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Hundreds of Transportation Security Administration screeners working for free during the government shutdown are calling in sick so they can earn money at jobs that pay, union officials told CNN.
Union representatives reported significant numbers of absences at major airports in New York, Texas and North Carolina. Continue reading “Hundreds of TSA officers calling in sick so they can work paying jobs, say union officials”
Hispanic December unemployment, at 4.4 percent, hit the lowest point since tracking the measure began in the United States.
Hispanic and Latino employment hit a new record high at 27,701,000 in the month of December, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data released Friday. CNS News reported that Hispanic-Latino demographics were first tracked in 1973 under the BLS. The Hispanic and Latino unemployment rate tied for the lowest rate on record at 4.4 percent, the same seasonally adjusted rate seen in October. Continue reading “Hispanic Unemployment Lowest on Record”
An old lady offers the bus-driver some peanuts… So, the driver happily munches them.
Every 5 minutes she gives him a handful more peanuts.
Driver: Why don’t you eat them yourself? Continue reading “Peanuts”
Good News About God – by Lorraine Day, M.D.
Ever since the early 1900’s, the Jews in the United States have tried clandestinely to control the immigration policy of this country. The publicly stated purpose for this control by the Jews was to encourage a multi-ethnic population in the U.S. supposedly to guard against persecution of Jews. Continue reading “Jews Control U.S. Immigration Policy”
All News Pipeline – by Stefan Stanford
According to this new story over at the Washington Free Beacon which Steve Quayle had linked to on his website on Friday, Russia is deploying long-range, precision cruise missiles to the western Atlantic that American defense officials say will allow Moscow to target Washington and other East Coast cities with conventional or nuclear attacks. Continue reading “DEFCON Warning System Website Paints Chilling Picture Of Potential Nuclear Crisis In 2019”
Civil unrest has broken out in France as a global economic downturn is just getting underway. The significance of this warning sign should not be underestimated.
The Yellow Vest Protests in France (les gilets jaunes) were never about a fuel tax. This was made clear when Macron caved in to their initial demands and cancelled it. Nor is this merely an expression of Macron’s unpopularity (though a 25% approval rating certainly doesn’t help). A deep undercurrent of discontent has been rising in western Europe, and the conditions which are fueling it are set to accelerate. Continue reading “The Yellow Vest Protests Are A Canary In The Coal Mine”
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) proposed gun confiscation orders, criminalization of private gun sales, an “assault weapons” ban, and other gun controls on Friday.
Northam claimed these controls will reduce “gun violence” although all evidence actually points to the contrary. Continue reading “Virginia’s Democrat Gov. Pushes Gun Confiscation Orders, Criminalization of Private Sales”
Ultra-Orthodox children of Ethiopian descent have been rejected in recent weeks by Talmud Torah schools in Jerusalem, on the grounds that dark-skinned children will “cause trauma” for their classmates. The Talmud Torah schools are a religious-educational framework for kindergarten and elementary students, and enjoy substantial annual budgets from the state.
While Ultra-Orthodox families can choose whether to send their children to these schools or a regular educational institution, many of those children rejected by Talmud Torah are forced to travel far to attend other schools where they are accepted. Continue reading “State-funded religious schools reject black children who ‘will traumatize their classmates’”
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WTHR) — Two South Carolina state representatives are preparing to introduce a school safety proposal as the General Assembly will be back in session Jan. 8.
Democratic Reps. Wendy Brawley and Ivory Thigpen would like to see South Carolina put a 7 percent fee on all gun purchases that will go toward paying to have a school resource officer at every public school in the state. Continue reading “South Carolina lawmakers propose 7 percent fee on gun purchases to fund school resource officers”
Charges have been filed after a Texas teen was shot dead while shooting a video for the “no lackin’” internet challenge, meant to show you should always have a gun on you.
