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Washington Post – by Monica Hesse

All politicians are actors. They must be, to travel the country telling the same personal anecdotes with the same emotional inflections, all while convincing constituents of their spontaneity and sincerity. When the public wants to know what politicians are really like in private, they either wait for a tell-all by the staff, or they wait for a fictionalized version that feels like it illuminates the truth as well as the facts would.   Continue reading “Barack and Michelle’s first date, coming to a theater near you”

Drudge – AP

Continue reading “NYPD Cop Caught on Video in Gang style Beatdown That Nearly Killed A Man Chelsea NY”

New York Post

Fifteen prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention center were sent to the United Arab Emirates in the single largest release of detainees during the Obama administration, the Pentagon announced Monday.

The transfer of 12 Yemeni nationals and three Afghans to the UAE comes amid a renewed push to whittle down the number of detainees held at the U.S. prison in Cuba that President Barack Obama wants to close.   Continue reading “Pentagon announces largest transfer of Guantanamo inmates”

Washington Times

Illegal immigration in 2016 has already surpassed 2015 with two months still to go in the fiscal year, driven by a renewed surge of illegal immigrant children and families from Central America attempting to sneak into the U.S.

Nearly 34,000 people were caught at the southwest border in July, up 5,000 compared to a year ago. And that brings the total for the first 10 months of the fiscal year to more than 332,000, which puts it ahead of all 12 months of 2015, according to Border Patrol statistics released late last week.   Continue reading “Illegal immigration surges past 2015 total with two months still to go in fiscal year”

Fox News

More rain Saturday was expected to swamp already soggy ground across Louisiana and other parts of the Gulf Coast, as Louisiana’s governor announced that crews had rescued more than 1,000 people, some of whom were clinging to trees to stay safe.

Officials said at least two people had died in the floods. Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency as rescue workers in the southeastern part of the state braced for more rain. The state’s emergency management office called it a “historic flood event.”   Continue reading “At least 2 dead, more than 1,000 rescued from Gulf Coast flooding deemed ‘historic’”

Express

St Gallen Police confirmed the attack today.

The attack happened on the line between Buchs and Sennwald at around 2.20pm, before the train reached Salez station.

A man on the train used flammable liquids to attack men, women and children in north west Switzerland.
Continue reading “Horror as seven stabbed in fire and knife attack on train in Switzerland”

Chicago Tribune – by Alexandra Chachkevitch

Nearly 100 people have been shot in Chicago in less than a week, pushing the number of shooting victims so far this year to more than 2,500 — about 800 more than this time last year, according to data kept by the Tribune.

Between last Friday afternoon and early Thursday, at least 99 people were shot in the city, 24 of them fatally.  At least nine people were killed on Monday alone, the deadliest day in Chicago in 13 years, according to Tribune data. Among the wounded that day was a 10-year-old boy shot in the back as he played on his front porch in Lawndale.   Continue reading “Nearly 100 people shot in Chicago in less than a week”

BBC News

Two bombs have exploded in the Thai resort of Hua Hin, killing one woman and injuring 10 people including foreign tourists, police say.

The bombs were hidden in plant pots spaced 50m (164 ft) apart, and detonated by mobile phones within half an hour of each other, they add.   Continue reading “Thailand bombs: Hua Hin resort hit by twin blasts”

WBAL TV 11 – by Tim Tooten

BALTIMORE —More than two dozen armed Baltimore City school police officers are being assigned to some of the district’s most dangerous buildings more than a year after a state law forced them off campus.

Officers are heading back inside some school buildings, but they won’t be able to openly carry their weapons on campus. The acting chief said it comes at a price.   Continue reading “School police allowed back into Baltimore schools without guns”

CNBC – by Krystina Gustafson

Macy’s reported Thursday fiscal second-quarter sales and earnings that topped analysts’ expectations, as shoppers responded to the department store’s steep discounts. Yet with sales still on the decline, the retailer said it will shutter 100 locations to focus on its best-performing stores.

The company’s shares shot more than 14 percent higher in early trading.
Continue reading “Macy’s soars after topping Wall Street estimates, outlining plans to close 100 stores”

Eurekalert

DALLAS, March 16, 2014 — Honey, that delectable condiment for breads and fruits, could be one sweet solution to the serious, ever-growing problem of bacterial resistance to antibiotics, researchers said here today.

Medical professionals sometimes use honey successfully as a topical dressing, but it could play a larger role in fighting infections, the researchers predicted. Their study was part of the 247th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world’s largest scientific society.   Continue reading “Honey is a new approach to fighting antibiotic resistance: How sweet it is!”

Weasel Zippers

I’m sure he’ll squeeze in a few more destinations before he leaves office.

BOSTON (CBS) – President Obama and the First Family have arrived on Martha’s Vineyard for their final presidential getaway on Martha’s Vineyard.   Continue reading “Obama Leaves D.C. For Final Taxpayer-Funded Martha’s Vineyard Vacation…”

Rare News

t was no miracle that a woman with a gun to her head was able to prevent herself from being robbed – or worse. That’s because Carolann Miracle, 23, who said she is 4’11 and 85 pounds, was armed and ready to eliminate the threat.

Speaking to ABC15, the woman from Glendale, Ariz., said that she was leaving a gas station when a man named Frank Taylor, 27, approached her and asked for a cigarette.   Continue reading “A 4’11, 85-pound woman with a gun to her head put an end to the threat in the blink of an eye”