- Cosmic inflation: 'Spectacular' discovery hailed—"Scientists say they have extraordinary new evidence to support a Big Bang Theory for the origin of the Universe."
- Hyperexpansion, Gravitational Waves, and Polarized Light: Oh My
- Stephen Hawking claims victory in gravitational wave bet
- 5 shocking reasons why Americans are getting fatter—"It's not just the fast food..." Salon
- The surprising reason Americans might be obese, anxious and depressed—"New research suggests the answer to a number of modern ailments may reside in our gut." Salon
- Florida Real Estate Scammer Says He's Too Fat For Prison
- U.S. administration says Obamacare enrollment tops 5 million—Claims there are enough to keeps things going.
- Koch Group Abandons Obamacare 'Horror' Stories After Fact-Check Backlash
- Boehner's claim that Obamacare has resulted in a 'net loss' of people with health insurance—Four Pinocchios WaPo
- Former New Hampshire GOP Chair Saves $1,000 A Month With Obamacare
- Expanding Medicaid would be 'sinful,' LePage says
- Where The GOP Might Target Obamacare If It Wins The Senate
- Democrats should play offense on Obamacare WaPo
- How Obama's Healthcare.gov Efforts Got Lost In Translation For Latinos
- Louisiana Suing MoveOn.org For Billboard Criticizing Jindal —For violating trademark.
- When Health Costs Harm Your Credit—"A minor medical bill could block your mortgage." NYT
- Drug company changes course, gives drug to sick boy—"A company says it will provide medication to a boy whose case has attracted thousands of sympathizers."
- Wisconsin senators heavily support cancer drug bill; no vote planned—"Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau) said Wednesday he's going to unusual steps to block the proposal because a majority of his GOP caucus opposes it, not because his brother is lobbying on behalf of influential insurers to kill the bill."
- Big Pharma still betting on "messed up" Indian drugs market
- Thanks, Anti-Vaxxers. You Just Brought Back Measles in NYC.—"Measles was considered eliminated at the turn of the millennium. Now it’s back, thanks to the loons who refuse to vaccinate their children."
- Cavallari: She and Cutler not vaccinating their kids—More loons.
- Chilliwack pastor tells congregation vaccines interfere with God's care
- Jenny McCarthy Asks; the Internet Slam Dunks—The body count keeps climbing.
- Australian Vaccination-skeptics Network loses its charity status for fundraising over misinformation claims
- Doctors are top source of prescription drugs for chronic abusers—"Results of federal study show more focus is needed on doctors who are 'problem prescribers,' says the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Prescription drugs contribute to more than 16,000 fatal overdoses a year."
- Virginia Beach police officer sues drug company over psychotic outburst—"A Virginia Beach police officer who was jailed for three months after stabbing two Accomack County firefighters and shooting at a third says there should have been warning labels on an antibiotic that briefly turned him psychotic."
- How Industry and the Feds Suppressed Evidence That Plastics Wreak Havoc on Our Hormones
- Woman's stomach explodes after eating too much
- Herbalife wilts on news of FTC
- Energy company caught pumping from toxic pond—"Rachel Maddow reports on the discovery by environmental activists of water being pumped from Duke Energy coal ash ponds into local waterways, and a new report that NC law has been changed to protect Duke's coal ash pits."
- Kentucky coal-ash dumping tracked by hidden cameras
- Seafood processing company fined in Kodiak ammonia dumping case
- Cotter negotiates amid spills and uranium spike by river in Canon City
- Ohio groups seek U.S. EPA coal review—"Two Ohio environmental groups asked federal regulators Monday to investigate circumstances surrounding expired pollution-discharge permits at an agency where allegations of coal-industry influence arose during a personnel flap last year."
- Today, Paris's Air Pollution Is Worse Than Beijing
- Wyoming rejects science education standards over climate change—"Reality, legislator argues, needs to comport with the state's economic interests."
- Emails show close ties between Duke, NC regulators—"Internal emails between staff at North Carolina's environmental agency suggest state regulators were coordinating with Duke Energy before intervening in efforts by citizens groups trying to sue the company over groundwater pollution leeching from its coal ash dumps." NYT
- Duke's Coal Ash Pits Protected By Provision In North Carolina Regulatory Bill
- $175M tax break for Marathon refinery buys Detroiters only 15 jobs—"Marathon Petroleum, which received a $175-million tax break from the City of Detroit in a mammoth expansion project, is coming under fire from City Council for failing to hire enough Detroiters."
- Nigerian gold mining: farmers choose death by lead poisoning over poverty—"Unregulated mining in rural northern Nigeria is causing blindness and paralysis among children and making adults infertile."
- Lost Jet's Path Seen as Altered via Computer—Curiouser and curiouser. NYT
- Key moments emerge in tracking of missing Malaysia Airlines plane
- CNN Host Speculates Whether Malaysia Jet's Disappearance Was 'Supernatural'—More believable than Courtney Love finding the plane.
- Crimea applies to be part of Russian Federation after vote to leave Ukraine—And Russia accepts.
- Ukraine 'will never accept' Crimea annexation, President says
- Ukrainian government refuses to remove troops from Crimea, prepares for war
- Ukraine Is Training Young Protesters to Fight the Russian Army
- Russian government admits economy in crisis as Ukraine weighs
- Russia Will Sanction U.S. Senators—"Putin is set to respond to Obama's sanctions of Russian officials with his own list. Several U.S. Senators and officials will be banned from visiting Russia, including Sen. Dick Durbin."
- China warns of dangerous Russia sanctions 'spiral'
