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A leader of pro-Russian separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine has reportedly admitted that thousands of Russians have been fighting alongside his troops.

The BBC report that Alexander Zakharchenko told Russian television that he estimated that between 3,000 and 4,000 Russians had joined the ranks, and claimed that they were either former Russian service members or current military personnel on leave. However, he also insisted that any Russians who went to flight did so voluntarily and not on orders from superiors in Moscow.    Continue reading “Ukraine rebel leader reportedly admits thousands of Russians fighting with separatists”

Bloomberg – by Michael Riley and Jordan Robertson

Russian hackers attacked JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and at least four other banks this month in a coordinated assault that resulted in the loss of gigabytes of customer data, according to two people familiar with the investigation.

At least one of the banks has linked the breach to Russian state-sponsored hackers, said one of the people. The FBI is investigating whether the attack could have been in retaliation for U.S.-imposed sanctions on Russia, said the second person, who also asked not to be identified, citing the continuing investigation.   Continue reading “Russian Hackers Said to Loot Gigabytes of Big Bank Data”

CNN – by Rande Iaboni

New York (CNN) — The sister of the Boston marathon bombing suspect was arrested in New York City Wednesday for allegedly making a bomb threat, police said.

Ailina Tsarnaev, 24, sister of Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, was charged with aggravated harassment after a bomb threat was made by phone to another woman on Monday.

The recipient — whose name was not released — notified police of the threat, according to NYPD Lt. John Grimpel.  Continue reading “Sister of Boston Marathon bombing suspect charged with making bomb threat”

Grandfather Protects Grandson, Shoots Back at CarjackersDecator-Avondale Estates Patch – by Sydney Wu

A Lithonia man and his 9-year-old grandson have quite the story to tell after a bullet grazed the man’s head as carjackers reportedly shot at him and his grandson.

Luther Tookes, 71, had just pulled into the driveway of his Lithonia home with his grandson in the backseat when he noticed two men in a Lexus, Fox Atlanta reports.

Tookes told his grandson, Deshon, to duck when he saw one of the men pull out a gun, according to WGCL.   Continue reading “Grandfather Protects Grandson, Shoots Back at Carjackers”

Judge: Cop Who Beat Puppy to Death Should Expect Jail TimeSilver Spring Patch – by Deb Belt

A former Baltimore City police officer pleaded guilty Wednesday to aggravated animal cruelty charges for beating his girlfriend’s puppy to death.

Officers from the Montgomery County Police-Animal Services Division last winter arrested Alec Eugene Taylor of Silver Spring for intentionally and cruelly killing Rocko, a seven-month-old puppy.

Taylor, 28, entered a guilty plea to the felony charge of beating and choking the puppy, and texting his girlfriend a photo of the dog’s body, reports WJLA TV.   Continue reading “Judge: Cop Who Beat Puppy to Death Should Expect Jail Time”

ISIS POTHuffington Post – by Charlotte Alfred

The Islamic State militant group released a video on Tuesday purporting to show its fighters burning down a marijuana field in a town it captured in north Syria.

In the clip, which appears to be shot in the town of Akhtarin and was uploaded to YouTube by an ISIS supporter on Tuesday, the fighters denounce the evils of drug-taking, before appearing to chop down bushes and setting them ablaze.   Continue reading “ISIS Says It’s Burning Marijuana Fields In Syria”

This is more war propaganda seeking justification for American troops to go back to Iraq and into Syria.  The tactic is such a farce that any country could say “We are justified to send out troops into the United States.  The gangs in many of their cities are committing grave atrocities that must be stopped!”

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GENEVA (AP) — The Syrian government has likely used chlorine gas to attack civilians while the Islamic State group fighting them has committed crimes against humanity with attacks on civilians in two provinces, an independent U.N. commission said Wednesday.   Continue reading “Propaganda Alert – UN panel: Crimes against humanity spread in Syria”

Courtesy Andy ReillyQ 13 Fox – by Travis Mayfield

SEATTLE — Firefighters perform lifesaving acts as part of their job.  But one local firefighter went above and beyond the call of duty for one tiny little creature.

Andy Reilly says he was headed out from the firehouse on a call early Tuesday morning.

“I saw something on the floor that I first thought was a giant moth,” he wrote on Facebook.  “On closer inspection it turned out to be a humming bird.”   Continue reading “Local firefighter saves tiniest patient”

Photo from the scene of the shooting taken by WOWT reporter Brian Mastre (Twitter)Yahoo 

According to John and Morgan Langley, the father-and-son production team behind Cops, Dion was a very private person from the Boston area who had worked on the show for seven years. Dion, who had lived most recently in Santa Monica, California, had been promoted to sound supervisor this past year.

“We’ve been very fortunate over the years in that we’ve never had an incident like this,” Morgan said at the press conference. “Cops truly is a reality show. It’s not staged and not managed. And unfortunately, that’s our highlight and our lowlight”   Continue reading “‘Cops’ Crew Member Killed by Officers While Show Films Armed Robbery”

Mail.com

DEERFIELD, Va. (AP) — An experienced pilot was missing Wednesday after the flier’s F-15 fighter jet crashed in the mountains of western Virginia, shaking residents but causing no injuries on the ground, military and law enforcement officials said.

