An Oxford-based research firm has announced the results of a release of genetically modified male mosquitoes in the Cayman Islands, the first experiment with GM mosquitoes to take place in the wild.
From May to October of this year, Oxitec released male mosquitoes three times a week in a 40-acre area. The mosquitoes had been genetically modified...
If you’re one of the several million Americans earning minimum wage, here's a sobering fact: Your grandpa had more spending power earning minimum wage four decades ago.
Adjusted for inflation, the minimum wage was worth $8.54 per hour in 1968, according to calculations by the Economic Policy Institute. The current minimum wage is $7.25 per hour....
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Today Is A Proud Day In Marine Corps History
On this date in 1947, the Marine Corps Reserves started the Toys For Tots program.
Toys for tots Began in 1947, when Major Bill Hendricks, USCR and a group of Marine Reservists in Los Angeles collected and distributed 5,000 toys to needy children. The idea came form...
The U.S. Senate yesterday approved spending $4.6 billion to settle two lawsuits: one by black farmers who alleged racial discrimination by government lenders and the other by 300,000 American Indians who said they had been cheated out of land royalties dating to 1887.
Passage of the measure, by voice vote, unblocks a legislative logjam that has...
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke delivers his keynote speech in Frankfurt.
Bernanke fired back at critics upset with the Fed's new stimulus plan, arguing that China and other nations are causing problems by preventing their currencies from strengthening. Jon Hilsenrath, Evan Newmark and Dennis Berman discuss. And Brett Arends discusses the oddly...
