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on September 16, 2015 in World News

Reporter Fired for Asking Politician About His Admitted Role in Prostitution Ring

Sen. David Vitter Democrat Reporter Fired for Asking Politician About His Admitted Role in Prostitution Ring A television news reporter says he was recently fired from a station in Baton Rouge for asking a politician about his previous involvement in prostitution rings. According to reporter Derek Myers, he approached U.S. Senator David Vitter about his history in prostitution — something that Vitter actually confessed to back in 2007. Vitter was implicated in the infamous “D.C. Madam” case after his name was outed by Deborah Palfrey, the whistleblower in the scandal who ended up dead in an “apparent suicide” the following… View Article

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on September 16, 2015 in World News

Drone gets terrifying glimpse of growing sinkhole in northeast Russia

Drone gets terrifying glimpse of growing sinkhole in northeast Russia Northeast Russia’s apocalyptic sinkhole that has swallowed up everything above it keeps growing bigger. A RUPTLY drone has provided a better picture of the scale of damage. The city of Solikamsk was first hit by the disaster in November 2014. Then, it was a modest 30 meters (98 feet) wide in diameter. But it’s since grown to a whopping 125 meters, causing increasing damage to its rural surroundings. And the sinkhole shows no sign of a slowing appetite, as the collapsing soil keeps sucking up nearby houses. It is estimated… View Article

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on September 16, 2015 in World News

Hungarian police use tear gas, water cannon on refugees at border

Hungarian police use tear gas, water cannon on refugees at border Hungarian police have deployed tear gas and water cannon against asylum seekers, who broke through razor wire fence at the border crossing with Serbia, media reports say. Police have been reportedly trying to control the crowd, who were throwing plastic bottles, stones and concrete at them. Thick black smoke is covering the area, as seen in the videos. READ MORE: End of Schengen? EU countries toughen border control   Hungarian police told Reuters that several “aggressive” people had managed to break through the border gates. “Police are taking lawful… View Article

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on September 16, 2015 in World News

92% Call Illegal Immigration a ‘Problem,’ 77% Say It’s ‘Serious’

92% Call Illegal Immigration a ‘Problem,’ 77% Say It’s ‘Serious’ Ashley Rae Goldenberg A recent survey shows a majority of Americans think illegal immigration is a “very serious” problem and would support measures to deport illegal immigrants currently living within the country – such as creating a hotline to report “activity connected to illegal immigration.” The survey also found that: Half of Americans would report an employer they suspected of hiring illegal immigrants to the government, Nearly half of Americans would support the government “actively searching for illegal immigrants who have not committed any other crimes to deport them from… View Article

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on September 16, 2015 in World News

Saudi Arabia has 100,000 air-conditioned tents sitting empty, still won’t take Syrian refugees

Saudi Arabia has 100,000 air-conditioned tents sitting empty, still won’t take Syrian refugees By Kellan Howell – The Washington Times As Saudi Arabia faces mounting criticism for refusing to take in any of the millions of Syrians fleeing conflict in their homeland, it was revealed this weekend that the country has over 100,000 empty, air-conditioned tents that could house up to 3 million refugees. The tents, located roughly 2,150 miles from Syria in the city of Mina, are only used a few days a year to house pilgrims on their way to Mecca for the hajj, the news station TeleSUR… View Article

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on September 16, 2015 in World News

Starbucks Apologizes to Philly Officer After Refusing to Let Him Use Restroom

Starbucks Apologizes to Philly Officer After Refusing to Let Him Use Restroom by Warner Todd Huston A Starbucks in downtown Philadelphia was at the center of controversy on Tuesday when a story was posted to Facebook revealing that a “liberal” clerk recently refused to let a city police officer use the restroom. On his Facebook page, officer Joe Leighthardt, a Sergeant on the Philly force, posted the frustrating experience of one of his fellow officers. It wasn’t long before thousands of comments built up on Leighthardt‎’s post. The officer, who remains nameless, told Sgt. Leighthardt about his mistreatment by the barista at the… View Article

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on September 16, 2015 in World News

Battleship Donald Trump: ‘The Silent Majority’ Is a ‘Movement’

Battleship Donald Trump: ‘The Silent Majority’ Is a ‘Movement’ by Alex Swoyer GOP frontrunner Donald Trump rallied roughly 1,000 veterans on the USS Iowa battleship, declaring, “the silent majority—believe me—is back.” Americans are pushing back against failed government, he said. “We’re doing something special. This is a movement—we are going to make our country great again.” “I don’t think we have to call it a silent majority anymore… they’re not silent,” Trump stated. Trump also rolled out a series of policy commitments. He said he’ll soon release his plan to rebuild the military after years of budget cuts. “We’re going to be… View Article

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on September 16, 2015 in World News

Tea Party Activists Blast Beck Over Racism Charges

Tea Party Activists Blast Beck Over Racism Charges by Michael Patrick Leahy Glenn Beck’s very public psychological disintegration is reaching new levels. On Tuesday, he made an unsubstantiated claim on his nationally syndicated radio program about the character of Tea Party activists who support Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump. “The media is making this look like they are Tea Party people that are following him [Trump],” Beck said. “Some of them may be. If you were a Tea Party person, then you were lying. You were lying. It was about Barack Obama being black. It was about him being a… View Article

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on September 15, 2015 in World News

Man Allegedly Assaults Officers And Pulls Gun, But Forgot To Load It

Man Allegedly Assaults Officers And Pulls Gun, But Forgot To Load It by AWR Hawkins On September 14 two police officers were allegedly assaulted by 40-year-old Keno Demontra Phillips, who afterward stuck a gun against the stomach of one of the officers and pulled the trigger, but the pistol did not fire because it was not loaded. The incident occurred on Wayne Avenue in Cincinnati around 11:40 pm, According to Cincinnati.com, officers attempted to pull Phillips over because his car “had no visible plates.” But instead of pulling to the side of the road Phillips pulled up to a home… View Article

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on September 15, 2015 in World News

Gun Owners of America: Fire Speaker Boehner for His Failure to Stand Against Gun Control

Gun Owners of America: Fire Speaker Boehner for His Failure to Stand Against Gun Control by AWR Hawkins Gun Owners of America (GOA) is supporting Representative Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC (R-NC-11th) efforts to oust Speaker Rep. John Boehner (R-OH)  (R-OH-8th), citing Boehner’s willingness to let Democrats bring gun control proposals to the floor of the Republican-controlled House for a vote. They say “It’s time for Boehner to go!” and stand with Meadows in his efforts to “vacate the chair” via House Resolution 385. GOA said: As long as John Boehner is Speaker, your gun rights are in danger. After all, remember… View Article

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