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The Saudi Foreign Ministry in a statement on Tuesday called on “all citizens not to travel to Lebanon, for their safety, and asking citizens residing in Lebanon or visiting not to stay unless extremely necessary.”
The United Arab Emirates has also said it would pull most of its diplomats out of Lebanon and warned its own citizens not to travel there.
Continue reading “Saudi Arabia asks citizens to leave Lebanon”
No matter what you think about political campaigns, most would certainly agree that they are very expensive. The networks and cable broadcasters have reaped huge profits from the carnival cycle of campaigning entertainment. Civility is simply not good for business. Enlightened discourse is boring and the high moral plane is only good for losers. Much like watching the carnage from a war zone or street riots in the hood, the TV cameras focus on the most controversial confrontations and ignore calls of cooperation. Politics is just too good of a blood sport to allow a modifying influence to temper down the mudslinging. Continue reading “Media Moguls Cash in on another Election”
Washington Post – by Spencer S. Hsu
A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that State Department officials and top aides to Hillary Clinton should be questioned under oath about whether they intentionally thwarted federal open records laws by using or allowing the use of a private email server throughout Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state from 2009 to 2013.
The decision by U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan of Washington came in a lawsuit over public records brought by Judicial Watch, a conservative legal watchdog group, regarding its May 2013 request for information about the employment arrangement of Huma Abedin, a longtime Clinton aide. Continue reading “U.S. judge orders discovery to go forward over Clinton’s private email system”
Computer World – by Gregg Keizer
Apple faces at least a dozen other demands by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to assist in accessing iPhones, according to a recent filing with a New York federal court.
Those 12 cases are in addition to the one involving an iPhone used by Syed Rizwan Farook, who with his wife Tafsheen Malik, killed 14 in San Bernardino, Calif., on Dec. 2 before they died in a shootout with police. Apple is fighting a court order that compels it to help the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) conduct a brute-force passcode attack on Farook’s iPhone by creating a modified version of iOS. Continue reading “Apple faces at least 12 other All Writs Act orders to force it to unlock more iPhones”
The Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee have officially declared they will not hold a hearing on anyone President Obama nominates for the Supreme Court.
In a letter today, signed by all 11 Republicans on the 20-member committee, the members tell their Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, they will “not hold hearings on any Supreme Court nominee until after our next president is sworn in on January 20, 2017.” Continue reading “Senate Judiciary Republicans Vow No Hearing for Supreme Court Nominee”
Think Progress – by MATT LEE-ASHLEY
Less than two weeks after the arrest of Cliven Bundy and the armed militants who were occupying the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon, the U.S. House of Representatives will consider three bills that would dispose of vast stretches of national forests and other public lands across the country. Continue reading “House Moves On Bills That Would Allow States To Seize Millions Of Acres Of Public Lands”
The Michigan Uber driver charged with murdering six people changed vehicles after sideswiping a car at the start of the shooting spree, authorities said on Tuesday, adding that they hoped his phone would help establish a motive for the killings.
Jason Dalton, 45, was denied bail on Monday after a court in which a detective testified that Dalton admitted to the five-hour shooting rampage over the weekend in Kalamazoo, about 150 miles (240 km) west of Detroit. Continue reading “Michigan Uber driver switched cars during deadly shooting rampage”
Truthstream Media – by Melissa Dykes
Out of 88 potential horrors this batch of 1,500+ Americans were asked to rank in regard to their personal level of fear in 2015, you’ll never guess what the number one thing people are most afraid of in this country…
Or perhaps you will. Continue reading “Survey: You’ll Never Guess What Americans Are Most Afraid Of…”
Counter Punch – by Bill Blunden
The media is erupting over the FBI’s demand that Apple help it decrypt an iPhone belonging to Syed Rizwan Farook, one of the attackers involved in the assault in San Bernardino this past December. Originally Apple wanted the FBI to keep things on the down low, asking the Feds to present their application for accessunder seal. But for whatever reason the FBI decided to go public. Apple then put on a big show of resistance and now there are legislators threatening to change the law in favor of the FBI. Yet concealed amid this unfolding drama is a vital fact that very few outlets are paying attention to.
Continue reading “Apple’s iPhone: the Backdoor Is Already There”
Anti-Media – by Claire Bernish
Texas — After the mammoth methane gas leak that spewed uncontrollably from a damaged well in California’s Aliso Canyon was finally capped last week, residents of nearby Porter Ranch began trepidatiously returning to their homes. Lingering doubts over whether Southern California Gas Company will continue using the underground storage field have left many wondering if concerns for their safety are being considered at all — particularly considering the company has, so far, only been charged with misdemeanor violations. Continue reading “Unstoppable Gas Leaks in Texas Even Worse than California’s, Media Silent”
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Tuesday proposed to “once and for all” close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and transfer remaining detainees to a facility in the U.S., though his plan does not specify where.
Obama said that despite significant political hurdles and congressional opposition he is making one last effort to shutter the facility. “I don’t want to pass this problem on the next president, whoever it is. Are we going to let this linger on for another 15 years?” he said, in an appearance at the White House. “Keeping this facility open is contrary to our values. It undermines our standing in the world. It is viewed as a stain on our broader record of upholding the highest standards of rule of law.” Continue reading “Obama: Guantanamo Bay undermines security, must be closed”
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — As details emerge about the night authorities say Jason Dalton has admitted gunning down six randomly chosen victims in and around Kalamazoo — attacks apparently carried out over hours during which he also ferried passengers around town as an Uber driver — any hint as to why remains stubbornly elusive. Continue reading “Details only deepen mystery surrounding Kalamazoo shootings”
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The Syrian government and the main umbrella for Syrian opposition and rebel groups announced on Tuesday they both conditionally accept a proposed U.S.-Russian cease fire that the international community hopes will bring them back to the negotiating table in Geneva for talks to end the war.
The announcement came after the United States and Russia agreed on a new cease-fire for Syria that will take effect on Saturday, even as major questions over enforcement of that truce have been left unresolved. Continue reading “Syria government, opposition accept US-Russia proposed truce”
Janice M. Stewart is a treasonous United States District Court Judge for the District of Oregon.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Janice M. Stewart ruled Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy has little to no constitutional rights and must stay behind bars, calling him a danger to the community after he arrived in Oregon to support the occupation of a national wildlife preserve led by his sons. Janice Stewart also said Bundy should be held without bail ahead of trial because there is a risk he won’t show up for future court dates. Continue reading “Janice M. Stewart is a traitor”
Natural News – by David Gutierrez
Antibiotic resistance is rapidly reaching the scale of a global health crisis. More and more people are being treated with “last resort” antibiotics, and the head of the World Health Organization, Margaret Chan, recently warned that the explosion of increasingly virulent drug-resistant microbes may eventually mean the “end of modern medicine.”
“The rise of antibiotic resistance is a global health crisis,” Chan said. “More and more governments recognize (it is) one of the greatest threats to health today.” Continue reading “How essential oils can replace overused antibiotics and stop drug-resistant superbugs”
In March of last year, the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) quietly rolled out a new facial recognition ‘pilot program’ called the Apex Air Entry and Exit Re-Engineering (AEER) Project.
‘Pilot programs’ are government speak for test programs. In other words the mass-media publishes news stories espousing the programs legitimacy and when the public has been spoon-fed enough BS these so-called ‘pilot programs’ are implemented. Continue reading “DHS wants facial and iris scanners at every airport and border crossing”