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on November 25, 2015 in World News

Do you feel safer yet? TSA agents indicted for smuggling cocaine

Do you feel safer yet? TSA agents indicted for smuggling cocaine  by: Daniel Barker In the latest scandal involving the agency, three TSA-contracted screeners have been arrested on charges of defrauding the government and smuggling cocaine through San Francisco International Airport (SFO). The arrests were made after an indictment was unsealed on November 9. The three are accused of allowing shipments of real and “simulated” cocaine to pass through security screening in exchange for a fee. Apparently, although it’s not entirely clear from the language used in the Justice Department press release, at least some of five shipments in question… View Article

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on November 25, 2015 in World News

University of Vermont tells white students to attend three-day ‘privilege retreat’

University of Vermont tells white students to attend three-day ‘privilege retreat’ so by: J. D. Heyes Vermont was not one of the 13 original British colonies that would go on to become the United States following the American Revolution, but it was close: the territory of Vermont was granted statehood on March 4, 1791, just a few years after the war ended. And while not an original U.S. state, it was inhabited mostly by former British subjects who, of course, were Caucasian. Today, some academics and student “activists” are forcing white students to essentially apologize for being white. As reported… View Article

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on November 25, 2015 in World News

Obama Administration says America’s legal gun owners are a threat, but ISIS is no threat at all

Obama Administration says America’s legal gun owners are a threat, but ISIS is no threat at all  by: J. D. Heyes American gun owners can spot a gun-grabber a mile away, and they have known for several years now that their president is one of them. Time and again, Barack Obama has attempted to goad the country and Congress into backing stricter gun control laws that would do little to reduce mass shootings that are statistically rare to begin with,[PDF] according to a government study. But statistics and facts and the truth about guns don’t matter to an ideologue like… View Article

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on November 25, 2015 in World News

Russia bombards Syrian rebels near site of downed Russian jet

Russia bombards Syrian rebels near site of downed Russian jet Russian forces launched a heavy bombardment against insurgent-held areas in Syria’s Latakia province on Wednesday, near where a Russian warplane had been shot down by Turkey the day before, rebels and a monitoring group said. At least 12 air strikes hit Latakia’s northern countryside as pro-government forces clashed with fighters from al Qaeda’s Nusra Front and Turkmen insurgents in the Jabal Akrad and Jabal Turkman areas, the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. A Turkmen commander said missiles fired from Russian warships in the Mediterranean were also hitting the… View Article

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on November 25, 2015 in World News

Bakery Owner on Response to His ‘Politically Incorrect’ Sign

Bakery Owner on Response to His ‘Politically Incorrect’ Sign: ‘Overwhelming Amount of Support’ by Trent Baker The owner of Schuler’s Bakery said the response to the “politically incorrect” sign displayed in Springfield, OH has been “overwhelming” in the amount of support and business has been booming, according to KUTV. Schuler’s Bakery owner Trent Schuler said he cannot believe all the attention his sign has received since the photo of his sign went viral. “I had no idea it was going to turn out like this. I think it’s great, though, the overwhelming amount of support that people have given to just expressing… View Article

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on November 24, 2015 in World News

US-backed forces have right to self-defense, but others do not – State Department

US-backed forces have right to self-defense, but others do not – State Department Turkey and the rebels it backs northern Syria had the right to defend themselves against Russian airstrikes, State Department spokesman told reporters. The rebels reportedly killed one Russian pilot who ejected from the jet hit by a Turkish missile. TrendsIslamic State, Syria-Turkey During the regular press briefing, Mark Toner said the Syrian government did not have such a right, though. When asked by RT’s Gayane Chichakyan if the State Department considered the rebels who reportedly killed the Russian pilots “moderates,” Toner replied: “We’ve seen conflicting reports. One pilot… View Article

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