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Update: ABC 13

HOUSTON — A person of interest is in custody after the deadly ambush of a Harris County sheriff’s deputy, fatally gunned down without warning Friday night while filling up his patrol car at a northwest Harris County gas station.

Deputy Darren Goforth, 47, has just left an accident scene when he stopped by a gas station on Telge and West Road. As he was pumping gas, a man approached him from behind, said nothing and fired multiple shots. Once the deputy fell to the ground, the suspect fired more shots. Deputy Goforth was pronounced dead on the scene.   Continue reading “Update: Man in Custody After Deadly Ambush on Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy”

Fox News – by Todd Starnes

Educators in the Volunteer State are very concerned that students might be offended by the usage of traditional pronouns like she, he, him and hers, according to a document from the University of Tennessee – Knoxville’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion.

“With the new semester beginning and an influx of new students on campus, it is important to participate in making our campus welcoming and inclusive for all,” wrote Donna Braquet in a posting on the university’s website. “One way to do that is to use a student’s chosen name and their correct pronouns.”   Continue reading “Call me ‘ze,’ not ‘he’: University wants everyone to use ‘gender inclusive’ pronouns”

Reuters – by Isela Serrano

Countries behind a treaty to regulate the international arms trade have agreed future decisions will be made by majority vote, avoiding the risk of veto, and picked Geneva as the seat of the body to police the accord, Mexico’s government said on Wednesday.

Officials from 121 governments have been meeting in the Mexican resort of Cancun to agree details of how the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) will oversee the multi-billion dollar industry.   Continue reading “Arms treaty conference agrees decisions by majority in Mexico”

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ABC News

A man claiming to be Bryce Williams called ABC News over the last few weeks, saying he wanted to pitch a story, and wanted to fax information. He never told ABC News what the story was.

This morning, a fax was in the machine (time stamped 8:26 a.m.) almost two hours after the shooting. A little after 10 a.m., he called again, and introduced himself as Bryce, but also said his legal name was Vester Lee Flanagan, and that he shot two people this morning. While on the phone, he said authorities are “after me,” and “all over the place.” He hung up. ABC News contacted the authorities immediately and provided them with the fax.   Continue reading “After Shooting, Alleged Gunman Details Grievances in ‘Suicide Notes’”

The Hill – by Jordan Fabian

The White House on Wednesday redoubled its call for tougher gun laws in the wake of a shooting that killed two television journalists in Virginia.

“This is another example of gun violence that is becoming all too common in communities large and small all across the United States,” press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters Wednesday.   Continue reading “White House: Shooting an ‘all too common’ example of gun violence”

My Fox 8

MONETA, Va. — WDBJ Chief Meteorologist Brent Watts confirmed that a WDBJ reporter and photographer have been killed Wednesday morning in a shooting.

The crew, reported Allison Parker and photographer Adam Ward, was filming during a live television report at Smith Mountain Lake in Moneta, Virginia, WSLS confirmed.   Continue reading “Two Virginia news crew members shot to death on air, search underway for shooter”

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Pretend you fake 9/11.

For whatever reason, you stage a (fake) terrorist attack on New York. Maybe it’s a drill. Maybe it’s an excuse to create your own army (DHS). Maybe you want to invade Iraq. For whatever purpose, you stage the fake attack. And everyone’s fooled.   Continue reading “Obama: The Ultimate Temp”

How much is your privacy worth? In the data broker industry, everything from personal identifying data to social media data to health data is packaged and sold to the highest bidder for annual revenues of almost half a billion dollars per year. Some individuals have also claimed a piece of this pie, with entrepreneurs selling their personal data for sums of anywhere from $2 to close to $3,000.

But what data is sold? Where is it collected? And just how much do Americans care about keeping it private? In this infographic, MBA@UNC explores the types and sources of information collected by data brokers and the relative monetary value of personal information. Take a closer look, because your data might be next on the auction block.
Continue reading “The Business of Data Brokers [Infographic]”

Fox News

A man who was detained by the Secret Service in March for allegedly jumping over a perimeter wall of the White House was shot and killed by a police officer Tuesday inside a Pennsylvania courthouse.

Investigators told ABC 6 that Curtis Smith, 33, of Coatesville, entered the Chester County Justice Center in West Chester around 12 p.m. and attacked a sheriff’s deputy with a knife.   Continue reading “Alleged White House fence jumper shot and killed at Pennsylvania courthouse”

Reuters – by Isela Serrano

Signatories of a major treaty aimed at regulating the international arms trade should agree a number of key steps for its implementation at a conference this week, host nation Mexico said on Sunday.

Officials from over 100 governments are expected to attend the first conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), a pact to regulate the trade that took force in December but has yet to agree fine print on how it will be implemented.   Continue reading “Mexico expects agreement on arms trade treaty fine print at meeting”

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Reuters

Two men were arrested on Sunday after reports that shots were fired from the roof of an elementary school in Richmond, Texas, local law enforcement officials said. No injuries were reported.

Police responded to calls at about 8 a.m. that shots were heard from the roof of the Velasquez Elementary School, according to the Facebook page of the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office. Fort Bend borders Houston to the southwest.   Continue reading “Shots fired from roof of Texas elementary school: sheriff”

Fox News

DEVELOPING: An explosion occurred just after midnight at the U.S. military facility in Sagamihara, Japan, and local emergency crews are battling the resulting flames to try to stop the fire from spreading.

Sagamihara is a city in the Japanese prefecture of Kanagawa, which borders Tokyo.

“An explosion occurred today just after midnight Japan time at a building on a U.S. Army post, the Sagami Depot in the city of Sagamihara, Japan, about 25 miles southwest of Tokyo,” Pentagon spokesman U.S. Navy Commander Bill Urban said in a statement. “There are no reports of injury, and base firefighters and first responders are currently fighting the resulting fire to prevent its spread to nearby buildings. These are all the details we have at this time and will provide further information as we receive it.”   Continue reading “Explosion occurs at US military facility in Japan”

Reuters – by Victoria Cavaliere

A U.S. federal judge on Friday ordered the government to swiftly release immigrant children held at detention centers, affirming a July ruling that said some minors who crossed the border illegally were being detained in violation of a long-standing settlement.

The ruling by U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee in Los Angeles gave the administration of President Barack Obama until Oct. 23 to comply with her order to release hundreds of unauthorized immigrant children, and in some cases their mothers, “without unnecessary delay.”   Continue reading “Judge rules U.S. government must swiftly release immigrant children in detention”