Month: September 2014

Daily Finance – by Mitch Lipka

More than 1 million alarms intended to alert people to smoke and carbon monoxide in their homes are being recalled because of a defect that could cause them to fail, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday.

The Kidde smoke alarms and combination smoke detector/CO alarms are hard-wired, and can fail following a power outage, the CPSC said. About 1.2 million were sold in the U.S. and about 112,000 were sold in Canada. The problem, Kidde said, is in the programming code of the devices.   Continue reading “1.3 Million Smoke Alarms and Carbon Monoxide Detectors Recalled”

Huffington Post – by Arthur Delaney

WASHINGTON — Police in Kansas City, Missouri say someone threw a Molotov cocktail at Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s (D-Mo.) office there early Thursday morning, breaking a window but failing to start a fire.

Police responded to an alarm at Cleaver’s office around 3:00 a.m.

“Upon arrival they observed a window on the northwest side of the building to be broken out,” the Kanas City Police Department stated in an incident report. “On the ground below the window they observed two broken bottles with paper towels sticking out the necks of the bottles resembling a Molotov cocktail. There was a chemical odor resembling that of lighter fluid. The only damage appeared to be the broken window.”   Continue reading “Molotov Cocktail Thrown At Emanuel Cleaver’s Missouri Office: Police”

AOL

Ben McMahon’s parents were overjoyed when their son woke up after a week in a coma — but they were shocked when they learned he could no longer speak English.

“I kind of slowly came out of the coma and then set eyes upon an Asian looking nurse and then the first thing that came was natural was to come out and say in Chinese, ‘Excuse me nurse, I feel really sore here,'” which Ben McMahon said in fluent Mandarin.   Continue reading “Australian Man Wakes Up From Coma Speaking Mandarin”

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”

KGNS – by James Johnson

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”

Breitbart – by Michelle Moons

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”

Breitbart – by Sarah Rumpf

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”

LA Times – by Don Lee

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”

RT

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”

Mail.com

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”

EAG News – by Kyle Olson

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’”