Year: 2014

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MIAMI (AP) — Cuban opposition leaders from the island joined Cuban American politicians and activists on Saturday, pledging to oppose President Barack Obama’s plan to normalize relations with the communist nation and disputing the notion that their community is split by a generational divide.

“The opposition will continue fighting, with or without Barack Obama,” Cuban activist Jorge Luis Garcia Perez, known by his nickname “Antunez,” said to cheers. The gathering at a Little Havana park drew more than 200 people, largely older Cuban exiles who chanted “Obama, traitor!” and waved U.S. and Cuban flags. Some expressed disappointment that the protest was not larger; the demonstrators filled about half the park.   Continue reading “Protesters: ‘It’s not the time’ for more Cuba ties”

The Economic Collapse – by Michael Snyder, February 5, 2013

An immensely powerful international organization that most people have never even heard of secretly controls the money supply of the entire globe.  It is called the Bank for International Settlements, and it is the central bank of central banks.  It is located in Basel, Switzerland, but it also has branches in Hong Kong and Mexico City.  It is essentially an unelected, unaccountable central bank of the world that has complete immunity from taxation and from national laws.  Continue reading “Who Controls The Money? An Unelected, Unaccountable Central Bank Of The World Secretly Does”

Yahoo News – by Kate Pettegrina, Thrillist

One thing that makes the U.S. great: no two states are the same. That diversity leads to distinct strengths and weaknesses, but how can you know what makes North Dakota different from South Dakota, besides a made-up line separating them?

Well, in the interest of showing that every state sucks in some way, we picked out one key area where each is most deficient. This is what every state is the worst at.   Continue reading “What Every State in the U.S. Is Worst at (Including North Dakota at Tourism)”

Reuters – by Joshua Franklin, December 10, 2014

The trial of a former Julius Baer (BAER.VX) banker accused of breaching Swiss banking secrecy laws by handing over confidential data about offshore clients to WikiLeaks was halted on Wednesday after the defendant collapsed.

Rudolf Elmer, a former senior executive at Baer’s Cayman Islands’ office, fainted outside the courtroom in Zurich after earlier complaining of a headache. The 59-year-old, who denies the charges, was taken away by ambulance and a spokesman for the court said it was unclear when his trial would resume.   Continue reading “Former Swiss banker collapses in WikiLeaks trial”

Breitbart – by Ildefonso Ortiz

A fierce firefight just south of the Texas border resulted in the death of two gunmen as well as a considerable amount of property damage. A third gunman also died in a recent shootout.

The shootout took place this week near the town of Diaz Ordaz which is just 30 miles west of the border city of Reynosa, the Tamaulipas government said in a prepared statement issued to Breitbart Texas.   Continue reading “Three Cartel Hitmen Killed Near Texas Border”

Breitbart – by Robert Wilde

Early in December, paramedics rushing to save a collapsed man who later died in the hospital were delayed in their response by protesters. The additional time it took to reach the victim may have contributed to his death.

Berkeley Fire Chief Gil Dong said, “Anytime there is a delay it causes us concern… Our objective is to get there rapidly so we can start treating the patient.”   Continue reading “‘I Can’t Breathe’ Protesters Obstruct Paramedics from Dying Man Struggling to Breathe”

Breitbart – by ILDEFONSO ORTIZ

Eight operatives of a Mexican drug cartel were sentenced to U.S. federal prison for their role in running a Methamphetamine distribution ring in Atlanta, Georgia.

