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ABC News

More than 700 infants may have been exposed to tuberculosis at an El Paso hospital over the past year by an employee recently diagnosed with the illness, health officials said Friday.

The employee, who worked in the nursery at Providence Memorial Hospital, tested positive on Aug. 25 and was placed on leave, but she may have exposed infants and about 40 other hospital workers starting in September 2013, said Dr. Hector Ocaranza, the health authority for El Paso County. Continue reading “700 Babies Maybe Exposed to TB at Texas Hospital”

Yahoo News – by Lisa Maria Garza

DALLAS (Reuters) – American citizens describing themselves as “deeply concerned” with Obama administration immigration policies plan a mass protest on Saturday to press their demand to seal the southern border by blocking traffic at more than a dozen U.S. crossings.

Demonstrators will attempt to stop incoming and outgoing traffic at 17 of the 63 locations in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California listed on the U.S. Customs and Border Protection website. Continue reading “Protests planned to target U.S. southern border entry ports”

WOAI

Several independent ‘milita’ groups, concerned over what they see as a porous southern border and unchecked illegal immigration, plan to block traffic on Saturday at several international ports of entry in the Rio Grande Valley, Newsradio 1200 WOAI reports.

Militias have been flocking to the border since July in what the Minuteman Project describes as ‘Operation Normandy.’

The groups have been even more energized by reports that jihadist groups are using the border as a way to infiltrate ‘sleeper cells’ into the United States, a claim that federal immigration authorities have rejected. Continue reading “Border Sheriffs Brace for Possible Militia Action on Saturday”

ABC News – by ASTRID GALVAN Associated Press

The federal government refuses to say whether prosecutors in Yuma, Arizona, have scaled back a years-old program that guarantees jail time for most immigrants caught crossing the border illegally and which law enforcement officials say is crucial to public safety.

Reports that federal prosecutors have stopped some prosecutions under Operation Streamline surfaced nearly two weeks ago when Arizona Sens. John McCain and Jeff Flake wrote a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder seeking information on the status of the zero-tolerance program that circumvents the civil immigration system and lumps together months’ worth of criminal proceedings into one day for immigrants caught crossing the border illegally. Continue reading “Feds Mum on Prosecution of Illegal Border Crossers”

Breitbart London

Police struggled to control crowds in Glasgow’s City Centre last night as groups unofficially aligned with the ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ sides of the Scottish Independence Referendum taunted each other in the streets. Twitter users reported that pro-union campaigners burned Scotland’s flag, the Saltire, in George Square, and that at least six people had been arrested.

Scottish Police separated the two groups with lines of hi-visibility coppers, with some on horseback, as flares were hurled across George Square, and demonstrators berated one another. Reports on the ground suggested that elements of the far-right British National Party were present, as well as individuals performing Nazi salutes whilst waving the UK flag, better known as the ‘Union Flag’. Continue reading “6 Arrested, Scottish Flag ‘Set Ablaze’, as Referendum Campaigners Violently Clash in Glasgow”

Times of India

NEW DELHI: Nearly 1,000 Chinese soldiers intruded into India in Ladakh’s Chumur sector on Thursday, a day when Chinese President Xi Jinping is on a visit here.

According to Army sources, nearly 1,000 Chinese soldiers moved inside the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ladakh region, and refused to go back. Continue reading “LAC stand-off: Nearly 1,000 Chinese soldiers enter India”

Breitbart – by Joel B. Pollak

Ukranian President Petro Poroshenko gave a stirring address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress Thursday, pleading for “military equipment–both non-lethal and lethal” in his country’s ongoing struggle to resist Russian invasion. He received a warm welcome from both houses and both parties–though his presence was surely a rebuke to the White House, which stood by as Russia annexed the Crimea and invaded eastern Ukraine. Continue reading “Poroshenko Tells Congress: ‘Just Like Israel, Ukraine Has the Right to Defend Her Territory’”

Hondurans, Guatemalans and El Salvadoreans moving to the US, Syrians moving to countries in South America, Muslims moving into countries in Europe. It’s like the elite are shifting different ethnic groups all over the place out of their countries and into others in order to create social invasions everywhere and to destroy each country’s national sovereignty.

Breitbart – by Frances Martel

It may at first appear an unorthodox choice, but for many of the estimated three million refugees fleeing the Syrian Civil War, Latin American countries are becoming increasingly popular resettlement destinations. While the new language and culture prove a challenge, lax immigration laws and aid programs are attracting a greater number of Syrians every day. Continue reading “Syrian Refugees Increasingly Starting New Lives in Latin America”

End of the American Dream – by Michael Snyder

What has happened to America? Please show these numbers to anyone that does not believe that the United States is in decline. It is time for all of us to humble ourselves and face the reality of what has happened to our once great nation. For those of us that love America, it is heartbreaking to watch the foundations of our society rot and decay in thousands of different ways. The following are 50 facts that show how far America has fallen in this generation, but the truth is that this list could have been far, far longer… Continue reading “50 Facts That Show How Far America Has Fallen In This Generation”

Continue reading “U.S. to Bomb ISIS in Syria, but Censor ISIS Threat Just Across Mexican Border?”

