Today, Rob Ford returns to the Toronto mayor’s office after a two-month stint in rehab. The mayor will give a press conference at 3:30 p.m. He won’t be taking questions. Rob Ford to Leave Rehab, Return to Mayor’s Office Later This Month Gird your loins, Toronto: Rob Ford will return to office June 30, he announced in a letter to …
Huge Study Confirms Childhood Vaccines Are Perfectly Safe
The vaccines that children receive when they’re young are perfectly safe, and the vast majority of them don’t lead to serious side effects, according to a sweeping new review of 67 recent scientific studies on childhood vaccinations. The analysis, published on Tuesday in the journal Pediatrics, also found no link between vaccines and autism — effectively debunking a common myth …
FDA To Evaluate Marijuana For Reclassification
The feds could actually soften their stance a little when it comes to weed. The Food and Drug Administration is reviewing the medical evidence surrounding the safety and effectiveness of marijuana, a process that could lead to the agency downgrading the drug’s current status as a Schedule I drug, the most dangerous classification. FDA Press Officer Jeff Ventura described the …
Obama Needs To Move On Immigration Now.
The White House is preparing an emergency request to Congress for additional powers to enable the fast-track deportation of tens of thousands of unaccompanied children from Central America who are crossing the US border illegally, a move that could bypass protections introduced by the the Bush administration. President Barack Obama has called the surge of minors pouring across Mexico border …
Hobby Lobby Is Not A CHURCH Or A DOCTOR
A divided Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Monday that closely held corporations cannot be required to provide contraception coverage for their employees. In an opinion authored by Justice Samuel Alito, the court ruled in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores and Conestoga Wood Specialties v. Burwell that the Obama administration has failed to show that the contraception mandate contained in the …
GM Recalls ANOTHER 8.1 Million Cars – News By The Numbers
General Motors’ safety crisis worsened on Monday when the automaker added 8.2 million vehicles to its huge list of cars recalled over faulty ignition switches. The latest recalls involve mainly older midsize cars and bring GM’s total number of recalls this year to over 28 million. GM said it was aware of three deaths, eight injuries and seven crashes involving …
Boy Scouts Lead Thousands In NYC Gay Pride Parade
A contingent of active and former members of the Boy Scouts of America led thousands Sunday, June 29, in New York City’s 44th Annual Pride Parade — a historic move in celebration of the organization’s inclusion of out gay youth and in protest of its existing ban on out gay adult members. The group of more than a dozen — …