In a battle of church versus state, Westgate Tabernackle Church has defied Palm Beach County by setting up a 40-by-60-foot tent for homeless people on property not zoned for sleeping. Now, county code enforcement officials
have issued a building code citation and a fine of up to $1,000 a day if the church does not take down the tent. The church is the only walk-in shelter in the county.
Obama appeared in front of
a "feisty" crowd in St. Petersburg, FL, this morning. Midway through his opening remarks, three young, African-American men stood up behind the senator with a
banner that read, "What About the Black Community, Obama?" The men heckled, the crowd booed, and Obama turned to engage with them telling them to be courteous and that they'd have their time to ask a question during the Q&A.
He kept his word.
Wealthy countries where patients have access to diagnostic equipment
have higher cancer survival rates than their poorer counterparts. Using data from over two million cancer patients worldwide (from the 1990s), the first major study to compare global cancer survival rates found that the US, Australia, Canada, France, and Japan had the highest five-year survival rate. Algeria had the worst.
