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On Thursday, Philadelphia became the first major U.S city, and only second overall, to pass a tax on sugary drinks.
The 1.5 cent-per-ounce tax was passed by a 13-4 vote by the Philadelphia City Council and will be levied on sodas, sugary drinks such as teas, sports drinks, and energy drinks. Any drink that has more than 50 percent fruit juice, vegetable juice, or milk, will be…
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The last words of a 12-year-old Christian girl as died from fourth degree burns in her mother's arms shocked the world last month.
Although this is not the first horrendous crime that ISIS has committed against Christians (and will certainly not be the last) it is a sad reminder of all the innocent lives that are destroyed because of the hatred of fanatics.
The 12-year-old’s last words were “…
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The black box of Egypt Air Flight 804 is finally in the hands of Egyptian authorities after almost a month of searching and recovery attempts.
Egypt Air Flight 804 unexpectedly crashed en route to Cairo from Paris on May 19, killing all 66 passengers. The causes of the crash is still unknown but the recovery of the black box will hopefully shed some much needed light on the last moments before…
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In 2014, it became public knowledge that the FBI has been building a database for photos of people’s faces to complement their facial recognition technology. But, as far as most people knew, all of the photos were of convicted criminals. Officially, the FBI’s database consisted of about 30 million photos, with about 70 percent taken from mug shots and the other 30 percent from civil photos,…
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With talk of robots taking over human jobs and wandering the streets, it is refreshing to see there is still a place in the world for human-enhancing gadgets. JC Sheitan Tenet, a French tattoo artist, has just been outfitted with a prosthetic arm doubling as a tattoo machine. And yes, he has used it on patrons of his business.
Tenet lost his arm 22 years ago and has spent a good deal of time…
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It probably won't be long until liberals start arguing that gender reassignment surgery is a basic right that needs to be covered by all health care providers, but today is not that day. Earlier this week, the Ohio library system ruled that it will not be covering gender reassignment surgery for its 410 employees on their health care system.
“It’s ultimately a business decision.” said Chris…
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Whole Foods, the grocery store that helped start the organic food revolution, has just received another hit in its long string of recent scandals. Last last week, the Food and Drug Administration sent a warning letter to Whole Foods co-CEOs John Mackey and Walter Robb, claiming preparation facilities are in “serious violation” of FDA health code standards.
Some of the…
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Seyyed Youssef Tabatabi-nejad, a senior Islamic cleric in Isfahan, Iran, said during his weekly sermon last Friday that women dressing inappropriately is causing climate change.
In his sermon, Tabatabi-nejad urged Iran’s "moral police" to crack down on "improper veiling" and to do everything they can to keep Iran’s population as moral as possible. (Yes, Iran…
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Last Friday, Pakistani senator Hafiz Hamdullah verbally abused a female analyst and human rights activist, Marvi Sirmed, while the two were recording a televised discussion on violence against women.
Hamdullah is a member of the Pakistani political party Jamiat-i-Ulema-i-Islam Fazl (JUI-F), whose platform is based on traditional Islamic principles.
The discussion, which was headed by a…
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The Israeli government is walking a fine line between trying to protect their citizens and send a firm message to Palestinians, while also avoiding escalating the already taut tension between the two states.
Israel responded quickly and firmly to the Tel Aviv terrorist attack that killed four Israeli citizens on Wednesday. Israeli officials immediately froze 83,000 travel permits which allowed…