From the Trenches World Report

KBTX

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government will act to ban thousands of flavors used in e-cigarettes, President Donald Trump said Wednesday, responding to a recent surge in underage vaping that has alarmed parents, politicians and health authorities nationwide.

The surprise White House announcement could remake the multibillion-dollar vaping industry, which has been driven by sales of flavored nicotine formulas such as “grape slushie” and “strawberry cotton candy.”  Continue reading “Government plans to ban flavors used in e-cigarettes”

New York Post – by Carl Campanile

New York schools are required to provide a moment of silence to observe the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, according to a new state law approved by Gov. Andrew Cuomo Monday.

The law calls for a brief moment of silence at the beginning of the school day every 9/11 to encourage dialogue and education in the classroom among a new generation of students who weren’t alive during the 2001 terror attacks that leveled the World Trade Center’s twin towers and killed more than 3,000 people — the worst foreign attack on American soil.  Continue reading “New law requires NY schools to observe 9/11 anniversary”

Ammoland – by Dean Weingarten

U.S.A. –-(Ammoland.com)- The holy grail of those who wish us disarmed is gun registration. Once your guns are required to be registered, they are, in effect, already confiscated. A little thought will reveal to you why this is so.

The Government will know who has legal possession of each firearm. They will know where the firearm is stored. When physical possession of the gun is desired, they can order you to turn it in. This has happened repeatedly.  Continue reading “Gun Registration is Gun Confiscation – Updated 2019 Edition”

Breitbart – by Ian Hanchett

On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) discussed the House Judiciary Committee’s upcoming hearing on an assault weapons ban and stated that he assumes “we will vote for” an assault weapons ban.  Continue reading “Nadler: I Think the Judiciary Committee Will Vote for an Assault Weapons Ban”

NextGov – by Frank Konkel

Americans continue to warm to the idea of biometric scans and facial recognition technology, at least when it comes to U.S. law enforcement’s use of the tools.

The latest evidence comes in the form of a Pew Research Center study released this week that found 56% of Americans trust U.S. law enforcement agencies to use facial recognition technology responsibly.  Continue reading “Study: More than Half of Americans Trust Law Enforcement to Use Facial Recognition Responsibly”

Zero Hedge – by  Tyler Durden

A new report from The Baltimore Sun shows Gov. Larry Hogan on Tuesday pledged $21 million to assist Baltimore City in their efforts to stop the spread of the homicide crisis that has completely engulfed the town. Hogan has also endorsed the use of a controversial surveillance plane to fly thousands of feet above to record every movement of people and vehicles in the city.  Continue reading “Maryland Governor Endorses Surveillance Plane To Fly Above Baltimore Amid Murder Crisis”

Daily Mail

At least five people have been hospitalized after an alleged mass stabbing incident at an industrial park in Florida.

Tallahassee police responded to reports of the stabbing at just after 8.30am local time on Wednesday.

Officers arrived at Dyke Industries Inc off Hartsfield Road and discovered multiple victims.  Continue reading “Multiple victims stabbed at Tallahassee industrial park before suspect is arrested”

CNN

Imperial Valley Ministries leaders recruited people by promising food and shelter, and instead forced them to beg for money for nine hours a day, six days a week and to give up their welfare benefits “for the financial benefit of the church leaders,” prosecutors said in a news release Tuesday that announced the indictment had been unsealed.  Continue reading “California church leaders charged with forced labor of homeless, US attorney says”

Epoch Times – by Jack Phillips

The Old Farmer’s Almanac is forecasting that portions of the United States will see a “snow-verload” during what has been described as a snowy winter.

For instance, it is predicting a “wet and wild” 2019-20 winter in the northeastern U.S.

But overall, it is calling for “shivers, snowflakes … and strong storms” with the “snow-verload” impacting northern states in the Midwest and West.  Continue reading “Old Farmer’s Almanac Predicts ‘Snow-verload’ Winter Across Much of US”

Reuters

GENEVA (Reuters) – Air strikes by U.S.-led coalition forces in Syria have killed or wounded many civilians, indicating that required precautions were ignored and war crimes may have been committed, United Nations investigators said on Wednesday.

Syrian government and allied Russian warplanes are also conducting a deadly campaign that appears to target medical facilities, schools, markets and farmland and which may also amount to war crimes, the report by the U.N. Commission of Inquiry on Syria said. Continue reading “U.N. investigators link U.S., Syrian and Russian forces to war crimes”

KBTX

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB/Gray News) – Some air rifles that can unexpectedly fire, even if the safety is engaged, are being recalled.

The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Sept. 10 that about 1,400 DIANA Stormrider Gen 2 Air Rifles are being recalled. The unexpected firing of the rifles could result in serious injury or death, the commission says.  Continue reading “RECALL: Air rifles can unexpectedly fire, posing risk of serious injury or death”