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The Telegraph – by Philip Sherwell
The jungle-choked remains of a “lost city”, abandoned by a mysterious civilization several centuries ago and long fabled for reports of its gold and “monkey children”, have been uncovered in the depths of the rainforests of Honduras.
A team of American and Honduran archaeologists, aided by the bushcraft and survival skills of former British SAS soldiers, has just emerged from one of the most remote locations on Earth with news of their stunning discovery.
U.S. Park Police are investigating a report of shots fired near the National Security Agency’s headquarters Tuesday evening.
A spokesperson for the police said the NSA is investigating damage to one of its buildings that appeared to be from gunshots. Continue reading “Report of Shots Fired Near NSA Headquarters, Building Damaged”
And I thought the economy was booming….
Target’s chief executive, Brian Cornell, said Tuesday the retailer will cut several thousand jobs within the next two years as part of a $2 billion cost-savings plan.
The Minneapolis-based company also announced 2015 guidance of $4.45 to $4.65 adjusted earnings per share. Wall Street expected Target’s guidance at $4.50 adjusted earnings per share. Continue reading “Target to cut jobs as part of $2B cost-savings plan”
Breitbart – by Ildefonso Ortiz
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — Police continue to look into who murdered and dumped a body wrapped in a blanket on the side of the road near the Texas border. While authorities have not said much in the case, the murder raises questions about yet another case of spillover violence.
The body was found this weekend when motorist spotted the body on the side of the road and called authorities information released to Brownsville Police revealed. Continue reading “Blanket-Wrapped Murdered Corpse Found on Texas Road Near Border”
After weeks of relative stalemate, House Republican leadership caved to the demands of Democrats and allowed a “clean” Department of Homeland Security appropriations to come to the floor Tuesday.
The measure passed 257-167 with majority Democratic votes. Seventy-five Republicans voted to pass the clean bill, 167 voted against passage.
The full funding of DHS through September 30 — leaving President Obama’s executive amnesty untouched — comes after weeks of wrangling. Continue reading “House Approves Clean DHS Funding Bill”
Bethesda-Chevy Chase – by Deb Belt
The Silver Spring parents at the center of a national debate on parenting styles — for letting their 10- and 6-year-old children walk home from a park without mom and dad – have been found responsible for child neglect by county investigators.
Montgomery County Child Protective Services sent a letter Feb. 20 to Danielle and Alexander Meitiv telling the parents they are responsible for child neglect, reports Montgomery Community Media. The couple has a right to appeal the finding. Continue reading “Parents Who Let Kids Walk Home Alone Found Responsible for Neglect”
World News Daily Report – by Barbara Johnson
Savannah| A couple of tourists from Canada made a surprising discovery while scuba diving in Wassaw Sound, a small bay located on the shores of Georgia. Jason Sutter and Christina Murray were admiring the marine life of the area when they stumbled upon a Mark 15 thermonuclear bomb that had been lost by the United States Air Force more than 50 years ago.
The couple from London in Ontario, was on a two week vacation in Georgia and Florida to practise their favorite hobby, scuba diving, when they decided to dive near the shores of Tybee Island. While admiring the plants and fishes near the sea floor, they noticed a large cylindrical item partially covered by sand. They investigated the object and found out that it was actually a sort of bomb or missile, so they decided to contact the authorities. Continue reading “Georgia: Amateur Divers Find Long-Lost Nuclear Warhead”
Star Tribune – by Kevin Freking
WASHINGTON — Former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is returning to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to help kick-start a longshot campaign to expand criminal background checks to all commercial firearms sales.
