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The French government has resigned despite being formed just 4 months ago. They quit after ministers slammed President Francois Hollande’s plans for taxation and cuts, while also being critical of Germany’s austerity program.
The statement published on Monday said the new office would be formed on Tuesday and would be in the “direction he (the president) has defined for our country.” Continue reading “French goverment resigns amid rancor over German austerity pressure”
Breitbart – by ILDEFONSO ORTIZ
MCALLEN, Texas — Sheriff’s deputies, in the Texas border county of Starr, are looking for a prison gang member who allegedly shot at them over the weekend striking one of their patrol vehicles.
Information released from Starr County Sheriff’s Office shows the alleged shooting took place Saturday, just after 1:30 a.m., in a residential area just west of Rio Grande City. Officials responded to a call of a man, identified as Juan Antonio Perez, shooting off a gun. Continue reading “Prison Gang Member Allegedly Shoots at Texas Border Sheriff’s Deputies”
Following revelations of America’s National Security Agency’s global internet surveillance system, combined with a desire to enhance domestic production, China is beating a path towards unveiling its own operating systems in October.
The Chinese-made substitutes would first be introduced on desktop devices, later expanding to include smartphones and other hand-held devices, Ni Guangnan heads an official operating system development alliance established in March, Xinhau reported at the weekend. Continue reading “China may unveil homegrown OS rivals to Windows, Google and Apple”
WASHINGTON (AP) — While in office, former President George H. W. Bush once plaintively asked, “What is it about August?”
Indeed, this sultry month usually associated with the doldrums of summer has burdened modern presidents with personal, domestic or international crises. And for President Barack Obama, who returned to Washington Sunday from a two-week Martha’s Vineyard vacation, what remains of the August calendar looks perhaps more daunting than when he left. Continue reading “Obama back in DC amid crises; as if he never left”
Economic Collapse – by Michael Snyder
If you thought that the earthquake that struck northern California on Sunday was something, just wait until you see what is coming in the years ahead. As you will read about below, we live at a time when earthquake activity is dramatically increasing. This is especially true of the “Ring of Fire” which runs roughly along the outer perimeter of the Pacific Ocean. Approximately 81 percent of all big earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire, and the entire west coast of the United States falls within the danger zone. Over the past few years, we have seen huge earthquake after huge earthquake strike various areas along the Ring of Fire, but up until now the California coastline has mostly been spared. However, there are indications that this may be about to change in a big way. Continue reading “Why The Earthquake Near San Francisco Is Just The Start Of The Shaking In California”
In an unexpected and interesting move, Burger King is in talks to buy Canadian coffee-and-doughnut chain Tim Horton’s Inc., a merger that would be structured as a “tax inversion” which would effectively move Burger King’s headquarters to Canada (more specifically, my hometown of Oakville, Ontario). For those who are unfamiliar with Tim Horton’s, the brand is tantamount to Canada’s version of Dunkin Donuts that could just as easily adopt its own version of the tagline “America Runs on Dunkin” (think “Canada Runs on Tim Horton’s”). Tim Horton’s is no small coffee-shop chain. Tim Horton’s, Canada’s largest coffee-shop chain, has a market capitalization of about $8.4 billion, while Burger King’s market capitalization is about $9.6 billion; the proposed merger would form a new entity worth about $18 billion. Continue reading “Burger King’s Tax Inversion and Canada’s Favorable Corporate Tax Rates”
EL PASO, Texas — A Mexican national who was deported seven times from the U.S. after incarceration for crimes vows to illegally re-enter during an interview with Breitbart Texas. The discussion occurred across the U.S.-Mexico border at the point where Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico meet near El Paso, Texas. The only indications of the international boundary in the area were a sign and a few small steel posts driven in the ground. Continue reading “Seven-Time Deported Criminal Alien Vows Return to US in Cross-Border Interview”
China’s Inner Mongolia is hosting the biggest military drill ever held by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. The training of 7,000 servicemen from five SCO member states is set to test troops’ effectiveness in fighting terrorism.
The Peace Mission-2014 drill, being conducted from August 24 to 29 in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, was declared open by Deputy Chief of Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s General Staff Wang Ning, who is supervising the military training. Continue reading “China hosts largest ever military drill with Russia, other SCO nations”
In an unexpected discovery, hundreds of gas plumes bubbling up from the seafloor were spotted during a sweeping survey of the U.S. Atlantic Coast.
Even though ocean explorers have yet to test the gas, the bubbles are almost certainly methane, researchers report today (Aug. 24) in the journal Nature Geoscience.
