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ZAGREB (Reuters) – The wartime commander of Bosnian Croat forces, Slobodan Praljak, died after he drank poison seconds after a United Nations judges turned down his appeal against a 20-year sentence for war crimes against Bosnian Muslims, Croatian state television reported.
The television quoted sources close to Praljak as saying he died in a hospital in The Hague. Continue reading “Bosnian Croat general dies after drinking poison in courtroom”
Minnesota Public Radio – by Angie Andresen
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) is terminating its contracts with Garrison Keillor and his private media companies after recently learning of allegations of his inappropriate behavior with an individual who worked with him.
Last month, MPR was notified of the allegations which relate to Mr. Keillor’s conduct while he was responsible for the production of A Prairie Home Companion (APHC). MPR President Jon McTaggart immediately informed the MPR Board Chair, and a special Board committee was appointed to provide oversight and ongoing counsel. Continue reading “Statement from Minnesota Public Radio Regarding Garrison Keillor and a Prairie Home Companion”
Natural News – by Amy Goodrich, December 12, 2016
Big Food is at it again, fooling us with false advertisements to make us buy food we don’t want to consume. Most of today’s consumers are increasingly health conscious and want to avoid products that contain health-damaging ingredients. High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is one of the substances that has made a bad name for itself.
This questionable sweetener – which is much cheaper than regular sugar, and extends the shelf life of processed products – has been linked to many health problems such as heart disease, obesity, dementia, diabetes, cancer and liver failure. For this reason, many consumers have begun to check food labels and steer away from foods containing HFCS. Continue reading “Food companies hiding harmful high fructose corn syrup under new name”
The Daily Caller – by Amber Randall
A Black Lives Matter chapter is launching a “Black Xmas” initiative to urge people to buy from black owned businesses during the holidays to “resist white capitalism.”
Black Lives Matter Los Angeles called on people to refuse to buy from white owned businesses and take that money to invest in the black community from Nov. 25 to Jan. 1. 2018. The boycott serves as an attempt to resist President Donald Trump and his ties to white capitalism, the group added. Continue reading “Black Lives Matter Plans ‘Black’ Christmas To ‘Resist White Capitalism’”
Hawaiian police sent medical marijuana users a letter ordering them to “voluntarily surrender” their firearms and ammunition.
According to federal law, patients who use medical marijuana are not allowed to own a gun. Federal law applies even in states that allow the medicinal or recreational use of the drug.
The letter signed by Honolulu Police Chief Susan Ballard says those notified have 30 days from receipt to transfer ownership or turn in weapons and ammunition to the police, Leafly reported. Continue reading “Hawaii police order medical marijuana users to ‘voluntarily surrender’ guns and ammo”
Crude prices could return to the levels last seen in 2014, according to a prediction by economist Jim O’Neill, former chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
“While oil prices could be about $60 per barrel in November 2018, my guess is that they will have risen to about $80 per barrel in the meantime,” O’Neill wrote in Barron’s magazine.
The economist admits his prediction in January 2016 that the price slide would not continue failed. Now, he is among the few, who say prices are likely to rise, not stay stagnant around the current $60. Continue reading “Oil price could jump to $80 per barrel says economist Jim O’Neill”
A suburban Chicago police officer has been disciplined after a video went viral showing him yelling at a group of teenagers, threatening to arrest them and saying they were being detained based on their race.
On Tuesday, Lake Villa Police Chief Craig Somerville said an officer was conducting a theft investigation when he ordered five teenagers to sit down on the curb.
Dezi Baczek, 18, who recorded a video of the incident and posted it online, said that when they left the pawn shop, the officer made them all sit down “without any reasoning.” Continue reading “‘Because you’re white’: Officer punished after furious detention of teens”
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — A conservative commentator who was arrested at the University of Connecticut and charged with breach of peace following an altercation blamed some UConn students for being “violent and disruptive.”
Lucian Wintrich’s Tuesday night speech titled “It’s OK To Be White” was repeatedly interrupted by people in the audience booing and chanting before coming to an abrupt end when a woman appeared to take paperwork off the lectern he was using and then began to leave. Continue reading “Conservative speaker arrested at UConn blames students”
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A recent college graduate who has been accused of four slayings that terrorized a Tampa neighborhood had “no apparent motive” and used the same gun to kill innocent people near bus stops, the police chief said Wednesday.
The crack in the case that has lasted 51 days occurred when the suspect, 24-year-old Howell Emanuel Donaldson, brought a loaded gun to his job at a McDonald’s and asked a co-worker to hold it, authorities said. Continue reading “Tampa police: Suspect in 4 slayings used same gun”
Salt Lake Tribune – by Thomas Burr
Washington • President Donald Trump will fly into Utah on Monday to announce that he’ll shrink the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments, sources familiar with the trip confirmed to The Salt Lake Tribune.
