RT

Nearly 1,000 people had to be treated for breathing problems after Islamic State terrorists set a sulphur plant ablaze in Mishraq, south of the Iraqi city of Mosul, Reuters reported, citing hospital sources.

Medics at the hospital in Qayyara, which is located near Mosul, said that no deaths have been reported as a result of the blaze, but, according to an Iraqi official, two villagers close to the factory died after coming in contact with the toxic substance.   Continue reading “Nearly 1,000 reportedly treated for breathing problems after ISIS torches sulphur plant near Mosul”

WGN TV

NEW YORK — Wells Fargo has more than 6,000 branches across 39 states. That’s roughly 1,000 branches more than any other bank in America.

The vast Wells Fargo branch network hasn’t buckled much in recent years, even as rivals have pulled the plug on these expensive locations due to a profound shift toward mobile banking.
Continue reading “Wells Fargo may have to close 1,000 branches after fake account scandal”

CNBC

Internet traffic company Dyn on Friday warned a third cyberattack is currently ongoing, hours after websites and services across the East Coast were initially shut down.

Dyn told CNBC Friday afternoon the attacks are “well planned and executed, coming from tens of millions of IP addresses at the same time.”   Continue reading “Dyn warns customers that a third cyber attack is currently underway”

Tech Crunch – by Darrell Etherington

UPDATE: As of 9:36 AM ET, Dyn says it has restored its DNS services to normal operation.

A number of popular sites and services are down right now for many users, including Twitter, SoundCloud, Spotify and Shopify. The cause appears to be a sweeping outage of DNS provider Dyn, as a result of a DDOS attack, according to a post on Hacker News.   Continue reading “Many sites including Twitter, Shopify and Spotify suffering outage”

The Daily Signal – by Melissa Quinn

For the past 15 years, Warren Jones has had the same health insurance plan with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City.

But over the years, Jones, of Kansas City, Missouri, has watched the coverage offered in his policy “erode” over time.   Continue reading “In 3 Years, His Insurance Premiums Double as Options Decline Under Obamacare”

Natural Society – by Anthony Gucciardi

Yet another disturbing reason has emerged as to why you should be avoiding health-devastating genetically modified organisms, and it may be one of the most concerning yet. We know that GMO consumption has been linked to a host of serious conditions, but one thing we are not so sure about is the recent discovery of a hidden viral gene deep within genetically modified crops.   Continue reading “Safety Group Blows Lid On ‘Secret Virus’ Hidden In GMO Crops”

Word for word from the Cornell Law Library Former United States Attorney General Michael Mukasey tells MSNBC that not only is Hillary Clinton’s private email server illegal, it “disqualifies” her from holding any federal office. Very specifically points to one federal law, Title 18. Section 2071. For those of us who do not have United States Code committed to memory, here’s what it says:

“(a) Whoever willfully and unlawfully conceals, removes, mutilates, obliterates, or destroys, or attempts to do so, or, with intent to do so takes and carries away any record, proceeding, map, book, paper, document, or other thing, filed or deposited with any clerk or officer of any court of the United States, or in any public office, or with any judicial or public officer of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.   Continue reading “Hillary Can’t Hold Any Office”

Click 2 Houston

HOUSTON – A homeowner shot two men who had assaulted people at his Fort Bend County home early Saturday, killing one of the men, deputies said.

The shooting happened about 12:30 a.m. in the 15500 block of Schumann Lane.

According to Fort Bend County deputies, the two men, identified as 24-year-old Hashem Abu Amarah and 20-year-old Faisal Abu Amarah, walked up to people who lived at the home and assaulted them. They said the homeowner went inside, grabbed his gun and fired at both men.   Continue reading “Deputies: Homeowner shoots 2 men during assault; 1 dies”

PC World – by Grant Gross

A bipartisan group of 48 U.S. lawmakers wants two government agencies to explain a surveillance program in which Yahoo reportedly scanned all the messages of its email users on behalf of the FBI.

