The National Security Agency refuses to deny whether it is spying on members of Congress after it received a bluntly worded letter from a senator seeking clarification on the issue. Sen. Bernie Sanders sent a letter to the NSA on Friday, asking whether it has or is “spying” on US lawmakers and other elected officials. The Vermont independent said he was “deeply concerned” about the... 

Record freezing temperatures gripped the entire US, including Hawaii, as a major winter storm hit the country. The alarming weather brought ice and heavy snowfall caused by a ‘polar vortex’, bringing many cities to a standstill and killing at least 21. The 21 fatalities included a 1-year-old Missouri boy, who died when a car he was riding in was hit by a snow plow, AP reported. Authorities... 

The sale of two intelligence satellites to the UAE by France for nearly a billion dollars could go south after they were found to contain American technology designed to intercept data transmitted to the ground station. The equipment, costing 3.4 billion dirhams ($930 million), constitutes two high-resolution Pleiades-type Falcon Eye military intelligence satellites, which a top UAE defense source... 

Anti-immigrant sentiments are on the rise in Britain with more than three-quarters of the people saying that the number of new immigrant arrivals in the country should be limited, a new survey has found. A survey by the British Social Attitudes showed that almost 77 percent of Britons supported a reduction in the number of the immigrants to their country. Out of the 77 percent, 56 percent wanted the... 

Science magazine chooses for its section 2013 Breakthrough of the Year, the subject of cancer immunotherapy, claiming that this form of treatment has marked a “turning point”, as the human body’s own immune system is honed in to direct the fight against the cancerous cells. In the latest edition of Science magazine, the article by Jennifer Couzin-Frankel is dedicated to the theme... 

A Spanish court has charged Princess Cristina, the younger daughter of King Juan Carlos, with tax fraud and money laundering amid a lengthy corruption case involving her husband. Judge Jose Castro, an examining magistrate in Palma de Mallorca, announced the decision on Tuesday, saying there was evidence that Cristina had committed crimes. According to Spanish media, Cristina is scheduled to appear... 

As temperatures around Toronto and across Ontario drop to -20 Celsius (-4 Fahrenheit), residents are reporting frost quakes that are powerful enough to shake houses and rattle nerves. Usually found in extreme polar regions, the recent outbreak of frost quakes, known to meteorologists as cryoseisms, are now affecting many residents of Toronto, Canada’s most populous city. The weather-related phenomenon,... 

The operator of Japan’s crippled Fukushima Daiichi atomic plant plans to start cleaning underground tunnels believed to be part of the sources of radioactive materials poisoning the groundwater in the area. The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) will first block the flow of tainted water between the damaged buildings and the tunnels. Workers will begin burying pipes in the ground to carry refrigerants... 

Physics corruption was largely abstract and academic, until it spread into the global warming issue, which is now resulting in energy systems being destroyed and economies being bankrupt based on scientific fraud. Climatologists do not have the concepts or procedures which would give them the slightest ability to theorize or measure what carbon dioxide did in the atmosphere before or after humans... 

“It’s not something that we feel is an immediate public health concern.” Health officials in California are attempting to brush off public concern after a viral Youtube video showed a large increase in radiation levels on a Coastside beach last week. The video, which has garnered nearly half a million views, shows radiation levels over five times above the normal background level, prompting... 

Bulgaria has been accused of hypocrisy and double standards after Sofia banned foreigners from buying land, while its citizens have the right to work anywhere in the EU. The Southeastern European country has reinforced a ban stopping non-Bulgarian nationals from purchasing agricultural plots, inciting a volley of criticism from lawmakers including Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev and Britain’s... 

The Obama administration has touted the White House website’s ‘We the People’ section as a powerful platform for the American public to petition their government. According to a new report, however, those solicitations are all too rarely acknowledged. “When I ran for this office, I pledged to make government more open and accountable to its citizens,” United States President Barack Obama... 

The American Midwest and Northeast have braced for a “polar vortex,” a megastorm that is expected to bring record low temperatures on Monday. So far extreme weather conditions have claimed at least 16 lives, paralyzed travel and caused power shortage. For those exposed to the inclement conditions frostbite and hypothermia will be a danger as – 31°C is expected in North Dakota, –... 

Saudi protesters holding an anti-regime demonstration in Qatif in the country’s Eastern Province. A Wikileaks cable has reveled that ahead of the US invasion of Iraq, the UAE crown prince had discussed with an American official the Saudi nation’s hopes for the Al Saud regime’s overthrow. According the cable, Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nayhan made the remarks during a meeting Richard... 

The U.S. Department of Defence (DoD) revealed its Unmanned Systems Integrated Roadmap, setting out its technology aims for the next 25 years. Its plans include drone-bombs that can hunt in ‘swarms’ from a mothership. Next-generation unmanned aircraft will likely be equipped with better sensors and navigational equipment, plus superior autonomous systems. Source  Read More »