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Here we are, already discussing the future President of the United States, beginning with the Year 2016.
For those of you who would like THE VERY BEST choice for President, we have a solution: It is probably time we have a woman as President. One choice is a very special lady who has just about every answer to assist in helping us to solve our problems.
PLEASE give this a thought when you have a moment. Continue reading “President in 2016”
The Free Thought Project – by Cassandra Rules
An Everett, Pennsylvania, teenager is facing two years locked away over some offensive photos posted to his facebook account.
The photos depict him in mock sexual positions with a Jesus Statue. The statue does not appear to have been harmed during the incident.
KRON4 reports that the photos were taken and uploaded in July in front of the “Love in the Name of Christ” Christian organization in his hometown of Everett. Continue reading “Teen Faces 2 Years in Prison for Taking a Lewd Photo…..With a Statue”
Dallas News – by Todd J. Gillman
WASHINGTON — The government of Mexico took Gov. Rick Perry to task on Thursday for sending National Guard troops to the border.
In a terse statement issued by the embassy in Washington, Mexico said it “deeply rejects and condemns the deployment.”
And it accused the governor of taking the actions to further his political ambitions. Perry has been a frequent visitor to Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina as he prepares for a second presidential run, in 2016. Continue reading “Mexico condemns Perry for “political” border deployment of troops”
Biz Beat Blog – by Maria Halkias
RadioShack said Thursday that it may have to file bankruptcy to reorganize its business.
The company’s earnings report showed sales dropping 20 percent and its loss doubling year-over-year in the second quarter.
CEO Joe Magnacca said this morning in a press release that the company is looking for more capital needed for turnaround efforts he started 18 months ago. Continue reading “RadioShack reports Q2 sales down 20%, says bankruptcy may be necessary”
So far this year Nuevo Laredo has seen over a hundred cases of people being infected with the mosquito transmitted disease, dengue fever. City of Laredo health department director, Hector Gonzalez says they’re monitoring the situation.
“Nuevo Laredo in particular that’s our neighbor and services as our surveillance sight for us. They’re doing a great job in containing it.” Continue reading “Over 100 Reported Cases of Dengue Fever in Nuevo Laredo”
Smashed windows marked one of many scenes where about 1,000 federal agents raided Los Angeles Fashion District businesses, seizing roughly $65 million in cash and arresting nine suspects in an alleged money laundering scheme involving Mexican drug cartels.
Raids were executed at 70 businesses, according to the Los Angeles Times. Federal authorities assert that drug organizations use garment district and other businesses to convert drug money into pesos through trade-based laundering. Continue reading “$65 Million, 9 Arrests in L.A. Fashion District Raid; Mexican Drug Cartels Suspected”
Breitbart – by ASSEMBLYMAN TIM DONNELLY
Borders matter. That became crystal clear this past week, when Tesla picked a location just over the border in Nevada, instead of locating its new battery factory in its largest market, California. The regulatory and tax burden is significantly lower just over that imaginary line. Where California is punitive, Nevada is welcoming.
Borders matter Just ask anyone who lives in a city, a town, a country dominated by ISIS. Once the Islamic Jihadists take over, they have a simple plan: convert or die. It’s that simple. If you live in an area inside of their control, you are not free to practice or not practice your religion. Sharia law becomes the law of the land. That is exactly what our Founders wanted to prevent: state-sponsored religion dictating every aspect of your life. Continue reading “Why Borders Matter”
Breitbart – by ILDEFONSO ORTIZ
MCALLEN, Texas — Federal agents arrested a woman accused of trying to pick up a group of immigrants; she had been arrested previously seven different times on smuggling cases but had never been prosecuted.
According to court records obtained by Breitbart Texas, earlier this week U.S. Border Patrol agents spotted 37-year-old Roxanne Lopez, a U.S. citizen, driving a maroon Mercury Grand Marquis from a levee in the Mission area known as La Lomita towards the Rio Grande in a manner consistent with human smuggling practices. Continue reading “Seven Time Arrested Human Smuggler Caught Along Texas Border”
AUSTIN, Texas — Federal authorities have reported that the final two human smugglers convicted in connection with a stash house in southeast Houston where illegal immigrants were being housed have been sentenced to federal prison. The two men, Jose Aviles-Villa, 32, and Antonio Barruquet-Hildeberta, 46, were arrested in March 2014 after the stash house was discovered with 115 immigrants living in squalid conditions, held hostage and crammed into a less than 1,300 square foot home. Continue reading “Human Smugglers Who Held 115 Illegal Immigrants in Houston Stash House Sentenced”
It has come down to this for Brian Perry: an apple or banana for lunch, Red Sox ballgames on an old Zenith TV and long walks to shake off the blues.
At 57, Perry has been unemployed and looking for work for nearly seven years, ever since that winter when the Great Recession hit and he was laid off from his job as a law firm clerk. Continue reading “Long-term unemployed still at record levels”
France may take part in the US bombing campaign in Iraq aimed at crippling the Islamic State militants if it is asked to do so. The US is now calling for an international coalition to defeat IS, but the UK and Germany are reluctant to join in the strikes.
