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Norovirus Hits The Olympics: Korean Health Authorities Reportedly Distribute 15,000 Bottles Of Hand Sanitizer

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety and Korea Center for Disease Control distributed 15,000 bottles of hand sanitizer to combat an outbreak of norovirus at the Olympics, the New York Daily News reports. Health authorities have also hung signs all over at the Pyeongchang Olympics in South Korea reminding people to clean their hands. […]

6y ago

bernie sanders|tulsi gabbard

U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard And Others Refuse To Keep Their Congressional Paychecks During Shutdown

U.S. Reps. Tulsi Gabbard and Colleen Hanabusa from Hawaii jointly announced this weekend that they were opting out of pay for the full duration of the government shutdown in a press release on behalf of both women. The two lawmakers from Hawaii aren’t alone, according to a Roll Call report. This weekend, several members of […]

6y ago

Arkansas Bans Spraying Of Monsanto Weedkiller To Protect Farmers

An Arkansas legislative panel voted to ban the spraying of dicamba weedkiller after mid-April to protect farmers from potential crop damage. A legislative subcommittee’s early vote supported the state Plant Board’s proposed ban. Then, Friday, a Legislative Council officially voted in favor of the ban. The ban will extend until the end of October. Monsanto […]

6y ago

nancy pelosi

Nancy Pelosi Has Another Challenger: Ryan Khojasteh

Ryan Khojasteh, a San Francisco Bay area native, has big plans for California’s 12th congressional district. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has represented this district since January, 2013, and served in House of Representatives almost continuously since 1987. Inquisitr previously reported that Progressive Stephen Jaffe is challenging Pelosi for her House seat. Now, it looks […]

6y ago

anthony weiner|hillary clinton|huma abedin

Renewed Call For Justice Department Investigation Into Clinton, Abedin Handling Of Classified Information

A significant amount of information redacted from the State Department’s release of information stored on Anthony Weiner’s laptop led Judicial Watch‘s Tom Fitton to call for a Justice Department investigation into Clinton and Abedin’s mishandling of classified information. Weiner is a former Democratic congressman. He is currently serving a 21-month sentence for sexting a 15-year-old […]

6y ago

anthony weiner|bradley manning|chelsea manning|hillary clinton|huma abedin

Clinton Talking Points To Prince Saud al-Faisal Among Abedin’s Documents Found On Anthony Weiner’s Laptop

The U.S. State Department released a number of emails from longtime Clinton aide Huma Abedin on Friday. The feds discovered the emails on Abedin’s husband Anthony Weiner’s laptop. At least five of the emails were marked as classified. Judicial Watch fought for the release of the documents, but many were highly redacted due to their […]

6y ago

monsanto

Monsanto To Offer Cash To Farmers Using Controversial Herbicide On GMO Soy

Monsanto claims that its herbicide XtendiMax is safe when applied properly by soybean farmers. The herbicide has been linked to widespread U.S. crop damage. Regulators in multiple states are considering restrictions on the use of the weed killer. According to Reuters, the U.S. “faced an agricultural crisis this year caused by new formulations of dicamba-based […]

6y ago

Tiny Michigan Township Turns To Online Fundraising After Nestle Sues For Expanded Access To Its Spring Water

Michigan’s Osceola Township is being sued by Nestle for expanded access to the township’s spring water supply. Nestle Waters North America is the world’s largest bottled water company. Nestle’s lawyers argue that the township had no right to deny the corporation’s application to build a booster station that would increase the amount of water it […]

6y ago

bernie sanders

Bernie’s Medicare For All Act Of 2017 Would Even Cover Complementary And Integrative Medicine

Senator Bernie Sanders introduced his new Medicare for All Act in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday. Within the text of the bill, there is a provision covering complementary and integrative medicine. The National Institute of Health maintains the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, which states that “more than 30 percent of adults and […]

6y ago

bernie sanders|hillary clinton

Lawyers In DNC Fraud Lawsuit File Appeal Over Alleged Primary Rigging By Florida Lawmaker And DNC Members

Ahead of Hurricane Irma, the lawyers who filed a class action lawsuit against the Democratic National Committee and Florida lawmaker Debbie Wasserman Schultz filed a notice of appeal on behalf of their clients. The original fraud and consumer lawsuit against the DNC and the former head of the organization was originally filed in a federal […]

