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Was I wrong for putting my coworker in the hospital and almost killing her?

For the past 3 months someone at my job has been consistently stealing my food that I bring from home so I don’t have to use the snack machine or walk across the street to McDonald’s like the majority of my coworkers do. In the first month, I noticed someone had been gradually taking some of my food. 1 out of 3 slices of pizza gone, 20% of my soup gone, Cheetos bag completely gone, etc. Didn’t...

As America’s Marijuana Use Grows, So Do the Harms

THE NEW YORK TIMES – In midcoast Maine, a pediatrician sees teenagers so dependent on cannabis that they consume it practically all day, every day — “a remarkably scary amount,” she said. From Washington State to West Virginia, psychiatrists treat rising numbers of people whose use of the drug has brought on delusions, paranoia and other symptoms of psychosis. And in the emergency departments of small community hospitals and large academic medical centers alike, physicians encounter...

Dozens of Meat Processing Plants Expected to Shut Down Under New EPA Rules

The rules would apply to processors directly discharging wastewater into bodies of water, and, for the first time, would also apply to those indirectly discharging wastewater via water treatment plants.

Why Florida could end up with the same issues as NY if it makes pot legal

Vast sums have been spent by “big cannabis” corporations in the push to make pot legal in Florida, one of the largest untapped pot markets in America.

Animal Control Testimony During Punishment Phase of Fatal Dog Attack Trial

San Antonio, TX - On February 24, 2023, Ramon Najera, 81, was brutally killed by two pit bulls. The dogs’ owners, Christian Moreno and Abilene Schnieder, were later sentenced to 18 and 15 years respectively. The three-day punishment phase of this trial was captured on video. Due to this rarity, we examined the testimony of Najera's wife, a responding police officer, prosecution's closing arguments, and the sentencing. Our last in this series examines the testimony...

Humana Shares Plummet After Feds Slash Rating

KFF HEALTH NEWS – Humana's stock took a tumble after the provider admitted to the SEC that only about 1 in 4 of its members were signed up to Medicare Advantage plans rated four stars or more. Meanwhile, CMS is making it harder in 2025 for insurers to get top marks, due to changes in the way stars are calculated. The Washington Post: Medicare Advantage Giant Humana Reels After Ratings Cut One of the country’s largest...

Pakistani lab owner pleads guilty to faking COVID test results during pandemic

He now faces up to 20 years in prison and will be sentenced on February 7, 2025.

More Restrooms Have Adult-Size Changing Tables To Help People With Disabilities

ADAIR, Iowa — The blue-and-white highway sign for the eastbound rest stop near here displays more than the standard icon of a person in a wheelchair, indicating facilities are accessible to people who can’t walk. The sign also shows a person standing behind a horizontal rectangle, preparing to perform a task. The second icon signals that this rest area along Interstate 80 in western Iowa has a bathroom equipped with a full-size changing table, making it...

Frank Fritz, a Host of the Antiques Show ‘American Pickers,’ Dies at 60

THE NEW YORK TIMES – Frank Fritz, a jocular Everyman who as one half of the duo behind the hit show “American Pickers” found ratings gold by unearthing fortunes in attics, basements and garage sales, died on Monday in Davenport, Iowa. He was 60. His manager, Bill Stankey, confirmed the death, in a hospice. He said that the cause had not been announced, but that Mr. Fritz had been dealing with a number of health...

Man chops-up own penis and stores severed parts in jar of snow after eating ‘magic’ mushrooms

A patient in Austria has become the first case of a man cutting off his own penis after a "magic" mushroom-induced psychotic break.

Toilet paper shortages reported

If anything, the strike could result in a glut of toilet paper. Not a shortage. But that didn’t stop the mob psychology of people rushing to stock up ...

Man devoted years to illegally inseminating sheep

ARS TECHNICA – An octogenarian rancher named Arthur Schubarth yesterday found himself sentenced to six months in federal prison for cloning a sheep. Just like computing, cloning technology has come a long way since 1996. And just like computing, cloning has become a service. You no longer need a lab; today, you can just ship cells off to a company, have them create cloned embryos and store the embryos in a freezer, and then—at a time...

‘Make America Healthy Again’ may be catching on

FOOD SAFETY NEWS – I am hearing about some strange happenings in our nation’s capital. Bipartisan meetings are being held with witnesses that everybody agrees on, without any rancor. An important subject is getting serious attention. This has to do with the “Make America Healthy Again,” which Robert F Kennedy Jr. brought from his Democratic campaign for the presidency to the Trump campaign. The idea that is being explored is that America’s processed food is making people...

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