
The White House insisted Monday that policies to contain Ebola within the U.S. must not serve as a “disincentive” for health care workers who are thinking about fighting the virus in West Africa. Outbreaks in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, where the health care infrastructure is relatively poor, pose the greatest threat to the American homeland,…
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Posted: October 28th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: Ebola, News | Tags: Ebola, James Madison, Josh Earnest, Obama Administration, Separation of Powers, States Rights, The U.S. Constitution | Comments Off on White House blames James Madison for patchwork of Ebola quarantine laws
PUBLIC SAFETY: Time for some basic trick-or-treating tips for parents this Halloween: Reflective costumes or clothing for your youngsters, along with a flashlight or glow stick, are smart; Remind them to use crosswalks, be careful on or near roadways and not run – an uneven sidewalk can do serious damage; Inspect candy, of course – toss…
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Posted: October 27th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: Medical Marijuana, News | Tags: Halloween, Marijuana, marijuana laced candy, Pot candy, THC, Trick or Treat | Comments Off on THC or treat? Halloween tips include watching out for pot candy
From the ‘You can’t make this up file’:
Ron Klain, President Obama’s “Ebola Czar”, said overpopulation is the world’s biggest leadership challenge during a 2008 interview at Georgetown University. (hat tip Got News)
Watch the video. It’s only 84 seconds.
Posted: October 25th, 2014 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Ebola, News | Tags: Ebola, Ebola Czar, Georgetown University, overpopulation, President Barack Obama, Ron Klain, You can't make this up | Comments Off on Ebola Czar: ‘Overpopulation’ is world’s top challenge
A federal judge on Friday issued a temporary restraining order that will prevent Monmouth Park Racetrack in New Jersey from offering wagering on National Football League games this weekend, dealing a blow — at least temporarily — to the Christie administration, which has sought to legalize sports gambling to help prop up the state’s failing racetracks…
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Posted: October 25th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: Christie Administration, Horse Racing Industry, Monmouth County, Monmouth Park, New Jersey, News | Tags: Christie Administration, Dennis Drazen, Judge Michael Shipp, Monmouth Park, New Jersey, Sports Betting | 2 Comments »

Update, Saturday, 8:40 a.m. EDT: The health-care worker quarantined after arriving at Newark Liberty International Airport Friday following her service treating Ebola virus disease victims in West Africa does not have the disease herself, the New Jersey Department of Health said Saturday, according to Reuters. Original Article Appears Below A female health worker who has been…
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Posted: October 25th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: Ebola, New Jersey, Newark, News | Tags: Ebola, New Jersey, New Jersey Dept of Health, Newark-Liberty International Airport, University Hospital Newark | 1 Comment »
Mandatory Quarantines Ordered On State Level
CDC Guidelines Dubbed Inadequate
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Posted: October 24th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: Andrew Cuomo, Chris Christie, Ebola, News | Tags: Andrew Cuomo, Chris Christie, Ebola, John F. Kennedy International Airport, New Jersey, New York, Newark-Liberty International Airport | 1 Comment »

Nina Pham is free of the Ebola virus and scheduled to be released Friday from the National Institute of Health hospital in Bethesda, Md., officials said. Pham, 26, contracted the virus while caring for Thomas Duncan at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas. He died of the virus Oct. 8. Pham has been in a biocontainment unit at…
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Posted: October 24th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: Ebola, News | Tags: Ebola | Comments Off on First nurse to contract Ebola now free of disease, to be released from hospital

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – The family of the first Ebola victim to die in the United States says the hospital that cared for him has refused for weeks to release lab results showing the effects of an experimental drug treatment, fanning their suspicions that the facility mishandled the case. They believe that information is being…
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Posted: October 22nd, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: Ebola, News | Tags: Dallas-Fort Worth, Ebola | Comments Off on Ebola victim’s sister says hospital denied request

(Reuters) – Banks should defer bonus payments for 10 years and tap the bonus pool to pay any regulatory fines, a top Federal Reserve official said on Monday, taking aim at continued lapses across the industry even after the 2007-9 financial crisis. New York Federal Reserve Bank President William Dudley said banks should move toward paying…
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Posted: October 20th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: Economy, Federal Reserve Bank, News | Tags: Bank employee bonuses, Economy, Federal Reserve | Comments Off on Banks Should Defer Bonuses 10 Years: Fed Official

Credit: Governor’s Office/Tim Larsen Transportation Commissioner Jamie Fox To new Transportation Commissioner Jamie Fox, the challenge is clear, and so is the solution: After years of “taking a Band-Aid approach to everything,” New Jersey’s transportation system is in crisis. The only way out is to raise taxes to replenish the soon-to-be-empty Transportation Trust Fund (TTF) and…
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Posted: October 20th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: Chris Christie, Christie Administration, New Jersey, News | Tags: Christie Administration, Gas Tax, Jamie Fox, New Jersey, NJ Department of Transportation, NJ DOT, Tax Increases, Transportation Trust Fund, Trenton turned Christie Upside Down | 4 Comments »