Scientists have created the ultimate GM crop: contraceptive corn. Waiving fields of maize may one day save the world from overpopulation. The pregnancy prevention plants are the handiwork of the San Diego biotechnology company Epicyte, where researchers have discovered a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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46,609,072 People on Food Stamps in 2012; Record 47,791,996 in December Nearly a quarter of the people living in Washington, D.C. are on the program. On Friday, the United States Department of Agriculture quietly released new statistics related to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Well, maybe they used a crystal ball from Hogwarts or something…
Cypress HS student suspended for disarming gunman? Student gets 3 day suspension after wrestling away gun FORT MYERS, Fla. – A 16-year-old Cypress Lake High School student, who wrestled a loaded revolver away from a teen threatening to shoot, is being punished. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Actor Joseph C. Phillips: Teacher Threatened My Son, Questioned His Mental State Over Photo Of BB Gun In California, gun hysteria has reached such fanatical heights that teachers now feel empowered to confiscate student property, disregard their privacy, question their […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is getting a little creepy. According to one estimate, since last year the Department of Homeland Security has stockpiled more than 1.6 billion bullets, mainly .40 caliber and 9mm. DHS also purchased 2,700 Mine Resistant Armor Protected Vehicles (MRAP). […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sequester Impact on Florida (This Year) You can find information on sequester impact for all states here: http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/02/22/what-sequester#states Teachers and Schools: Florida will lose approximately $54.5 million in funding for primary and secondary education, putting around 750 teacher and aide […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama has signed an order authorizing the government to begin cutting $85 billion from federal accounts, officially enacting across-the-board reductions that he opposed but failed to avert. Obama acted Friday, the deadline for the president and Congress […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama formally ordered broad cuts in government spending on Friday night after he and congressional Republicans failed to reach a deal to avert automatic reductions that could dampen economic growth and curb military readiness.As the United […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
No deal. President Obama said Friday Congressional leaders had failed to reach a compromise to avoid a sweeping set of spending cuts ready to hit the U.S. government by the end of the day. “We shouldn’t be making a series […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…