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AllGov – by Nomaan Merchant

DALLAS (AP) — Almost every top official in a remote South Texas city was arrested Thursday under a detailed federal indictment that accuses them of taking bribes from contractors and sending city workers to help an illegal gambling operator nicknamed “Mr. T.”

Crystal City’s mayor, city manager, mayor pro tempore, one of three current councilmen and a former councilman were all arrested under an indictment obtained by the U.S. attorney’s office in San Antonio, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney said.   Continue reading “Most Top Officials in Texas Town Arrested by Feds for Corruption”

Breitbart – by Warner Todd Huston

Illinois still doesn’t have a budget, the state has practically defaulted on millions in payments to service providers, can’t even pay its lottery winners, but state Democrats have introduced a bill that would make Barack Obama’s birthday a “state holiday” — meaning state workers would have yet another paid holiday added to their generous benefits.   Continue reading “As State Budget Sinks, Illinois Democrats Float Bill to Make Obama’s Birthday a State Holiday”

Health Impact News

Nate Tseglin was born on November 5, 1989 to Ilya and Riva Tsleglin. The parents, now residents of California, are originally from the former Soviet Union. They have a younger son Robert as well.

Nate  was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome at age 14. He was first taken away from his parents by the State of California on January 12, 2007 at age 17 when a teacher reported his parents to the Child Protective Services (CPS) because Nate was scratching himself on the arms. His family has been fighting for him to be home, and to be cared for at home, ever since. He is currently being detained by the State of California against his own will, and also the will of his family. Nate is now an adult. He is allegedly being forced to take drugs his family does not approve, and is kept locked up like a prisoner.   Continue reading “Medically Kidnapped Disabled Man Held Against his Will in Orange County California”

Natural Society – by Christina Sarich

A federal hearing will occur on February 3, 2016 to address the Flint, Michigan water crisis. Hopefully it will include some stark discipline for those who ignored Flint citizens’ concerns that their water was too polluted to drink. Adding even more weight to the situation in Flint, recently-released emails show that the state was working to provide bottled water to state office building employees while ignoring the citizens. [1]
Continue reading “Emails Reveal: As Citizens Drink Contaminated Water, State Workers Drink Bottled During Crisis”

End of the American Dream – by Michael Snyder

Major retailers in the United States are shutting down hundreds of stores, and shoppers are reporting alarmingly bare shelves in many retail locations that are still open all over the country.  It appears that the retail apocalypse that made so many headlines in 2015 has gone to an entirely new level as we enter 2016.  As economic activity slows down and Internet retailers capture more of the market, brick and mortar retailers are cutting their losses.  This is especially true in areas that are on the lower portion of the income scale.  In impoverished urban centers all over the nation, it is not uncommon to find entire malls that have now been completely abandoned.  It has been estimated that there is about a billion square feet of retail space sitting empty in this country, and this crisis is only going to get worse as the retail apocalypse accelerates.   Continue reading “Retail Apocalypse: 2016 Brings Empty Shelves And Store Closings All Across America”

Counter Current News – by M David

We recently reported on six other cities in Michigan, which have more lead poisoning in their city water supplies, than Flint.

The Detroit News reports that “Elevated blood-lead levels are seen in a higher percentage of children in parts of Grand Rapids, Jackson, Detroit, Saginaw, Muskegon, Holland and several other cities, proof that the scourge of lead has not been eradicated despite decades of public health campaigns and hundreds of millions of dollars spent to find and eliminate it.”  Continue reading “Navajo Water Supply Is More Poisoned Than Flint’s, And Has Been For Decades”

The Daily Sheeple – by Melissa Dykes

Chicago had an abnormally violent January to kick off 2016, with 292 people shot and 51 people killed. It is being reported as the deadliest January in Chicago in 16 years, with a 75 percent increase in homicides compared to last January. Most of it is gang-relatedaccording to police.

Somehow even though it is the third largest city in the country, Chicago continues to be home to more violent crime than either New York or LA.   Continue reading “Nearly 300 People Shot In Chicago In January, Reminding Us How Well Gun Control Works”

Descrier

UK scientists have been granted permission by the fertility regulator to genetically modify human embryos under strict conditions.

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute in London hope that their gene-editing experiments will provide a deeper understanding of the earliest moments of human life and could provide insight into the problems that can cause miscarriage.   Continue reading “UK scientists get approval to genetically modify human embryos”

CNBC

Legal U.S. pot sales soared to $5.4 billion for 2015, up 17.4 percent from $4.6 billion in 2014, according to data released Monday by the ArcView Group, which tracks the cannabis markets.

The figures include medical and adult consumer sales. However, the annual gain was largely fueled by the explosive growth in consumer sales, as some states have approved adult recreational marijuana use. Adult use sales grew to $998 million from $351 million in 2014, according to the research. And voters in more states, including California, are likely to take up the issue in 2016.
Continue reading “Legal US pot sales soar to $5.4B in 2015: Report”

Natural News – by Daniel Barker

In recent years, a new approach to treating breast cancer with radiation therapy has been developed. The introduction of hypofractionated whole breast irradiation (as opposed to conventional whole breast irradiation) has reduced the length of treatment by about half — from between five and seven weeks to only three or four.

The treatment is just as effective, costs less and is vastly preferred by women undergoing radiation treatment after lumpectomies. The reduced duration of treatment means less time away from families and workplaces, so it’s no surprise that the women being treated are in favor of it.   Continue reading “Doctors subject early-cancer patients to excessive radiation because it makes them more money”

Tech Dirt – by Tim Cushing

Apparently, the only way to stop terrorists from hating us for our freedom is to strip away those offensive freedoms.

Erik Barnett, the DHS’s attache to the European Union, pitched some freedom-stripping ideas to a presumably more receptive audience via an article for a French policy magazine. Leveraging both the recent Paris attacks and the omnipresent law enforcement excuse for any bad idea — child porn — Barnett suggested victory in the War on Terror can be achieved by stripping internet users of their anonymity. You know, all of them, not just the terrorists.    Continue reading “DHS Official Thinks People Should Have To Give Up Their Anonymity To Use The Internet”

Denver Post

At least one person was killed after a shooting/stabbing melee Saturday afternoon at the National Western complex.

Denver Health tweeted shortly before 2 p.m. that nine people had been transported to area hospitals.

At a 3:30 p.m. news briefing, the hospital said 7 patients were brought in after the shooting. One died, three are critical and three are stable.   Continue reading “At least one killed in shootings, stabbing at Denver motorcycle rally”

Reason – by Anthony L Fisher

The LAPD officers who fired more than 100 bulleDreamstime/Nipitphand Kooksakulwattanats at two unarmed women in an SUV they mistakenly believed was carrying suspected (and now deceased) cop-killer Christoper Dorner will not face any criminal charges, the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office announced on Wednesday.   Continue reading “LAPD Officers Who Fired Over 100 Bullets at Two Unarmed Women Will Face No Charges”

Fox News

A Russian jet sped closely by a U.S. Air Force spy plane “in an unsafe and unprofessional manner” over the Black Sea on Monday, a Defense Department spokeswoman told Fox News.

The Pentagon is investigating the incident which took place in international airspace, Lt. Col. Michelle L. Baldanza added. She said the Russian aircraft was an Su-27 fighter jet.   Continue reading “Russian jet buzzed US Air Force spy plane over Black Sea”