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An Oregon mother shot and killed an intruder after coming home to discover him in the bedroom of one of her children early Sunday morning.
According to a statement by Portland police, officers responded to a call from the woman reporting that she opened fire on a stranger inside her home at 1:47 a.m. Police found a dead man inside, the statement said. Continue reading “Oregon Mother Shoots and Kills Intruder She Discovered in Child’s Bedroom”
The Supreme Court weighed in on several closely watched rulings Monday, issuing decisions on a variety of cases including a class-action lawsuit against a debt collector, and a challenge to White House regulations extending minimum wage rights to nearly 2 million home health care workers.
Debt Collection
(Reuters) The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed a class-action lawsuit against debt collector Encore Capital Group Inc to move forward, declining to hear its claim that such companies should be protected from state “usury” laws barring money-lending at unreasonably high interest rates. Continue reading “Supreme court rules on debt collection case, medical marijuana, and more”
TransCanada Corp is formally requesting arbitration over U.S. President Barack Obama’s rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline, seeking $15 billion in damages, the company said in legal papers dated Friday.
TransCanada submitted a notice for an arbitration claim in January and had then tried to negotiate with the U.S. government to “reach an amicable settlement,” the company said in files posted on the pipeline’s website. Continue reading “TransCanada formally seeks $15 billion NAFTA damages in Keystone XL rejection”
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“Do not allow to slip away from you freedoms the people who came before you won with such hard knocks.”
“The only justice is to follow the sincere intuition of the soul, angry or gentle.”
“It’s bad taste to be wise all the time, like being at a perpetual funeral.”
“One must learn to love, and go through a good deal of suffering to get to it… and the journey is always towards the other soul.”
AlJazeera – by Ali Younes & Mark Mazzetti
Amman, Jordan – Weapons shipped into Jordan by the Central Intelligence Agency and Saudi Arabia intended for Syrian rebels have been systematically stolen by Jordanian intelligence operatives and sold to arms merchants on the black market, according to American and Jordanian officials.
Some of the stolen weapons were used in a shooting in November that killed two Americans and three others at a police training facility in Amman, FBI officials believe after months of investigating the attack, according to people familiar with the investigation. Continue reading “Weapons for Syrian rebels sold on Jordan’s black market”
The Boston Globe – by Jeff Jacoby
AMERICA’S GUN CULTURE has been a subject of intense interest and controversy for years, with concerns frequently raised about shadowy militias, paramilitaryextremists, and unstable zealots in possession of alarming quantities of explosives and firearms.
Amid the current din over assault weapons and body armor, consider one domestic organization’s fearsome arsenal of military-style equipment. Continue reading “The FDA is stockpiling military weapons — and it’s not alone”
A planned protest by the Traditionalist Worker Party at the California state capitol in Sacramento turned violent today after counter-protesters showed up, officials said.
It was unclear what triggered the violence at the rally by the group, which had received a permit to hold the event, police said. Continue reading “Right-Wing Group’s Rally Turns Violent in Sacramento”
Democrat Rep. Charlie Rangel has found himself in a bit of a pickle. After years of allegedly thumbing his nose at pesky things like rules, his supposed misdeeds may be coming back to bite him on the proverbial hind quarter.
A House ethics committee subpanel today found Democratic Rep. Charlie Rangel guilty of 11 of the 13 charges of ethics violations against him.The panel, composed of four Democrats and four Republicans, emerged after private deliberation to announce their findings.
Continue reading “Charlie Rangel Found Guilty on 11 of 13 Ethics Violations”
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In a Craigslist ad posted about 17 days ago, our Federal Government is looking for crisis actors for July 4th through July 6th.
“We are looking for crisis actors for a government emergency drill between July 4-6th. Actors will be responsible for portraying different emergency scenarios in a simulated government terror drill. No experience is needed. Confidentiality agreements are required. Pay is $200. Please message for details.” ~Houston Craigslist
Continue reading “False Flag Alert: Craigslist Ad Asking For Crisis Actors In Houston For July 4th”
We received the following tale of terror from a reader.
