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Walmart plans to lay off roughly 2,300 employees of Sam’s Club, the retail giant’s membership-only club, CNBC reported via Twitter Friday. A large number of those getting laid off will be assistant managers at stores with weak sales, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Sam’s Club on its own is the eighth largest retailer in the country, according to the company’s website. More from the Associated Press: Continue reading “Walmart To Lay Off 2,300 Sam’s Club Employees”
President Barack Obama will announce a new plan next week to help Americans who continue to struggle to find jobs even as the economy recovers from recession, his senior adviser, Dan Pfeiffer, said on Saturday.
Obama’s efforts to help the long-term unemployed are part of an economic strategy he will lay out in his annual State of the Union address on Tuesday and expound upon during a four-state tour, Pfeiffer said in a mass email from the White House. Earlier President Obama had used his weekly address to pledge action to tackle sexual violence, including in the military and at colleges. Continue reading “Obama to unveil help for long-term unemployed in State of Union address”
Following research last week suggesting that HSBC has a major capital shortfall, the fact that several farmer’s co-ops were unable to pay back depositors in China, and, of course, the liquidity crisis in China itself, news from The BBC that HSBC is imposing restrictions on large cash withdrawals raising a number of red flags. The BBC reports that some HSBC customers have been prevented from withdrawing large amounts of cash because they could not provide evidence of why they wanted it. HSBC admitted it has not informed customers of the change in policy, which was implemented in November for their own good: “We ask our customers about the purpose of large cash withdrawals when they are unusual… the reason being we have an obligation to protect our customers, and to minimise the opportunity for financial crime.” As one customer responded: “you shouldn’t have to explain to your bank why you want that money. It’s not theirs, it’s yours.” Continue reading “Bank-Run Fears Continue; HSBC Restricts Large Cash Withdrawals”
(MFNS) Washington – The president today took an important step, without congressional approval, in forwarding the agenda he set for his second term. Sighting a study by Manchester Metropolitan University on food safety, Obama ordered the FDA to extend the 5 second rule for food that has hit the floor.
“The government is to tackle food poverty by officially doubling the five allowable seconds for food dropped on the floor to ten seconds” Obama told a small group gathered at the White House. “The action could see millions of pounds worth of pizza slices, nachos and ice cream reclassified as edible”. Continue reading “President Signs Executive Order to Extend 5 Second Rule”
For those of you who are regular visitors to the Tin Hat Ranch you know I don’t stray off into current events or politics too often. Every once and a while I notice something going on that I feel we can all learn from. Today’s world lesson comes to us from the Ukraine. As you are probably well aware protests against the government has become violent as of late with protesters hurling Molotov cocktails at police and troops. Continue reading “Is It Time To Ditch The Cell Phone?”
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Before It’s News – by N. Morgan
Well, if this doesn’t make you a little nervous.. Leon Panetta admitted the US has no way to track any North Korean missiles, that may be heading our way. What about all of that tracking and surveillance crap they use on us?
A clearly tired and emotional Panetta, 27, started to sob as he admitted to having small shortcomings, but the USA removed that bit from the broadcast. Commenting, Dear Leader Kim Jong Un warned the U.S. not to forget their disgrace and lesson from the Pueblo incident. Continue reading “US Defense Sec Admits USA Cannot Track North Korea Nuclear Missiles”
Columbia (United States) (AFP) – Three people were killed in a shooting at a popular shopping mall in a suburb of the US capital, authorities said Saturday.
Howard County Police, which announced the fatalities via Twitter, said the suspected shooter at the Columbia Mall was among the dead.
“Police are in mall to clear people out safely,” it tweeted. “Mall is believed to be secure, but people inside should wait for police.” Continue reading “Three killed in mall shooting outside Washington: police”
It was only a year ago that JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon was getting his pay docked by millions of dollars. Now, though, the company is giving their chief executive a raise.
