By Larry Elliot The Guardian Billionaires and politicians gathering in Switzerland this week will come under pressure to tackle rising inequality after a study found that – on current trends – by next year, 1% of the world’s...
Read MoreBy Kevin Sieff Washington Post Near the hillside shelter where dozens of men and women died of Ebola, a row of green U.S. military tents sit atop a vast expanse of imported gravel. The generators hum; chlorinated water churns in...
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Read MoreForbes Most parents would be concerned if their children had significant exposure to lead, chloroform, gasoline fumes, or the pesticide DDT. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IRIC), part of the United Nations’...
Read MoreSilver Doctors As an honor student, she wanted to do something impressive, so she looked around for something more advanced. After putting two ounces of toilet bowl cleaner into a container, she dropped in a ball of aluminum...
Read MoreNatural News In a land surrounded by pollution and lax food safety regulations, the Chinese are turning to organics in hopes of living a healthier, cleaner life through better nutrition provided by higher quality foods. A...
Read MoreAlternative Media Syndicate A homeless man was just arrested and spent the night in jail after police claim he was charging his cellphone in a public picnic shelter. That, apparently, is a serious, arrestable crime in Sarasota,...
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Read MoreYahoo News Filing a federal tax return is about to get more complicated for millions of families because of President Barack Obama’s health law. But they shouldn’t expect much help from the Internal Revenue Service....
Read MoreATR In its annual Report to Congress today, the office of the National Taxpayer Advocate outlined a series of Internal Revenue Service failures. In the “Access to the IRS” section, the report details the trouble taxpayers face...
Read MoreWashington Post It was a one-mile walk home from a Silver Spring park on Georgia Avenue on a Saturday afternoon. But what the parents saw as a moment of independence for their 10-year-old son and 6-year-old daughter, they say...
Read MoreMilitary Times In his first term, President Obama oversaw repeal of the controversial “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. Then he broke with one of the military’s most deeply rooted traditions and vowed...
Read MoreDaily Mail Street children as young as five are being caged in brutal detention centres alongside adult criminals in a cynical drive to smarten up the Philippines capital ahead of a visit by Pope Francis this week. Hundreds of...
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Metro News You could be forgiven for thinking that virtual reality is a gimmick, the preserve of...
Read MoreMake Magazine The summer of 2013 found Michael Balzer in good health. A few years earlier, he’d struggled with a long illness that had cost him his job. As he recovered, he built an independent career creating 3D graphics and...
Read MoreDaily Mail Small volcanic eruptions over the past 20 years have been protecting the Earth from global warming, according to a new study. Scientists have confirmed that droplets of sulphur-rich aerosols spewed into the upper...
Read MoreBy Matt O’ Brien Washington Post The arc of the political universe is long, but it bends towards monetary policy. That’s the boring truth that nobody wants to hear. Forget about the gaffes, the horserace, and even...
Read MoreBy Christopher Smart The Salt Lake Tribune The fine: $14,400. The crime: Resident parked an unlicensed vehicle in his own private driveway. Arman Peterson, 70, says it isn’t right that Salt Lake City is fining him more than...
Read MoreYahoo News President Barack Obama said Tuesday the cyber attacks against Sony and the Pentagon’s Central Command highlight the need for toughened laws on cybersecurity. Obama made the comment as the White House unveiled a...
Read MoreFilming Cops Citizens in Stockton, California have taken a new approach to activism. Rather than sticking to the traditional form of protest in which signs are held and slogans are chanted, these citizens have taken direct...
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