Fives US states have filed lawsuits against OxyContin producer Purdue Pharma for the company’s role in driving the opioid epidemic. They join some 1,600 other lawsuits brought against Purdue in recent years.Read More…
'Completely against the spirit of our sport': WBC president slams Deontay Wilder threat to opponent
WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman has criticized Deontay Wilder’s comments in which he suggested that he would have no qualms about killing his opponent Dominic Breazeale in the ring this weekend as “regrettable.”Read More…
Massive explosion of Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano caught on VIDEO
The active volcano Popocatepetl, located in Central Mexico, has emitted a large column of ash and smoke after a volcanic explosion rocked the fiery mountain. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: RT
Hospitals Become Detectives to Identify Patients With No ID
Unconscious, no wallet, no distinguishing marks — who is this guy? Source: VT
Two Mutations Gave Us the Black Plague
These Two Mutations Turned Not-so-Deadly Bacteria Into the Plague By Marissa Fressenden Smithsonian.com The bacterium that causes the Black Plague, called Yersinia pestis, has been infecting humans ever since it evolved 5,000 to 10,000Read More…
Trump must avoid ‘very stupid and costly war’ with Iran – Tulsi Gabbard
Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard came out swinging against a possible conflict with Iran, slamming President Donald Trump for allowing war hawks to run his administration. Read Full Article at RT.com Source:Read More…
‘Violation of Vienna Convention’: Code Pink co-founder denounces police raid on Venezuela embassy
The decision by US authorities to break into Venezuela’s Washington, DC embassy and arrest anti-coup activists on Wednesday is a clear violation of international law, Code Pink co-founder Medea Benjamin told RT.Read More…
US sanction Chechen special police force in latest Magnitsky Act blacklist for ‘human rights abuses’
The US has blacklisted a Russian police unit in the southern republic of Chechnya as well as five individuals, under the Global Magnitsky Act that allows Washington to sanction ‘human rights abusers’Read More…
Job interview? Leather-clad Gene Simmons of Kiss visits White House & Pentagon
As Washington seemingly lurches toward another conflict in the Middle East, the Pentagon decided to host the commander of a foreign army in its briefing room – the Kiss Army, that is.Read More…
Symbol of oppression? Austria bans headscarves in primary schools sparking criticism on social media
The Austrian parliament has passed a law banning Muslim headscarves in primary schools. The legislation was met with skepticism on social media but drew support from European right-wing populists. Read Full ArticleRead More…