Mich. medical pot law now in effect amid questions

"- Medical marijuana became legal in Michigan on Thursday, but smoking a joint could still get a patient arrested because the regulations needed to protect them won't be ready for months. The law approved by...

Cheney must keep records, judge orders

"WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal judge on Saturday ordered Dick Cheney to preserve a wide range of the records from his time as vice president. ...

Dhoni was the difference: Vengsarkar

"Dilip Vengsarkar, India’s chairman of selectors, has praised captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni for his role in the 3-2 series win in the one-dayers in Sri Lanka. “Dhoni’s return to the team was a boon. Not only did he lead the side superbly but he played a couple of...

Vengsarkar hails Dhoni

"Chairman of selectors and former Indian skipper Dilip Vengsarkar has praised One-Day captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s contributions in their first ever ODI series win in Sri Lanka. “The Indian skipper not only handled the team well but also showed how top class spinners...

Popularity drop sends 'a yellow light' to President

No body is perfect nor the president... It's not easy to rule a country with economic problems and the only way to regain people trust is to implement good governance..ode/173517"]The latest survey showing a steep...

Landmark move to outlaw ageism

In a land where old people will soon outnumber young by many to one this has to be good news! " Elderly people should no longer be denied NHS treatment, credit cards, travel insurance or even car hire because of their age, under government plans to outlaw age...

Faces of Bali - Jagatnatha Temple

"Next to the museum, the Jagatnatha (Lord of the World) Temple stood charmingly. There’s not too many activities here, only in the afternoon, people from the surrounding “kampung” (village) come here to...

U.S., British Diplomats Released After Rough Handling in Zimbabwe

US and British diplomats were handled roughly and illegally detained, then released on Thursday in Zimbabwe. The five Americans, four Brits and three Zimbabweans were travelling in a convoy when they were attacked by police, who stopped their vehicles and slahed their tires....

Health fraud in RP costs US military over $100 M

The Philippine government actively promotes the medical tourism industry in the country.  And then this..."The US military’s health insurance program has been swindled out of more than $100 million over the past decade in the Philippines, where doctors, hospitals...

Semana Proxima: Facebook en Español

While not rolling out  a whole new version, Facebook is getting retooled to default to Spanish when loading to IP addresses located in Spanish-speaking countries. The work was done using a Facebook app: not...

Diebold Voting Machine Failures During New Hampshire Primary

"Special to The BRAD BLOG by Dori Smith of Talk Nation Radio Early research into New Hampshire wards and towns which used Diebold's AccuVote Optical-Scan voting machines during last week's Primary reveals that...

Mahavilachchiya - first village to have BPO operation

"Technology Mahavilachchiya - first village to have BPO operation by Surekha Galagoda Students at a session Mahavilachchiya, a village 245 kms from colombo is well known among locals and the international...

Is this offensive?

I find it interesting that New Zealand casinos have in recent times not shown any moral or ethical judgement when it came to dealing with extreme "problem gamblers" (go to Listener article). I also agree with...

Furious Camilla flees Britain

"The Duchess of Cornwall is to fly off for a Mediterranean holiday without Prince Charles. Sources say she will use the weeklong break to cool off after she had to pull out of tomorrow's memorial service for Princess Diana at the last minute. Camilla was invited by William...

Missing Ben Mother In Fresh Plea

"The mother of a boy who disappeared in Greece has called for a new drive to find her son, after seeing how the Madeleine McCann case is being handled. Ben Needham vanished from outside a farmhouse on the Greek island of Kos in 1991, when he was just 21 months old. Kerry...
 

closeSign in to NowPublic

is reporting from