From the Trenches World Report
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It’s lights out for several government buildings in Washington. Authorities are blaming a blown transformer and a construction mishap.
The State Department says a power line serving its headquarters was severed in a construction accident Monday morning. Emergency generators allowed some staff to keep working, but others were sent to work from different offices or home. Continue reading “Several US Government Buildings Lose Power”
As President Obama touched down in New Jersey on Monday, he met a man who might have visions of being the next person given the keys to Air Force One: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R).
The Republican lawmaker greeted Obama on the tarmac, and the pair exchanged handshakes, some small talk and a few pats on the arm. Continue reading “Obama, Christie back together again”
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A northern white rhinoceros that was only one of six left in the world died Sunday at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, zoo officials said.
Angalifu, who was about 44 years old, apparently died of old age.
“Angalifu’s death is a tremendous loss to all of us,” safari park curator Randy Rieches said in a statement. “Not only because he was well beloved here at the park but also because his death brings this wonderful species one step closer to extinction.” Continue reading “Northern White Rhino Dies At California Zoo, Leaving Only Five Alive In The World”
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a rising Democratic star, fueled speculation Monday that she might run for president in 2016.
While the freshman senator said “I am not running for president” four times during an interview with NPR’s “Morning Edition,” political insiders argue that Warren’s use of the present tense leaves open the possibility she might launch a 2016 campaign. Continue reading “Warren’s present-tense denial adds to speculation she will run in 2016”
Canberra – Australians who post “selfies” on social media displaying their guns and ammunition could make themselves targets for thieves, police officials said Monday.
Police detectives in the state of Victoria said that there has been an influx of “firearm selfies” on various social media websites, Xinhua reported.
Senior Sergeant Andrew Armstrong warned that criminals looking to bypass Australia’s tight gun regulations could easily identify a gun owner’s location. Continue reading “Australian police warn against ‘firearm selfies’”
Israeli soldiers have targeted with tear gas a Palestinian school in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.
According to Ghassan Daghlas, the Palestinian official in charge of monitoring unlawful activities by settlers in the region, the Israeli forces surrounded the high school in the village of Burin near the West Bank city of Nablus, fired gunshots and tear gas canisters into the school’s yard on Monday. Continue reading “Israeli forces target Palestine school with tear gas”
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Authorities are searching for the gunman who left six people dead in three Montgomery County shootings this morning.
The Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office said police are looking for 35-year-old Bradley William Stone, of Pennsburg, in the killings. Three others were seriously wounded, officials said.
All of the victims have a “familial relationship” to Stone, prosecutors said. The victims were not identified further. Continue reading “DA: Six dead in Montco shootings”
The Free Thought Project – by John Vibes
Houston, Texas – This week, Houston police shot an unarmed man multiple times because he was acting suspicious and not obeying their commands. Two officers fired multiple shots at 38-year old Mike Walker, with some of those shots being fired even after it was obvious that he did not have a gun.
The shooting occurred in the parking lot of a convenience store on Buffalo Speedway and West Fuqua, in front of multiple witnesses. Continue reading “Police Shoot Man in Car, Man Exits Vehicle In Shock, Police Confirm He’s Unarmed, Shoot Him Again”
Economic Collapse – by Michael Snyder
Is this the start of the next major financial crisis? The nightmarish collapse of the price of oil is creating panic in financial markets all over the planet. On June 16th, U.S. oil was trading at a price of $107.52. Since then, it has fallen by almost 50 dollars in less than 6 months. This has only happened one other time in our history. In the summer of 2008, the price of oil utterly collapsed and we all remember what happened after that. Well, the same patterns that we witnessed back in 2008 are happening again. As the price of oil crashed in 2008, so did prices for a whole host of other commodities. That is happening again. Once commodities started crashing, the market for junk bonds started to implode. That is also happening again. Finally, toward the end of 2008, we witnessed a horrifying stock market crash. Could we be on the verge of another major one? Last week was the worst week for the Dow in more than three years, and stock markets all over the world are crashing right now. Bad financial news continues to roll in from the four corners of the globe on an almost hourly basis. Have we finally reached the “tipping point” that so many have been warning about? Continue reading “We Just Witnessed The Worst Week For Global Financial Markets In 3 Years”
Washington Examiner – by Paul Bedard
New population projections released by the U.S. Census Bureau show that whites will become a “minority” by 2044, replaced by a “majority” of minority groups, mostly blacks and Hispanics.
