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Last updated on June 15, 2015Although there is no concrete, scientific evidence of a link between vaccines and autism, the subject is still controversial. Some of the controversy stems from research conducted by Dr. Andrew … Continue reading Autism and Vaccines
Jan 29, 2015: The World Resources Institute released installment nine of it's "Creating a Sustainable Food Future" project. The installment, entitled Avoiding Bioenergy Competition for Food Crops and Land, reports three major findings: Dedicating crops … Continue reading World Resources Institute | Creating a Sustainable Food Future
Last updated on November 28, 2015Dec 30, 2014: New Jersey police shot and killed unarmed Jerame Reid in Bridgeton, New Jersey during a traffic stop. Police dashboard video shows the encounter in its entirety. Video … Continue reading New Jersey Police Shoot Unarmed Man
Last updated on June 14, 2015The Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was signed into law by President Obama on July 21, 2010. Remarks by the President at Signing of Dodd-Frank Wall Street … Continue reading The Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
Last updated on June 14, 2015On Wednesday, January 7, 2015, the AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations) held a one-day Raising Wages Summit. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez and Sen. Elizabeth … Continue reading AFL-CIO Raising Wages Summit
Last updated on June 14, 2015Jan 7, 2015: In this, the first week of the 114th U.S. Congress, the House of Representatives introduced H.R.30 - Save American Workers Act of 2015. The bill raises the … Continue reading Save American Workers Act of 2015 | H.R. 30
Last updated on September 3, 2020Sep 2, 2020: Charlie Hebdo terror trial begins in Paris, five years after deadly attacks | CNN Jan 14, 2015: Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claimed responsibility for the … Continue reading Attack and Shooting at French Magazine Charlie Hebdo
Last updated on June 14, 2015The I Am documentary film, created by former Hollywood movie director Tom Shadyac, came about as a result of a potentially life-threatening injury to Tom which caused him to ask … Continue reading I Am Documentary Film
Last updated on July 9, 2022Jul 7, 2022: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3549624-officer-who-fatally-shot-tamir-rice-withdraws-from-small-town-police-force Dec 29, 2020: DOJ closes probe into Tamir Rice shooting with no charges | The Hill May 30, 2017: Timothy Loehmann, the police officer who shot … Continue reading Cleveland Police Shoot and Kill 12-Year-Old Tamir Rice
Last updated on June 14, 2015Dec 26, 2014: Yesterday, the National Security Agency (NSA) released surveillance documents in response to an American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit. The documents span … Continue reading NSA Releases Surveillance Documents in Response to ACLU FOIA Lawsuit