Trump ordered that the term Homo sapiens be changed to Hetero sapiens. In history books and on websites, the airplane from which the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima will no longer be identified as the Enola Gay, but rather the Enola Straight. Trump also ordered billionaire Mark Cuban, who supported Kamala Harris in the 2024 election, to change his name to Mark American. If he does not do so, he will be charged with terrorism.   read more

A 2012 study from Yale University concluded that 63% of male, and 77% of female homeless veterans suffer from PTSD and/or a mood disorder. Of these, more than 90% of men and 75% of women developed their PTSD as a result of exposure to combat. By some estimates, homeless veterans represent between 20% and 25% of the overall homeless population.   read more

TLieutenant Colonel Earl A. Evans, the mission support group commander of the 174th fighter wing group, asked a local judge to prohibit the peace activists from not only approaching Hancock Base, but also his home and school, according to the restraining order. They also cannot communicate with Evans in any manner, including by phone or email.   read more

The statements include: • “When you smoke, the nicotine actually changes the brain—that's why quitting is so hard.” • “Tobacco companies intentionally designed cigarettes to make them more addictive.” • “All cigarettes cause cancer, lung disease, heart attacks, and premature death.” • “More people die every year from smoking than from murder, AIDS, suicide, drugs, car crashes, and alcohol, combined.”   read more

“Einstein's brain differs from the average human brain,” Falk told NPR. “In various parts, it’s more convoluted. It’s bumpier, and that may be related to an increase in the neurons.” Einstein’s brain was only average in size. But several regions featured more convolutions and folds than normal. For instance, Einstein’s prefrontal cortex, which facilitates planning, focus and perseverance—was greatly expanded, compared to other brains.   read more

The project is backed by several Arab nations, as well as Turkey, Pakistan, Cyprus, Iran and even Israel. The latter two participants stand out, due to Iran’s vow to wipe Israel off the face of the earth, and Israel’s desire to destroy Iran’s nuclear capabilities.   read more

Elisse B. Walter is following Mary L. Schapiro again. In the wake of Schapiro’s resignation as chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Walter, who has twice taken new jobs in order to follow Schapiro, was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve as acting chair, which she also did, albeit briefly, in January 2009.   read more

Rice holds stock valued between $300,000 and $600,000 in TransCanada, the company hoping to transport tar sands crude 1,700 miles to refineries on the Texas Gulf Coast. Additionally, Rice and her husband own at least $1.25 million worth of stock in four of Canada’s eight leading oil producers, including Enbridge, which caused the largest inland oil spill in U.S. history.   read more

there are more than 100 prisons in the United States capable of handling the detainees, according to congressional researchers. In fact, hundreds of prisoners convicted of terror-related offenses are already housed in U.S. prisons. Late Thursday, the Senate, in another insult to American prison guards and administrators, voted 54-41 to prevent the Guantánamo prisoners from being transferred to the United States.   read more

Only 20 House Republicans are female, five are Latino and one is African-American. By contrast, of the 201 Democrats in the House of Representatives, 61 are women, 42 are African-Americans, 23 are Latinos, 13 are Asian or Pacific Islanders, and four are Arab-Americans.   read more

All the ban has done is to prevent women from receiving the accolades or opportunities for promotion afforded men who are given combat assignments, they argue. Women currently make up 14.5% of the 1.4 million troops serving on active duty and 20% of new recruits. About 280,000 women were deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan, with about 150 dying in these wars.   read more

The NYPD was surprised because officials couldn’t remember the last time that the city didn’t record at least one violent crime on a given day. The city’s violence-free streak ended after 37 hours when a man was shot in Brooklyn at 11:20 Tuesday morning.   read more

Lazzaric T. Caldwell admitted to his superiors that he slit his wrists in January 2010 while stationed in Okinawa, Japan. He pleaded guilty to attempting suicide and was sentenced to 180 days in the brig. He also received a bad-conduct discharge, which bars him from receiving mental health benefits. His lawyers contend that his guilty plea be thrown out, on grounds that it is wrong to punish troops whose mental problems cause them to attempt suicide.   read more

Suha Arafat refused to permit an autopsy at the time her husband died in a French hospital following a stroke, said to have been caused by a blood disorder, in 2004. She then gave some of Yasser Arafat’s personal items to Al Jazeera television. The network forwarded them to the Institut de Radiophysique, which discovered abnormal levels of polonium-210. The radioactive element is extremely rare, but became widely known after it was used to kill Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko in 2006.   read more

At an October gathering, Humboldt County Sheriff Mike Downey, District Attorney Paul Gallegos, two county supervisors and a state Department of Fish and Game biologist talked about the environmental impacts of marijuana production, and possible policy changes. Future lecture subjects include an examination of Dutch drug policy and the impacts of legalization on local economies.   read more

The idea is based on a misinterpretation of the 12th Amendment. The amendment states that when no candidate receives a majority in the Electoral College, the decision moves to the House, where each state would have one vote and a quorum of two-thirds of the states would be required. The two-thirds reference in the 12th Amendment is a reference not to the Electoral College but rather to the establishment of a quorum in the House of Representatives.   read more

Edamaruku, who is known for explaining away religious myths, spoiled the religious excitement by declaring the water was coming from a leaky pipe in the wall behind the statue. The remark got Edamaruku indicted on charges of violating India’s blasphemy law, which can result in a three-year prison sentence. This, coupled with death threats, prompted him to seek exile in Finland.   read more