
Continue reading “Heroin Use? Juvenile Record? For Recruits, Police Forgive Past Sins”
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HOUSTON (AP) — Hundreds of individuals, some armed, gathered at a Houston park to protest what they believe are efforts to remove a statue of Texas hero Sam Houston because he owned slaves.
There hasn’t been any organized effort to remove Houston’s statue, which has stood near a city park since 1925. Continue reading “Feared removal of Texas hero’s statue prompts armed protest”
Washington Free Beacon – by Elizabeth Harrington
The District of Columbia is spending $20,000 to pay artists to paint environmentally friendly, pro-LGBTQ murals on storm drains.
Mayor Muriel Bowser unveiled a “rainbow-colored crosswalk” on Friday to promote gay pride parades that are taking place in the city this weekend. Bowser announced storm drains would also be painted by local artists to “celebrate the LGBTQ identity” and the environment. Continue reading “D.C. Spending $20,000 to Paint LGBTQ Murals on Storm Drains”
The start of an escalation?
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is assisting in the investigation of a report of an assault against an off-duty Border Patrol agent assigned to the Deming, New Mexico, Border Patrol Station.
The agent was discovered on the side of the road by a motorist at 11 p.m. MDT Friday. The agent “suffered multiple, serious injuries to his head, chest and hands,” officials said. Continue reading “US Border Patrol Agent Kidnapped In New Mexico; Had Fingers Cut Off”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Sunday for the dismantling of the UN agency that aids millions of Palestinian refugees, accusing it of anti-Israeli incitement and saying he had conveyed his message to the US ambassador to the United Nations.
Adnan Abu Hasna, a Gaza-based spokesman for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), said Netanyahu was pursuing a “fantasy”.
The United States, Israel’s main ally, was the biggest donor to UNRWA last year, pledging $368 million. Continue reading “Israel calls for end of UN Palestinian refugee agency”
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