Benchmark Reporter – by Benzamin H

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is thoroughly investigating a recent incident at an eastern Idaho company that manufactures radioactive products.

The Federal nuclear officials want detailed and specific information provided to them about how the organization determined a worker’s level of radiation exposure after a mishap caused the worker to get exposed to an amount which was initially thought above the maximum level allowed in one whole year.   Continue reading “Feds after More Specific Information from Eastern Idaho Company after Radiation Exposure”

Chron – by James Macpherson

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge in North Dakota said Friday that his injunction blocking a new Obama administration rule aimed at regulating some small waterways applies only to the 13 states that sued to block it, and not nationwide.

The ruling by U.S. District Judge Ralph Erickson clarified the temporary injunction he issued last week at the request of North Dakota and 12 other states. They sought to stop the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers from regulating some small streams, tributaries and wetlands under the Clean Water Act.   Continue reading “Judge: Injunction against water rule limited to 13 states”

Macquirelatory

Marriage License

When it comes to marriage in the United States of America, there are procedures and standards for marriage that one must follow, in which one of those procedures is to acquire a marriage license. Many people go about following the steps outlined for marriage according to the State, without ever knowing the reasoning or history or legal aspect of what they are doing. The word license is derived from the Latin word Licentious, which means lacking restraint, ignoring societal standards, disregard for accepted rules.   Continue reading “Marriage License Truth”

Miami Herald – by MARTHA MENDOZA AND KRISTIN J. BENDER, Associated Press

SAN JOSE, CALIF. Three Northern California jail guards have been arrested after an inmate under their watch was found dead of multiple blunt trauma, authorities said.

Santa Clara County sheriff’s spokesman Sgt. James Jensen said Thursday that the deputies — Rafael Rodriguez, 27, Jereh Lubrin, 28, and Matthew Farris, 27 — remain in custody without bail.

Medical Examiner Dr. Joseph O’Hara said that Michael James Pipkin Tyree, 31, died of multiple blunt force injuries, visceral lacerations and internal bleeding.   Continue reading “3 California deputies arrested; inmate died of blunt trauma”

Fox Carolina – by Joey Brown

ASHLAND, KY (WAVE) – The Kentucky county clerk at the center of a national controversy has refused an offer that would have let her out of jail, the Associated Press is reporting.

Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis said she would not accept a compromise that would have required her not to interfere with the issuance of marriage licenses to same-sex couples in exchange for being let out of jail.    Continue reading “Rowan Co. Clerk Kim Davis rejects compromise, will stay in jail”

Daily Caller – by Jonah Bennett

The five Chinese navy ships off the coast of Alaska may have actually entered into U.S. territorial waters, officials now believe. Both the presence of those ships near Alaska and their potential incursion would be firsts for the modern Chinese navy.

When news of the ships first broke, Pentagon officials declined to say how close the vessels were to the Alaskan coast, preferring only to confirm that the Chinese navy was operating in the Bering Sea, The Wall Street Journal reports. The fleet consisted of three combat ships, a supply vessel and an amphibious landing ship.   Continue reading “Five Chinese Navy Ships Off The Alaskan Coast Actually Entered US Waters”

Northwest Herald – by Kevin P Craver

FOX LAKE – Police investigating the shooting death of Fox Lake Police Lt. Joe Gliniewicz are hopeful that a private resident’s video gives them the break they need to help identify the three suspects still at large.

Investigators have turned the video over to the Department of Homeland Security because it has the equipment necessary to retrieve and view it, Lake County Major Crimes Task Force Cmdr. George Filenko said at a Thursday afternoon news conference.

Continue reading “Fox Lake manhunt: Slain police officer’s gun found; video being analyzed”

The Free Thought Project – by Mike Sawyer

Indianapolis, IN — On Wednesday, the Indiana State Police announced that they have raided 146 marijuana grow plots throughout the southern region of the state.

In an unprecedented show of force, officers from the Indiana State Police, the Indiana National Guard Counter Drug Task Force, Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Forest Service, Civil Air Patrol, Indiana Department of Natural Resources and local agencies, authorities seized thousands of marijuana plants.   Continue reading “Indiana Police Call in the US Military and Raid 146 “Dangerous” Marijuana Plots”

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Free-Man’s Perspective – by Paul Rosenburg

Warnings about Peak Oil have circulated widely in recent years, and if accurate, they are important. Peak oil, however, pales in comparison to something that’s happening right in front of us… and something that is a good deal more dangerous: Peak Obedience.

If that concept strikes you as odd, I can understand why: We’ve all been living inside of an obedience cult. (And I choose these words carefully.)   Continue reading “Peak Obedience”

Boston Globe – by Andy Rosen

A gunman shot at a Millis police cruiser on Wednesday afternoon, causing the vehicle to crash and catch fire, according to State Police.

