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WASHINGTON (AP) — Just a quarter of this year’s high school graduates who took the ACT tests have the reading, math, English and science skills they need to succeed in college or a career, according to data the testing company released Wednesday. Continue reading “ACT: Only 25% of high school graduates ready for all college subjects”
The News American – by William F. Jasper
Flying largely under the radar, the first round of negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) took off July 8 through 12 in Washington, D.C. Although most Americans have barely heard of TTIP — if they’ve heard of it at all — this plan for economic and political merger of the United States and the European Union will assume ever greater urgency over the next year as the negotiation process concludes and we move closer and closer to a vote in Congress. Continue reading “EU/U.S. — Transatlantic Convergence”
WASHINGTON — The National Rifle Association has rallied gun-owners — and raised tens of millions of dollars — campaigning against the threat of a national database of firearms or their owners.
But in fact, the sort of vast, secret database the NRA often warns of already exists, despite having been assembled largely without the knowledge or consent of gun owners. It is housed in the Virginia offices of the NRA itself. The country’s largest privately held database of current, former, and prospective gun owners is one of the powerful lobby’s secret weapons, expanding its influence well beyond its estimated 3 million members and bolstering its political supremacy. Continue reading “How The NRA Built A Massive Secret Database Of Gun Owners”
By: Wim Grommen (with Lorimer Wilson)
Beware: The Dow 30’s Performance is Being Manipulated!
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) Index – the oldest stock exchange in the U.S. and most influential in the world – consists of 30 companies and has an extremely interesting and distressing history regarding its beginnings, transformation and structural development which has all the trappings of what is commonly referred to as pyramid or Ponzi scheme. Continue reading “The Dow 30 is the Greatest of All Ponzi Schemes”
Business Insider – by PAMELA ENGEL
There are reports of a gunman at Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy in DeKalb County, Georgia, according to WSBTV.
It doesn’t appear there are any injuries. Whether or not shots were actually fired is in dispute, but students were evacuated from the school upon reports of a gunman, according to Fox 5 in Atlanta. Continue reading “REPORT: Gunman At Georgia School”
We’ve got to stop the Trans-Pacific Partnership that’s being drawn up in Washington before it becomes law.
The giant multinationals are pushing a trade deal that will literally let them bypass our laws. This deal is called the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and it is coming at us in the next few months. The corporations are trying to switch this gravy-train onto the “Fast Track.” For them this deal is the light at the end of the tunnel of democracy and self-government that has been trying to reign them in. We need to get this runaway train back on the rails or We the People will be begging for scraps thrown from the caboose. Call your Senators and Representative today and let them know that people are paying attention and oppose “Fast Track trade authority.” Continue reading “Multinationals Are Plotting to Steamroll What’s Left of Our Republic to Make Huge Profits”
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan claims Ankara has proof Israel was behind the July 3 military “coup” that toppled Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi, Turkish media report.
Erdogan said the West was beginning to redefine democracy as a process that is not solely determined at the ballot box, although the poll represents “the people’s will.” Continue reading “‘Israel behind Egypt coup’ – Turkish PM”
The American Dream – by Michael Snyder
Instead of making sure that U.S. employers are not hiring illegal immigrants, the Obama administration has actually signed a secret deal with Mexico to protect “the rights” of illegal immigrants in the workplace. According to this “memorandum of understanding”, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will spend U.S. taxpayer dollars to educate illegal immigrants about their civil rights, workplace safety, and minimum wage laws. This is yet another example of how the Obama administration is openly flouting the law and doing all that it can to promote even more illegal immigration. We are rapidly becoming a lawless nation that has absolutely no regard for the rule of law, and it all starts with the horrendous example that is being set at the very top. Continue reading “Obama Administration Makes Secret Deal With Mexico To Help Illegal Immigrants In The Workplace”
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas has been mentioned as a possible presidential candidate in the 2016 election.
To run for president, the Constitution says a candidate must be a “natural born” U.S. citizen. Continue reading “U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz To Renounce Canadian Citizenship”
ABC News – by DIRK LAMMERS Associated Press
A B-1B bomber crashed in a remote area of southeastern Montana on Monday, but its four crew members survived after ejecting from the South Dakota-based aircraft, Air Force officials said.
