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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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on September 15, 2015 in World News

Woman Shoots, Kills Alleged Home Invader During One Hour Wait for 911 Response

Woman Shoots, Kills Alleged Home Invader During One Hour Wait for 911 Response by AWR Hawkins On September 9 Breitbart News reported that a female Dayton, Ohio homeowner who had been targeted for crime multiple times called 911 to report an alleged invader, then shot and killed the suspect herself. News reports have since revealed that the police response time for that 911 call was over an hour long. For example, ABC 22 ran a story titled, “Why did it take over an hour to respond to a home invasion call?” In it, they report that the female homeowner called… View Article

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on September 15, 2015 in World News

Wall Street ‘Terrified’ By Trump’s Populists

Wall Street ‘Terrified’ By Trump’s Populists by Neil Munro Wall Street’s wealthy donors didn’t see the Donald Trump’s populist wave coming — and they’re “terrified,” according to Politico. “I don’t know anyone who is a Donald Trump supporter [and] I don’t know anyone who knows anyone who is a Donald Trump supporter,” said the CEO of one large Wall Street firm. “They are like this huge mystery group… So it’s a combination of shock and bewilderment. No one really knows why this is happening… Right now people think Trump is pretty hilarious but the longer it goes on the more… View Article

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on September 15, 2015 in World News

MIT Study Warns About the Dangers of Geoengineering and Weather Modification

MIT Study Warns About the Dangers of Geoengineering and Weather Modification By Derrick Broze As humanity works to avoid further environmental and ecological destruction to the planet, scientists continue to search for possible solutions to the numerous issues facing our species. One of these proposed solutions has been the science of geoengineering. According to a 2013 congressional report: The term ‘geoengineering’ describes this array of technologies that aim, through large-scale and deliberate modifications of the Earth’s energy balance, to reduce temperatures and counteract anthropogenic climate change. Most of these technologies are at the conceptual and research stages, and their effectiveness… View Article

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on September 15, 2015 in World News

Sweden’s Pro-Refugee Policies Aren’t Working Out So Well

Sweden’s Pro-Refugee Policies Aren’t Working Out So Well Open borders + welfare state = bad news for Europe’s most “welcoming” country The Globe and Mail’s Margaret Wente has been doing a little research into how things are going with Sweden’s left-lauded “welcoming” and “generous” immigrant policies. Her conclusion: “Not so well.” At all. “In Sweden, where equality is revered, inequality is now entrenched,” writes Wente. Citing staggering unemployment rates for immigrants, even after 15 years of living in the country, and skyrocketing welfare costs (58% of welfare payments go to immigrants, 16% of the population). Meanwhile, the population is getting increasingly bulkanized, with more and… View Article

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