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Despite President Barack Obama’s promise that Obamacare plans would cost less than the average cell phone or cable bill, a new study finds that nearly half of the nation’s uninsured say Obamacare is too expensive.
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation study, which was released on Thursday, reported that 48% of uninsured Americans say they remain uninsured because Obamacare prices are too high. Continue reading “Nearly Half of Uninsured Say Obamacare Too Expensive”
Breitbart – by William Bigelow
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck is taking criticism after acknowledging that the LAPD and business leaders met with Rene “Boxer” Enriquez, 52, a former shot caller for the Mexican mafia, while using public resources to aid his transportation and security. Beck said Thursday “mistakes were made” and pledged to “more thoroughly review future events before committing LAPD resources,” according to the Los Angeles Times. Continue reading “LAPD Arranged Downtown Speaking Gig for Convicted Mexican Mafia Lord”
Texas Governor Greg Abbott declared February 2nd to be “Chris Kyle Day” to honor the Texan who became known the most lethal sniper in American history. Kyle was also recently immortalized in the blockbuster film “American Sniper.”
Kyle was credited with 150 sniper kills during his four tours of duty in Iraq as a Navy Seal. He was tragically shot and killed on February 2, 2013, while trying to help a fellow veteran who was allegedly suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Continue reading “Texas Governor Declares ‘Chris Kyle Day’”
Want to gain entry to your office, get on a bus, or perhaps buy a sandwich? We’re all getting used to swiping a card to do all these things. But at Epicenter, a new hi-tech office block in Sweden, they are trying a different approach – a chip under the skin.
Felicio de Costa, whose company is one of the tenants, arrives at the front door and holds his hand against it to gain entry. Inside he does the same thing to get into the office space he rents, and he can also wave his hand to operate the photocopier. Continue reading “Sweden: Office puts chips under staff’s skin”
The economy grew more slowly than expected in the fourth quarter as government spending fell sharply and business investment pulled back.
Gross domestic product expanded at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 2.6% in the three months ended Dec. 31, slowing sharply from a robust 5% pace in the third quarter, the Commerce Department said Friday. Economists expected 3.1% growth. Continue reading “Economy grew 2.6% in the fourth quarter”
Anti-deportation groups organized protests in three California cities Wednesday, demanding that California Attorney General Kamala Harris stop deportations and push the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of California.
Anti-deportation groups including the Immigrant Youth Coalition and the San Diego Dream Team protested at the San Diego, Los Angeles and Oakland offices of the Attorney General, holding signs such as “ICE OUT OF CA” and “NOT 1 MORE DEPORTATION.” Continue reading “Statewide Anti-Deportation Protests in CA”
Breitbart – by Sylvia Longmire
Mexico’s drug war was completely rocked in February 2014 after news broke of the arrest of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera, the notorious long-time head of the Sinaloa cartel and arguably the most wanted man in the Western Hemisphere. But despite the U.S. government’s deep desire to prosecute and incarcerate Guzmán in the United States, Mexico’s attorney general announced the kingpin would not be extradited.
Attorney General Jesus Murillo Karam told the Associated Press, “I could accept extradition, but at the time that I choose. ‘El Chapo’ must stay here to complete his sentence, and then I will extradite him.” He continued, “So about 300 or 400 years later…it will be a while.” Continue reading “Mexico Refuses to Extradite Infamous Drug Lord ‘El Chapo’ to the U.S.”
Breitbart – by Warner Todd Huston
Many have speculated, but now a top federal health official is confirming that the outbreak of measles traced to several Disney theme parks was likely caused by a foreign visitor or an American who had recently returned from a trip outside the country.
For weeks authorities have been tracing cases of measles that have turned up in several western states. The one common factor in most cases was that sufferers attended one of several Disney theme parks in California or were close to someone who did. Continue reading “Health Official Says Measles Outbreak Came from Overseas”
Confronting skeptical Republicans, attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch pledged a new start with Congress and independence from President Barack Obama Wednesday, even as she defended the president’s unilateral protections for millions of immigrants in the country illegally.
“If confirmed as attorney general, I would be myself. I would be Loretta Lynch,” the nominee told her Senate confirmation hearing as Republicans showered criticism on the current occupant of the job, Eric Holder. They said Holder was contemptuous of Congress and too politically close to Obama, and repeatedly demanded assurances that Lynch would do things differently. Continue reading “Attorney General Nominee Defends Obama Immigration Changes”
New York Daily News – by Jason Molinet
A St. Louis City Hall meeting exploring the creation of a civilian-run police oversight board was halted Wednesday night when a melee erupted, highlighting the still simmering tensions exposed when an unarmed black Ferguson, Mo., teen was shot dead by a white cop last August.
