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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Police and social-workers on Thursday began clearing away one of the nation’s largest homeless encampments, a cluster of flimsy tents and plywood shelters that once housed more than 200 people in the heart of wealthy Silicon Valley.
Authorities have been trying for years to resolve problems at the camp known as the Jungle, including violence and unsanitary conditions. Continue reading “Crews break up homeless camp in Silicon Valley”
(Washington Times) – Homeland Security officials wasted little time in ramping up for President Obama’s amnesty, posting 1,000 job openings the day after his announcement and announcing it already has space for hundreds of employees at a new space in Arlington, Virginia — an indication that it had laid its plans well before Mr. Obama said.
And even though Mr. Obama said his policy is temporary, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is hiring the employees for permanent positions, at salaries of up to $157,000 a year, according to the job postings listed on the official federal jobs website. Continue reading “DHS Already Hiring 1,000 Employees To Carry Out Obama Amnesty”
Lawmakers added a bipartisan series of long-awaited energy and public lands measures to a compromise defense bill.
Congress had not passed any significant bills related to public lands in years, frustrating lawmakers from western states with large swaths of publicly owned and managed property.
The proposed National Defense Authorization Act, considered a must-pass bill to enable the Defense Department’s programs to continue, had its text released late Tuesday night after months of negotiations by the House and Senate. Continue reading “Energy, public land measures tacked onto defense bill”
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South China Morning Post – by Lana Lam
Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom won the right to get his hands on HK$330 million in assets frozen in 2012 by the Hong Kong authorities – but the victory was short-lived as a High Court judge immediately reimposed an order to keep the assets under lock and key.
Negotiations will now take place between Megaupload founder Dotcom’s legal team and the Department of Justice in Hong Kong on the terms of conditions of the new order. The assets freeze was imposed by Hong Kong authorities on behalf of the administration of US President Barack Obama. Continue reading “Kim Dotcom sees HK$330m assets unfrozen by court – before judge locks them up again”
DENVER (AP) — Denver authorities say a driver had a medical emergency when he hit and injured four Denver police officers who were monitoring a student protest of the Ferguson, Missouri, grand jury decision.
Police Chief Robert White says one officer was critically injured and was in surgery. He says two of the other three were released from a hospital. Continue reading “4 Denver officers hit by car during Ferguson protest”
Texas Gov.-elect Greg Abbott announced Wednesday that Texas is leading a 17-state coalition suing the Obama administration over the president’s executive actions on immigration.
The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Texas on Wednesday, and names the heads of the top immigration enforcement agencies as defendants.
Abbott, in a news conference in Austin, said the “broken” immigration system should be fixed by Congress, not by “presidential fiat.” Continue reading “Texas leads coalition of 17 states in lawsuit against Obama immigration actions”
A New York City grand jury has decided not to indict the New York Police Department officer accused of killing a Staten Island man by putting him in an illegal chokehold. The NYPD is now preparing for more protests stemming from the decision.
Early Wednesday afternoon, CNN, the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post all reported that a grand jury declined to indict the officer. Continue reading “Grand jury doesn’t indict NYPD officer accused in chokehold death – reports”
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Tuesday on “The Alan Colmes Show,” former police chief Mark Kessler made one of the most shocking revelations Alan had ever heard, and Kessler said he was exposing it for the first time anywhere.
Kessler, who infamously made online videos insulting liberals and firing his gun, claimed that the federal government put him up to making the videos in order to attract “the worst of the worst” and said the videos even led to arrests of “lone wolf” terrorists. Read some of it below and see if you believe him! Continue reading “A Government Plot Against 2nd Amendment Supporters?”
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said on Wednesday an accident had occurred at the Zaporizhye nuclear power plant (NPP) in south-east Ukraine and called on the energy minister to hold a news conference.
“I know that an accident has occurred at the Zaporizhye NPP,” Yatseniuk said, asking new energy minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn to make clear when the problem would be resolved and what steps would be taken to restore normal power supply across Ukraine. Continue reading “Ukrainian PM reports accident at nuclear power plant”
With prices at the pump falling along with oil, the idea of raising the federal gasoline tax to help pay for the nation’s ailing infrastructure is gaining steam.
