Tech Crunch – by Devin Coldewey

The FBI, which just a few days ago was attempting to convince the country of its helplessness in the face of encrypted iPhones, has generously offered its assistance in unlocking an iPhone and iPod for a prosecutor in Arkansas, the Associated Press reports.

TechCrunch has contacted the prosecutor’s office for details, which for the moment are thin on the ground — but the timing seems unlikely to be a coincidence. It was only Monday that the FBI announced it had successfully accessed a phone after saying for months that it couldn’t possibly do so — and that Apple was endangering national security by refusing to help.   Continue reading “Sure, why not? FBI agrees to unlock iPhone for Arkansas prosecutor”

Fox News

At least 15 people were killed and another 150 believed trapped when a portion of an overpass under construction collapsed in a congested area in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata on Thursday, police and officials said.

Army troops joined efforts to rescue those trapped inside cars, trucks and other vehicles that lay under massive concrete blocks and metal debris. Witnesses said that emergency personnel were attempting to use their bare hands to rescue those caught under the wreckage.   Continue reading “At least 15 reported killed, 150 believed trapped after overpass collapses in India”

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US News – by Steven Nelson

A lawyer who represented the so-called “D.C. madam” says he has phone records that could influence the outcome of the presidential election, and he’s threatening to release one or more names on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court if he’s denied a hearing on his right to distribute them.

Montgomery Blair Sibley, the late madam Deborah Palfrey’s colorful attorney, has been subject to a restraining order since 2007 barring him from releasing the information, which he says includes 815 names, addresses and Social Security numbers of Verizon Wireless customers.   Continue reading “D.C. Madam’s Attorney Says Call Log Bombshell Could Upend 2016 Race”

ABC News

The family of a 19-year-old man who was fatally shot by a South Carolina police officer last year has settled its wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Seneca for $2.15 million.

The settlement, nearly 10 times higher than a figure offered last week by city leaders, comes as a federal investigation continues into the officer’s actions. State prosecutors have said they won’t pursue charges of their own.   Continue reading “Family Reaches $2.15M Settlement After Fatal Police Shooting”

ABC News

Donald Trump says he is considering legal action in response to a recent battery charge against campaign manager Corey Lewandowski.

“Frankly, this is not a claim that should have been made,” Trump told ABC News’ David Muir on “Good Morning America” this morning.   Continue reading “Donald Trump Threatens Legal Action Over Charge Against Campaign Manager”

USA Today

PHOENIX — A Texas man fatally shot by a Mesa police officer in January was heard begging for his life moments before his death, according to a police report released Tuesday morning.

A witness and a transcription of officer video footage describe Daniel Shaver saying “Please don’t shoot me” and “Please don’t shoot,” just before an officer later identified as Philip “Mitch” Brailsford unloaded his service weapon.   Continue reading “Man fatally shot by Ariz. police officer begged for life”

Washington Post

The Justice Department has announced that it is resuming a controversial practice that allows local police departments to funnel a large portion of assets seized from citizens into their own coffers under federal law.

The “Equitable Sharing Program” gives police the option of prosecuting asset forfeiture cases under federal instead of state law. The Justice Department had suspended payments under this program in December, due to budget cuts included in last year’s spending bill.   Continue reading “The feds have resumed a controversial program that lets cops take stuff and keep it”

RT

The US Capitol in Washington DC was on lockdown for a second day as authorities responded to a suspicious package, a witness told Reuters.

US Capitol Police initially confirmed that a suspicious item was found, but declined to elaborate.   Continue reading “US Capitol on lockdown for 2nd day as authorities investigate suspicious package”

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Intellihub – by Shepard Ambellas

PORTLAND, Ore. (INTELLIHUB) — Last Saturday protestors gathered in front of City Hall to show support for those jailed over the occupation of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge which ended with the death of rancher LaVoy Finicum and the subsequent arrest of the primary occupiers.