The crowd grew testy an hour into the public forum as police officers spoke in opposition to the bill and state Rep. Jeff Roorda, who doubles as the business manager of the city’s police union, got into a shouting match with meeting chairman Alderman Terry Kennedy, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Continue reading “Melee halts St. Louis City Hall meeting on civilian oversight of police”
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s envoy to the European security watchdog OSCE urged the United States and Europe on Thursday to stop supporting the “party of war” in Ukraine and warned “catastrophe” could result, Interfax news agency reported.
“I would like to appeal to the states that have influence on Kiev’s leadership, most of all to Washington. It’s time to stop indulging Ukraine’s party of war,” said Russia’s OSCE envoy, Andrei Kelin. Continue reading “Russia warns West support for Kiev could lead to ‘catastrophe’”
Convicted child sex offender, drug trafficker and prior deportee Eloy Chavez-Loviano was arrested near Calexico, California on Monday when Border Patrol agents caught Chavez attempting to cross back into the United States from Mexico.
Mexican citizen Chavez-Loviano, 41, was found guilty of criminal offenses against a child aged three years or younger for which he was sentenced to a mere one year in prison on October 10, 2001 in Fresno, according to a a U.S. Customs and Border Protection release. Chavez’s criminal record was discovered after his apprehension and in the process of criminal records checks. Continue reading “Illegal Alien Child Sex Offender Caught Crossing into U.S.”
Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick referred the Campus Carry Bill to the Senate State Affairs Committee on Wednesday. The move comes one day following what has been seen by some as a contradictory statement about open carry legislation.
Lt. Gov. Patrick said Senate Bill 11 (SB11) already has enough votes for passage. “The bill author already has 19 Senate co-authors which, because of last week’s rule changes, is enough to bring it to the floor for passage,” Governor Patrick said in a press release obtained by Breitbart Texas. “Once passed we will forward the bill to the Texas House as quickly as constitutionally allowed.” The bill was authored by Sen. Brian Birdwell (R-Grandbury). Continue reading “Texas Lt. Governor Moving Gun Legislation Forward”
A majority of Americans are dissatisfied with immigration levels to the United States, according to a new Gallup poll.
The poll, released Thursday, reveals that 60 percent of Americas say they are dissatisfied with the current level of immigration into the United States. Just 33 percent said they were satisfied.
In a follow up question probing whether that dissatisfaction was because the level of immigration was too high or too low, just 7 percent said they wanted to see more immigration, while 39 percent said they wanted the level of immigration to decrease. Continue reading “Majority Of Americans Dissatisfied With Immigration Levels, Just 7 Percent Want More”
One in three, or 35.2 percent, of people getting federal disability insurance benefits have been diagnosed with a mental disorder, according to the latest data from the Social Security Administration (SSA).
Washington, D.C., the seat of the federal government, ranked in the top-ten list of states where disabled beneficiaries were diagnosed with mental problems.
In 2013, the latest data from SSA show there were 10,228,364 disabled beneficiaries, up 139,625 from 2012 when there were 10,088,739 disabled beneficiaries. Continue reading “1 in 3 on Disability Have Mental Disorder; 42.9% in D.C.”
Recent satellite photos of an island off the coast of China confirm Beijing’s buildup of military forces within attack range of Japan’s Senkaku islands.
Construction of a helicopter base on Nanji Island was observed by a commercial spy satellite in October. The island is off the coast of Zhejiang province—some 186 miles northwest of the Senkakus, a group of resource-rich islets China calls the Diaoyu Islands. Continue reading “Photos Show China Military Buildup on Island Near Senkakus”
The Daily Caller – by Neil Munro
The flow of Central American migrant families across the Texas border is continuing at almost the same level as a year ago, according to newly released federal data.
In the last three months of 2014, 7,468 Central American migrants crossed in family units, down only 12 percent from the 8,511 migrants who crossed during the last three months of 2013, according to the federal data. Continue reading “Border Surge Likely Again In 2015, Data Shows”
Yahoo News – by AREEJ HAZBOUN and DANIEL ESTRIN
HAIFA, Israel (AP) — Israel’s Arab political parties are banding together under one ticket for the first time ever ahead of national elections in March, hoping to boost turnout and help unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The result is an awkward political marriage of communists, Palestinian nationalists, religious Muslims, feminists and even one Jew. But Arab politicians say it will improve chronically low Arab voter turnout and help block Netanyahu from forming the next government. Continue reading “Arab lawmakers shake up Israeli politics with historic union”
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