AL.com – by Erin Edgemon

The city of Birmingham plans to file a federal lawsuit against three of the country’s largest wholesale drug distributors – Cardinal Health, AmerisourceBergen and McKesson – in an effort to fight the prescription opioid epidemic.

Mayor William Bell said these three companies are responsible for the proliferation of prescription drugs in the city’s neighborhoods. He said the drug wholesalers are refusing to fulfill their obligations to monitor, identify, report and halt suspicious shipments of opioids.   Continue reading “Birmingham to file lawsuit against 3 of the largest drug wholesalers in U.S.”

Fox News

President Trump may soon issue a pardon for Joe Arpaio, the colorful former Arizona sheriff who was found guilty two weeks ago of criminal contempt for defying a state judge’s order to stop traffic patrols targeting suspected undocumented immigrants. In his final years as Maricopa County sheriff, Arpaio had emerged as a leading opponent of illegal immigration.

“I am seriously considering a pardon for Sheriff Arpaio,” the president said Sunday, during a conversation with Fox News at his club in Bedminster, N.J. “He has done a lot in the fight against illegal immigration. He’s a great American patriot and I hate to see what has happened to him.”   Continue reading “Trump ‘seriously considering’ a pardon for ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio”

Fox 10 News

(MEREDITH) — The FBI arrested a man in Oklahoma early Monday morning after he allegedly attempted to set off what he believed to be a 1,000-pound bomb outside a bank in Oklahoma City.

He didn’t know the bomb was a fake, or that he was caught in a months-long undercover operation by the FBI, according to multiple outlets including Oklahoma’s KFOR.  Continue reading “Man arrested by FBI, charged with trying to blow up a bank”

Oil Price – by Joel Chury

A surprise discovery coming out of Utah and Colorado’s Paradox Basin oil field has captured the attention of the petroleum sector today.

Over 9 billion barrels equivalent (BOE), to be exact—which if fully realized in today’s oil price structure comes at a value of $450 billion.

Well-respected consulting firm Ryder Scott, released an intriguing 51-101 Estimated Prospective Oil and Gas Resource in the Paradox Basin that spans the Utah and Colorado border.   Continue reading “$450 Billion Oil Discovery Could Be A Gamechanger For US Oil”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

After learning over the weekend that Trump plans to call for an investigation into China over allegations that the nation violated U.S. intellectual property rights and forced technology transfers, we learn that several Chinese companies may have submitted bids for Fiat Chrysler (FCA) in a deal that would include the company’s iconic Jeep brand.  According to AutomotiveNews, at least one Chinese automaker made a bid earlier this month for FCA at a slight premium to the company’s prevailing market price but it was rejected for being too low.   Continue reading “Several Chinese Companies Reportedly Submit Bids For Fiat Chrysler”

Reuters

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California plans to file a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice over federal restrictions on some law enforcement grants to so-called sanctuary cities, a spokesperson for California’s attorney general office said on Monday.

The city of San Francisco filed its own lawsuit against the department late last week, saying the federal government has improperly sought to force local jurisdictions to enforce national immigration law by imposing funding conditions.   Continue reading “California to sue Trump administration over sanctuary policy”

Orlando Sentinel – by Christal Hayes

A couple transporting a barbecue grill was injured Sunday after their SUV exploded, Orlando police said.

Authorities say the crash happened about 3:30 p.m. near the entrance of the Central Florida Fairgrounds near Colonial Drive and Pete Parrish Boulevard.

The couple, who weren’t identified, had a barbecue grill in the back of their red Kia Sorento, Orlando Police Lt. Cindy Lane said.   Continue reading “Couple transporting grill injured after SUV explodes when wife lights up cig, cops say”

RT

China has announced a full ban on imports of coal, iron, and seafood, among other goods from North Korea, thus cutting key export revenues for Pyongyang.

Starting Tuesday, no more exports of North Korean coal, iron, iron ore, lead, lead ore and seafood will be accepted to the country, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced on Monday. Goods that have already reached Chinese ports and customs should be released not later than September 5.    Continue reading “Pyongyang’s main economic lifeline falls as China bans key imports from N. Korea”

Mail.com

NEW YORK (AP) — The CEO of the nation’s third largest pharmaceutical company resigned from a manufacturing council that advises President Donald Trump days after racially tinged clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia, citing “a responsibility to take a stand against intolerance and extremism.”

