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Puerto Ricans overwhelmingly voted for U.S. statehood for their island in a non-binding referendum on Sunday.
The Associated Press reports that only partial results are in but a low turnout and boycott by several opposition parties calls into question the validity of the non-binding vote. Continue reading “Puerto Rico Overwhelmingly Votes On U.S. Statehood In Non-binding Referendum”
New York Daily News – by Megan Cerullo
Protests erupted in Tulsa, Okla. Saturday following the police shooting of a knife-wielding man outside a convenience store.
Two deputies and one police officer shot and killed 29-year-old Joshua Barre on Friday morning after receiving multiple 911 calls saying he carried “two butcher knives” and threatened people, police said, local media reported. Continue reading “Tulsa police shoot and kill knife-wielding man as he enters convenience store”
Tyson Foods, Inc. is recalling over 2 million of their products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens.
We are told that 2,485,374 pounds of ready-to-eat breaded chicken products could contain milk which is not declared on the product label. Continue reading “Tyson Recalling Over 2 Million Products”
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1. “There is a huge gap between us (Jews) and our enemies, not just in ability but in morality, culture, sanctity of life, and conscience. They are our neighbors here, but it seems as if at a distance of a few hundred meters away, there are people who do not belong to our continent, to our world, but actually belong to a different galaxy.” Israeli president Moshe Katsav. The Jerusalem Post, May 10, 2001
2. “The Palestinians are like crocodiles, the more you give them meat, they want more”…. Ehud Barak, Prime Minister of Israel at the time – August 28, 2000. Reported in the Jerusalem Post August 30, 2000 Continue reading “Examples Of Hate Speech By Israel Against Palestine”
Seattle Times – by Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) — A U.S. Army colonel, his wife and a former defense contractor are accused of participating in what federal prosecutors call a bribery and kickback scheme connected to a Georgia military base.
Col. Anthony Roper conspired with his wife and others to seek and accept bribes in exchange for rigging more than $20 million in Army contracts to individuals and companies, prosecutors said Thursday. Continue reading “U.S. Army colonel, wife and others charged in alleged bribery scheme”
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security are detaining illegal immigrants this week on the Central Coast.
ICE agents went to homes in King City Monday, Soledad Wednesday, Santa Cruz Wednesday night, and Watsonville Thursday morning. They were also detentions in Salinas. Continue reading “ICE raids underway across the Central Coast”
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Here’s five devastating bombshells from fired FBI Director James Comey’s testimony in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday:
Russia ‘Collusion’ Theory Falls Apart
Comey said he never felt that Trump tried to impede the FBI’s investigation into Russia, but instead the president had actually encouraged it. Continue reading “Five Bombshells From Comey Testimony”
An attacker threw an explosive device over the fence of the U.S. Embassy in Kiev that detonated in the early hours on Thursday, Reuters reported.
There were no injuries, according to the report. Authorities called the incident a terrorist act.
Authorities in Kiev said in a statement that the incident occurred at 12:05 a.m. local time, and occurred at the U.S. Embassy compound in the Shevchenko district. Continue reading “Device explodes at US Embassy in Kiev in reported terrorist act; no injuries”
BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) – A man who allegedly killed a 16-year-old boy on his birthday has pleaded guilty to federal charges that were filed in connection with the case.
Octavio Bringas-Posados, 50, pleaded guilty at the federal courthouse in the courtroom of Judge Shelly Dick Wednesday, June 7 to illegal possession of a firearm by a prohibited person (1 count) and illegal reentry (1 count). Brignas-Posadas and his attorney Mark Upton did not have a plea deal. Continue reading “Man who illegally re-entered U.S. pleads guilty to federal charges connected with shooting death of 16-year-old”
House lawmakers are poised to pass the “crown jewel” of the GOP-led regulatory reform effort on Thursday, effectively gutting the Dodd-Frank financial regulations that were put in place during the Obama administration.
Called the Financial Choice Act, the Republican bill seeks to undo significant parts of the 2010 financial reform law. Continue reading “House to vote on killing Dodd-Frank today”
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Tomorrow June 8th 2017 Is the50th anniversary of the day that the USS Liberty was attacked by Israel in international waters on June 8th 1967. Continue reading “Your invited to the USS Liberty Memorial Public Library June 8th 2017, the 50th Anniversary”
Washington Post – by Anna Fifield
TOKYO — South Korea has suspended the deployment of a controversial American missile defense system, with the new liberal administration declaring that no further moves can take place until an environmental assessment is carried out — a process that could take a year or even two.
The decision highlights the potential for a rift between the United States under President Trump and South Korea with its new liberal president, Moon Jae-in, who is due to visit the White House later this month for their first meeting. Continue reading “South Korea suspends deployment of American missile defense system”
SANDY, Utah — Utah investigators and stunned residents of a middle-class Salt Lake City suburb are trying to understand what led a man to open fire on a woman and children inside a car, leaving the woman, a boy and the man himself dead and two other children injured.
Police went out to the area in Sandy, Utah, after getting a 911 call Tuesday afternoon about a domestic disturbance, said police Sgt. Jason Nielsen. Continue reading “Sandy, Utah Shooting: Mom, Young Son Dead After Gunman Opens Fire on Car”
Bloomberg – by Joshua Brustein
Cisco Systems Inc. applied for about 3,000 H-1B visas in fiscal 2016, intending to hire people to work at its sprawling, utilitarian campus in suburban San Jose. These were good jobs — many of them for management-level logisticians and operations research analysts — and they paid well. The average annual salary was about $120,000. At the upper end, the company planned to pay a “senior corporate strategy director” $197,000 a year. Continue reading “The Secret Way Silicon Valley Uses the H-1B Program”
NEW YORK (AP) — A crackdown on illegal immigration under President Donald Trump has driven some poor people to take a drastic step: opt out of federal food assistance because they are fearful of deportation, activists and immigrants say.
People who are not legal residents of the U.S. are not eligible to take part in what is formally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Continue reading “Fear of deportation drives people off food stamps in US”
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Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt, Yemen, Libya, Maldives and Mauritania announced on Monday an extraordinary step of cutting off diplomatic ties with the State of Qatar. In this regard, the command of Saudi-led coalition has already decided to exclude Qatar from the members of the alliance, which is fighting the Hussites now in Yemen. Continue reading “What is Behind the Diplomatic Demarche of Gulf States and Syria?”
Just wanted to let the Trenchers know that KOYOTE had a night of seizures again so he will not be commenting until he is recovered. We ask that anyone who prays in the name of Jesus to please pray for him.
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USA Today – by David Andreatta
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — An embattled City Court judge was escorted Monday from judicial chambers in handcuffs.
Rochester court deputies and city police officers executed a bench warrant issued for Judge Leticia Astacio’s arrest last week after she missed a Tuesday court appearance related to an August drunken-driving conviction. Continue reading “New York judge arrested, led from courthouse in handcuffs”
WASHINGTON — President Trump announced Monday he would push to privatize the nation’s air traffic control system as part of a broader plan to pump more funding into American infrastructure.
In an East Room ceremony, Trump said he would ask Congress to transfer control of air traffic control operations from the Federal Aviation Administration to a private, nonprofit entity. The corporation’s board would be made up of airline, government and union personnel. He argued that this would increase the efficiency of an antiquated system. Continue reading “Trump rolls out plan to privatize U.S. air traffic control system”