Some farmers in Mexico are convincing their workers they are in the United States and keep ultra tight control over them by threatening to deport them. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

How America sees the rest of the world... picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

State lawmakers voted Monday to enact new laws designed to stop the sale of anti-war T-shirts with the names of dead soldiers -- a measure a veteran media lawyer says is "unconstitutional about three or four different ways." picked by sholom22 2 years ago

Details are a little scant, which is probably a good thing, because it's quantum. The jist of it is that particles end up existing in all probable states. Which I think means the universe is constant bifurcating (if not more) at a sub atomic level. Which means the number of parallel universes is truly enormous. And that makes my head hurt. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

If the U.S. health care system performed as well as the top three countries, there would be 101,000 fewer deaths in the United States per year, according to researchers writing in the journal Health Affairs. picked by mandolinorange 2 years ago

No media organisation can claim to be immune from spelling mistakes, but a local paper in the United States may have set a new standard for most glaring typo. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The nation's obesity epidemic is exacting a heavy toll: The rate of new diabetes cases nearly doubled in the United States in the past 10 years, the government said Thursday. picked by muppet 1 year ago

by cutting things such as "A program that pays states to clean out abandoned mines even after the mines have been cleaned out. Cost: $142 million."

(it's a step) picked by gammerus 7 months ago

A recent U.S. military policy decision now explicitly states that observations by hush-hush government spacecraft of incoming bolides and fireballs are classified secret and are not to be released. picked by bornbad 6 months ago

Obama is a Kenyan Muslim impostor; and Sarah Palin was qualified to be president of the United States at a moment's notice. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

Spot the problem:
Guzman can't read or write and has trouble processing information.
AND
The Sheriff's Department obtained his signature for voluntary removal from the United States and turned him over to Customs... picked by kxmk 2 years ago

The Humane Society of the United States is partly responsible for the magnitude of the largest beef recall in the nation's history, Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer said Thursday.

*What unmitigated gall to blame the HSUS. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

His work is a mixture of performance art and photography that creates illusions of a sometimes dangerous reality. Li Wei states that these images are not computer montages and works with the help of props such as mirror, metal wires, scaffolding and acrobatics. picked by doggylives 2 years ago

IBM, Mars Candy Company, and the US is working on sequencing the genetic code for cocoa trees. The work will be freely available so that no patents will be possible. Political unrest, fungus, and diseases have placed cocoa trees in grave danger. The work planned will ensure that no matter what happens you'll be able to enjoy your chocolate. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Charles Weever Cushman, amateur photographer and Indiana University alumnus, bequeathed approximately 14,500 Kodachrome color slides to his alma mater. The photographs in this collection bridge a thirty-two year span from 1938 to 1969, during which time he extensively documented the United States as well as other countries. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

Our consumer society may still rely on trains to transport things, but those things are pitched to drivers in cars, not to passengers on trains. And so, as early as New Jersey, I realized something that would only feel remarkable a few days later, in the Nevada desert: it’s still possible to travel 3,585 miles across the United States without being the target of billboards, golden arches or ... read full post picked by dollyllama 9 months ago

A privately conducted poll of 500 police chiefs released with the report found the death penalty ranked last among their priorities for reducing violent crime. picked by JoshSF49 1 month ago

THE United States has far more juveniles serving life terms than any other country — 2387. Israel, the only other country that imprisons juveniles for life, according to a new study by the University of San Francisco's Centre for Law & Global Justice, has seven — and has not issued such a sentence since 2004. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

United States patent 5163447 is for a Force-Sensitive, Sound-Playing Condom! That's right, it's a musical condom! This baby looks and acts like a traditional condom and yet, manages to go a step further... picked by deepcleanfun 2 years ago

The Dalai Lama arrived in the United States on Thursday for the first time since the recent turmoil in Tibet, serenaded by fellow Tibetans as he prepared to anchor an ambitious conference on compassion. picked by buddha 2 years ago