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on April 10, 2015 in World News

‘Major hypocrisy’: US govt-funded agency admits marijuana can kill cancer cells

‘Major hypocrisy’: US govt-funded agency admits marijuana can kill cancer cells he National Institute on Drug Abuse, a US federal government research institute whose mission includes “bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction,” has officially admitted that marijuana extracts can kill cancer cells. The institute has revised a page on its website entitled “DrugFacts: Is Marijuana Medicine?” citing a recent study conducted by a group of scientists at St. George’s University, London. “Recent animal studies have shown that marijuana extracts may help kill certain cancer cells and reduce the size of others,” the NIDA report… View Article

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on April 10, 2015 in World News

Minneapolis police records shed light on 2014 military training

Minneapolis police records shed light on 2014 military training By Matt Ehling, Public Record Media April 08, 2015 In August of 2014, military helicopters flew low over residential neighborhoods of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, engaged in a series of night-time training exercises. The exercises involved the Naval Warfare Development Group – a “special forces” component of the U.S. Navy – and were aimed at enhancing urban combat tactics. Just as they had two years earlier, military personnel had come to the Twin Cities to conduct counter-terrorism training operations in an urban environment. And just as before, those operations commenced with… View Article

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on April 10, 2015 in World News

Kern County sheriff a defiant California maverick on immigration

Kern County sheriff a defiant California maverick on immigration Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood was hiking along the bluffs overlooking Bakersfield last year when he got a call from Gov. Jerry Brown. “What are you trying to do to me?” the sheriff said Brown asked him. “What are you trying to do to me?” Youngblood shot back. A Republican in one of the reddest counties in the state, Youngblood had riled the Democratic governor when he announced that his department would defy the Trust Act, a law signed by Brown that restricts cooperation between local law enforcement officials and federal… View Article

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on April 10, 2015 in World News

Bailiffs visit parents who took child out of school

Bailiffs visit parents who took child out of school Parents hit with £1,200 bill after taking teenage son on holiday during school term Parents who took their teenage son out of school without permission for a five-day holiday ended up with a £1,200 bill and a visit from the bailiffs. The couple were originally fined £120 over the 14-year-old’s unauthorised absence from Sweyne Park School, an academy in Rayleigh, Essex. But after an unsuccessful appeal the unnamed couple were taken to court under the Education Act 1996, which allows education authorities to impose fines on parents who fail to send… View Article

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on April 10, 2015 in World News

Israel Has Spied On American Citizens for Decades

Israel Has Spied On American Citizens for Decades One of Our Closest Allies Massively Spies On Us The NSA considers Israel one of America’s top spying threats.  Israeli spying on America is so rampant that U.S. officials have labeled it “alarming, even terrifying”. Israeli companies hoover up all of the U.S. data through their equipment. And have been doing so for years and years.  And see this. Israelis were spying on the 9/11 hijackers within America before 9/11. See this, this, this, this and this. The NSA voluntarily shares the raw data it collects on American citizens with Israel.  This includes raw data on U.S. government officials. Indeed, leaked NSA documents show that U.S. intelligence officials are… View Article

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on April 10, 2015 in World News

Swat Team Goes After Shoplifter Who Stole $8.50 Worth Of Goods

Holy Waste of Resources Batman!: Swat Team Goes After Shoplifter Who Stole $8.50 Worth Of Goods She was running from police, but it’s where a shoplifter chose to hide that has some arbutus customers in disbelief. Amy Yensi has the details. It was about $8.00 worth of groceries, but it cost police 7 hours and a lot of resources. SWAT teams, a mandatory evacuation and a scissor lift–Baltimore County police pulling out all the stops to arrest a shoplifter who lodged herself above the highest walls of the Giant store in Arbutus. Crews erring on the side of caution, fearing… View Article

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on April 10, 2015 in World News

Two Republican Missouri Politicians Commit Suicide, Questions Being Raised

Two Republican Missouri Politicians Commit Suicide, Questions Being Raised Recent suicides by two Missouri state politicians have raised questions on state ethics, according to an NPR report Thursday. Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich was a top candidate for the Republican Party’s pick for Missouri Governor. However, Schweich killed himself in February. And last month, Spence Jackson, Schweich’s press secretary also took his own life. According to the NPR report, Schweich launched his campaign against Missouri’s Republican Party establishment and was doing well in the polls when the 54-year-old died. Some friends and family say attack ads caused Schweich to take his… View Article

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on April 10, 2015 in World News

Maine State Police Support Rescinding Concealed Permit Requirement

Maine State Police Support Rescinding Concealed Permit Requirement As Maine held an April 8 legislative hearing on Senator Eric Brakey’s (R-Auburn) proposal to abolish the concealed carry permit requirement for that state, one thing was for sure—Maine State Police support Brakey’s proposal. According to WCSH 6, residents of Maine packed the Augusta State House to support Brakey’s contention that having a concealed carry permit requirement in an open carry state is the same thing as punishing concealed carriers. They pointed out how people who want to legally carry a concealed handgun have to apply for a license and literally wait… View Article

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