Month: May 2015

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Yahoo Finance – by James Callan

Shares of Kohl’s Corp. tumbled the most in about 2 1/2 years after the retailer reported quarterly sales that trailed analysts’ estimates.

Kohl’s dropped as much as 10 percent to $66.73 as of 9:30 a.m. in New York, the biggest intraday decline since November 2012. The stock was the worst performer on Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, which was up 0.7 percent.   Continue reading “Kohl’s Shares Tumble After Sales Trail Analysts’ Estimates”

Richard Silverstein

Of all the lame-brained, lumpen-brained, hare-brained schemes emanating from Aipac’s lobby shop, this is one of the truly lamest.  As Israel forms the most dangerous, aggressive, racist government in its history, Aipac thought this was a good time to remind the American people of that by conniving to amend an already contentious fast-track trade bill with a new amendment that would criminalize BDS in the U.S.  The specific language seeks:   Continue reading “AIPAC Wants Congress to Criminalize BDS”

CNBC – by Ben Protess and Michael Corkery

For most people, pleading guilty to a felony means they will very likely land in prison, lose their job and forfeit their right to vote.

But when five of the world’s biggest banks plead guilty to an array of antitrust and fraud charges as soon as next week, life will go on, probably without much of a hiccup.   Continue reading “5 banks expected to plead guilty to felony charges”

CNN – by Barbara Starr, Nick Paton Walsh, and Hamdi Alkhshali

The airstrike struck northern Iraq’s Tal Afar city, killing ISIS deputy Abu Alaa al-Afri and a senior ISIS security figure named Akram Qirbash, also known as the “Judge of Judges,” the Iraqi Defense Ministry said.   Continue reading “ISIS No. 2 leader al-Afri killed in airstrike, Iraq says”

RT

A US police officer escaped potentially serious injuries after a suspect drove off with him clinging to the car. The officer was called out to a shoplifting incident, but the accused had other ideas – driving off, with the officer literally in tow.

“He basically, like, circled around over here and finally fell off the car, y’know – almost could have got ran over,” said Prerak Patel, who witnessed the event unfold in Savannah, Georgia, on the evening of May 9.   Continue reading “Lucky escape: Police officer dragged along by car as suspect drives off”

Mail.com

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Afghan president on Thursday condemned the Taliban attack on a Kabul guesthouse the previous night that killed 14 people, including nine foreigners, and said the brutal slayings will not undermine his government’s efforts to achieve peace and stability.

Wednesday’s attack was the most audacious assault by the insurgents in the Afghan capital since the start of their spring offensive. The foreigners killed included an American, a British citizen, an Italian, four Indian nationals and two Pakistanis.   Continue reading “9 foreigners among 14 killed in Taliban attack in Kabul”

Mail.com

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri House Speaker John Diehl is attempting to repair his reputation and retain his powerful position while seeking forgiveness for what he describes as “the poor judgment” he displayed in a relationship with a Capitol intern.

Diehl, a Republican, apologized Wednesday for his actions following a newspaper report that he had exchanged sexually charged text messages with a college student who had been serving as a legislative intern. He also said he would not resign and appealed to colleagues for their continued support as Democratic lawmakers launched an effort to try to remove him from the speakership to which he was elected in January.   Continue reading “Missouri House speaker apologizes for actions with intern”

Sputnik

The bill applies to citizens of a foreign state who pose a threat to the security of the country, and it is worth mentioning that Russia has been declared by Ukraine an “aggressor state”. If the bill is approved, millions of Russian citizens residing in Ukraine will be interned in special camps as war prisoners.

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s new bill “On legal regime of martial law” provides for the compulsory internment in special camps of foreign nationals residing in Ukraine who pose a threat to its security.   Continue reading “Poroshenko Green-Lights Bill Allowing Russians to Be Sent to Internee Campsp”

TASS

TOKYO, May 14. /TASS/. Japan’s ruling coalition on Thursday signed off on a package of bills allowing the country’s military to take part in fighting abroad for the first time since Tokyo’s surrender in World War II.

Later in the day, the documents will be approved at the meeting of the cabinet of ministers and then be ready to be presented to the parliament.   Continue reading “Japan’s ruling coalition endorses bills allowing military to fight overseas”

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – by Andrew Goldstein

As many as 10 train cars derailed this morning in Hazelwood, Allegheny County emergency officials said.

