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Yahoo News – by Kate Pettegrina, Thrillist

One thing that makes the U.S. great: no two states are the same. That diversity leads to distinct strengths and weaknesses, but how can you know what makes North Dakota different from South Dakota, besides a made-up line separating them?

Well, in the interest of showing that every state sucks in some way, we picked out one key area where each is most deficient. This is what every state is the worst at.   Continue reading “What Every State in the U.S. Is Worst at (Including North Dakota at Tourism)”

Breitbart – by Ildefonso Ortiz

A fierce firefight just south of the Texas border resulted in the death of two gunmen as well as a considerable amount of property damage. A third gunman also died in a recent shootout.

The shootout took place this week near the town of Diaz Ordaz which is just 30 miles west of the border city of Reynosa, the Tamaulipas government said in a prepared statement issued to Breitbart Texas.   Continue reading “Three Cartel Hitmen Killed Near Texas Border”

Breitbart – by Robert Wilde

Early in December, paramedics rushing to save a collapsed man who later died in the hospital were delayed in their response by protesters. The additional time it took to reach the victim may have contributed to his death.

Berkeley Fire Chief Gil Dong said, “Anytime there is a delay it causes us concern… Our objective is to get there rapidly so we can start treating the patient.”   Continue reading “‘I Can’t Breathe’ Protesters Obstruct Paramedics from Dying Man Struggling to Breathe”

Breitbart – by ILDEFONSO ORTIZ

Eight operatives of a Mexican drug cartel were sentenced to U.S. federal prison for their role in running a Methamphetamine distribution ring in Atlanta, Georgia.

Court records don’t specify which drug cartel the group belonged to, but most of the members were Mexican nationals. The group often spoke with a Mexican drug trafficker identified in court documents as “El Licenciado”, court records obtained by Breitbart Texas show.   Continue reading “Eight Mexican Cartel Operatives Ran Atlanta Meth Ring”

Breitbart – by Bob Price

A member of the violent MS-13 gang was captured approximately 90 miles into Texas after illegally crossing the porous U.S. border with Mexico. The arrest was made by a volunteer reserve deputy working together with U.S. Border Patrol agents. The law enforcement team was trying to help round up a large group of illegal immigrants who were being smuggled through Brooks County in an attempt to circumvent the Falfurrias Border Patrol Checkpoint.   Continue reading “MS-13 Gang Member Entered US Illegally, Caught 90 Miles into Texas”

Hollywood Reporter – by Paul Bond

Whether or not North Korea is behind the Sony hack, Kim Jong Un better brace himself because The Interview is headed to his country. Human rights activists are planning to airlift DVDs of the Seth Rogen comedy into the country via hydrogen balloons.

Fighters for a Free North Korea, run by Park Sang Hak, a former government propagandist who escaped to South Korea, has for years used balloons to get transistor radios, DVDs and other items into North Korea — not to entertain the deprived masses, but to introduce them to the outside world.   Continue reading “Activists to Drop ‘Interview’ DVDs Over North Korea Via Balloon”

Breitbart – by ILDEFONSO ORTIZ

MCALLEN, Texas — A massive gas explosion and fire south of the Texas border forced Tamaulipas authorities to scramble firefighters and emergency personnel. Unlike previous explosions, no injuries have been reported.

The explosion took place Wednesday afternoon near the rural city of San Fernando in the area called Nejo well #57, the Tamaulipas government said in a prepared statement issued to Breitbart Texas. San Fernando is about 80 miles south of the border city of Reynosa.   Continue reading “Massive Gas Explosion Reported South Of Texas Border”

The Telegraph – by Bruno Waterfield

Continue reading “EU court rules that fatness ‘can constitute a disability’”

Politico – by Rachael Bade

The IRS is considering its own temporary shutdown due to recent budget cuts enacted by Congress, its chief said Thursday.

IRS Commissioner John Koskinen said furloughs — forced unpaid days off for employees as part of an IRS closure — is one idea reluctantly being tossed about to save money, though they are hoping they will not have to go there.   Continue reading “IRS warns of possible shutdown”

Breitbart – by Merrill Hope

Former lawyer and ex-judge Eric Williams, who was accused of the brutal murders of Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland, his wife, and an assistant prosecutor, was sentenced to death by a jury on December 17.

