New York Times – by MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM and ROBIN POGREBIN

The municipal identification cards that New York plans to start issuing next year in an effort to make life easier for undocumented immigrants will come with an added benefit so enticing the hope is that many other New Yorkers may sign up for them too: coupon books offering free tickets or other discounts at 33 of the city’s leading cultural institutions.

Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall; the Bronx Zoo and the New York Botanical Garden; the American Museum of Natural History, the Snug Harbor Cultural Center and many others will offer a variety of perks — most of them equivalent to a basic one-year membership — to holders of the new ID cards, which are expected to be made available to any city resident over age 14, regardless of their legal status.    Continue reading “New York City ID Cards Coming With Cultural Benefits”

The robot seems to obey Icaac Asimov's Laws of Robotics. Asimov wrote the story which inspired the film, 'I, Robot'Yahoo News

Anyone excited by the idea of stepping into a driverless car should read the results of a somewhat alarming experiment at Bristol’s University of the West of England, where a robot was programmed to rescue others from certain doom… but often didn’t.

The so-called ‘Ethical robot’, also known as the Asimov robot, after the science fiction writer whose work inspired the film ‘I, Robot’, saved robots, acting the part of humans, from falling into a hole: but often stood by and let them trundle into the danger zone.   Continue reading “Robot with “morals” makes surprisingly deadly decisions”

As a result, CBP is converting qualified internal affairs employees from general investigators to criminal investigators.KGNS

WASHINGTON, DC (CBP) – Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson announced his decision to delegate to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) the authority to investigate its employees for alleged criminal misconduct.

As a result, CBP is converting qualified internal affairs employees from general investigators to criminal investigators. This authority will allow CBP to perform misconduct investigations with more transparency and hold the workforce accountable.   Continue reading “DHS delegates criminal misconduct investigative authority to CBP”

The Hill – by Scott Wong

It wasn’t part of the jobs message he planned to pitch, but Speaker John Boehner said Thursday that immigration reform would help boost the economy.

“Immigration reform will help our economy, but you’ve got to secure the border first,” the Ohio Republican said after a speech at the conservative think tank American Enterprise Institute. “We’ve got a mess and everyone knows we’ve got a mess.   Continue reading “Boehner: Immigration reform will help boost the economy”

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder provides an update on the Justice DepartmentÕs efforts in Ferguson, Missouri, during a news conference with Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Molly Moran and Office of Community Oriented Policing Services Director Ronald Davis at the departmentThe Daily Caller – by Betsy Rothstein

Since when does the Department of Justice coordinate with an obviously liberal media organization to go after a conservative reporter? It’s official: At least since 2011.

In email exchanges obtained by The Daily Caller in two separate FOIA requests, a coordinated effort to slam Breitbart News reporter Matthew Boyleemerged. To be sure, Boyle is not a reporter who is beloved by other reporters and he’s been critiqued on any number of matters that include his youthful chipmunk cheeks, his previously questionable Twitter avatar and his TV skills. But his beat was DOJ and Eric Holder and shouldn’t a reporter be commended for going after an enterprising story or two on his beat?   Continue reading “Department Of Justice, Media Matters Coordinate To Attack Reporter”

Politico – by Jonathan Topaz

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett on Thursday again defended Burger King’s purchase of Canadian chain Tim Hortons, a deal criticized by many as an inversion plan by the fast food company to avoid paying U.S. taxes.

Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate where Buffett serves as president and CEO, invested $3 billion to help finance the deal. Appearing on MSNBC, Buffett insisted that the purchase was not a tax dodge.   Continue reading “Warren Buffett stands by Burger King deal”

National Review – by Andrew Johnson

The Obama administration has “widened the loopholes” that Islamic State and other extremist fighters could use to enter the United States, a leading union of immigration officials says.

In a statement obtained by National Review Online, the U.S. National Citizenship and Immigration Services Council, a union representing 12,000 federal immigration agents, sounded the alarm that not only could jihadists “slip across our porous southern border,” but that fighters could also “exploit our loose and lax visa policies to gain entry to the United States.”   Continue reading “Immigration Agent Union: Obama Admin ‘Widened the Loopholes’ for ISIS to Enter U.S.”

Breitbart – by Kristin Tate

HOUSTON, Texas — During just one month, Border Patrol agents in Texas’ Del Rio Sector arrested five convicted sex offenders in the U.S. illegally. Each of the five offenders has been charged with illegal re-entry, according to Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

Jose Castro, a spokesman for the Del Rio Sector, told Breitbart Texas that there has been an increase in apprehended sex offenders this year.    Continue reading “Handful of Sex Offender Illegal Immigrants Arrested on Rural Texas-Mexico Border”

Breitbart – by Bob Price

HOUSTON, Texas — Plans to shut down ports of entry between the United States and Mexico by a citizen protest group are being finalized. The list of ports includes six Texas ports, four in Arizona, two in New Mexico and five in California. Organizers say this is the final list and plan to move forward on all ports listed.

