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Feb 18, 2016 The California Department of Conservation, Division of Oil and Gas, announced that the Aliso Canyon leak has been permanently sealed. The leaking well has been taken out of service. Porter Ranch gas … Continue reading Porter Ranch Los Angeles Methane Gas Leak
Jan 7, 2016: CNN hosted a nationally televised "Guns in America" town hall meeting on gun control moderated by Anderson Cooper giving President Obama the opportunity to discuss his views and recent actions on gun … Continue reading President Obama Announces Executive Actions on Gun Control
Dec 17, 2015 The Iowa Public Information Board decided to take legal action against state and local police agencies who refuse to release video and other records relating to the January 6, 2015 fatal shooting … Continue reading Burlington Police Officer Accidentally Shoots and Kills 34-Year-Old Woman Responding to a Domestic Dispute in Iowa
Dec 26, 2015 Responding to a 911 domestic violence call, Chicago police shot and killed Quintonio LeGrier, a 19-year-old black male. A 55-year-old downstairs neighbor, Bettie Jones, a black female and mother of five children, … Continue reading Chicago Woman Accidentally Shot by Police Responding to a Domestic Violence Call
The 2014 documentary entitled Divorce Corp. is an eye-opening exposé on the family court system in the United States. The documentary makes the case that the family court system is a "battleground" designed to create … Continue reading The Family Court System in the United States
Dec 6, 2015: In a televised address from the Whitehouse, President Obama talked to Americans about terrorism. Here are the highlights from Obama's address: He affirmed that ISIL will be destroyed and that we will … Continue reading President Obama Address to Americans on Terrorism
Apr 18, 2022 Van Dyke avoids federal charges in Laquan McDonald's death | Associated Press Feb 3, 2022 Former officer Jason Van Dyke, who killed Laquan McDonald, released from prison early | The Hill Feb … Continue reading Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke Charged with First-Degree Murder in Shooting Death of LaQuan McDonald
Oct 15, 2015: An article published on October 10, 2015, in The Lancet medical journal entitled "Contrasting male and female trends in tobacco-attributed mortality in China: evidence from successive nationwide prospective cohort studies" describes the … Continue reading Cigarette Smoking in China
Oct 28, 2015: After a review of cellphone videos and speaking with witnesses, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said that the actions of Senior Deputy Ben Fields were not acceptable. He has been fired. South … Continue reading South Carolina High School Student Violently Arrested by School Resource Officer
Oct 26, 2015: In a press release entitled "IARC Monographs evaluate consumption of red meat and processed meat", the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the cancer agency of World Health Organization (WHO), declared … Continue reading World Health Organization Says Red Meat and Processed Meat Can Cause Cancer