W.Va. tells company to disclose everything spilledYahoo News – by JONATHAN MATTISE

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia regulators have ordered Freedom Industries to disclose everything that spilled when a storage tank leaked and contaminated the water supply for 300,000 people.

The Department of Environmental Protection says has given the company until 4 p.m. Wednesday to provide the information.

The tank at Freedom’s Charleston facility spilled a coal-cleaning chemical, Crude MCHM, on Jan. 9 in the Elk River.   Continue reading “W.Va. tells company to disclose everything spilled”

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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s internal security agency says it has foiled an al-Qaida plan to attack the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv and hit other targets in the country.

Shin Bet said Wednesday it arrested three Palestinians it accuses of plotting to carry out bombings, shootings, kidnappings and other attacks.   Continue reading “Israel says foils al-Qaida plot on US embassy”

GOP.conventionDes Moines Register – by Jennifer Jacobs

Iowa will be required to bind its delegates, for the first time, to the results of the GOP caucuses in the 2016 presidential race.

But Republicans here will have some say in how the delegates mirror the vote results, a party official said today. The off-year Iowa caucuses, when there’s no vote on presidential candidates, are tomorrow night at 7 p.m.   Continue reading “New rule for Iowa caucuses will bind GOP national convention delegates”

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NORMAN, Oklahoma – Police are investigating a reported shooting at the University of Oklahoma campus in Norman.

Students received a push notification about the reported shooting around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. Norman Police are assisting with response, helping to set up a perimeter.   Continue reading “OU Students Sheltered In Place After Reported Shooting On Campus”

Tenth Amendment Center

The state-level effort to turn off water and electricity to the National Security Agency (NSA) got a major boost today as legislators in Tennessee introduced a bill to ban the state from providing material support to the federal agency.

A long-standing secretive NSA computing facility calls Oak Ridge home. According to NSA researcher James Bamford, the NSA runs most data it gathers “from code breaking to word captures,” through computers at Oak Ridge and NSA headquarters in Ft. Meade, Md.   Continue reading “Tennessee Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Take on NSA Encryption-Breaking Facility at Oak Ridge”

CNN

Police killed a suspected militant leader in a shootout in Russia’s restive republic of Dagestan, state media said Tuesday, amid increasing security concerns ahead of the Winter Olympics in Sochi.

It’s also emerged that Russian authorities are hunting two more ‘black widow’ suspects — a notorious type of terrorist that’s emerged in Russia’s clashes with Chechen separatists.   Continue reading “Russian forces hunt Dagestan militants, ‘black widows’”

mug bruceabramskiThe Roanoke Times – by Jeff Sturgeon

Lawyers will ask the U.S. Supreme Court today to absolve a former Roanoke policeman of a federal firearms conviction and hope to highlight what they see as a problem with gun store paperwork requirements.

In 2009, Bruce Abramski Jr. used his law enforcement discount to buy a pistol at a Collinsville gun store and resold the weapon four days later to his uncle, who wanted a gun for protection, had a clean background and was legally entitled to have one.   Continue reading “High court to hear gun purchase case”

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LOS ANGELES –  Minutes before a gunman opened fire in a Los Angeles International Airport terminal last fall, killing a security screener and wounding three other people, the two armed officers assigned to the area left for breaks without informing a dispatcher as required.

The Los Angeles Airport Police Department officers were outside Terminal 3 when authorities say Paul Ciancia opened fire with an assault rifle in an attack targeting Transportation Security Administration officers, two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press. The officials requested anonymity, saying they were briefed on the shooting but were not authorized to speak publicly about the ongoing investigation.   Continue reading “LAX officers reportedly went on breaks minutes before airport shooting”

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell waves to the crowd after delivering his final State of the Commonwealth address before a joint session of the 2014 General Assembly at the Capitol in Richmond on Jan. 8.NPR – by KRISHNADEV CALAMUR AND FRANK JAMES

Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, were indicted Tuesday on federal corruption charges.

