A prominent Egyptian blogger and activist in the 2011 overthrow of former President Hosni Mubarak was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison for rallying against an anti-protest law, in what critics charge is evidence that the country’s counter-revolution is in full effect. Click Here: camiseta rosario central Alaa Abd El-Fattah and 24 other people…

The headline in Nature World News on Tuesday was not subtle. ‘We’re F’d,’ it stated caustically. The subject? Methane plumes rising from the seabed witnessed by ocean researchers  in the Arctic in recent weeks. Seen by a team of international scientists led by Professor Örjan Gustafsson from Stockholm University travelling in the Eastern Siberian Arctic…

On Nov. 8, at nearly 63 million Americans told their fellow citizens that they were sick and tired of being ignored and increasingly fed up with those running our political system. Few would argue that the voters who supported Bernie SandersBernie SandersThe Hill’s 12:30 Report: Milley apologizes for church photo-op Harris grapples with defund the…

TEHRAN, Jun 19 2014 (IPS) – The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation, Ali Akbar Salehi, says the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) should now close its investigation of the issue of Iran’s development of high explosives detonators the IAEA has said may have been part of a covert nuclear weapons programme. IAEA Director General…

Click:Attitude control module The “farm-to-institution” movement is growing, with federal aid helping to connect local farmers with schools, hospitals, and grocery stores, according to the Associated Press. In particular, “food hubs”—which serve as middlemen between local food producers and buyers that include restaurants, schools, and markets—are helping to “transform locally grown foods into a bigger…

Click:wps官网下载 UNITED NATIONS – As the death toll in Gaza keeps climbing – and charges of alleged war crimes against Israel keep mounting – the most powerful political body at the United Nations remains ineffective, impotent and in a state of near paralysis. Perhaps by choice. The 15-member U.N. Security Council (UNSC), the only body…

Four decades after the Vietnam War, roughly 283,000 veterans are still plagued by post-traumatic stress disorder, with few showing any progress towards recovery, according to a study released last week by the American Psychological Association. The average veteran included in the study was 67 years old. PTSD is characterized by vivid flashbacks, sleep problems, and…

U.S. grain shipments are being held up as trains carrying huge quantities of Bakken oil chug through the region, the New York Times reported Tuesday, illustrating how the booming business of moving oil by rail has negative consequences beyond safety risks. According to the Times: Such backlogs lead to canceled orders from food companies as…

Monsanto has poured $4.7 million into the campaign to defeat an initiative to label genetically modified food in Colorado. The funds went to the No on 105 Coalition, which hopes it can beat Proposition 105, one of four statewide ballot measures Colorado voters will see on their November ballots.  If passed, the measure would require…

Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Ind., announced on Thursday that he is joining the crowded race for Democratic National Committee (DNC) chairman. In an announcement video, Buttigieg made an indirect reference to leading DNC candidates, Labor Secretary Tom Perez and Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), saying that solutions to rebuilding the Democratic Party “won’t…