Tag Archives: organization

Wake Up America: The NBA Finals and terror on the court

The NBA is in the middle of an amazing finals. LeBron is trying to break Cleveland’s fifty year championship drought. And a Golden State warrior team looking for their first in 40 years. It’s awesome basketball. That and the Obama…

UK students develop a ‘facial recognition’ cane for the blind, visually impaired

File photo. (REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun) Equipped with a new “smart” cane, Americans who have lost their sight will now again be able to immediately recognize their family and friends. Students at Birmingham City University in England focused their talents on…

The kindness of strangers: How donations to small foundations benefit cancer research

Dodged another bullet. I am grateful that my CT scan this week showed “no change,” which means that the cancer in my liver is stable, not growing. This Phase One study drug has truly been remarkable for me. It has…

Why some moms are asking doctors to delay cutting their baby’s umbilical cord

As more pregnant women are becoming educated about the many childbirth choices they have, experts agree they’re adding one more preference to their birth plans: delayed cord clamping. When Anna Lane of Los Angeles, Calif., was pregnant with her first…

Can Stephanopoulos come back from a damaged reputation over Clinton Foundation funds?

FILE – This Oct. 20, 2014, photo shows George Stephanopoulos at the 24th Annual Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame Awards in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File) ABC News chief anchor George Stephanopoulos may have tarnished his reputation…

Patent scandal: UN asked to investigate top official

Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization Francis Gurry. (WIPO/Berrod Emmanuel) EXCLUSIVE: Investigators with the United Nations Secretariat in New York have been asked to look into longstanding charges that Francis Gurry, director general of the World Intellectual Property…

Memo to Congress: Don’t give Obama fast track authority for Pacific Trade Pact

Congress should deny President Obama authority to negotiate yet another jobs killing trade pact in the Pacific. Free trade agreements eliminate tariffs and rein in many administrative barriers to commerce—such as inconsistencies in bank regulations and intellectual property laws—and should…

It’s Time For President Obama To Begin Legacy Shopping On Trade Issues

Without question, President Obama’s second term will ultimately be defined on how he rallies the American people to protect our national security interests, both here at home and overseas. The rise of ISIS and other crises in the Middle East,…

Pentagon official who headed Syria chemical weapons removal to help combat Ebola outbreak

The Pentagon official who oversaw the successful effort to remove chemical weapons from Syria and Libya is leaving his post to help coordinate America’s and international efforts to contain the deadly Ebola outbreak in West Africa and prevent its spread…

Ukraine Set To Receive Humanitarian Aid From Russia, But To What End?

Earlier today, Russia dispatched 280 trucks carrying humanitarian aid to eastern Ukraine. Television images showed a long line of tractor-trailers stretched along a road. A Russian Orthodox priest was shown sprinkling the trucks with holy water before their departure. And…