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CANAAN, N.H. (AP) — A company has offered to rehire a New Hampshire school cafeteria worker whom it fired for giving a student lunch for free , but she isn’t interested.
Bonnie Kimball said she was terminated March 28 by Fresh Picks, a vendor that supplies food to the Mascoma Valley Regional High School in Canaan. It came a day after she gave a student lunch, even though he couldn’t pay for it. Continue reading “Cafeteria worker fired for giving student lunch won’t return”
Palestinian activists have responded to Madonna’s insistence that she’ll go ahead with her performance at the Eurovision Song Contest. One accused her of ‘supporting murder and genocide’. Continue reading “Madonna accused of ‘supporting murder and genocide’ as she defends Eurovision gig”
Mint Press News – by Whitney Webb
NEW YORK — For nearly two decades, one of the most overlooked and little known arrests made in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks was that of the so-called “High Fivers,” or the “Dancing Israelis.” However, new information released by the FBI on May 7 has brought fresh scrutiny to the possibility that the “Dancing Israelis,” at least two of whom were known Mossad operatives, had prior knowledge of the attacks on the World Trade Center. Continue reading “Newly Released FBI Docs Shed Light on Apparent Mossad Foreknowledge of 9/11 Attacks”
The Trump administration is preparing to send Central American migrants caught along the southern border to Border Patrol stations “across the entire nation,” according to a senior Border Patrol official who confirmed the plans Friday.
With more than 4,500 people being caught each day crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, the agency has run out of room at its Border Patrol facilities in the four border states. The agency has started looking at its facilities around the country, which are mostly along the northern border with Canada and coastal states. Continue reading “Trump administration prepares to release Central American migrants ‘across the entire nation’”
According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), a mass murder occurs when at least four people are murdered, not including the shooter, over a relatively short period of time during a single incident. Over the last 30 years, the United States has seen a significant increase in mass shootings, which are becoming more frequent and more deadly. Continue reading “Prescription For Violence: The Corresponding Rise of Antidepressants, SSRIs & Mass Shootings”
In my January Premium Post, “An Interesting Interest Conundrum,” I laid out how the Federal Reserve was losing control over the Fed funds rate — a loss of control over its bedrock interest rate that indicates financial stresses are building in the banking system that increase the risks from runs on the banks: Continue reading “Liquidity Stress Fractures Begin to Show in the Federal Reserve System”
Gene Simmons, bassist and co-lead singer for the rock band KISS, made news when he visited the Pentagon on Thursday as part of an initiative to connect the American public to the United States military.
But it was his emotional remarks about what America meant to him and his late mother that were remarkable. Continue reading “Gene Simmons of KISS Gives Emotional Tribute to America During Pentagon Visit”
The Trump administration is looking to hire a private contractor that will be responsible for transporting approximately 225,000 migrant children and families to shelters across the country over the next five years as they wait for their asylum claims to be processed.
ICE (the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency) is seeking the services of a “highly responsible” contractor that “fully embraces the philosophy” of treating all unaccompanied minors (UACs) and family units (FAMUs) with “dignity and respect,” according to a federal procurement document dated May 13. Continue reading “ICE to hire contractor to transport 225,000 migrants to shelters across the US”
In the latest provocation against Tehran by the US, two Navy destroyers have entered the Persian Gulf as the American military continues to add to its assets in the region to head off any planned ‘aggression’, USNI reports.
The USS McFaul and USS Gonzalez traveled through the Strait of Hormuz Thursday afternoon without being challenged by IRGC forces in the are. They join the USS Abraham Lincoln, which is stationed in the Gulf of Oman, as well as a strike force that includes several B-52 bombers, as the US continues to build up its military presence in the region. Another Aircraft Carrier, the USS Kearsarge, is anchored off the coast of the UAE. Continue reading “Two More US Warships Travel To Persian Gulf As Tensions With Iran Escalate”
Russia Insider – by Mark Becker
This doesn’t look like extremist hate speech to us. Judging from these blurbs and titles, it looks like pretty balanced and fair discussion of a very serious, and vehemently disputed, allegation.
