The disappearing Joshua trees of Joshua Tree National Park, by Susan Grigsby Introducing Targeted Regulation of Urologists and Male Patients (TRUMP) laws, by Jon Perr Wisconsin schools are dying of a thousand little cuts, Mark E Andersen Menses, periods, and the tampon tax, by Denise Oliver Velez New medical codes are designed for the info age, by DarkSyde The police is but a reflection of America, by Egberto Willies Want to be an ally in the fight against racism? Two white teens show how it's done, by Ian Reifowitz
Sen. Lindsey Graham says he’s not “defective” because he’s single. While he’s “been close once” to marrying a woman, he’s unsure why he never did so. And he said that if voters want a John F. Kennedy-esque clan in the White House, they should look elsewhere. “If you are looking for Camelot, I’m not your guy,” Graham said in an interview. “If you’re looking for glitz and glamour, I’m probably the worst choice in the bunch. If you are looking for a determined person to be president, I think I can fill that bill.”
“If you are looking for Camelot, I’m not your guy,” Graham said in an interview. “If you’re looking for glitz and glamour, I’m probably the worst choice in the bunch. If you are looking for a determined person to be president, I think I can fill that bill.”
Mike Huckabee is being sued in a class action case that claims he violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act with recorded robo-calls intended to promote Christian propaganda film, “Last Ounce of Courage” while masquerading as a public survey, Courthouse News Service reports. The original lawsuit was filed by Ron and Dorit Golan, who were among 4 million people to receive the call, even though the couple was on Missouri’s “do not call” list at the time. The claim was dismissed in 2012, but this week the decision was reversed by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.
The original lawsuit was filed by Ron and Dorit Golan, who were among 4 million people to receive the call, even though the couple was on Missouri’s “do not call” list at the time. The claim was dismissed in 2012, but this week the decision was reversed by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Four tourists who posed naked on a mountain in Malaysia have been given jail terms and fined. The group was blamed for a magnitude 5.9 earthquake after stripping on Mount Kinabalu, which is considered sacred.
The group was blamed for a magnitude 5.9 earthquake after stripping on Mount Kinabalu, which is considered sacred.
The state's oil and gas agency has missed the deadline for reporting on the use of water by oil producers in California, saying that the large volume of information required could not be processed in time. [...] "The department's failure to comply with the law is another example of poor management and lax regulation of the oil and gas industry that has implications for California's economy and the public health," [State Sen. Fran] Pavley said. "The public—during a serious drought — needs to know where this water comes from and where it's going."
"The department's failure to comply with the law is another example of poor management and lax regulation of the oil and gas industry that has implications for California's economy and the public health," [State Sen. Fran] Pavley said. "The public—during a serious drought — needs to know where this water comes from and where it's going."
When Erik Sorto was 21, a gunshot wound left him paralysed from the neck down. Over ten years later, he was preparing smoothies for a room full of kids with brain injuries. For the past two years, Sorto’s been trialling a neural implant that lets him move a robotic arm with only his thoughts. He recently even used the arm to accomplish his own personal goal: taking a sip of beer by himself. Sorto, who is now 34, is the first person in the world to have a neural prosthetic device implanted in an area of the brain called the posterior parietal cortex (PPC), where our movements are planned.
He recently even used the arm to accomplish his own personal goal: taking a sip of beer by himself.
Sorto, who is now 34, is the first person in the world to have a neural prosthetic device implanted in an area of the brain called the posterior parietal cortex (PPC), where our movements are planned.
SportsCenter, ESPN’s flagship program, dedicated just 2 percent of its airtime to women’s sports in 2014, according to the report—a figure that has remained flat since 1999. In addition to SportsCenter, researchers examined the sports news and highlights on three local Los Angeles network affiliates and the results were just as dismal: Just 3.2 percent of airtime went to women’s sports, down from 1999 and 2004 levels but a slight improvement over 2009’s 1.6 percent.