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Over 150,000 US households were left without electricity as gusts of an El Nino-driven storm downed trees and power poles is Southern California. Gusts of wind up to 115mph were recorded, with locals taking to social media to share the aftermath.
The storm, accompanied by heavy rain, hit the west coast, causing massive outages and flooding on Sunday night. Continue reading “150,000 homes without power, gusts up to 115mph as El Nino storm hits US southwest”
BERLIN (AP) — The Latest on the huge influx of asylum-seekers to Europe (all times local):
4:20 p.m. In a protest that has gone viral online, Greek soccer players sat down on the field over the weekend to protest the growing death toll of refugees trying to reach the Greek islands from nearby Turkey. Continue reading “The Latest: Greek soccer clubs protest refugee drownings”
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — For a generation and more, they were the persistent, often persecuted opposition. On Monday, Aung San Suu Kyi’s pro-democracy party took a momentous step toward becoming Myanmar’s government.
Led for the first time by the National League for Democracy, parliament began a heady and historic session that will install the country’s first democratically elected government in more than 50 years. Continue reading “Myanmar house begins new session dominated by Suu Kyi party”
The Daily Sheeple – by Melissa Dykes
The Colorado Supreme Court is forcing Judge Gilbert Martinez to explain why he should not have to release records in the case of the Planned Parenthood mass shooting.
Dozens of media outlets have complained to the state’s Supreme Court that the judge turned down requests for basic records such as affidavits of probable cause. Continue reading “This Mainstream Video Shows Emergency Responders Saving A “Dummy” After Planned Parenthood Shooting”
Seattle Times – by Hal Bernton
BURNS, Ore. — This small town on the high desert has drawn a new influx of “patriot” groups, who came to town this weekend to launch a series of protests.
They are upset over law enforcement’s fatal shooting Tuesday of an Arizona rancher who participated in the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Continue reading “New influx of ‘patriots’ protest Oregon shooting”
BURNS, Ore. – Dozens of cars were honking through the streets of Burns, in Eastern Oregon, this weekend. It was a rolling protest from a new group that’s come to town. They want law enforcement held accountable for the shooting death of armed occupier LaVoy Finicum.
The protest occurred as Ammon Bundy again called for the four people still holed up at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge to surrender peacefully. Continue reading “New protests erupt in Burns; Finicum attorney speaks”
Electronic Privacy Information Center
EPIC has filed a “friend-of-the-court” brief in Utah v. Strieff, a U.S. Supreme Court case about whether the Fourth Amendment allows evidence to be admitted after an illegal stop. Mr. Strieff was unlawfully detained by an officer, who checked his ID and then arrested him on an unrelated outstanding warrant. In a brief, signed by twenty-one technical experts and legal scholars, EPIC detailed a number of sweeping government databases that contain inaccurate and detailed records about Americans’ noncriminal activity. Continue reading “EPIC Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Fourth Amendment Safeguards for Police Stops”
Celebrations of Valentine’s Day and the other “dominant holidays” are ending at one St. Paul elementary school, according to a letter from the principal addressed to families.
Principal Scott Masini of Bruce Vento Elementary School, whose student body is overwhelmingly nonwhite, explained in the letter that “my personal feeling is we need to find a way to honor and engage in holidays that are inclusive of our student population.” Continue reading “St. Paul school kisses Valentine’s Day, other ‘dominant holidays,’ goodbye”
BizPac Review – by Michael Dorstewitz
President Barack Obama was caught in another lie, this one involving his former secretary of state’s email scandals.
The New York Times reported Saturday that the president had emailed Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton at least 18 times to her private, non-secure server while she serves as secretary of state: Continue reading “Why is nobody nailing Obama for this HUGE bald-faced lie he was just caught in?”
Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist
Eden Prairie, MN — On June 15, 2015, Matthew Hovland-Knase was allegedly driving his motorcycle at excessive speeds down a two-way street. After being clocked at speeds over 110 miles per hour, Sergeant Lonnie Soppeland gave chase and pulled him over.
Hovland-Knase did not attempt to run, was unarmed, non-violent, and posed no threat to Soppeland at all when the officer jumped out of his cruiser with his gun drawn. As Soppeland exited the cruiser, he yelled, “Get your hands where I….” BOOM — and before he could finish the sentence, he’d shot the unarmed motorcyclist. Continue reading ““Get Your Hands Where I….” BOOM! Cop Shoots Unarmed Man Before Finishing His Command”
The Daily Sheeple – by Joshua Krause
Truth be told, the world is riddled with conspiracies. A conspiracy is at minimum, nothing more than a handful of people working together in the shadows, to accomplish a goal that benefits themselves and hurts everyone else. By that definition, there are countless conspiracies in the world. There are so many conspiracies that in all likelihood, the vast majority of them will never reach the public’s awareness. Continue reading “Now There’s A Math Formula For Disproving Conspiracy Theories”
Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist
Washington, D.C. — On Friday, the State Department announced it is withholding 22 emails from Hillary Clinton’s private email dump because they contain information marked “top secret.”
News of this scandal quickly spread as bipartisan calls for her indictment came out of every political corner. In spite of this confirmation of a crime from the White House, Clinton’s campaign immediately objected, putting out a statement demanding that the emails be released. Continue reading “In Case You Thought Hillary Would Be Indicted for Emails, Think Again – White House Says No Way”
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Two Virginia Tech engineering students were in custody on Sunday, one charged with abducting and killing a 13-year-old girl and the other accused of helping to dispose of the teenager’s body, police said.
The arrests came on Saturday after police, following a four-day search, found the remains of Nicole Lovell in North Carolina, about 90 miles (145 km) south of Blacksburg, Virginia, where her home and the university are located. Continue reading “Two Virginia Tech students charged in death of 13-year-old girl”