EAG News – by Kyle Olson

WEAVERVILLE, Calif. – Not only is there no such thing as a free lunch, an eighth grader found out the hard way there’s no such thing as a shared lunch, either.

ABC 7 reports Kyle Bradford, an 8th grader at Weaverville Elementary School, shared his chicken burrito with a friend who didn’t like the school-prepared cheese sandwich he was given by the cafeteria. Continue reading “Student gets detention for sharing his lunch”

Cent News – by Pedro Juarez Mejia

Mexico – Residents of Mexico’s Los Cabos beach resort armed themselves with guns, machetes and bats in hurricane-battered neighborhoods Thursday to scare off looters from raiding their homes, as authorities scrambled to restore order.

The government deployed extra federal police and soldiers to the Baja California peninsula to counter widespread looting that erupted after Hurricane Odile tore down homes earlier this week. Continue reading “Residents take up arms to deter looters in Mexico resort”

Breitbart – by Edwin Mora

U.S. Border Patrol agents have apprehended at least 474 aliens from terrorism-linked countries attempting to sneak into the country illegally this year alone, according to a leaked document obtained by Breitbart Texas.

According to the document from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Intelligence and Investigative Liaison, of the 474 aliens, 76 are from terrorism-linked nations located in and around the jihadist Islamic State’s area of operation — Turkey (41), Saudi Arabia (13), Syria (7), Jordan (7), Iraq (4),Iran (3), and J Kuwait (1). Continue reading “474 Illegals From Terrorism-Linked Countries Apprehended in 2014 Alone”

UPI – by Ben Hooper

ODENSE, Denmark, Sept. 18 (UPI) — A Danish town outfitted homeless volunteers with GPS devices to help officials track the routines of “those who just want to sit on a bench and drink beers.”

Tom Rodding of Odense council said the city outfitted 20 local homeless people with GPS trackers so officials can keep track of their movements and improve city planning for objects such as benches and shelters. Continue reading “Danish town outfits homeless with GPS trackers”

A girl holds a U.S. flag next to a sculpture after a naturalization ceremony at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York July 22, 2014. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton Reuters – by Scott Malone

The failed Scottish vote to pull out from the United Kingdom stirred secessionist hopes for some in the United States, where almost a quarter of people are open to their states leaving the union, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found.

Some 23.9 percent of Americans polled from Aug. 23 through Sept. 16 said they strongly supported or tended to support the idea of their state breaking away, while 53.3 percent of the 8,952 respondents strongly opposed or tended to oppose the notion. Continue reading “Angry with Washington, 1 in 4 Americans open to secession”

Breitbart – by Kristin Tate

HOUSTON, Texas — Department of Homeland Security Secretary (DHS) Jeh Johnson is pushing for the agency to create “Southcom,” a southern-based command to manage resources.

Southcom would aim to decrease illegal immigration across the U.S.-Mexico border and make it easier for officials to crack down on criminals, according to the Washington Times. The command would reportedly work to help Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) collaborate more effectively. Continue reading “DHS Pushing for Southwest Command to Crack Down on Illegal Immigration and Criminals”

KTLA 5 News

California’s first cases of a virus that has been spreading across the country were confirmed Thursday by the state’s chief health official.

Four cases of enterovirus D68 have been confirmed, all in Southern California. One was in Ventura County; three others were in San Diego County.

More instances of the disease were expected as results from lab tests come back, the California Department of Public Health said in announcing the cases.The patients ages ranged from 2 to 13 years old. Continue reading “Enterovirus Cases Confirmed in Southern California Are State’s First Diagnoses”

CBS New York

MONTVILLE, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — A proposed ordinance in Montville, New Jersey could give police officers broad powers – including entering private property – if underage drinking is even suspected.

As CBS 2’s Christine Sloan reported, the proposal has some people questioning just how far police should be allowed to go. Continue reading “Montville, N.J. Plan Would Allow Searches Without Warrants For Underage Drinking”

National Review – by Joel Gehrke

Senate Democrats succeeded in blocking a vote on President Obama’s promised post-election executive orders providing administrative amnesty to illegal immigrants — but only by the barest of margins.

Senator Jeff Sessions (R., Ala.) wanted to offer an amendment opposing the orders, but Senate Democrats thwarted the attempt. Continue reading “Senate Democrats Protect Obama’s Post-Election Amnesty in 50-50 Vote”

The Gateway Pundit – by Jim Hoft

Congressman Jason Chaffetz broke this shocking news Wednesday that four known terrorists were apprehended at the US border in Texas on September 10 – the day before the 13th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks.

Chaffetz questioned Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson on whether he is “aware of any apprehensions of suspected or known terrorists.”
Johnson dodged the question. Continue reading “Four Terrorists Captured on US Border on September 10 – Day Before 9-11”