The Guardian – by Sam Thielman

The United States government has the right to demand the emails of anyone in the world from any email provider headquartered within US borders, Department of Justice (DoJ) lawyers told a federal appeals court on Wednesday.

The case being heard in the second circuit court of appeals is between the US and Microsoft and concerns a search warrant that the government argues should compel Microsoft to retrieve emails held on a Hotmail server in Ireland.   Continue reading “Microsoft case: DoJ says it can demand every email from any US-based provider”

Courthouse News Service – by Katherine Proctor

STOCKTON, Calif. (CN) – Stockton police systematically invade poor people’s homes under the guise of housing code inspections in “Blitz” raids, apartment tenants claims in a federal class action.

The nine named plaintiffs, all tenants of Gateway Apartments, claim Stockton police repeatedly entered and searched their homes without warrants in the Stockton PD’s appropriately named “Blitz” program.   Continue reading “Tenants Sue Stockton PD for ‘Blitz’ Raids”

Living Traditionally

In our age of western medicine, the society has turned away from the natural health remedies that were greatly used by our ancestors. We often rely more on the modern chemically produced pills than all natural traditional medicine. Honey is much sweeter than sugar and is far better for you. Honey is essentially a highly concentrated water solution of two sugars, which our bodies break down easier and faster. Because honey is low on the Glycemic Index, it is gradually absorbed into the blood stream.   Continue reading “40 Uses For Honey That Will Blow Your Socks Off”

Ancient Origins – by Mark Miller

Evoking visions of mad scientists, French researchers are set to revive a mega-virus dormant for 30,000 years that they discovered in the permafrost of the Russian Arctic.

The researchers, from the French National Center for Scientific Research, say they will take precautions to revive the specimen under safe laboratory conditions. They published a paper detailing their research in the journal the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The group of researchers is headed by Jean-Michel Claverie, who runs a laboratory at the French center.   Continue reading “Ancient mega-virus that does not resemble any virus on Earth is set to be revived”

RT

Flooding from Typhoon Etau has caused new leaks of contaminated water to flow from the Fukushima nuclear power station into the ocean. The incident came after a rush of water overwhelmed the site’s drainage pumps.

Typhoon Etau brought lashing rains, floods and storm winds to Japan. Tens of thousands of Japanese people have been ordered to leave their homes across the country.   Continue reading “Fukushima leaks radioactive water after Typhoon Etau busts drainage system”

Fox News

A Florida man described as an “online troll” who posted as an ISIS supporter living in Australia was arrested Thursday and accused of trying to plan a bomb attack on a Sept. 11 memorial event in Kansas City this weekend.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office said that Joshua Ryne Goldberg, 20, was arrested and charged with distributing information relating to explosives, destructive devices and weapons of mass destruction. He faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.   Continue reading “Florida ‘online troll’ charged in plot to bomb 9/11 memorial event in Kansas City”

Truth Dig – by Bill Boyarsky

This is the second installment in a three-part series that Truthdig columnist Bill Boyarsky has written about homelessness.

READ: Part 1: Why Ending Homelessness Is Political Poison

The main Los Angeles County jails are less than two miles from Skid Row—within walking distance for the mentally ill and addicted homeless men who are arrested for petty offenses and then released back to the streets. Returning to Skid Row, they may be nailed by the police again for any number of offenses, such as jaywalking, refusing to move their possessions from the sidewalk, urinating in an alley or sleeping in a public place.   Continue reading “Go Directly to Jail: Punishing the Homeless for Being Homeless”

Mail.com

ABOVE THE CARIBBEAN SEA (AP) — As soon as the aging P-3 surveillance plane rumbles off the island runway, a crew of three agents for U.S. Customs and Border Protection begins hunting with high-tech radar for anything that looks out of the ordinary in the vast Caribbean Sea.

