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United Nations: Pinning Oklahoma tornado on climate change is wrongheaded
Pinning the deadly tornado in the US state of Oklahoma on climate change is wrongheaded, even though the world is set to see a rise in high-profile weather disasters due to global warming, the leader of a UN body said Tuesday. Rajendra Pachauri, head of the UN-backed Intergovernmental Panel on…
Number of Afghanistan women jailed for ‘moral crimes’ like fleeing abuse rises sharply
The number of women jailed in Afghanistan for “moral crimes” such as fleeing abusive husbands has risen sharply, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday, undermining claims that the status of women has improved. The campaign group said interior ministry statistics revealed that the number of women and girls convicted of “moral…
Scientists’ accidental find reveals Vitamin C kills tuberculosis bacteria
Scientists said Tuesday they had managed to kill lab-grown tuberculosis (TB) bacteria with good old Vitamin C — an “unexpected” discovery they hope will lead to better, cheaper drugs. A team from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York made the accidental find while researching how TB bacteria become…
Right-wing writer shoots himself dead at altar of Notre Dame after marriage equality passes
PARIS — A far-right writer and activist shot himself dead in front of the altar of Paris’s famed Notre Dame Cathedral on Tuesday, shortly after calling for “spectacular” action to protect France’s identity. Police and his publisher confirmed the man’s identity as Dominique Venner, 78, a long-time essayist and activist…
Christie denies Sandy link to climate change: It’s ‘liberal public radio’ agenda
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) on Monday blasted local public radio in New York and New Jersey for linking climate change to Hurricane Sandy as part of what he said was a liberal “agenda.” A WNYC/New Jersey Public Radio report released earlier this month found that New Jersey Transit…
Trial ends as judge determines whether NYPD’s ‘stop and frisk’ policy is unconstitutional
Judge did not provide timeframe for when ruling will be given but said landmark federal trial is ‘timely and pressing matter’ Civil rights attorneys called for sweeping changes to the New York City police department’s controversial street-stop practices in the closing arguments of a landmark federal trial. US district court…
California Senate moves to crush medical marijuana profits
A bill approved by the California state senate on Monday would further restrict the state’s medical marijuana industry by requiring the end of all for-profit sales of the drug to licensed patients and caregivers. The proposed law would go further than the state attorney general’s non-binding guidelines issued in 2008,…
Report: Fort Hood shooting suspect made $278,000 while in jail
The U.S. Army major arrested in connection with a November 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas has made more than $278,000 while some victims have literally gone hungry at times, KXAS-TV reported on Monday. In a response to a Freedom of Information Act request filed by the station, the…
Democratic legislation: ‘Crisis pregnancy centers’ must advertise honestly
Democratic legislators in the House and Senate are trying to pass new legislation ordering so-called “crisis pregnancy centers” to advertise themselves as what they actually are. According to The Hill, lawmakers are concerned that the centers bill themselves as featuring women’s health resources, when in fact they exist to dissuade…
Can we blame the Oklahoma tornado on climate change?
The Oklahoma twister was a ‘classic look’, but the data shows we are experiencing more volatility in the US tornado season Global climate change and politics are linked to each other – for better or worse. No clearer was that the case than when Democratic senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode…
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