Despite the fact that JPMorgan was hit with $20 billion worth of fines during 2013, Dimon will receive $1.5 million for the year. That base salary is virtually unchanged from the year before, but the company will also pay him an additional $18.5 million in restricted stock, according to a public filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Continue reading “JPMorgan gives CEO Jamie Dimon a raise despite shelling out $20 bln in fines”
The whodunit of stolen credit cards
Gone are the days of the good old-fashioned purse snatcher. With little brute and more skill, thieves only need a minute, sometimes a second, to pilfer your credit card data.
“Back in the beginning, they got the imprint of credit cards from the carbon copies they dug out of the trash,” says William Noonan, assistant special agent in charge of the Secret Service’s criminal investigative division. “Technology has changed things.” Continue reading “5 ways thieves steal credit card data”
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The head of Ukraine’s police says protesters on Saturday released two officers they seized and tortured, but a protest leader called the claim a provocation aimed at justifying a crackdown.
Interior Minister Vitaly Zakharchenko, one of the government figures despised most by protesters, said the two officers were released with the help of negotiations by foreign embassies. He said they had been hospitalized, but did not give details of how they allegedly were abused. Continue reading “Ukraine says 2 captured police released”
WASHINGTON (AP) — The dueling faces of a conflicted political party were on display for all to see at the just-concluded Republican National Committee meeting.
One was younger, more diverse and tech-savvy, part of the RNC’s carefully crafted plan to inspire confidence that the GOP is trying to grow beyond its shrinking, older, largely white base. The other — one that hasn’t evolved since the GOP’s back-to-back presidential losses — lurked in the hallways, occasionally taking center stage at the Washington hotel where party delegates from around the country met to discuss party business. Continue reading “RNC showcased update, while losing image remains”
(RT) – A new report describing the bizarre and dangerous side effects of the sleep aid Ambien has once again raised questions about one of the United States’ most popular prescription drugs.
In a story by the Fix, Allison McCabe chronicled the numerous cases in which Ambien has caused individuals to commit unsafe, and sometimes deadly acts. Continue reading “America’s most popular prescription sleep medication linked to mass shootings”
WEB Notes: How much longer can/will they keep this facade of a healthy economy alive? We are starting to see a lot of indicators that things may finally be breaking down. Is it any surprise when92 million Americans are not working? Super Bowl tickets typically a hot commodity have plummeted in price. While McDonald’s typically does great fiscal wise in an economic down turn they are now loosing customers and seeing decreased profits. More signs that things are heading south. Continue reading “US Stocks Slammed; Dow Falls 300-Plus Points in Worst Week Since 2011”
There are 2.3 million people living behind bars in the United States
● The US prison system costs the federal government $55 billion every year
PRISON VS. JAIL
● Jails are locally-operated facilities that hold inmates for a short period of time
● Prisons are long-term facilities run by the state or federal government Continue reading “Prison Inc.: The Secret Industry”
The Daily Caller – by Patrick Howley
A U.S. newspaper conglomerate has considered building state-by-state databases of people who have the right to carry concealed firearms.
Civitas Media, which owns 88 newspapers in 12 states and more than 100 total publications, is planning to use public records requests to build their databases, according to an internal Civitas email obtained by the Buckeye Firearms Association in Ohio.
Civitas director of content Jim Lawitz emailed content directors, managers, and producers in a January 19 email, saying that exploring the “explosion” of conceal and carry permits in the U.S. will be one of the company’s short-term objectives. Continue reading “Newspaper conglomerate considers building massive database of gun owners”
CNS News – by Michael W. Chapman
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) spent approximately $900 million over the last 5 years for behavior detection officers to identify high-risk passengers but, so far, according to the General Accountability Office (GAO), only 0.59% of the passengers flagged were arrested and among those not one was charged with terrorism – zero.
In 2003, the TSA started testing its Screening of Passengers by Observation Technique (SPOT) program, which was then fully deployed in 2007. About 3,000 behavior detection officers (BDO) “had been deployed to 176 of the more than 450 TSA-regulated airports in the United States” by fiscal year 2012 (Oct. 1, 2011 – Sept. 30, 2012), according to the GAO. Continue reading “TSA Spent $900 Million on Behavior Detection Officers Who Detected 0 Terrorists”
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