It could be a fishing boat with no obvious fishing gear. A speed boat in the middle of open water and loaded with more gas cans than passengers. A sail boat that doesn’t quite sit right on the surface.   Continue reading “Homeland Security taking to the sky in drug smuggling fight”

Mail.com

BALTIMORE (AP) — Despite the days of riots, protests and a multimillion-dollar settlement that followed the death of Freddie Gray, a fair trial can be held in Baltimore for the six officers charged in Gray’s arrest and death, a judge ruled Thursday.

While the decision may be a blow to defense attorneys, the judge left open the possibility of revisiting his ruling if they cannot find impartial jurors who have not been influenced by coverage of the case. Legal experts say it’s likely the defense will continue to ask for the trials to be moved outside of the city.   Continue reading “Judge rules trials in Freddie Gray case to stay in Baltimore”

Mail.com

MAGALIESBURG, South Africa (AP) — Scientists say they’ve discovered a new member of the human family tree, revealed by a huge trove of bones in a barely accessible, pitch-dark chamber of a cave in South Africa.

The creature shows a surprising mix of human-like and more primitive characteristics — some experts called it “bizarre” and “weird.” And the discovery presents some key mysteries: How old are the bones? And how did they get into that chamber, reachable only by a complicated pathway that includes squeezing through passages as narrow as about 7½ inches (17.8 centimeters)?   Continue reading “Study: Bones in South African cave reveal new human relative”

The Daily Sheeple

Wow. That was fast. It’s only been two weeks (15 days to be exact).

“I plan to devote all of my strength and resources to seeing that some good comes from this evil,” wrote Andy Parker in his recent Washington Post op-ed titled “My daughter was killed on live television. I will do whatever it takes to end gun violence”. “I am entering this arena with open eyes. I realize the magnitude of the force that opposes sensible and reasonable safeguards on the purchase of devices that have a single purpose: to kill.”   Continue reading “Virginia Reporter’s Father Andy Parker Joins with Bloomberg’s Moms Demand Action to Head #WhateverItTakes Gun Control Rally In D.C.”

Yahoo News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has directed his administration to prepare to take in at least 10,000 Syrian refugees next year, a White House spokesman said on Thursday.

The number reflects a “significant scaling up” of the U.S. commitment to accept refugees from the war-torn country and to provide for their basic needs, said White House press secretary Josh Earnest.   Continue reading “Obama wants U.S. to prepare for 10,000 Syrian refugees next year”

The Newspaper

California legislation would mandate cutting gasoline use in half within fifteen years.

The freedom to get around by automobile could be severely limited in California under legislation that cleared the state assembly on Friday. By a vote of 41 to 27, the lawmakers mandated a fifty percent cut in statewide petroleum use by 2030. The law gives the California Air Resources Board (CARB) sweeping authority to implement rules it believes would bring about that reduction, which has groups like the California Driver’s Alliance concerned that the measure, if adopted by the state Senate and signed into law, will lead to gasoline rationing, punishing taxes at the gas pump or the use of privacy-invading technologies to monitor and limit individual travel.   Continue reading “California Assembly Passes Bill Limiting Automobile Use”

AmmoLand – by David Codrea

USA – -(Ammoland.com)- “Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) is looking to crack down on gun dealers that sell firearms to criminals,” The Hill reported Tuesday.  “The Responsible Transfer of Firearms Act introduced Tuesday would hold gun dealers liable for sales made to people who are prohibited from owning guns.”

But not just dealers:

It would apply to both federally-licensed gun dealers and private sellers.

Continue reading “Kaine Gun Bill Reflects Opportunistic Deception, Not Public Safety”

True Publica

If we peer behind the veil of mainstream media oversimplification, lies and propaganda we find that the humanitarian crisis we are faced with today are the straight line consequences of a decades-old policy on the part of the West (defined as the US, the UK, Israel and others ) to subvert and destabilize the very nations that are submerged in civil war and strife.

Faced with a burgeoning refugee crisis in Europe sparked by global extremism, U.S. and European officials said this week that there is a growing consensus that the multinational military campaign against Islamic State must focus more on targeting the group’s nerve centers in Syria.   Continue reading “All Four Hemispheres Of The World Now Engaged In A Single War”