The US strict stance on sports betting does seem justified at first glance but a closer look is needed to get the full picture. The first thing that needs to be kept in mind is that though illegal inmost states, sports betting is very much alive and well. Research by American Gaming Association(AGA) indicatesthat this […]
The Impact Of The Junior Doctors Strike In The UK
Recently, junior doctors were forced to take strike action over Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt’s plans to introduce a new contract of employment for junior doctors. The main argument on Mr Hunt’s plan is making Saturday a normal working day, which would mean junior doctors would be paid less as Saturdays wouldn’t be considered to be […]
US water crisis: in more than one way, this is more than it seems
You know about Flint. You’ve heard about Sebring, OH. In both places, basically the same thing happened: lax controls, oversight, and regulation allowed corrosive river water to leach lead from old pipes into the drinking water. Flint is finally being treated like the catastrophe that it is, more than a year after it should have been. […]
Farmers Hunting for More Money
Running a farm these days is not exactly an easy task for countless Americans. As all too many farmers know, when you throw-in all the costs associated with keeping a farm going, dealing with various weather conditions which can cripple or even destroy a season or more of hard work, and the fact that more […]
A Blog From Russia: Naseer Ahmad and the “internet freaks” obsessed with Amanda Knox
Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito were exonerated by Italy’s Supreme Court for the murder of Meredith Kercher on March 27, 2015. On September 7th the court released the motivation report explaining the decision which has since been translated into English by volunteers from Injustice Anywhere — An organisation working to correct wrongful convictions. The Bruno-Marasca Motivations Report is scathing in it’s […]
Union International: Markets Await Fed Guidance
Union International: Once again, investors look to the Federal Reserve for direction as stocks data points to weak 1st quarter. Union International: Retail sales in the US “unexpectedly” fell for the third month in a row in February with the Commerce Department saying they dropped 0.6% against analysts’ expectations for a 0.3% increase. This month’s […]
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 13
- Next Page »