Pfizer will provide free prescription drugs to recently unemployed patients, continuing a trend of companies offering special plans to consumers who have lost their jobs in the recession. Pfizer Announces Free Prescription Drug Plan Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. announced Thursday that it will offer free medication for up to one year to Americans who […]
Twitter, New Director May Help Launch NASA into Next Era
As the president prepares to name a new NASA head, the agency is using Twitter to shape its reputation with contributions from astronauts and others. Neil Armstrong’s first step on the moon was an unprecedented milestone for the United States. But on May 12, NASA once again gave a nod to the future when […]
Iran’s Presidential Candidates Emerge, but Does Its President Have Any Power?
Only a small fraction of the 475 people who registered to run for president in Iran will be allowed to, illustrating the Supreme Leader’s power. The number of people who registered to run for president of Iran in next month’s election was less than half the amount who registered to run during the 2005 […]
Iranian-American Journalist Freed From Iranian Prison
Roxana Saberi, previously sentenced to eight years in an Iranian prison on espionage charges, has been released by an appeals court. On Monday, Roxana Saberi was freed from an Iranian prison after an appeals court reduced her original sentence from eight years in prison to a two-year suspended prison term. As The New York […]
Teacher Asks Students to Think Like a Terrorist
A teacher at a Pueblo County high school in Colorado infuriated parents when she tasked students with inventing a terrorist plot by a foreign power A Misunderstanding, or a Cause for Concern? District 70 Superintendent Dr. Dan Lere told the Denver 7 News he believes that the students “misinterpreted the assignment.” According to the news […]
Minnesota Mom Makes Headlines for Vowing to Prevent Son’s Chemotherapy
Doctors say 13-year-old Daniel Hauser’s chances of surviving Hodgkin’s disease without chemotherapy are very slim, but his mother insists “that she and her son would refuse to comply with any court order” mandating that he follow the treatment, according to the Star Tribune. Daniel’s mother says conventional treatments conflict with their beliefs as members of […]
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