Today's News: January 26, 2018

World News

UN: At least 30 refugees drown off Yemeni coast
Al Jazeera – At least 30 refugees and migrants have drowned off the coast of Aden, Yemen, after their boat capsized, the United Nations has reported. The UN’s migration and refugee agencies said on Friday that the boat, overcrowded with at least 152 Somalis and Ethiopians, had departed from the Al Buraiqa coast in Aden on January 23.

Trump calls on partners to block Iran’s ‘path to nuclear weapon’
RT – President Donald Trump said on Friday that the US continues to call on partners “to block Iran’s path to a nuclear weapon.” The president was speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos. He was also quoted as calling on world powers “to do more to confront the threat posed by Iran due to its alleged support for terror groups.” European politicians have recently thrown their support behind the deal between Iran and world powers, questioning the US stance on the issue. The chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament, David McAllister, said on Wednesday that the EU strongly backs the nuclear agreement.

British judge to decide next month on Assange’s bid for possible freedom
Reuters – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, holed up in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London for over five years because he fears extradition to the United States, will learn next month if he has succeeded in having a warrant for his arrest dropped.

Police had to be called when French shoppers began fighting over 70% discounted Nutella.
A discount on Nutella has led to violent scenes in a chain of French supermarkets, as shoppers jostled to grab a bargain on the sweet spread. Intermarché supermarkets offered a 70% discount on Nutella, bringing the price down from €4.50 (£3.90) to €1.40. But police were called when people began fighting and pushing one another. “They are like animals. A woman had her hair pulled, an elderly lady took a box on her head, another had a bloody hand,” one customer told French media. A member of staff at one Intermarché shop in central France told the regional newspaper Le Progrès: “We were trying to get in between the customers but they were pushing us.”   All of its stock was snapped up within 15 minutes and one customer was given a black eye, the report adds.

US adds 21 individuals, 9 companies to anti-Russian sanctions list over Ukraine crisis
RT – The US expanded sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis on Friday, adding more individuals onto the blacklist, including a deputy energy minister and energy companies, the Treasury Department said. The list contains 21 individuals, all of whom are Russian or Ukrainian nationals, and nine companies, most of which are power or energy firms. Russian Deputy Energy Minister Andrey Cherezov and energy company Technopromexport are among those who were hit with sanctions, according to the list published on the website of the US Treasury Department on Friday. The newly imposed sanctions target Gaz-Alyans and Kaliningradnefteprodukt energy companies, as well as the Power Machines group.

U.S. News, Politics & Government

32 states make English official language
WND – A movement to make English the official language in all government documents and public discourse is gaining steam, with 32 states having adopted legislation or a constitutional amendment. Michigan is the latest to introduce legislation, says a non-profit helping lead the charge, ProEnglish. HB 4053, which has been approved by a state House committee, would require that English be the language used in all public records, although a state agency or local unit of government could print official documents in both English and another language.
Michigan state Rep. Lee Chatfield, a Republican, explained why he’s behind the bill.
“I think it’s important that we attempt to be unified in this state. It simply puts into legislation something that’s already a reality in the state,” he said.

New York, Minnesota sue Trump admin to block healthcare funding cuts
Reuters – New York and Minnesota have filed a lawsuit seeking to block the Trump administration from cutting off federal funding for state programs that provide healthcare to hundreds of thousands of low-income people. The lawsuit, filed on Friday in Manhattan federal court, seeks to restore more than $1 billion in funding for state health programs created under the Affordable Care Act, former President Barack Obama’s signature domestic policy achievement, a statement from New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said. New York and Minnesota are the only states that operate so-called Basic Health Programs, a type of health insurance plan for low-income residents authorized by the law, according to Schneiderman’s statement.

Bundy trials riddled with government corruption, legal advisor proclaims
NaturalNews – The federal government’s handling of various ongoing legal battles involving Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and his many supporters has been nothing short of corrupt. The Bundy family attorney, Roger Roots, recently gave an eye-opening talk explaining how the government’s unscrupulous dealings throughout the saga kept key defendants from exercising their constitutional rights in court – which fortunately for many of them resulted in those cases being dismissed entirely.

Hillary Clinton Chose to Shield a Top Adviser Accused of Harassment in 2008
CBS News – The first time she ran for president in 2008, Hillary Clinton chose to shield her faith adviser on the campaign who was accused of sexually harassing a subordinate, according to the New York Times, citing four people familiar with what took place.   Instead of firing the adviser, Burns Strider, as her campaign manager recommended, Clinton docked his pay for a few weeks, ordered him to go to counseling, and moved the young woman accusing him into a different position, according to the report.

‘Lunacy alert’ warns of $1,000 fine for handing out straws
WND – California is proposing a law that would fine wait staff at restaurants $1,000 if they took a customer a plastic straw for a drink – before the customer asked for one. It turns out Assembly Bill 1884, pending in the state lawmaking body as of this week, states, “This bill would prohibit a food facility, as specified, where food may be consumed on the premises from providing single-use plastic straws to consumers unless requested by the consumer.”

