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A Statewide Texting While Driving Ban is One Step Closer to Passing [VIDEO]

Lori Crofford — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:30:23 +0000

We already know here in our city of Amarillo there is a ban on handheld cell phone use which includes talking without a hands free device. However, a bill just passed in the House of Representatives called HB 63, that is a statewide texting ban. The bill still has to pass the Texas Senate and [...]

New Jersey Motorists Banned from Smiling in Driver's License Photos

Mike Adams — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 13:03:21 +0000

New Jersey is forcing residents who operate motor vehicles to wipe those big, silly smiles off of their faces – when they get their drivers license photo taken, that is. The state has instituted the smiling ban because says its facial recognition software does not comprehend all those happy-go-lucky, ear-to-ear smiles that some motorists are [...]

Put The Phone Away The Amarillo Cell Phone Ban Has Passed

Lori Crofford — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 12:39:30 +0000

The people of Amarillo will no longer be able to use their cell phone in their vehicle. Not only cell phones but all handheld devices. You will only be able to use your phone if you have a hands free device. The Amarillo City Commission passed the ban yesterday in a 4-1 vote with Commissioner [...]

Brussels Plans to Battle Offensive Language With Hefty Fines

Mike Adams — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 12:23:23 +0000

Brussels, Belgium, has unleashed a sonic street sweeper into the city, hoping to curb the verbal cesspool coming from the mouths of its citizens and, in turn, make the city a more habitable community for its residents.

According to a spokesperson for Brussels mayor Freddy Thieleman, any form of insult, be it racist or homophobic, offensive language or words used to sexually harass someone in public is now punishable with fines anywhere from $95 to $315.

Ab Circle Pro Slapped with $25 Million Fine for Crazy Weight Loss Claims

Shauna Wright — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:29:57 +0000

In today’s news of the obvious, it turns out three minutes of daily exercise won’t get you in shape — no matter what type of equipment you’re using. And because Ab Circle Pro made those outrageous claims, it’s now on the hook to pay a $25 million fine.

Can You Name a Supreme Court Justice?

Shauna Wright — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 12:46:15 +0000

Quick — name a sitting Supreme Court justice. If you can do that, congratulations. You’re in the vast minority of Americans. Despite recent high-profile rulings, a new survey from legal information site FindLaw revealed only about a third of US citizens can name one of the nine justices currently on the bench. That’s pretty embarrassing, [...]

Woman Forbidden from Handing Out Free Water — Is It Fair? [POLL]

Mike Adams — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 12:23:15 +0000

While the summer heat wave continues to bear down on most of the country, Phoenix, Arizona is feeling a different kind of heat since telling a woman she could not hand out free bottles of water on the city streets. The incident occurred last month during the First Friday festival in downtown Phoenix, when, according [...]

Federal Judge Blocks Law Requiring Graphic Photos on Cigarette Packs

Shauna Wright — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:28:43 +0000

In a 29-page decision on Monday, US District Judge Richard J. Leon blocked the implementation of a law on graphic cigarette photos. It would’ve required tobacco companies to include explicit photos detailing the dangers of smoking on cigarette packages.

The 36 images proposed by the Food and Drug Administration include a picture of diseased lungs next to healthy lungs, a man exhaling smoke through a hole in his throat, and a male cadaver with chest staples down his torso.