The pilot of the single-seat jet was headed to New Orleans for radar installation as part of routine maintenance and reported an inflight emergency, then lost radio contact, authorities said. The pilot and jet are with the 104th Fighter Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, officials there said.   Continue reading “Pilot’s fate unknown in fighter jet crash”

Jury made the right decision.

CBS News – by Pat Sullivan

ANGLETON, Texas – A jury has acquitted a southeast Texas man of murder in the fatal shooting of a drunk driver who had just caused an accident that killed the man’s two sons.

David Barajas,32, cried when the verdict was read Wednesday and he hugged his wife, Cindy, who was also crying. He faced up to life in prison, if he had been convicted. Continue reading “Texas dad acquitted in slaying of driver who killed sons”

Strange lights have been spotted near the Russian peninsula of Kamchatka (image by Dutch pilot JPC van Heijst). The sighting was made by pilots flying from Hong Kong to Alaska. The glow came about 20 minutes after a vertical lightning bolt was seenDaily Mail – by JONATHAN O’CALLAGHAN

A pilot and his co-pilot have spotted a mysterious orange and red glow over the Pacific Ocean.

The strange lights were spotted south of the Russian peninsula Kamchatka during the flight of a Boeing 747-8 from Hong Kong to Anchorage, Alaska.

And while no explanation has yet been given, it’s thought that they may have originated from the explosion of a huge volcano under the surface of the ocean.   Continue reading “Mystery glow over the Pacific Ocean: Pilots left baffled by strange orange and red lights spotted in the dead of night”

The killer robots of film might be closer than we think Telegraph – by Ben Farmer

Killer robots programmed to open fire without human control are just a “small step” from the battlefield and military powers should agree to outlaw them, a top United Nations official has said.

Angela Kane, the UN’s high representative for disarmament, said governments should be more open about programmes to develop the technology and she favoured a pre-emptive ban before it was too late.

Continue reading “Killer robots a small step away and must be outlawed, says top UN official”

The Daily Caller

The Department of Justice’s board of immigration appeals has decided to let Guatemalan women win asylum in the United States if they claim to be victims of domestic violence.

The decision creates a huge new incentive for Guatemalan women to cross the U.S. border, because if their asylum claim is accepted, their children get U.S. citizenship, plus the use of federal health, education and retirement programs, regardless of their initial education and work skills.

The new decision also means that many of the Guatemalan women who have already crossed the border this year have a new claim for asylum.   Continue reading “Justice Dept. Opens New Asylum Gate For Guatemalans”

They say this the day AFTER Nieto tells America that we should accept more Mexicans. Coincidence?

Breitbart – by Tony Lee

As Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto travels across California and declares America to be “the other Mexico,” a Pew Research survey has found that 60% of Mexicans disapprove of Peña Nieto on the economy. Perhaps as a result, a plurality of Mexicans think that life is better across the border, and a third want to move to America.   Continue reading “Pew Survey: 1/3 of Mexicans Want to Move to America; 60% Disapprove of Peña Nieto’s Economy”

Photo - Two immigration judges, Denise Noon Slavin, left, and Dana Leigh Marks, are seeking to have their courts delinked from Justice and made independent like other court systems.Washington Examiner- by Paul Bedard

Two top federal judges Wednesday said the nation’s immigration courts are in chaos, with the backlog of cases at an historic high of 375,000 for just 227 judges, leading to a minimum three-year delay in hearings for illegal immigrants.

In Washington to take advantage of the current crisis to demand a new court system, the judges accused the Justice Department of treating their courts like Cinderella’s abusive family by starving them of money and support and blamed the insufficient Justice funding for letting illegals “linger” in the country.   Continue reading “Border chaos: 375,000 pending immigration cases, Obama lawyers AWOL”

Mr Netanyahu produced a legal opinion which stated that a vote on the Gaza ceasefire was not necessaryTelegraph – by Inna Lazareva

Israel‘s acceptance of an Egyptian ceasefire proposal may have temporarily ended the war with Hamas – but the move has sparked a row within Israel’s security cabinet that now threatens the future of the country’s coalition government.

Over half of Israel’s cabinet members are said to have opposed the ceasefire deal which entered into effect on Tuesday evening, with many members furious that Mr Netanyahu opted not to bring it up to a vote.

Continue reading “Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet in revolt over Gaza ceasefire”

12 News Now

(WDTN) An unexpected drone in the area around Dayton, Ohio’s Miami Valley Hospital prevented a CareFlight helicopter from landing, with a “significantly hurt” patient onboard.

“Picture yourself driving down the highway and something flies in front of you. That’s the same for us It’s very very difficult,” says CareFlight pilot John Berthy.   Continue reading “Drone delays medical helicopter landing at OH hospital”

Gothamist

On Friday, Manhattan will officially become home to the world’s swankiest Denny’s. Patrons of the sleek new Financial District diner-cum-lounge will have access to all sorts of unholy pairings unfathomable to your teenage self growing up in Chippewa Falls: Madam, would you care for a Bellini with your Grand Slam? A craft mezcal cocktail to accompany your Pancake Puppies? Looking to impress clients or a mid-level courtisan? Look no further than the $300 Grand Cru Slam, which includes two Grand Slam breakfasts, a bottle of Dom Perignon Vintage 2003 champagne and a “bartender high five,” if you’re OK with allowing your manicured hands contact with the lower castes like that.   Continue reading “Manhattan’s First Denny’s Opens Friday With $300 Grand Cru Slam”