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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday said the recent school shooting in Florida was a “tragedy” and called on Congress to look into gun issues.
“Personally I think the gun violence — It’s a tragedy what we’ve seen yesterday, and I urge Congress to look at these issues,” he said during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing about President Trump‘s budget request. Continue reading “Mnuchin urges Congress to look at gun issues after Florida shooting”
PARKLAND, Florida –The suspect in a deadly high school shooting in Parkland, Florida, is in custody, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office said. Continue reading “Suspect in custody after shooting at FL school; at least 14 victims; superintendent says “number of fatalities””
The Trump administration is thinking inside the box.
President Donald Trump wants to drastically scale back food stamps and replace them with a “food box” delivery program — like Blue Apron.
Mick Mulvaney, director of the Office of Management and Budget, told reporters on Monday about the plan by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to redesign the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) as “America’s Harvest Box.” Under the plan, more than 16 million households would have half of their benefits go toward the food box delivery program. Continue reading “Trump wants to replace food stamps with ‘Blue Apron-type program’”
Passengers onboard a United plane traveling from California to Hawaii suffered a major scare Tuesday after noticing the plane’s engine cover had fallen off.
Photos posted to social media appeared to show one of the Honolulu-bound jet engine shells falling off the Boeing 777. The plane made an emergency landing at around 1:00 p.m., according to Hawaii News Now. Continue reading “United Airlines passengers rattled after plane’s engine shell falls off”
Syria — At least 100 Russians were killed last week when U.S.-led coalition forces clashed with pro-Assad fighters in eastern Syria, Bloomberg reported Tuesday, citing a U.S. official and three Russian sources.
From the article:
“More than 200 mercenaries, mostly Russians fighting on behalf of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, died in a failed attack on a base and refinery held by U.S. and U.S.-backed forces in the oil-rich Deir Ezzor region, two of the Russians said. The U.S. official put the death toll at about 100, with 200 to 300 injured.” Continue reading “The US Killed Over 100 Russians in Syria Last Week”
FORT MEAD, Md. — At least three people have been shot near the National Security Agency Headquarters in Maryland, according to WBAL.
The shooting happened around 7:15 a.m. Wednesday near the visitor’s gate at Fort Meade, Fox 5 reports.
The shooter is now reportedly in custody and a police officer is among the injured. The shooter is in custody. Continue reading “At least 3 reportedly shot outside NSA Headquarters”
A Chicago police commander who had complained about the difficulty of keeping violent criminals off the streets was fatally shot Tuesday while pursuing a suspect in the Loop in a rare outburst of daytime gun violence downtown.
Cmdr. Paul Bauer, 53, was shot to death at the Thompson Center after chasing a man fleeing from tactical officers who tried to stop him, police officials said. Bauer confronted the man, who opened fire as the two struggled, killing the 31-year department veteran, according to police officials and other sources. Bauer had been in the area after attending “active shooter” training, which prepares officers for mass shootings. He also had a meeting with aldermen scheduled for later in the day. Continue reading “Chicago police commander gunned down in Loop pursuing a suspect”
The Washington Times – by Victor Morton
Student leaders at a high school in the San Francisco Bay Area have decided that the national anthem is racist and outdated and have banned it from school rallies.
According to multiple area news outlets, the Associated Student Body at California High School in San Ramon made that decision based on a phrase in the rarely-played third verse. Continue reading “High school bans ‘outdated and racially offensive’ national anthem from rallies”
Washington Examiner – by Melissa Quinn
A second federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
Nicholas Garaufis, a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, granted a request from 17 attorneys general who sued the Trump administration for a temporary injunction against the move while the case against President Trump and his top officials makes its way through the courts. Continue reading “Second federal judge blocks Trump administration’s move to end DACA”
Washington Examiner – by Susan Ferrechio
What was supposed to be an open-ended debate on immigration reform stalled on Tuesday when Democrats objected to the Republican’s first amendment, which would punish so-called sanctuary cities.
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., blocked a request by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to start by debating the sanctuary city language. Without Schumer’s consent, the debate cannot begin until either late tonight or tomorrow morning. Continue reading “Senate immigration debate stalls after Democrats block first GOP amendment”
With the calm of global capital markets shattered in the past two weeks, the ongoing military conflict in the Middle East has taken an understandable back seat to monetary matters. And yet, tensions involving Syria, Iran and Israel continue to escalate, most notably with this weekend’s outright attack by Israel on Syria, allegedly in retaliation for an Iranian drone launch from a Syrian army base, and which led to the first downing of an Israeli F-16 jet in decades.
Yet what has so far prevented the proxy way from spinning out of control, was that Putin – as guarantor of the Syria-Iran axis on one hand, and Netanyahu as his nemesis on the other, had expressed restraint. For now. Continue reading “Russian Fighters Killed In Clash With US-Led Coalition Forces In Syria”
BALTIMORE (AP) — Two Baltimore police detectives were convicted of robbery, racketeering, and conspiracy Monday in a trial that’s part of an ongoing federal investigation into corruption among rogue members of the city’s beleaguered police force.
After the jury foreman read the verdict following two days of deliberations, Detectives Daniel Hersl and Marcus Taylor were shackled and led out of U.S. District Court in Baltimore. Some of Hersl’s relatives burst into tears, while one of his victims called out: “Justice.” Continue reading “2 Baltimore detectives convicted of racketeering, robbery”
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Educate Yourself – by Ken Adachi
[Editor’s Note: I awakened to the New World Order takeover of planet earth in 1995 after reading Bill Cooper’s book, Behold a Pale Horse. Prior to that, I was naively assuming – as most people did at the time (and in earlier decades) – that the information being presented to us by mainstream media and the government were an accurate reflection of surprising, unfolding “news” events and that the government and media were trying to inform us in order to help us understand these events and to alert the public to any dangers or concerns that these “news” events might impose on our lives. Continue reading “Population “Control,” New World Order Style”The White House on Monday officially released a 55-page proposal for President Trump‘s long-awaited infrastructure overhaul.
The plan puts forth a framework for lawmakers to craft legislation for a $1.5 trillion infrastructure package that would focus on public-private partnerships and funding from state and local governments. Continue reading “White House releases 55-page, $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan”
Washington Examiner – by John Siciliano
The largest natural gas exporter in the U.S. announced two major deals with China on Friday to sell U.S. natural gas through the 2040s.
Cheniere Energy agreed to supply China’s state-owned energy company with 1.2 million tons of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, per year. The long-term supply and purchase agreements were built on a Memorandum of Understanding the company signed with China’s energy authority in November. Continue reading “US’ largest natural gas exporter announces huge deal with China”
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Washington Post – by Cleve R. Wootson Jr.
The pilot of a Grand Canyon tour helicopter and three British passengers were under intensive medical care Monday for burns and other injuries, two days after the chopper plunged into jagged rocks during a sightseeing flight.
Three others — also from Britain — were killed in the Saturday crash. Continue reading “Medical teams fight to save 4 survivors of deadly Grand Canyon helicopter fireball”
Miami Herald – by Joshua Tehee
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has issued a warning about an influx of large, semi-aquatic rodents that have been caught reproducing within the San Joaquin Valley.
Cut to “The Princess Bride.” Continue reading “Rodent from hell: They weigh 20 pounds, breed like rabbits – and they’re on the move”