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Scotland has voted to stay in the United Kingdom after voters decisively rejected independence.
With the results in from all 32 council areas, the “No” side won with 2,001,926 votes over 1,617,989 for “Yes”.
Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond called for unity and urged the unionist parties to deliver on more powers. Continue reading “Scottish referendum: Scotland votes ‘No’ to independence”
Anyone excited by the idea of stepping into a driverless car should read the results of a somewhat alarming experiment at Bristol’s University of the West of England, where a robot was programmed to rescue others from certain doom… but often didn’t.
The so-called ‘Ethical robot’, also known as the Asimov robot, after the science fiction writer whose work inspired the film ‘I, Robot’, saved robots, acting the part of humans, from falling into a hole: but often stood by and let them trundle into the danger zone. Continue reading “Robot with “morals” makes surprisingly deadly decisions”
WASHINGTON, DC (CBP) – Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson announced his decision to delegate to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) the authority to investigate its employees for alleged criminal misconduct.
As a result, CBP is converting qualified internal affairs employees from general investigators to criminal investigators. This authority will allow CBP to perform misconduct investigations with more transparency and hold the workforce accountable. Continue reading “DHS delegates criminal misconduct investigative authority to CBP”
It wasn’t part of the jobs message he planned to pitch, but Speaker John Boehner said Thursday that immigration reform would help boost the economy.
“Immigration reform will help our economy, but you’ve got to secure the border first,” the Ohio Republican said after a speech at the conservative think tank American Enterprise Institute. “We’ve got a mess and everyone knows we’ve got a mess. Continue reading “Boehner: Immigration reform will help boost the economy”
The Daily Caller – by Betsy Rothstein
Since when does the Department of Justice coordinate with an obviously liberal media organization to go after a conservative reporter? It’s official: At least since 2011.
In email exchanges obtained by The Daily Caller in two separate FOIA requests, a coordinated effort to slam Breitbart News reporter Matthew Boyleemerged. To be sure, Boyle is not a reporter who is beloved by other reporters and he’s been critiqued on any number of matters that include his youthful chipmunk cheeks, his previously questionable Twitter avatar and his TV skills. But his beat was DOJ and Eric Holder and shouldn’t a reporter be commended for going after an enterprising story or two on his beat? Continue reading “Department Of Justice, Media Matters Coordinate To Attack Reporter”
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett on Thursday again defended Burger King’s purchase of Canadian chain Tim Hortons, a deal criticized by many as an inversion plan by the fast food company to avoid paying U.S. taxes.
Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate where Buffett serves as president and CEO, invested $3 billion to help finance the deal. Appearing on MSNBC, Buffett insisted that the purchase was not a tax dodge. Continue reading “Warren Buffett stands by Burger King deal”
National Review – by Andrew Johnson
The Obama administration has “widened the loopholes” that Islamic State and other extremist fighters could use to enter the United States, a leading union of immigration officials says.
In a statement obtained by National Review Online, the U.S. National Citizenship and Immigration Services Council, a union representing 12,000 federal immigration agents, sounded the alarm that not only could jihadists “slip across our porous southern border,” but that fighters could also “exploit our loose and lax visa policies to gain entry to the United States.” Continue reading “Immigration Agent Union: Obama Admin ‘Widened the Loopholes’ for ISIS to Enter U.S.”
HOUSTON, Texas — During just one month, Border Patrol agents in Texas’ Del Rio Sector arrested five convicted sex offenders in the U.S. illegally. Each of the five offenders has been charged with illegal re-entry, according to Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
Jose Castro, a spokesman for the Del Rio Sector, told Breitbart Texas that there has been an increase in apprehended sex offenders this year. Continue reading “Handful of Sex Offender Illegal Immigrants Arrested on Rural Texas-Mexico Border”
HOUSTON, Texas — Plans to shut down ports of entry between the United States and Mexico by a citizen protest group are being finalized. The list of ports includes six Texas ports, four in Arizona, two in New Mexico and five in California. Organizers say this is the final list and plan to move forward on all ports listed.
“This event is for Patriotic Americans who feel strongly about our nation’s sovereignty and bringing our Marine, Sgt. Tahmooressi, home,” said event organizer Stasyi Barth in a statement posted on the groups website. Sgt. Tahmooressi is being held in a Mexican jail for allegedly entering Mexico with weapons that are illegal in that country. He claims the entry was accidental. Continue reading “Plans to Shut Down Ports of Entry Moving Forward”
HOUSTON, Texas — The family of the U.S. Marine being held in a Mexican jail for entering Mexico with firearms has denounced the “Shut Down All Ports of Entry” protest planned for this weekend. Event organizers are listing support for Marine Sergeant Andrew Tahmooressi as one of the main reasons for this action to shut down the ports of entry between the United States and Mexico. Sgt. Tahmooressi is being held in a Mexican jail for allegedly entering Mexico with firearms in his vehicle. Continue reading “Family of Marine Held in Mexico Condemns Ports of Entry Protest”
Suspected of robbing at least 15 banks in the past year, a man dubbed the “El Chapparito Bandit” is being sought by federal and local authorities who released a sketch of the thief on Tuesday and are offering $20,000 for information leading to his arrest and conviction.
