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EPA Delays Obama-Era Chemical Safety Rule Until 2019

Brianna Smith - June 20, 2017

The Trump administration seems to be delaying a lot of Obama-era things lately. Not only will has the FDA decided to delay an Obama-era rule that would require manufacturers to “update nutritional facts labels on processed foods,” a move the agency claims is necessary because “manufacturers need additional time beyond the July 26, 2018, compliance date to complete and print new labels for their products,” but now the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is set to delay a “chemical safety rule for nearly two years while it reassesses the necessity of the regulation.”

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Bill Cosby Case Declared a Mistrial

Brianna Smith - June 20, 2017

After a week of deliberations, the jury in the Bill Cosby sexual assault trial remained deadlocked on “whether to convict the comedian on any of the three counts of felony aggravated indecent assault.” As a result, Judge Steve T. O’Neill, the judge in the case, “declared a mistrial Saturday morning,” putting an end to the

Hamtramck resident Kevin Fantroy standing on his porch.

Black Residents of Hamtramck, MI, Back in Court Decades After Winning Discrimination Suit

Ryan J. Farrick - June 20, 2017

Black residents of Hamtramck, MI, are back in court for a second time. The plaintiffs were evicted from their homes a half-century ago, as the city pursued an aggressive campaign of urban renewal and revitalization. Finally allowed to return to newly-constructed homes in Hamtramck some forty years after an initial, victorious lawsuit, residents say they’re

Man Arrested and Held on Terrorism Charges Following Attack at London Mosque

Ryan J. Farrick - June 20, 2017

A middle-aged man from Wales is believed to behind a terrorist attack which left one dead and injured elven outside a London mosque early Monday morning. Editor’s note: A reader informs us that Osborne is not Welsh. The Guardian states that he was born in Singapore, and that his mother, sister, and nephew currently live in Weston

Woman Undergoes Cancer Surgery — Doesn’t Have Cancer

Sara E. Teller - June 20, 2017

Woman Undergoes Cancer Surgery — Doesn’t Have Cancer

Juggling Paperwork With Patient Care – A Physician’s Administrative Burden

Sara E. Teller - June 20, 2017

Juggling Paperwork With Patient Care – A Physician’s Administrative Burden

Bundles of U.S. paper money; image courtesy of www.pxhere.com, via CC0.

The Moral Justification of Capitalism

Dawn Allen - June 19, 2017

A few recent news stories have a commonality that may not be immediately apparent. What thread connects Obama’s fiduciary rule, workplace safety, and Donald Trump’s friend Thomas Barrack? They’re all examples of how the moral justification of capitalism has failed to live up to its promise.

Selling Fake Drugs Because God Told Him To

Sara E. Teller - June 19, 2017

Selling Fake Drugs Because God Told Him To

Thieves Take Tracking Devices — Caught Hours Later

Sara E. Teller - June 19, 2017

Thieves Take Tracking Devices — Caught Hours Later

After 52 Hours of Deliberations, Bill Cosby Trial To Continue Through Saturday

Brianna Smith - June 16, 2017

It looks like the Bill Cosby trial will continue for at least another day. Over the course of five days, the jury has deliberated for nearly 52 hours and has yet to reach a verdict. During that time, the jury has asked a total of 12 questions “of the court during deliberations, essentially asking to hear the evidence for a second time.” By continually asking questions, one can’t help but wonder if the jury will “remain deadlocked and unable to reach a unanimous verdict on any of the three counts of aggravated indecent assault that Cosby faces.”

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