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CHICAGO (CBS) — The three-day Christmas weekend in Chicago has already become more violent than it was during the entire holiday weekend last year.
Eleven men were killed and at least 32 others have been wounded in shootings across the city since Friday evening, according to Chicago Police.
Last year, a total of 30 people were shot in Chicago over the four-day holiday weekend, leaving six dead. Continue reading “43 Shot, 11 Fatally, In Christmas Weekend Shootings In Chicago”
WASHINGTON — Corey Statham had $46 in his pockets when he was arrested in Ramsey County, Minn., and charged with disorderly conduct. He was released two days later, and the charges were dismissed.
But the county kept $25 of Mr. Statham’s money as a “booking fee.” It returned the remaining $21 on a debit card subject to an array of fees. In the end, it cost Mr. Statham $7.25 to withdraw what was left of his money. Continue reading “Charged a Fee for Getting Arrested, Whether Guilty or Not”
Free Thought Project – by Claire Bernish
Butte Falls, OR — An Oregon couple has been told they must destroy a 2-acre pond on their land — the property’s most attractive feature — because the government said so.
Although Jon and Sabrina Carey purchased the 10-acre property near Butte Falls two and a half years ago, the pond has been in place for 40 years — but that fact doesn’t matter to the Jackson County Watermaster’s Office. Continue reading “Couple Forced to Destroy 40yo Pond on Their Own Property Because Govt Owns the Rainwater”
If President-elect Donald Trump wanted to show he planned to obliterate President Barack Obama’s approach to Israel, he may have found his man to deliver that message in David Friedman, his pick for U.S. ambassador.
The bankruptcy lawyer and son of an Orthodox rabbi is everything Obama is not: a fervent supporter of Israeli settlements, opponent of Palestinian statehood and unrelenting defender of Israel’s government. So far to the right is Friedman that even many Israel supporters worry he could push Israel’s hawkish Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be more extreme, scuttling prospects for peace with Palestinians in the process. Continue reading “Donald Trump’s pick for ambassador to Israel, has all sides on edge”
MADISON, Miss. — Madison businesses will soon be required to install and maintain security cameras or face consequences, the Madison County Journal reported.
The mayor and Board of Aldermen passed the ordinance during a meeting Tuesday night. The ordinance will go into effect in 30 days. Continue reading “Madison businesses must have security cameras or face consequences”
The Nebraska Supreme Court just made it harder for gun owners to drive through the state without running afoul of the law. The justices unanimously ruled Friday that a driver must have a concealed carry permit even when his gun is stored in an inaccessible part of the vehicle — a precedent that may leave SUV owners with limited travel options.
The justices set the new standard while reviewing the case of Joseph D. Senn Jr, who was behind the wheel of a U-Haul on October 4, 2014 with a 9mm pistol in a box, tucked away on the back passenger side of the moving truck, out of reach under a pile of clothes. Continue reading “Nebraska Supreme Court Says Gun In A U-Haul Requires Permit”
Free Thought Project – by Justin Gardner
Continuing in the tradition of sacrificing everyone’s privacy to pursue a ‘war’ on the tactic of terrorism, the U.S. government has begun requesting social media identities from foreign travelers.
Politico first reported that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) approved an addition to the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) on Dec. 19. The foray into people’s online presence was first proposed in June 2016. Continue reading “US Govt Now Asking Travelers For Facebook And Twitter Profiles To Feed Surveillance State”
The Anti-Media – by Derrick Broze
Houston, TX — Local activists attempting to hand out food and gifts were shocked on Thursday afternoon when Houston police forced the homeless to throw away the donations. Around 1 pm on Thursday, several individuals met in downtown Houston to distribute plates of hot food, blankets, and other supplies to the city’s growing homeless population. Soon after, Houston police arrived on the scene of two different intersections where the homeless advocates were giving out gifts and food. Continue reading “Unhappy Holidays: Houston Police Force Homeless People to Throw Away Food”
If we’ve learned anything in the last few months it’s that seemingly, no entity is safe from hacking. From banks to ballot boxes (or rather, voter registration systems), occurrences of high security breaches have been on the rise. And now, the FBI is investigating how hackers managed to make their way into computers at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Unfortunately, this isn’t a new case — it’s been going on since at least 2010. Continue reading “The FBI is now probing FDIC hacks allegedly carried out by the Chinese military”
Tribal warfare has broken out over a millionaire’s offer to give a piece of Manhattan — his West Village home — back to the Indians.
Jean-Louis Goldwater Bourgeois is ready to bestow the $4 million house on the Hudson River to Anthony Jay Van Dunk, a chief in the Lenape nation, the tribe that originally inhabited Manhattan. Continue reading “The tribal war over property gifted to banned Indian chief”
I know it’s Christmas and you probably have a million things to do (I do too!) but I HAVE to tell you about this crazy little guy who showed up at my door today.
He was short, about 4 feet tall.
He also had weird shoes that curled at the toe. Continue reading “Santa’s cRaZy 2017 Survival Plan”
Israel’s prime minister lashed out at President Barack Obama on Saturday, accusing him of a “shameful ambush” at the United Nations over West Bank settlements and saying he is looking forward to working with his “friend” President-elect Donald Trump.
Benjamin Netanyahu’s comments came a day after the United States broke with past practice and allowed the U.N. Security Council to condemn Israeli settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem as a “flagrant violation” of international law. Continue reading “Israel’s Netanyahu Lashes out at Obama Over UN Vote”
Moscow (AFP) – A Russian military plane heading to Syria crashed into the Black Sea on Sunday, with no sign of survivors among the 92 on board, including Red Army Choir members on their way to celebrate the New Year with troops.
The Tu-154 plane went down shortly after taking off from the southern city of Adler where it had been refuelling, defence ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said in a briefing broadcast on the ministry’s website. Continue reading “‘No survivors’ as Syria-bound Russian jet crashes”
Caffeine may be the “nootropic” brain drug of choice in Silicon Valley, but an hour’s drive north in Solano County, California, the stimulant could get you charged with driving under the influence.
That is according to defense attorney Stacey Barrett, speaking on behalf of her client, Joseph Schwab. Continue reading “California man fights DUI charge for driving under influence of caffeine”
WEB Notes: Numerous Christian websites are touting this as some horrible knock against “God’s chosen people”. The notion that God’s chosen people are so called “jews” is a lie, it is the biggest lie placed upon Christians today. Have you ever asked yourself, chosen for what? Chosen to spread God’s Word, the Bible to the world. God’s chosen people the Twelve Tribes of Israel, not just Juda. God is not a respecter of persons (Romans 2:11), meaning He does not place one person or group of people above another. Continue reading “Israel To Re-Assess U.N. Ties After Settlement Resolution, Says Netanyahu”