Bail raised for Maine ‘hermit’ following marriage proposal
Authorities in Maine raised the bail amount for a local “hermit” arrested in connection with 1,000 burglaries following a marriage proposal and an offer to pay for his release from jail. The Kennebec...
View ArticleManchin and Toomey mull changes to background check deal
As Joe Manchin and Pat Toomey struggle to get enough votes to pass their background check measure, the two senators are reportedly considering making some changes to the proposal to win over hesitant...
View ArticleShould atheists fight for religion in government?
Debates over separation of church and state are a staple of the culture wars, and skirmishes arise and vanish like radar blips. One recent squabble came and went with such haste, you might have missed...
View ArticlePoverty initiatives face an uphill battle in Obama’s budget
There are certain facts of life reflected by the FY 2014 Obama budget proposal: first, anything… ; … Read More
View ArticleSenate rejects expanded background checks
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has rejected a bipartisan effort to expand federal background checks to more firearms buyers in a crucial showdown over gun control.Wednesday's vote was a jarring blow to...
View ArticleGOP filibuster kills background checks
The bipartisan compromise proposal to expand background checks to more gun sales died in the Senate this afternoon after the bipartisan majority fell far short of the 60 votes needed to break a...
View ArticleNew York could become first major city to raise smoking age
New York wants to become the first major US city to raise the age for buying cigarettes from 18 to 21. The city council is to vote on the proposal May 2. Backing it is its speaker, Christinne Quinn,...
View ArticleVerizon to draft $100 billion offer to buy its wireless unit from Vodafone
Verizon has reportedly hired banking and legal advisers to put together a $100 billion proposal to purchase the remaining 45 percent stake in the company from partner Vodafone. Verizon was considering...
View ArticleObama administration signals change from prison to treatment in drug war
White House Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske signaled that the Obama administration may be open to a long-overdue shift from law enforcement to addiction treatment in a release of a new policy proposal on the...
View ArticleColorado town considers requiring AK-47s and AR-15s in every home
A town in Colorado is looking into a proposal that would require that every home have at least one assault-style rifle, similar to the Bushmaster AR-15 used to slaughter 20 elementary school children...
View ArticleCongress proposes adding $4.5 billion to historic highs spent on border security
By Christie Thompson, ProPublica Federal spending on border security is at an all-time high2014and it would get even higher under the Gang of Eight’s new plan. The Senate immigration proposal, released...
View Article‘Centralize the Swedish emergency call system’
Swedish emergency service operator SOS Alarm should be replaced by a state authority, according to a new proposal presented to Sweden's defence minister on Monday. … Read More
View ArticleGOP creates Ted Cruz, now thinks he’s a jerk
Here's Senator Ted Cruz, Ted Cruzing it up, taking practically sole credit for killing gun background checks and trashing all his colleagues:The New York Times charitably says that "Friday’s speech was...
View ArticleGovernment preparing to fine tech firms who don’t comply with wiretaps
The government has for many years sought the means, through tech giants like Google and Facebook, to wiretap communications with the use of in-built backdoors. According to the Washington Post, a...
View ArticleIreland introduces proposal to clarify the legality of emergency abortions
The tragic, preventable death of Savita Halappanavar in October 2012 stirred international outrage over Ireland's restrictive abortion law, and spurred the country to revisit its ban on the procedure...
View ArticleBildt disarms Swedish nuke critics as ‘insignificant’
Anti-proliferation experts are up in arms over Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt's failure to back a recent nuclear weapons anti-proliferation proposal presented at a recent UN conference. … Read More
View ArticleObama may back FBI proposal for expansive Internet wiretapping powers
The United States may soon require Internet companies to build in the capacity to let federal investigators wiretap their users, according to The New York Times. The Obama administration is weighing a...
View ArticleEU arms embargo on Syria: Scrap it or drop ‘non-lethal’ wording, says UK
The UK has been on a crusade to start arming the Syrian opposition and has lobbied hard in Brussels to amend the arms embargo placed on Damascus. In a leaked six-page long draft proposal circulated...
View ArticleFrench proposal would impose 1% tax on Internet-connected devices
A new proposal recently delivered to French President Francois Hollande aims to create new sources of revenue from tech giants like Amazon, Apple and Google. If passed, the legislation would create a...
View ArticleNord Stream plans new gas pipelines
Gas pipeline firm Nord Stream will hold an information meeting on the Baltic island of Gotland on Monday to introduce a proposal to extend its controversial gas pipeline project. … Read More
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