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Your spouse “had to stay late at work” — are you skeptical? Do you think your friend doesn’t like you if he cancels dinner plans? Do you suspect that your co-worker is putting her ambitions ahead of the team?
Curmudgeons of the world, listen up: This line of negative thinking might actually hurt your health. Continue reading “Cynicism linked to greater dementia risk, study says”
RICHMOND-The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed modifications to the Clean Water Act definitely will expand the federal government’s regulation of agriculture land uses, according to Donald Parrish, senior director of regulatory relations for the American Farm Bureau Federation. That’s despite EPA statements that existing exemption for agriculture operations will remain intact.
“The EPA is sticking to their talking points. They’re saying they’re not expanding jurisdiction, Parrish said. “But for the first time ever, EPA is defining ditches as tributaries. This really does blur the distinction between land and water. And Congress didn’t intend that. Continue reading “Farm Bureau: Proposed EPA water regulations won’t exempt farmers”
Tens of thousands of children unaccompanied by parents or relatives are flooding across the southern U.S. border illegally, forcing the Obama administration and Congress to grapple with both a humanitarian crisis and a budget dilemma.
An estimated 60,000 such children will pour into the United States this year, according to the administration, up from about 6,000 in 2011. Now, Washington is trying to figure out how to pay for their food, housing and transportation once they are taken into custody. Continue reading “Waves of immigrant minors present crisis for Obama, Congress”
Lawmakers in Louisiana passed a measure Tuesday to exempt themselves from gun restrictions at public buildings in the state.
The House voted 79-12 to approve a bill that would allow them to carry concealed weapons in courthouses and state offices, as judges and district attorneys are already permitted, reported New Orleans City Business. Continue reading “Louisiana lawmakers vote to exempt themselves from gun ban in most public buildings”
Police One – by Josh Richman, The Oakland Tribune
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Lawmakers reacted to the Santa Barbara shooting by announcing plans Tuesday for a bill to create a “gun violence restraining order.”
The bill would establish a system in which concerned relatives, intimate partners or friends can notify police about someone showing a propensity toward violence, so police can investigate and seek a judge’s order to seize that person’s firearms and prevent any purchases. Continue reading “Gun bill would allow police to seize firearms, prevent purchases”
A Chinese court has announced guilty verdicts for 55 people charged with of terrorism, separatism and murder, with the dependents learning of their fate at a stadium filled with 7,000 spectators — part of an apparent show by the government of its determination to combat unrest in the country’s far west.
At least one of the defendants was sentenced to death. Continue reading “China Court Finds 55 Guilty in Mass Stadium Sentencing”
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Tonight at 10 p.m. ET on NBC an interview with Edward Snowden will be aired, his first with any US television station.
In the exclusive interview with NBC news anchor Brian Williams, Snowden blamed the State Department for isolating him in Russia and announced he was not a low-level systems administrator as the U.S. government has repeated again and again… Continue reading “Edward Snowden To Be Interviewed By NBC News Tonight”
A California veteran suffered a stroke that eventually killed him nearly three years ago after police beat him up when he tried to leave a Veterans Hospital with a shunt in his arm, according to a lawsuit filed by the man’s family.
Jonathan Montano grew impatient May 25, 2011, after waiting four hours for dialysis at the VA hospital in Loma Linda, and he told a nurse he intended to leave with the needle apparatus in his arm so staffers at a VA hospital in Long Beach would not have to insert a new one. Continue reading “Cops caused fatal stroke by beating CA veteran tired of waiting at VA hospital, suit claims”
The Daily Caller – by Michael Bastasch
Despite being soundly rejected a few years ago, cap-and-trade will soon get its U.S. encore — but not in Congress. The Obama administration will likely use its executive power to unilaterally impose carbon dioxide emissions trading systems.
The Environmental Protection Agency will unveil regulations for existing U.S. power plants early next month. For months, onlookers have been speculating about what could be included in the EPA’s rule for existing power plants. Continue reading “EPA To Unilaterally Push Cap And Trade On Carbon Emissions”
62nd Bilderberg conference to take place from 29 May – 1 June 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Copenhagen, 26 May 2014 – The 62nd Bilderberg meeting is set to take place from 29 May until 1 June 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. A total of around 140 participants from 22 countries have confirmed their attendance. As ever, a diverse group of political leaders and experts from industry, finance, academia and the media have been invited. Continue reading “Key Topics for 2014 Bilderberg and Participant List”
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Daily Mail – by JULIAN ROBINSON and WILL STEWART
Up to 100 people, including civilians and pro-Russian fighters, have been killed during a 24-hour bloodbath in the eastern Ukraine city of Donetsk.
Dozens of militants were reported dead in a furious battle for control of the airport in the key city of Donetsk where bodies were lying in the streets.