I would like to let you know about an extremely disturbing incident that happened to my daughter and her friend while driving on I-5 south, between Seattle and Portland.
They both live in Portland, and her friend had bought a vintage van, and they went up there to get it and bring it back to Portland. Continue reading “Terrorism on Interstate 5”
A majority of British voters said Thursday that the United Kingdom should leave the European Union, launching markets into turmoil as investors tried to digest what the referendum means for the U.K. and the European bloc as a whole.
Although concern for the future of the EU may seem like hyperbole, nearly every member state has a political contingent in favor of leaving the union, and the successful Brexit vote may have just politically legitimized — and energized — those movements.
Continue reading “With Brexit locked in, here are other EU countries that poll high to ‘exit’”
WASHINGTON – The Senate voted to allow further consideration of bipartisan legislation banning gun sales to people on the no-fly list.
Senate Republicans could have killed the measure, but some sided with Democrats in allowing it to go forward. But it is not clear it has enough support to pass. Fifty-two senators voted to keep considering the bill, but it will ultimately need 60 votes to be adopted. Continue reading “Senate gun compromise survives first test vote”
Infowars – by Clifford Cunningham
As citizens of the United Kingdom prepare to cast their votes in a nationwide referendum to decide whether or not to leave the European Union, a plan detailing the initial framework for the creation of a European Union army are being kept hidden from the public until the day after the vote.
The Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy, which envisions the formation of new European military and operational structures, was drafted by Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. Continue reading “EU army proposal to remain hidden From British voters until day after Brexit vote”
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Tax Revolution Institute – by Guillermo Jimenez
“You’re always looking over your shoulder. When you think you’re doing the right thing, you wonder, ‘Am I doing the wrong thing, even though I think I’m doing the right thing?” This is how Maryland farmer Calvin Taylor describes his experiences with the Internal Revenue Service, and unfortunately, the sentiment is all too common.
Continue reading “IRS Seized Millions from Innocent Small-Business Owners through “Coercion and Power of Government””
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): Police officers and K9s from across America will be in Fort Wayne next week, but don’t be alarmed — they’re coming for a workshop, not an investigation. Continue reading “Police officers and K9s come to Fort Wayne for workshop”
An armed man has been killed after opening fire at a cinema complex in western Germany, according to German media. Up to 50 people were wounded in the shooting.
The German Interior Ministry confirmed that the man was shot in the town of Viernheim, according to local media. Continue reading “Gunman dead after wounding dozens at cinema complex in Germany – reports”
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Office Caesar Goodson, who was driving the police van inside which Freddie Gray incurred his fatal neck injury, has been found not guilty of second-degree “depraved heart” murder Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams.
Goodson, 46, has also been found not guilty on charges of manslaughter, assault, misconduct in office and reckless endangerment. Continue reading “Freddie Gray Van Driver Found Not Guilty of Murder”
The U.S. Supreme Court split 4-4 Thursday over a challenge to President Obama’s immigration policy, a result that prevents the administration from putting the program into effect during the rest of him term.
Announced in late 2014, it would shield more than four million people from deportation. But lower courts blocked its implementation after Texas and 25 other states sued, claiming the president had no power to order the changes. Continue reading “Supreme Court Tie Dooms Obama Immigration Policy”
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the affirmative action program at the University of Texas at Austin, ending a protracted legal battle.
It was not immediately clear how far-reaching the ruling will be because of the specifics of the Texas program at issue. Continue reading “Supreme Court Upholds Affirmative Action in College Admissions”
Washington Free Beacon – by Natalie Johnson
Authorities are investigating a Department of Homeland Security employee with a top-secret clearance after he was caught bringing a gun, knife, infrared camera, pepper spray, and handcuffs into the agency’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., CBS News reported Wednesday.
Government officials said in court documents that investigators had “probable cause” to pursue a probe after Jonathan Wienke entered the building June 9 with the contraband. Continue reading “DHS Employee Arrested After Bringing Gun, Knife, Radios Into D.C. Headquarters”