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Cancer patients are much more likely to go bankrupt than Americans who aren’t faced with a cancer diagnosis, a new study finds. Even the Americans who have access to health insurance aren’t necessarily safe from bankruptcy, since the high cost of treating cancer can still put an untenable strain their finances. New York City plans to require all employers with 20 or more workers to give employees paid time off when they get sick, under a compromise agreement reached last night. The mandate will take effect on April 1, 2014, and will extend to include businesses with 15 or more employees a year later, under the accord, which was confirmed by Robin Levine, a City Council spokeswoman. It will also require all employers [...] Abby Martin talks to Max Keiser, host of the ‘Keiser Report’, banks that are ‘too big to prosecute’, Wall Street’s influence over Washington & the state of the global economy. HERKIMER COUNTY, N.Y. — State Police say four people are dead after two shootings in Herkimer County. They say two people were shot at Gaffey’s Car Wash, located on Mohawk Street in Herkimer. Two people were also shot on South Washington Street in Mohawk. Police are still looking for the suspect. http://centralny.ynn.com/content/top_stories/647104/breaking-news–four-killed-in-two-herkimer-county-shootings–schools-on-lockdown/ Herkimer (WSYR-TV) – State Police are assisting local police in Herkimer County after two separate shootings on Wednesday morning. Initial reports [...] YAKIMA, Wash. – Six underground tanks holding a mix of radioactive and toxic waste are leaking at America’s most contaminated nuclear site in Washington, federal and state officials say, posing an eventual risk to groundwater and rivers. The leaking materials at Hanford Nuclear Reservation are no immediate threat to public safety or the environment because it would take perhaps years for the chemicals to reach groundwater, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said [...] YAKIMA, WASH.Six underground tanks that hold a brew of radioactive and toxic waste at the nation’s most contaminated nuclear site are leaking, federal and state officials said Friday, prompting calls for an investigation from a key senator.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said the leaking material poses no immediate risk to public safety or the environment because it would take a while — perhaps years — to reach groundwater.
Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57570857/wash-state-governor-6-underground-nuclear-tanks-leaking/ ‘No immediate public [...] House Democrats propose a $10 billion transportation package that would gradually raise the gasoline tax to 47.5 cents a gallon within five years. OLYMPIA — House Democrats rolled out a nearly$10 billion transportation package Wednesday that would boost taxes on gasoline, increase car tabs and even charge a bicycle fee to raise money. The proposal would increase the state gas tax by 10 cents over five years, eventually reaching a total of 47.5 [...] A Washington state man put a lot of planning into his cup of coffee and he may have set a record with it. Behold, “The Quadriginoctuple Frap.” Read more: http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/21278664/starbucks-most-expensive-drink-has-40-shots-of-espresso#ixzz2LSfskE2n Mikael Thalen Washington state Sens. Ed Murray (D), Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D) and Adam Kline (D) have introducednew gun control legislation that goes far above and beyond what anyone would consider a simple sales ban.
Beretta’s 2010 96A1 9mm model would be banned under the Bill as it accepts a detachable magazine that holds 17 rounds. The bill, S.B. 5737, proposes “banning the sale of assault weapons.” According to the legislation, an “assault weapon” is any semiautomatic pistol, pump-action [...] (NaturalNews) A team of researchers from Washington state had a giant “Oops!” moment recently when it accidentally uncovered the deadly truth about chemotherapy while investigating why prostate cancer cells are so difficult to eradicate using conventional treatment methods. As it turns out, chemotherapy does not actually treat or cure cancer at all, according to the study’s findings, but rather fuels the growth and spread of cancer cells, making them much harder [...] Volunteers who patrol California beaches for plastic, cigarette butts and other litter will be on the lookout this winter for flotsam from last year’s monstrous tsunami off Japan’s coast. Armed with index-size cards, beachcombers will log water bottles, buoys, fishing gear and other possessions that might have sailed across the Pacific to the 1,100-mile shoreline. The March 2011 disaster washed about 5 million tons of debris into the sea. Most of that [...] Washington state has become the first in America to allow the recreational use of cannabis, setting up a potential showdown with the US federal government.
