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ABC News

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”

Yahoo News

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’”

Breitbart – by Michelle Moons

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.”

Breitbart – by Bob Price

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”

Breitbart – by Caroline May

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”

CNS News – by Ali Meyer

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.”

Free Beacon – by Bill Gertz

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”

Breitbart – by Chriss W Street

In a report entitled “Immigrants Tend to Live in High Welfare Benefit States,” published on Jan. 26, 2015, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) determined that “the generous welfare benefits offered by some states have magnetic effects and alter the geographic sorting of immigrants in the United States”–attracting many to California.

The report found that “there is a ‘striking and easily observable clustering of immigrants in high-benefit states.” As California rose from offering medium benefit levels in 1970 to “almost the most generous in the nation” by 1990, the benefit levels served as a magnet for less-educated immigrants.   Continue reading “Report: California’s High Welfare Benefits Attract New Immigrants”

Breitbart – by ADELLE NAZARIAN

Illegal aliens may enjoy a free pass on identity theft due to a new investigative policy at California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).

The policy, issued last year and effective as of Jan. 1, 2015, directs DMV investigators to overlook identity theft by applicants “who may have attempted to obtain or been issued a license or ID card previously through submission of false information.”   Continue reading “California DMV Ordered to Overlook Identity Theft by Illegals”

Breitbart – by Robert Wilde

Federal authorities have shut down at least six U.S. schools in recent years over allegations of immigration fraud. The schools often dupe students into believing that they are accredited and collect hefty tuition fees, but provide little if any instructional education.

Brian Smeltzer, chief of the Counterterrorism and Criminal Exploitation Unit of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations says frankly, “If there’s a way to make a buck, some people will do it.”   Continue reading “Fake Schools Serve as Visa Mills for Foreign Students”

The Guardian – by Justin McCurry

A worker at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has died after falling into an empty water storage tank, in the latest of a series of accidents at the site of the worst nuclear disaster for a quarter of a century.

The death was the second at Fukushima Daiichi in less than a year, but the plant’s operator, Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco), insisted that it was doing everything possible to prevent accidents.   Continue reading “Worker dies at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant”

ABC News – by CAIN BURDEAU

Throughout the quieter parts of the French Quarter, residents and businesses have posted signs that read “Caution: Walk in Large Groups. We (heart) N.O.P.D. We Just Need More.”

It’s an unsettling message about violent crime in the Big Easy for the 1 million revelers about to descend for Carnival season, which this year ends on Feb. 17, Fat Tuesday.   Continue reading “Residents: Police Shortage Is a Security Risk for Mardi Gras”

CBS New York

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A teenage boy from Bushwick, Brooklyn has learned the hard way that you can’t just post anything you want on Facebook.

As CBS2’s Dave Carlin reported Friday evening, police said not just the words that Osiris Aristy posted, but also the digital cartoon images – or emoji – led to his arrest.

Police said Aristy, 17, posted what they call threatening and harassing content.   Continue reading “Brooklyn Teen Arrested For Alleged Facebook Threat To Officers Using Emoji”

Wall Street Journal – by PERVAIZ SHALLWANI and REBECCA DAVIS O’BRIEN

A former employee of a Fox station in Texas shot and killed himself outside the front doors of the News Corporation building shortly before 9 a.m. Monday, a law-enforcement official said.

The building houses 21st Century Fox and News Corporation, which owns The Wall Street Journal.   Continue reading “Former Fox Station Employee Shoots Himself Outside News Corporation Building”

New York Times – by David Carr

Microsoft made a big announcement last week, revealing that Windows, a lucrative legacy franchise, was about to be unleashed into the physical environment through a set of goggles called the HoloLens that superimposes the operating system on the actual world. In one sense, it was heartening. Business reporters are frequently hung up on the new and the insurgent, but seeing mature companies adapt to a changed world is equally interesting.   Continue reading “Unease for What Microsoft’s HoloLens Will Mean for Our Screen-Obsessed Lives”

Breitbart – by ILDEFONSO ORTIZ

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — A special detail of Mexican federal authorities have arrived to this Mexican border city in an effort to locate the final resting place of hundreds of individuals who have been reported missing and are believed to have ended up in shallow mass graves.

The team, which is made up of specialists with Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office (PGR), Mexican marines, soldiers, and a search and rescue dog named Maki, was deployed to Reynosa following a recommendation made by Mexico’s human rights office, information provided to Breitbart Texas by the PGR revealed.   Continue reading “Mexican Federal Authorities Search For Mass Graves Near Texas Border”