Wolf Street – by Wolf Richter

The word “gloomier” inconveniently showed up in a Reuters headline that described how the CEOs of the Business Roundtable – one of the thermometers into the brains of corporate America – felt about sales, employment, and capital expenditures. Yet, “gloomier” or not, these CEOs run companies that have been spending near record amounts, not on productive uses such as capital expenditures or hiring more people to push revenues to the next level, but on buying back their own shares.   Continue reading “CEOs Darken Outlook, Slash Hiring and Cap-Ex Plans – Hope Now Focused on Share Buybacks (which just Plunged)”

The quake was initially measured at 5.6 on the Richter scale.News.AU, September 16, 2014

BUILDINGS in Tokyo shook as a strong quake hit Japan, but there was no immediate risk of a tsunami and no damage was reported.

Japan Meteorological Agency said the epicentre was believed to be in the south ofIbaraki prefecture, an area to the east of Tokyo, and was located around 50 kilometres (30 miles) below the surface.   Continue reading “Earthquake rocks Tokyo, Japan”

KRVG 5 News

BROWNSVILLE – The leader of a border volunteer group says he will not allow two members back on his camp once they are released from county jail.

The arrests are detrimental to the group’s agenda, he said.

Officials say Steven Kurt Brooks, one of the group’s members, left a handgun behind at the restroom at a Stripes Store. Brooks doesn’t have a concealed handgun license.   Continue reading “Militia Members Arrested in Brownsville”

dumplunchEAG News – by Victor Skinner

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – New federal school food regulations promoted by First Lady Michelle Obama are becoming a massive headache for many schools that participate in the National School Lunch Program.

And many, like Missouri’s Notre Dame Regional and Saxony Lutheran high schools, are taking matters into their own hands.

Those schools and numerous others across the country are ditching the federal regulations and the funding that comes with them to save their cafeteria programs, which have experienced a nose-dive in sales and skyrocketing waste since the new rules were implemented in 2012.   Continue reading “Missouri, Alabama schools drop Michelle O’s lunch program”

The Daily Beast – by Eli Lake and Josh Rogin

In his major address explaining America’s new war against ISIS, President Obama pledged that there would be no U.S. combat troops. On Tuesday, Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he may recommend ground forces in the future.The White House is seeking to gloss over the rift between the president and his top general, but it is clear that just below the waterline Obama is not on the same page as the commanders who will be leading the new fight. U.S. military officials and members of Congress have complained privately for weeks that Obama appears unwilling to commit the resources necessary to achieve his aim of defeating ISIS. Continue reading “Can Obama Keep His Generals in Check in the War Against ISIS?”

A structure once believed to form part of an ancient town is identified as a 5,000 year old monument believed to have been used to honour the Mesopotamian moon god 'Sin' The Telegraph – by Inna Lazareva

A stone monument in the shape of a crescent moon found in northern Israel is more than 5,000 years old, archaeologists have said.

The structure, known as Rujum en-Nabi Shua’ayb or Jethro Cairn, is located near the Sea of Galilee and predates the construction of Stonehenge, the Great Pyramid in Egypt, as well as the writing of the Bible.

It was initially discovered in the early part of the 20th century, and was thought to form part of an anciant city’s defensive walls.

Continue reading “Ancient ‘moon god’ monument unearthed in Israel”

Meanwhile the number of homeless also hits record high.

CNBC – by Ansuya Harjani

The world economy is going through a rough patch, yet the world’s billionaire population is at an all-time high.

A new survey shows that 155 new billionaires were minted this year, pushing the total population to a record 2,325 – a 7 percent increase from 2013. Continue reading “Number of billionaires hits record high in 2014”

Breitbart – by Bob Price

Houston, Texas — Law enforcement officers shot a man in his home during the execution of a search warrant in Sugar Land, Texas, southwest of Houston. The shooting occurred while officers and agents of multiple law enforcement agencies were conducting a search of the home.

Officers from multiple agencies were at the scene of the search when the shooting occurred according to a news report on KHOU TV 11. The task force included agents from the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). The warrant was being executed by the DEA.   Continue reading “Police Shoot Man During Apparent Drug Raid”

Breitbart – by Kristin Tate

HOUSTON, Texas — Over the weekend in Texas’ Laredo Sector, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized about $3 million in hard narcotics. $1.2 million of the drugs, weighing 38 pounds, were seized from a vehicle being driven by a Mexican national.