“One of the politicians who raised the gas tax was Ronald Reagan,” Pennsylvania’s Democratic former Gov. Ed Rendell said Tuesday on CNBC’s “ Squawk Box ” during a debate with anti-tax crusader Grover Norquist, an influential voice among conservatives. Continue reading “Ronald Reagan caught in gas tax debate crossfire”
The White House on Wednesday will release a new report offering a stark appraisal of past failures in federal education policy for Native Americans ahead of President Obama’s scheduled appearance at the annual Tribal Nations Conference.
The report acknowledges “a history of deeply troubling and destructive federal policies and actions” that have hurt Native communities and exacerbated inequality, while warning that progress today “continues to be hindered” by poor educational infrastructure. Continue reading “Obama to speak at Tribal Nations Conference”
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The University of Texas at Austinis missing about 100 brains — about half of the specimens the university had in a collection of brains preserved in jars of formaldehyde.
One of the missing brains is believed to have belonged to clock tower sniper Charles Whitman.
“We think somebody may have taken the brains, but we don’t know at all for sure,” psychology Professor Tim Schallert, co-curator of the collection, told the Austin American-Statesman (http://bit.ly/11R7vym ). Continue reading “About 100 brains missing from University of Texas”
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A grand jury is expected to decide soon whether to indict a police officer in the death of Eric Garner.
The grand jury began hearing evidence in the case on Sept. 29. Staten Island District Attorney Daniel Donovan asked New Yorkers to be patient ahead of the decision.
“The grand jury has been diligently listening to evidence and we await their decision,” he said. Continue reading “Grand Jury Decision Expected Soon In Police-Involved Death Of Eric Garner”
Wall Street Journal – by NICHOLAS CASEY and JOSHUA MITNICK
JERUSALEM—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday fired two top cabinet ministers, bringing about the collapse of his coalition government and calling for fresh parliamentary elections.
The ministers, Yair Lapid and Tzipi Livni, ran the finance and justice ministries respectively. They came from parties that were increasingly coming to blows with the conservative Mr. Netanyahu over a growing list of subjects—from the country’s budget to a proposed law that would declare Israel a Jewish state. Continue reading “Netanyahu Fires Two Top Ministers, Setting Stage for Fresh Israeli Elections”
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Bangor Daily News – by Paul Nussbaum
PHILADELPHIA — Chinese investors have begun signing up to spend $500,000 each to help pay for a long-awaited connection between the Pennsylvania Turnpike and I-95.
In exchange, the investors hope to get permanent residency in the United States for themselves and their families. Continue reading “Chinese investors sign up to fund I-95 Turnpike link in exchange for fast-track to US citizenship”
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Kim Dotcom, wanted in US for copyright infringement, says his Internet Party plans to enter American politics next year. The taunt came shortly after a New Zealand court rejected a US plea to revoke Dotcom’s bail.
Dotcom, who is engaged in a number of court battles in New Zealand over US extradition for his Megaupload service, described himself as “your Internet Freedom fighter” and “Hillary’s worst nightmare in 2016!” in a tweet. Continue reading “‘Hillary’s worst nightmare’: Kim Dotcom flags US Internet Party launch”
The New American – by Alex Newman
Pointing to the killing of Michael Brown by police officer Darren Wilson along with subsequent unrest in Ferguson and policing issues, the dictator-dominated United Nations just launched another brazen assault on America, U.S. sovereignty, and the gun rights of Americans. UN boss Ban Ki-moon (shown), the global body’s “Human Rights Council,” and even the UN “Committee against Torture” all took turns lambasting the United States as an alleged stronghold of systemic racism and police brutality. To fix the problems, the UN argued, Americans and their elected officials must submit to the demands of self-styled global “authorities” — including more unconstitutional gun control to further restrict access to firearms, and UN rules for police. Continue reading “UN Attacks U.S. Gun Rights and More, Citing Ferguson and Cops”
House Speaker John Boehner announced plans Tuesday to effectively push off a looming battle over President Obama’s immigration policies until next year, while potentially averting a partial government shutdown later this month.
The speaker met behind closed doors Tuesday with fellow Republicans. Boehner is attempting a balancing act — as he tries to avert a budget showdown, while also letting conservatives vent over the president’s controversial executive actions on immigration. Continue reading “Boehner moves to push off immigration fight to 2015”
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