Month: June 2014

10 Ways Science is Using Human-Animal Hybrids

10 Ways Science is Using Human-Animal Hybrids Chimeras In Greek mythology, chimeras were vicious monsters feared by many. This fire-breathing animal had the head and body of a lioness, with a goat head protruding from her back and the tail of a snake. Today, “chimera” refers to an animal that has two or more different

As China Flexes Muscle, Obama Frets

As China Flexes Muscle, Obama Frets  China is tailgating Japanese warplanes, playing chicken with Vietnamese ships and questioning America’s toughness. Yet it isn’t Chinese strength that most worries President Barack Obama, it’s Chinese fragility. Japan set for landmark easing of constitutional limits on militaryJapan is poised for a historic shift in its defense policy by

Battle between Utah’s rural counties and BLM intensifies

Battle between Utah’s rural counties and BLM intensifies“We have many examples of the abuse and this militarization of the government agencies is a real problem,” said Garfield County Commissioner Leland Pollock, who also traveled to Washington, D.C. “If this guy does something that blows up, we are all going to be on the TV. It

Mexican Military Chopper Crosses Into US, Shoots At Border Agents

Report: Mexican Military Chopper Crosses Into US, Shoots At Border AgentsBorder Patrol agents in Arizona were reportedly fired upon by a Mexican military helicopter that traveled across the border. Mexican authorities were conducting a drug interdiction operation when the incident happened early Thursday morning on the Tohono O’odham Indian Nation. The Mexican chopper fired at

Isis crucifies nine people in Syrian villages

Without allies against ISIS, US finds itself in the same camp as Iran, its sworn enemyFrom the start of the so called Arab spring, America has time and time again initiated moves which set it at odds with its traditional allies in the Middle East, to the extent that today it can only watch impotently

Sheltering Ebola-infected people ‘is a crime’

Sierra Leone: Sheltering Ebola-infected people ‘is a crime’ Sierra Leone has warned it is a serious crime to shelter patients infected with the Ebola virus who are in hiding. The Health Ministry said several patients had discharged themselves from hospital in Kenema district, the heart of the country’s outbreak. The World Health Organization (WHO) has

‘No Refusal’ Blood Checkpoints

Oregon Celebrates Independence Day… With ‘No Refusal’ Blood CheckpointsDuring Independence Day weekend, a time to celebrate US freedom and unalienable rights, Americans in Oregon will be subjected to a “blitz” of ‘no-refusal’ blood-draw checkpoints, as part of a disturbing trend that now extends nationwide. Local news station KVAL reports that State police are re-naming Fourth

Study: All Employment Growth Since 2000 Went to Immigrants

Study: All Employment Growth Since 2000 Went to ImmigrantsAccording to a major new report from the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), net employment growth in the United States since 2000 has gone entirely to immigrants, legal and illegal. …CIS scholars…found that there were 127,000 fewer working-age natives holding a job in the first quarter of