From the Trenches World Report

RT

A sudden turn made by a US destroyer lead to a collision with a commercial vessel that killed 10 American sailors, an investigation by Singaporean authorities has concluded.

The incident on August 21 was one of several such collisions last year, which tarnished the reputation of the US Navy. The guided-missile destroyer USS ‘John S McCain’ (DDG-56) collided with a Liberian-flagged merchant ship in the Singapore Strait.   Continue reading “Collision that killed 10 US sailors caused by warship’s mistaken maneuver – official probe”

Mail.com

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Birmingham closed one of its largest schools for a thorough safety sweep Thursday after metal detectors and other security measures failed to keep students from handling a gun in a classroom where one 17-year-old was fatally shot and another wounded in an apparent accident.

Birmingham Interim Police Chief Orlando Wilson said investigators are reviewing surveillance video for clues and interviewing students and staff to figure out exactly what led to Wednesday afternoon’s shooting at dismissal time at Huffman High School.  Continue reading “1 student dead, another hurt by gun in Alabama high school”

Mail.com

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — All eyes are now on Republican Gov. Rick Scott to see if he’ll sign the Florida legislature’s narrowly approved response to last month’s high school massacre of 17 people, a measure that isn’t what he called for, falls short of what survivors demanded and challenges National Rifle Association orthodoxy.

“I’m going to take the time and I’m going to read the bill and I’m going to talk to families,” said Scott, who wouldn’t say whether he’ll sign it. The measure would raise the minimum age to buy rifles from 18 to 21 and create a waiting period on sales of the weapons. It also would create a so-called guardian program, enabling school employees and many teachers to carry handguns if they go through law enforcement training and their school district agrees to participate.   Continue reading “Will Gov. Rick Scott sign legislature’s compromise on guns?”

Trucks – by Erik Sherman

When Uber Technologies used a self-driving truck to run a load of Budweiser beer across 120 miles of Colorado last year, the feat gave the trucking industry a glimpse of a cost-saving driverless future.

But the loss of drivers has an employment dark side.   Continue reading “Why Self-Driving Trucks Will Still Need Drivers”

Bloomberg

The Trump administration will initially exclude Canada and Mexico from stiff tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, an exemption they would lose if they fail to reach an updated Nafta agreement with the U.S., White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said on Wednesday.

The two nations won’t be subject to tariffs on their steel and aluminum if they sign a new North American Free Trade Agreement that meets the satisfaction of the U.S., Navarro said, adding that other American allies could use a similar system to ask for an exemption.   Continue reading “Canada, Mexico to Get Initial Exemption From Trump Tariffs”

Fellowship of the Minds – by Dr. Eowyn

Add another voice to the growing pop culture “normalization” of cannibalism.

It’s Richard Dawkins, 76, the celebrated British evolutionary biologist and rabid atheist who says there’s nothing wrong about pedophilia and it’s our moral duty to kill the mentally retarded.
Continue reading “Richard Dawkins says we should get over our ‘yuck’ taboo against cannibalism”

Dr. Mercola

As I have reported in the past, while fruits and vegetables are among the healthiest foods you can eat, nonorganic varieties are commonly contaminated with pesticides. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reports more than 75 percent of the U.S. population has detectable levels of organophosphate pesticides in their urine.¹
Continue reading “Can You Taste Pesticides in Your Food?”

Yahoo News

A Clinton, Missouri, police officer who was gunned down Tuesday night was done so responding to the wrong address, police said.

Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Bill Lowe made the distinction in a news conference late Wednesday, saying police officers, including Ryan Morton, were given the wrong address by dispatchers. Upon arrival, Morton and two other officers came under fire from a suspect, entered the home and were struck by gunfire. Morton was killed.   Continue reading “Slain officer responding to wrong address when shot, police say”

Anti-War – by Ted Snider

Donald Trump caused a lot of concern in early March when he seemed to praise Chinese President Xi Jinping’s removal of term limits on the president from the Chinese constitution, clearing the path for him to become “President for life,” as Trump called him. Trump said, “He’s now president for life. President for life. No, he’s great.” He then added, “And look, he was able to do that. I think it’s great. Maybe we’ll have to give that a shot some day.”   Continue reading “How Many Terms ’til You’re a Tyrant?”

World Events and the Bible

WEB Notes: This is absolutely absurd! Look folks, the buck stops with you. I get it, life can be tough, but when it gets tough we as Christians become tougher. We need to make financially responsible decisions, do not roll monthly debt on credit cards. That is a recipe for disaster and so are monthly payments on other items. Pay yourself. Save your money until you have enough to pay cash…
Continue reading “42% Of Americans Are At Risk Of Retiring Broke”

The Atlantic – by Adam Winkler

Somewhat unintuitively, American corporations today enjoy many of the same rights as American citizens. Both, for instance, are entitled to the freedom of speech and the freedom of religion. How exactly did corporations come to be understood as “people” bestowed with the most fundamental constitutional rights? The answer can be found in a bizarre—even farcical—series of lawsuits over 130 years ago involving a lawyer who lied to the Supreme Court, an ethically challenged justice, and one of the most powerful corporations of the day.
Continue reading “‘Corporations Are People’ Is Built on an Incredible 19th-Century Lie”

Philly.com

Responding to a judge’s order, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office has released a secret list of current and former police officers whom prosecutors have sought to keep off the witness stand after a review determined they had a history of lying, racial bias, or brutality.   Continue reading “Under court order, District Attorney Krasner releases list of tainted police”

Mises Institute – by Ryan McMaken

One of the most surprising developments in the wake of February’s Florida school shooting is the willingness by many generally police-friendly commentators to denounce the lack of action by local police against the shooter.

From National Review, to The Federalist, to Donald Trump, many of the law enforcement officers involved in the shooting are being accused of outright “cowardice.”
Continue reading “Police: We’re the Experts — Don’t You Dare Criticize Us”

Claremont Review of Books – by Terrence O. Moore

More than a decade ago the nation was in a stir over the birth of a fictional boy. The boy was Avery, son of Murphy Brown. Television’s Murphy Brown, played by Candice Bergen, was a successful news commentator who, after an unsuccessful relationship with a man that left her alone and pregnant, bore a son out of wedlock. The event, popular enough in its own right, became the center of political controversy when then Vice President Dan Quayle in a speech to the Commonwealth Club of California lamented that the show was “mocking the importance of a father.” Suddenly the nation polarized over this question of “family values.” But the controversy over Murphy Brown’s childbearing soon died down. Continue reading “Wimps and Barbarians; The Sons of Murphy Brown”