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Prolonged November cold and early snowfall are helping to raise the odds of a persistently cold winter in the East, according to the latest outlook from The Weather Company, an IBM Business.
The United States has had its most expansive November snow cover in almost three years due to a plunge of the jet stream centered over the central U.S.
Activist Post – by Catherine Frompovich
Thanks to Andrew Michrowski, PhD, President of the Planetary Association for Clean Energy in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, for sharing the following information with me, which I truly appreciate.
The “Smart Car” is destined to become an integral part of the Internet of Things (IoT), which will operate on 5G bandwidths. It’s known as “Car-to-Car Communication.” Continue reading “How High-tech Is Your “Smart Car”?”
Washington state’s new voter-approved gun-control measure violates citizens’ Second Amendment right to bear arms, gun-rights advocates including the National Rifle Association asserted in a lawsuit filed Thursday.
The law known as Initiative 1639 was approved by 60 percent of voters in last week’s election. It calls for buyers of semi-automatic rifles to be age 21 or older, pass an enhanced background check and show proof of having taken a firearms training course, Q13 FOX of Seattle reported. Continue reading “Gun-rights advocates sue to block new gun-control law in Washington state”
Newly released dashcam video shows the moments a police officer in Arkansas stared down the barrel of a gun during an intense shootout with an illegal immigrant suspect over the weekend.
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release the incident happened Sunday, after County Corporal Brett Thompson tried to initiate a traffic stop around 12:43 p.m. in Tontitown, located just outside Fayetteville. Continue reading “Dashcam video shows moment illegal immigrant suspect opens fire on Arkansas police officer”
Health Impact News – by Kevin Barry
The “Spanish Flu” killed an estimated 50-100 million people during a pandemic 1918-19. What if the story we have been told about this pandemic isn’t true?
What if, instead, the killer infection was neither the flu nor Spanish in origin?
Newly analyzed documents reveal that the “Spanish Flu” may have been a military vaccine experiment gone awry. Continue reading “Did a Military Experimental Vaccine in 1918 Kill 50-100 Million People Blamed as “Spanish Flu”?”
The audacious New Jersey couple and homeless veteran behind a fraudulent GoFundMe campaign which raised $400,000 last year knew each other for a month before they dishonestly claimed to have met for the first time when the veteran used his last $20 to buy her gas, it has been revealed.
On Thursday, Kate McClure, 28, Mark D’Amico, 39, and Johnny Bobbitt Jr, 34, were all charged with second degree theft by deception and conspiracy to commit theft by deception in New Jersey. Continue reading “GoFundMe couple and homeless veteran knew each other for a MONTH before they made up story”
A man shouting “Heil Hitler, Heil Trump” during a performance of “Fiddler on the Roof” in Baltimore smelled of alcohol and told police he was motivated by his hatred of President Donald Trump.
Anthony M. Derlunas, 58, told an officer he “had been drinking heavily throughout the night” before the outburst at the Hippodrome Theatre on Wednesday night, according to a police report. Continue reading “Drunk man shouts ‘Heil Hitler, Heil Trump,’ does Nazi salute during Baltimore performance of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’”
Two elite Navy SEALs and two Marine Raiders were charged with felony murder in the June 2017 strangulation death of U.S. Army Green Beret Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar.
The U.S. Navy brought the charges against the four service members on Tuesday, painting a gruesome picture of the effort to kill Melgar, 34. Continue reading “Two Navy SEALs, two Marines charged in murder of Green Beret”
California’s deadliest fire in state history has generated so much smoke that it’s blotting out the sun – which has caused surface temperatures to drop by as much as 10 degrees Farenheit, according to the US National Weather Service.
The smoke from the Camp Fire, which has burned 140,000 acres, claimed at least 56 lives, and is 40% contained, is so bad that anyone in the cities of Chico or Gridley who venture outdoors without a surgical-grade respirator are putting themselves in danger, according to Bloomberg. Continue reading “California Fire Now Blocking Out the Sun, Lowering Temperatures by 10 Degrees”
St George News – by Cody Blowers
ST. GEORGE — Multiple agencies and water tankers responded to a massive haystack fire reported Wednesday in Bunkerville, Nevada, when hundreds of tons of burning hay kept firefighters busy for more than five hours.
Early Wednesday evening firefighters were dispatched to what was initially called in as haystack and structure fire at the Bundy Ranch on Riverside Road and Gold Butte, Bunkerville Fire Chief Mike Wilson said. Continue reading “Multiple departments battle 300-ton haystack fire at Bundy Ranch in Bunkerville”
Annual CERT Refresher Scheduled
The Ventura County Fire Department has scheduled its annual training exercise for Saturday, November 3, 2018 , 8-5pm at the VCFD Headquarters – 102 Durley Drive in Camarillo Featured classes to include: Hazard Mitigation, Triage & Treatment, Bandaging & Splinting, Crush Injuries & Compartment Syndrome. Lunch to be provided. Continue reading “Just 2 miles up HWY 101 and 5 days after this…the Borderline “shooting happened””
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A Wisconsin company has decided to give its employees revolvers as Christmas gifts this year. The company says the gifts will promote team building and personal safety.
Ben Wolfgram, who co-owns Hortonville-based BenShot, a local business that produces glassware embedded with bullets, recently decided to give every employee a handgun as a Christmas present. The father-son business was started in 2015 in a small garage workshop in a little village of about 3,000 residents 100 miles northwest of Milwaukee. Continue reading “Wisconsin Company Gives Employees Guns For Christmas As Gifts”
As Democrats count down the days until they take the speaker’s gavel for the first time in eight years, they are wasting no time getting down to the business of legislating. According to NPR, the House’s first vote in the 116th Congress will be on an omnibus bill that overturns Citizens United, depoliticizes the redistricting process, and closes loopholes in government ethics law—ones that happen to accrue to the untold benefit of a certain President of the United States. Continue reading “Why Automatic Voter Registration Is Good for America, Democracy, and You”
The Baltimore Sun – by Collin Campbell
The Hammond High Bears got a visit from their mascot Wednesday.
A black bear sighting near the school in Columbia prompted officials to place the school on a modified lockdown — continuing classes as normal but keeping students, faculty and staff inside the building — just before noon, Howard County Public School System spokesman Brian Bassett said. Continue reading “Black bear sighting prompts modified lockdown at Columbia high school (whose mascot just happens to be a bear)”
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:40 P.M.) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Wednesday afternoon that he will take over the role as Defense Minister.
Netanyahu’s decision to take over as Defense Minister comes just two hours after Avigdor Lieberman announced his resignation from this role. Continue reading “Netanyahu announces he will take over as Israeli Defense Minister”