The Guardian: Britain’s heatwave could have caused a sharp rise in deaths over the past two weeks, health officials warned today. The Health Protection Agency (HPA) said its analysis of government data on death rates in June or July over the past decade revealed there had been several hundred “excess deaths” in the past two [...]
Fox Radio: A proposed plan to teach kindergartners sex education has come under fire in Helena, Montana. The Helena Public School system is considering a comprehensive plan for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. It includes teaching first graders that people can be attracted to the same gender. In second grade students are instructed to [...]
The New York Times: JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — You might call it Sarah Palin’s introduction to the cubs. A biography of the former Alaska governor and self-described ”mama grizzly” is set for release in September by Christian book publisher Zondervan. ”Speaking Up: The Sarah Palin Story,” is one in a series of biographies aimed at [...]
The American Thinker: Given the levels of illegal migration and narco-trafficking across its southern border, the State of Arizona deserves America’s commendation for the remarkable restraint it has exhibited in dealing with what has become a most serious international and domestic problem. Arizona Senate Bill 1070, signed into law by Governor Janice K. Brewer on [...]
Haaretz: Hezbollah warned on Saturday that Israel was preparing “something” in Lebanon and that the organization has been on high alert since Israel released aerial images to highlight the militant group’s activities close to the Israeli border earlier this week, the London-based Arabic language daily Asharq al-Awsat reported. On Wednesday, Israel offered evidence of what [...]
The Telegraph: The Census, the official population count carried out by the Government, is to be scrapped after more than 200 years, The Daily Telegraph can disclose. Francis Maude, the Cabinet Office minister, said the Census, which takes place every 10 years, was an expensive and inaccurate way of measuring the number of people in [...]
Fox News: The Obama administration’s new approach to dealing with companies that hire illegal immigrants results in firings, not deportations, the New York Times reported Friday. Instead of immigration sweeps at factories and farms which used to lead to illegal workers being shipped out of the country, the administration’s new policy—government conducted audits labeled “silent [...]
KABUL, Afghanistan – Six American service members and at least a dozen civilians died in attacks Saturday in Afghanistan’s volatile east and south, adding to a summer of escalating violence as Taliban militants push back against stepped-up operations by international and Afghan forces. NATO said four U.S. service members died in the east: One as [...]