“In Iraq… we support the formation of an inclusive government. We will participate if necessary in an aerial military action,” French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Wednesday in a speech in Paris. Continue reading “ISIS Fight Club: France is in, Germany and Britain not so willing”
New York Times – by KATRIN BENNHOLD
STEENOKKERZEEL, Belgium — For Kurt Ryon, the mayor of Steenokkerzeel, a Flemish village 10 miles northeast of Brussels, watching the Scottish independence campaign in the final days before the referendum is like watching a good soccer match. “They were losing for the first half and most of the second half,” he said, “but now we’re in the 85th minute and they could be winning.”
Mr. Ryon, who wants his native Flanders to split from Belgium, is rooting for Scotland to do the same from Britain, and like a faithful soccer fan he has all the gear: a T-shirt from the Scottish pro-independence “yes” campaign, a collection of “yes” pins on his denim jacket and copious amounts of a beer specially brewed by Flemish nationalists to express their solidarity. The label says “Ja!” next to a Scottish flag, Flemish for yes. Continue reading “From Kurdistan to Texas, Scots Spur Separatists”
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian and Iranian officials criticized the Obama administration on Thursday for excluding them from an international coalition coming together in the battle against the Islamic State group, while a state-run Syrian daily warned that unauthorized U.S. airstrikes on Syria may trigger the “first sparks of fire” in the region.
The strongest reaction, however, came from Russia, Syrian President Bashar Assad’s main international ally. A Russian Foreign Ministry statement said such military action without a U.N. Security Council resolution “would be an act of aggression and flagrant violation of international law.” Continue reading “Syria, Iran slam US strategy in fighting militants”
HERSHEY, Pa. – If Derry Township School District board member Andrea Abruzzo had her way, kids would celebrate their birthdays with carrots.
Abruzzo’s district is putting a greater emphasis on “non-food rewards,” including birthday treats.
To that end, Derry Township schools have banned cupcakes or “other snacks.” Continue reading “School bans birthday cupcakes: ‘Bring carrots’”
Yahoo News – by Cathy Bussewitz
HONOLULU (AP) — The Honolulu City Council approved several measures Wednesday aimed at moving homeless people out of tourist hotspots in Hawaii, including one that bans sitting and lying down on sidewalks in the popular Waikiki area.
But a separate push to prevent homeless people from resting on sidewalks throughout the rest of the island failed.
The council has been under pressure from the tourism industry to act, with hotel representatives saying visitors complain often about safety and human waste. Continue reading “Honolulu to move homeless people from tourist hubs”
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — The judge in Oscar Pistorius’ trial ruled out a murder conviction for the double-amputee Olympian Thursday in the shooting death of his girlfriend but said he was negligent, raising the possibility he’ll be convicted of culpable homicide.
The verdict in the case that has riveted much of South Africa and the world is expected on Friday when Judge Thokozile Masipa reconvenes the judgment phase, climaxing the trial that began in March. If Pistorius is acquitted of murder, he could still be sent to jail for a maximum of 15 years if convicted of culpable homicide, which is the killing of someone through reckless or negligent behavior, although five years in prison is a guideline when a firearm is used. Continue reading “Judge: Pistorius can’t be found guilty of murder”
IT sounds like a scene from a Police Academy movie.
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has been forced to apologise for accidentally leaving behind a suitcase at Sydney Airport containing 230 grams of a plastic explosive after a dog training exercise.
The bomb had been hidden in an unclaimed suitcase during the training, which took place last month. It wasn’t live, according to a statement released on the AFP website. Continue reading “AFP accidentally leaves explosives at Sydney airport, force to apologise to public”
Washington Post – by Pamela Constable
All summer, Central American children caught at the U.S.-Mexico border have been trickling into the Washington area, sent to live with relatives in Latino communities. Now, they are descending en masse on the region’s public schools, bringing an array of problems that school officials are scrambling to address.
Ripped from distant worlds, most of the new students speak no English, and some are psychologically scarred from abuse by gangs or smugglers. Reunited with parents or other relatives they barely know, and still grieving for family and friends back home, they may feel depressed and resentful. Continue reading “Area schools scramble to meet the emotional needs of undocumented children”
The United States could provide offensively geared weapons to the Japanese military within five years, Tokyo officials say. The discussions between the two countries come as Japan’s rivalry with China intensifies and alliances shift among Pacific powers.
The talks with the US cover what Japan regards as a “strike capability,” and are still preliminary. As such, they do not cover specific hardware at this stage, three Japanese officials involved in the process told Reuters. US officials said there were no formal discussions between the two countries, but did not rule out the possibility that informal talks on the issue had taken place. One American official said Japan had approached the US informally last year about the matter. Continue reading “Japan may receive offensive military weapons from US amid rising tensions with China, N. Korea”
How to Survive It – by Jeremy Knauff
Tear gas can be a valuable tool to keep crowds away from your home during civil unrest. At the moment, it can be legally purchased, but during a grid-down scenario or in the event that laws are changed, that may not be an option so learning how to make your own can be a valuable skill.
Everything you need to make tear gas is available at any grocery store, and with these instructions, it’s easy to make. Continue reading “How to Make Tear Gas”
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