Bedford London-based global banking behemoth HSBC is being sued by families of cartel violence victims for the firm’s role in laundering money on behalf of drug dealers. The bank has previously been accused of helping launder money in 2012 and settled with U.S. authorities to the tune of $1.9 billion for laundering close to $900 million of Mexican…
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has made his antiwar, dovish image the foundation of his campaign in his efforts to beat Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination. But a look at Sanders’ record puts that image into question. Recently, there was Bernie’s support for the F-35, a stealth fighter that was unnecessary, plagued with problems, and…
After a dismal few months getting slapped around by Donald Trump, GOP presidential candidate Jeb Bush is reminding voters that he’s still in it to win it. A surprisingly stellar debate performance Saturday evening, including a zinger or two at Trump about eminent domain, has boosted Bush’s dying campaign. Bush placed fourth in the New…
Kathryn Watson FBI officials confirmed in a court filing Monday they are continuing to investigate former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for using her private email server while at the Department of State, according to Politico. The FBI’s General Counsel James Baker said in public statements and congressional testimony that the FBI “has acknowledged generally that it is working…
Guy Bentley The whole process of peer review in public health research has been called into question by a new paper focusing on studies in the field of tobacco harm reduction (THR). Carl V. Phillips and Igor Burstyn of the Consumer Advocates for Smoke-free Alternatives Association (CASAA) along with Executive Consultant at Carter and Day…
Instant karma’s going to get ya! Watch as video captures an SUV attempting to ram of fake-out another driver. His intimidation tactics quickly backfire as he loses control and heads hard into the ditch. I think it is fair to say they got what they deserved.
Andrew Follett The oil boom in North Dakota is slackening due to low prices, but the region isn’t close to going bust and still has tons of jobs, details a Sunday article in The New York Times. The shale boom has utterly changed North Dakota’s economy, making it the center of America’s rapidly growing oil industry…
Chris White According to one noted scientist and academic, the world’s most belligerent and dictatorial countries on Earth — North Korea — also happens to be the “greenest” nation in the world. Environmentalists should love the kind of world North Korea has created for itself – crippled industries, a lack of a consistent electrical grid…
By Blake Neff Have you ever gone out for dinner with a group of friends, but struggled to decide on how to split the bill fairly while also undermining white privilege and smashing the patriarchy? Well, fret not, because now there’s an app for that. Equipay is a new app developed last week for San Francisco’s Comedy…
By Steve Birr Banking powerhouse JP Morgan is warning that recession risk in the U.S. is rising rapidly, despite continued statements from Federal Reserve officials and bull market analysts who say the country’s economic fundamentals are strong. In a research report released this week, the bank’s analysts conclude that disturbing trends in labor market productivity, the historic…