Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

GOP Presidential hopefuls expressed plenty of distaste for the Iran nuclear deal during last night’s debate, but it was the voice of a Democrat that mattered most on Thursday evening as Chuck Schumer, the influential Jewish Senator from New York, came out in opposition to the accord.

As Congress heads into the summer recess, President Obama made one last push to secure support for the deal, delivering a fiery speech on Wednesday and warning of dire consequences if the agreement isn’t secured.   Continue reading “In Blow To Obama’s Iran Deal Hopes, Key Democrat Defects”

ABC News – by Terry Tang, AP

Authorities said Thursday they are investigating whether a group of armed bounty hunters who mistakenly swarmed the Phoenix police chief’s home were the victims of a prank.

It will take time to probe the social media tip that led 11 people to believe a fugitive was hiding in Chief Joe Yahner’s house, Phoenix police spokesman Trent Crump said. The police are waiting to serve subpoenas, and the investigation could take weeks, Crump said.   Continue reading “Phoenix Police Not Saying If Raid of Chief’s Home Was a Hoax”

Fox News

The gunman who has been on the run since killing a young Louisiana police officer who confronted him while on duty was arrested Thursday afternoon, according to Louisiana State Police.

Grover Deandre Cannon, 27, who was arrested after he allegedly shot four-year police veteran Thomas LaValley, was already wanted in connection with a July 15 shooting when LaValley confronted him while responding to a report of a suspicious person. LaValley, 24, was shot multiple times and died later at a local hospital.   Continue reading “Suspect arrested in killing of Louisiana police officer, state police say”

Whale.to – by Eustace Mullins

The world was stunned to learn that India has now tested nuclear weapons. For many years, all nations have been concerned about the proliferation of atomic explosives. Even in their distress, no one seems to be interested in the historic or the psychological record of why these weapons were developed, and what special breed of mankind devoted themselves to this diabolical goal.   Continue reading “The Secret History Of The Atomic Bomb – Why Hiroshima Was Destroyed”

The Hill – by Timothy Cama and Devin Henry

A Senate committee voted Wednesday to block implementation of the administration’s climate rule for power plants.

The bill passed by voice vote at a hastily organized meeting of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee just across the hall from the Senate chamber in the Capitol, because the panel’s 11 Republicans wanted to pass the bill before August recess starts later Wednesday.   Continue reading “Senate panel votes to block Obama’s climate rule”

Fox News

A frantic manhunt for a gunman was underway Thursday after a Shreveport, La. police officer died Wednesday after being shot on duty.

Shreveport Police Cpt. Marcus Hines told a press conference late Wednesday that the officer, whose name has not been released, was shot at around 9:15 p.m. local time while responding to a report of a suspicious person inside a home. Hines says an armed man was apparently inside the residence, threatening to harm people.   Continue reading “Louisiana police officer dies in shooting, manhunt underway for suspect”

Clarion Ledger

When Alfred Baria, 61, allegedly drove past soldiers at Camp Shelby on Wednesday afternoon and “made his truck backfire,” he had what looked like a pipe bomb in the floor of his truck.

That’s after gunshots were reported two days in a row just outside of the training base on Peret Tower Road and Highway 29.

Soldiers reported to authorities on both Tuesday and Wednesday that a maroon truck had driven by and it sounded like shots had been fired at them as they manned a traffic checkpoint in place to let the public know about the training exercise going on at Camp Shelby.   Continue reading “Suspect facing multiple charges related to Camp Shelby shooting”

Washington Post – by Sean Sullivan and Matea Gold

Jesse Benton, a longtime ally of Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) who is heading up a super PAC supporting his presidential campaign, was indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday on charges that he concealed payments to a former Iowa state senator during the 2012 presidential campaign in order to win his support.

The indictment marks a new complication for Paul, whose political future is on the line in 2016. He is hoping to hold onto his U.S. Senate seat, which is up for reelection,  if he does not win the GOP White House nomination.   Continue reading “Rand Paul super PAC head indicted over alleged 2012 campaign finance violations”

Clarion Ledger – by Therese Apel

Camp Shelby is in a heightened state of alert after authorities said a man matching the same description of yesterday’s shooter fired shots near Camp Shelby again this morning.

Around 8 a.m., soldiers training at the Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center reported shots fired in the vicinity of Peret Tower Road and Highway 29 in Perry County. It is not on the premises of Camp Shelby.   Continue reading “Heightened state of alert: Shots fired again near Camp Shelby”

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Free-Man’s Perspective – by Paul Rosenberg

I’ve written about dumping Microsoft before – and I stand by those comments – but the newest outrage from Redmond forces me to it again. I don’t care how “inconvenient” you think it may be, you have to stop enriching Microsoft. NOW.

Yes, I have serious issues with Apple too, but at least Wozniak and Jobs started out as real hackers. Gates was a political monopolist, and it still shows.   Continue reading “Why You Must Dump Microsoft NOW”

Forbes – by Bob Black

Just as Space X rockets may be taking off from the beaches at Boca Chica near Brownsville, natural gas exports to Mexico look to also sky rocket in the coming years. Due to changes in Mexican law in 2013 opening the electricity market to private investment, billions of dollars in contracts have been let to build power plants, electrical distribution facilities and natural gas pipelines. In turn U.S. pipeline companies and gas producers have moved to capture the lion’s share of that market. Given the fact that Texas and Gulf Coast producers have been rapidly losing their old Northeast and Midwest markets to Marcellus producers this has proven to be a timely and vital new market. The Energy Information Agency (EIA) estimates that natural gas exports to Mexico were 3% of production in April 2015 and are expected to grow to 5% by 2030. While not nearly as important as the domestic power sector to U.S. producers nonetheless it represents a good piece of business.   Continue reading “U.S. Natural Gas Exports to Mexico Taking Off”

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CBS Los Angeles – by Deborah Meron

HUNTINGTON PARK (CBSLA.com) — Huntington Park became the first city in California to appoint two undocumented immigrants as commissioners on city advisory boards, a lawmaker confirms.

City Councilman Jhonny Pineda has picked Francisco Medina to join the health and education commission and Julian Zatarain for the parks and recreation commission.   Continue reading “Huntington Park Council Appoints 2 Illegals As Commissioners”

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BELMONT, NC (WBTV) – Three people have been charged with having materials for making bombs after an FBI investigation over the weekend involving a Belmont tattoo parlor and a Mount Holly home.

Federal agents descended on two Gaston County properties Saturday afternoon and a third location was reportedly searched on Sunday.   Continue reading “Investigators: Trio charged after FBI raid, believed government wanted to impose martial law”

Bloomberg – by Matthew Philips

In its quest to spend more without raising taxes, Congress has found a new piggy bank. It’s buried deep underground, protected by armed guards, and filled with a valuable commodity worth billions of dollars. It’s not a gold vault—it’s the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the country’s emergency stockpile of crude oil. Created in 1975 after Arab oil producers cut off exports to the U.S., causing gasoline prices to spike, the SPR was designed to immunize the country against supply shocks. Today it stores about 695 million barrels of crude in salt caverns in Texas and Louisiana.   Continue reading “Legislators propose tapping the government’s stockpile of crude.”

Yahoo News

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A pair of small explosions just 20 minutes and a few miles apart shocked congregants Sunday morning at two churches in southern New Mexico.

There were no injuries or deaths from the blasts outside Calvary Baptist and Holy Cross Roman Catholic in Las Cruces, Las Cruces police spokesman Danny Trujillo said. Each building sustained minor damage.

Authorities are working to determine who planted the explosives, what materials were used and whether the blasts were related.   Continue reading “Explosions shock congregants at 2 New Mexico churches”