Similar legislation that sought to expand background checks failed to get a hearing in the House last session. With the GOP expanding its majority and winning control of the Senate, prospects for the bill may be even more unlikely this session. Continue reading “Giffords joining with former colleagues to try anew for legislation expanding gun checks”
Yahoo News – by Laurie Kellman
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi politely stood and clapped when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu entered the House chamber for his long-awaited, and highly controversial, speech to Congress. The longer he spoke, the less enthusiastic she got. Continue reading “Pelosi, Democrats furious over Netanyahu ‘condescension’”
USA Today – by Anjeanette Damon
RENO, Nev. — The Department of Justice’s effort to help Ukraine develop a professional civilian police force has hit a roadblock — the Reno City Council.
In a stunning reversal of the city police chief’s decision to deploy five officers to Kiev to help train Ukrainian police, a divided council voted last week to order the officers home mid-mission. Four of the seven council members, including Mayor Hillary Schieve, cited concerns about the officers’ safety in a war-torn country, the city’s liability should one of them get hurt and the department’s depleted staffing level. Continue reading “Council pulls plug on officers’ Ukraine police training”
I was walking around in a Wal-Mart store, when I saw a cashier hand this little boy some money back. The boy couldn’t have been more than 5 or 6 years old.
The Cashier said, ‘I’m sorry, but you don’t have enough money to buy this doll.’
Then the little boy turned to the old woman next to him, ”Granny, are you sure I don’t have enough money?”
The old lady replied, ”You know that you don’t have enough money to buy this doll, my dear.” Continue reading “A Story to Warm your Heart”
Sent to us by a reader, American National Radiation Network.
I’ve been a volunteer monitor ( radiation ) with the radiatonnetwork.com for almost 3 years, due to Fukushima. On 2/28/2015 I had a 145 CPM ( Counts or decays per minute ) Alert. The ONLY other station here in the Bay Area that is a constant participator is 2 miles due north of me, and he registered a 151 CPM peak, so, we had a ” hot plume ” pass through. Shit happens all the time, but this was a hot one. Bio-accumulation is my concern. My Leandro station and SL CERT’s graphs below. Continue reading “San Francisco Radiation Spike – 2-28-15”
Washington (AFP) – US President Barack Obama said there was “nothing new” in Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial speech to Congress Tuesday, insisting the Israeli Prime Minister did not offer a better option than negotiations
Netanyahu “did not offer any viable alternatives,” Obama said speaking from the Oval Office. Continue reading “Obama says ‘nothing new’ in Netanyahu speech”
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General David Petraeus has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge in connection to his handling of classified material — striking a plea deal with the government that avoids an embarrassing trial and that will likely keep him out of prison over whether he leaked private information to his mistress when he headed up the CIA.
Federal prosecutors will ask the judge for two years of probation for Petraeus. Continue reading “Petraeus pleads guilty to misdemeanor charge in plea deal over claims he leaked classified info to mistress”
As unbelievable as it sounds, the Drug Enforcement Agency has come up with the most ridiculous argument against marijuana legalization yet. You see, the State of Utah is considering a bill that would recognize the rights of patients with certain debilitating conditions to use medical marijuana – or, more accurately, to use marijuana medically.
The bill specifically promotes the use of edible forms of the plant, preferring it to smoking. This is, of course, fine for most who want to use the herb for medicine. But the DEA is freaking out… Continue reading “DEA Claims ‘Rabbits’ Will Get Stoned If Utah Passes Medical Marijuana Bill”
Wall Street Journal – by JOHN D. MCKINNON
WASHINGTON—The Internal Revenue Service on Monday confirmed it would allow illegal immigrants benefiting from President Barack Obama ’s recent executive action to file for tax refunds for prior years, fueling an outcry from Republicans.
The IRS explanation came in a letter from Commissioner John Koskinen to a veteran GOP lawmaker, Sen. Charles Grassley (R., Iowa). The letter confirmed and expanded on previous public comments by agency officials. In response, Mr. Grassley vowed to push legislation to overturn the policy. Continue reading “IRS Confirms Illegal Immigrant Tax-Refund Ruling, Sparking GOP Outcry”
NBC – by Mila Mimica
Breitbart – by Caroline May
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