UTNE – by Craig Cox, May, 2003

U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld served on the board of a Swiss company that in 2000 sold light water nuclear reactors to the government of North Korea, which critics, including Pentagon hardliners, say could be used to produce nuclear weapons.

Rumsfeld’s involvement in the $200 million deal with the Zurich-based engineering company ABB is seen as an embarrassment to the Bush administration, which vehemently opposed the deal during the 2000 presidential campaign, reports the London-based Guardian. “One could draw the conclusion that economic and personal interests took precedent over non-proliferation,” said Steve LaMontagne of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation.   Continue reading “Remember When: Rumsfeld Company Sold Nuclear Weapon Equipment to North Korea”

ABC News

A hospital in Exeter, New Hampshire, was partially evacuated Friday following detection of an unknown odor and complaints of nausea, according to ABC affiliate WMUR in Manchester.

A hospital spokesperson told WMUR that an unknown odor was detected at Exeter Hospital around 11:15 a.m. ET, with staff and patients complaining of nausea and dizziness. Fire crews were dispatched to the hospital, and both the emergency room and operating room areas were evacuated and closed.   Continue reading “New Hampshire hospital evacuates emergency and operating rooms due to mysterious odor”

AZ Central – by Robert Anglen

A Las Vegas courtroom erupted in drama Thursday when a federal judge ordered a defendant in the Bundy Ranch standoff trial to get off the stand, struck his testimony, dismissed jurors and abruptly left the bench.

Jurors looked stunned as Eric Parker returned to the defense table with his head hung and then buried his face in his hands, according to lawyers in the case.

“He put his head down on the counsel table and appeared to be crying,” defense lawyer Shawn Perez said. “My observation of the jury was they were looking at everybody in the courtroom and going, ‘What just happened?’ ”   Continue reading “Drama erupts at Bundy retrial as judge scolds defendant, orders him off stand”

Breitbart – by Ian Mason

The Associated Press reported Wednesday that the Canadian government is sending “about 100” soldiers to assist police and border guards at the remote road on the Quebec-New York border that has become the nexus of an outpouring of illegal aliens living in America.

The back road crossing, with no official border post, near Champlain, New York, and Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec, has seen thousands of people, mostly Haitians residing in the United States, come by taxi and other conveyances to try to illegally enter Canada. Typically, the outflow is reported as resulting from “fear” of the climate created for illegals in the United States.   Continue reading “Canada Sends Soldiers to Handle Illegals Flooding Her Southern Border”

Yahoo News – by Jon Herskovitz

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A U.S. district judge in Austin has rejected an effort by Texas to have a law that would punish so-called sanctuary cities be declared constitutional ahead of the measure taking effect next month.

The Republican-backed law is the first of its kind since Republican Donald Trump became president in January, promising to crack down on illegal immigration. Texas is the U.S. state with the longest border with Mexico.   Continue reading “U.S. judge deals blow to Texas’ ‘sanctuary city’ law”

Fox 12 Oregon – by Brenna Kelly

PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) – A farmer in northwest Portland is upset after a Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputy shot and killed his goat when it escaped Sunday morning.

It’s a short walk from Matt Minnick’s farm to the stretch of fencing at the end of his property.

“This is the fence that the developers put in and that was one of the holes,” Minnick told FOX 12.   Continue reading “Portland farmer upset after Washington Co. deputy shot and killed his goat”

Popular Mechanics – by Kyle Mizokami

The handgun chosen to be the U.S. Army’s next generation handgun can fire if dropped while loaded. Tests conducted by gun bloggers has confirmed the gun will fire if dropped at a particular angle. The testing followed a multi-million dollar lawsuit by a Connecticut police officer who alleges he was injured after his Sig 320 handgun went off, critically injuring him.

The Sig Sauer P320 was declared the winner of the U.S. Army’s Modular Handgun System competition in January 2017. The P320, redesignated the M17 for Army and Air Force use, was picked to replace the Beretta M9 handgun, in use since the 1980s. The Army will issue the M17 to officers, aircrews, weapons crews, medics, and special operations forces. The M17 is chambered in 9-millimeter Parabellum and has a magazine capacity of 17 rounds.   Continue reading “New Handgun Chosen by U.S. Army Goes Off If Dropped”

Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of the Interior said on Monday it has rescinded an Obama-era rule that reformed how energy companies value sales of oil, gas and coal extracted from federal and tribal land to protect taxpayers because it caused “confusion and uncertainty” for energy companies.

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said the department’s newly formed royalty policy committee would propose alternatives to the rule and “remain committed to collecting every dollar due.”   Continue reading “U.S. Interior Department rescinds coal valuation rule”

Yahoo News

CLINTON, Mo. (AP) — Authorities are searching for a 39-year-old suspect in the fatal shooting of a western Missouri police officer during a traffic stop, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said Monday.

