Tens of thousands of Louisiana residents could face eviction from nursing and group homes

Via: Ender  •  News & Politics  •  54 Comments  •  8 years ago

More than 30,000 Medicaid recipients, including those in nursing homes and group homes in Louisiana could lose their benefits and face eviction due to proposed state cuts. Louisiana Department of Health Deputy Secretary Michelle Alletto said the agency will notify about 37,000 Medicaid...

Girl Scout sells more than 300 boxes of cookies outside of California pot shop

Via: Ender  •  News & Politics  •  11 Comments  •  8 years ago

The Girl Scout's identity remains a mystery: Her eyes covered by Samoa-shaped glasses, she stands in the photo holding armfuls of cookies outside Urbn Leaf, a San Diego marijuana dispensary.  "Get some Girl Scout Cookies with your GSC today until 4pm!" reads the Instagram caption posted by Urbn...

U.S. soldiers are revealing sensitive and dangerous information by jogging

Via: Ender  •  News & Politics  •  3 Comments  •  8 years ago

© Screenshot/Screenshot A portion of the Strava Labs heat map from Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan, made by tracking activities. BEIRUT — An interactive map posted on the Internet that shows the whereabouts of people who use fitness devices such as Fitbit also reveals highly...

How the New England Patriots Success is Bad for the NFL

Via: Ender  •  Sports  •  5 Comments  •  8 years ago

We've seen dominant, dynastic runs before in the modern sports era. The entire decade of the 1980s was owned by Magic Johnson's Lakers (nine Finals trips in 12 years) and Larry Bird's Celtics (five Finals trips in seven years). Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls won six titles in eight years. The...

Haiti Accuses Trump of Laundering Money for Former Dictator 'Baby Doc' Duvalier

Via: Ender  •  News & Politics  •  1 Comments  •  8 years ago

President Donald Trump insulted Haiti during an Oval Office meeting with lawmakers, but he once signed off on a shady real estate deal with the nation’s ousted dictator. More than a fifth of Trump’s condominiums in the U.S. have been purchased since the 1980s in secretive cash transactions...