Month: September 2014

RT

Six movie making and television companies have finally been given a go-ahead to use drones for filming after the FAA endorsed their requests for exemptions from a ban on commercial drone operations in the US, paving way for further easing.

With the government’s announcement, six companies — Aerial MOB LLC, Astraeus Aerial, HeliVideo Productions LLC, Pictorvision Inc., Vortex Aerial and Snaproll Media LLC — now have the green light to incorporate the bird’s eye view in movie making and television programs, lifting a ban that was stifling creativity.   Continue reading “Drones, Camera, Action! FAA approves unmanned aircraft usage in movie and TV production”

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The FBI believes it has identified the masked Islamic State militant responsible for beheading Westerners in ISIS videos, but law enforcement will not reveal the identity of the man known only as “Jihadi John,” agency director James Comey told reporters.

“I believe that we have identified him, I’m not going to tell you who I believe it is,” Comey said. He also declined to detail the militant’s nationality, despite the fact that the man speaks with a British accent ‒ likely from the London area, according to The Wire, which called the news “a major step to taking down the terrorist network.”   Continue reading “FBI Director: We have identified man in ISIS beheading videos”

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Western drug manufacturers are set to roll out thousands of experimental Ebola vaccine doses by early 2015 in the countries worst affected, the WHO has said. Aid workers have criticized the global response to the virus for being slow to develop a vaccine.

The experimental vaccines, one made by UK-based drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), and the other by US group NewLink Genetics, have proved promising, an official from the world health body said Friday.   Continue reading “Experimental Ebola vaccine doses ready by early 2015 – WHO”

Mail.com

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Friday that the latest round of talks with Iran has failed to make substantial headway on imposing nuclear curbs that country can accept in exchange for an end to sanctions clamped on Tehran’s economy.

With the talks being held on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, expectations had been high that foreign ministers of the six powers negotiating with Iran would join the talks. But Fabius told reporters that he and his counterparts would not do so because “there are no significant advances at the moment.”   Continue reading “France: no high level Iran nuke talks meeting”

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LONDON (AP) — Britain, Belgium and Denmark on Friday joined the U.S.-led coalition of nations that are launching airstrikes on Islamic State group militants in Iraq, committing warplanes to the struggle against the extremists.

The European lawmakers flatly described the moves as critical to security on home soil, arguing that facing down terrorists has become a matter of urgency. British Prime Minister David Cameron made a passionate plea that spelled out the consequences of inaction in drastic terms — noting that the militants had beheaded their victims, gouged out eyes and carried out crucifixions to promote goals “from the Dark Ages.”   Continue reading “Britain joins fight against Islamic State group”

Mail.com

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal court in New York has summoned India’s prime minister to respond to a lawsuit accusing him of human rights abuses, casting a shadow over the Indian leader’s first trip to the U.S. on Friday as head of government.

The lawsuit against Narendra Modi stems from long-standing allegations that he didn’t do enough to stop devastating religious riots in his home state of Gujarat in 2002, when he served as chief minister there. The human rights group American Justice Center filed the suit Thursday in Manhattan federal court on behalf of two unnamed survivors of the violence.   Continue reading “Lawsuit accuses Indian PM of role in 2002 violence”

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Now that they have captured the man charged with abducting a missing University of Virginia student, police face two other major challenges: making the charge stick and, most important, finding Hannah Graham.

Jesse Leroy Matthew Jr. agreed Thursday not to fight his extradition from Texas, where he was arrested the previous day on a charge of abduction with intent to defile the 18-year-old Graham. Before turning up on a beach near Galveston, the 32-year-old Matthew was last seen speeding away from police, who had him under surveillance in Charlottesville on Saturday.   Continue reading “Challenges remain in missing UVa student case”

Taiwan News – by Elaine Hou

Taipei, Sept. 25 (CNA) The military said Thursday that components for guided missiles found a day earlier in a China Airlines (CAL) cargo warehouse at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport will be sent to the United States later in the day, after suspicions that the items were warheads were dismissed.

The items are electronic components used in guided missiles that are being sent to the U.S. for maintenance, and customs authorities in Kaohsiung approved the delivery Sept. 23, the Ministry of National Defense said in a statement, stressing that the items are not dangerous.   Continue reading “Missile parts found in airport warehouse to be sent to U.S.: MND”

ABC News Australia – by Naomi Woodley

The first in a series of bills to significantly expand Australia’s national security laws has passed the Senate, despite repeated attempts by the Greens and some crossbenchers to water down proposed new penalties for disclosing secret information.

