General Motors says by this summer it will pay off nearly $7 billion in government loans that kept the embattled carmaker afloat last year. That would be five years ahead of schedule. It still owes $45 billion that Uncle Sam took as the taxpayer's share of the company. That money could come back to government coffers with a public stock offering. GM says it hopes to return to profitability sometime this year. Source Link
Government health officials admit that the excitement over getting Americans protected against swine flu last year got too far ahead of availability of the vaccine. And by the time production caught up, there were few still willing to roll up their sleeves. Only 86 million Americans got vaccinated for H1N1, and about one out of four doses remain unused. Swine flu is blamed for 12,000 deaths and a quarter-million hospitalizations. Source Link
If animal welfare advocates have their way, soon the main ingredient in your omelet will come from a cage-free chicken. The Humane Society of the United States says their latest undercover investigation found "rampant abuse" of caged hens at some of the nations biggest egg producers. In some cases, the hens were confined to a space smaller than a sheet of paper and unable to reach food or water. Source Link
Government health officials admit that the excitement over getting Americans protected against swine flu last year got too far ahead of availability of the vaccine. And by the time production caught up, there were few still willing to roll up their sleeves. Only 86 million Americans got vaccinated for H1N1, and about one out of four doses remain unused. Swine flu is blamed for 12,000 deaths and a quarter-million hospitalizations. Source Link
If animal welfare advocates have their way, soon the main ingredient in your omelet will come from a cage-free chicken. The Humane Society of the United States says their latest undercover investigation found "rampant abuse" of caged hens at some of the nations biggest egg producers. In some cases, the hens were confined to a space smaller than a sheet of paper and unable to reach food or water. Source Link
