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Many illegal immigrants at a Northern California DMV reportedly were failing the written exam when applying for driver’s licenses on Friday.
Under the AB 60 law that Governor Jerry Brown (D) signed in 2013 and took effect at the start of 2015, illegal immigrants were able to apply for driver’s licenses on Friday. And nearly 1.4 illegal immigrants are expected to apply for licenses in California in the next three years. Continue reading “CA Illegal Alien at DMV: ‘Nobody’s Passing’ Written Test”
The Telegraph – by John Ficenec
The FTSE 100 slid on the first day of trading in 2015. Here are 10 warning signs that the markets may drop further.
Vix fear gauge
For five years, investor fear of risk has been drugged into somnolence by repeated injections of quantitative easing. The lack of fear has led to a world where price and risk have become estranged. As credit conditions are tightened in the US and China, the law of unintended consequences will hold sway in 2015 as investors wake up. The Vix, the so-called “fear index” that measures volatility, spiked to 18.4 on Friday, above the average of 14.5 recorded last year.
Continue reading “Ten warning signs of a market crash in 2015”
LUZERNE COUNTY — Call it the case of the mysterious boom. Folks in the back mountain heard a loud rumble, some even saying it shook their home.
It takes a lot to wake up 12-year-old Kendra Steltz of Lake Township.
“I was sleeping and all I heard was a big bang,” she said. Continue reading “Mysterious Boom In Luzerne County, Pennslyvania”
The Washington Post – by Brian Fung
Federal regulators looking to place restrictions on Internet providers will introduce and vote on new proposed net neutrality rules in February, Federal Communications Commission officials said Friday.
President Obama’s top telecom regulator, Tom Wheeler, told fellow FCC commissioners before the Christmas holiday that he intends to circulate a draft proposal internally next month with an eye toward approving the measure weeks later, said one official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the agency’s deliberations are ongoing. The rules are meant to keep broadband providers such as Verizon and Comcast from speeding up or slowing down some Web sites compared to others. Continue reading “Get ready: The FCC says it will vote on net neutrality in February”
Breitbart – by DANIEL NUSSBAUM
Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro on Thursday urged New Yorkers and others across the nation to donate to a New York Daily News fund for the families of the two slain NYPD officers, Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos.
“At times like these, New Yorkers know what to do,” De Niro told the Daily News. “Thank you for joining me in contributing to the Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos families.” Continue reading “De Niro Urges Donations to Slain NYPD Officers: ‘They’ve Done Their Duty, and Now It’s Time to Do Ours’”
HUNTINGTON BEACH (CBSLA.com) — The viral video of a homeless man buying food for friends with $100 he had been given warmed the hearts of many of the more than 25 million people who clicked on it.
Donations came pouring in for the homeless man named Thomas. More than $130,000 donated from around the globe in about a week. Continue reading “Was viral video of generous homeless man a hoax?”
It’s 2015 and the MSM is wasting no time in breaking out the “us vs them” race articles in full force.
There was a simpler time in America, a time when racists wore white hoods and carried torches, when Nazis wore swastikas and a skinhead could shave his scalp without being mistaken for a metrosexual. But those days are long behind us. Now, apparently, white supremacists hold conferences with guest speakers and video hookups to their colleagues overseas, kind of like a Davos for the intellectually vacant. Continue reading “Five ways to know you’re speaking to white supremacists”
A year ago this New Year’s Eve, John Filippidis of Florida was driving south with his family on Interstate 95 when the Maryland Transportation Authority Police pulled over his black Ford Expedition and proceeded to raid it while his twins, wife and daughter looked on — separated in the back seats of different police cruisers.
The officers were searching for Mr. Filippidis‘ Florida-licensed, palm-size Kel-Tec .38 semi-automatic handgun, which he left at home locked in his safe. (Maryland does not recognize handgun permits issued by other states.) Continue reading “Gun owners fear Maryland cops target them for traffic stops”
Biometric Update – by Stephen Mayhew
Intel recently filed an application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for a new technology method of real-time facial detection using an image or video of the subject taken by a mobile device.
Intel Korea research engineer Wooju Ryu describes the face detection method in the U.S. Patent Application No. 20140341430, titled “Method and Device for Detecting Face, and Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Recording Medium for Executing the Method”. Continue reading “Intel files patent for real-time facial recognition system”
President Barack Obama’s administration has been working behind the scenes for months to forge a new working relationship with Russia, despite the fact that Russian President Vladimir Putin has shown little interest in repairing relations with Washington or halting his aggression in neighboring Ukraine.
This month, Obama’s National Security Council finished an extensive and comprehensive review of U.S policy toward Russia that included dozens of meetings and input from the State Department, Defense Department and several other agencies, according to three senior administration officials. At the end of the sometimes-contentious process, Obama made a decision to continue to look for ways to work with Russia on a host of bilateral and international issues while also offering Putin a way out of the stalemate over the crisis in Ukraine. Continue reading “Inside Obama’s Secret Outreach to Russia”
The Intercept – by Jana Winter
The hackers who infiltrated Sony Pictures Entertainment’s computer servers have threatened to attack an American news media organization,according to an FBI bulletin obtained by The Intercept.
