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Common Dreams – by Sarah Lazare

On the cusp of 2015, the people of Afghanistan pass another grim milestone: this calendar year saw the greatest number of civilians killed and wounded on record.

According to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), the devastation faced by Afghan civilians is the worst it has been since the global body began making reports in 2009. Civilian casualties overall are up 19 percent from 2013, rising to 33 percent among children.   Continue reading “2014 Deadliest Year for Afghan Civilians On Record”

WOAI New Radio 1200

Here we go again.  News Radio 1200 WOAI reports that six months after the summertime spike in immigrants rushing into Texas from Central America, the rush seems to be starting again.

“They’re not peaking as they were during the summer months, but we’re seeing upwards of 60 to 100 people a day,” says Brenda Riojas, who operates programs for illegal immigrants at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in McAllen, which was at the center of this past summer’s flood of immigrants.   Continue reading “New Spike in Illegal Immigration Seen Along Texas Border”

I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.

– Thomas Paine, The American Crisis, No. 1, December 19, 1776

My Fox Philly

DREXEL HILL, Pa. – A Clifton Heights man was shot and killed by police in Drexel Hill on Tuesday afternoon after police tried to serve a warrant for terroristic threats.

That man has been identified by police as 52-year-old Joseph Pacini.   Continue reading “Police: Drexel Hill Driver Killed After Trying To Run Over Officers”

ABC 11 News

DURHAM (WTVD) — Durham police need help finding the person who fired a shot into an off-duty police officer’s apartment Monday afternoon.

Authorities say the officer was inside of his home in the Atrium Apartments on Meriwether Drive when a shot shattered the outer pane of his dining room’s sliding glass door. It happened just before 2 p.m.   Continue reading “Shot fired at Durham police officer’s apartment”

5 News Online – by SHAIN BERGAN AND KATELYNN ZOELLNER

ROGERS (KFSM) – Police have discovered an act of graffiti in which a threat stated a “cop will be killed” in Rogers on New Year’s Eve.

The threat written on the bathroom wall of a Rogers Kum & Go convenience store states, “A cop will be killed New Year’s night in Rogers, AR 12-31-14”. The statement also has “MS 13” written below it.   Continue reading “Threat States Rogers “Cop Will Be Killed” On New Year’s Eve”

New York Post – by Larry Celona, Shawn Cohen and Bruce Golding

It’s not a slowdown — it’s a virtual work stoppage.

NYPD traffic tickets and summonses for minor offenses have dropped off by a staggering 94 percent following the execution of two cops — as officers feel betrayed by the mayor and fear for their safety, The Post has learned.

The dramatic drop comes as Police Commissioner Bill Bratton and Mayor Bill de Blasio plan to hold an emergency summit on Tuesday with the heads of the five police unions to try to close the widening rift between cops and the administration.   Continue reading “Arrests plummet 66% with NYPD in virtual work stoppage”

Press TV

The arrest of Navalny took place on Tuesday as he approached the unsanctioned demonstration outside the Kremlin in the capital Moscow.

Protesters rallied in Moscow’s Red Square despite police warnings against any illegal protests in the city.   Continue reading “Russian police arrest opposition leader, Navalny”

RT

Ukraine’s GDP shrank by 7.5 percent from January till November 2014, as foreign exchange reserves fell to their lowest level since 2009, and inflation jumped to 21 percent by November, admits the head of the Ukraine’s National Bank, Valeriya Gontareva.

The country’s foreign exchange reserves shrank to $9.9 billion, as Kiev gave Naftogaz an estimated $8.6 billion to buy gas and settle state guaranteed Eurobonds. $3.1 billion went to settle the debt with Russia’s Gazprom, Gontareva explained.   Continue reading “Ukraine in ‘full-blown financial crisis’ – National Bank head”

Natural News – by PF Lewis

Most of the alternative remedies that are effective with cancer are not as profitable or even patentable since they’re not novel. And practitioners who practice other remedies are in peril from federal and state agencies, the FDA and the American Medical Association (AMA), who intend to maintain their medical monopoly no matter how safe and effective other methods are.

Here are seven major leads to the many empirically proven natural cancer cures and healers who were suppressed by the mainstream medical establishment.   Continue reading “The top 7 natural cures for cancer revealed”

The Energy Collective – by Katherine Tweed

Demand response court challenges can’t stop residential programs.

TXU Energy was one of the first energy retailers to offer a smart thermostat program, way back in 2009.

The Texas retailer has now chosen EnergyHub to manage those thermostats, which number in the tens of thousands, according to EnergyHub.   Continue reading “Smart Thermostat Programs Roll on in Texas, Arizona, and Maryland”

Wall Street Journal – by Laura Stevens

The holidays may be over, but returns season is just getting started.

Ill-fitting sweaters, the wrong Frozen doll and unwanted accessories will be heading back to U.S. retailers, many in the same boxes they came in.

More than 20% of returns happen during the holiday season—about $60 billion in merchandise, according to Optoro, a logistics provider.   Continue reading “With Christmas Over, Millions of Gift Returns Begin”