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Figures from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) show the number of gun manufacturers in the U.S. grew “nearly 250 percent” from 2009 through 2015.
The number of manufacturers are measured via the number of licenses issued to make guns. Continue reading “Number of Gun Manufacturers Up ‘Nearly 250 Percent’ Under Obama”
The Constitutional Court has ruled to annul a provision that punishes all sexual acts against children under the age of 15 as “sexual abuse,” stirring outrage from academics and women’s rights activists who warn that the decision will lead to cases of child abuse going unpunished.
The Constitutional Court discussed the issue upon an application from a district court, which complained that the current law does not discriminate between age groups in cases of child sexual abuse and treats a 14-year-old as equal to a four-year-old. Continue reading “Turkey legalizes pedophilia”
For the second summer in a row, a device designed to cool off visitors to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp site in Poland has been criticized for its “insensitive” similarity to Nazi gas chambers.
The misting spray was set up in a municipal car park near the somber tourist attraction and caught the attention of an Israeli rabbi from the illegal settlement of Gush Etzion, who posted photos of the rig on Facebook and expressed his shock. Continue reading “Never forget: Auschwitz sprinklers slammed for ‘insensitivity’”
QINGDAO, China (AP) — The visit of the U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer USS Benfold to the northern Chinese port of Qingdao this week is the latest development in a long-term effort to build trust between the countries’ militaries amid tensions and a rivalry for dominance in Asia.
Though China resents the highly visible presence of the U.S. armed forces in Asia, especially the South China Sea, it has gradually overcome its reluctance and shown a willingness to engage that the sides hope will help avoid conflicts. Below is a look at the Benfold’s visit and some of the steps the sides have taken to build their relationship: Continue reading “US destroyer visit latest twist in China-US military ties”
PRINCETON, Mass. (AP) — Residents of a small Massachusetts town are being urged to take caution after a woman who went out for a weekend walk or jog while visiting her mother was found slain in the woods.
Police found the body of Vanessa Marcotte on Sunday night about a half-mile from her mother’s home in the town of Princeton, Worcester District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. said. She was visiting from New York City, where she worked at Google. She was reported missing Sunday when she didn’t return home. Continue reading “Woman found killed in woods; residents urged to be cautious”
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A decade after California voters were promised $400 million worth of parks in some of the state’s poorest neighborhoods, an Associated Press review finds fewer than half of the 126 projects that received the money have been built, as Democratic lawmakers push to add another $1 billion to the program.
State officials say the long wait is the result of strong oversight, but people waiting for the parks see only empty lots. In the South Los Angeles neighborhood of Florence, Jennifer Schott won’t let her kids play outdoors, nor is she willing to make the eight-minute walk through gang territory to the nearest park. Continue reading “Parks promised to poor California areas unbuilt years later”
Kentucky police are searching for a man who set fire to a business on Sunday.
Continue reading “Man Sets Himself on Fire After Throwing Molotov Cocktail at Building”
The United States Secretary of Education is the head of the U.S. Department of Education. The Secretary is a member of the President’s Cabinet, and fifteenth in line of United States presidential line of succession. The United States Secretary of Education deals with federal influence over Education policy.
The Secretary is advised by the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity, an advisory committee, on “matters related to accreditation and to the eligibility and certification process for institutions of higher education.”[1] Continue reading “Katie’s Target”
NEW YORK (AP) — Ecuadorean plaintiffs cannot collect a $9 billion judgment in the U.S. against energy company Chevron for rainforest damage, a federal appeals court ruled Monday, upholding a judge’s finding that the judgment was obtained through bribery, coercion and fraud.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York said U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan had the authority after a trial to rule in March 2014 as he did. It noted, however, that Kaplan’s decision doesn’t invalidate the Ecuadorean judgment and doesn’t stop the enforcement of the judgment outside the U.S. Continue reading “US court rules for Chevron in Ecuador rainforest damage case”
The parents of two of the four Americans who died in the Benghazi attack in 2012 filed a lawsuit Monday against Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, alleging her “reckless handling” of classified information contributed to their deaths.