The McDonnells were charged with 14 counts, including conspiracy, wire fraud and other charges.

McDonnell left office earlier this month after completing his term in office. Virginia’s Constitution limits governors to a single four-year term.   Continue reading “Ex-Virginia Gov. McDonnell, Wife Charged With Corruption”

ABC News – AP

Two casinos in downtown Las Vegas plan to start accepting the online currency Bitcoin.

The D casino and the city’s oldest casino, the Golden Gate, will accept Bitcoin at their hotel front desks beginning Wednesday. Bitcoins can also be used at the D’s gift shop and two restaurants. They won’t be accepted on the casino floor.   Continue reading “2 Vegas Hotel-Casinos to Start Accepting Bitcoin”

KVOA News – by Brian White

TUCSON – U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secrectary Jeh Johnson will be touring Southern Arizona this week.

The secretary will be visiting border operations in Tucson and Douglas Wednesday.

He’ll be receiving briefings on border security. Johnson is also scheduled to meet with state and local law enforcement officials.   Continue reading “Homeland Security secretary in Douglas, Tucson this week”

KVOA News – by Nathan O’Neal

DOUGLAS, Ariz. – The border community in southeast Arizona is on edge after an intense gun battle ravaged a city just south of the U.S.-Mexico Border.

Authorities said that a violent gun battled took place in Agua Prieta around 1 a.m. Saturday, just south of Douglas, Ariz., claiming between eight and 13 lives, according to the Cochise County Sherriff’s Office. None of the listed deaths are U.S. citizens.   Continue reading “Border community on edge after violent cartel gunfight in Agua Prieta”

Infowars – by Paul Joseph Watson

Following an influential think tank’s call for a humanitarian “realpolitik” stunt to be pulled to weaken President Assad’s position, a report has miraculously emerged just 24 hours before the start of the ‘Geneva II’ conference which alleges systematic torture and abuse by Assad’s regime.   Continue reading “Cynical New PR Stunt Greases Skids For “Humanitarian” Invasion of Syria”

011205-A-5406-001Ben Swann – by Joshua Cook

Unwarranted NSA surveillance, the passage of NDAA, stop and frisk programs, and the rise of warrior cops, have essentially turned America into a centralized police state.

Blurring the lines between the U.S. military and local sheriff departments sets a dangerous precedent that erodes freedom and civil liberties.

Those lines are being blurred right now in South Carolina.   Continue reading “U.S. Army’s elite Special Forces train with local cops in a secretive joint exercise”

SHTF Plan – by Mac Slavo

It’s not too difficult to understand that we are well on our way to a paradigm shift in America; in fact we’re in the midst of it right now. The writing is on the wall and can no longer be ignored.

The US government has run up trillions of dollars in debt, and given the recent debates over the country’s debt ceiling, we can rest assured that neither Congress or the President will act to curtail spending and balance the budget. We will continue adding trillions of dollars to the national debt clock until such time that our creditors no longer lend us money.   Continue reading “After the Collapse: Six Likely Events That Will Follow an Economic Crash”

ABC News – by Dan Good

The bitter blast is returning – and this time, it will have a companion: snow, which started to fall across the Midwest Tuesday morning and will spread to the Northeast.

Meteorologists expect the storm system to reemerge off the coast of Virginia, blowing into a significant coastal storm for the East Coast – bringing heavy snowfall from Virginia to New England.   Continue reading “Flights Grounded, Federal Offices Closed Ahead of Storm”

Wall Street Journal – by WARANGKANA CHOMCHUEN

BANGKOK—The Thai government declared a state of emergency for 60 days in Bangkok and nearby provinces to deal with the continuing anti-government protesters who have blockaded parts of Bangkok in a bid to force Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to step down.

The state of emergency will be imposed in all areas in Bangkok, Nonthaburi and some districts in other provinces nearby, effective Wednesday, deputy prime minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul said at a news conference.   Continue reading “Thailand Government Declares State of Emergency for Bangkok”