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Bloomberg – by Jim Snyder and Brian Wingfield

A U.S. Senate committee soon to be led by Republicans will hold a hearing next week on legislation to approve TransCanada Corp. (TRP)’s Keystone XL pipeline, bypassing the current review by the Obama administration.

The energy committee hearing on Jan. 7, a day after Congress reconvenes, will help get a Keystone measure “to the floor as soon as possible,” Robert Dillon, a spokesman for the panel, said today in an e-mail.   Continue reading “Senate Republicans Set Hearing to Advance Keystone XL Bill”

Seattle Times – by Cathy McLain

OLYMPIA — Opponents of a new expanded gun background-check measure in Washington state filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday, asking a federal judge to block parts of the law that involve transfers of firearms.

The lawsuit was filed in district court in Tacoma and seeks a permanent injunction against enforcement of parts of Initiative 594 that deal with non-commercial transfers to private citizens. The measure was approved by voters in November.   Continue reading “Suit challenges I-594, expansion of gun-buyer background checks”

Yahoo Canada – by Tim Cook

EDMONTON – An Edmonton man suspected of killing six adults and two young children before taking his own life was well-known to police and had a lengthy criminal record.

But police Chief Rod Knecht told a news conference late Tuesday night that there is no suggestion of gang involvement and the motive for the “senseless mass murder” appears to have been “planned and deliberate” domestic violence.   Continue reading “Edmonton police confirm 8 victims in what chief calls ‘senseless mass murder’”

Twin Cities Pioneer Press – by Tad Vezner and Sarah Horner

A standoff at a Fridley apartment building Tuesday between SWAT teams and a fugitive wanted for violating his probation for a murder conviction ended with the fugitive injured and in custody, and no one else hurt.

The incident began sometime before 1 p.m., as law enforcement officers and SWAT teams surrounded the building on the 150 block of Island Park Drive near the intersection of East River Road.   Continue reading “Fridley, Minnesota: Standoff with police ends as shot fugitive taken into custody”

NBC Philadelphia – by Dan Stamm and David Chang

A traffic stop turned deadly overnight in South Jersey.

Police officers in Bridgeton, New Jersey opened fire on a passenger of a Jaguar after pulling the vehicle over at South Avenue and Henry Street around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday.

The suspect died after being rushed to the hospital.   Continue reading “Police Officers in South Jersey Shoot, Kill Man During Traffic Stop”

Boston.com

CHICAGO (AP) — A wall at a Morton Salt storage facility has collapsed, burying several cars at a next-door auto dealership in road salt.

Company spokeswoman Denise Lauer says a side wall broke Tuesday afternoon, spilling road salt outside of the facility on Chicago’s northwest side and onto the neighboring property. Morton Salt Inc. is a more than 100-year-old company based in Chicago best known for its pourable table salt.

No injuries were reported.   Continue reading “Cars Buried in Salt After Morton Storage Collapse”

Reuters – by LOUIS CHARBONNEAU

The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday rejected a Palestinian resolution calling for an Israeli withdrawal from the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem and the establishment of a Palestinian state by late 2017.

The resolution called for negotiations to be based on territorial lines that existed before Israel captured the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip in the 1967 Middle East war. It also called for a peace deal within 12 months.   Continue reading “Palestinian statehood resolution fails at U.N council, U.S. votes against”

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Michael Snyder:  Should the federal government be spending billions of dollars to pump up Wal-Mart’s profits?  I know that question sounds really bizarre, but unfortunately this is essentially what is happening.  Because Wal-Mart does not pay them enough money, hundreds of thousands of Wal-Mart employees enroll in Medicaid, food stamps and other social welfare programs.  Even though Wal-Mart makes enormous profits, they refuse to properly take care of their employees so the federal government has to do it.  And of course this is not just a Wal-Mart problem.  There are hundreds of other major corporations doing exactly the same thing.  And they will keep on doing it as long as they can because relying on the federal government to take care of their employees allows them to make much larger profits.  This gives these companies an enormous competitive advantage and it distorts the marketplace.  If you love the free enterprise system, you should be aghast at this.  Our big corporations have become the biggest “welfare queens” of all, and Wal-Mart is near the top of that list.   Continue reading “The US Government Spends 2.6 Billion To Pump Up Wal-Marts Profits”

