Month: February 2015

RT

US Vice President Joe Biden has called on European countries to show unity when it comes to sanctions against Russia, labeling the dissenting voices “inappropriate and annoying”, reported ‘Der Spiegel’, quoting the participants of the Brussels meeting.

Germany’s Der Spiegel magazine said that the US vice president’s remarks were made at a special meeting of leaders of the European parliament factions at the EU headquarters in Brussels. Biden called on European countries to ‘stand firm’ against Russia’s alleged threats to the region’s unity.   Continue reading “Biden says Europeans questioning Russia sanctions ‘inappropriate, annoying’ – Spiegel”

Mail.com

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Nigeria’s electoral commission will postpone Feb. 14 presidential and legislative elections for six weeks to give a new multinational force time to secure northeastern areas under the sway of Boko Haram, an official close to the commission told The Associated Press on Saturday.

Millions could be disenfranchised if the voting went ahead while the Islamic extremists hold a large swath of the northeast and commit mayhem that has driven 1.5 million people from their homes. A small protest started Saturday by civil rights groups opposed to any postponement. Police prevented them from entering the electoral commission headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. Armed police began deploying to block roads leading to the building.   Continue reading “Nigeria postponing Feb. 14 vote amid Boko Haram violence”

Breitbart – by Dr. Susan Berry

Fourth graders in Wake County, North Carolina have been assigned one book that involves the Black Panthers and racism, and another involving a father’s murder, police crackdowns on Mexican unions, and immigration to the United States.

According to Stop Common Core North Carolina, a parent reported 4^th graders have been told to read the book One Crazy Summer, by Rita Williams-Garcia, in which three sisters are sent by their negligent mother to a camp run by the Black Panthers.   Continue reading “4th Grade Reading Assignments: Black Panthers, Police Brutality, Need for Amnesty”

Bloomberg – by Lynn DoanAngela, Greiling Keane

U.S. oil workers at two BP Plc plants in the Midwest are joining the biggest strike at refineries across the nation since 1980 as negotiations on a new labor contract were suspended until next week.

Workers at BP’s Whiting refinery in Indiana and the Toledo plant in Ohio that it co-owns with Husky Energy Inc. notified management that they’ll be joining the strike at 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, Scott Dean a spokesman for BP, said by e-mail Friday. The United Steelworkers, which represents 30,000 U.S. oil workers, has suspended negotiations with Royal Dutch Shell Plc, bargaining on behalf of employers, until next week.   Continue reading “U.S. Oil Workers’ Strike Expands to BP Plants With Talks on Hold”

Natural Society – by Jefferey Jaxen

Our words, voice, and opinions are our birth right and are protected. Free speech is not a luxury and it is certainly not handed down to us from a government. In Australia, and ramping up quickly in the United States, it seems some speech is more free than others. A press release on January 27th from long time expert and vaccine educator Dr. Sherri Tenpenny announced that she has cancelled speaking appearances scheduled for Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne, and Gold Coast. The reason was due to pro-vaccine extremists calling for violence and making bomb threats against venue owners and their families in some cities originally scheduled for the healthy living seminars.   Continue reading “Doctor Educating Public on Vaccines Receives Bomb Threats, Cancels Tour”

KTVB 7 News – by Kim Fields

BOISE — A new bill introduced in the Statehouse would allow Idaho residents to carry concealed weapons without a permit.

But not everyone is on board.

No permit needed to carry concealed weapons. That’s the proposal. A handful of states have similar laws already on the books.   Continue reading “Idaho Bill to End Permit Requirement for Concealed Weapons Introduced”

Press TV

A top aide for US Senator Rand Paul is working for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s re-election campaign.

Vincent Harris, the 26-year-old top digital strategist for Paul, is helping Netanyahu win his fourth term as prime minister, according to The Jerusalem Post.

Harris, who is based in Austin, Texas, has made two trips to Israel and has been working for Netanyahu’s Likud party for more than six weeks, he told the Israeli newspaper.   Continue reading “US Senator Rand Paul’s top aide working for Netanyahu: Report”

New York Post – by ROCCO PARASCANDOLA

A schizophrenic Bronx man who burned his sleeping 13-year-old niece with boiling cooking oil has been charged, but was then released — even after a prosecutor asked for $500,000 bail.

“I was upset at my niece,” said Jonathan Salinas, who has a history of violence against his family. “I boiled the oil and threw it at her.”   Continue reading “Schizophrenic Bronx man released by judge without bail after showering 13-year-old niece with boiling-hot cooking oil”

Clarion Ledger – by Geoff Pender, Deborah Barfield Berry

WASHINGTON – Rep. Alan Nunnelee, a Mississippi Republican and part of the historic 2010 GOP wave election that gave the party control of the House, died Friday, the family confirmed. He was 56.

Nunnelee, who was serving his third term, underwent brain surgery last June and had been in and out of hospitals and rehabilitation centers the past year.   Continue reading “Alan Nunnelee, Mississippi congressman, dies at 56”

Bloomberg – by Alex Webb

Siemens AG plans to cut about 7,400 jobs worldwide as Chief Executive Officer Joe Kaeser tries to reduce costs at Europe’s biggest engineering company, said a person familiar with the matter.

The cuts, representing about 2 percent of Siemens’s global workforce, may be announced as early as this week, two people said, asking not to be identified as the plan is not public yet. About 3,300 of the job reductions may affect Siemens’s German operations, two people familiar with the matter said. A Siemens representative declined to comment.   Continue reading “Siemens Said to Plan 7,400 Job Cuts as CEO Reduces Costs”

AOL – by Jonathan J. Cooper

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon’s governor is struggling to deal with allegations that his fiancée used his position to land clients for her environmental consulting business, claims that have drawn an ethics investigation and the scrutiny of the state’s attorney general.

Although his role in arranging the deals isn’t clear, the scandal has posed a threat to the decades-long political career of four-term Democrat John Kitzhaber, Oregon’s longest-serving governor. The editorial board at the state’s largest newspaper, The Oregonian, called for him to resign this week, saying the controversy has become such a distraction that he can’t effectively lead.   Continue reading “Oregon governor faces ethics allegations, calls to resign”

NBC News

Vice President Joe Biden warned Friday that Russia “cannot be allowed to redraw the map of Europe” and that Ukraine was suffering a “military onslaught” from Moscow.

As the leaders of Germany and France headed to Russia for peace talks with President Vladimir Putin, Biden said the United States and Europe needed to stand together over Ukraine.   Continue reading “Joe Biden: Russia ‘Cannot Be Allowed to Redraw the Map of Europe’”

BBC News

Pope Francis is due to become the first ever pontiff to speak before the US Congress, lawmakers in Washington have announced.

The head of the Catholic Church will make his speech on 24 September.

“That day his holiness will be the first pope in our history to address a joint session of Congress,” said House Speaker John Boehner.   Continue reading “Pope Francis to address Congress in historic papal speech”

Descrier

Last month, the Twitter hashtag #TunaGate went viral after one unlucky shopper found a tiny critter in her tin of Princes tuna.

Some people were horrified by the tiny creature, which was believed to be a tadpoles or baby crab, while others described its appearance as “cute”.   Continue reading “Tongue-eating parasite discovered in supermarket tin of tuna”