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on May 22, 2015 in World News

Pension funds ordered to divest companies that support boycott of Israel

Pension funds ordered to divest companies that support boycott of Israel Five US public sector pension funds are to divest from companies that boycott investment in Israel after a state government passed new legislation forcing the move. The US state of Illinois saw its House of Representatives and Senate both unanimously pass legislation requiring five state-funded pension schemes to identify all companies that boycott Israel and divest their direct and indirect holdings. The term ‘boycott’ is defined as any company that engages in actions that are politically motivated or intended to penalise or inflict economic harm on Israel or companies… View Article

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on May 22, 2015 in World News

FBI Now Going Door-To-Door Interrogating Americans About Jade Helm

FBI Now Going Door-To-Door Interrogating Americans About Jade Helm Military Exercises: “We Follow Up With Anything Like That” Are you being watched by the Federal Bureau of Investigation because of your concerns about an overbearing government? The answer should be obvious given the nature of America’s budding surveillance state and a new video shows just how far law enforcement officials are willing to go to protect the Homeland from anyone who engages in the dissemination of ideas that are counter to the official narrative. As you’ll see in the footage below, if you show concern or are outspoken about the… View Article

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on May 22, 2015 in World News

Oregon to Launch Pay-Per-Mile Road Tax Program

Oregon to Launch Pay-Per-Mile Road Tax Program By Star Fox In order to replace revenue being lost due to more fuel efficient cars on American roads, the state of Oregon is set to launch a pay-per-mile tax program that will charge motorists for their use of public roads. Starting on July 1, Oregon will allow 5,000 residents to voluntarily sign up to be taxed per-mile rather then pay the gas tax at the pumps. Volunteers will be charged 1.5 cents every mile traveled on taxpayer-provided roads, reports AP News. From AP News: The current program, called OreGo, will be the… View Article

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on May 22, 2015 in World News

Britain’s anti-terror law and the global assault on democratic rights

Britain’s anti-terror law and the global assault on democratic rights In the year marking 800 years since England’s Magna Carta, which asserted that kings could not simply impose their will without oversight and freemen could not be punished unless they violated the law of the land, Britain’s new Conservative government is preparing a massive assault on civil liberties. The Tories are set to enact new legislation targeting “extremists” that poses a fundamental threat to political opponents of the government and to the working class. The claim that the new law is aimed simply or primarily at Islamic terrorists is a… View Article

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on May 21, 2015 in World News

The Canadian town that still bans interracial marriage

The Canadian town that still bans interracial marriage In Canada, in 2015, a couple is forced to leave their home because their relationship is interracial. Amanda Deer is native. Her boyfriend is not. Most places in Canada, their relationship wouldn’t attract a second glance. But it was enough to provoke an angry mob in Kahnawake, Que., over the weekend, who drove the pair from their home on the Mohawk reserve near Montreal. “They were trying to break my front door down. They started handling the handle, banging on the door, banging on the porch,” Deer told CBC News. Deer said… View Article

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on May 21, 2015 in World News

EI ranks surge in Alberta as oil shock takes vicious toll

by TAVIA GRANT The Globe and Mail EI ranks surge in Alberta as oil shock takes vicious toll More Canadians are collecting jobless benefits than a year ago – the first year-over-year increase in five years. The number of people getting employment insurance benefits rose 1.1 per cent in March from a month earlier and is 2,600 higher than a year earlier, Statistics Canada said Thursday. Alberta saw an 8.9-per-cent monthly jump, leading growth for the third month in a row, while Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland also recorded increases. The uptick in energy-related provinces was expected, given the impact… View Article

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on May 21, 2015 in World News

Harper returns to Quebec to be feted by influential Montreal Jewish council

Harper returns to Quebec to be feted by influential Montreal Jewish council Prime Minister Stephen Harper returns today to Quebec, a province where his party hopes to make major gains in this fall’s election. And he’s being honoured by a community which holds considerable sway over whether those gains will include a seat in Montreal. The riding of Mount Royal is up for grabs this fall with Liberal MP Irwin Cotler stepping down. About 30 per cent of the riding identified as Jewish in the last census — making the electoral district one of only a handful in the country… View Article

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on May 21, 2015 in World News

Senators continue to take pricey flights because they can

by Sophia Harris Senators continue to take pricey flights because they can Perk may not last as Canadian Senate spokesman says travel policy is being reviewed Some Canadian senators continue to fly high even though the upper chamber has been besieged with ongoing expense scandals. There are no rules preventing senators from buying the priciest airline flights possible at taxpayers’ expense. The Senate has hinted that travel policy changes are coming soon, but has been short on details. House of Commons MPs, meanwhile, have to abide by certain rules. They must buy flight passes — tickets purchased in bulk and… View Article

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on May 21, 2015 in World News

All Gun Owners Should Pass a Test and Get a License (Like in Chicago)

All Gun Owners Should Pass a Test and Get a License (Like in Chicago) In the wake of the outlaw biker shootout in Waco, Texas, where nine bikers were killed, the law blog Chicago Now suggested all gun owners should have to pass a test and get a license—which is what potential gun owners are also required to do in Chicago. The license Chicago gun owners get is a Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) card. By the way, 49 people were shot in Chicago over the weekend. According to Chicago Now (CN), it is too hard to tell when “good guys”… View Article

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on May 21, 2015 in World News

Obama to Coast Guard Grads: Climate Change the Biggest Threat to National Security

Obama to Coast Guard Grads: Climate Change the Biggest Threat to National Security President Obama used a commencement address at the Coast Guard Academy Wednesday afternoon to make clear that his administration views climate change as the most severe threat to national security. At the Coast Guard commencement, Obama made a “push for urgent action to combat climate change as a national security imperative,” the New York Times reports. “I am here today to say that climate change constitutes a serious threat to global security, an immediate risk to our national security, and, make no mistake, it will impact how… View Article

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