Obamacare: Taxpayers Must Report Personal Health ID Info to IRS
The new form will require disclosure of a taxpayer’s personal identifying health information in order to determine compliance with the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate. As confirmed by IRS testimony to the tax-writing House Committee on Ways and Means, “taxpayers will file their tax returns reporting their health insurance coverage, and/or making a payment”.
Cubans march against homophobia in Havana
Hundreds of Cubans have staged a protest against homophobia and for gay rights, in the capital, Havana, The march was led along Havana's central streets by Cuban gay rights campaigner Mariela Castro. Ms Castro is the head of Cuba's National Sexual Education Centre - an organiser of the march - and daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro.
Science will destroy humanity, says team of scientists
One of the primary goals of science is to advance knowledge and understanding to improve the human condition, but all too often this noble field of study has devolved into a profit-seeking quest for power, at the expense of mankind.
Biometric Database of All Adult Americans Hidden in Immigration Reform
The immigration reform measure the Senate began debating yesterday would create a national biometric database of virtually every adult in the U.S., in what privacy groups fear could be the first step to a ubiquitous national identification system.
Turkey warns of response after Syria border town bombs
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu vowed to catch those behind the attack in Reyhanli which is home to many Syrian refugees. "Nothing will go unanswered," Mr Davutoglu said. Turkey, a member of Nato, said it suspected the involvement of a Syrian intelligence agency.
Netanyahu trying to thwart transfer of surface-to-air missiles from Russia to Syria
The third, most important, development involves renewed discussion of the possibility that Russia will provide Syria with S-300 surface-to-air missiles. Moscow was quick to issue a half-denial, with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov saying that his country has no new plans to sell antiaircraft missiles to Syria. At a press conference Friday during a visit to Poland, though, Lavrov seemed to have been intentionally vague when he said Russia and Syria had weapons deals that were still not completed.
Will Obama suffer the ‘second-term curse’?
Recent events suggest that the 44th president may not be immune to the phenomenon that historians call the “second-term curse.” Not four months after his ambitious inaugural address, President Obama finds himself struggling to move his legislative agenda through an unbudging Congress.
REPORT: Tamerlan Tsarnaev Buried At Muslim Site In Virginia
Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has been buried in an all-Muslim burial site in Virginia, the Boston Globe reports. Tsarnaev has been buried at the Al-Barzakh Cemetary in Doswell, Va, sources tell the Globe.
Rand Paul challenges Hillary Clinton in key Iowa speech
On Friday, Sen. Rand Paul put his stake in the ground for a possible run in 2016 by mocking the Obama administration and delivering a blistering critique of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's handling of the terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. The administration has been criticized for failing to provide security during the attack and for its characterization of the incident afterward.