UPI

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (UPI) — A U.S. House leader said a bill passed in favor of oil exports rejects a global landscape favoring North America, but support wasn’t enough to override a veto.

By a vote of 249-174, the House of Representatives passed the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act, which, among other things, would reverse the moratorium placed on domestic crude oil exports in the 1970s.   Continue reading “House votes in favor of lifting ban on crude oil exports, but it’s short of being veto-proof”

WOWT

Police Chief Jarrod Burguan said Thursday that the suspects in the mass shooting in San Bernardino Wednesday were in possession of thousands of rounds of ammunition. The question that remains unanswered is why they killed 14 people and injured 21 others.

Two officers were among the injured. Both are recovering. There were a total of 300 officers that responded to the shooting rampage.     Continue reading “Chief Says Suspects in San Bernardino Shootings Heavily Armed”

The Hill – by Ben Kamisar

Republican presidential candidates will ring in the Hanukkah season by wooing major Jewish leaders and donors during a Thursday campaign forum in Washington.

Fourteen Republican candidates will take to the stage at the aptly named Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center during the daylong event hosted by the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC).   Continue reading “GOP presidential candidates court Jewish mega-donors”

ABC News

The two suspects in the California shooting that left 14 people dead and 17 others wounded Wednesday have been identified by police, but investigators are still grappling to determine a motive.

Officials have not ruled out terrorism, but emphasize that no motive has yet been discovered.   Continue reading “Motive Still a Mystery in San Bernardino Shooting as Police Investigate Shooters”

CNN Updated 7:48 PM ET

Hundreds of police officers swarmed a six-block area of San Bernardino in pursuit of as many as three suspects who authorities say gunned down 14 people at a center for people with developmental disabilities.

Witnesses said the gunmen fled the scene of a shooting in a black SUV. Hours after the shooting, police traded gunfire with people in a vehicle.   Continue reading “San Bernardino shooting: At least 14 people killed; one suspect down”

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When disaster strikes, you don’t want to be caught without a plan. Whether it be a natural disaster, a terrorist attack, EMP, or even zombies, you want to make sure that you and your family have a way to quickly get to safety. That means having a reliable, bug out-ready means of transportation. While some people probably picture a huge, expensive, military-grade vehicle when they think of a bug out vehicle, a bug out vehicle is really just any vehicle capable of getting you to safety under terrible conditions. Not every bug out vehicle is right for every situation, though. We’ll explore some of the advantages and disadvantages of different vehicles and features here, so you can be prepared for any situation.   Continue reading “Bug Out Vehicle For TEOTWAWKI”

KTLA

At least 20 victims were reported down after a report of an active shooter in San Bernardino late Wednesday morning, according to a San Bernardino Police Department official.

San Bernardino Fire Department initially tweeted that they were responding to a report of a “20-victim shooting.”   Continue reading “At Least 20 Victims Reported Down Amid Active Shooting Incident in San Bernardino: Police”

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The Washington Post – by Liz Sly

BAIJI, Iraq — On the front lines of the battle against the Islamic State, suspicion of the United States runs deep. Iraqi fighters say they have all seen the videos purportedly showing U.S. helicopters airdropping weapons to the militants, and many claim they have friends and relatives who have witnessed similar instances of collusion.   Continue reading “Iraqis think the U.S. is in cahoots with the Islamic State, and it is hurting the war”

Yahoo News

Jerusalem (AFP) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted for the first time Tuesday that Israeli forces have been operating in Syria, where the Iran-backed regime is battling rebels including the jihadist Islamic State.

“We occasionally carry out operations in Syria to prevent that country from becoming a front against us,” Netanyahu told reporters during a visit to northern Israel.   Continue reading “Israel PM admits forces operating in war-hit Syria”

NBC New York

Congress may move quickly to overhaul a program that allows travel to the U.S. with no visa, something that has come under criticism following the Paris terror attacks.

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy told reporters Monday that he was looking at action before the end of the year. Without legislation “I think the country will be less safe,” the California Republican said.   Continue reading “House May Move Quickly to Overhaul Visa Waiver Program”

NorthJersey.com

A family of seven Syrian refugees was quietly ushered into their new home in Paterson in a climate so tense that the agency working to help the family shunned media attention as Governor Christie continued to rail against bringing them here in the wake of the Paris terror attacks.

The political firestorm over Syrian refugees — which erupted when links between the Paris attackers and the Islamic State group in Syria came to light — has heightened anxieties among advocates, who worry the families they’re working to help will be denied services like Medicaid or food assistance.   Continue reading “Syrian refugee family quietly settles in Paterson, New Jersey”

Wall Street Journal – by William Horobin

PARIS—Heads of state from some 150 countries began arriving in Paris Sunday for an international climate conference, triggering a lockdown of a city already on high alert after the Nov. 13 terror attacks.

The police closed major routes Sunday afternoon between airports, downtown Paris and the Le Bourget conference center where the conference known as COP21 will take place. Authorities told Parisians to not take to their cars and avoid using public transport through to the end of Monday, when the main routes will be closed for the whole day.   Continue reading “Paris Locked Down as Leaders Arrive for Climate Conference”

The Daily Sheeple – by Joshua Krause

In October of 2014, Virginia resident Wilber Zarate came home to find that his daughter’s pet Chihuahua was missing. After taking a look at the footage recorded by his security camera, he discovered that an employee for PETA had walked right up to his front porch, and taken the dog away (he would later learn that PETA was in the area to round up stray dogs). By the time he showed up to PETA’s shelter in Norfolk, the animal had already been euthanized.   Continue reading “PETA Sued for Stealing and Euthanizing Family Pet”

Reuters – by Dustin Volz

The U.S. National Security Agency will end its daily vacuuming of millions of Americans’ phone records by Sunday and replace the practice with more tightly targeted surveillance methods, the Obama administration said on Friday.

As required by law, the NSA will end its wide-ranging surveillance program by 11:59 p.m. EST Saturday (4:59 a.m. GMT Sunday) and expects to have the new, scaled-back system in place by then, the White House said.   Continue reading “NSA to shut down bulk phone surveillance program by Sunday”

USA Today

COLORADO SPRINGS — A man wearing hunting gear and armed with an assault-style weapon was barricaded inside a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs Friday after a shooting spree that left four officers and at least five civilians injured, police and hospital officials said.

In a dramatic operation, with the gunman still on the loose, officers crept into the building and rescued six or seven civilians cowering in a bathroom.   Continue reading “Gunman shoots 4 cops in Planned Parenthood clinic in Colo.”