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Oil prices have been sinking for months. And while that’s good news for most Americans, what happens to towns like Williston, N.D., that have built an entire economy around the oil industry?
The drop in crude prices, while beneficial for drivers, has already cost thousands of oil jobs. Schlumberger (SLB) was among several companies to take a hit, laying off 9,000 people last week. Continue reading “Oil boomtown: ‘We could see 20,000 layoffs by June’”
American Express said it plans to cut more than 4,000 jobs over the next year.
A representative for the company told CNBC that it is planning to cut the jobs but that this is only a gross figure, and that the firm will also continue to hire selectively in parts of the organization. Additionally, American Express reported quarterly earnings that slightly beat analysts’ expectations on Wednesday, and CEO Ken Chenault said in a release that “tight controls on the cost side of the ledger” had benefited the company. Continue reading “American Express to cut more than 4,000 jobs over this year”
California officials are unable to identify a grey, goo-like substance that has been found coating the feathers of hundreds of birds. More than 200 seabirds have been found dead along the coast, while more than 300 have been rescued so far.
The strange, gooey substance degrades the water-repellent properties in the birds’ feathers, causing hypothermia from extended stays in the water. Continue reading “Mystery goo kills over 200 San Francisco Bay birds, officials stumped”
Free Thought Project – by John Vibes
Port Arthur, Texas – Epileptic and self-prescribed medical marijuana patient Jeremy Bourque is facing jail time for growing 3 marijuana plants that were intended to be used for personal medical consumption.
Jeremy’s home was raided back in April and he was charged with possession and cultivation of marijuana, and now he is due in court this week to begin his trial.
Jeremy was diagnosed with Epilepsy at the age of 15 and has been hospitalized more than 10 times since his diagnosis, including one time in which he was in a coma for over a week. Continue reading “State of Texas Forcing Epileptic Man to Suffer, Facing Jail Time for Trying to Self-Medicate”
Before It’s News – by N. Morgan
In this latest development in the Sandy Hook shooting hoax, Patricia Llodra wants the Lanza home demolished. The claim is that it is out of respect for the surviving families, but in my opinion, it is more destruction of evidence. According to USA Today: The house of the Sandy Hook Elementary School killer will be torn down and its 2-acre parcel kept as open space, the Newtown Legislative Council decided Wednesday night. The council voted, 10-0, to approve the recommendation by the board of selectmen to demolish the two-story, 3,100-square-foot colonial where Adam Lanza lived with his mother, Nancy. The Connecticut town acquired the property in December from a bank at no cost. Continue reading “Destroying Evidence: Sandy Hook Demolishing Lanza Home”
A new federal executive order expands the list of illnesses for which you could be detained, isolated, and treated against your will if you are entering the US or traveling between states—even if you are completely healthy. Some states have similar or worse laws that would even allow entry into your home.
President Obama has signed an executive order expanding the list of illnesses that could result in forced detention, isolation, and quarantine for anyone exposed, even if they are not sick. It updates a Bush-era executive order, adding “severe acute respiratory syndromes” except for influenza to the list of detainable communicable diseases. Continue reading “Obama Executive Order: You Could Be Quarantined And Forced To Take Toxic Drugs”
Reuters – by NICOLÁS MISCULIN AND SARAH MARSH
Alberto Nisman was working hard to prepare for a congressional hearing on his claim that Argentina’s president tried to whitewash Iran’s alleged involvement in a bombing that killed 85 people, a make-or-break day in his career as prosecutor.
In the spotlight since leveling his hefty accusations last week, Nisman needed to make a convincing case, based on a decade of work with spy agencies around the world.
So he put in the extra hours at his Buenos Aires apartment on Saturday. Friends described him as upbeat and determined ahead of his appearance and he was scheduling interviews with journalists for the coming days. He also reportedly wrote up a list of groceries he would ask his maid to buy on Monday. Continue reading “Spies, lies and death: plot thickens in Argentine scandal”
TOKYO—The deadline for paying ransom for two Japanese hostages held by the Islamic State group was fast approaching early Friday with no signs of a breakthrough.