Trump will travel to Salt Lake City, where he’ll explain why he’s changing the boundaries of the two monuments, the sources said on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the trip. Continue reading “Trump will shrink Bears Ears during Utah visit Monday, when five tribes promise to sue him”
Business Insider – by Michelle Mark
A former South Carolina police officer who faces sentencing next week for fatally shooting an unarmed black man is citing recent testimony from Attorney General Jeff Sessions as an example of how a person’s apparently evolving memories are attributable to stress, not lies.
Michael Slager pleaded guilty last May to committing federal civil rights violations when he fired eight rounds into the back of 50-year-old Walter Scott as the South Carolina man fled a traffic stop in April 2015. Scott’s death attracted national attention after a bystander’s video of the incident went viral, inflaming the ongoing debate over racial bias and excessive force in policing. Continue reading “The ex-cop who killed Walter Scott is using his ‘Swiss cheese memory’ as a defense — and citing Jeff Sessions’ own memory lapses as an example”
The Intercept – by Zaid Jilani
EVERY SUNDAY, LIKE clockwork, activists Adele Maclean and Marlon Kautz distribute food to the homeless at a public park in Atlanta. But when they went out to deliver food the Sunday before Thanksgiving, taking part in a longtime American holiday season tradition, local police ticketed them for violating a county ordinance that requires a food distribution permit.
Atlanta is in Georgia’s Fulton County, which has long had a policy on the books that requires organizations that distribute food to obtain a permit before doing so. Local authorities have in the past turned a blind eye, according to groups that feed the homeless in different parts of the city. Last week, however, that changed. Continue reading “Atlanta Police Suddenly Enforce Old Law And Hand Out Tickets To People Feeding The Homeless”
WEB Notes: Sure it can Kimmie, sure it can. Earlier this year these guys could not get a missile off the ground, then their missiles were bent. Fast forward a few months and now the backwards nation can deliver a nuclear missile via ICBM to the US with a bow on it just in time for Christmas! It gets better and better all the time. For those who have forgotten, there is one nation and one nation alone who has ever used a nuclear bomb and it was the US. Of course the fear mongers would have you believe everyone wants to blow up the US with a nuclear tipped missile…
Continue reading “New Missile Test Shows North Korea Capable Of Hitting All Of US Mainland”
Yahoo News – by Kevin R. James
Choosing to deter North Korea is to engage in a gamble: you avoid the costs of a preventive war today when North Korea is relatively weak, but you run the risk of an accidental nuclear war later when North Korea is vastly more powerful. Using plausible estimates of the probability of accidental nuclear war derived from the U.S.-Soviet experience during the Cold War, I find that gambling on deterrence will lead to 7.5 million U.S.-South Korean-Japanese deaths on average (under optimistic assumptions) while a preventive war now will lead to 1.4 million deaths (under pessimistic assumptions). So, not only is deterrence a gamble, it is a reckless and foolish one. Preventive war is the wise and prudent response to North Korea’s nuclear threat. Continue reading “Holy Propaganda Bat Man – North Korea: Why War Is the Only Option Now”
Matt Lauer, the anchor of “Today” for two decades, was fired by NBC News after a detailed complaint about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace.
“Today” co-anchors Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb announced Lauer’s firing Wednesday, telling viewers at the top of the show that they were processing his departure but didn’t yet know all of the details. Continue reading “NBC News fires ‘Today’ anchor Matt Lauer after sexual misconduct review”
Despite warnings to from the international community to stop, North Korea tested the most powerful ICBM to date last night. The hermit kingdom launched yet another Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) which splashed down in the sea off the coast of Japan.
Kim Jong Un issued a handwritten order for the launch that said:
“I order a test launch. Carry out on Nov 29 at dawn. Fire it bravely for the Party and the motherland!”
Continue reading “North Korea Launched Another ICBM and Here’s What We Learned”
A federal jury found Ahmed Abu Khattala guilty Tuesday on just four of 18 charges related to the deadly 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, precluding him from facing the death penalty.
Khattala, 46, was convicted of two counts of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, one count of maliciously destroying U.S. property and placing lives in danger, and one count of using and carrying a semiautomatic weapon during the attack. He faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison for the firearms offense and could still receive a life sentence. Continue reading “Benghazi suspect convicted on four lesser counts, does not face death penalty”
Tuesday’s activities at the third Bunkerville Standoff trial in Las Vegas started with US District Judge Gloria Navarro and the prosecution and defense lawyers in the courtroom.
The hearing they were holding was to discuss motions related to the trial.
A juror’s summons to another court delayed the jury from being present for the trial itself to continue. Continue reading “Bunkerville Standoff: Lawyers Argue Before Judge, Jury Delayed By Juror’s Court Summons, BLM Agent Cross Examined”