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Sweden’s director of public prosecutions has decided to drop the rape investigation into Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.
Marianne Ny filed a request to the Stockholm District Court to revoke his arrest warrant, apparently ending a seven-year stand-off.
Mr Assange, 45, has lived in the Ecuadorean embassy in London since 2012, trying to avoid extradition. Continue reading “Julian Assange: Sweden drops rape investigation”
With Seattle considered a logical target if North Korea were to launch a nuclear strike on the U.S., a bipartisan group of Washington lawmakers wants to nix a 1984 provision disallowing state emergency planners from crafting a plan to specifically address such an attack.
State law requires emergency planners to prepare a comprehensive, all-hazard emergency plan, but under the 1984 law, that plan “may not include preparation for emergency evacuation or relocation of residents in anticipation of nuclear attack.” Continue reading “Planning for nuclear attack: Lawmakers want to undo 1984 ban on ‘preparing for the worst’”
New York Post – by Larry Celona and Lorena Mongelli
He was out for blood — and looking for a suicide-by-cop.
The Bronx man who plowed his car into a Times Square crowd, killing a teen tourist and injuring 22 others, wanted to commit murder, and then wanted cops to kill him, police sources said. Continue reading “Times Square maniac was allegedly attempting suicide-by-cop”
American soldiers stationed in South Korea have completed the ‘Warrior Strike 7’ exercise, which includes a ship-to-shore air assault from a South Korean warship, according to the US Army.
The exercise took place at Camp Stanley in Euijeongbu, South Korea, and the Rodriguez Live Fire Complex near the border with North Korea, according to a Tuesday Facebook post by the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division. Continue reading “US conducts drill aimed at destroying N. Korean weapons of mass destruction – media”
On September 17, 1787 on the final day of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin was approached by a woman as he walked out of Independence Hall.
“Well Doctor, what have we got– a republic, or a monarchy?” she asked.
It was a burning question on everyone’s mind: what form of government would the Constitutional delegates establish for the new country? Continue reading ““If you can keep it…””
Helena, MT.- The Montana Highway Patrol joins the entire Montana law enforcement community in mourning the senseless death of Broadwater County Deputy Mason Moore. No matter what uniform an officer wears, we are all united by a common purpose- to serve and protect. Yesterday we lost not only a colleague but a member of the law enforcement family. Continue reading “Montana Highway Patrol Issues Statement On Death Of Deputy Mason Moore”
MORO, Ore. — A fight pitting organic against commercial farms in the Columbia River Gorge is gaining national attention.
At the center of the fight is Azure Standard, a 2,000-acre wheat farm in Moro. CEO David Stelzer, posted a now-viral message on Azure’s Facebook page saying Sherman County officials would spray Azure Standard with chemicals. A move he said would kill the farm’s certified organic status. Continue reading “Following viral post, Sherman Co. won’t spray chemicals on organic farm”
Grunge legend and peerless rock vocalist Chris Cornell was found dead in a Detroit hotel room on Wednesday night, shortly after Soundgarden performed a concert at the city’s Fox Theatre. The cause of death was immediately unknown and under investigation by Detroit police. Later on Thursday, the medical examiner ruled Cornell’s death as suicide by hanging.
Cornell’s rep Brian Bumbery called the death “sudden and unexpected” and said his wife and family were shocked by it. Two Detroit newspapers citing a police spokesman first reported that Cornell, who was on tour, was found with “a band around his neck.” Continue reading “Chris Cornell’s Death Ruled Suicide by Hanging”
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Archive: TWFTT 5-18-17
Common Dreams – by Nika Knight
Update: As feared, the Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday afternoon to begin the process of undoing open internet protections.
Earlier: As the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) prepares to vote Thursday to begin the process of repealing net neutrality regulations, the grassroots resistance is rising up. Continue reading “‘Fight to Save the Internet’ Takes to Streets as FCC Votes on Net Neutrality”
Free Thought Project – by Claire Bernish
Only a select few over the entire course of human history can legitimately say they’ve witnessed the implosion of an empire, but Americans now have a front row seat to the tabloidesque spectacle currently slashing heads and taking names, as it rips through Washington with the full force of a deadly — if highly propagandized — tornado.
And this storm leaves no one — corporate press, politician, nor the U.S. President, himself — unscathed.
Continue reading “5 Major Revelations Lapdog Media is Covering Up with Fake Russian Hysteria”
Daily Caller – by Jonah Bennett
The Pentagon is working on a policy allowing transgenders to join the military, and Secretary of Defense James Mattis has until July 1 to accept or reject the policy.
Former Secretary of Defense Ash Carter put into place a transgender implementation policy in 2016 that sets a date of July 1 for the military services to begin “accessing transgender applicants who meet all standards,” but at the end of the day, final authority rests with Mattis, Military Times reports. Continue reading “Pentagon To Soon Implement Policy Allowing Transgenders To Join, But Mattis Has Final Say”
Fellowship of the Minds – by Dr. Eowyn
We humans like to think of ourselves as “like gods” who are superior to the real God’s other creations. We use the word “animal” as an insult, calling the most depraved among us “animals” when it is we “enlightened” humans who consciously and willfully lie, steal, insult, hurt, scheme, plot, plunder, and murder for profit or pleasure. Then to top it off, we use the intelligence that God gives us to justify our deeds with elaborate rationalization. Continue reading “‘Humanity’ in animals”
MEDFORD, Ore. – On May 12, 2017, United States District Court Judge Michael J. McShane sentenced John Martin Roos, 62, of Medford, to 63 months in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to possessing an unregistered explosive device and posting Internet threats to kill then-President of the United States Barack Obama and FBI agents. After his release from prison, Roos will be on supervised release for three years. Continue reading “Medford Man Receives Federal Prison Sentence for Threatening Former President Obama”
The Latest Syria developments (all times local):
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U.S. officials say an American airstrike has hit pro-Syrian government forces in southern Syria as they were setting up fighting positions in a protected area.
The officials say the strike near Tanf hit a tank and a bulldozer and forces there, but it was not clear if they were Syrian army troops or other pro-government allies. Continue reading “The Latest: Officials: US Strike Hits Pro-Assad Forces Syria”
As tolerance spreads across the United States, universities and their progressive student bodies are coming up with new and innovative ways to ensure a positive multi-cultural experience for everyone… unless you happen to be a Caucasian.
At the American University in Washington, D.C., which is home to about 13,000 of our best and brightest, administrators and student activists have determined that the best way to ensure a a fair and equal environment is to ban all white people from their new student lounge. The meeting area, ironically named “The Bridge,” opened a couple of months ago as a place for people to gather, study and even sing on open mic nights. Continue reading “Segregated: White Students Banned From Student Lounge At D.C. University: “Nothing More Important Than Being A Multicultural Campus””
A speeding car plowed into pedestrians on a sidewalk in New York City’s busy Times Square on Thursday, killing one person and injuring a dozen, according to witnesses, and police said the incident did not appear to be an act of terrorism.
A Reuters witness said one person was covered with a bloodstained blanket after the collision, which occurred around noon ET (1600 GMT) at the Midtown Manhattan tourist venue. Continue reading “Car slams into Times Square pedestrians, killing one, injuring others”
For more than a year, there have been no arrests in the April 2016 massacre of the Rhoden family in which many of the eight family members were fatally shot multiple times. Police say that the victims were shot “execution-style,” and none appeared to be a suicide. The killer – or killers – are still at large.
But on Tuesday, police charged a witness with two felony charges of vandalism and tampering with evidence in the unsolved case. Continue reading “First Arrest Made in Unsolved Ohio Family Killings: Victim’s Brother Accused of Evidence Tampering”