Category: News

Press Herald

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from dramatically expanding its power to deport undocumented immigrants who have illegally entered the United States in the past two years by using a fast-track deportation process that bypasses immigration judges.

In a 126-page ruling, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a nationwide preliminary injunction shortly before midnight Friday, halting enforcement of the administration’s July 23 policy widening application of the “expedited removal” program to undocumented immigrants located anywhere in the country who entered over the past two years.  Continue reading “Federal judge blocks Trump’s fast-track deportation policy”

Anti-War – by Jason Ditz

With Syrian-based ISIS virtually non-existent, US officials are looking for a new enemy to justify the continued military presence there. The focus seems to be falling on al-Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate, which officials are claiming poses a threat of launching attacks in the West.

The US policy on Syrian al-Qaeda has been very complicated over the years, with US support for rebels often boiling down to US arming of al-Qaeda forces. The US has also tended to be deeply critical of Russian and Syrian government attacks on al-Qaeda in northern Syria, even as they now argue the group poses a threat. Continue reading “US Officials Say Syrian al-Qaeda Poses a Growing Threat to the West”

Dallas Morning News

A Dallas County jury convicted fired officer Amber Guyger of murder for fatally shooting Botham Jean in his apartment last year.

Cheers broke out in the hallway outside the courtroom after the verdict was announced.

Jurors will now resume deliberating to decide Guyger’s punishment. In Texas, murder carries a punishment of five to 99 years or life in prison. The charge is not eligible for probation.  Continue reading “Amber Guyger convicted of murder for killing Botham Jean”

CNN

New York Post – by Rob Bailey-Millado

Katrina Holte is not a modern woman.

After three years of happy marriage, and getting stressed out by her job in a busy payroll department, she decided in 2018 to turn back time — and live like a 1950s housewife.  Continue reading “Woman quits job to ‘spoil husband’ like a 1950s housewife”

Middle East Eye

Back in 2016, the Israeli embassy in the United States tweeted with regard to Netflix’s global expansion: “For the 5+/- days a year the weather’s not good… @Netflix, now in Israel!”

What fortune, indeed, that Israel managed to erect itself on stolen land with such favourable meteorology. And speaking of luck, Netflix has proven itself a veritable godsend for Israel, for a lot more than five days out of the year. As with various entertainment platforms, Netflix has been willingly subsumed into the Israeli hasbara industry.  Continue reading “Netflix and Israel: A special relationship”

CNBC

A gauge of U.S. manufacturing showed the lowest reading in more than 10 years in September as exports dived amid the escalated trade war.

The U.S. manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index from the Institute for Supply Management came in at 47.8% in September, the lowest since June 2009, marking the second consecutive month of contraction. Any figure below 50% signals a contraction.  Continue reading “US manufacturing survey shows worst reading in a decade”

The Hill

Business groups are continuing to push Congress to pass President Trump’s trade deal to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), despite Democrats’ attention turning toward impeachment.

“The American people expect their elected officials to walk and chew gum at the same time,” Neil Bradley, executive vice president and chief policy officer at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, told The Hill in a statement.  Continue reading “Business groups press Congress on new NAFTA”

Overdrive

An early-season winter storm that dumped more than four feet of snow in some parts of the Pacific Northwest prompted Montana Gov. Steve Bullock to declare a state of emergency, suspending hours of service regulations for truck drivers assisting in recovery efforts.

Portions of Montana Highway 213, Montana Highway 49 and U.S. Highway 89 near Glacier National Park and the Canadian border remain closed Monday afternoon. All interstates through Montana are open but many are covered in snow.  Continue reading “Early-season winter storm prompts emergency declaration in Montana”

The Great Recession

The Great Recession never ended. I say that because the deep economic flaws that caused it were never corrected. All recovery efforts since merely clouded our eyes to the problems growing larger around us, even making them worse, and now we are going back into the belly of the Great Recession.  Continue reading “The Beginning of the End: Great Recession 2.0 is Obscured but Here!”

Washington Post

An umbrella group for D.C. police unions rented space at President Trump’s hotel for its annual holiday party — and now faces sharp criticism from some of its own members, who object to the high cost and the forced association with the Trump brand.

The Fraternal Order of Police lodge for the District, which advocates and organizes social events for 11,000 local law enforcement officers, reserved Trump International Hotel for a night in early December. “A night of celebration surrounded by elegance,” the lodge said. Tickets cost $175 per couple, plus $200 more if you wanted a room for overnight.  Continue reading “A police union group in D.C. is holding its holiday party at President Trump’s hotel. Some members are furious.”

Arutz Sheva

A leading Evangelical leader has called upon Christians in America to stand in solidarity with their Jewish brothers and sisters over the High-Holidays after the most fatal year for American Jewry since the founding of the republic. Laurie Cardoza-Moore, president of Proclaiming Justice to the Nations and show host of the popular weekly Christian television show “Focus on Israel” which reaches a global audience of over two billion viewers has called upon American Christians stand vigil outside synagogues during the High Holidays, due to the increase in anti-Semitic attacks, which resulted in 12 deaths in Synagogue shootings this year.  Continue reading “‘Christians should protect synagogues over High Holidays’”

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

Washington, D.C. — Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation raided a government agnecy last week to execute a search warrant looking for evidence of a fentanyl drug ring. During the raid on the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, FBI agents found the fentanyl they were looking for and discovered a massive heroin and fentanyl ring being run out of the government building just a few feet from an elementary school.  Continue reading “FBI Busts Massive Fentanyl Ring Running Out of Dept of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs in D.C.”

The Epoch Times

NEW YORK—The United Nations, during events in Geneva and New York this week, is being urged to investigate the Chinese regime for killing prisoners of conscience for their organs.

Addressing the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva on Sept. 24, London-based lawyer Hamid Sabi presented findings from a report released in June by the China Tribunal, an international panel of lawyers and experts convened to investigate claims that the Chinese regime has been forcibly extracting prisoners’ organs for transplant.  Continue reading “Experts Call on UN to Investigate China’s Killing of Religious Dissidents for Their Organs”

Daily News

A mysterious subway singer who stunned passengers with her performance has been revealed as a classically trained musician who was made homeless after falling ill and racking up huge medical bills.

Emily Zamourka, 52, became a viral sensation after a police officer captured her singing at a subway station in Koreatown, Los Angeles.  Continue reading “Mysterious viral LA subway singer is revealed as classically trained musician who was made homeless”