News briefs: February 12, 2014

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eBay removes Canadian town’s listing of sperm whale carcass

Thursday, May 8, 2014 Citing violations of its policy regarding “Marine mammal items”, eBay terminated an online listing on Monday by the town of Cape St. George, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, for a 40 ft (12 m) sperm whale carcass reportedly beached upon its shores about a week prior. With an initial asking price of […]

John Boehner re-elected as US House Speaker despite conservative challenge

Thursday, January 8, 2015 Representative John Boehner was re-elected as Speaker of the US House of Representatives on Tuesday despite a right-wing rebellion of 25 members. Boehner’s appointment as Speaker passed with 216 of the 408 votes. Republican Senator Mitch McConnell was also sworn in on Tuesday as the Senate majority leader, marking the first […]

ACLU, EFF challenging US ‘secret’ court orders seeking Twitter data

Thursday, April 7, 2011 Late last month, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed objections to the United States Government’s ‘secret’ attempts to obtain Twitter account information relating to WikiLeaks. The ACLU and EFF cite First and Fourth amendment issues as overriding reasons to overturn government attempts to keep their […]

Qualities Of Good Insurance Companies In Mt. Juliet

Click Here For More Specific Information On: Gio Car Insurance Aami Greenslip Quote byAlma Abell The main role of insurance companies is to manage risk. This is true both in the case of individuals as well as corporate clients. Insurance Companies in Mt. Juliet achieve this by sharing in the client’s liability, which consequently decreases […]

Green tea component protects heart cells

Tuesday, March 1, 2005 UK —Green tea may protect against damage from heart attack and stroke. Researchers from the UK Institute of Child Health have shown that a chemical in the tea reduces cell death following such incidents, which in turn could fight tissue death and organ failure. Led by Anastasis Stephanou, the researchers showed […]