From the Trenches World Report
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GENEVA, Switzerland, March 2 (UPI) — North Korea‘s foreign minister took center stage Tuesday to file a strong protest at the United Nations Human Rights Council, in response to U.N. resolutions that have condemned its rights record.
Ri Su Yong said Pyongyang will “never, ever be bound” by U.N. resolutions, describing such resolutions as “proof of partiality and double standards,” Voice of America reported. Continue reading “North Korea envoy slams U.S. on gun control”
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Aubrey McClendon, a brash risk-taker who led Chesapeake Energy Corp to become one of the world’s biggest natural gas producers, died in a single-car crash on Wednesday one day after being charged with breaking federal antitrust laws, police said. He was 56.
The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday announced that McClendon had been indicted for allegedly colluding to rig bids for oil and gas acreage while he was at Chesapeake, a central player in the U.S. fracking revolution of the past decade. He denied the charges. Continue reading “Energy CEO McClendon dies in Oklahoma car crash, a day after indictment”
Pipeline giant Kinder Morgan’s plans to lay 210 miles of petroleum pipes across East Georgia were thwarted Tuesday when a Fulton County judge ruled the Texas company can’t use eminent domain to take property from unwilling landowners.
Superior Court Judge Kimberly Adams upheld a Georgia agency’s surprising May 2015 decision denying Kinder Morgan a certificate of “public convenience and necessity,” a permit which allows the pipeline builder to secure its route. Adams, in her ruling, said the decision by Georgia’s transportation commissioner is “supported by substantial evidence and must be affirmed.” Continue reading “Judge denies east Georgia Palmetto pipeline”
The Latest on a freight train derailment in western New York (all times local):
8:15 a.m.
Authorities say dozens of homes have been evacuated after 16 cars on a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying hazardous liquids derailed in far southwestern New York. Continue reading “50-Plus Homes Evacuated After Train Derailment”
SAN FRANCISCO – Two Northern California sheriff’s deputies and a former colleague were charged Tuesday with involvement in setting up jail inmates fights to gamble on them.
Former San Francisco Sheriff’s deputy Scott Neu was charged with eight felonies and nine misdemeanors, including assault by an officer and criminal threats. Deputy Eugene Jones, 45, was charged with two felony counts of assault by an officer and three related misdemeanor counts. Continue reading “2 California sheriff’s deputies charged with organizing inmate fight club”
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In eight years I have written approx.forty letters denouncing Barack Obama’s illegitimate takeover of the Office of President of the United States. Copies of each letter were sent to most everyone mentioned within the letters and to all on my e-mail list. Initially,I expected to find Obama eligible,but, to my surprize, from day one evidence surfaced showing he used deception,lying,limited fraudulent documents, even silence to hide his ineligibility from the eyes of America. By his efforts he displayed his true colors, which, to no surprize, did not include red, white, or blue! Continue reading “Presidential Eligibility Requirements”
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Here is the earliest image I can find on this server, and it looks like a satellite in a polar orbit scanned something across a narrow strip… why would there be a definite East-West orientation, as opposed to a random “emission” correlated to the actual fault lines? Continue reading “Is West Coast CO “Release” actually a side-effect of Directed Energy Weapon Deployment?”
States could no longer require labeling of genetically modified foods under legislation approved by a Senate panel.
The Senate Agriculture Committee voted 14-6 Tuesday to prevent the labeling on packages of foods that include genetically modified organisms, or GMOs. Vermont is set to require such labels this summer, and other states are considering similar laws. Continue reading “Labels on Genetically Modified Foods? Not So Fast”
The police shooting of a 24-year-old man south of downtown Raleigh, N.C., early Monday afternoon generated a tense, impromptu protest of more than 100 people and questions about excessive use of police force.
