10 predictions for 2014
(28 Dec, AP) - As this year comes to a close it is once again time to reflect, learn from events, and plan for a new year with some predictions. Without question, 2013 was not the best year for freedom, economic prosperity or peace. The police state has gotten more militarized, intrusive and violent. More laws against protesting...
US rescue ship helps rescue Chinese rescue ship
The Polar Star is the US Coast Guard's only active heavy polar ice-breaker. (5 Jan) - A US ice-breaker is to help two ships that are stuck in thick ice in Antarctica following a rescue mission. The Polar Star has been asked to cut a path through the ice in order to free the Xue Long and the Akademik Shokalskiy, the US Coast...
Pay workers a living wage to curb immigration
Home affairs select committee chairman Keith Vaz (left) greets arrivals at Luton airport, including Victor Spiresau (right), as they arrive on New Year's Day. (Photo: Jennifer Cockerell/PA) (2 Jan) - Cheapskate employers are importing what too often looks like serf-labour instead of hiring ethically at home. Hello, Victor...
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