Новости за 10.07.2017

A current civil lawsuit represents a legal battle against top U.S. intelligence officials that started when Barack Obama was president. Elliott J. Schuchardt, the plaintiff, claims surveillance programs have violated his Fourth Amendment rights. (Darkside354 / Wikimedia) Elliott J. Schuchardt is suing Donald Trump for violating Schuchardt’s rights under the Fourth Amendment. The Tennessee lawyer has filed a civil lawsuit in Pennsylvania against the president of the United States, the director of the Office of National Intelligence... Читать дальше...

By John Pilger At the heart of the Middle East is the historic injustice in Palestine. Until that is resolved, there will be no peace in the region, or perhaps anywhere.

masha krasnova-shabaeva / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Having trouble catching z’s? It could have something to do with your sense of purpose, or lack thereof, according to a recent neurological study. From The Guardian: The secret to a good night’s sleep later in life is having a good reason to get up in the morning, according to US researchers who surveyed people on their sleeping habits and sense of purpose. People who felt they had a strong purpose in life suffered from less insomnia and sleep disturbances... Читать дальше...

Baptiste Pons / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 It all started with a little country called Portugal. The Southern European nation experimented with decriminalizing drugs for personal use several years back. The success the Portuguese efforts have had in decreasing drug overdoses as well as the spread of HIV among drug users recently served as inspiration for the United Nations and the World Health Organization’s call for other nations to do the same. The move has a lot to do with former Portuguese Prime Minister António Guterres... Читать дальше...

By Charles Ornstein / ProPublica As Republicans in Congress work to roll back the Affordable Care Act, they and some states are proposing major changes to the Medicaid program. Researchers say these changes would cost millions their health coverage.

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Many bee species may be in for bad times, and marine turtles could undergo a shift in the male-female ratio.

By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers / Popular Resistance The process has escalated in recent months, but its roots go much deeper than Donald Trump.

The animal agriculture industry knows its products are harming us, but it, along with the medical and drug industries, is making billions from illnesses caused by our diet.