One of the protestors, a man who was wearing a hat reading “Oath Keepers,” took to the microphone with documents in hand, motioned to a nearby American Flag, and said, “[…] this is what LaVoy sacrificed his life for — this is what the Hammonds represent — this is what the Bundy’s represent — this is what we all represent — we the people.”
Continue reading “Oath Keeper: ‘Our government has committed treason in Oregon and I have the documents to prove it’”

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The Unz Review – by William J. Astore

In the decades since the draft ended in 1973, a strange new military has emerged in the United States. Think of it, if you will, as a post-democratic force that prides itself on its warrior ethos rather than the old-fashioned citizen-soldier ideal. As such, it’s a military increasingly divorced from the people, with a way of life ever more foreign to most Americans (adulatory as they may feel toward its troops). Abroad, it’s now regularly put to purposes foreign to any traditional idea of national defense. In Washington, it has become a force unto itself, following its own priorities, pursuing its own agendas, increasingly unaccountable to either the president or Congress.   Continue reading “A Force Unto Itself – A Military Leviathan Has Emerged as America’s 51st and Most Powerful State”

Yahoo News

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A remote and active volcano on Alaska’s Aleutian Islands erupted, sending ash 20,000 feet into the air, scientists said.

The U.S. Geological Survey says the Pavlof Volcano, which is about 600 miles southwest of Anchorage and roughly 40 miles from the nearest community, erupted Sunday at 4:18 p.m. local time. Alaska State Troopers could not immediately say if there were any reports of injuries.   Continue reading “Volcano erupts in southwest Alaska; sends ash 20,000 feet”

Breitbart – by Bob Price

Federal agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) rounded up more than 1,100 gang members, including hundreds associated with transnational gangs, in a national operation targeting gangs and transnational criminal organizations.

The five-week nationwide operation, named Project Shadowfire, led to the arrest of 1,133 gang members. This number included more than 900 members of transnational gangs and other individuals associated with transnational criminal activity, according to a statement from ICE obtained by Breitbart Texas.   Continue reading “ICE Rounds Up Hundreds of ‘Transnational’ Gang Members Across U.S.”

Activist Post – by Bernie Suarez

Is everyone taking note on how the false flag script is developing. Apparently staged attacks that take place in Europe are followed up by these weird “anti-fear” marches which only serve to bring more attention to the false flag event and state-sponsored “terrorism.” It’s all part of the “terrorism” propaganda, fear and social engineering that the state is exerting over the masses on their road to their new global order.

The irony of seeing the “march against fear” canceled by “fear” itself only goes to show that there is nothing genuine and organic about this effort. It also shows us that the state, not the people, is controlling these events.   Continue reading “Staged “March Against Fear” In Brussels Canceled Due To … “Security FEARS””

Wane.com

BOSTON, Mar. 28, 2016 – The U.S. national average for a gallon of gasoline has passed the $2 per gallon level for five straight days, the longest streak since 2015, rising 5.2 cents in the last week to $2.041 per gallon Monday morning according to price-tracker GasBuddy.com which supplies the data for WANE.com’s Gas Gauge.   Continue reading “Analyst: Refinery maintenance to blame for rising gas prices”

CNN

Ted Cruz came in second in the recent Louisiana Republican primary behind Donald Trump but could win more delegates — and the the real estate mogul is crying foul.

Trump beat the Texas senator in the March 5 contest by 3.6%. Under party rules the pair each won 18 delegates. But Cruz’s campaign is using its organization muscle to sway ten more delegates toward his camp, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday — a situation that seems to have caught Trump’s ire.   Continue reading “Trump threatens lawsuit over delegate rules”

USA Today

PHOENIX — A 10-mile stretch of the Arizona border with Mexico was left unmanned for two days, allowing criminal cartel members to cut a hole in the fence, drive two vehicles into the U.S. and escape, according to the head of the national Border Patrol union.

Brandon Judd, president of the 16,500-member National Border Patrol Council, told Congress that surveillance cameras spotted the two vehicles inside the U.S.   Continue reading “Union: 10 miles of Arizona border unmanned for 2 days”

Human Rights First – Issue Brief, February 2016

The prison at Guantanamo Bay, which now holds 91 detainees, is vastly more expensive to operate than the equivalent federal prisons. Indeed, it’s come to be called “the most expensive prison on earth.” 1 Meanwhile, operating the Guantanamo military commissions, which have proven highly inefficient, is also much more expensive than conducting terrorism cases in federal courts. Keeping the prison open and trying military commission cases at the U.S. naval base in Cuba is a waste of valuable resources. This is fiscally irresponsible at a time when important programs for soldiers and veterans, and support for military functions, are being reduced due to lack of funding.   Continue reading “The Cost of the Guantánamo Bay Prison”