Elena Kagan was sworn in today as the 112th Supreme Court justice and the fourth woman to ever serve on the bench of the highest federal court in the United States. Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath in a private ceremony held at the court. Afterward, Roberts said, “We look forward to serving with [...]
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On Sunday the United Arab Emirates (UAE) made a decision to suspend BlackBerry key services that include instant messaging, web browsing and email, over a dispute with the device’s developer Research In Motion Ltd. And the method it uses to store data. The services are scheduled to be suspended on October 11, 2010 and will [...]
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A ruling Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton blocked portions of Arizona’s state immigration law and Thursday Governor Jan Brewer approached legislators asking them to decide whether or not to change the law in response to the judge’s decision. Phoenix is well known for its tough stand on immigrant enforcement, a move spearheaded by [...]
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California State Attorney General Jerry Brown has subpoenaed hundreds of employment, salary and contract records from the city of Bell, a small suburb of Los Angeles. Bell has a population of 38,000 and is located approximately 10 miles southeast of Los Angeles. The residents pay as much as 1.55 percent of the assessed value of [...]
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On Tuesday the Oakland, California City Council voted 5-2 to approve an ordinance that will permit industrial marijuana production. The move is expected to put the gears in motion for the commercialization of a crop that has been hidden in the shadows for decades. The move will authorize the licensing of four marijuana manufacturing facilities, [...]
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While medical marijuana growers in California contend with the law and competition from drug cartels, another new threat has come about; controlled marketing of the drug. On Tuesday, the Oakland City Council will consider licensing four processing plants where marijuana would be produced and packaged into an assortment of items. Those who are able to [...]
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The thought of allowing the Muslim outreach group, the Cordoba Initiative, to remodel a historic building situated near Ground Zero into a mosque and community center has opponents up in arms. The conservative blogger, Pamela Geller, amongst other anti-Islam groups is appalled. She sees the area as sacred ground and feels the project would dishonor [...]
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The United States and Russia took part in the largest exchange of spies since the Cold War, swapping 10 spies arrested in the U.S. for four convicted in Russia today at the airport in Vienna. Scenes from an old spy movie played out this week in both Moscow and New York. Both countries were holding or investigating eleven spy cases. [...]
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Bankers continue to show the world anxious smiles and they hold on to low-yielding interest rates. Europe is feeling crunched even more than the United States. Both the European Central Bank and the Bank of England are trying to figure out how to stimulate the sixteen country region’s national economies, without literally breaking the bank. [...]
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There may be hope on the horizon for heart disease patients who long for the familiar taste of salt in their diet. The Food Chemical Codex (FCC), a compendium of standards published by the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP), has proposed new standards for the ingredients that make up a new designer salt substitute that is [...]
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