“We don’t know of any explanation that fits as well as methane,” said lead study author Adam Skarke, a geologist at Mississippi State University in Mississippi State. Continue reading “Hundreds of Methane Plumes Erupting Along East Coast”
Breitbart – by ILDEFONSO ORTIZ
MCALLEN, Texas — Border Patrol agents seized more than $650,000 in cash that had been left behind near the Rio Grande River that separates Texas from Mexico.
The seizure was made Thursday night when U.S. Border Patrol Agents following a set of footprints near Sullivan City ended up coming across four backpacks filled with bulk cash and a little more than a kilo of cocaine, an agency news release shows. Continue reading “Texas Border Bust: Cash, Weapons and Grenades Seized”
Budget pressures at the Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation Division are cutting the number of investigators there to the lowest level in four decades, and officials say the changes are forcing the division to scale back its fight of financial crime.
It will also hurt government coffers, they add, since IRS probes can bring in hefty fines.
The division investigates a variety of financial misconduct, from tax fraud and money laundering to identity theft, narcotics and counter-terrorism. Federal prosecutors around the country often seek help for cases involving money issues. Continue reading “Exclusive: IRS enforcement agent numbers could drop to lowest levels since 1970s”
Robo Brain – a large-scale computational system that learns from publicly available Internet resources – is currently downloading and processing about 1 billion images, 120,000 YouTube videos, and 100 million how-to documents and appliance manuals. The information is being translated and stored in a robot-friendly format that robots will be able to draw on when they need it.
To serve as helpers in our homes, offices and factories, robots will need to understand how the world works and how the humans around them behave. Robotics researchers have been teaching them these things one at a time: How to find your keys, pour a drink, put away dishes, and when not to interrupt two people having a conversation. This will all come in one package with Robo Brain. Continue reading “‘Robo Brain’ will teach robots everything from the Internet”
Two people were killed and at least one injured on Monday in an explosion at a metal recycling plant in southern Illinois possibly caused by munitions, according to police and local media.
The blast happened at Totall Metal Recycling in Granite City, about 8 miles northeast of St. Louis. Continue reading “Two people killed in Illinois recycling plant explosion: police”
A devastating new discovery has occurred in Searcy, Arkansas.
Life, it seems, is not fair.
The whistle has been blown. This earth-shattering news was discovered by an atheist who was upset when a local business offered a discount to people who bring in a church bulletin.
The atheist was offended. He/she was discriminated against. In a world where everyone gets a trophy just for showing up, This. Is. Not. Fair. Continue reading “Whistleblower: Life is Not Fair at Pizza Restaurant with Church Discount!!!”
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The lawyer for a Massachusetts man who has a “666″ tattoo and horns implanted on his forehead believes that his appearance will make it impossible for him to find an impartial jury or receive a fair trial, The Republican reports.
James G. Reardon, Jr. is worried that the appearance of his client, Caius Veiovis, will distract jurors from the facts of the case, and petitioned Hampden Superior Court Judge C. Jeffrey Kinder to allow him to show potential jurors a photograph of Veiovis before jury selection. Continue reading “Massachusetts man fears his horns, ’666′ forehead tattoo will make a fair trial impossible”
Greenville County Sheriff Office officials say a deputy seen on video punching a man inside Walmart during an arrest has been put on administrative leave and an internal investigation is underway.
The incident happened on Saturday at the store on White Horse Road.
A woman videotaped part of the incident and sent the video to WYFF News 4. She didn’t want her name released and insists the deputy used too much force. Continue reading “Deputy on administrative leave after arrest caught on video”
From the moment Los Angeles police handcuffed him, Jorge Azucena told officers he needed help.
“I can’t breathe, I can’t breathe,” he pleaded. “I have asthma, I have asthma.”
In the half-hour or so after his arrest late one night last September, Azucena said over and over that he was struggling for breath. Numerous LAPD officers and sergeants heard his pleas for medical attention but ignored them even as his condition visibly worsened.
Continue reading “Pleading suspect dies in police custody: ‘You can breathe just fine’”
Following the shooting of unarmed teenager Michael Brown by Police Officer Darren Wilson, on Saturday, August 9, the city of Ferguson, Missouri has been filled with chaos. Public demonstrations protesting Brown’s death have been ongoing, and the local law enforcement in Ferguson has responded with military-level equipment.
While many protesters have obtained injuries from tear gas, Ferguson resident Mya Aaten-White was shot in the head when she was walking to her car after a protest, on Wednesday, August 13. Continue reading “Ferguson Woman Shot After Protest, Police Have Yet to Investigate”
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