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Republicans in critical down-ballot races are taking a page from the Democrats’ playbook: They are talking up gun control measures.
Republican incumbents have faced increasing pressure from both their Democratic opponents and colleagues in the Senate to act on gun control legislation, particularly in the wake of several mass shootings that have occurred since late last year. Continue reading “Swing-state Republicans play up efforts for gun control laws”
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COLDWATER, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – A Branch County mother says her son was suspended from school for doing the right thing.
Kyler Davies, a 7th grade student, found a pocket knife in his backpack. His mom tells us she bought the bag at Goodwill and never checked it. When her son found it, he told a counselor, and was suspended. Continue reading “Branch Co. mother says son was suspended from school after reporting knife”
A federal judge lashed out at the State Department on Monday over what he charged was foot-dragging over Freedom of Information Act requests relating to Hillary Clinton’s service as secretary of state.
“You have a client that, to say the least, is not impressing the judges on this court, myself included. … It is in your client’s interest to start being more obviously cooperative,” U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon warned Justice Department lawyers representing State during a hearing Monday. “The State Department is at risk of being perceived as obstreperous. [They] need to get with the program.” Continue reading “Judge gives State Department tongue-lashing over Clinton classification training records”
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government has mistakenly granted citizenship to at least 858 immigrants from countries of concern to national security or with high rates of immigration fraud who had pending deportation orders, according to an internal Homeland Security audit released Monday.
The Homeland Security Department’s inspector general found that the immigrants used different names or birthdates to apply for citizenship with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and such discrepancies weren’t caught because their fingerprints were missing from government databases. Continue reading “More than 800 immigrants mistakenly granted citizenship, Homeland report says”
Authorities are urgently searching for a “person of interest” in the New York City explosion, identified as 28-year-old Ahmad Khan Rahami, according to a memo circulated by the NYPD.
The FBI also released a wanted poster for Rahami with his photo, saying he is “wanted for questioning” related to the bombing. Rahami is a U.S. citizen originally born in Afghanistan, the FBI said. He is considered armed and dangerous. Continue reading “Police on Manhunt for ‘Person of Interest’ in Manhattan Bombing”
A massive sinkhole at a fertilizer plant in Mulberry, Florida, has caused about 215 million gallons of radioactive water to drain down into the Floridian aquifer system, according to ABC affiliate WFTS.
The aquifer system supplies drinking water to millions of Florida residents, according to the St. Johns Water Management District’s website. Additionally, water that escapes from the aquifers create springs used for recreational activities like snorkeling and swimming. Continue reading “Florida Fertilizer Plant Sinkhole Reportedly Leaks 215 Million Gallons of Radioactive Water Into Aquifer”
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My objections to the “science” behind mankind driven climate change:
The greenhouse effect theory, i.e. upwelling/down welling/”back” radiation violates conservation of energy and thermodynamic laws. Yes, it really does! Not that it matters because the theory actually does not do anything, i.e. no net change in radiative balance at the ToA, per NASA 100 km. Continue reading “Climate Change”
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Gov. Robert Bentley issued an executive order Thursday declaring a state of emergency in Alabama over concerns about fuel shortages in the wake of a gasoline pipeline spill that released about 250,000 gallons of gasoline south of Birmingham and shut down a major pipeline connecting refineries in Houston with the rest of the country.
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal issued a similar executive order for his state on Tuesday. Continue reading “Alabama, Georgia declare state of emergency after pipeline spill”
Free Thought Project – by John Vibes
Blacksburg, VA – Pharmaceutical company Mylan has made news recently by raising the price of a popular and important drug. Mylan acquired a product by the name of EpiPen in 2007. At the time, the price of the product was approximately $100 per unit. However, the price quickly shot up to $600 after Mylan’s acquisition.
