Echo, who was spotted near the north rim of the famous Arizona landmark in 2014, was shot by a man who said he mistook her for a coyote A gray wolf killed last year by a Utah hunter was “Echo”,… Read More ›
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Medtronic Strategy Takes Shape After Biggest Inversion Ever
By Michelle Fay Cortez After pulling off the largest ever “inversion” deal structured to reduce U.S. income taxes, Medtronic Pic (MDT) is plotting another audacious move: the transformation of health-care delivery. The $42 billion purchase of Covidien Plc (COV) will… Read More ›
Second crude pipeline spill in Montana wreaks havoc on Yellowstone River
By Nate Schweber Environmental damage from recent oil leak ranges from contaminated water supply to polluted farmland GLENDIVE, Montana — When an oil pipeline burst in July 2011 and poured 63,000 gallons of crude into the Yellowstone River 200 miles… Read More ›
From the Birmingham Campaign to MLK Day
Martin Luther King was the point man for a movement that resonated across the US at a time in US history when a whole sector of people were still abused by laws/people in US States. As such a Federal recognition… Read More ›
Meet Illinois’s New Governor Bruce Raunor
Bruce Vincent Rauner (born February 18, 1957) is an American businessman, politician, and currently the 42nd Governor of Illinois.[1] Prior to his election, he was the Chairman of R8 Capital Partners and the former Chairman of the private equity firm… Read More ›
US Senate: SR 1 and the XL Pipeline
Calendar No. 1 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1 To approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 6, 2015 Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. MANCHIN, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. DONNELLY, Mr. MCCONNELL, Ms. HEITKAMP, Mr…. Read More ›
Florida’s health care system for needy and disabled children violates federal laws, judge rules
A federal judge Wednesday declared Florida’s health care system for needy and disabled children to be in violation of several federal laws, handing a stunning victory to doctors and children’s advocates who have fought for almost a decade to force… Read More ›
Secular vs Church Tenet
U.S. Bishops Take Aim at Sterilization – ProPublica A toughening of Catholic medical directives could include enforcing a ban on tubal ligations. The Vatican has an absolute prohibition on sterilization for the purposes of birth control. The U.S. Catholic bishops… Read More ›
Gun Range Billboard Features Santa Claus Packing Heat
A billboard for a Northern California gun range is drawing controversy for featuring Santa Claus carrying an AR-15. According to CBS Sacramento, the billboard for Down Range Indoor Training Center in Chico, California shows Santa with a gun and a… Read More ›
The Keystone XL Pipeline Project Is Almost Certainly Dead
The Keystone XL Pipeline project is almost certainly dead. No, not because a bill that would have finally given the go-ahead to begin construction fell one vote short in the lame duck Senate last month. Sure, that halted the legislative… Read More ›
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