It's not another Walter Reed, but it is another sorry state of affairs for ou...

It seems small businesses are having to take up the slack for a government that only gives lip service to the phrase "support our troops".  Here is a story from Central Texas, home to Fort Hood, the largest army post in the United States and the only two-division post in...

Eel Drink Goes On Sale For Japan's Hot Summer

I love eel, but an eel drink... I have to think twice about trying this out. From what I know so far, it is yellow and fizzy. I wonder if it is sweet? sour? bitter? This reminds me of the "birds nest drink"...

Fury at canned ‘cocaine’ launch

Health chiefs are furious at the UK launch of a soft drink called Cocaine that purports to give some of the effects of the drug Cocaine. It sounds disgusting with ingredients such as the powerful Japanese raddish...

Mexico freezes food prices

Corn prices have risen by 30% this past week, pushing up the price of Mexico's staple food -- the tortialla -- and forcing President Felipe Calderon to set temporary price limits on key food products."Food...

Jamie Lynn Spears "Death of a Meal Ticket"

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorNow that Jamie Lynns Show Zoey 101 has been cancelled, one can only assumed Jamies parents may have to start counting their pennies, and downsize Big Time and look for a...

Text messages used by UN to reach refugees

Text messages to mobile phones are being used to inform Iraqi refugees in Damascus about the launch of a new food distribution programme. The mobile broadcasts are being run by UNHCR and the World Food Programme to reach more than 33,000 Iraqi refugees in Damascus. Mobile...

Made in Canada? Better Check Again.

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorThe saying an apple a day, may keep the doctor away, may make you sick requiring you to make a visit to the doctor since the majority of apple concentrate coming into...

South Africa: "Canned Hunting" May Be Banned

Canned hunting involves breeding big game (in this case, lions) for slaughter by tourists. The animals are bred and raised in captivity and hunted in a controlled environment. The hunt companies make big money from this practice, but conservationists have been doggedly...

Highest levels of mercury in tuna from Mexico

Calmex from Mexico were found to have mercury concentration levels above the federal limit.

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