Liberty News
New Method For Mining Gold Does Away With Use Of Cyanide
EVANSTON, Ill. (UPI) — U.S. researchers say they’ve come up with an inexpensive and environmentally friendly method to mine gold that does away with the use of cyanide. Scientists at Northwestern University said their method uses simple cornstarch instead of the highly poisonous cyanide nearly all gold-mining companies use in a leaching process to sequester […]
Sun Remains Active With Fourth Strong Solar Flare Of 2013
GREENBELT, Md. (UPI) — NASA says activity on the sun is ongoing as the fourth X-class solar flare of this year erupted late Tuesday, causing temporary radio blackouts on Earth. The latest flare, which peaked at 9:48 p.m. EDT Tuesday, was rated as an X1.2 flare, on a numerical scale in which each number is […]
Cull Of Invasive Fish Pits Biologists Against Anglers In Washington
USK, Wash. (UPI) — Officials in Washington are waging a campaign against a non-native fish invading from the East but some anglers say they are opposed to the war on the species. Biologists working for Washington state and the Kalispel Native American tribe say the northern pike, a voracious omnivore, is decimating native species like […]
Attention, Liberals: Here Are Your Media Matters Talking Points To Defend Obama
Media Matters, as a slew of scandals hit the Barack Obama Administration, revealed how much it is willing to side with the government by releasing a series of talking points for Americans interested in defending Federal officials involved in the Associated Press hacking scandal. Without further ado, here are some suggested points for our more […]
Salt Levels In U.S. Processed And Fast-Food Dangerously High
CHICAGO (UPI) — Voluntary reduction of salt in processed and fast-food failed as salt levels remain dangerously high, U.S. researchers say. Dr. Stephen Havas, a research professor of preventive medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, and the Center for Science in the Public Interest in Washington assessed the sodium content in […]
Study Finds Brain System For Emotional Self-Control
GHENT, Netherlands (UPI) — Different brain areas are activated when people choose to suppress an emotion, which is different from when people inhibit an emotion, British researchers say. Dr. Simone Kuhn of Ghent University and colleagues at the University College London Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience said the researchers scanned the brains of healthy participants and […]
Women May Live Longer Than Men Due To Better Immunity
TOKYO (UPI) — A woman’s immunity stays younger longer and this may contribute to women living longer than men, researchers in Japan say. Katsuiku Hirokawa of the Tokyo Medical & Dental University Open Laboratory said the research team looked at the blood of healthy volunteers in Japan, ages 20-90 of both sexes. They found the […]
Eurozone Recession Reaches Six Quarters
BRUSSELS (UPI) — Eurozone economic activity contracted in the first quarter of the year, the European Commission’s statistical office said Wednesday. The decline of 0.2 percent from the fourth quarter of 2012 wasn’t far off expectations, which predicted a 0.1 percent decline. The numbers indicated the current recession in the 17-nation currency region hasn’t been […]
U.S. Mortgage Activity Drops In Week
WASHINGTON (UPI) — U.S. mortgage activity fell last week as long-term interest rates were mostly higher, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Wednesday. The association said mortgage activity fell 7.3 percent in the week while refinancing activity dropped 8 percent in the week ending Friday. Interest rates for 30-year, fixed-rate conforming mortgages increased from 3.59 percent […]
Industrial Output Dips 0.5 Percent In April
WASHINGTON (UPI) — Industrial production dropped 0.5 percent in April after rising 0.3 percent in March, the U.S. Federal Reserve said Wednesday. Manufacturing output in April slipped 0.4 percent after a drop of 0.3 percent in March. Production of consumer goods fell 0.6 percent in April with durable goods production down 0.8 percent, pushed lower […]
You can opt-out at any time. We protect your information like a mother hen. We will not sell or rent your email address to anyone for any reason.