Two pilots and two weapons system officers ejected before the bomber crashed about 9:30 a.m. near Broadus, Mont., said Col. Kevin Kennedy, commander of the 28th Bomb Wing. He said they were taken by ambulance and air to two South Dakota hospitals, but none of them suffered life-threatening injuries. Continue reading “B-1B Bomber Crashes in Montana, Crew Ejects”
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Mingo County Circuit Judge Michael Thornsbury was arrested Thursday after federal authorities allege he targeted his ex-lover’s husband and used his position on the bench to manipulate criminal charges against the man.
The indictment, returned Wednesday by a federal grand jury in Charleston, charges Thornsbury with conspiring to violate the constitutional rights of his former secretary’s husband. An indictment means that grand jurors have decided that enough evidence exists to warrant a criminal trial. Continue reading “West Virginia judge arrested on federal charge”
British authorities came under pressure on Monday to explain why anti-terrorism powers were used to detain for nine hours the partner of a journalist who has written articles about U.S. and British surveillance programs based on leaks from Edward Snowden.
Brazilian David Miranda, the partner of American journalist Glenn Greenwald, was detained on Sunday at London’s Heathrow Airport where he was in transit on his way from Berlin to Rio de Janeiro. He was released without charge. Continue reading “Use of UK terror law to detain reporter’s partner ‘a disgrace’”
Infowars – by Paul Joseph Watson
Enough for its agents to fire 9,400 bullets a day, every day of the year
The Transportation Security Administration is set to purchase 3.5 million .357 SIG caliber bullets, enough for its agents to fire 9,400 rounds a day, every day of the year.
According to a solicitation issued by the agency on August 16, the TSA is looking to buy “3,454,000 rounds of .347 SIG Caliber Training Ammunition”. Continue reading “TSA to Purchase 3.5 Million Rounds of Ammunition”
Several days ago as I left a meeting at a hotel; I desperately gave myself a personal TSA pat down. I was looking for my keys. They were not in my pockets. A quick search in the meeting room revealed nothing. Suddenly I realized I must have left them in the car. Frantically, I headed for the parking lot.
My husband has scolded me many times for leaving the keys in the ignition. My theory is the ignition is the best place not to lose them. His theory is that the car will be stolen. Continue reading “Car Keys?”
Angry mob sets carriages on fire and ransack train station after deadly crash as railway staff flees
An Indian express train plowed into a crowd of Hindu pilgrims in the country’s east on Monday, killing 35 and triggering a riot as angry crowds went on the rampage, officials said. Continue reading “Indian train plows into pilgrims, kills 35”
Aug 15 (Reuters) – Matthew Woessner, associate professor of political science at Pennsylvania State University, doesn’t smoke, spends an hour every day on the elliptical trainer and eats (mostly) healthy food. But he draws the line at new “wellness” steps required by his employer, such as filling out a form that asks whether he examines his testicles every month – and paying a $1,200 penalty if he doesn’t comply.
An open letter Woessner wrote protesting the university’s 2014 wellness requirements has sparked a protest by more than 2,000 faculty and staff employees at Penn State who argue that it is coercive and unethical and ask that it be stopped. Continue reading “Penn Staters protest wellness program’s steep fines”
Daily Progress – by MARK BOWES Richmond Times-Dispatch
RICHMOND — Virginia State Police recorded the license plates of every vehicle arriving from Virginia to attend President Barack Obama’s first inauguration in Washington in 2009, as well as those at campaign rallies three months earlier in Leesburg for then-candidate Obama and Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin. Continue reading “Virginia State police recorded license plates at political events”
More than 10,000 homes are threatened by a furious Idaho wildfire, including getaways owned by Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tom Hanks and Bruce Willis, after an all-out “ground and air attack” failed to stop the blaze spreading to more than 126,000 acres, according to latest reports from the U.S. Forest Service.
“Take your essentials, belongs and pets and GO NOW,” a news release on inciweb warned those in the path of the lightning-sparked Beaver Creek fire. Continue reading “‘Angry’ Idaho fire spreads to 126,000 acres, threatens luxury resort homes”
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed a gun-control measure into law on Sunday that expands background checks to cover all firearms purchases in the state, closing what he said was a loophole that exempted gun sales between private parties.
The new law also requires all gun owners to report any lost or stolen firearms to local police within 72 hours. Continue reading “Illinois expands background checks to all gun purchases”
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Buzz Feed – by Steve Freiss
AlterNet – by Dave Johnson
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NPR – by DOREEN MCCALLISTER
WV Gazette- by Kate White 
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Reuters – by Sharon Begley
NBC News – by Henry Austin