In the city of Seattle pro-cannabis campaigners celebrated in a haze at the foot of the Space Needle tower at one minute past midnight, the moment the state’s new law came into effect. Vivian McPeak, director of Seattle’s annual Hempfest, said: “This is a big day because [...] The words “bride” and “groom” – along with “husband” and “wife” are about to become archaic language in Washington state as officials prepare to remove the terms from marriage and divorce certificates. Tim Church, a spokesman for the Wash. state Health Department, told Fox News they will likely be removing those words in favor of more gender neutral terms. By state law, medical marijuana is legal in Montana. Federal law, however, is another matter, as Chris Williams sadly found out. http://youtu.be/wZCWHxmph80 Opinion from the New York Times, By Rebecca Richman Cohen Our federal marijuana policy is increasingly out of step with both the values of American citizens and with state law. The result is a system of justice that is schizophrenic and at times appalling. Though the federal government considers marijuana a [...] Anthony Gucciardi While some anti-GMO legislation like Prop 37 was shot down through corporation-funded projects and deceptive campaign tactics, one county in Washington state was massively successful in establishing a landmark ruling against Monsanto and GMO crops as a whole. The concerned citizens of San Juan County were able to pass what is known as Initiative Measure No. 2012-4, whichactually bans the growth of genetically modified organismswithin the county. And it doesn’t [...] Our state is voting on this now and the early returns look like they are going to pass this into law.
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state is on the verge of becoming the first in the nation to let adults over 21 buy taxed, inspected marijuana at state-licensed shops. It might not clear up more than a decade of confusion that resulted from the state’s medical marijuana law, or reverse the proliferation of [...] SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state is on the verge of becoming the first in the nation to let adults over 21 buy taxed, inspected marijuana at state-licensed shops. It might not clear up more than a decade of confusion that resulted from the state’s medical marijuana law, or reverse the proliferation of dispensaries. But supporters say passing Initiative 502 on Nov. 6 could make drug laws more reasonable, prevent thousands of arrests [...] From HUFFPOST: Michael Baumgartner, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Washington State, took exception to an article written about him this week, emailing the author to tell him to “go fuck yourself.” Josh Feit, a reporter for PubliCola blog atSeattle Met Magazine, had interviewed Baumgartner earlier in the week andwritten a story about how the Republican state senator’s views on abortion were similar to those of embattled GOP congressman and Missouri Senate [...] Evacuations started already!! One fellow poster comments FIRE IS CLOSE TO I90 hwy!! Beware Map of USA WildFires http://www.nifc.gov/nicc/sitreprt.pdf http://fires.globalincidentmap.com/ Locate Yourself! http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/08/13/2254586/new-wildfire-threatening-homes.html http://www.ecy.wa.gov/news/2012/264.html Wildfire causes State of Emerg Wildfires blazed across the western U.S. Tuesday, spurred by strong winds, triple digit temperatures and arid conditions. The fires destroyed dozens of homes and threatened hundreds more, NBC News reported. In central Washington, more than 60 homes were destroyed and 450 others were evacuated in an overnight fire, causing Washington [...] Couple watch as their home falls piece-by-piece down a widening 200ft cliff with no signs of slowingA Washington state couple are hoping for a miracle after spending the last week watching their yard fall piece-by-piece down a 200-foot cliff, that’s growing. With heavy hearts Roy and Rosalee Ballinger stand by what’s left of their property in Whidbey Island, about 30 miles north of Seattle, as it quickly crumbles away without anything able to be done. ‘We planted all those,’ Mrs Ballinger told KOMO while fighting audible tears in her voice [...] (CNN) – Washington will become the first state to offer voter registration via Facebook with a new application to be launched as soon as next week, according to a state election official. Once online, the app will be accessible on the secretary of state’s Facebook page, said Shane Hamlin, co-director of elections for the state. – Follow the Ticker on Twitter: @PoliticalTicker – Check out the CNN Electoral Map and Calculator and game out your own strategy [...] Natalie Swaby
Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson points to new numbers released by the state. In the 2009-to-2010 school year, more than 6 percent of families said no to vaccines for their child before they entered kindergarten. The following year, numbers didn’t change much. But the latest numbers show fewer families – just 4.5-percent – are opting out. Read full article A bipartisan group of House lawmakers is challenging a new law that allows the indefinite detention without trial of suspected terrorists, even U.S. citizens seized within the United States. Their effort comes as a New York federal court on Wednesday struck down a portion that gives the government broad powers to regulate the detention, interrogation and prosecution of suspected terrorists as unconstitutional. An unusual coalition of Democrats, libertarians and tea partyers on Wednesday [...] |
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