Clinton police officer Gary Michael, 37, who had been on the force less than a year, died late Sunday near Clinton, about 75 miles (120 kilometers) southeast of Kansas City, Missouri Highway Patrol Sgt. Bill Lowe said. The traffic stop involved a registration violation, Lowe said.   Continue reading “Missouri officer killed during traffic stop, man sought”

Yahoo News – by Chris Kenning and Joseph Ax

CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Chicago will sue the Trump administration on Monday over threats to withhold public safety grant money from so-called sanctuary cities, escalating a pushback against a federal immigration crackdown, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced on Sunday.

The federal lawsuit comes less than two weeks after Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the U.S. Justice Department would bar cities from a certain grant program unless they allow immigration authorities unlimited access to local jails and provide 48 hours’ notice before releasing anyone wanted for immigration violations.   Continue reading “Chicago to sue Trump administration over sanctuary city funding threat”

Yahoo News

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A suspicious package that smelled like ammonia sickened several people at an IRS building in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, on Friday, federal authorities said.

Local officials said about 10 people reported being ill, including vomiting and nausea, after the package arrived at the sprawling building’s mailroom Friday morning.  Continue reading “Suspicious package sent to IRS building in Kansas City”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

On the surface the July jobs report was solid, with 209K jobs added, more than the expected, as the recent auto sector slowdown appears to skip the labor market (for now), with Trump quick to take credit for the report.   Continue reading “The Amazon Effect: Part Time Jobs Soar By 393K, Full Time Jobs Slide”

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Educate Yourself – by Ken Adachi

I talked on the phone today to a woman who’s being victimized as a Targeted Individual after filing for divorce from her husband, who came from a wealthy banking family. Among other injustices she has suffered, she told me that when her brother attempted to send her $8,000 in cash by FedEx to help her in May of 2016, it was stolen from her by Homeland Security.   Continue reading “Sen. Charles Grassley Betrays His Conservative Constituency by Sponsoring SB. 1241, Latest ‘Asset Forfeiture’ Scheme to Rob Citizens of Their Cash, Freedom and Privacy”

Fox News

Special Counsel Robert Mueller has impaneled a grand jury to investigate Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

The move is seen as a sign the investigation into election interference and possible collusion with the Trump campaign is heating up and entering a new phase. Reuters also reported that grand jury subpoenas have been issued in connection with the meeting Donald Trump Jr. had with a Russian lawyer and others last year.    Continue reading “Mueller reportedly impanels grand jury in Russia probe”

The Hill – by Max Greenwood

New York federal prosecutors subpoenaed Kushner Companies, the real estate development company owned by the family of President Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, over its use of a visa program that offers green cards to wealthy foreign investors.

The subpoena was received by Kushner Companies in May, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, and regards the company’s use of the EB-5 visa program to finance a development in Jersey City, N.J., called One Journal Square.   Continue reading “Kushner Companies subpoenaed over use of visa program: report”

NBC News

The Justice Department unveiled a new unit Wednesday to tackle the national opioid epidemic and announced that it is dispatching a dozen federal prosecutors to hard hit states like West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Florida and Ohio to combat the crisis.

“If you are a doctor illegally prescribing opioids for profit or a pharmacist letting these pills walk out the door and onto our streets based on prescriptions you know were obtained under false pretenses, we are coming after you,” Attorney General Jeff Sessions said. “We will reverse these devastating trends with every tool we have.”   Continue reading “DOJ Unveils New ‘Opioid Fraud And Abuse’ Unit To Combat Crisis”

ABC News

A woman is dead, a man is missing and seven are in the hospital after an explosion caused a school building to collapse in Minneapolis today, the Minneapolis Police Department said.

The explosion set the building at Minnehaha Academy on fire and the flames were further fed by a ruptured gas line, according to police. The fire has since been put out, police said.  Continue reading “1 dead, 1 missing after school building collapse in Minneapolis”

Breitbart – by Tom Ciccotta

Several recent media reports on tight labor markets may have been entirely wrong. New numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics suggest that the construction labor market is not as tight as these news outlets might want us to believe.

According to a report from the Center for Economic and Policy Research by Brian Dew and Kevin Cashman, several figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics seriously bring into question the claim that there is a construction labor shortage. Numerous media reports have stoked this belief, such as a recent report from the Dallas News, which claimed that the lack of available labor is amongst the biggest concerns of homebuilders in the state of Texas.   Continue reading “Reality Check: No Sign of a Construction Labor Shortage”

KING 5 – by Heather Graf

After nearly four hours of public comment and debate, Burien city council members delayed a vote on a petition to repeal the city’s sanctuary status.

A standing-room only crowd showed up for Monday’s special called meeting at Burien City Hall.  People both for and against the city’s sanctuary city ordinance wanted to voice their concerns to council members.     Continue reading “Burien, Washington city council delays vote on sanctuary city repeal effort”