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- Corwin and Hochul will debate in Rochester
- Social Security deficits now ‘permanent’
- Cell Phones Caused Mysterious Worldwide Bee Deaths, Study Finds
- Court: No right to resist illegal cop entry into home
- Texas House Bans Offensive Security Pat-Downs
- New Yorkers under 30 plan to flee city, says new poll; cite high taxes, few jobs as reasons
- Cameras Capture What Children Eat At School
- US Debt Limit Talks Embroiled in Chaos
| Corwin and Hochul will debate in Rochester Posted: 14 May 2011 12:27 AM PDT By Bob McCarthy, BuffaloNews.com It appears at least one more debate will take place in the contest for the 26th Congressional District before the May 24 special election. WXXI public television in Rochester will host a faceoff between Republican Jane L. Corwin and Democrat Kathleen C. Hochul on Wednesday for later broadcast, according to News Director Julie Philipp. She said that while Corwin and Hochul have committed, Tea Party candidate Jack Davis has not responded. Davis backed out of a debate Thursday on WGRZ-TV in Buffalo. |
| Social Security deficits now ‘permanent’ Posted: 14 May 2011 12:20 AM PDT By Stephen Dinan-The Washington Times Social Security will run a permanent yearly deficit when looking at the program's tax revenues compared to what it must pay out in benefits, the program's trustees said Friday in a report that found both the outlook for Social Security and Medicare, the two major federal social safety-net programs, have worsened over the last year. Medicare's hospital insurance trust fund is now slated to run out of money in 2024, or five years earlier than last year's projection, while Social Security's trust fund will be exhausted by 2036, a year earlier than the prior projection. The trustees stressed that exhaustion of the trust funds doesn't mean the programs will stop paying all benefits. Social Security could fund about three-fourths of benefits past 2036, and Medicare could pay 90 percent of benefits past 2024 under current trends. The figures come as Congress and President Obama are wrestling over whether to make major changes to the entitlement spending, and Republicans said the new projections should force the debate to turn in their direction. To read more, visit: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/may/13/social-security-deficits-now-permanent-feature/ |
| Cell Phones Caused Mysterious Worldwide Bee Deaths, Study Finds Posted: 14 May 2011 12:09 AM PDT By FOXNews.com Cellphone transmissions may be responsible for a mysterious, worldwide die off in bees that has mystified scientists. Dr. Daniel Favre, a former biologist with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland, carefully placed a mobile phone underneath a beehive and then monitored the reaction of the workers. According to a story in The Daily Mail, the bees were able to tell when the handsets were making and receiving calls. They responded by making the high pitched squeaks that usually signal the start of swarming. “This study shows that the presence of an active mobile phone disturbs bees — and has a dramatic effect,” Favre told the Daily Mail. Favre believes this to be evidence of something other scientists have suggested: Signals from mobile phones are contributing to the decline of honeybees. Favre thinks more research could help confirm the link between cell signals and “colony collapse disorder” — the sudden disappearance of entire colonies over winter — which has halved the bee population, according to some estimates. To read more, visit: |
| Court: No right to resist illegal cop entry into home Posted: 14 May 2011 12:03 AM PDT By Dan Carden, NWITimes.com INDIANAPOLIS | Overturning a common law dating back to the English Magna Carta of 1215, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Hoosiers have no right to resist unlawful police entry into their homes. In a 3-2 decision, Justice Steven David writing for the court said if a police officer wants to enter a home for any reason or no reason at all, a homeowner cannot do anything to block the officer’s entry. “We believe … a right to resist an unlawful police entry into a home is against public policy and is incompatible with modern Fourth Amendment jurisprudence,” David said. “We also find that allowing resistance unnecessarily escalates the level of violence and therefore the risk of injuries to all parties involved without preventing the arrest.” David said a person arrested following an unlawful entry by police still can be released on bail and has plenty of opportunities to protest the illegal entry through the court system. The court’s decision stems from a Vanderburgh County case in which police were called to investigate a husband and wife arguing outside their apartment. When the couple went back inside their apartment, the husband told police they were not needed and blocked the doorway so they could not enter. When an officer entered anyway, the husband shoved the officer against a wall. A second officer then used a stun gun on the husband and arrested him. Professor Ivan Bodensteiner, of Valparaiso University School of Law, said the court’s