The new projections, analyzed in a Brookings Institution report, show the huge rise of Hispanics, projected to make up 25.1 percent of the U.S. population in 2044, double African-Americans. Continue reading “Census: Whites become ‘minority’ in 2044, Hispanic population twice black’s”
Truthstream Media – by Melissa Melton and Aaron Dykes
Some people are still under the impression that the Rockefeller Foundation is all about philanthropy: helping people and saving lives. Those people are Bill Gates and Bill Gates and Warren Buffet.
In reality, the Rockefellers have been one of the largest financial backers and drivers of the eugenics and the depopulation agenda for over a century now. Continue reading “A Century Ago: Rockefellers Funded Eugenics Initiative to Sterilize 15 Million Americans”
Eighteen acute-care hospitals across the United States shut their doors in 2013.
At least 12 more hospitals have closed this year in rural areas alone. More are getting out the plywood to nail over windows and barricades for doors.
Don’t worry, it’s just the new normal under Obamacare, says Lee Hieb, M.D. Continue reading “Obamacare blamed for killing hospitals”
ABC News 7 Chicago – by Terrell Brown and Karen Jordan
CHICAGO (WLS) –Two men are in custody after a van crashed into the Neiman Marcus on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile in a smash-and-grab robbery, police said.
Officers responded to a “theft in progress call” around 4 a.m. Wednesday. They found the van inside the luxury department store, located near Michigan Avenue and Superior Street, and the side entrance damaged. A number of handbags were seen on the sidewalk outside. Continue reading “2 in custody after van crashes into Neiman Marcus in Mag Mile smash and grab, police say”
The Washington Post – by Christopher Ingraham
Did you try to catch up on sleep this weekend? You’re not alone. More than one third of American adults report getting less than 7 hours of sleep on weekdays, and many of them try to sleep extra-long on weekends to make up for it.
This isn’t a particularly healthy way to live — insufficient sleep is associated with obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, and a host of other physical ailments. Drowsy driving causes around 80,000 automobile accidents every year, 1,000 of which are typically fatal. Continue reading “Americans are trading sleep for work, and it’s literally killing us”
Russia’s fifth generation nuclear submarines will be armed with robots and underwater drones in addition to conventional weaponry.
“The new [fifth] generation [of submarines] will be equipped with both contemporary weapons and those currently being developed,” Nikolay Novoselov, deputy CEO of the Malakhit design engineering bureau, told RIA-Novosti. Continue reading “Robots, drones to boost Russian 5th gen nuclear subs’ arsenal”
Breitbart – by ILDEFONSO ORTIZ
EDINBURG, Texas – Human traffickers looking to get around authorities often subject illegal aliens to the most inhuman conditions. Border Patrol agents near the Texas Border are working to stop that.
By working with property owners in rural areas, agents have been able to demolish structures or tents that human smugglers use to hide illegal aliens as they wait to move them north. Continue reading “Border Patrol Destroys Inhumane Illegal Alien Camp On Texas Border”
A tense, 16-hour Australian hostage standoff ended with an eruption of gunfire in Sydney when heavily armed police stormed a cafe in the heart of the city’s financial center.
Two people died in the fiery end to the siege, local media reported. Sky News Australia said the gunman was one of the dead.
“Sydney siege is over. More details to follow,” New South Wales tweeted. Continue reading “Reports: Two dead in fiery end to Sydney siege”
ROME, Dec. 15 (UPI) — Secretary of State John Kerry and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were expected to discuss a proposed United Nations Security Council resolution at a meeting Monday in Rome.
The resolution, proposed by Palestinian officials and backed by Jordan, sets a November 2016 deadline for Israel to withdraw from Palestinian-sought land.
Palestinian Liberation Organization official Hanna Amira told Bloomberg the draft resolution would be presented to the U.N. on Wednesday. Continue reading “Kerry, Netanyahu expected to discuss U.N. Security Council proposal on Mideast peace timeline”
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UPI – by JC Finley