“This event is for Patriotic Americans who feel strongly about our nation’s sovereignty and bringing our Marine, Sgt. Tahmooressi, home,” said event organizer Stasyi Barth in a statement posted on the groups website. Sgt. Tahmooressi is being held in a Mexican jail for allegedly entering Mexico with weapons that are illegal in that country. He claims the entry was accidental.   Continue reading “Plans to Shut Down Ports of Entry Moving Forward”

Breitbart – by Bob Price

HOUSTON, Texas — The family of the U.S. Marine being held in a Mexican jail for entering Mexico with firearms has denounced the “Shut Down All Ports of Entry” protest planned for this weekend. Event organizers are listing support for Marine Sergeant Andrew Tahmooressi as one of the main reasons for this action to shut down the ports of entry between the United States and Mexico. Sgt. Tahmooressi is being held in a Mexican jail for allegedly entering Mexico with firearms in his vehicle.   Continue reading “Family of Marine Held in Mexico Condemns Ports of Entry Protest”

COTTONCANDYCONES14A.jpgI can see Bloomie and Michele having conniptions over this concoction. LOL

Gothamist

Your mouth is moving through the air, pushing towards an ice cream cone topped with something pink. It expects a cool sweet burst of ice cream, but SURPRISE, Your Mouth, it’s cotton candy. The aesthetically-pleasing but otherwise, let’s agree, not-that-great town fair treat. Yet what happens next will surprise Your Mouth… the cotton candy is just a brief, complimentary introduction to what hides beneath: that ice cream you were expecting.   Continue reading “Cotton Candy Cones Debuts In Williamsburg Tomorrow”

Featured photo - Irate NSA Staffer Doesn’t Like Being Filmed in Public, for Some ReasonThe Intercept – by John Cook

The NSA sent someone bearing the nametag “Neal Z.” to the University of New Mexico’s Engineering and Science Career Fair today, in the hopes of recruiting young computer geniuses to help manage the yottabytes of datait is collecting about you. But instead of eager young applicants, Mr. Z. encountered University of New Mexico alumnus Andy Beale and student Sean Potter, who took the rare opportunity of being in the room with a genuine NSA agent to ask him about his employer’s illegal collection of metadata on all Americans. Mr. Z. did not like that one bit.
Continue reading “Irate NSA Staffer Doesn’t Like Being Filmed in Public, for Some Reason”

Mail.com

SUNBURY, Pa. (AP) — A newlywed couple whose Craigslist ad lured a stranger to his death were sentenced Thursday to life in prison without parole by a judge who said their “permanent removal” from society is appropriate.

Neither 19-year-old Miranda Barbour nor her 22-year-old husband, Elytte, displayed emotion as they sat with their lawyers in the courtroom while some of the victim’s relatives described the grief and pain they have experience since the Nov. 11 murder.   Continue reading “Couple in Craigslist slaying sentenced to life”

Brooklyn Daily Eagle

A New York City police officer has been suspended after a video surfaced of a street fair altercation in Sunset Park, according to an Associated Press report.

NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton said that the officer in question has been stripped of his gun and badge pending an investigation in a case of alleged excessive police force in Sunset Park on Sunday,  according to The AP.

“Bratton said the fair was supposed to end at 6 p.m. but it was still going a half hour later,” The AP reported. “Officers tried to clear the street for traffic.” When the vendors resisted leaving right away, the police seemingly got handsy.   Continue reading “NYPD investigates alleged police brutality in Sunset Park”

NYPD copter, drone have near-miss over BrooklynNew York Post – by Larry Celona

An NYPD helicopter 800 feet in the air had a near-miss with a drone as the cops searched for a missing teenage boy in Brooklyn early Wednesday, law enforcement sources told The Post.

Just before 1 a.m., the chopper was hovering over 1240 Greene Ave. in Bushwick when it was forced to suddenly change course because of the drone, sources said.

The 83rd Precinct was notified, and Isaac Rosa, 34, was arrested for illegally operating the remote-controlled DJI Phantom 2 Quadcopter, equipped with a GoPro camera, sources said.   Continue reading “NYPD copter, drone have near-miss over Brooklyn”

Photo - Daniel Martin Jr., of Lawton, was killed March 16 by the Lawton Police Department. <strong></strong>News OK – by Jennifer Palmer

LAWTON — It was Daniel Martin Jr. who called 911 the day he died, to report vandals in his driveway. The decorated Army veteran’s voice is frenzied and at one point, the dispatcher tells him to calm down.

“They’re still at my front door,” he said.

The dispatcher asks if the vandals have a firearm, and Martin says he can’t tell. “But I have one,” he adds. “I’m inside with my weapon.”

A female dispatcher relayed that to responding officers. But when Martin opened his front door for the police, someone shouted “gun,” and Lawton police officers Elijah Garcia and Anthony Edwards fired multiple rounds, killing Martin, 47. Continue reading “Lawton police shooting justified; man answered door with a gun”

Socks photoKIRO 7 News

The city of Burien is raising a stink over people who smell bad.

Last month, the city passed a new “trespassing ordinance” that bans a variety of behaviors, including hostile language, not enough clothes covering the body and bodily hygiene or scent in public places including parks, the King County Library, even Burien City Hall.   Continue reading “New ordinance allows police to ban smelly people from city buildings”

Police Shooting JenningsMerced Sun-Star – by Jim Salter

CLAYTON, MO. — Officers shot and killed a man after he allegedly pointed a rifle at them in suburban St. Louis, the second fatal police shooting of a black suspect in the region since the August shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson.

Two officers fired a combined 25 shots at the suspect Wednesday night after a chase in which the 42-year-old man slammed his vehicle into a police car and then fled on foot into a construction area, St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar said. The officers told Belmar the suspect tried to fire, but his .22-caliber rifle jammed and no casings were found outside the gun.   Continue reading “Officers fatally shoot man near St. Louis”