on January 9, 2016 in World News
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on January 9, 2016 in World News
‘Monsanto get out!’ Protests against agro-giant held in Argentina
Crowds have taken to the streets of Buenos Aires, to rally against Monsanto and its activities in the rural town of Malvinas Argentinas, where the agro-industrial corporation has been planning to build the world’s biggest maize seed treatment plant. Demonstrators in the Argentinian capital held banners reading “Monsanto get out”, chanted and beat on drums. They wore gas masks symbolizing the dangers of Monsanto’s activities. Protests were also held in other cities across Argentina. Protesters marched in support of an activists’ camp, which is blocking the Monsanto-owned property in Malvinas Argentinas in the Cordoba region. The camp recently received… View Article
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on January 9, 2016 in World News
Oregon man serving prison sentence for collecting rainwater on his own property
by: Ethan A. Huff, staff writer An Oregon landowner has been subjected to a 30-day prison sentence for what he says was a simple act of collecting rainwater on his own property. CNS News reports that Gary Harrington was convicted of nine misdemeanors and sentenced to 30 days in prison, as well as slapped with a $1,500 fine, for diverting snow runoff and rainwater into three reservoirs on his property, a move that local officials say violates an antiquated law governing personal water use. Known as the “Rain Main,” Harrington reportedly built the reservoirs, which hold some 13 million gallons… View Article
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on January 9, 2016 in World News
Charles Koch bemoans lack of influence over 2016 race
Billionaire Republican megadonor Charles Koch attacked both Ted Cruz and Donald Trump in an interview with the Financial Times. | Getty By Eliza Collins Charles Koch is “disappointed” with the line-up of Republican candidates in the 2016 cycle, and is surprised by the lack of influence he and his brother have wielded so far.In an interview with the Financial Times, the billionaire businessman and philanthropist, said he’ll eventually support a candidate who he agrees with on some things with, but that it’s hard to get excited. He said a list presented to all the candidates about the Kochs’ political arm’s… View Article
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on January 9, 2016 in World News
Philly Mayor Rejects Islamic Ties to Police Shooting, Calls for More Gun Control
by AWR Hawkins On January 8, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney (D) rejected ties to Islam in the ambush shooting of Philadelphia police officer Jesse Hartnett and suggested the big lesson is that we need more gun control. Hartnett was shot with a gun that was stolen from a police officer’s house. And the suspected gunman, Edward Archer, “allegedly told authorities he targeted an officer because police defend laws that are contrary to the Quran.” 6 ABC reports that Archer “confessed” to having carried out that attack “in the name of Islam” and that Archer “pledged his allegiance to ISIS.” However, during… View Article
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on January 8, 2016 in World News
Ex-police chief Bill Blair to handle Liberals’ pot legalization file
Toronto’s former top cop assigned leading role in marijuana legalization plan By Catherine Cullen, CBC News As the Liberal government gets to work on its campaign pledge to legalize marijuana, the former police chief of Toronto will be taking a lead role. Last month, Bill Blair was named as one of two parliamentary secretaries to the minister of justice. Sources tell CBC News he’s been assigned to handle the pot file. Bill Blair ‘ideal person’ to work on pot legalization plan, says John Tory Dana Larsen, pot activist, sends weed to Liberal MPs in legalization push Legalizing pot in Canada will run afoul of global treaties, Trudeau warned Blair’s… View Article
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on January 8, 2016 in World News
Russian patriarch says Christians are oppressed in well-off Europe
Well-to-do Europe has turned into a place where Christians are oppressed, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill said in a Christmas TV interview. “Christianity is being pushed out of the public space. In many countries, the word ‘Christmas’ isn’t used now,” the top cleric said, speaking to Rossiya 1 on January 7 – Orthodox Christmas day. Read more Christmas Eve for millions of Orthodox Christians across the globe “The plight of Christians in Syria, Iraq, and many other countries, has been driven to extremes. Christians are currently the most oppressed religious community in the world, and not… View Article
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on January 8, 2016 in Gun Page World News
Where will Obama imprison 100 million gun owners if Democrats get their way
Where will Obama imprison 100 million gun owners if Democrats get their way and criminalize nearly all handguns and rifles? by: J. D. Heyes Following a series of unfortunate shootings across the country – shootings that, for the record, have dramatically increased since President Obama has been in office, for some reason – the Left screams for more and more gun control, including “common sense reforms” that nearly always focus on one style of firearm: so-called “assault weapons.”Included in the calls to ban an entire class of weapons, have been proposals to tax and limit ammunition sales; to curb the… View Article
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on January 8, 2016 in World News
The GOP Establishment’s Civil War
A free-for-all between Christie, Rubio, Cruz and others, while Trump hovers above it all. What everyone’s waiting for is the winnowing. New Hampshire and Iowa will force some Republican candidates out. When we know who’s still in we’ll have a surer sense of the contours of the race. It is still true that the party has never had a year like this, with the ground shifting beneath its feet. It’s hard to see this clearly because on the surface the things you expect to see happening are happening. The candidates are starting to throw hard punches. They’re all trying to… View Article
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