Month: June 2013

Fukushima nuclear plant: Radioactive water leak found Radioactive water is leaking from a storage tank at Japan’s Fukushima plant, its operator says. Nuclear plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) said a worker discovered the leak on Wednesday. On Tuesday, Tepco also announced that it had found radioactive caesium in ground water around the plant.

IMF admits errors on Greek bailoutThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) has admitted it failed to fully realise the severity of the bailout conditions imposed on Greece. The Washington-based fund acknowledged making mistakes in its past analysis, overestimating growth projections and rewriting the rules because of fear of Greek contagion.  World Bank Insider Blows Whistle on

Dirty medicineMaker of generic Lipitor pleads guilty to selling ‘adulterated drugs’. Fortune’s account of what occurred inside Ranbaxy and how the FDA responded to it raises serious questions about whether our government can effectively safeguard a drug supply that last year was 84% generic, according to the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics, much of that

Scientists create device that tears a hole in time, enabling undetectable secret messages to be sent (so long as you do it in 0.00012 of a second)A ‘time cloak’ which bends light to tear holes in time itself has been created by scientists. The device could have important implications for sending secret messages via fibre

Media Spotlight Shines on Bilderberg; Agenda Still Secret The infamous annual Bilderberg meetings, which bring together global powerbrokers from government, business, finance, intelligence, royalty, media, central banking, academia, and more, are set to begin this week in the United Kingdom. In line with an apparent trend developing in recent years, the veil of secrecy surrounding

At least one Milwaukee mom won’t be sending her child to school on cross-dressing ‘Switch It Up Day’ Hernandez tells EAGnews the day was originally billed as “Gender Bender Day,” but Tippecanoe officials made the name change after she called Principal Jeffrey Krupar to complain. The Milwaukee mother was not impressed. “I didn’t have a

Step 1: First declare that mentally ill do not have 2nd Amendment protection Graham digs in to ban mentally ill from guns, as Dems focus on assault weapons A proposal on the issue was introduced this month by South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, who on Thursday again expressed his

FEMA refuses Hurricane Sandy aid to elderly US Army veteran As New York City continues to rebuild and reimburse those residents displaced by Hurricane Sandy at least one man, a US Army veteran, was refused help because of a strict federal law that prevents someone from collecting aid on their property. Vito Colucci Sr., a

Turkey protests continue despite apology Protesters meet with deputy PM to demand cancellation of Gezi park demolition and release of dozens arrested in Izmir. Egypt, Libya, Syria, now Turkey?  More US Al-CIAida funded and coordinated uprising turned terrorism?

Kathleen Sebelius won’t waive regulation for girl with five weeks to live: ‘Someone lives and someone dies’ Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius rebuffed an appeal from Rep. Lou Barletta on behalf of a girl who needs a lung transplant but can’t get one because of a federal regulation that prevents her from qualifying