EpiPen is an injection containing epinephrine, a chemical that narrows blood vessels and opens airways in the lungs. These effects can reverse severe low blood pressure, wheezing, severe skin itching, hives, and other symptoms of an allergic reaction. This product is popular among people with life threatening allergies. Continue reading “Pharmacist Finds A Way Around Govt-Protected Drug Maker — Makes EpiPen Alternative For $20”
Fox News – by Malia Zimmerman, William Lajeunesse
Federal lawmakers seeking to pinpoint the number of illegal immigrants who successfully sneak across the southern border ordered up a report from the Department of Homeland Security, but the agency refuses to release it and instead cites a misleading statistic that overstates the number who are nabbed, sources told Fox News.
DHS denied it is holding back the report, but sources say it was completed in November and that it shows roughly half of adults who attempt to cross the border make it – approximately 250,000 in total. Continue reading “DHS accused of sitting on damning border report as immigration issue drives presidential race”
Missouri on Wednesday joined a growing list of states allowing most adults to carry concealed weapons without a permit, as the state’s Republican-led Legislature used its supermajority to loosen existing gun laws.
The measure, described by supporters as “constitutional carry,” allows people to carry hidden guns anywhere they can currently carry weapons openly, effective January 1. Missouri will join 10 other states with laws that allow most people to carry concealed guns even if they haven’t gone through the training required for permits, according to the National Rifle Association, which supported the legislation. Continue reading “Missouri joins states allowing concealed carry without permit”
Two residents of Southern Arizona appeared before a Congressional committee in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday and testified that their communities have become more dangerous because of a Border Patrol strategy known as “Defense in Depth.”
Under the program, the U.S. Border Patrol sets up checkpoints up to 100 miles from the border with Mexico. But residents Peggy Davis and Gary Brasher said at a House Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security hearing that this has created a stretch of U.S. territory where people crossing into the country illegally have “free run,” according to the Arizona Capitol Times.
Continue reading “Arizona residents complain about Border Patrol checkpoints placed 100 miles inland”
Oregon Live – by Beth Nakamura
Here’s what you need to know about Wednesday’s developments:
Continue reading “Oregon standoff trial: Wednesday highlights, and what’s next”
Washington Post – by Missy Ryan
While Americans savored the last moments of summer this Labor Day weekend, the U.S. military was busy overseas as warplanes conducted strikes in six countries in a flurry of attacks. The bombing runs across Asia, Africa and the Middle East spotlighted the diffuse terrorist threats that have persisted into the final days of the Obama presidency — conflicts that the next president is now certain to inherit. Continue reading “A reminder of the permanent wars: Dozens of U.S. airstrikes in six countries”
House Republicans reached an agreement late Wednesday to avoid a potentially divisive floor vote on impeaching IRS Commissioner John Koskinen.
The deal scraps the vote on the so-called “privileged” impeachment resolution that had been expected to take place Thursday. Instead, the House Judiciary Committee will consider Koskinen’s impeachment, with the IRS boss expected to testify sometime next week. Continue reading “House Republicans reach deal to avoid vote on impeaching IRS commissioner”
As a result of the ongoing “massive” customer fraud scandal at Wells Fargo, which culminated not with prison time for anyone but with a $125 million bonus for the executive who oversaw the criminal practice, life for CEO John Stumpf, who as reported yesterday lost the top market cap spot for a US bank to JPM, just got more complicated, because not only is he set to testify in Congress in a few days, but as Dow Jones reports the Feds are now involved. Continue reading “Wells Fargo Probed By Feds Over Sales Tactics”
USA Today – by Greg Gardner and Brent Snavely, Detroit Free Press
DETROIT — Ford Motor said Wednesday it is shifting all of its U.S. small car production to Mexico, a development that drew fresh criticism from Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
Ford’s declaration came as CEO Mark Fields sought to appeal to investors.
“Over the next two to three years, we will have migrated all of our small car production to Mexico and out of the United States,” Fields told a meeting in Dearborn, Mich., where the company is based.
Continue reading “Ford moving all production of small cars from U.S. to Mexico”