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Ukraine’s crisis was, predictably, at the center of Vladimir Putin’s annual televised interview. He said the situation can only be solved through a compromise between internal players. Below are the president’s ten most significant quotes. Continue reading “Putin’s annual Q&A: 10 most compelling quotes”
The Press Enterprise – by John Asbury
A Riverside jury is expected to begin deliberations Wednesday over whether a former Beaumont police officer was using excessive force or doing his job when he permanently blinded a woman with a high-powered pepper spray gun.
Enoch Clark, 38, is on trial on four felony counts of assault by a police officer and causing great bodily injury. Continue reading “BEAUMONT: Jury weighs police pepper spray that blinded woman”
Kenyan-born US Senate hopeful, Barrack Obama, appeared set to take over the Illinois Senate seat after his main rival, Jack Ryan, dropped out of the race on Friday night amid a furor over lurid sex club allegations.
The allegations that horrified fellow Republicans and caused his once-promising candidacy to implode in four short days have given Obama a clear lead as Republicans struggled to fetch an alternative. Continue reading “Kenyan-born Obama all set for US Senate”
Ben Swann – by Annabelle Bamforth
El Paso, TX- Tony Stiles, a radio personality and popular figure in the liberty movement, has spoken exclusively with Benswann.com about his encounter with the Department Of Homeland Security in Texas. Stiles and two members of his tour team were arrested and detained for over seven hours on Thursday after he was stopped by DHS. Stiles was able to capture a portion of the incident on video.
Stiles is currently on a national “Truth, Liberty, & Solutions” speaking tour. On Thursday, he was in California preparing for his next speaking arrangement in Tampa, Florida. Stiles and his accompanying team members, Eric Goodrich and Nathan Styles, had checked out of their hotel. Goodrich and Styles headed to Tampa in Stile’s vehicle, a GMC Yukon, while Stiles stayed behind. Continue reading “Radio Host Tony Stiles Arrested And Detained In Texas”
With debate raging over whether the Bureau of Land Management is overstepping its authority in stopping rancher Cliven Bundy’s cattle from grazing on public land, one of Bundy’s neighbors offered to settle the question.
In an open letter, Bundy’s neighbor, Kena Lytle Gloeckner, explained why ranchers are supporting Bundy. Her letter, which has been posted on numerous blogs, said: Continue reading “Fellow rancher’s viral letter explains so much about why ranchers support ‘hero’ Bundy”
LAS VEGAS (FOX5) – The standoff between Bunkerville rancher Cliven Bundy and the Bureau of Land Management was no laughing matter, and the showdown may not be over.
However, that didn’t stop a local app developer from having a little fun with the situation.
The free app, Bundy Ranch Shootout, pits Bundy against agents of the “Federal Bureau of Cows.” Continue reading “New app pokes fun at Bunkerville standoff”
Freedom Outpost – by Dave Daubenmire
There is an old saying that used to apply to the news media, “If it bleeds it leads.”
In other words, the news media loves to sell sensationalism. Remember the cry on the streets back when the local newspaper was king?
“Extra! Extra! Read all about it!” That was what the newspaper man barked as he peddled his papers filled with the latest news “hot off of the presses.” Continue reading “The New Media Saved the Day at the Bundy Ranch”
The London silver “fix”, a global benchmark for spot silver prices, will cease to operate after Aug. 14, the company that administers the process said on Wednesday, amid rising regulatory scrutiny of price-setting in bullion markets.
Deutsche Bank AG, HSBC and Bank of Nova Scotia will continue to participate in the fix until then, the London Silver Market Fixing Ltd said. Continue reading “London silver fix to be scrapped from August”
KTLA 5 News – by Ashley Soley-Cerro
Multiple fires continued to rage across San Diego County Thursday, destroying or damaging at least 30 structures, burning some 10,000 acres and forcing residents from their homes on a day when temperatures soared past 100 degrees
One person was found dead, badly burned, in a transient encampment by firefighters checking a hot spot in the 400-acre Poinsettia Fire in Carlsbad, the city announced at 6 p.m. An investigation was underway. Continue reading “1 Dead in Carlsbad Fire as San Diego Blazes Prompt New Evacuations”
When US First Lady Michelle Obama appeared in a picture supporting the 276 schoolgirls kidnapped in Nigeria, she was praised for taking a stand against Boko Haram. But others quickly subverted her message and turned it into an anti-drone campaign.
Michelle Obama appeared in the viral image last week, holding up a sign that said “#Bring Back Our Girls.” The hashtag quickly spread online, hitting home with an online audience that had read about the tragic kidnapping of the schoolgirls by a radical Islamist group. Continue reading “‘My husband kills kids with drones’: Michelle Obama’s viral pic fuels anti-drone campaign”
LA Times – by TONY PERRY, VERONICA ROCHA, JILL COWAN
Brush fires broke out in more than half a dozen spots in northern San Diego County and spread at a dangerous pace as hot, dry, erratic winds, backed by record temperatures, raked Southern California for a second day Wednesday.
The fires forced evacuations of schools, businesses, homes, a mobile-home park and Cal State San Marcos, along with causing massive traffic jams and stretching firefighting resources almost to the breaking point.
Continue reading “San Diego County fires: ‘It’s like a scene from Armageddon’”
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