The Mexican man, 35-year-old from the state Tamaulipas, was carrying methamphetamine, according to a federal press release. The drugs were being stored in 36 separate packages.

A Laredo-based CBP spokesman told Breitbart Texas that the area has seen a spike in drugs such as cocaine and methamphetamine.    Continue reading “Mexican National Busted Bringing 38 lbs of Meth into Texas”

Breitbart – by ILDEFONSO ORTIZ

LUBBOCK, Texas — Cops are on the hunt for a previously deported 14-year-old illegal alien suspected of trying to execute a teenaged human smuggler on the Texas border in an apparent cartel hit. The victim in the case had a lengthy criminal history that had already resulted in two deaths.

While details remain unknown, investigators with the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office began looking into the case on Sunday when they found a 16-year-old with a gunshot wound to the head inside a crashed vehicle. The victim survived the hit but ended up dying on Monday morning; Justice of the Peace Luis Garza pronounced the teen dead at a local hospital and ordered an autopsy.    Continue reading “Cops Searching for Teenage Illegal Alien for Cartel Assassination Attempt in Texas”

The vaccination programme has since been suspendedThe Telegraph – by Damien McElroy, Reyhanli

As many as 36 children were reported to have died excruciating deaths Monday night after receiving tainted measles vaccines under a UN-sponsored programme in the rebel-held north of Syria.

The programme was suspended amid rumours of sabotage of a high profile international effort to ensure the brutal civil war does not result in an outbreak of measles.

Doctors in clinics in the towns of Jirjanaz and Maaret al-Nouman in the northeastern province of Idlib said children started falling ill soon after the doses were administered.

Continue reading “Dozens of children feared dead after being injected with ‘tainted’ measles vaccine in Syria”

Breitbart – by Kerry Picket

“I’m not doing hypotheticals if we lose, because I don’t think we are [going to lose the Senate],” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said before he affirmed to reporters on Tuesday he would be running for leader of his caucus again.

Reid was peppered with questions on Tuesday about the future of the Democratic Party’s agenda if the Democrats lost the upper chamber. When asked if he felt his party’s majority was “slipping away” he simply responded, “no.”   Continue reading “Harry Reid: I’m Running For Leader Again”

Bill Gates, the king of vaccines.The Common Sense Show – by Dave Hodges

I have previously reported that Monsanto, or Monsatan as many call them, has partnered with the Department of Defense to use a proxy third party company to develop a vaccine against Ebola. The seed money began at $1.5 million. The value of the deal could grow to an estimated $86 million dollars. The company’s name is Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corporation (TKMR) (TKM.TO), a leading developer of RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics. “TKM-Ebola, an anti-Ebola virus RNAi therapeutic, is being developed under a $140 million contract with the U.S. Department of Defense’s Medical Countermeasure Systems BioDefense Therapeutics (MCS-BDTX) Joint Product Management Office”.  As breaking and shocking of a news story as this has the potential to be, the real story is that this is not the most important part of the Ebola threat which has invaded the United States. The truth of the matter is that these unholy and untrustworthy associations, when it comes to “fighting” the Ebola virus, represent the mere tip of the iceberg.   Continue reading “The CDC, NIH & Bill Gates Own the Patents On Existing Ebola & Related Vaccines: Mandatory Vaccinations Are Near”

healthNatural News – by Michael Ravensthorpe

Aloe vera (“true aloe”) is the best-known species of the aloe genus, which is native to Africa and certain parts of the Middle East. Renowned for its medicinal properties, aloe vera has been utilized for thousands of years to treat numerous medical conditions ranging from skin irritations and herpes to constipation and diabetes. Indeed, this succulent and mucilaginous plant was one of the most frequently prescribed medicines throughout the 18th and 19th centuries.

For the most part, aloe vera remains just as popular in the 21st century. Its green, spear-shaped leaves are a rich source of disease-fighting vitamins and minerals, and it is a common ingredient in countless cosmetic products. Due to its incomparable versatility, however, aloe vera has far more uses than most people realize.   Continue reading “4 amazing uses for aloe vera”