Archive for February, 2015
February 28, 2015
Los Angeles Times Republican Congress struggles for stable footing as funding standoff continuesLos Angeles TimesThe leaders of the Republican Congress never wanted it to be like this: another cycle of lurching from crisis to crisis, fueling the impression that the GOP cannot govern. But two months into the new Congress, House Speaker John A. Boehner […]
February 28, 2015
New York Times Fear Envelops Russia After Killing of Putin Critic Boris NemtsovNew York TimesMOSCOW — About two weeks before he was shot and killed in the highest-profile political assassination in Russia in a decade, Boris Y. Nemtsov met with an old friend to discuss his latest research into what he said was dissembling and […]
February 28, 2015
NBCNews.com 'Jihadi John' Latest Terrorist to Come From West London NeighborhoodNBCNews.comLONDON — The man believed to be the masked ISIS executioner "Jihadi John" was part of a network of Islamist extremists, according to intelligence agencies, and is just the latest — although the most notorious — of several terrorists to emerge from the west …'Jihadi John' […]
February 28, 2015
Talenti Gelato & Sorbetto, a Unilever company, is voluntarily recalling a limited number of jars of Talenti Gelato & Sorbetto Sea Salt Caramel Gelato because they may inadvertently contain peanuts (as peanut butter), which are not listed as an ingredient on the label. Persons who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to peanuts run the […]
February 27, 2015
BBC News 'Jihadi John': Mohammed Emwazi had anger therapy at school – teacherBBC NewsThe man named as extremist "Jihadi John" received anger management therapy in his first year of secondary school after getting into fights, a former teacher has said. Mohammed Emwazi, who has been seen in beheading videos of Western hostages, …'Jihadi John' Stirs Britain […]
February 27, 2015
MiamiHerald.com Congress OKs stopgap DHS funding bill, lawmakers remain at impasse in …Fox NewsAfter a dramatic and chaotic day of votes, Congress late Friday approved a stopgap bill to keep money flowing to the Homeland Security Department past a midnight deadline and avert a partial agency shutdown — though Congress is no closer to a […]
February 27, 2015
National Post Boris Nemtsov, leading Putin critic, shot and killed in MoscowFox NewsA top political nemesis of President Vladimir Putin was shot and killed early Saturday in central Moscow, Russian police said, one day before an opposition rally was scheduled to take place. Boris Nemtsov, 55, a former deputy prime minister, was shot four …Russian oppostion […]
February 27, 2015
Driver fatigue usually does not receive as much attention as drunk driving. In this Chicago Injury Alert episode we talk about how it can be just as dangerous. Read the full article http://www.lawfirmchronicle.com/2015/02/is-drowsy-driving-more-dangerous-than-drunk-driving-podcast/
February 27, 2015
A store that welcomes customers onto its property has a duty to keep them reasonably safe. An “unreasonable” condition that contributes to a fall can lead to an injury claim against the store. Any number of conditions might create property owner liability if a slip and fall accident occurs — defective stairs or walkways, ice […]
February 27, 2015
HeartWare International, Inc. (Nasdaq: HTWR), is issuing a voluntary Urgent Medical Device Recall in the United States related to older HeartWare Ventricular Assist System Controllers, which were distributed in the U.S. during the clinical trial period prior to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in 2012. HeartWare has commenced this field action in other countries […]
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