With the effective date of January 1, 2014 looming, an estimated 7 to 10 million Americans have been or will be given notices that their current health coverage will be dropped and they will need to sign up for Obamacare. The reason for the involuntary cancellations by insurers is that current coverage for these people […]
Banking giant JP Morgan had more added this week to its plate of woes when word was announced that U.S. Federal authorities are looking to criminally prosecute certain members of the corporation. Authorities allege that some members of JP Morgan knew about the activities of one of its clients, Bernard L. Madoff, and the Ponzi […]
Researchers made a breakthrough on Tuesday with 4D printing technology. They introduced shape memory composite materials and methodology that can be used have one shape printed using 3D printing technology but can metamorphose into another shape when placed under predefined conditions. The announcement came from a team of University of Colorado Boulder researchers led by […]
Yet another study has revealed that many retired professional players of the U.S. National Football League (NFL) are suffering from brain disorders due to repeated head trauma. The study was conducted by Dr. Adam Hampshire from the Imperial College, London. They scanned the brains of 60 participants who never played American-style football and compared them […]
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) continues to draw attention and concern among travelers and U.S. Government Officials. The latest report came Friday with the arrest of a Federal Air Marshal for taking underskirt photos of women travelers boarding a flight from Nashville, Tennessee to Tampa, Florida. A report in August by the U.S. Government […]
Stock markets surged late Wednesday upon word that U.S. lawmakers were likely to reach a deal by the end of the day to reopen the government and raise the debt ceiling. The deal resulted in a continuing funding resolution for the government and a raise in the debt ceiling. However the solution is only temporary […]
When The Walking Dead premiered Sunday evening, 16.1 million people checked in with an 8.2 rating among 18 to 49 adults. This is a 30 percent increase in demo rating from the show’s season 3 finale. The zombie show surpassed every entertainment show, and if you combined every broadcast drama – Betrayal, Once Upon a […]
Fans of the recent AMC television series Breaking Bad continue to keep the memory of the show’s fictional character Walter White alive. A mock obituary and funeral along with a surge in Google searches for Halloween costumes themed after the show are all ways that fans are paying tribute to the series that showed its […]
Three Foster Farms’ poultry plants are still in operation despite the demands from consumer advocate groups and lawmakers to shut down after more than 300 people in 20 states have fallen sick due to tainted chicken meat. The Livingston and Fresno Foster Farms’ plants are staying open after the company put into place several new […]
Craft brewers in America could soon be feeling the pinch the federal government shutdown is having on many sectors. And, the reason is that the shutdown and closed the United States Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), which is one part of the Treasure Department, and is accountable for approving any new labels, […]