Month: January 2015

Mail.com

WASHINGTON (AP) — A little-known side to the government’s health insurance website is prompting renewed concerns about privacy, just as the White House is calling for stronger cybersecurity protections for consumers.

It works like this: When you apply for coverage on HealthCare.gov, dozens of data companies may be able to tell that you are on the site. Some can even glean details such as your age, income, ZIP code, whether you smoke or if you are pregnant.   Continue reading “New privacy concerns over government’s health care website”

Mail.com

CAIRO (AP) — The Islamic State group threatened to kill two Japanese hostages unless they receive $200 million in 72 hours, directly demanding the ransom Tuesday from Japan’s premier during his visit to the Middle East. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed to save the men, saying: “Their lives are the top priority.”

Abe and other Japanese officials declined to discuss whether they’d pay the ransom for captives Kenji Goto and Haruna Yukawa, though their armed forces generally only operate in a self-defense capacity at home. Their kidnapping also immediately recalled the 2004 beheading of a Japanese backpacker in Iraq, carried out by the Islamic State group’s predecessor over Japan’s involvement in the U.S.-led war there.   Continue reading “Islamic State group threatens to kill 2 Japanese hostages”

CTV News – by Nicole Winfield

Pope Francis is firmly upholding church teaching banning contraception, but said Monday that Catholics don’t have to breed “like rabbits” and should instead practice “responsible parenting.”

Speaking to reporters en route home from the Philippines, Francis said there are plenty of church-approved ways to regulate births. But he said most importantly, no outside institution should impose its views on regulating family size, blasting what he called the “ideological colonization” of the developing world.   Continue reading “Pope says Catholics don’t have to breed ‘like rabbits’”

UPI – by David A. Capara

Editor’s Note: David A. Caprara, a journalist working with the Global Peace Foundation in Seoul, South Korea, recently conducted a series of interviews with North Korean defectors. Their names are withheld to protect them from retaliation. The interviews were conducted in Korean, interpreted by Yeon Jung Kwak. The transcripts are lightly edited for length and clarity. This is the second of five in the series.

A 40-year-old woman, who was a former professional athlete, shares her experiences as an agriculture employee in North Korea and why that was such an important job. She fled on her own in 2006.   Continue reading “Voices of North Korea: Woman guarded rice supply with machine gun – ‘Some were very hungry’”

Reuters

Japanese air force jets are scrambling at a record pace to counter Chinese fighters intruding into its air space along its southern flank and Russian bombers and spy planes probing its northern defenses, the Defence Ministry said on Tuesday.

Chinese fighter flights have increased in and around the energy-rich East China Sea, where Japan and China both lay claim to a group of islets.   Continue reading “Japan says jets scrambling at record pace to counter Chinese, Russian intrusions”

The Chosun Ilbo

China has deployed Dongfeng-21 medium-range ballistic missiles at Mt. Baekdu that target Japan, the official International Herald Leader reported on Sunday.

The newspaper claimed it “analyzed” China Central Television footage of a nuclear arms and missiles corps in training in northeastern China to arrive at the conclusion. But since it is an official publication, the news is more likely to be a government plant than an investigative scoop.   Continue reading “China Deploys Nuclear Missiles at Mt. Baekdu”

ABC News – by Dan Sewell

Transportation authorities say southbound lanes of Interstate 75 through Cincinnati will be shut down for days after a closed overpass exit ramp collapsed onto the highway, killing one person and injuring another.

Work was going on Monday night to remove an overhead ramp that had recently been replaced by a new one when it pancaked down on top of southbound lanes several miles north of the Ohio River.   Continue reading “Part of Ohio Interstate to Be Shut for Days After Collapse”

Breitbart – by AWR Hawkins

Following the deaths of two French police officers during the January 7 Charlie Hebdoattack and another officer death during an attack the following day, French police are demanding more guns and guns that are more powerful.

The situation during the Charlie Hebdo attack was very lopsided–in favor of the terrorists–because of current policing and arms policy. Breitbart News reported that “unarmed Paris police officers” were forced to flee when confronted with the armed attackers. UK’s Independent reported that “three policemen arrived [at the scene of the attack] on bikes but had to leave because [the attackers] were armed.” A policeman assigned to the duty of body guard to Charlie Hebdo editor Stephane Charbonnier was killed, and an officer on a mountain bike was gunned down.   Continue reading “French Police: Gun Control Isn’t Working for Us”

World Truth TV

Many of us choose what we eat very carefully, or at least dedicate our minimum attention to it. But when it comes to drinks, especially alcoholic beverages, we do little to make the best decisions for our health. Which is a HUGE mistake. All the work for your body can be ruined in a weekend out. While foods and non alcoholic beverages are required to list their ingredients and are monitored by the FDA, beer does not belong in either. Alcohol industry had lobbied for years to avoid labeling its ingredients. Some to protect its recipes, but most – to hide harmful ingredients.   Continue reading “8 Beers That You Should Stop Drinking Immediately”

Universal Free Press – by Rick Wells

When Mitch McConnell goes to a Republican retreat, he takes it literally. Forget about those silly outdated arguments that ours is a government of the people, he’s got big money donors to please and they want amnesty. We can all just shut up and sit down, do as we’re told by our Congressional masters and accept their dictates.

The Republicans are proving there is no difference between themselves and the traitorous leadership of the Democrats. They are slow-walking amnesty in a theatrical presentation for our consumption designed to give them the cover they need as they commit treason and betray both the people and their sworn oaths to the Constitution.   Continue reading “Mitch “Con Man” McConnell Signals Senate Sell Out, Surrender On Amnesty and Violation Of Constitution”

This technology is being used to peer into homes and businesses. This devise can not only detect movement, but can also detect whether a person is breathing, not to mention where they’re located in the structure. Although the manufacturer claims that it can be effective at 50 yards. There are devises that have been fitted for drone use too.

L3 Communications

RANGE-R® is a highly sensitive handheld radar system designed to detect and measure the distance to moving and near-stationary personnel through walls constructed of common building materials. Designed to increase situation awareness in urban environments for its users, RANGE-R provides vital intelligence necessary to safely undertake a variety of law enforcement and search and rescue operations.   Continue reading “RANGE-R used to look through walls”

NJ.com – by Craig McCarthy

A South Jersey cop was indicted today on charges that he sicced his police dog on a 58-year-old woman while she was in custody, according to authorities.

Justin M. Cherry, of the Tuckerton Police Department, was charged with aggravated assault, two counts of official misconduct and falsifying police reports among other charges, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office said in a release.   Continue reading “N.J. cop sicced police dog on woman while she was in custody, indictment alleges”