decision is consistent with the idea of preventing violence. “It’s not surprising that they would say there’s no right to beat the hell out of the officer,” Bodensteiner said. “(The court is saying) we would rather opt on the side of saying if the police act wrongfully in entering your house your remedy is under law, to bring a civil action against the officer.” Justice Robert Rucker, a Gary native, and Justice Brent Dickson, a Hobart native, dissented from the ruling, saying the court’s decision runs afoul of the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. “In my view the majority sweeps with far too broad a brush by essentially telling Indiana citizens that government agents may now enter their homes illegally — that is, without the necessity of a warrant, consent or exigent circumstances,” Rucker said. “I disagree.” To read more, visit: http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_ec169697-a19e-525f-a532-81b3df229697.html |
| Texas House Bans Offensive Security Pat-Downs Posted: 13 May 2011 11:50 AM PDT
AUSTIN (AP) – The Texas House passed a bill that would make it a criminal offense for public servants to inappropriately touch travelers during airport security pat-downs. It also prohibits searches "that would be offensive to a reasonable person." The bill's chief sponsor is Republican Rep. David Simpson, who said, "this has to do with dignity and travel, and prohibiting indecent, groping searches." To read more, visit: http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2011/05/13/texas-house-bans-offensive-security-pat-downs/ |
| New Yorkers under 30 plan to flee city, says new poll; cite high taxes, few jobs as reasons Posted: 13 May 2011 11:47 AM PDT
ALBANY – Escape from New York is not just a movie – it’s also a state of mind. A new Marist College poll shows that 36% of New Yorkers under the age of 30 are planning to leave New York within the next five years – and more than a quarter of all adults are planning to bolt the Empire State. The New York City suburbs, with their high property values and taxes, are leading the exodus, the poll found. Of those preparing to leave, 62% cite economic reasons like cost of living, taxes – and a lack of jobs. “A lot of people are questioning the affordability of the state,” said Lee Miringoff, director of the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion. An additional 38% cite climate, quality of life, overcrowding, a desire to be closer to family, retirement or schools. The latest census showed New York’s overall population actually increased, though parts of upstate shed population and jobs. A full 53% think the worst is yet to come for the state’s economy, while 44% say things should start improving. “As the state of the economy fails to recover, New Yorkers see this not as a sluggish rebound, but as a sluggish economy,” Miringoff said. To read more, visit: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2011/05/13/2011-05-13_new_yorkers_under_30_plan_to_flee_city_says_new_poll_cite_high_taxes_few_jobs_as.html |
| Cameras Capture What Children Eat At School Posted: 13 May 2011 11:44 AM PDT From CBS Baltimore BALTIMORE (WJZ) — How do parents track everything their children are eating in school? Take a picture of it on a calorie camera. As Gigi Barnett explains, several schools in Texas already have the federally funded cameras. Could they make an appearance in Maryland? A camera that takes a snapshot of exactly what students choose as they go through the cafeteria line may be the newest weapon in the fight against childhood obesity. When lunch is over, the camera takes another picture of what the kids left behind. The camera then sends the photos to parents. To read more, visit: http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2011/05/12/cameras-capture-what-children-eat-at-school/ |
| US Debt Limit Talks Embroiled in Chaos Posted: 13 May 2011 11:43 AM PDT By: Reuters, CNBC Rival plans to cut the U.S. deficit emerge almost daily: gangs, panels and commissions all trying to reach an elusive deal. There are splits between Republicans and Democrats, and mixed messages from all sides. With pressure mounting in Washington for a budget agreement that can clear a path to raise America’s debt limit, only one thing is clear: nobody yet knows how to get there, and a deal appears as far off as ever. “Nobody can get a handle on this because there is no handle,” said a veteran Republican strategist. “The overall picture really is as muddied and unclear as it looks. Anybody who says they know what’s going to happen here is lying. They don’t.” The United States is set to reach its $14.3 trillion debt limit on Monday, and will only be able to avoid default until Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Treasury. Efforts to forge a bipartisan deficit-reduction package as a step towards Congress raising the borrowing limit are in turmoil. A thicket of plans to cut the deficit, which is expected to hit $1.4 trillion this year, have emerged in recent days with virtually no chance of passage in Congress. To rad more, visit: http://www.cnbc.com/id/43012365 |
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