Court records don’t specify which drug cartel the group belonged to, but most of the members were Mexican nationals. The group often spoke with a Mexican drug trafficker identified in court documents as “El Licenciado”, court records obtained by Breitbart Texas show.   Continue reading “Eight Mexican Cartel Operatives Ran Atlanta Meth Ring”

Breitbart – by Bob Price

A member of the violent MS-13 gang was captured approximately 90 miles into Texas after illegally crossing the porous U.S. border with Mexico. The arrest was made by a volunteer reserve deputy working together with U.S. Border Patrol agents. The law enforcement team was trying to help round up a large group of illegal immigrants who were being smuggled through Brooks County in an attempt to circumvent the Falfurrias Border Patrol Checkpoint.   Continue reading “MS-13 Gang Member Entered US Illegally, Caught 90 Miles into Texas”

AOL

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) – A mass of demonstrators chanting, “Black lives matter,” converged in the Mall of America rotunda Saturday as part of a protest against police brutality that caused part of the mall to shut down on a busy day for holiday shopping.

The group Black Lives Matter Minneapolis had more than 3,000 people confirm on Facebook that they would attend. Official crowd estimates weren’t immediately available, but pictures posted to social media by local news organizations showed the rotunda was full. Organizer Mica Grimm estimated about 3,000 people participated.   Continue reading “Police brutality protesters rally at Mall of America”

It seems like there is a plan to get everyone’s blood in a database for God knows what reason. Just take a look at who is on the board of this company…

The New Yorker – by Ken Auletta

e afternoon in early September, Elizabeth Holmes took the stage at TEDMED, at the Palace of Fine Arts, in San Francisco, to talk about blood. TEDMED, a part of the Technology, Entertainment, and Design enterprise, is an annual conference devoted to health care; its speakers span a range of inquiry from Craig Venter, the genomic scientist, discussing synthetic life, to Ozzy Osbourne discussing his decision to get his entire genome sequenced. The phrases “disruptive technology” and “the future of medicine” come up a lot.   Continue reading “Blood, Simpler – One woman’s drive to upend medical testing.”

Yahoo News

WILLOW CREEK, Calif. (AP) — A California Highway Patrol officer shot and killed a 17-year-old who attacked him with a machete, and the officer was hospitalized with major injuries, officials said.

The officer had responded to a report of a car hitting a telephone pole Thursday in the Humboldt County community of Willow Creek, CHP Capt. Adam Jager told the Eureka Times-Standard (http://bit.ly/1DVeozS ).   Continue reading “California officer kills teen after machete attack”

Continue reading “Color no man could create”

New York Post – by Larry Celona, Kevin Fasick and Jamie Schram

Two uniformed NYPD officers were shot dead Saturday afternoon as they sat in their marked police car on a Brooklyn street corner — in what investigators believe was a crazed gunman’s execution-style mission to avenge Eric Garner and Michael Brown.

“It’s an execution,” one law enforcement source said of the 3 p.m. shooting of the two officers, whose names were being withheld pending family notification of their deaths.   Continue reading “Gunman kills self after 2 NYPD cops fatally shot ‘execution style’ as ‘revenge’ for Garner”

CBS New York

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Demonstrators gathered at City Hall in support of the NYPD Friday evening, but they were met right away with a rival demonstration by critics of police policies.

A pro-police rally organized by a Facebook group called “Thank You NYPD” was held as a counterpoint to the recent protests against police brutality. As CBS2’s Matt Kozar reported, supporters gathered under the hashtag #BlueLivesMatter, and about 75 pro-police demonstrators were at the scene as of 5 p.m. Friday.   Continue reading “Dueling Protests For, Against NYPD Face Off Outside City Hall”

The Guardian

Four Afghan detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison have been sent back to their home country, the Pentagon says.

Shawali Khan, Khi Ali Gul, Abdul Ghani and Mohammed Zahir were repatriated after a thorough review of their cases.

Eight Afghans are believed to be among the 132 detainees remaining at the US prison in Cuba.   Continue reading “Four Afghan Guantanamo inmates sent home”

The Watchers – by Adonai

Heavy rains that began on Thursday, December 18, 2014, triggered massive flooding across North Sumatra, Indonesia and north-eastern Malaysia.

At least four people drowned in floods that have hit north-eastern Malaysia and more than 25 000 people have fled to evacuation centres, welfare and rescue officials said today.   Continue reading “Heavy flooding across Malaysia and North Sumatra”