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French Alps crash shows psychiatrists cannot be last line of defense

French Red Cross members pay tribute March 28, 2015, to the victims of a Germanwings plane crash in front of a stone slab erected as a monument in Le Vernet, France. (AP Photo/Claude Paris) There has been a lot of…

‘Space nets’ aim to capture threats to satellites and spacecraft

Technology thousands of years old has been overhauled to capture threats to space hardware. Space junk poses a serious threat, particularly to humans in space whether in the International Space Station, space shuttles, or other spacecraft. The debris also poses…

Why Michael Bloomberg’s latest push for gun control is all wrong

Michael Bloomberg is spending tens of millions of dollars trying to convince state legislatures to support restrictive gun control laws. ;From television and newspaper ads, to blanketing communities with flyers, to bringing in people from out of state to testify,…

Washington, Silicon Valley and the beauty of spontaneous order

Most of life happens without a central planner. Yet people think we need one. Suppose you’d never seen a skating rink, and I told you that I want to lay down some ice and charge people money to strap sharp…

University of Rhode Island removes Gruber video after it goes viral

Economist Jonathan Gruber speaks at a conference of the Workers Compensation Research Institute in Boston, Massachusetts, March 12, 2014. Dr. Gruber is a professor at MIT and the architect of the healthcare reform laws in Massachusetts and the American Affordable…

Estudio Pew muestra dramáticas diferencias en medios en que confían liberales y conservadores

NUEVA YORK – Conservadores y liberales no solo tienen visiones políticas distintas, también difieren profundamente en las fuentes en que confiar y creer, dijo una encuesta. Los liberales prefieren CNN, MSNBC, National Public Radio y The New York Times, pero…

Tantaros: Why religious leaders should weigh in on politics

Fox News’ Andrea Tantaros and Father Jonathan Morris discussed a recent poll conducted by Pew Research Center Tuesday that suggests Americans want more religion in their politics. The poll asked whether churches should express views on political and social questions,…

Amazon chases Indian dollars, but faces big challenges

(REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader) India is the El Dorado for many U.S. companies. With an English-speaking middle class of around 260 million people which is expected to grow to 600 million by 2030, it’s no real surprise that American tech giants like…

Federal regs for auto dealers costing US economy more than $10B, study says

Federal regulations for auto dealers are costing America’s economy more than $10 billion in lost sales and employment each year, according to a new study conducted by the Center for Automotive Research provided to Fox News. The study finds that…

Why women still need husbands

Over the past several decades, America has witnessed a profound change in the way women view men and marriage. It began with the baby boomer adage “never depend on a man.” This message resulted in a generation of women who…