After recent news reports of the email scanning program, the Department of Justice and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence need to brief Congress about the efforts, the lawmakers said in a letter to the two agencies.   Continue reading “U.S. lawmakers want answers on Yahoo email surveillance”

NJ.com – by Kathleen O’Brien

Federal health officials are warning anyone who had open heart surgery since 2011 to be on the alert for possible infection from a contaminated surgical device in wide use.

In an alert issued Thursday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said a device that heats and cools blood during surgery is suspected of causing dangerous infections months or even years after surgery.   Continue reading “CDC warns heart patients of surgery risk from ‘disastrous’ bacteria”

CNS News – by Michelle Malkin

Once was a shock. Twice was an outrage. Thrice is a nightmare that won’t end.

Over the past three years, my family’s private, individual health insurance plan — a high-deductible Preferred Provider Organization — has been canceled three times. Our first death notice, from Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, arrived in the fall of 2013. Our second, from Rocky Mountain Health Plans, came last August. Three weeks ago, we received another ominous “notice of plan discontinuation” from Anthem informing us that the insurer “will no longer offer your current health plan in the State of Colorado.”   Continue reading “Obama Lied. My Third Health Plan Just Died.”

USNI News – by Sam LaGrone

The crew of a guided-missile destroyer fired three missiles to defend themselves and another ship after being attacked on Sunday in the Red Sea by two presumed cruise missiles fired by Iran-backed Houthi-forces, USNI News has learned.

During the attack against USS Mason (DDG-87), the ship’s crew fired the missiles to defend the guided-missile destroyer and nearby USS Ponce (AFSB(I)-15) from two suspected cruise missiles fired from the Yemini shore, two defense officials told USNI News.   Continue reading “USS Mason Fired 3 Missiles to Defend From Yemen Cruise Missiles Attack”

ABC 11 News

RALEIGH, NC (WTVD) — State Dam Inspectors and Moore County Officials have announced the imminent breach of the dam at Woodlake in eastern Moore County causing as much as two to three feet of additional flooding to downstream communities in Moore, Hoke and Harnett counties. A flash flood warning has been issued for the surrounding area.   Continue reading “Evacuations Ordered In Spring Lake, Vass With Threat Of Woodlake Dam Failure”

ABC News

Police have apprehended the man suspected of fatally shooting two officers and wounding another in Palm Springs, California, authorities announced Sunday.

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department identified him as John Felix. He will be charged with two counts of murder on a peace officer.

Officials say Felix surrendered after a lengthy standoff. He was injured and treated at a hospital.   Continue reading “Man Suspected of Killing 2 California Officers in Custody”

Breitbart – by AWR Hawkins

The batch of emails released by Wikileaks on October 7 includes one in which Hillary Clinton press secretary Brian Fallon explained that Clinton “would support…closing the gun show loophole by executive order.”

Fallon also highlighted Clinton’s support of universal background checks–which have already failed in California, Colorado, Washington state, and Paris–and her support for a scenario wherein victims of crime would be able to sue gun manufacturers.   Continue reading “Wikileaks Release: Hillary Clinton Press Sec Says Gun Control to Be Implemented by Executive Order”

CBC News

MIAMI — A motorist shot during an altercation with South Carolina deputies over a HurricaneMatthew evacuation route has died.

Berkeley County Chief Deputy Coroner George Oliver says 35-year-old Lucas M. Felkel of Moncks Corner died shortly after 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Sheriff Duane Lewis says it happened about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in Moncks Corner when a motorist came to a checkpoint, knocked down some traffic cones and sped off.   Continue reading “Man shot dead by S.C. deputies in hurricane evacuation dispute”

MSN – Reuters

Forty-four Afghan troops visiting the United States for military training have gone missing in less than two years, presumably in an effort to live and work illegally in America, Pentagon officials said.

Although the number of disappearances is relatively small — some 2,200 Afghan troops have received military training in the United States since 2007 — the incidents raise questions about security and screening procedures for the programs.   Continue reading “Dozens of Afghan troops missing from military training in U.S.”