While many felt that the internet had hit the limit of fatally stupid internet challenges when numerous people poisoned themselves eating laundry detergent packets in 2017, a new game that has people casually pointing loaded weapons at each other has taught us never to doubt humankind’s creative capacity for self-endangerment. Continue reading “Teen killed filming fake fire-arm stand-off for internet ‘challenge’”
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — Phoenix police are investigating possible sex abuse at a nursing facility after a female patient recently became pregnant and gave birth.
Sources tell Arizona’s Family that the alleged victim has been a patient at the Hacienda HealthCare facility, which is near 16th Street and South Mountain Avenue, for at least a decade after a near-drowning incident left her in a vegetative state. That woman gave birth to a baby boy on Dec. 29. Continue reading “Woman in vegetative state gives birth at Hacienda Healthcare in Phoenix”
Two former South Carolina sheriff’s deputies were arrested Friday after two women in their transport van died when they were swept away in Hurricane Florence floodwaters, officials said.
Joshua Bishop, 29, has been charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter, and Stephen Flood, 66, has been charged with two counts of reckless homicide and two counts of involuntary manslaughter, said the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), which is investigating the case. Continue reading “2 former deputies arrested after 2 women drowned in their transport van during Hurricane Florence: Officials”
A mother and son from Honduras have found shelter in Iowa after traveling with thousands of migrants from Central America. The family arrived in Iowa City on Christmas Day, after fleeing gang violence in their home of Choloma, Honduras.
Jackie Torres Toro and her 10 year old son Isaac Lopez Torres are getting settled in at the Iowa City Catholic Worker House, an old Victorian home on a tree-lined residential street where a team of volunteers offer meals, a safe space, and transitional housing for those in need. They’re hoping to get Isaac enrolled in school by the time classes start back in January, and are working on getting treatment for his seizure disorder. Continue reading “Honduran Family Finds Shelter, Seeks Asylum in Iowa City”
When the roughly 10 percent of adult Montanans with a substance-use disorder commit a crime, the state lacks enough drug courts to help them stay out of incarceration and navigate treatment. That’s according to a new report on Montana treatment courts released Thursday.
Most, about 90 percent, of those Montanas with a substance-use disorder aren’t receiving treatment for their illness. Continue reading “Report Finds Montana Needs Funding To Expand Drug Courts”
As the new year’s legislative session begins January 3, negotiations over the next two-year state budget will dominate lawmakers’ attention. The biggest request so far is for the state Department of Child Services.
Indiana foster parent advocates say the state needs to increase its per diem – the amount parents get each day from the state to help care for the kids in their care. Continue reading “Foster Advocates Call For Per Diem Increase”
Florida’s $8 billion citrus industry is moving into its prime harvest months of December and January, and supermarkets around the country will be flooded with Florida oranges, tangerines, and grapefruits. But few know that the citrus business owes much of its success to the U.S. military.
The frantic effort to feed the troops who fought overseas in World War II led to orange juice becoming an American breakfast staple. Of particular concern was the risk of scurvy, a severe vitamin C deficiency that can lead to can lead to anemia, bleeding, pain, swelling, sometimes death. It was a common malady throughout the history of warfare, especially among sailors who had little access to fruits and vegetables. Continue reading “A frantic effort to nourish WWII troops led to this common breakfast staple”
OCEAN CITY, Md-If you’re a wanted criminal, you may want to steer clear from driving in Ocean City.
The Ocean City Police Department has recently installed license plate readers at all entrances into Ocean City. Continue reading “License Plate Readers Come To Ocean City”
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Thank you to all who participated, we do appreciate you. Continue reading “January Auction for From the Trenches”
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KETTERING, Ohio (WRGT/WKEF)- A deaf man attempted to order Taco Bell in Kettering but had the police called on him instead. The incident took place on New Year’s Eve at the Taco bell on East Dorothy Lane.
Brandon Washburn’s girlfriend captured video of the incident and his mother posted it on her Facebook page where it was viewed more than 400,000 times in 24 hours. Brandon typically drives straight to the payment window to show his order on his phone but that night, a Taco Bell worker refused him service saying it was against company policy. Continue reading “Taco Bell employees call cops on deaf man for trying to order using his phone”