Scientists Develop GMO Blood for Battlefields
Nial Firth Mail Online American scientists have developed ‘artificial’ blood that could soon be used to treat wounded soldiers in battle. The genetically-engineered blood is…
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Mississippi Hit by Tar Mats the ‘Size of School Buses’
Sun Herald GEOFF PENDER, MELISSA SCALLAN and DONNA MELTON LONG BEACH — What appeared to be the largest amount of oily tar to hit the…
U.S. Gov’t has Now Lost 75% of Guantanamo Habeas Cases
Carol Rosenberg McClatchy A federal judge has ordered the release of another Yemeni captive at Guantanamo, the 37th time a war on terror captive in…
US Appeals Court Opens Door to New Oil Drilling in Gulf
Federal appeals court rejects government efforts to restore moratorium on offshore deepwater drilling after BP oil spill Associated Press A US appeals court has rejected…
Europe Seeks to Ban Food from Cloned Animals
James Kanter New York Times The European Parliament asked on Wednesday for a ban on the sale of foods from cloned animals and their offspring,…
Rothschild Seeking to Scoop up Mining Companies and Bulk Commodities
Rothschild’s Vallar Seeks Iron Ore, Coal Acquisitions Jesse Riseborough and Simon Casey Bloomberg Vallar Plc, which raised 707.2 million pounds ($1.07 billion) in a London…
Operation Enduring War
William Astore and Tom Engelhardt Campaign For Liberty Some words have a way of enduring. Take “endure.” As the Bush administration headed into Iraq in…
Income Gap Between Rich and Poor Is Highest in Decades, Data Show
Laura Bassett The Huffington Post The gap between the wealthiest Americans and middle- and working-class Americans has more than tripled in the past three decades,…
Income Gap Between Rich and Poor Is Highest in Decades, Data Show
Laura Bassett The Huffington Post The gap between the wealthiest Americans and middle- and working-class Americans has more than tripled in the past three decades,…
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Oil Found in Gulf Food Chain
BP oil infiltrates the Gulf’s food chain Tom Philpott Grist.org The inevitable has happened. From a McLatchy article: University scientists have spotted the first indications…
Thousands evacuated in Texas and Mexico as storm approaches
Telegraph Reservoirs along the Texas-Mexico border rose to their highest levels in decades after days of drenching rain, forcing officials to close two border bridges…
Obama Endorses Netanyahu as “Man of Peace”
Chris Marsden WSWS.org President Barack Obama on Tuesday praised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a man who “wants peace” and is “willing to take…
New Year’s Day Hangover as Tax Credits Expire
Americans may be slammed by shocking tax hike Andrew Conte Pittsburgh Tribune-Review After nearly a decade of federal tax cuts, Americans could awaken New Year’s…