The case was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia by Larry Klayman of Freedom Watch USA on behalf of Patricia Smith, the mother of Sean Smith, and Charles Woods, the father of Tyrone Woods, for allegedly wrongfully causing the death of their sons as well as for defamation and intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress. Continue reading “Parents of 2 Benghazi victims sue Hillary Clinton for wrongful death, defamation”
ACLU – by Nathan Freed Wessler, Naomi Dwork
In response to an ACLU Freedom of Information Act request, the FBI has released more than 18 hours of video from surveillance cameras installed on FBI aircraft that flew over Baltimore in the days after the death of Freddie Gray in police custody in 2015. The videos, which were released to the ACLU before being posted online by the FBI this week, offer a rare and comprehensive view of the workings of a government surveillance operation. While the release of the footage addresses some questions, it leaves others unanswered. Continue reading “FBI Releases Secret Spy Plane Footage from Freddie Gray Protests”
(CCN) John Orem, the Republican nominee for Berkeley County Sheriff, was charged with heroin possession after apparently overdosing twice in two days.
The former Martinsburg police officer was arraigned on one misdemeanor count of possession of a controlled substance Tuesday morning and released on $5,000 bail. Continue reading “An Anti-Drug Sheriff Candidate Was Just Arrested for Heroin Possession”
According to the latest research, conducted by group of scientists at the University of Michigan, and thanks to the three centuries of medicinal use of this root, we can now realize that ginger root is killing ovarian and prostate cancer cells, without harming the healthy human cells. This actually means that this super healthy root destroys cancer cells, without the bad side-effects (usually caused by the conventional chemotherapy treatment).
Ginger root is absolutely amazing and it’s one of the healthiest foods on the planet. It has been used for treating nausea and inflammation problems. According to the results from the American Association for Cancer Research, the medical experts have found that every time ginger powder was used to treat cancer cells, all cancer cells were destroyed, because they were exposed to this super healthy compound. Continue reading “Ginger Root Kills Ovarian & Prostate Cancer Cells Better Than Chemo”
With production winding down after 40 years in Fort Worth, Lockheed Martin is considering a plan to move assembly of future F-16 fighter jets to India — if that country places a big order for the planes.
The defense giant has offered India exclusive rights to produce and export F-16s, said Ken Ross, a spokesman for Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in Fort Worth. Continue reading “Lockheed Martin To SHUT DOWN F-16 Plant, Ships Jobs To INDIA?”
According to pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli, footage of Hillary Clinton exhibiting bizarre behaviour is proof that the presidential candidate is suffering from Parkinson’s disease. Note – Her ‘Handler’ is once again shown to the right and look what is in his hand… Continue reading “Hillary Parkinsons…Handlers Ready To Inject Her”
It has been said repeatedly that the best thing that the US military has invented, (other than advances in medicine, space travel, the internet, and robotics), is the Woobie, aka Poncho Liner. Let’s start there. Continue reading “The venerable Woobie and GI Poncho”
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SINKING SPRING, Pa. — A Berks County couple, who were featured in news stories about their difficulties getting medication for their youngest daughter who had a heart transplant, were found shot to death in their home along with their three children in “an apparent tragic domestic incident,” authorities said.
Berks County District Attorney John Adams has identified them as 33-year-old Megan Short, her husband 40-year-old Mark Short, and their three children, Liana, 8, Mark, 5, and Willow, 2. Continue reading “Family of 5 Found Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide”
There has been considerable commentary about media bias in this election, especially from folks on the right. I have had many rounds on Twitter with reporters (who cover politics and other areas) about the lack of scrutiny Clinton receives versus Trump. Granted, Trump invites media attention with his daily parade of own-goals. Coverage of Clinton, however, has become almost laughably promotional. Clinton’s stress-relieving meditation rituals. Men wish she’d smile more. People don’t like her because she works too hard. No, really, these are legitimate headlines now. Continue reading “Is Hillary Clinton Corrupt? An Archive of Financial Improprieties”
This article originally appeared at the Jerusalem Post.
The Republican pick for vice president, Indiana Governor Mike Pence, is “one of the best friends the State of Israel and the Jewish people have ever had,” according to Pence’s long-time friend and unofficial surrogate, Tom Rose, who was also the publisher of The Jerusalem Post in the early 2000s. Continue reading “Former Jerusalem Post Publisher: Israel Has No Greater Friend than Mike Pence”