Veteran News

How a hockey club is taking on the suicide rate among military veterans
The Christian Science Monitor – The New England Eagles Veterans Hockey Club skates to raise awareness of the suicide rate. Just as important, the team provides camaraderie and support for its players, who are veterans and current service members. The Eagles team, which was founded in November 2015, started with 18 veterans who played their first game against the Boston Fire Hockey Club. Since then, the foundation and the team have grown to more than 210 members. In fact, demand has been so great throughout New England that this past October a second team was formed – the Granite State Cannons – to serve the New Hampshire veteran community. “Our growth rate is a testament, I think, to what we’re doing on the ice,” Colliton says. He considers hockey the best sport in the world because of its team mentality and the work ethic it demands from players.

Economy & Business

New York among 3 states suing federal government over new tax law
Daily Freeman – New York and two of its neighbors plan to sue Washington over the Republican-led federal tax overhaul, the Democratic governors of the three states announced Friday. Andrew Cuomo of New York, Dannel Malloy of Connecticut and Phil Murphy of New Jersey said they also are talking to leaders of other states that stand to be hurt by the federal tax plan that’s expected to cost taxpayers in their states billions of dollars. “We’re going to be working together to form a multistate coalition to challenge this in court,” said Cuomo, a potential 2020 White House contender who first announced his intention to challenge the tax overhaul earlier this month. Murphy said he expects the suit to be filed within weeks. No decision has been made on where the action will be filed, Malloy said.

Energy & Environment

Paris flood alert as River Seine bursts its banks
Al Jazeera – Rising water levels in Paris’ River Seine have put the city on flood alert.
Art treasures in the famous Louvre museum are being moved to safety because of the threat of floods. The rising water is the result of weeks of heavy rain in France. Forecasters say dryer weather is on the way. People in Paris hope it will be just in time to prevent Paris’ historic centre from turning into a swamp.

Science & Technology

Rare ‘super blue blood moon’ will light the sky
Set your alarms, space fans — if you can drag yourself out of bed next Wednesday, you’re in for a treat. The pre-dawn hours of January 31 will play host to an incredibly rare celestial convergence — a “super blue blood moon.”

The billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros has launched a blistering and multipronged attack on Facebook and Google
Business Insider – Hes arguing the tech giants’ size and “monopolistic” behavior had made them a “menace” to society, damaged democracy, and encouraged “addiction” akin to gambling companies. Speaking on Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the Hungarian businessman said that “social-media companies influence how people think and behave without them even being aware of it,” adding that they have “far-reaching adverse consequences on the functioning of democracy, particularly on the integrity of elections.” Facebook’s and Google’s size, he argued, means they have become “obstacles to innovation.” He called for significantly more regulatory oversight of the companies, holding up the European Union competition commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, as a model that other regulators should emulate. “The fact that they are near-monopoly distributors makes them public utilities and should subject them to more stringent regulations aimed at preserving competition, innovation, and fair and open universal access,” Soros said.

Health

Striking with the Root: Turmeric Curcumin and Ulcerative Colitis
Care2 – The results were stunning: a 5 percent relapse rate in the curcumin group compared with a 20 percent relapse rate in the conventional care group. It was such a dramatic difference that the researchers wondered if it was some kind of fluke. Even though patients were randomized to each group, perhaps the curcumin group just ended up being much healthier through some chance coincidence, so maybe it was some freak occurrence rather than curcumin that accounted for the results. So, the researchers extended the study for another six months but put everyone on the placebo to ensure the initial findings were not some aberration. The curcumin was stopped to see if that group would then start relapsing, too—and that’s exactly what happened. Suddenly, they became just as bad as the original placebo group.
The researchers concluded: “Curcumin seems to be a promising and safe medication for maintaining remission in patients with quiescent ulcerative colitis.” Indeed, no side effects were reported at all.   Similarly, a Cochrane review concluded in 2013 that curcumin may be a safe and effective adjunct therapy.
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As hospitalizations increase nationwide, the CDC warns the fierce flu season may not have peaked yet
CNN – This year’s seemingly unyielding flu season continues to ravage the entire continental United States, as health authorities track additional deaths and hospitalizations — and there’s more of the season left. Influenza activity continues to be widespread in all states except Hawaii, according to the weekly flu report released Friday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. All while, based on the latest data, the flu season has not even peaked yet, said Kristen Nordlund, a spokeswoman for the CDC.
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FLORIDA LAWMAKERS INTRODUCE HPV VACCINE MANDATE BILL
Blacklisted News – Florida lawmakers are now pushing a totalitarian medical police state law that would deny a public education to children who aren’t injected with the extremely toxic and risky HPV vaccine. SB 1551, also being deceptively called the “Women’s Cancer Prevention Act,” mandates HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccines in school-aged children, revoking medical choice rights from parents and invoking state-sponsored coercion to force children to be subjected to extremely risky medical interventions, even against the wishes of their parents.