31 December 2012, Central African Republic (CAR) government forces are abandoning their capitol city, as rebel forces move in. The most recent reports say the coalition of three rebel groups (known as Seleka) are one town away from victory.
U.S. President Barack Obama has informed Congress that he is sending 50 additional troops to help […] Continue Reading…
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is trying to find out what made at least 400 people sick, on two xmas time cruise ships.
Officials with the CDC suspect norovirus. The latest cruise ship outbreaks took place on ships belonging to Cunard and Princess Cruises.
In Japan, people are still dying from norovirus. […] Continue Reading…
“People should be concerned because we found so much more of the virus this year.”-Karen Tobin, Erie County West Nile virus coordinator
Health officials in Erie County, Pennsylvania, are warning that 2013 could be another big year for West Nile virus.
Erie County did not have as many human cases of the virus, as the rest […] Continue Reading…
December 26, 2012
The Honorable Harry Reid
Majority Leader
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Mr. Leader:
I am writing to inform you that the statutory debt limit will be reached on December 31, 2012, and to notify you that the Treasury Department will shortly begin taking certain extraordinary measures authorized by law to temporarily postpone the date that […] Continue Reading…
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“Many Americans believe that if we simply pass the right laws, future horrors like the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting can be prevented. But this impulse ignores the self evident truth that criminals don’t obey laws.”
“The president and other government officials denounce school violence, yet still advocate for endless undeclared wars abroad……U.S. drone strikes kill […] Continue Reading…
On 24 December 2012, the Associated Press revealed that the United States is deploying thousands of troops to 35 African countries.
Approximately 4,000 personnel from the U.S. Army’s 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (Dagger Brigade, based at Fort Riley, Kansas), will deploy in March 2013. This report follows earlier reports that plans were being made […] Continue Reading…
A recent economic report from the UN says western economies (Europe, North America, Japan) will not see any recovery of the tens of millions of job losses since 2008, for at least five more years.
UN economists point to low projected GDP numbers as proof: “This pace of growth will be far from sufficient to overcome […] Continue Reading…
24 December 2012
ISAF said: “An International Security Assistance Force service member died following an insurgent attack in eastern Afghanistan today.”
In Badghis Province, local government officials reporting that at least ten local cops joined the Mujahideen. This is the largest group defection in the province, so far. People of the Chehl-Gazi area, in Abkamari district, […] Continue Reading…
24 December 2012, prefectural health officials, in Miyazaki Prefecture, say the hospital’s bad hygiene habits, and diagnostic incompetence could be to blame for the latest norovirus outbreak in Japan.
The hospital also delayed reporting deaths.
Officials say the hospital did not report any norovirus infections until three days after the first person died. The hospital did […] Continue Reading…