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Banning abortion?

Bismarck, ND Abortion bill: North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple approved the country’s toughest abortion restrictions this week, signing into law a series of measures that would ban most abortions. The first of the three laws prohibits abortions as soon as ...

Depression raises heart risks

Stress and depression can take a combined toll on the heart, creating a “psychosocial perfect storm” that dramatically increases the risk of death from heart disease, new research has found. A study involving nearly 4,500 adults with coronary artery disease ...
A burnt house is seen in Meikhtila

Meiktila, Myanmar – Muslims massacred

Meiktila, Myanmar Muslims massacred: Newly released satellite photographs have revealed the extent of the sectarian violence in central Myanmar last month, in which Buddhist mobs torched hundreds of Muslim homes, killing at least 43 people. According to Human Rights Watch, ...

Why do we hate our children?

Britain treats its kids like pests, said Jenny McCarthy. We see them as frequently annoying and sometimes frightening. A recent survey found that nearly half of respondents agreed that children today were “feral” and “like animals.” How many times have ...

Chief Justice’s power over surveillance

Chief Justice John Roberts is even more powerful than you might think, said Ezra Klein. In addition to presiding over the Supreme Court, Roberts also has the “exclusive, unaccountable, lifetime power to shape the surveillance state.” It’s a little known ...
Antarctica Journal brain specimen on a metal tray with blue-gloved hands performing dissection; inset shows a magnified brain close-up.

Shocking Rise in Microplastics Found in Human Brains

Recent research is painting an unsettling new picture of human health: tiny plastic particles called microplastics and nanoplastics have been detected in human brain tissue — and levels appear to be rising over time. These findings are drawing alarm from ...
Why is Earth Missing a Huge Part of its Crust?

Why is Earth Missing a Huge Part of its Crust?

When the earth was totally covered in ice it is believed that a thief called Snowball Earth took away the crust.  Geo scientists believe that when the earth was covered in ice the glaciers while traveling eroded the layer of ...
Study Finds Exercise Could Slow Down Aging

Study Finds Exercise Could Slow Down Aging

A research group tested a group of about 125 cyclists aged between 50 and around 80 – ¾ of the group were male and ¼ were female.  They did not study any people with high blood pressure, alcoholics, smokers, or ...
Does Human Life Span Really Have a Limit

Does Human Life Span Really Have a Limit?

Scientists believe that human life may be longer than originally thought.  There might be a human alive today that will be able to live until the age of 150 because of advances in medicine and sanitation.  Back in 1900 people ...
Chuck McCarthy - The People Walker of LA

Chuck McCarthy – The People Walker of LA

If you want to go for a walk but don’t want to go alone, you can call Chuck McCarthy and he will come walk with you for $7 a mile.  While you are walking you have someone to talk to ...