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Ukraine’s president has announced a truce with the opposition after violent clashes with riot police killed at least 26 people.
A statement on Viktor Yanukovych’s website said: “Based on the results of the meeting, the sides announced a truce and the start of a negotiations process aimed at ending the bloodshed (and) stabilising the situation in the country for the benefit of civil peace.” Continue reading “Ukraine Truce Announced After Deadly Clashes”
TOLUCA, Mexico — They were once dubbed the Three Amigos, but strains on their friendship cast a chill Wednesday as President Barack Obama flew to Mexico for a summit of the leaders of the world’s largest trading bloc.
A bilateral spat between Mexico and Canada, and anger in Ottawa over U.S. indecision on whether to build the Keystone XL pipeline from western Canada to the U.S. Gulf Coast cooled the atmosphere of the seven-hour summit. Continue reading “Obama arrives in Mexico for ‘Three Amigos’ summit that will show NAFTA strains”
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to reduce supply chain barriers to commerce while continuing to protect our national security, public health and safety, the environment, and natural resources, it is hereby ordered as follows: Continue reading “Executive Order — Streamlining the Export/Import Process for America’s Businesses”
Red State – by Matthew Clark (Diary)
The Obama Administration’s Federal Communication Commission (FCC) is poised to place government monitors in newsrooms across the country in an absurdly draconian attempt to intimidate and control the media.
Before you dismiss this assertion as utterly preposterous (we all know how that turned out when the Tea Party complained that it was being targeted by the IRS), this bombshell of an accusation comes from an actual FCC Commissioner. Continue reading “Why is the Obama Administration Putting Government Monitors in Newsrooms?”
Kansas City Star – by ROBERT A. CRONKLETON
Police arrested a 45-year-old coach in the abduction of a 10-year-old girl and booked him into jail on suspicion of murder.
Springfield Public Schools Superintendent Norm Ridder said in a statement that the suspect, Craig Michael Wood of Springfield, was an employee and a coach.
“Last night we learned the terrible news that one of our students had been abducted near her home,” Ridder said. “This morning, our sadness is compounded by the recent developments in the case of Hailey Owens’ abduction.” Continue reading “School coach booked for murder in abduction of Hailey Owens”
ERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister met with wounded Syrians treated at an Israeli hospital Tuesday and blamed Iran for bloodshed in neighboring Syria as world powers meet in Vienna for talks over Tehran’s nuclear program.
Benjamin Netanyahu visited a hospital in the Golan Heights where Israeli doctors treat Syrians wounded in the civil war raging across the border. Although Israel and Syria are enemies having fought several wars, Israel provides medical treatment and humanitarian aid for wounded Syrians that reach its border. Continue reading “Israeli premier meets wounded Syrians, blames Iran”
The Daily Caller – by Caroline May
Food stamp redemption at military grocery stores, or commissaries, has nearly doubled since the beginning of the “Great Recession,” topping out at $103.6 million in fiscal 2013, from $31.1 million in 2008.
While the amount of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, or food stamps, have soared over the past five years, the rate of increase has slowed, according to data from the Defense Commissary Agency and published by CNN Money Monday. Continue reading “Food stamp use among troops skyrockets during Obama admin”
A magnitude-6.5 earthquake struck northeast of Barbados early Tuesday, jolting thousands from their sleep but causing no reported damage or casualties.
It also was felt in the nearby French Caribbean island of Martinique.
Barbados Police Constable Chris Greg told The Associated Press by telephone that the earthquake was felt throughout the island. Continue reading “Strong Earthquake Shakes Barbados”
A number of confirmations have come in from readers that Washington is fueling the violent protests in Ukraine with our taxpayer dollars. Washington has no money for food stamps or to prevent home foreclosures, but it has plenty of money with which to subvert Ukraine.
One reader wrote: “My wife, who is of Ukrainian nationality, has weekly contact to her parents and friends in Zhytomyr [NW Ukraine]. According to them, most protesters get an average payment of 200-300 grivna, corresponding to about 15-25 euro. As I additionally heard, one of the most active agencies and ‘payment outlets’ on EU side is the German ‘Konrad Adenauer Stiftung’, being closely connected to the CDU, i.e. Mrs. Merkel’s party.” Continue reading “US and EU Are Paying Ukrainian Rioters and Protesters”
Infowars – by Paul Joseph Watson
Yet another banker has committed suicide, with a JP Morgan forex trader leaping to his death from the top of the firm’s Chater House headquarters in Hong Kong.
Over the past few weeks at least seven bankers have died under mysterious circumstances, including another JP Morgan senior manager who jumped off the top of a skyscraper in London last month. Continue reading “Another JP Morgan Banker Leaps to His Death”
China said on Monday it was “extremely concerned” by a report that Japan has resisted returning to the United States more than 300 kg (660 lb) of mostly weapons-grade plutonium, the latest dispute between the two Asian neighbors.
Japan’s Kyodo news agency said that Washington had pressed Japan to give back the nuclear material which could be used to make up to 50 nuclear bombs. Japan had resisted, but finally given in to U.S. demands, it added. Continue reading “China concerned at Japan holding weapons-grade plutonium”
Israeli arms dealers tried to send spare parts for F-4 Phantom aircraft via Greece to Iran in violation of an arms embargo, according to a secret probe by the US government agency Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) carried out in cooperation with the drugs and weapons unit of Greece’s Financial Crimes Squad (SDOE). Continue reading “Israelis tried to send arms to Iran via Greece, probe finds”
Washington Examiner – by ASHE SCHOW
Regulations for new coal plants would increase electricity prices by as much as 80 percent, an Obama administration official told lawmakers on Tuesday.
Julio Friedmann, deputy assistant secretary for clean coal at the DEPArtment of Energy, told members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s oversight board that carbon capture and storage technology was still not ready for prime time. Continue reading “Energy official: Electricity prices to soar 80 percent, thanks to EPA coal regulations”
CARACAS — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said Sunday he was expelling three U.S. consular officials, accusing them of conspiring with the opposition forces to foment unrest as violent protests ran into a fifth straight night.
“We are determined to defend our country,” said Maduro on state television Sunday night. Continue reading “Venezuela expels 3 U.S. diplomats as violence flares”
Canadian media offers a shocking new development in the intelligence wars. This involves a honeypot security officer working for Canadian immigration. Her assignment was to romance an alleged Iranian spy. Sometime during their year-long romance, one night after having a few drinks too many, she told him an amazing story: that one of the 27 Mossad agents who assassinated Mahmoud al-Mabouh escaped from Dubai to Canada: Continue reading “Canada Welcomes Mossad Assassin, Offers Him New Identity”
Sky News
Sac Bee – by Tim Johnson
The White House
Yahoo News – by IAN DEITCH
ABC News
Paul Craig Roberts
Reuters
Ekathimerini
USA Today – by Girish Gupta
Richard Silverstein