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USA Today – by Doyle Rice and William M. Welch
An unmanned rocket headed for the International Space Station to deliver supplies exploded on launch from Wallops Island, Va., Tuesday.
The Antares rocket supplied by contractor Orbital Sciences blew up six seconds after liftoff, NASA said.
NASA and Orbital Sciences were gathering data to determine the cause of the failure of the Orbital CRS-3, the space agency said. Continue reading “Unmanned Antares rocket explodes on launch”
New York Daily News – by Sasha Goldstein
A suspected gunman is in custody as police still search for a second suspect after the shooting of two men outside a rural North Carolina courthouse Tuesday.
Gunfire broke out sometime before noon in front of the Nash County Courthouse, about 45 miles northeast of Raleigh in the agricultural town of Nashville.
The condition of the victims is unknown, though one was on a stretcher and speaking to authorities, Sheriff Dick Jenkins told WNCN-TV. Continue reading “Suspected gunman arrested after two shot outside Nash County Courthouse in North Carolina”
The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday it has increased security at federal buildings across the county, citing terror threats and recent attacks in Canada and elsewhere.
The announcement was made by Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, who said Federal Protective Service officers are providing the increased security.
Officials said the move was a “precautionary” step and not made in response to any specific threat. But they cited last week’s violence in Canada, and Islamic State threats. Additional security will be put in place in Washington, other major U.S. cities and unnamed locations across the country. Continue reading “DHS increases security at federal buildings over terror concerns”
The Swiss agency that regulates new drugs said Tuesday it has approved an application for a clinical trial with an experimental Ebola vaccine at the Lausanne University Hospital.
Swissmedic said the trial will be conducted among 120 volunteer participants with support from the U.N. World Health Organization. The experimental vaccine is to be initially administered on healthy volunteers who will be sent as medical staff to fight the Ebola epidemic in West Africa. Continue reading “Swiss Agency Approves Trial for Ebola Vaccine”
NASHVILLE, N.C. — A shooting occurred Tuesday morning outside the Nash County Courthouse in Nashville, Sheriff Dick Jenkins said.
Two men were shot and suffered what Jenkins described as non-life-threatening wounds.
Authorities are still looking for two gunmen and a white car, the sheriff said. Continue reading “Manhunt on for gunmen after two shot outside Nash courthouse”
Coal exports from the U.S. West Coast rose to the highest in more than a decade amid demand from Mexico and Asia, providing a market for the power-plant fuel amid lower domestic consumption.
Shipments from the western U.S. are up 35 percent to about 5 million tons through the first six months of this year, led by an almost six-fold jump in cargoes leaving San Francisco, according to the Energy Information Administration. That comes even as nationwide exports have fallen 15 percent. Continue reading “U.S. West Coast Coal Exports Rise as Mexico to China Buy”
A spokesman for Jordan’s mission to the United Nations says his country will request an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting on behalf of the Palestinians, who have written to the council president about “dangerously escalating tensions” in east Jerusalem.
Laith Ibrahim Obeidat confirmed the request in a message Monday and said his country, a council member, will ask the council president to set a date. Continue reading “Jordan to request emergency UN meeting on Israel”
Voting machines that switch Republican votes to Democrats are being reported in Maryland.
“When I first selected my candidate on the electronic machine, it would not put the ‘x’ on the candidate I chose — a Republican — but it would put the ‘x’ on the Democrat candidate above it,” reported Donna Hamilton. Continue reading “Machines flip GOP votes to Democrats in Maryland”
Washington Post – by Ian Shapira
RED MESA, Ariz. — The fans poured into the bleachers on a Friday night, erupting in “Let’s go, Redskins!” chants that echoed across a new field of artificial turf, glowing green against a vast dun-colored landscape.
Inside the Red Mesa High School locker room, Ted Nugent’s “Stranglehold” blared on the stereo as players hurried to strap on their helmets and gather for a pregame prayer and pep talk.
“This is your time, right?” the team’s assistant coach demanded. Continue reading “In Arizona, a Navajo high school emerges as a defender of the Washington Redskins”
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The Free Thought Project – by John Vibes
For years, 75-year-old Roger Hoeppner has been at odds with his local government in Marathon County, Wisconsin, over $80,000 dollars worth of fines relating to the use of his property.
Hoeppner has strongly disputed the fines that have been imposed on him, and he has been through multiple lawsuits and appeals with the city, in a fight to use his property the way that he wants to. Continue reading “24 Cops and Armored Military Vehicle Sent To Loot A 75 Year Old’s Retirement Fund”
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ARS Technica – by David Kravets
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) said Monday it’s concerned that intellectual property pirates are being exposed to malware and other dangers.
“It is important to note that websites that traffic in infringing movies, television shows, and other copyrighted content do not harm only the rights holder. Malicious software or malware, which puts Internet users at risk of identity theft, fraud, and other ills, is increasingly becoming a source of revenue for pirate sites,” the lobbying group told (PDF) US trade officials on Monday in its latest report about global “notorious markets” for illegal content. Continue reading “Who knew? MPAA concerned online pirates are exposed to malware”
ROSWELL, NM — It often takes time for police to nab a suspect. But sometimes, crooks can make it pretty easy for police to catch them, KOAT reported.
Some burglars in Roswell, New Mexico, accidentally reported their own crime to cops when investigators say one of the thieves somehow pocket dialed 911. Continue reading “Burglars Confess Crime During Pocket Dial 911 Call”
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Millions of students in public schools don’t understand fractions or pronouns at even a basic level but students in the oceanfront Boston suburb of Revere, Mass. are taking the time to learn all about Islam — in the most embarrassingly shallow and cheerleading way imaginable.
Part of the textbook prints the Muslim Call to Prayer, according to Boston NBC affiliate WHDH. Continue reading “Massachusetts Father Mad Just Because Public School Teaches ‘There Is No God But Allah’”
Police State USA – by Larry Hohol
BRADFORD COUNTY, PA — A motorist was viciously beaten, tasered, and maced repeatedly, then charged with 24 separate crimes and maliciously prosecuted for every one of them. He was beaten four (4) times over the course of 11-hours, and not once had he acted maliciously. The incident stemmed from his driving while on an unusually high dosage of legally-prescribed bipolar medication and a subsequent fender bender. Dash-cam footage revealed the extraordinary exaggerations made about the case — 2 years after it took place. Continue reading “Man charged with breaking a trooper’s fist with his face”
New York Times – by SHAILA DEWAN
ARNOLDS PARK, Iowa — For almost 40 years, Carole Hinders has dished out Mexican specialties at her modest cash-only restaurant. For just as long, she deposited the earnings at a small bank branch a block away — until last year, when two tax agents knocked on her door and informed her that they had seized her checking account, almost $33,000.
The Internal Revenue Service agents did not accuse Ms. Hinders of money laundering or cheating on her taxes — in fact, she has not been charged with any crime. Instead, the money was seized solely because she had deposited less than $10,000 at a time, which they viewed as an attempt to avoid triggering a required government report. Continue reading “Law Lets I.R.S. Seize Accounts on Suspicion, No Crime Required”
The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued a high risk recall for nearly 32,000 pounds of chicken from Murrry’s Inc. shipped nationwide.
The recall is for 12 ounce boxes of Bell and Evans Gluten Free Breaded Chicken Breast Nuggets and 10.5 ounce boxes of Bell and Evans Gluten Free Breaded Chicken Breast with a best by date of Aug. 9, 2015. Continue reading “Bell and Evans breaded chicken products recalled”
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