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01/09/2017 / By Dianne Wiley

Obama’s legacy: 10.7 million more people now use food stamps, a 32% jump since he took office

In 2009, nearly 11 percent of the American population was receiving food stamp benefits, which are offered to those who fall below a certain income level or who live with disabilities. With a total American population of roughly 300 million people, over 33 million individuals were receiving help through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or […]

11/29/2016 / By Don Wrightman

Obama advisers warn the US is facing a legitimate threat of bioterrorism

The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology has put together a new report which advises outgoing President Obama to revamp the nation’s bio-defense strategy. Threats posed by CRISPR, among other advanced bio-technologies, are a legitimate catastrophic threat to the United States. The Executive office needs to enact meaningful preventive measures against the threat […]

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