Day: November 12, 2014

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Ebola

Settlement Reached in Eric Duncan’s Ebola Death

The Dallas hospital that sent Eric Duncan home when he tried getting help from his Ebola symptoms, has reached a settlement with Duncan’s family, according to the family’s lawyer.

According to their attorneys, a resolution has been “reached on behalf of the children and parents of the deceased with Texas Health Resources and all related entities.”  The resolution includes a financial settlement and a charitable contribution. No further monetary details were disclosed.

Duncan returned from his native Liberia to Texas on September 20 and came to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas 5 days later complaining of stomach pains, dizziness, nausea and headaches. He had a temperature of 103 degrees.

During Duncan’s five hour stay, he informed health workers that he had recently been to Liberia, but the attending physician was not told. Duncan was released from the hospital later that day only to return September 30 in an ambulance — officially the first person to be diagnosed in the United States with Ebola.

The hospital would later receive a lot of criticism on their initial decision to send him home.  Although two nurses at the hospital were later infected, Duncan was the only one to die of the disease.

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Politics

Stephen Colbert – Lowest Historic Turnout Since 1942 Gives Republicans a “Mandate” -Video

In typical Colbert fashion, Stephen told his audience that he is “still riding high from the GOP’s triumph in last week’s midterm election.”

For those not familiar with Stephen Colbert, Stephen Colbert is synonymous with sarcasm.

Why is Colbert so happy you might ask? Because with Republicans winning control of two-thirds of the Federal Government, they can finally work harder at making government smaller.

Colbert explains. “This means there will be more Republicans than ever making government smaller by working full-time in Washington. In fact, there is only one way to describe this victory.”

That word is “mandate.”

“Yes, it was absolutely a mandate,” said Colbert, “thanks to an historic turnout of just 37 percent of eligible voters, the lowest since 1942.”

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Politics

GOP Wins Another Senate Seat in Alaska Midterm Elections

Republicans picked up their 8th Senate victory earlier Wednesday morning, as it was announced that Dan Sullivan, a Republican from Alaska, defeated Democratic incumbent Sen. Mark Begich in the midterm elections.

Sullivan served as the Attorney General of Alaska under former Gov. Sarah Palin (R). Begich previously served as the mayor of Anchorage before being elected to the Senate in 2008.

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China Climate change Climate Change

America and China Reach Major Deal on Fighting Climate Change

And you thought the president went on a meaningless trip to China. The man is always working, even when the do-nothing Congress does nothing!

In a surprise announcement Tuesday night, the world’s two biggest economies and greenhouse gas emitters, United States and China, said they will partner closely on a broad-ranging package of plans to fight climate change, including new targets to reduce carbon pollution, according to a statement from the White House.

The announcement comes after President Obama met with Chinese President Xi Jinping today in Beijing, and includes headline-grabbing commitments from both countries that are sure to breathe new life into negotiations to reach a new climate treaty in Paris next year.

According to the plan, the United States will reduce carbon emissions 26-28 percent below 2005 levels by 2025, nearly twice the existing target—without imposing new restrictions on power plants or vehicles.

Tuesday’s announcement is equally remarkable for China’s commitment. For the first time, China has set a date at which it expects its emissions will “peak,” or finally begin to taper downward: around 2030. China is currently the world’s biggest emitter of carbon pollution, largely because of its coal-dependent economy, and reining in emissions while continuing to grow has been the paramount challenge for China’s leaders.

The White House said in a statement that China could reach the target even sooner than 2030. It “expects that China will succeed in peaking its emissions before 2030 based on its broad economic reform program, plans to address air pollution, and implementation of President Xi’s call for an energy revolution.”

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