By Steve Birr A track fire caused stress on the D.C. Metro Saturday as passengers had to be evacuated off a train for the second time in under two weeks, and Metro’s leader says it will continue to happen if the federal government doesn’t hand over more money. Metro Chairman Jack Evans is currently requesting $300…
By Juliegrace Brufke Americans can expect the cost of their health-insurance premiums to expand under Obamacare due to the hefty losses the law has caused for insurers. The Hill reports insurers are readying for the increases to make up for the financial strain they have faced since the president’s landmark health-care legislation was implemented. “There are…
By Blake Neff Fired University of Missouri (MU) professor Melissa Click is back, and now she’s claiming that sinister forces took away her job to send a warning to black people. “This is all about racial politics,” Click says in a lengthy and sympathetic profile in The Chronicle of Higher Education. “I’m a white lady….
By Richard Pollock Secretary of State John Kerry and his wife Teresa Heinz have invested millions of U.S. dollars through family trusts in at least 11 offshore tax havens, according to The Daily Caller News Foundation’s Investigative Group. The revelation comes on the heels of the release of the Panama Papers, a treasure trove of…
By Andrew Follett Rising carbon dioxide (CO2) levels are causing an explosion in plant growth, according to a huge scientific study published Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change. The study is the largest of its kind and was written by 32 scientists from 24 colleges and universities in eight countries. It used three long-term satellite records of plant area and 10 different global…
By Jacob Bojesson Islamic State is struggling to motivate its fighters to carry out jihad after the terrorist group cut wages in half. ISIS’s income has dropped 30 percent over the past year, as the organization continues to lose territory. This has forced the organization to cut wages in half, which naturally led to a…
By Casey Harper The Colorado Supreme Court refused to hear the appeal of a Christian baker who refused to make wedding cakes for same-sex marriage ceremonies. The court’s decision Monday means the previous appellate court ruling against the Christian bakers will stand. Charlie Craig and David Mullins came to Masterpiece Cakeshop in July 2012 and asked for a cake for their…
Donald Trump is a rock star On April 21st, Donald Trump graced the Harrisburg area with his presence, drawing nearly ten thousands Pennsylvanians to the Farm Show Complex. His rally shared a facility with an Alpaca show that was going on at the same time. @KilloughCNN @ADPEfferson TRUMPACAS! pic.twitter.com/pXcOXYVaAQ — EJ Hill (@RicochetEJHill) April 21, 2016…
It’s Deja vu all over again, with Eurozone spreads widening amid difficult talks over Greece, stock markets under pressure and the euro stubbornly high despite a dovish ECB and a weak economy. So far Draghi’s latest easing package clearly hasn’t had the desired effect and the sharp rise in Portuguese yields amid the flaring up…
Today, the educational system worldwide is complex and contradictory. On one hand, the education of the 20th century has great influence on different fields of human activity, greatly contributing to development of science, economics, politics, industry, manufacturing, IT, etc. On the other hand, the education has expanded so vast that it requires changes and modification…