Weed, California, home to around 2,500 people and just south of the Oregon border in the shadow of Mount Shasta, is best known for its offbeat name and its appearance in John Steinbeck’s classic “Of Mice and Men.”
But now this small town in Siskiyou County is the focal point in the fight between a community’s right to local water and a company’s right to sell it. In an area still recovering from the devastating 2014 Boles Fire, Weed is the David trying to find a voice against a Goliath that insists the town’s water is better served if it is bottled and exported to Japan. Continue reading “French Billionaire Clashes With Rural California Town Over Water Rights”
A new report presented by Gil Troy of Mcgill University in Canada, shows that 50% of donations to Secretary Clinton’s campaign come from Jewish contributors. The study also found that 25% of donations to the Republican Party also come from Jewish donors.
The most controversial presidential campaign in modern American history has sharpened a long-standing debate: Is it ethical to not vote?
More than 92 million Americans who were eligible to vote four years ago didn’t cast ballots. But politics in the Age of Trump has prompted editorial writers, Democratic partisans and even some Republicans to argue that Donald Trump is so unacceptable as a potential commander in chief that citizens have a heightened duty to show up to cast their ballot against him. Continue reading “Propaganda Alert: Is it ethical to not vote this year for president?”
Water is arguably the most important element for human survival. In a survival situation locating a source of water must be a top priority, but locating water is only the beginning of the process; it must be purified. Drinking water straight from the source, even in a pristine wilderness setting, is extremely dangerous. Water from a stream, pond, or lake may contain bacteria, parasites, or viruses. Any of these things can kill you or contribute to your death, especially if your immune system is compromised and you do not have access to medical help. Continue reading “How To Purify Water In The Field”
The leader of an armed takeover of a national wildlife refuge took the witness stand in his own defense, tearfully telling jurors he was initially reluctant get involved in the plight of two Oregon ranchers ordered to return to prison.
Gun sales hit the 17th consecutive monthly record in September according to FBI data released on Monday, and overall sales are up 27 percent compared to the same period last year.
Immunity deals for two top Hillary Clinton aides included a side arrangement obliging the FBI to destroy their laptops after reviewing the devices, House Judiciary Committee sources told Fox News on Monday.
Sources said the arrangement with former Clinton chief of staff Cheryl Mills and ex-campaign staffer Heather Samuelson also limited the search to no later than Jan. 31, 2015. This meant investigators could not review documents for the period after the email server became public — in turn preventing the bureau from discovering if there was any evidence of obstruction of justice, sources said. Continue reading “FBI agreed to destroy laptops of Clinton aides with immunity deal, lawmaker says”
A battery of Russian S-300 air defense missile launchers has been transported to Syria, Russia’s Defense Ministry said in a statement. Its sole purpose is to defend a Russian naval base and warships, the ministry added.
Just how harshly does the IRS treat tax cheats within its own agency? Are IRS employees who don’t pay their taxes still being rewarded with bonuses and paid time off in 2016? Newly obtained documents reveal the answers: not very, and the IRS isn’t telling. Continue reading “500 IRS Employees Caught Not Paying Taxes in 2015, Only 5 Fired”
The Obama administration is seeking to toss out a pair of high-profile healthcare lawsuits in which insurers claim they are owed millions of dollars under the Affordable Care Act.
The two insurers, Moda Healthcare and BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina, have sued the federal government over a combined $338 million in ObamaCare payments they argue are overdue. Continue reading “Feds move to throw out ObamaCare lawsuits”
Hillary Clinton had glowing words for the General Motors plant in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, when she traveled there in 2011 as secretary of state to announce the joint venture — of GM and an Uzbekistan state-owned firm — as a finalist for a State Department award.
The newest surge in illegal immigration from Mexico did not slow in August, as expected, and now is on the verge of breaking the 2014 record, driven by deported migrants eager to return and illegals paying smugglers extra money for VIP services, according to a new report from the border.
“FY2016 has already seen the second highest number of apprehensions in the last five years, and will likely come close to or even exceed the number of apprehensions as the crisis year of 2014,” said the report from two immigration experts for the Wilson Center who recently return from a border tour to conduct interviews with immigrants.
What was surprising, said the report, is that the expected slowdown in illegal immigration in August, when the heat typically drives people away, didn’t occur.
“Central Americans continue to arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border in surprising numbers. While they have not yet surpassed the peak of fiscal year 2014, August 2016 had the highest number of [unaccompanied children] and family unit apprehensions of any August in the past five years including 2014. Normally, apprehensions begin to decline in August because of the heat and the reduced demand for seasonal labor in the U.S. – which makes the increased apprehension numbers this August surprising,” said the report.
The report said that economic opportunity in the United States continues to drive illegal immigration as did the desire by those deported to get back to their life, and families, in America.
“All spoke of families they have left in the U.S. and their determination to return to take care of their children and restart their lives,” said the report of those interviewed in the border regions.
The report, titled “Migrant Smuggling and Trafficking at the Rio Grande Valley,” provided a sometimes jarring description of the smuggling operations illegals utilize to get into the United States.
Migrants pay about $6,000-$8,000 for help to get into the United States.
But it added that some pay twice for “VIP services” that will make repeated attempts to cross the border and even help get illegal immigrants deep into the United States.
Photo: Wilson Center.
“The smugglers offer the migrants logistical support and intelligence. Their services include transportation networks, moving from place to place northward to the border based on the smugglers’ sense of the securest route,” said the report.
It added: “Depending on the kind of service provided the cost can run between $6,000 and $8,000, with some VIP services costing double with a guarantee of several attempts at crossing the border and safe passage to a major city in the U.S. But the majority of migrants seem to pay to be brought to the U.S.-Mexico border, taken to a crossing point, and sometimes helped across the river.”
Just three months into their marriage, a Florida couple got the surprise of their lives after discovering that the bride was the groom’s biological granddaughter.
According to theFlorida Sun Post, the couple – who have requested to remain anonymous – came to the startling discovery while looking through the 68-year-old’s photo albums, which included pictures of his first wife and their children. His 24-year-old wife instantly recognized one of the children as her estranged father, who she says kicked her out of the house when she was a teenager after she’d accidentally gotten pregnant. Continue reading “Florida Man Accidentally Marries His Granddaughter”
The New York attorney general has served the Trump Foundation with a cease and desist order that requires it to stop fundraising in New York, alleging it is not properly registered in the state.
“The failure immediately to discontinue solicitation and to file information and reports … with the Charities Bureau shall be deemed to be a continuing fraud upon the people of the state of New York,” according to a letter dated Sept. 30 that the attorney general’s office posted online.
Critics say a combination of federal and local policies is being blamed for rolling out the red carpet for illegal immigrants, some of whom have committed violent crimes, allowing them to pour into a Long Island, N.Y., neighborhood where four teens have been murdered in recent weeks.
Attorney General Loretta Lynch is announcing Justice Department grants Monday to help police departments across the country hire new officers.
The $119 million in funding is being announced in Dallas, site of a sniper ambush in July that left five officers dead, at the start of National Community Policing Week. Other events planned for the week include a town hall discussion on diversity in law enforcement and an awards ceremony, both in Washington. Continue reading “Attorney General Lynch Announcing Grants for New Officers”
