Flint water criminal probe costs triple, may hit $5 million
DETROIT — Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette’s wide-ranging probe into the Flint water crisis could cost as much as $4.9 million, more than triple the amount allocated by the state in a contract in March, according to a posting on the state Administrative Board website. Earlier this year, Schuette received approval from the board to […]
Safe, legal abortion is here to stay
The following editorial appeared in The Dallas Morning News on Tuesday, June 28: ——— On Monday, the Supreme Court struck down the latest in a long series of attempts by lawmakers in Texas and elsewhere to restrict abortion under the guise of protecting women’s health. Texas’s 2013 law required doctors performing abortions to have admitting […]
Perdue plans to reform its chicken welfare policies
BALTIMORE — The short lives of chickens raised by Perdue Foods will improve under what animal-rights activists called unprecedented animal welfare reforms announced Monday by the poultry producer. The company, based in Salisbury, Md., plans sweeping changes in how it breeds, raises and slaughters its chickens as consumers demand to know more about their food […]
Drone Defense: Army Anti-Artillery Radar Tracks UAVs
Q-53 counterbattery radar (Lockheed Martin) From lasers to jammers to snipers, the US military has tried lots of technologies and tactics to get rid of enemy drones. But before you can shoot it, you have to see it — preferably far away, before its cameras spot your troops and, say, dive-bomb them or relay their […]
Kid Lends His Crutch So Another Boy Could See the Farewell Game (LOOK)
The final game of Argentinian football player Diego Milito was a must-see for soccer lovers here, and when a boy needed a boost to view the departing athlete, a 10-year-old on crutches had just the ticket. A photo of the pair taken on the sidelines grabbed headlines after Santiago Fretes lent one of his crutches […]
White nationalist group says it will be at Republican convention
WASHINGTON — A group of white nationalists and skinheads who held a rally in Sacramento, Calif., over the weekend where at least five people were stabbed plans to show up at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland next month to “make sure that the Donald Trump supporters are defended.” The violent clash at the California […]
Why So Many Doctors Experience Burnout
Focused, organized doctors are an important part of the healthcare system. After all, if physicians are misplacing records or forgetting important steps in a check-up, there will definitely be negative health consequences. Unfortunately, a new study out of the Mayo Clinic suggests advancements in electronic record keeping may actually be causing doctors to burn out. […]
Bayonne zoning board meeting on Islamic center postponed third time
BAYONNE — A much-anticipated city zoning board meeting about a proposed Muslim community center scheduled tomorrow has been postponed again. The meeting, which was originally scheduled for March and has now been postponed three times, is a continuation of a hearing held on Jan. 19. No new date has been set. READ A TRANSCRIPT OF […]
Supreme Court strengthens right to abortion, strikes down Texas restrictions on clinics
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday handed down its most significant abortion ruling since 1992, shielding doctors and clinics from unnecessary health regulations that could force them to stop offering the procedure. The justices, by a 5-3 vote, reaffirmed their view that state lawmakers may not put an “undue burden” on women who seek […]
Brexit: Increase in racist attacks after EU referendum
Britain “will not tolerate intolerance”, the office of Prime Minister David Cameron has said, after a series of racist incidents were reported following its decision to leave the European Union. Number 10 Downing Street came out on Monday with the warning, less than a week after the country voted to leave the EU in a […]