Texas Lawyer reported that the 47-year-old Williams had been convicted on December 4 of the capital murder of Cynthia McLelland, who, along with her husband, was shot repeatedly inside their Forney home, located east of Dallas, on March 30, 2013.   Continue reading “‘Revenge Killings’ Ex-Judge Sentenced to Death in Texas”

Breitbart – by Sarah Rumpf

AUSTIN, Texas — After Sony Pictures Entertainment cancelled the release of their movie The Interview, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema had announced plans to swap the film with a free showing of Team America: World Police, released by Paramount Pictures in 2004, but now Paramount is ordering the theater not to show that film either.

Both films are comedies that pit American characters facing off against a satirical portrayal of a North Korean leader. The Interview features Seth Rogen and James Franco as two characters who are hired to assassinate current North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. Team America, co-written by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, had singing marionette characters representing an American anti-terrorism task force fighting Kim Jong Il, Kim Jong Un’s now-deceased father. The North Korean government had expressed outrage at both films, and had sought — unsuccessfully — to have Team America banned in other countries.   Continue reading “Paramount Orders Texas Theater Not to Show ‘Team America”

Breitbart – by Matthew Boyle

Some comments from Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), made during a radio interview this week, seem to make it appear as though he supports President Barack Obama’s move to open relations again with Cuba.

“The 50-year embargo just hasn’t worked,” Paul said in an interview on with Tom Roten of News Talk 800 WVHU in Huntington, West Virginia. “If the goal is regime change, it sure doesn’t seem to be working, and probably, it punishes the people more than the regime because the regime can blame the embargo for hardship.   Continue reading “Rand Paul: Let’s ‘Co-Opt Cuba,’ Force Open Elections With The Power Of Trade”

Yahoo News

Under the threat of terrorist attacks from hackers and with the nation’s largest multiplex chains pulling the film from its screens, Sony Pictures Entertainment took the unprecedented step of canceling the Dec. 25 release of the The Interview.

The cancellation, announced Wednesday, was a startling blow to the Hollywood studio that has been shaken by hacker leaks and intimidations over the last several weeks by an anonymous group calling itself Guardians of Peace.   Continue reading “Feds Link Hack to North Korea as Sony Cancels ‘The Interview’ Release”

Yahoo News – by Jeff Sneider, The Wrap

The shockwaves from the Sony hack have finally reached Hollywood’s development community, as New Regency has pulled the plug on its Steve Carell movie Pyongyang, which Gore Verbinski had been prepping for a March start date, an individual familiar with the project has told TheWrap.

Based on the graphic novel by Guy Delisle, Pyongyang is a paranoid thriller about a Westerner’s experiences working in North Korea for a year.   Continue reading “Steve Carell’s North Korea Movie ‘Pyongyang’ Canceled in Wake of Sony Hack”

Alt-Market – by Brandon Smith

As I write this, the news is saturated with stories of a hostage situation possibly involving Islamic militants in Sydney, Australia. Like many, I am concerned about the shockwave such an event will create through our sociopolitical structures. However, while most of the world will be distracted by the outcome of this crisis (for good or bad) for at least the week, I find I must concern myself with a far more important and dangerous situation.   Continue reading “IMF Now Ready To Slam The Door On The U.S. And The Dollar”

The Anti-Media – by SM Gibson

On December 31, 2003, Khaled El-Masri was seized by Macedonian border officials after being mistaken as a member of al-Qaeda. El-Masri was held in Macedonian custody for 23 days before being “rendered” (an extrajudicial transfer of a prisoner) into the hands of the CIA.

After receivership of Khaled, the CIA put him through a process that the Agency refers to as “capture shock”. El-Masri, a German citizen, was subjected to being stripped, hooded, shackled, severely beaten and sodomized with a suppository. The man was then drugged and taken to a secret detainee facility located in Afghanistan called the “Salt Pit”.   Continue reading “Oops, CIA Abducts & Tortures Wrong Guy”

Stars and Stripes – by DAVID DISHNEAU

The U.S. military is testing a new cruise-missile defense system by launching a blimp-like airship near Baltimore.

Wednesday’s event at Aberdeen Proving Ground gives the region its first look at JLENS, short for Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System.   Continue reading “Military airships getting a Baltimore-area test”

Breitbart – by Tony Lee

On Tuesday, the Senate confirmed Sarah Saldana, who has said she would implement President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty and believes that illegal immigrants who qualify for it have a “right” to citizenship, to head Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the agency tasked with enforcing the country’s immigration laws.

She was confirmed by a 55-39 vote.   Continue reading “Senate Confirms New ICE Chief Who Believes Some Illegals Have a ‘Right’ to Citizenship”