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Be Your Own Leader – by Dana Gabriel

The globalist plan to incrementally merge the U.S., Canada and Mexico into a North American Union has been ongoing for years. While at times, the agenda appears to have seemingly stalled, current efforts to expand the trilateral partnership show that it is alive and once again gaining steam. With NAFTA as the foundation, the renewed push for deeper North American integration continues on many different fronts.   Continue reading “The Renewed Push For Deeper North American Integration”

AZ Central – by Jennifer Soules and Ken Alltucker

A 24-year-old Flagstaff police officer with less than one year on the job was shot in the face and killed by a 28-year-old man who then turned the gun on himself, police said.

Officer Tyler Stewart encountered a suspect at a home in the 800 block of West Clay Avenue during an investigation of an earlier domestic-violence call, spokeswoman Sgt. Margaret Bentzen said. Robert W. Smith of Prescott, fired several shots at Stewart, who was outside his patrol car, police said. Smith then shot himself dead, according to police.   Continue reading “Flagstaff officer killed by gunman”

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Torrent Freak – by Andy

As the controversy surrounding the The Interview continues, a singer is claiming that after failing to reach terms with Sony, the company put her music in the movie anyway. After receiving not a penny from the movie giant, Yoon Mi Rae is now set to sue. Meanwhile, 1.5 million pirates have downloaded the comedy.

The way things are panning out, the Sony movie The Interview is on course to become one of the most controversial movies of all time.   Continue reading “Sony About to Get Sued for Pirating Music in the Interview”

The Dalles Chronicle – by RaeLynn Ricarte

An international gun control treaty adopted by the United Nations General Assembly went into effect Dec. 24, but Congress has temporarily blocked U.S. involvement.

“I am grateful that Congress took this step but it is unbelievable to me that, in America, it was necessary,” said Linda Pellissier manager of the Old Mill Bargain Center in The Dalles.   Continue reading “UN gun control treaty enacted”

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Anti-police social media postings have spawned a wave of arrests across the United States in recent days, after the double murder of two New York Police Department officers on Saturday was revealed to be predated by an ominous internet threat.   Continue reading “Cops Crack Down on Anti-police Threats Made on the Internet”

Investor’s Business Daily

Thousands of illegals are pouring into Texas in a new border surge, following President Obama’s executive mass amnesty and refusal to deport. It was as predictable as the sunrise — and raises new questions.

Back in late September, Secretary of State John Kerry, speaking with his counterparts from Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Mexico, warned that the pause in the border surge of families and unaccompanied minors, then some 50,000 or so in each category for the year, was temporary. “We have to use this time to put in place more efforts, greater efforts to get at the root cause of this, because we know that those numbers may rise again,” Kerry said.   Continue reading “A New Border Surge, A New Normal?”

USA Today – by Mike Snider

If all you want for Christmas is some online video gaming, you may feel like you got coal in your stocking.

Online game networks Xbox Live and PlayStation Network were knocked offline much of Christmas Day in an apparent DDos (distributed denial of service) attack.

Taking credit for the takedown: a group called Lizard Squad, which previously claimed credit for August attacks on the PlayStation Network and online games World of Warcraft and League of Legends.   Continue reading “PlayStation Network, Xbox Live offline due to attacks”

CNN – by David Shortell and Sarah Jorgensen

Seven men have been arrested in connection with alleged threats made toward police officers since Saturday afternoon, when two NYPD officers were shot in the head from behind while sitting in their patrol car, New York City police said.

Police said in a statement Wednesday that they have assessed hundreds of online postings and calls to 911 and pressed the public to continue to report any suspicious activity.   Continue reading “NYPD: 7 arrested for allegedly posting, phoning in threats to officers”