The first one in the list below even presents both sides of the argument in an attempt to get to the bottom of who is telling the truth. Continue reading “Amazon Banned These 9 Academic Books Questioning Certain Aspects of the ‘Holocaust’. Why?”
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military is going to provide and build tents to house 7,500 migrants at six locations near the border.
A Department of Defense spokesperson confirmed that the Department of Homeland Security made the request, and a Defense official said acting Secretary Patrick Shanahan is expected to sign the request. Continue reading “U.S. military to build 6 tent cities near border for migrants”
White House deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley downplayed reports Friday that the Trump administration was considering invoking the Insurrection Act to remove immigrants from the country — but he didn’t rule out that it was still on the table.
“There are lots of tools at [President Donald Trump’s] disposal,” Gidley said, speaking with Fox & Friends. “We haven’t used them all and we’re looking at ways to protect the American people.” Continue reading “White House confirms Trump is considering using the military to remove immigrants”
As someone who wants to help Californian’s understand firearm laws, I wanted to put together some of the most common questions regarding the purchase of ammunition in the golden state.
Disclaimer: I’m not a lawyer, this is meant to be helpful information not legal advice. Continue reading “2019 California Ammunition Laws”
Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist
For the last several decades, the US government has openly funded, supported, and armed various terrorist networks throughout the world to forward an agenda of destabilization and proxy war. It is not a secret, nor a conspiracy theory—America arms bad guys. The situation has gotten so overtly corrupt that the government just admitted the Pentagon asked Congress for funding to reimburse terrorists for their transportation and other expenses. Seriously. Continue reading “US Gov’t Now Openly Admits Pentagon Asks for Money to Directly Fund Terrorists”
DALLAS (AP) — A Dallas man previously arrested in the death of an 81-year-old woman has been charged with killing at least 11 more elderly women whose jewelry and other valuables he stole, authorities said Thursday.
Kim Leach, a spokeswoman for the Dallas County district attorney’s office, said 46-year-old Billy Chemirmir was indicted Tuesday on six more counts of capital murder in the deaths of women ranging in age from 76 to 94. Continue reading “Alleged serial killer charged in deaths of 11 elderly women”
A homeowner in Seattle’s White Center neighborhood opened fire on a home intrusion suspect while talking to a police dispatcher on a 911 call.
Seattle PI reported that the homeowner could be heard opening fire about 4 minutes into the 911 call. Continue reading “Homeowner Shoots Intruder During 911 Call”
A town in Canada is welcoming four new police officers but their personalities are a little flat.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment in Lloydminster, Alberta, is deploying four lifelike cutouts of officers into the field to catch speeders, decrease car collisions and improve overall traffic safety. Continue reading “‘Constable Scarecrow:’ Police in Canadian town use cutouts of officers to catch speeders”
In the latest sign of Beijing’s frustration with the US, the Chinese leadership have reiterated their opposition to American sanctions against Iran. After a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, Chinese Foregin Minister Wang Yi reiterated Beijing’s ‘firm opposition’ to unilateral US sanctions against Iran. Continue reading “Beijing Backs Iran, “Firmly Opposes” Unilateral US Sanctions”
Neither the cities that have traffic cameras nor the private companies that operate them are the biggest financial beneficiaries of photo enforcement. In states like Arizona and California where automated citations carry points against the recipient’s driver’s license, insurance companies are generating four times more revenue from photo tickets than California and Arizona cities. Continue reading “Insurance Companies Make $1000 For Each Speed Camera Ticket”
The majority of American voters oppose releasing border crossers applying for asylum into the interior of the United States while they await their court hearings, a new poll finds.
The latest Harvard/Harris Poll reveals that about 2-in-3 Americans, or 66 percent, said they oppose the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) releasing border crossers into the U.S. while they await their asylum claims process. Instead, voters said border crossers should be immediately turned back to Mexico while awaiting their asylum hearing. Continue reading “Harvard/Harris Poll: 2-in-3 Americans Oppose Releasing Border Crossers into U.S. Interior”