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

Informing consumers about foods containing genetically engineered (GE) ingredients is required in 61 nations. The United States has resisted calls from advocates for mandatory GE food-labeling laws but with Proposition 37, advocates hope California will spearhead a new movement for labeling.   read more

While the American median household net worth plummeted 39% in the Great Recession from 2007 to 2010, the median estimated wealth of lawmakers increased 5% during the same period, according to The Washington Post. For the richest one-third of Congress, their wealth expanded 14%.   read more

Police in Dallas, Texas, have claimed a 12% drop in crime, which coincided with new rules making it harder for businesses to report shoplifting. The Dallas Morning News found that almost a third of the crime reduction could be attributed to a new policy discouraging the reporting of shoplifting cases under $50.   read more

Lockheed Martin has really been spreading the campaign contributions around the U.S. House this year. So far, nearly 90% of representatives have received money from the largest defense contractor in the country. Of the 435 House members, 386 accepted such Lockheed-related contributions.   read more

To help Americans learn how the United States government spends their money, AllGov asks each of 350 departments, agencies, and programs to reveal their 10 leading contractors. Most of these entities cooperate, but the U.S. Botanic Garden would not.   read more

Foreign businesses and individuals are barred from contributing to U.S. election campaigns. But what about an American firm that’s foreign owned, such as the one Restore Our Future gave Mitt Romney $1 million?   read more

Claiming immunity from civil action, the Obama administration is fighting one lawsuit claiming AT&T helped the National Security Agency eavesdrop on them and another on behalf of all Americans who have been subjected to illegal spying by the government.   read more

As part of a new national campaign, the FDA contends that almost all Internet drug stores are frauds that often sell counterfeit drugs and Americans should not do business with online pharmacies located outside the United States.   read more

African Americans living in St. Louis housing projects may have been subjected to radiation-laced spraying by the U.S. military during the Cold War.   read more

Those who lost their belongings banded together in a class-action lawsuit that challenged the legality of the officers’ actions on the basis that the police threw away their possessions without providing the campsite residents a way of getting them back. The lost possessions included tents, sleeping bags and medicine. The city will cut $796,050 in checks to 1,143 people involved in the case. The checks are expected to range from $400 to $750.   read more

The GAO concluded that the agencies were only buying in bulk 5% of the time, which amounted to a savings of $1.8 billion. This savings represents only one-half of one percent of procurement spending.   read more

The victim, whose disabilities include cerebral palsy, mental retardation and hydrocephalus, cannot speak and was only able to testify in court by using a keypad, on which she responded yes or no with just her right index finger. The state Supreme Court voted 4-3 to uphold the appellate decision after agreeing that the victim could have expressed her opposition through biting, kicking or screeching, as she had been known to do if she disliked the food she was given.   read more

Shell was president of Comcast Programming Group from 2005 to 2011, responsible for Comcast’s national and regional television networks. Since 2011, Jeff Shell has been president, but not CEO, of NBCUniversal, based in London, U.K., and responsible for overseeing International TV Distribution, Global Television Networks, and International Television Production.   read more

The system, called “VoiceGrid Nation,” can match a recording to a database entry in only five seconds (based on a scan of 10,000 voices), with an accuracy of 90%. Dozens of countries have invested in the company’s biometric technology, with the biggest markets in the Western Hemisphere, Europe and Asia. These include dictatorships, such as those of Belarus and Uzbekistan.   read more

BART’s unprecedented disruption of service in August 2011 occurred when protesters began to gather for a rally days after a BART police officer fatally shot a knife-wielding homeless man at the San Francisco Civic Center station. BART was able to cut off service because of agreements it has with wireless carriers who operate a highly controlled network that can be turned off with practically a flip of a switch.   read more

Beekeepers first noticed a problem when they discovered their honey turning shades of blue and green. An investigation by the beekeepers revealed the bees were getting into M&M waste at Agrivalor. Presumably, the coloring came from the multicolored shells that encase M&Ms.   read more