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New cash-driven strategies being used for the 2016 election are considered to be not good for democracy.

Money involved in the game is mind-boggling. But in order to understand the transformation of politics example of the recent planning of Republican ex-Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida can be discussed. From his actions, it seems that he wants to maximize the political money in his side.

What an irony it is that at one hand he is denying taking a decision on whether or not to seek the White House in 2016 and one the other he has been organizing political fundraisers, giving speeches and hiring advisers for months.

On May 26, sea lion, Bubba, was taken to SeaWorld San Diego after being rescued from a dock the Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard. A harpoon-like blade was impaled in Bubba's side. Even after providing treatment and care to the animal around the clock, officials failed to keep Bubba alive.

SeaWorld spokeswoman Jennicca Taylor said Bubba received injections and antibiotics for several days. It was repeatedly offered fish, but Bubba did not have it and with every passing day, it became sedentary.

New Jersey trees are being attacked by brightly colored bugs known as the Emerald Ash Borer. The State Department of Agriculture was prompted to issue a warning to prevent trees from any further damage caused to the tress by the exotic bugs.

The bugs are brightly colored and attacked ash trees near a Bridgewater strip mall. "The adults lay eggs on a trees, the eggs hatch, the larvae bore into the tree and just underneath the bark of the tree and they create galleries as they feed and get larger and large", said Joseph Zoltowski, NJ Department of Agriculture.

A public funeral for Mormon leader L. Tom Perry, 92, who died from cancer on Saturday, is expected to be attended by thousands. The funeral is set to begin 11am MDT in Salt Lake City at the Tabernacle in Temple Square.

Perry was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' highest governing body, the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. In fact, he was the oldest one among the church’s top 15 leaders.

Perry died just 40 days after being diagnosed with rare anaplastic thyroid cancer. He was quite an active person and was regular to speak at church conferences. He was one of the four leaders to meet President Barack Obama in his recent Utah trip.

It has been reported that at least 60% of the toothbrushes of students from US university had fecal coliforms. These students have been using communal bathrooms.

The study has been conducted by the researchers at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. The toothbrushes from Quinnipiac students were analyzed by researchers; the students used communal bathrooms with an average of over nine users per bathroom. At least 60% of the toothbrushes were contaminated with fecal matter, irrespective of toothbrush storage methods used by students.

On Friday, a transition plan was approved by Hawaii health exchange board under which the exchange will stop accepting new enrollments in health care to the small business side beginning June 15.

The ACA required all state-based marketplaces, such as Hawaii, to be financially sustainable by the beginning of 2015. However, that relied on continuous state support. The Legislature granted less funding than what the exchange had requested to be sustainable this year.

Jef Kissel, CEO of the Hawaii Health Connector, said the federal government has been withholding about $70 million in grant money. However, that would probably be released, thanks to the board’s vote. The money would enable the exchange to continue doing outreach.