A San Diego Police Department sketch artist produced an image based on witness testimony and security images of El Chapparito. That sketch was recently released in seeking public assistance to track down the serial bank robber. Continue reading “‘El Chapparito Bandit’ Sketch Released, $20,000 Reward Offered”
Breitbart – by William Bigelow
On Tuesday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted to spend $2.1 million over the next two years so that illegal immigrants in the city can have lawyers for fast-tracked deportation proceedings, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. Over 2,000 juveniles or parents with children are waiting for those proceedings.
The Syracuse University Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, analyzing information gleaned from courts, asserted that more than 25,000 deportation proceedings are waiting to be processed in San Francisco. By the beginning of July, 4,100 involved juveniles, 2,200 of whom have no lawyers. The university added that in recent years, 10% of illegal immigrant children without legal representation were given permission to stay in the United States, while 50% of those who had lawyers wound up staying legally. Continue reading “SF Gives OK to Legal Aid for Illegal Immigrant Kids”
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House voted to provide the Obama administration the authority to arm and train Syrian rebels to fight against ISIS Wednesday, despite the widespread concern that the strategy might not work.
The authorization passed 273-156.
The legislation provides the Obama administration the authority to give arms and training to “vetted elements” of the Syrian opposition to fight against ISIS, requires the Secretary of Defense to brief Congress on the plan 15 days in advance and mandates a status report every 90 days. The amendment explicitly denies authority for ground troops. Continue reading “Syria Authorization Passes Despite Doubts in Strategy”
Gee….WHO’S FAULT IS THAT??? Stupid is as stupid does.
U.S. Department of Homeland (DHS) Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, while testifying before a House panel today, indicated that the government’s ability to detect terrorists inside the homeland is hindered by sanctuary cities that shelter illegals.
Johnson added that America must remain vigilant of the extremist group Islamic State, also known as ISIS and ISIL, or other terrorists potential infiltrating the U.S. through its southern border, adding that his department could use more resources to prevent that from becoming a reality. Continue reading “DHS Chief: Ability to Detect Terrorists in U.S. Hindered by Illegal Population”
Pilot Online – by Dave Forster
A Virginia company is developing a radar gunlike device that would help police catch drivers as they text.
The technology works by detecting the telltale radio frequencies that emit from a vehicle when someone inside is using a cellphone, said Malcolm McIntyre of ComSonics. Cable repairmen use similar means to find where a cable is damaged – from a rodent, for instance – by looking for frequencies leaking in a transmission, McIntyre said. Continue reading “New device in the works to catch texting drivers”
Military experts believe a mystery object spotted streaking across the sky over the US was a Russian spy satellite.
More than three dozen witnesses reported seeing a bright object that broke apart into three “rocks” with glowing red and orange streaks as it moved northward over the Rocky Mountains on September 2.
Russia has denied claims that the fireball spotted at 10.30pm was a piece of the Cosmos 2495 satellite, which was designed to shoot reconnaissance photos and send them back to Earth in capsules. Continue reading “Fireball Was Russian Spy Satellite, Experts Say”
Washington Examiner – by Philip Klein
Forty-six percent of doctors give President Obama’s healthcare law a “D” or an “F,” according to a new survey from the Physicians Foundation. In contrast, just 25 percent of those surveyed gave the law an “A” or a “B.”
The findings come from a survey that was emailed to “virtually every physician in the United States with an email address on record with the American Medical Association” this March through June as the law’s major provisions were taking effect, and received more than 20,000 responses from doctors. Continue reading “46 percent of doctors give Obamacare a ‘D’ or ‘F’”
The word “gloomier” inconveniently showed up in a Reuters headline that described how the CEOs of the Business Roundtable – one of the thermometers into the brains of corporate America – felt about sales, employment, and capital expenditures. Yet, “gloomier” or not, these CEOs run companies that have been spending near record amounts, not on productive uses such as capital expenditures or hiring more people to push revenues to the next level, but on buying back their own shares. Continue reading “CEOs Darken Outlook, Slash Hiring and Cap-Ex Plans – Hope Now Focused on Share Buybacks (which just Plunged)”
BUILDINGS in Tokyo shook as a strong quake hit Japan, but there was no immediate risk of a tsunami and no damage was reported.
Japan Meteorological Agency said the epicentre was believed to be in the south ofIbaraki prefecture, an area to the east of Tokyo, and was located around 50 kilometres (30 miles) below the surface. Continue reading “Earthquake rocks Tokyo, Japan”
BROWNSVILLE – The leader of a border volunteer group says he will not allow two members back on his camp once they are released from county jail.
The arrests are detrimental to the group’s agenda, he said.
Officials say Steven Kurt Brooks, one of the group’s members, left a handgun behind at the restroom at a Stripes Store. Brooks doesn’t have a concealed handgun license. Continue reading “Militia Members Arrested in Brownsville”
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