The bill was actually strengthened in the Senate, with the Government agreeing to an amendment by the Palmer United Party (PUP) to increase tenfold the penalty for identifying an intelligence officer.   Continue reading “Australia – Senate passes new counter-terrorism laws giving stronger powers to intelligence agency ASIO”

21st Century Wire – by Patrick Henningsen

The US fanfare surrounding Washington’s bombing raid over Syria was immense. WIth all the hype, you’d have thought that it was a new Pearl Harbor.

With a risk of popping President Obama and the US State Department’s bubble, we need to ask: did the US bomb a load of empty buildings in Syria on Tuesday?

According CNN Middle East correspondent Arwa Damon (photo, above), residents from the town of Raqqa, in northeastern Syria had “mixed reactions to US strikes”. The reason given was a real shocker:    Continue reading “US Bombed ‘Empty Buildings’ in Airstrikes on ISIL in Syria”

CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) – Flights at both Chicago airports have been halted Friday morning, due to an apparent fire at an FAA radar facility in Aurora.

Aurora spokesman Dan Ferrelli said, at about 5:45 a.m., firefighters and police officers responded to reports of a fire in the basement of the FAA Chicago Air Route Traffic Control Center at 619 Indian Trail Road.

Ferrelli said a man was found in the basement, suffering from self-inflicted wounds, though he had not been shot. The man was taken to an Aurora hospital for treatment. The fire has been extinguished.   Continue reading “Flights Halted At Chicago Airports Due To Fire At FAA Radar Center”

Breitbart – by AWR Hawkins

Gun control in Britain passed in stages, beginning just after World War I and continuing in a reactionary fashion with increasing strictness through the 1990s.

When the final stage arrived in 1997, and virtually all handguns were banned via the Firearms Act, the promise was a reduction in crime and greater safety for the British people. But the result was the emergence of Britain as the “most violent country in Europe.”   Continue reading “How Gun Control Made England the ‘Most Violent Country in Europe’”

Breitbart – by Ildefonso Ortiz

HOUSTON, Texas — An American citizen was beaten to death by drug cartel members while another barely managed to survive the kidnapping and torture just south of the Texas border.

The two men have been identified as 38-year-old Erick Candanoza, and 25-year-old Carlos Vela Moreno, who are from the border city of Brownsville and were in the business of selling used cars, according to Cameron County Sheriff Omar Lucio.   Continue reading “American Citizen Beaten to Death by Cartel Members, Another Citizen Injured”

Natural Society – by Paul Fassa

Going through the medical system with Lyme disease is like being a ball in an old fashioned pinball game machine. The standard of care treatment of antibiotics and pharmaceuticals forever is risking serious adverse events, or at least reducing one’s immune system protections. But now at least one natural solution has surfaced for Lyme disease – marijuana.

The Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria (Lyme disease), whether from tick bites or not, are responsible for a disease that has spread worldwide after being first discovered in Lyme, Connecticut. The Borrelia bacteria are motile (capable of motion) spirochetes, heavily armored, and DNA equipped so they can worm their ways deeply into all sorts of tissue and resist antibiotics.   Continue reading “Real Stories: Cannabis can Conquer Lyme Disease”

My Fox DC – by Emily Miller

WASHINGTON – At the beginning of the year, Washington started a mandatory re-registration law for all legal gun owners. The city is the only jurisdiction in the country where registered gun owners have to submit to the police every three years and pay fees, or become a felon.

The police department is sending notices to everyone who has registered a shotgun or rifle since 1976 — or a handgun since it became legal in 2009 — to come to police headquarters to get fingerprinted, photographed and pay fees. So far, very few people have obeyed.   Continue reading “FOX 5 Investigates: DC gun re-registration”

My Fox DC – by Sherri Ly

WASHINGTON – D.C. Public Schools are facing an influx of new immigrant students this year. The surge seen in schools nationwide appears to coincide with the rise in children crossing the United States border.

Most of these kids don’t speak English putting additional demands on local schools. So D.C. has created a school within a school for this growing immigrant population.

Inside the Cardozo Education Campus is the newly-created International Academy. It has 155 students — kids who speak little if any English. Most are from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala who have arrived over the past three to ten months.   Continue reading “DC creates school for influx of new immigrant students”

Earth Clinic

You have likely heard the term “probiotics” being tossed around lately, but you may still be wondering, “Are they really as good as what people say?” When research uncovers any new form of treatment, whether it be medicine or even just nutritional supplements, it takes time to discern whether it really is a good idea to jump on the “health bandwagon” or not. We assure you that probiotics are here to stay and are more than just a fad or popular trend. Probiotics represent the strains of good bacteria in your gut that help treat and prevent a number of different conditions including irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn’s disease, eczema, and even urinary tract infections. Probiotics are not only a natural cure for many health conditions, but these microorganisms are also an important part of a daily health regimen.   Continue reading “Amazing Health Benefits of Probiotics”