Helsinki Times

Why does the US Embassy in Helsinki need a big warehouse near Malmi Airport and what are the contents of thousands of kilograms of cargo sent to Helsinki from Baghdad?

A dilapidated warehouse in Malmi is being used by the US Embassy for unknown operations after a Wikileaks release revealed its location.   Continue reading “Guarded warehouse near airport and mysterious cargos from Baghdad; what is the US embassy in Helsinki up to?”

Prairie Public News

There will be another effort in the Legislature to make North Dakota’s seat belt law a primary offense.

Right now, it’s a secondary offense – meaning you have to be pulled over for something else before you can be ticketed for not buckling up.

Sen. Curt Kreun is the primary sponsor of a bill to make it a primary offense.   Continue reading “‘Primary enforcement’ seat belt bill filed”

Fox 8 News

EAST WINDSOR, New Jersey – Another blood pressure medication has been recalled over concerns it could contain trace amounts of carcinogens.

A carcinogen is something that could cause you to have cancer.

The medication is manufactured by Aurobino Pharma USA, Inc.   Continue reading “Another blood pressure medication recalled over cancer concerns”

NPR

When Toni and Jim Hoy adopted their son Daniel through the foster care system, he was an affectionate toddler. They did not plan to give him back to the state of Illinois, ever.

“Danny was this cute, lovable little blond-haired, blue-eyed baby,” Jim says.

Toni recalls times Daniel would reach over, put his hands on her face and squish her cheeks. “And he would go, ‘You pretty, Mom,’ ” Toni says. “Oh my gosh, he just melted my heart when he would say these very loving, endearing things to me.”   Continue reading “To Get Mental Health Help For A Child, Desperate Parents Relinquish Custody”

Every town bigger than 250 people has a Climate Action and Resilience plan. Deborah Tavares says to read it as it IS what they plan in the area you live or plan to move to.

What will you face? See links at the bottom to listen to Deborah Tavares cover known gov’t doc facts:

This is what we face in Oregon based on Oregon’s Resilience Plan:   Continue reading “Oregon Resilience Plans”

NCPR

Three counties in the North Country will receive new mobile child advocacy centers.

Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the state will channel $4.5 million dollars of federal money to rural communities to fund this project. The counties of St. Lawrence, Hamilton and Franklin will each receive $250,000 to purchase new mobile centers.   Continue reading “New mobile child advocacy centers coming to the North Country”

Bradenton Herald

MONTPELIER, VT.  A lawsuit filed by an immigrant rights group says the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles has forwarded information about immigrant farm workers to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, leading to the arrest and deportation of some of those individuals.

The suit, filed in November by the group Migrant Justice and some of its members with the assistance of the American Civil Liberties Union, says some immigrant farm workers were targeted for deportation after they obtained Vermont drivers’ licenses, Vermont Public Radio reported. Continue reading “Suit says Vermont continuing to feed immigrant info to feds”

Fox News

A Cleveland hospital has fired a resident after anti-Semitic comments and threats to give the Jewish people “the wrong meds” surfaced on social media.

Lara Kollab was identified as the fired employee behind the comments. She worked as a supervised resident at the Cleveland Clinic from July to September, Cleveland.com reported.   Continue reading “Cleveland Clinic fires resident after online threat to give Jews ‘wrong meds’ surfaces”

Breitbart – by AWR Hawkins

Aspects of California’s gun confiscation laws broadened on January 1, 2019, as the state added ammunition and certain magazines to the list of items that can be confiscated when firearms are seized.

KRCR reports that Senate Bill 1200, which Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed into law, “adds ammunition and bullet drums to the list of items related to firearms that can be confiscated.”   Continue reading “CA Broadens Gun Confiscation Laws to Include Ammunition, Certain Magazines”

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The Guardian – by Jamie Fullerton

Vietnam has introduced a new cybersecurity law, which criminalises criticising the government online and forces internet providers to give authorities’ user data when requested, sparking claims of a “totalitarian” crackdown on dissent.

The law, which mirrors China’s draconian internet rules, came into effect on 1 January and forces internet providers to censor content deemed “toxic” by the ruling communist government. Vietnam’s ministry of public security said it will tackle “hostile and reactionary forces”, but human rights groups said it was authorities’ latest method of silencing free speech.   Continue reading “Vietnam criticised for ‘totalitarian’ law banning online criticism of government”

The Economic Collapse – by Michael Snyder

The character of a nation is a reflection of the character of millions of individual people, and one of the fastest ways to get a sense of the character of individual people is to visit their homes.  It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words, and if that is true then a home visit has got to be worth a million.  Sadly, there is a reason why so many Americans that make a living making service calls in other people’s homes absolutely hate their jobs.  Way too often they are confronted with the worst that America has to offer, and many of them end up psychologically scarred for life as a result.  For example, the following is from an article in which Lauren Hough described her time as a cable installer…   Continue reading “An Inside Look At The Social Decay That Is Eating Away At America Like An Aggressive Form Of Cancer”

Sputnik

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has arrived in Brazil to hold a meeting with President-elect Jair Bolsonaro in Rio de Janeiro.

Benjamin Netanyahu and his family were met by a furious crowd at Rio de Janeiro’s world-famous Christ the Redeemer statue on Sunday. People were jeering and hissing at the Israeli prime minister because the popular tourist site was closed to visitors due to security arrangements for his visit, The Times of Israel reported.     Continue reading “Netanyahu Booed by Crowd as Rio’s Christ Statue Closed for PM’s Visit”

The Wilson Times – by Tyler Stocks

GREENVILLE — No charges will be filed in a Christmas Eve shooting death that was the result of a domestic incident, the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office reported on Friday.

Pitt County Sheriff Paula Dance said that 44-year-old George Thomas Chance was shot and killed by his son, 20-year-old Gejuan Chance, during a violent domestic dispute that took place about 6 p.m. on Dec. 24.   Continue reading “Pitt sheriff: Marine fatally shot his father to stop domestic assault”

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

Muskogee, OK — An infuriating video was uploaded to social media this week showing multiple police officers attack a disabled veteran in a Walmart. The veteran was pulled from his wheelchair, thrown to the floor and pepper sprayed after asking for the store’s policy on showing identification to purchase alcohol.

The victim, 36-year-old Jason Williams was attempting to purchase champagne for
New Year’s Eve at the Muskogee Walmart when employees asked to see his identification as well as the identification of his family members who were with him. Because his family members were not purchasing anything at all, Williams asked to see the policy that required family members to produce identification.   Continue reading “Disabled Veteran Ripped from Wheelchair, Pepper Sprayed for Questioning Walmart ID Policy”

Journal Sentinel – by Bruce Vielmetti

Lynn Sarver turned a scary start to her New Year into an act of compassion.

The Waukesha nurse awoke shortly after 5 a.m. Tuesday to find a man sleeping on her dog’s bed — along with Benton, her 130-pound Boerboel, a South African mastiff.  Continue reading “Woman finds strange man sleeping in bed with her dog”