Trump, who is under increasing pressure to explicitly condemn the white supremacist and hate groups involved, lashed out almost immediately Monday at Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier on Twitter, saying that because of the resignation, the pharmaceutical executive “will have more time to LOWER RIPOFF DRUG PRICES!”   Continue reading “Exec resigns from president’s council, and Trump lashes out”

Mail.com

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts police department is investigating a Facebook comment by an officer who wrote “Hahahaha love this” in response to a story about a car crashing into counter-protesters at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, killing one person and injuring at least 19 others.

Springfield Police Commissioner John Barbieri says he received a complaint about the comment Sunday and opened an internal investigation. Officer Conrad Lariviere wrote in response to the violence: “Hahahaha love this, maybe people shouldn’t block road ways.”  Continue reading “Officer on fatal Charlottesville crash: ‘Hahahaha love this’”

Mail.com

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The Latest on violent protesting in Virginia and related developments around the nation (all times local): 10:40 a.m. A judge has denied bond for an Ohio man accused of plowing his car into a crowd at a white nationalist rally.

Judge Robert Downer said during a bond hearing Monday he would appoint a lawyer for James Alex Fields Jr. Fields is charged with second-degree murder and other counts after authorities say he drove into the crowd, fatally injuring one woman and hurting 19 others.  Continue reading “The Latest: Bond denied for suspect in Virginia rally death”

The Hill – by Rafael Bernal

The Trump administration is stuck between a rock and a hard place as a deadline approaches for Texas and nine other states to file suit against the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

Neither the White House nor the Justice Department have said whether they’ll defend the Obama-era program that’s set to be challenged in court unless the administration rescinds it by Sept. 5.

That puts the administration in difficult territory, particularly given President Trump’s vow to protect recipients of the program, known as Dreamers.  Continue reading “‘Dreamers’ deadline looms for Trump”

NOLA – Associated Press

CARTAGENA, Colombia — Demonstrating the delicate balancing act that has come to define his vice presidency, Mike Pence tried to strike a balance Sunday in Colombia between Latin American opposition to possible U.S. military intervention in neighboring Venezuela, and President Donald Trump’s surprising refusal to rule out that option.

Speaking during a joint news conference with Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos shortly after his arrival in Latin America, Pence also declined to rule out possible military action against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, whose efforts to consolidate power in the country have drawn alarm. Still, Pence stressed the U.S. would much prefer what he called a “peaceable” solution to the growing political and humanitarian crisis.   Continue reading “In Colombia, VP Mike Pence calls for ‘peaceable means’ to restore democracy in Venezuela”

Tulsa World – by Samantha Vicent

The Okmulgee County District Attorney has moved to disqualify one of the area’s two district judges from hearing all cases prosecuted by his office, saying the judge has a bias against law enforcement witnesses.

Defense attorneys told the Tulsa World they are outraged by the move, contending the judge has rightly questioned the truthfulness of police testimony.

In a motion filed Monday, District Attorney Rob Barris contends District Judge Kenneth Adair has found that officers’ statements were false in four felony drug-related cases and used that conclusion to make rulings in favor of the defendants in each.

Continue reading “Okmulgee County DA wants judge removed from all pending criminal cases for challenging truthfulness of police testimony”

Both communist and nazi agitators were shipped in to hijack this event.  Both are totalitarian ideologies that cannot exist in our free Republic under our Bill of Rights, which is our common law, complete with maxims and procedures.

Quit trying to get our people to accept national socialism as an alternative to communism. Both will be shot out of this country, and maybe then we will finally at last live in peace, free of fanatics, of all sorts.

CNN

As attitudes about marijuana shift around the world, researchers are warning parents that it’s risky to keep it around children, especially those who are too young to know what it is.

The number of children who were admitted to emergency rooms for unintentional marijuana intoxication increased by 133% in France over an 11-year period, according to a new study.

Continue reading “133% leap in children admitted to ER for marijuana, study finds”

The Great Recession

August is a sultry month for stocks as markets thin out during the dog days of summer. Everyone leaves investing for a break from the heat. Statistically, August is the worst month for overall stock performance, while September delivers more of whatever August sends its way or brings its own dark surprises. After that, October loves a surprise and is the worst for having the most major crashes.

As markets now slide into their toughest time of the year, they also also face a major war of words that may quickly become more than words. The days of market calm appear now to have ended. $500 billion worth of supposed US market “value” just cascaded into oblivion last week. (Over a trillion worldwide. Of course, it could reappear tomorrow.)   Continue reading “Wars and Rumors of Wars: Fire and Fury Signifying Nothing?”