6y ago

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

After Indictment, Debbie Wasserman Schultz Defends Employing Imran Awan While He Was Banned From House Network

Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the controversial former head of the Democratic National Committee, defended employing Imran Awan for six months after he had been banned from the network used by the U.S. House and fired by multiple other members of Congress. Wasserman Schultz told Florida newspaper Sun Sentinel, in an exclusive interview, that she did […]

6y ago

California Recall Group Sends Message To Democrats And Assembly Speaker Rendon Over Healthcare

Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, a Democrat representing Paramount, California, halted the measure that would have established single-payer healthcare in the State of California, prompting some of the bill’s supporters to immediately threaten recall action against Rendon. According to the Facebook page for the Recall Rendon efforts, the organizers of the recall have already received confirmation […]

7y ago

Unlicensed Tattoo Artists In Virginia Arrested, Police Say Arrests Linked To Hepatitis C Cases

Police in Pulaski, Virginia, have arrested four tattooists for unlicensed tattooing as part of a crackdown on illegal tattooing after there had been an increase of hepatitis C in the area. Chief Gary Roche and the prosecuting attorneys say that they can’t remember ever charging unlicensed tattooists before. In Virginia, tattooing without a license is […]

7y ago

Bronx-Lebanon Killer Sent Email To Press Before His Shooting Spree, Had Been Issued A Limited Medical Permit

Dr. Henry Bello, the physician who opened fire at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center in New York city before setting himself on fire and killing himself, reportedly sent an email to the press just hours before his rampage. In the email, which was sent to the New York Daily News, Bello blamed hospital officials for ruining his […]

7y ago

bernie sanders

Nina Turner, Beholden To No One, Takes Over As President Of Sanders’ Our Revolution – Progressives Celebrate

Our Revolution, the organization started by Bernie Sanders to support Progressive candidates, announced Thursday that Turner would lead the organization in place of Jeff Weaver. Our Revolution had formally drafted Nina Turner to run for Governor of Ohio in 2018 months ago. Nina Turner endorsed Bernie Sanders during the 2016 primary election against Hillary Clinton. […]

7y ago

bernie sanders

Bernie Sanders Calls Big Pharma The Second Most Powerful Political Force In D.C., Suggests Medicare-For-All

Second only to Wall Street, the pharmaceutical industry is “the most powerful political force in Washington,” according to Bernie Sanders. This week, Bernie Sanders called out Big Pharma for its political campaign contributions and “huge amounts of money” spent on lobbying. Sanders said, “They always get their way.” Sanders said that one out of every […]

7y ago

nancy pelosi

Pelosi Rival Stephen Jaffe Says He Supports Medicare-For-All As Trump Tweets That ‘Nancy P’ Is Good For GOP

Things are falling apart for Nancy Pelosi, and that spells good news for Pelosi’s Democratic primary rival Stephen Jaffe. The House Minority Leader is feeling the pressure from all sides after Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff in a special election in Georgia. It was the last straw for some Democrats. Many are calling for new leadership. […]

7y ago

Filmmakers And Authors From Hollywood To Evans City Express Grief Over Passing Of George Romero

Sunday evening and into Monday morning, grief-filled tribute posts caused “George Romero” to trend on social media. The legendary horror filmmaker passed away Sunday from a swift, aggressive battle with lung cancer. Romero was adored by his fans. That went without saying. The social media posts expressing grief over the loss of Romero weren’t limited […]

7y ago

Thousands Apply For Live-In Nanny Position At Haunted House After Five Nannies Fled Position

A Scottish family that offered the equivalent of almost $64,000 dollars to anyone brave enough to become a live-in nanny in their allegedly haunted house has become flooded with applicants and inquiries. The couple own a home in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire that is supposedly haunted. The couple reported that they have never actually witnessed any paranormal […]

7y ago

hillary clinton|wikileaks

Seth Rich Murder: Second Security Camera Found At Flagler Market That Police May Have Missed – And Others

The Profiling Project released a new report into the murder of Seth Rich on Tuesday that indicated police may have missed a second security camera which could have provided insight into who killed Seth Rich. The Profiling Project consists of current and former George Washington University graduate students who were well versed in forensic psychology. […]

7y ago