The threat against the unnamed news organization by the Guardians of Peace, the hacker group that has claimed credit for the Sony attack, “may extend to other such organizations in the near future,” according to a Joint Intelligence Bulletin of the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security obtained by The Intercept. Continue reading “Sony Hackers Threaten U.S. News Media Organization”
Breitbart – by ILDEFONSO ORTIZ
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Mexican investigators beat and tortured a prostitute in order to get her to confirm their version of events regarding the alleged execution of a group of cartel members in the town of Tlataya. The version that the Mexican government wanted was that the soldiers fought off an attack and killed the 22 gunmen.
The other version of the June 30 shooting, as told by a self-admitted prostitute and the mother of a female teenage gang member in the group, was that the cartel gunmen had surrendered and the military had executed 12 to 15 of them, the Associated Press reported. Continue reading “Mexican Investigators Covered Up Execution of Cartel Gunmen by Soldiers”
Breitbart – by ADELLE NAZARIAN
For the first time in 12 years, violent crime in Los Angeles has climbed to a stunningly high rate, driven by an increase in reported aggravated assaults.
Crimes in the four categories that account for Los Angeles’s violence are robberies, homicides, rapes, and aggravated assaults.
According to the Los Angeles Times, while the percentage of robberies and homicides saw a slight increase, rape saw a 12.4 percent spike. Aggravated assaults shot up by 24.2 percent, compared with the rate of assaults in 2013. The Times posits that the increase correlates with a gross understatement of the city’s true level of crime. Continue reading “LAPD: Violent Crime at Highest Rates in 12 Years”
Breitbart – by ILDEFONSO ORTIZ
MCALLEN, Texas – A Mexican man who is in the U.S. illegally remains behind bars and stands accused of assaulting his girlfriend and kidnapping her baby.
Edinburg Police arrested 23-year-old Victor Soriano on the charge of kidnapping, and assault/family violence, information released by Edinburg Police to Breitbart Texasshows.
While a municipal judge set bond for Soriano, he remains behind bars on an immigration detainer. Continue reading “Illegal Immigrant Accused of Choking Woman, Tying Her Up with Extension Cord and Kidnapping Baby”
Breitbart – by Warner Todd Huston
President Barack Obama’s approval rating has hit 48 percent as 2014 came to a close.
In fact, the Obama’s 23 quarter approval fell even below his late December rating, ending in the middle of October at 41.5 percent, among the lowest quarterly averages of his entire presidency thus far.
Just after the November election, where the Democrat Party suffered a historic defeat, Obama’s approval rating began to surge. Many of his signature polices were funded in the “CRomnibus”–including executive amnesty and Obamacare–which was passed with bipartisan support. The president also announced landmark changes to U.S./Cuba relations before heading to Hawaii for vacation. Continue reading “As Year Ends, Obama Approval Rating Approaches 50%”
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said in a New Year’s speech Thursday that he is open to more talks or even a summit with his South Korean counterpart, a statement welcomed by Seoul, which in turn urged the North to take concrete steps toward normalization of relations.
Kim’s call for improving inter-Korea relations comes as Pyongyang is facing heightened criticism over its human rights record and souring ties with Washington over allegations it was involved in the massive hacking attack on Sony Pictures linked to “The Interview,” a dark comedy that portrayed an assassination attempt on Kim. Continue reading “North Korean leader open to summit with South”
Washington Post – by Hamil Harris and Spencer S. Hsu
Five people were stabbed early Saturday inside a popular Northwest Washington restaurant and bar near George Washington University, and a man wearing a tan trench coat was being sought, police said.
At least two of the victims were seriously injured, but all are expected to survive the attack, which took place about 12:30 a.m. inside McFadden’s Restaurant and Saloon at 2401 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, said Officer Hugh Carew, a D.C. police spokesman. Continue reading “Man in trenchcoat stabs 5 at McFadden’s restaurant in Northwest D.C.”
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Farmers already scrambling to find workers in California — the nation’s leading grower of fruits, vegetables and nuts — fear an even greater labor shortage under President Barack Obama’s executive action to block some 5 million people from deportation.
Thousands of the state’s farmworkers, who make up a significant portion of those who will benefit, may choose to leave the uncertainty of their seasonal jobs for steady, year-around work building homes, cooking in restaurants and cleaning hotel rooms. Continue reading “Farmers brace for labor shortage under new policy”
Breitbart – by ILDEFONSO ORTIZ
During the immigration crisis of 2014, Mexico, a country known as an illegal immigration corridor used by human and drug smugglers, increased its deportation efforts and ended up surpassing the number of Central Americans that the United States deported during the year.
From January to December, Mexico deported 107, 199 Central Americans immigrants by land, while the U.S. only deported 104, 688 illegal immigrants during that time period. Of those deported by land from Mexico, 43,456 are from Honduras, 41, 731 are from Guatemala, 20,988 are from El Salvador and 1,024 are from Nicaragua, information released by the Guatemalan Migration Office to Mexican news outlets reveals. Continue reading “Mexico Deported More Central Americans Than US In 2014”
Bloomberg – by Michael C. Bender
Natalie Heimel and her fiancé, Edward Mallue Jr., a pair of captains in the Army, were walking from their wedding rehearsal on Saturday at the 16th tee box at Kaneohe Klipper Golf Course in Hawaii when they were informed they’d have to move their wedding, scheduled for the next day.
President Barack Obama wanted to play through. Continue reading “Soldiers Relocate Wedding to Accommodate Obama’s Golf Game”
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