The incident was reported around 10 a.m. near the 4100 block of Second Avenue, officials said.

It wasn’t immediately clear if there were any injuries or what the train was carrying. Some of the rail cars were on their side, and their wheel sets separated from the cars.   Continue reading “Freight train derails in Hazelwood, PA”

My Way News – by MARY CLARE JALONICK

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Agriculture Department has developed the first government certification and labeling for foods that are free of genetically modified ingredients.

USDA’s move comes as some consumer groups push for mandatory labeling of genetically modified organisms, or GMOs.

Certification would be voluntary — and companies would have to pay for it. If approved, the foods would be able to carry a “USDA Process Verified” label along with a claim that they are free of GMOs.   Continue reading “USDA develops first government label for GMO-free products”

Bearing Arms – by Bob Owens

Liberty-hating northeastern Democrats are taking another run at your Second Amendment rights by targeting the supply of ammunition.

This time, they are proposing registration scheme that would drive up the price of selling ammunition online and create a database of ammunition purchasers in the Department of Justice:   Continue reading “New Jersey Democrat Pushes Federal Ammunition Registration Scheme”

Pando Daily – by Mark Ames

Last week, one of the biggest names in military-intelligence contracting, SAIC (Science Applications International Corporation) acquired “the biggest [military-intelligence] company you’ve never heard of,” Scitor, for $790 million.

That quote about Scitor was told by a former NSA officer to investigative journalist Tim Shorrock, author of the definitive book on the military-intelligence complex, “Spies For Hire: The Secret World of Intelligence Outsourcing”. In the press release, SAIC describes its newest acquisition as “a leading national security provider focused on classified US Air Force and intelligence community programs,” with annual revenues of $600 million.   Continue reading ““The biggest company you’ve never heard of” acquired by major military contractor you’ve heard of”

MassPrivateI

A Calif. Appeals Court issued a modified opinion rejecting the ACLU lawsuit against law enforcement agencies in the Los Angeles area. The civil rights group had joined the Electronic Freedom Foundation in seeking to force disclosure of a week’s worth of actual ALPR records to demonstrate how the systems are used to monitor the public.

A three-judge panel decided to shield the program that scans about three million license plates every week from any further scrutiny. The Los Angeles Police Department retains the records for FIVE years, and the sheriff’s department retains them for TWO years Continue reading “Judge: Police are conducting 3 MILLION “investigations’ of motorists every week!”

Wolf Street – by Wolf Richter

I was forewarned. On April 25, Julian the trucker posted this comment on WOLF STREET:

Have been trapped on the West Coast for the last week. Freight has slowed to a crawl, with way too much time on the loads, and the truck stops are filling up too early in the day. I had to pay for a parking place in Castaic, CA, night before last because the Pilot was full at 4:30 in the afternoon. Finally got a load to Little Rock. But it doesn’t load till late tonight and has more time on it than usual. We usually experience slowdowns before the rest of the country becomes aware of them.

Continue reading “Why the Heck Is the Trucking Business Slowing Down?”

RT

Georgia’s fugitive ex-president Mikhail Saakashvili and hawkish US Senator John McCain have been approved as members of the newly-formed International Advisory Group that will help Ukraine’s president in “conducting reforms.”

Saakashvili has been appointed as head of the new advisory group, says the statement on Ukraine’s presidential website.   Continue reading “McCain appointed to Ukraine reform advisory team headed by fugitive Georgian ex-leader”

The Daily Sheeple – by Lily Dane

“Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man’s original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made, through disobedience and through rebellion.”

― Oscar Wilde

Ridiculous laws. Oppressive regulations. Widespread government corruption. Rampant police brutality. Excessive taxation.

Abuses of personal liberty have become commonplace in America, a country once known as the “land of the free.”   Continue reading “Is It Time for Civil Disobedience?”

UPI – by Andrew V. Pestano

WASHINGTON, May 14 (UPI) — Chuck Rosenberg, a top official at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, will replace Michele Leonhart as the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Rosenberg, who will become the Acting Administrator of the DEA on Monday, is currently the chief of staff to FBI Director James Comey.   Continue reading “Top FBI official Chuck Rosenberg to become new DEA administrator”