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BOSTON – The in-laws of slain Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev testified Thursday before a federal grand jury investigating the deadly April 15 attack.
Judith and Warren Russell, parents of Katherine Russell, declined to comment to The Associated Press as they entered the grand jury room in U.S. District Court in Boston. Continue reading “In-laws of dead Boston Marathon bombing suspect testify before federal grand jury”
CNN – by Michael Pearson and Ana Cabrera
An entire community cut off, firefighters huddled on the side of a mountain after water swept their truck away, and — with rescue helicopters grounded — no way to reach them.
This is the scene facing authorities Thursday in Boulder County, Colorado, in the wake of what Sheriff Joe Pelle called a “devastating storm” that dumped more than half a foot of rain on the region during a 19-hour period. Continue reading “Colorado floods: 3 dead, 1 missing, rescue efforts continue amid rain”
SEASIDE PARK, N.J. — A fire that started at a New Jersey frozen custard shop in Seaside Park, N.J., and spread to other boardwalk businesses, including FunTown Pier, has now reached Seaside Heights, N.J., police said.
Emergency personnel arrived at the boardwalk in Seaside Park for a report of smoke about 2:30 p.m. A plume of gray smoke stretches as far north as Ortley Beach, N.J., as fire crews fight to douse the blaze. The cause of the fire is still unclear. Continue reading “Fire rages on N.J. Boardwalk”
LA Times – by Maria L. La Ganga
Officials in the southern Washington city of Battle Ground closed five schools Wednesday as a precautionary measure after a 13-year-old boy threatened to blow up his middle school and shoot a teacher, a police spokesman said.
The written threats were made Tuesday, said Lt. Roy Butler, and the schools were closed so police could do a thorough search. The eighth-grader was arrested Wednesday and could be charged with felony harassment. Continue reading “Boy, 13, arrested in threats that shut 5 schools in Washington state”
Police in California have arrested a former Transportation Security Administration employee and accused him of making terrorist threats at an airport just before the anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
Nna Alpha Onuoha, 29, is in police custody after being apprehended just before midnight on Tuesday outside of a church in Riverside, California near Los Angeles. Continue reading “Former TSA employee accused of making terrorist threats on eve of 9/11 anniversary”
A budget provision protecting genetically-modified seeds from litigation in the face of health risks was extended for three months in an approved US House of Representatives’ spending bill on Tuesday evening.
Called “The Monsanto Protection Act” by opponents, the budget rider shields biotech behemoths like Monsanto, Cargill and others from the threat of lawsuits and bars federal courts from intervening to force an end to the sale of a GMO (genetically-modified organism) even if the genetically-engineered product causes damaging health effects. Continue reading “‘Monsanto Protection Act’ quietly extended by Congress”
The 12th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks are slated to be a less than solemn affair, as protests, counter-protests and a ‘Rethink 9/11’ ad campaign have all been scheduled to capitalize on the sacrosanct day in the US calendar.
From a 54-foot billboard in Times Square asking Americans to reconsider 9/11 to a ‘Million Muslim March’, this year’s anniversary of twin tower attacks stands out as potentially the most controversial on record. Continue reading “Hijacking 9/11: Protests, ad blitz set for 12th anniversary of attacks”
Update: Tune into our live video stream at http://www.ustream.tv/occupythefedstarting at 5:20 Eastern Time on Wednesday, September 11 – the time of day that WTC 7 came down on 9/11/2001. Be on time! Continue reading “An All-Day Tour Culminating with Times Square Rally: “9/11: Ignoring the Evidence is No Longer an Option””
BENGHAZI, Libya (AFP) – A powerful blast caused serious damage to a foreign ministry building in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Wednesday, witnesses said.
The explosion comes on the first anniversary of an attack by militants on the United States consulate in Benghazi, which killed four Americans, including the ambassador. Continue reading “Blast wrecks govt office in Libya’s Benghazi”
One in Two Surveyed Have Doubts About Government’s Account of 9/11.
46% Suspect Controlled Demolition of World Trade Center Building 7 after Viewing Video Footage of Collapse.
On the 12th anniversary of 9/11, a new national survey by the polling firm YouGov reveals that one in two Americans have doubts about the government’s account of 9/11, and after viewing video footage of World Trade Center Building 7’s collapse, 46% suspect that it was caused by a controlled demolition. Building 7, a 47-story skyscraper, collapsed into its own footprint late in the afternoon on 9/11. Continue reading “New Poll Finds Most Americans Open to Alternative 9/11 Theories”
Voters ousted two Colorado Democratic lawmakers Tuesday in the state’s first ever legislative recall launched over their support for stricter gun laws after last year’s mass shootings.
Senate President John Morse and Sen. Angela Giron both lost their jobs in an election seen as a national measure of popular support for gun legislation. Continue reading “2 Colorado Lawmakers Lose Jobs In Recall Over Gun Votes”
Government Security News – by Jacob Goodwin
To arm the precision marksmen who are part of the U.S. Border Patrol Tactical Unit’s precision marksman/observer program, CBP plans to procure 40,000 rounds of .308 Hornady 168 grain, A-MAX Tactical Application Police ammunition.
“The PM/O has the ability to engage threats that cannot be successfully or tactically engaged by other Border Patrol or law enforcement personnel,” says the CBP’s solicitation, which was issued on September 6. Continue reading “Border Patrol wants 40,000 rounds of .308 Hornady ammo for its top marksmen”
The New Yorker – by ANDY BOROWITZ
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Secretary of State John Kerry said today that he was “shocked and flabbergasted” that the Russians heeded his suggestion about Syria’s chemical weapons, telling reporters, “After four decades in public life, this is the first time someone has taken me seriously.”
“Whether as a senator, a Presidential candidate, or Secretary of State, I’ve devoted countless hours to thunderous and droning speeches that people have consistently tuned out,” he said. “So naturally, to be listened to all of a sudden came as something of a shock.” Continue reading “Satire: Kerry Shocked to be Taken Seriously”
Information Liberation – by Chris
“The US Used Depleted Uranium In Iraq, Israel Used White Phosphorous In Gaza, And Nobody Said Anything About “Red Lines!'”
There’s a reason you’re only getting snippets about Assad’s supposed “chilling warning” of “repercussions” to the US if his country is invaded, it’s because he calmly and succinctly exposed Obama and the US government’s hypocrisy through and through. Continue reading “Watch The FULL Interview With Syrian President Bashar al-Assad You’re Not Seeing On TV”
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