April 19, 2024

Fishing hook becomes lodged in hungry dog’s throat: ‘Real challenge,’ said veterinary surgeon

An apparently hungry dog in the U.K. recently swallowed an entire fishing line — including the hook. And the X-ray made it abundantly clear. The staff at Milton Keynes Veterinary Group — an independent, family-run veterinary practice with five different locations — said that a dog named Betsy was admitted to their practice after a […]

My Mom Was Murdered in the Sandy Hook School Shooting. Now I Have to Crowdfund for My Healthcare.

A decade after my mother, Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung, was killed trying to protect elementary school students in the Sandy Hook School mass shooting, I am in the middle of yet another crisis brought on by poor policy: crowdfunding to pay for my cancer treatment.In late March, I was diagnosed with Stage II lymphoma, a primary

Trump’s Justice Department Lets Lois Lerner Off The Hook

The Justice Department says it will not prosecute former IRS executive Lois Lerner for targeting conservative groups during the 2010 and 2012 elections. In a letter to top Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee, Assistant Attorney General Kevin Boyd said that after a careful review of the case, DOJ will not pursue charges […]

Sources: FBI, DOJ Furious that Comey, Lynch Decided to Let Clinton off the Hook

FBI Director James Comey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 7, 2016, before the House Oversight Committee to explain his agency’s recommendation to not prosecute Hillary Clinton. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Three months after FBI Director James Comey’s dramatic press conference announcing his decision not to recommend an indictment in the Clinton email case, disgusted […]

FBI Rewrites Federal Law to Let Hillary Off the Hook

There is no way of getting around this: According to Director James Comey (disclosure: a former colleague and longtime friend of mine), Hillary Clinton checked every box required for a felony violation of Section 793(f) of the federal penal code (Title 18): With lawful access to highly classified information she acted with gross negligence in […]

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