Lacking clout and diplomatic reach in the Middle East, Japan has been scrambling for a way to secure the release of the two men, one a journalist, the other an adventurer fascinated by war. Two Japanese who said they have contacts with a leader in the Islamic State group offered Thursday to try to negotiate, but it was unclear if the Japanese government was receptive to the idea. Continue reading “Japan Faces Deadline to Free Islamic State Hostages”
The Daily Caller – by Neil Munro
The new border bills drafted by Republican leaders require the actual removal of at least 66 miles of weak border fencing between laborers in Mexico and employers in the United States.
The border bills also only require for the construction of 27 miles of effective double-layer fencing along the 2,000-mile border. Continue reading “New GOP Border Security Bill Removes Border Fences”
Underground Health – by RL – Home Remedies for Life
A sinus infection can be remedied using apple cider vinegar (ACV), which is made from fermented apple cider. In this post, we are going to discuss about how apple cider vinegar helps to treat sinus infection.
Sinus Infection Definiton:
Sinuses are the small cavities in the skull that are normally filled with free flowing air. Sinuses produce mucus, which helps to keep the nasal passage free from allergies and pollutants. Generally, sinusitis is an inflammation of the tissues that will lines these cavities. Thus, a sinus infection is caused by bacterial infections and if sinuses are blocked and there is no free passage of air, it forms into a more severe fungus infection. Continue reading “Apple Cider Vinegar for Sinus Infection”
In the clip below, Biden says he’ll ultimately make up his mind sometime this summer. In the meantime, we’re left to speculate and wonder until he does.
Historically, the vice presidency has been a steppingstone to the Oval Office. It worked out (eventually) for Richard Nixon and George H.W. Bush, to name just two examples. After eight years as the commander in chief’s top deputy, both men presumably benefited from their years as subordinates. Biden, if he runs, would almost certainly use this experience to his advantage. Continue reading “Biden: “There’s a Chance” I’ll Run to Succeed My Boss”
Guns Save Lives – by Sam Cadle
For those of us in the concealed carry crowd, there are times it is nice to have something as a backup to your pistol. I will sometimes carry a baton with me. I do not only carry one for self-defense, there is a host of other uses for a batons. They are a tool just like anything else that you might carry. I have used a baton to pry things open, poke around places I don’t want to put my hand and they can be used to break out windows in an emergency. Continue reading “Asp Expands Line Of Concealable Batons For 2015”
Editor’s Note: There are a lot of global economic fun-and-games going on with the price of oil, due in part to the major increase in fracking, the American economic, apparently propped up in a false bubble largely because of the fracking, and the economic warfare against other nations, especially Russia. By there is far too little focus on the fun-and-games being perpetrated against the ordinary people of the United States who are put under environmental threat by fracking – it is contaminating groundwater, and injecting harmful chemical toxins into the drinking water supply. Continue reading “Kansas Officials Admit “Strong Correlation” Between Quakes & Fracking”
Switzerland’s central bank said Wednesday it had signed a pact with the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) to set up clearing arrangements for renminbi trading in a move hailed by the domestic banking lobby.
The Swiss banking sector, facing the end of the secrecy that was once the bedrock of its business, is turning to China as it seeks new markets for the future. Continue reading “Swiss central bank signs renminbi clearing deal with China’s PBOC”
Guns Save Lives – by Dan Cannon
File this under weird, but still technically a defensive gun use.
An Austin, Texas resident, Lawrence Faz, broke into an apartment with a knife and tried to rob the occupants. However, one of the roommates was having none of that.
He ran into his room and grabbed a sword along with an antique gun. He then used the rudimentary weapons to chase off Faz.
According to KXAN: Continue reading “Homeowner Uses Sword and Antique Gun to Stop Home Invader”
Scientific American – by Bobby Magill and Climate Central
Technological progress has been brutal to the yellow pages and compact discs. Coal may be headed the same way in the U.S., partly because of the market and partly because of national climate change policy.
Coal-fired power plants are the nation’s largest single source of greenhouse gas emissions and driver of climate change, and an old technology slowly being replaced by newer, cleaner sources of energy. With solar, wind and natural gas gaining ground on the electric grid, change is in the air. Continue reading “Coal Declines in U.S. But Grows Internationally”
CNN – by Steve Hargreaves
CNBC – by Everett Rosenfeld
RT
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The Epoch Times 
Town Hall – by Daniel Doherty
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