State Police sent patrols and helicopters to the scene, officials said, adding that they were not aware of any injuries from the incident.   Continue reading “Cruiser crashes, catches fire after being shot at in Millis, Massachusetts”

The Telegraph – by Rob Crilly

Anywhere else and the sprinklers would have been a good idea, cooling off overheated visitors with a fine spray of water at the entrance to one of Poland’s busiest historical attractions.

But not at Auschwitz.

To the visiting Israeli tourists, the new showers outside the entrance to the site of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp brought images of Nazi gas chambers flooding back through their collective memories.

Continue reading “Tourists horrified by showers at Auschwitz entrance”

ABC News

The parents of a San Francisco woman who was fatally shot by a man in the country illegally said Tuesday that federal and local authorities contributed to the death of their daughter through negligence and bureaucratic bungling.

The family alleges in legal claims that a Bureau of Land Management ranger left his loaded service weapon in a backpack in plain view in his car before the gun was stolen in June.   Continue reading “Parents of Women Killed on San Francisco Pier by Illegal File Claims”

Chicago Tribune – by Dan Hinkel

A Fox Lake police officer was shot and killed Tuesday morning, and a massive manhunt with dogs and helicopters was underway along Rollins Road in Lake County.

The officer was pursuing people described as suspicious around 8 a.m. Tuesday, according to Lake County Undersheriff Raymond Rose.

Officers responding to the scene to help the officer found him in a marshy area, stripped of his gun and other gear, Rose said. He died at the scene, the undersheriff said.   Continue reading “Illinois police officer shot and killed; 3 suspects at large”

Yahoo News 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military has deployed two MQ-1 Predator reconnaissance drones and 70 airmen to Latvia on a training mission as part of U.S. efforts to reassure European allies the United States is committed to their security, the Pentagon said on Monday.

The deployment of the MQ-1 Predators to Lielvarde Air Base in Latvia over the weekend was the first time the U.S. military has sent a detachment of drones to Latvia to participate in partner training, said Navy Captain Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman.   Continue reading “U.S. military deploys drones to Latvia on training mission”

Seattle PI – by Ray Henry, AP

ATLANTA (AP) — Police officers who arrived at the wrong Atlanta home after a report of suspicious activity shot the man who lives there, killed his dog and “likely” shot a fellow officer, leaving him seriously wounded, authorities said Tuesday.

The bloody misunderstanding began Monday night when DeKalb County police received a report of a possible burglary at a one-story residence near an intersection in southeast Atlanta. Lacking an exact address, the officers were sent in the dark to a neighborhood where many of the single-story homes look similar.   Continue reading “Investigators: Georgia officer likely shot by other officers”

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The Last Bastille – by Kyle Reardon

Individual cognitive traits possess a high degree of variety amongst humans. Institutions, such as organized religion and corporate media, take advantage of the predilection some folks have for immersing themselves in speculative fantasy; consider the popularity of television shows like Jeremiah, Jericho, and even The Walking Dead franchise. The problem here, though, is that hypothetical lifeboat scenarios encourage people to reorient their entire lives around waiting (or “preparing”) for their calamity to occur, usually at the expense of everything and everyone else in their lives.   Continue reading “Modeling Threats & Analyzing Risk: A Rebuttal Against “Doom Porn””

CNN – by Ralph Ellis

Somebody has shot four moving vehicles on I-10 in Phoenix in the last three days, Arizona Department of Public Safety Director Frank Milstead said Monday.

“The best we know right now it’s random,” Milstead said, asking members of the public to call if they have information.

Two shootings occurred about 11 a.m. Saturday, one about 10:15 p.m. Saturday and one about 4:25 a.m. Monday, he said.   Continue reading “4 vehicles shot on I-10 in Phoenix”

Fox News

Authorities say an Atlanta-area police officer was shot and critically injured Monday night after officers responding to a call about a suspicious person showed up at the wrong house.

DeKalb County Police Chief Cedric Alexander said the officer was shot in the thigh after he and two colleagues entered a home through the back door and identified themselves. Alexander said the officer, whom he did not identify, had lost a lot of blood and was in surgery at a local hospital.   Continue reading “Atlanta-area police officer shot after responding to wrong home”

USA Today – by John Bacon and Peter Eisler

The man accused of fatally shooting a Texas deputy sheriff execution-style at a Houston-area gas station was arraigned Monday on a capital murder charge that could bring the death penalty.

Also Monday, Gov. Greg Abbott ordered Texas flags be flown at half staff who honor Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy Darren Goforth, 47, who was shot in the back while filling his cruiser Friday night.   Continue reading “Prosecutors: Killer fired 15 shots at Texas deputy”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Much as Brazil is the poster child for the great EM unwind unfolding across emerging economies from LatAm to AsiaPac, Illinois is in many ways the mascot for America’s state and local government fiscal crisis.

Although well documented before, the state’s financial troubles were thrown into sharp relief in May when, on the heels of a state Supreme Court ruling that struck down a pension reform bid, Moody’s downgraded the city of Chicago to junk.    Continue reading “Illinois Pays Lottery Winners In IOUs After $30K/Month Budget “Guru” Fails To Produce Deal”