Continue reading “Caught in the crossfire: Civilians among dozens killed in Donetsk as fighting continues across city and Ukraine vows to fight until ‘not a single terrorist remains’”
MANNING, Ore. – A 19-year-old man who held his breath while driving through a tunnel on Highway 26 fainted and caused a three-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon, state police said.
Daniel J. Calhoon of Snohomish, Wash., was driving a Toyota Camry west of Manning when he fainted in a tunnel. His car crossed the center line and crashed head-on into an SUV, according to police. Continue reading “Police: Driver holding breath in tunnel faints, causes crash”
WASHINGTON (AP) – First lady Michelle Obama is answering Republicans in Congress who want to roll back healthier school meal standards, holding an event at the White House to highlight the success of the health guidelines.
The Tuesday event is an unusual move for the first lady, who has largely stayed away from policy fights since she lobbied for congressional passage of a child nutrition law in 2010. Continue reading “First Lady Set To Respond To School Meal Critics”
Chicago Tribune – by Keith Coffman
DENVER (Reuters) – Search and rescue crews were looking for three men on Monday who have been missing since a four-mile-long (6-km) mudslide ripped through a remote area near the Grand Mesa National Forest in western Colorado the day before.
The slide tore through an area outside the mountain community of Collbran, which has a population of about 700 people and is located 200 miles (320 km) west of Denver, said Heather Benjamin, spokeswoman for the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office. Continue reading “Search underway for three men missing after Colorado mudslide”
World of Psychology – by JOHN M. GROHOL, PSY.D.
One of the disgusting fall-outs from the Santa Barbara tragedy on Friday is Rep. Tim Murphy’s opportunism to promote his regressive, forced-treatment House bill. He says he’s angry by Friday’s tragedy, where a lonely,narcissistic, shy person by the name of Elliot Rodger decided he was going to take out his anger on a bunch of innocent people.
But if Rep. Murphy is angry, I’m furious. Continue reading “Tim Murphy Doesn’t Miss a Beat Turning Tragedy Into Political Opportunity”
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“Strong winds either propel your ship or break your mast — choose one.”
— Anonymous
Category One: The Gathering Storm
Some federal court cases are quickly forgotten, because they start small and stay small. Some start big and wither. A few start small and gather steam, like hurricanes over warm deep waters and lightning over humid plains. Continue reading “Blowing Whistles at Hurricanes — Marxism Meets the Big Sky Country”
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New York Daily News – by Nicole Hensley
There “wasn’t much that could be done,” witnesses say, after a Washington state cop hit a teenager at highway speeds on Friday night while rushing to a call without any lights or sirens.
Tim Viall caught the penultimate screech of tires as an unidentified Spokane County Sheriff’s deputy tried to swerve around a teen bicyclist at about 10:30 p.m., but only turned around after he heard the dreaded thud and saw a car speeding away. Continue reading “Washington cop hits teen bicyclist at 60 mph”
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration accidentally revealed the name of the CIA’s top official in Afghanistan in an email to thousands of journalists during the president’s surprise weekend trip to Bagram Air Field.
The officer’s name — identified as “chief of station” in Kabul — was included by U.S. embassy staff on a list of 15 senior American officials who met with President Obama during the Saturday visit. The list was sent to a Washington Post reporter who was representing the news media, who then sent it out to the White House “press pool” list, which contains as many as 6,000 recipients. Continue reading “White House mistakenly reveals CIA official’s name”
Fox News – by William La Jeunesse
A U.S. Marine who has been held in a Mexican jail for two months after mistakenly crossing the border with guns could have been spared his continuing ordeal with a simple phone call – and the kind of courtesy American border officials extend to wayward Mexicans, including members of the military.
Andrew Tahmooressi, 25, was trying to visit a friend near the border in San Ysidro March 31 when he missed the last exit on Interstate 5 and inadvertently crossed into Mexico. While his mistake was apparently due in part to a poorly marked – and recently changed – sign marking the last chance to make a U-turn back toward the U.S., some reasonable discretion by border officials could have spared him nearly two months in a Mexican prison, sources told Fox News. Continue reading “Mexican cooperation could have spared Marine from ordeal, say border sources”
Huffington Post – by Ashley Alman
Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) joined the charge of politicians calling for a review of gun control legislation on Sunday in the wake of a gunman’s deadly rampage on the campus of University of California, Santa Barbara.
King, a longtime advocate of stricter gun control policies, told the Washington Post that the incident reinforces the argument for expanding background checks for gun owners. Continue reading “Peter King Calls For Enhanced Gun Control Legislation In Wake Of California Rampage”
CNN – by Jen Christensen
Raw Story – by Travis Gettys
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