Canadian Police Find Synthetic Drug That is “40 Times Stronger Than Heroin”

During a Million drug bust in Canada, police discovered a new synthetic drug that is 40 times stronger than heroin. One police officer involved in the bust was hospitalized with heart palpitations after briefly coming in contact with it, even though he was wearing a protective mask.
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Researchers find high-fructose corn syrup may be tied to worldwide collapse of bee colonies.

A team of entomologists from the University of Illinois has found a possible link between the practice of feeding commercial honeybees high-fructose corn syrup and the collapse of honeybee colonies around the world. The team outlines their research and findings in a paper they’ve had published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Kerry blames Iran for attack on Iraq MEK camp, frustrated to find no nations willing to house MEK

The People’s Mujahedeen of Iran (MEK) accused Tehran of being behind the attack on Camp Liberty, a former US military base near Baghdad housing about 3,000 members of the MEK, in which seven people died. Meanwhile only Albania is willing to grant them asylum.
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