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Mt. Gox, the Japan-based bitcoin exchange, was forced to halt all currency withdrawals this morning amid an “increase in withdrawal traffic.”
According to a memo on Mt. Gox’s website, “In order for our team to resolve the withdrawal issue it is necessary for a [temporary] pause on all withdrawal requests to obtain a clear technical view of the current processes. We apologize for the sudden short notice.” Continue reading “The Fall Of Mt. Gox”
According to an official with the United States Secret Service, an individual attempted to climb the White House fence Friday afternoon, prompting a lockdown.
The person was taken into custody by Park Police and Secret Service Officers.
An all-clear has been issued. Continue reading “Person in Custody After Trying to Climb White House Fence”
KIEV, Ukraine: The United States tried to contain fallout on Friday from a leaked phone conversation in which a top diplomat uses the f-word regarding the European Union’s handling of the crisis in Ukraine.
The embarrassing diplomatic incident comes as Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych was due to hold crisis talks with Russian counterpart and ally Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Sochi. Continue reading “Washington red-faced after top US diplomat caught on tape saying ‘f*** the EU’”
It’s been a heck of a week for Houston’s Kenny Thompson, who’s been fielding calls from everyone from CNN and the Today show to the Ellen Degeneres Show and local news.
It’s all because he paid off nearly $465 in delinquent meal accounts at an elementary school so that students with negative balances would be able to eat lunch.
The 52-year-old’s big-hearted gesture has gone viral and is inspiring people all over the country to pitch in and help kids in their own communities. Continue reading “Houston man makes national news with simple good deed for other people’s kids”
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish security forces on Friday detained a Ukrainian plane passenger suspected of making a bomb threat in an attempt to hijack a flight to Sochi, Russia, where the Winter Olympics were opening under tight security.
An F-16 fighter was scrambled as soon as the pilot on the flight from Kharkiv, Ukraine, signaled there was a hijacking attempt and then escorted the plane safely to its original destination in Istanbul, according to NTV television. Continue reading “Official: Turkish hijack drama ‘has ended’”
Editor’s Note: You’ve stocked your pantry. You’ve prepared your supplies and reserves at off-site locations. You’ve developed skills like shooting, food production and trauma care. You have primary, secondary and tertiary plans for evacuating your home or digging in and defending it. For all intents and purposes, you’re ready. At the very least you’re more prepared than 95% of the country. There is no doubt that if you’ve taken steps to prepare for an emergency or disaster ahead of time that your odds of survival have increased significantly. Continue reading “The One Thing You Need To Survive: “Everything Else Is Just Talking and Wishful Thinking””
Activist Post – by Amanda Warren
Cops break a child’s leg with a kick to the shin and move on to sexually assault his mother.
One morning, last January, NYPD from the 63rd precinct, showed up at Krystle Silvera’s home looking for her ex-boyfriend for violating an order of protection. But protecting is not how they responded to her family.
Her cancer-stricken mother answered the door, confused by what they were asking and why they were there. Silvera’s 10-year-old son, Courtney, fascinated by the officers of his own career aspirations, grabbed his mother’s cell phone to record the questioning. Continue reading “NYPD Breaks Child’s Leg for Filming, Assaults Mom”
AUSTIN (CN) – An Austin police officer sexually assaulted a woman in the back seat of his cruiser, and she’s not the first one he molested, she claims in court.
Jane Doe sued Austin, its police chief, and her alleged assailant, Officer Jackie Len Neal, in Federal Court. Continue reading “3-Day Suspension for a Cop’s Sexual Assault? Terrifying Impunity in TX Police”
GENEVA — The Vatican came under blistering criticism from a U.N. committee Thursday for its handling of the global priest sex abuse scandal, facing its most intense public grilling to date over allegations that it protected pedophile priests at the expense of victims.
The Vatican insisted it had little jurisdiction to sanction pedophile priests around the globe, saying it was for local law enforcement to do so. But officials conceded that it needs to do more, given the scale of the problem and the role the Holy See plays in the international community. Continue reading “U.N. committee criticizes Vatican for allegedly enabling child sex abuse”
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Kicking Cancer to the Curb Naturally pt. 2 Continue reading “Kicking Cancer to the Curb Naturally pt. 2”
Have you noticed that practically every day a new story comes out in the media about the toxic side effects of living in the modern world?
Chemical and heavy metal dangers seem to be lurking everywhere you turn in the 21st century!
Pesticides coat much of our fresh food supply, chemical by-products from manufacturing are routinely dumped into our air and water, and mercury amalgam fillings in your teeth may be releasing mercury into your body with every bite of food you take! Continue reading “Use This Superfood to Help Remove Mercury From Your Tissues in Weeks”
The Chinese are preparing to deploy submarines armed with nuclear missiles that will patrol the northern Pacific Ocean and come within range of at least two US states, according to a new report from the US Navy.
The US Naval Institute (USNI) reported that the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has tapped the Jin-class nuclear ballistic submarines to begin patrols in 2014. The subs will carry intercontinental range missiles that are thought to have a range of no less than 14,000 kilometers (8,699 miles) and can deliver a single or multiple warheads. Continue reading “New Chinese submarine patrol puts Hawaii, Alaska within nuke range – report”
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals’ (PETA), known for its anti-fur campaigns, put down 1,792 stray cats and dogs at its shelter last year alone. PETA defends its work, saying euthanasia is sometimes the best option for animals.
The death rate per animal averages 5 per day. The 1,792 figure represents an 82 percent euthanasia rate of the total number of animals PETA brought to its Norfolk, Virginia shelter in 2013, according to an annual report by the Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF). Continue reading “Watchdog fail: PETA killed nearly 2,000 shelter animals in 2013 – report”
The value of the bitcoin cryptocurrency has dropped below $690 per unit on one of the world’s biggest exchanges Mt. Gox, after the Japanese trader temporarily stopped withdrawals to fix technical problems.
“In our efforts to resolve the issue being encountered by various bitcoin withdrawals, it was determined that the increase in the flow of withdrawal requests has hindered our efforts on a technical level. To understand the issue thoroughly, the system needs to be in a static state,” according to a statement released Friday, February 7. Continue reading “Bitcoin plunges 20% on big Japan-based exchange as withdrawals halted”
How can a bankrupt country give money it doesn’t have to Ukraine?!?
The United States is ready to provide financial support to Ukraine if the country implements the necessary political reforms, senior US diplomat Victoria Nuland said.
“We have had extensive discussions at all meetings concerning support from the international community, including the United States,” Nuland, the Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs said at a press conference in Kiev on Friday. Continue reading “US will give money to Ukraine if Kiev makes necessary reforms – Nuland”
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Police officers testified Friday that a Georgia teen died almost immediately after a Florida man fired repeatedly into his vehicle following an argument over loud music outside a convenience store.
Officers Robert Holmes and Dawn Valentine of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said they found 17-year-old Jordan Davis slumped against another young man in the backseat of the SUV. Blood was coming out of the back of the teen from Marietta, Ga., Holmes said. Continue reading “Officers Testify in Florida Shooting over Loud Music”
Demonstrators in Bosnia-Hercegovina have set fire to government buildings as violent protests continue across the country for a third day.
Police have used rubber bullets and tear gas against protesters in the capital Sarajevo and the northern town of Tuzla.
Black smoke could be seen gushing from the presidency building in Sarajevo. Continue reading “Violent protests break out in Bosnia-Hercegovina”
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