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Diabetic teen upset with TSA screeners at Salt Lake City Airport

A Colorado teen is upset with screeners at Salt Lake City International Airport. The type one diabetic says TSA agents were abrupt, rude and were responsible for breaking her $10,000 insulin pump. A pump she has to have to survive. 

Activists near vote on modified food labeling

California could become the first state in the nation to require food producers to label all genetically modified products after activists this week capped a successful petition drive to get the measure on the state’s November ballot. More than 971,000 signatures from 5 …

Will lawmakers act to close tax loophole for illegal immigrants? - 13 WTHR Indianapolis

  Congressman Dan Burton (R – Ind) is frustrated – very frustrated – after learning the details of an Eyewitness News investigation. "Why in the world are we doing this?" he asked. "Are you kidding me? The cost to the American tax payer is huge!" The vet …

'They're killing us': world's most endangered tribe cries for help

Logging companies keen to exploit Brazil's rainforest have been accused by human rights organisations of using gunmen to wipe out the Awá, a tribe of just 355. Survival International, with backing from Colin Firth, is campaigning to stop what a judge referred to as 'genoci …

Media censored seven hate crime mob attacks in Grand Rapids

The police listed aggravated assault with a weapon and ethnic intimidation, Michigan's state hate crimes law, on the police report.

Drug-Resistant Malaria Is Spreading, and It Could Be a Public Health Disaster

In recent years great progress has been made in controlling malaria, with deaths down 30% over the past decade. That’s thanks largely to more effective treatment regimens that make use of artemisinin, a plant-derived antimalarial drug originally developed in  …

Breitbart: Wait Til They See What Happens March 1st

In a stunning coincidence, It appears Andrew Breitbart suffered his untimely death just hours before he was set to release damning video footage that could have sunk Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign. Around three weeks ago on February 9 during the ‘Blog B …

Apps for Apes: Orangutans using iPads to paint and video chat with other apes | The Sideshow - Yahoo! News

Orangutans across the world may soon join the ranks of millions of humans as proud owners of new iPads.

Could tools belonging to Stone Age hunters found on U.S. east coast finally answer who really discovered America? | Mail Online

America was first discovered by Stone Age hunters from Europe, according to new archaeological evidence. 

Robert McDowell: The U.N. Threat to Internet Freedom - WSJ.com

On Feb. 27, a diplomatic process will begin in Geneva that could result in a new treaty giving the United Nations unprecedented powers over the Internet. Dozens of countries, including Russia and China, are pushing hard to reach this goal by year's end.

D.C. workers face potential firing in alleged unemployment fraud - The Washington Post

Nearly 90 city employees were suspended Monday and face potential firing and prosecution for receiving unemployment benefits while holding their city jobs, District officials said. In addition, about 40 former city workers cashed unemployment checks they were not entitled t …

Maryland Mall Evacuated & Locked Down After Sneaker Fight « CBS Baltimore

Valley Mall in Hagerstown is peaceful now, but a sneaker, Nike’s new Foam tennis shoe, caused near-riot conditins inside the mall on Saturday, like a melee at another mall in December after Nike released a popular pair of Air jordans. “Just a fight going on down t …

Family's dog killed by DeKalb officer who went to wrong house  | ajc.com

A DeKalb County family’s dog was shot and killed Tuesday night by a police officer who went to the wrong house when responding to a domestic incident, Channel 2 Action News reported.

Britain is throwing my son to the wolves: Mother's fury as student faces extradition to the US over 'net piracy' | Mail Online

The mother of a student facing jail in the US over actions that are not a crime in the UK has accused the British justice system of abandoning her son.

Public workers' time-buying perk costs states – USATODAY.com

Government workers in 21 states are using an obscure perk to retire early or to boost their annual pensions by thousands of dollars, which can cost taxpayers millions more in payments to retirement funds, a USA TODAY analysis shows.

TSA screenings aren't just for airports anymore - Los Angeles Times

The Transportation Security Administration isn't just in airports anymore. TSA teams are increasingly conducting searches and screenings at train stations, subways, ferry terminals and other mass transit locations around the country.

Armed illegals stalked Border Patrol - Washington Times

Five illegal immigrants armed with at least two AK-47 semi-automatic assault rifles were hunting for U.S. Border Patrol agents near a desert watering hole known as Mesquite Seep just north of the Arizona-Mexico border when a firefight erupted and one U.S.

Europe Bans X-Ray Body Scanners Used at U.S. Airports - ProPublica

The European Union on Monday prohibited the use of X-ray body scanners in European airports, parting ways with the U.S.

Deficit 'super committee' may put off decisions

With time and compromise slipping out of reach, the congressional "super committee" may punt its toughest deficit decisions to next year rather than strike a deal that would enrage both parties' political bases heading into the 2012 election.The Joint Select Committee on Deficit  …

Obama to expand drilling off Alaska, in Gulf  | ajc.com

 The Obama administration cautiously offered up more areas in the Gulf of Mexico and off Alaska's coast to oil and gas drilling Tuesday but didn't go far enough to satisfy Republicans pushing to greatly expand drilling as a way to create jobs and wean the country off foreign …

Cops: Bus Driver Loses Job After Assaulting Student Who Used N-Word « CBS Charlotte

A South Carolina school bus driver has been accused of assaulting a 15-year-old boy for allegedly using the N-word.

Proposed air taxes could boost ticket prices even more

It could soon cost much more to fly, and it has nothing to do with holiday travel. The White House is proposing a mandatory $100 charge for most flights and an eventual increase in the security tax to $7.50. That's triple what air travelers pay right now.  

Jury awards family $300K after police kill man's dog during search

Thomas Russell III describes watching a police officer shoot his canine “best friend” two years ago as “the scariest thing I ever saw.” On Thursday, a U.S. District Court jury decided Russell, 20, and his family deserved to be compensated for the Feb.

Family Members Arrested For Prostituting Girls

Six people, including a mother and her four daughters, are accused of running a sex slave ring. Police say for three years the women sold underage teens for sex, and they now face felony criminal charges.

Cancer-stricken Ground Zero worker Edgar Galvis gets settlement check for zero dollars - NYPOST.com

Cancer-stricken Ground Zero worker Edgar Galvis has finally received a compensation check -- for zero dollars. The 51-year-old Queens man, who suffered sinus problems and then throat cancer after months of removing toxic debris from the World Financial Center, was relieved to g …

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