Police Chief Cassandra Deck-Brown said the shooting took place shortly after noon as officers tried to arrest a man on a felony drug charge. She said one of her officers was chasing the man when the man was shot and killed, The (Raleigh) News & Observer reported. Continue reading “Raleigh police kill fleeing drug suspect”
Apple Insider – by Mikey Campbell
In his ruling, New York Magistrate Judge James Orenstein decided the government lacks legal authority to force Apple, or indeed any company, to break its own digital security protocols. Echoing Apple’s arguments against Department of Justice overtures in the high-profile San Bernardino attack investigation, today’s decision noted the “unreasonable burden” in inventing, coding and distributing a purposely vulnerable operating system in hopes of cracking existing device security. Continue reading “Federal judge rules Apple cannot be forced to aid in NY iPhone unlocking, cites ‘unreasonable burden’”
A gunman burst into a the lunch room of an Ohio high school Monday morning and opened fire, wounding four students before officials caught him and put him in custody, investigators confirmed.
The shooting unfolded at Madison High School in Butler County. Investigators say the suspect is student-age but they’re not certain whether he attended that school. They did not name him. Continue reading “Shooting in Ohio high school lunch room wounds 4 students”
Maryland Reporter – by Rachel Bluth
Deer season may be over in Maryland, but lobbying season is well underway in Annapolis.
Hunters and gun enthusiasts have held signs this week around the State House, protesting two bills that were debated in the House of Delegates Judiciary Committee Friday. Continue reading “Maryland hunters protest new gun control measures”
London — In a new report, a British anti-poverty charity puts Britain at the center of a growing global mercenary industry worth around $560 million to companies in the United Kingdom alone.
In its report, “Mercenaries Unleashed: The brave new world of private military and security companies,” War On Want names a number of major military and security companies (PMSCs) making vast profits in conflict zones around the world, including Control Risks, G4S and Olive Group. Continue reading “Mercenary Industry Booming as Private Armies Wage Wars for Corporations”
Los Angeles Archbishop Jose Gomez and other Southern California bishops announced Saturday an initiative to assist an estimated 2.4 million legal permanent residents in the United States who are seeking citizenship.
The joint effort, announced at the Immigration Summit held at the Christ Cathedral in Orange County, will “offer practical assistance for legal residents seeking citizenship,” according to a release from the Los Angeles Archdiocese. Continue reading “Los Angeles archbishop, others announce immigration initiative”
At least three people were stabbed, one critically, near a planned Ku Klux Klan rally Saturday inSouthern California, police said.
The violence erupted between KKK members and counter-protesters in Anaheim, about 35 miles southeast of Los Angeles, Sgt. Daron Wyatt with theAnaheim Police Department told The Associated Press. Continue reading “Police: 3 stabbed at KKK rally in Southern California”
Liberty Blitzkrieg – by Michael Krieger
As the Apple vs. FBI battle rages in the court system and throughout the halls of Congress, Obama decides to do what he does best. Using “his pen” to make consequential decisions unilaterally.
Just another day in the American banana republic. Continue reading “Obama to Expand Surveillance State Powers by Signing a 21 Page Memo”
Orlando Sentinel – by Gal Tziperman Lotan
Three seventh-graders at Deltona Middle School are facing criminal charges after allegedly putting crushed red pepper flakes in their teacher’s can of Mountain Dew, a Volusia County sheriff’s spokesman said.
The three 12-year-old girls were arrested are being held at the Volusia Regional Juvenile Detention Center.
Two face charges of poisoning food or water and tampering with consumer products. The third faces charges of tampering with consumer products and being a principal to poisoning food or water.
Continue reading “Seventh graders arrested, accused of putting pepper flakes in teacher’s soda”
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PIUTE COUNTY, Utah — It’s the second smallest county by population in Utah, but Piute County is making a lot of noise in the Western Land Movement these days.
Longtime rancher Stanton Gleave is at the center of a conflict that includes the County Sheriff on one side and the U.S. Forest Service on the other. Continue reading “Piute County, Utah Sheriff threatens arrest of Forest Service personnel”