SharePolice: 2 People Shot, Killed by Chicago Officer | 26 Dec 2015 | Chicago police say an officer responding to a domestic disturbance shot and killed two people. The Chicago Police Department said in a statement that the shootings happened at about 4:25 a.m. Saturday after responding officers "were confronted by a combative subject" [?!?] on the city's West Side. Police said the shooting is under investigation and the case has been referred to the city's main police oversight [sic] agency.
ShareOn Christmas, warm greetings from the East - really warm | 26 Dec 2015 | Dozens of record high temperatures were set Christmas Day along the East Coast from New York to Florida for the third straight day. New York City had its warmest Christmas on record, when the temperature reached 66 degrees shortly after midnight in Central Park, the National Weather Service said. John F. Kennedy International Airport (64 degrees) and Islip on Long Island (65 degrees) also set record highs for Dec. 25...Portland, Maine (62) and Wheeling, West Va.(60) also broke longstanding records.
ShareNSA, FBI ask judge to dismiss Utah Olympic spying lawsuit | 24 Dec 2015 | The FBI and National Security Agency have asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a former Salt Lake City mayor who claims agencies conducted mass surveillance of emails, texts and phone calls during the city's 2002 Winter Olympics. The agencies filed court documents last week asking a federal judge in Utah to dismiss the case. A judge has not yet made a decision. Attorney Rocky Anderson, who was Salt Lake City's mayor at the time of the games, said that he learned about the program from a 2013 report in the Wall Street Journal and has since confirmed it with an unnamed source who worked for the NSA during the Olympics.
ShareAt Least 4 Injured in Shooting at Wynnsong 16 in Mobile, Alabama | 26 Dec 2015 | According to MPD Spokesperson Charlotte Soilid, police are searching two shooters who fled on foot from the Wynnsong 16 movie theater after shooting and injuring at least four people. MPD originally reported that there were three victims; two 14-year-olds and an 18-year-old. However, they confirmed that a fourth victim was driven to the hospital in a private vehicle.
Share'Non-threatening' leak at Belgian nuclear plant causes shutdown | 25 Dec 2015 | A nuclear reactor in Belgium has been taken offline less than a week after starting up again. A water leak on a generator outside of the plant's nuclear area forced the shutdown. A spokesperson for the Belgian energy company, Electrabel, told news agencies that the Doel 3 reactor near Antwerp had been shut down so the water leak could be repaired...The reactor had only this week been brought back online after a period of inactivity lasting over 18 months due to hairline fractures discovered in the reactor. A similar problem also shut down the Tihange 2 reactor, but both reactors have [insanely] been deemed safe to operate.
ShareBallot shenanigans in plot to stop Trump --Corporate-owned GOP wants one of their TPP-pimping dirt-bags on the ballot | 24 Dec 2015 | Critics of Republican presidential primary front-runner and billionaire Donald Trump, not having encountered his type of self-reliant, self-funded, brash and blunt candidacy, have taken to lobbing challenges to his ballot access to oppose him. Unsuccessfully, so far. But analysts do point out that getting the GOP nomination actually is a laborious process of lining up dozens, then hundreds, then thousands of delegates who are party faithful, and they wonder if the earthquake-generating candidate can establish the foot soldier network to do that.
ShareExplosive device, model of government building found during terrorism raids | 24 Dc 2015 | Indonesian police have seized a suicide bomb and a model of an Indonesian government building that terrorists were allegedly planning to target as the number of suspected terrorists arrested in the lead up to Christmas jumped to 11. National Police spokesman Anton Charliyan said a 35-year-old Uighur, known as Alli, had been arrested Wednesday morning in Bekasi, a city in West Java on the eastern border of Jakarta. He said an explosive device had been found in a car and bomb making materials and a model of a government building had been found in the house in Bekasi.
ShareMan arrested in south London on suspicion of terrorism offences | 23 Dec 2015 | Armed police have arrested a man at a south London shop over alleged links to terrorism. The suspect, 31, was arrested just after 5pm on Tuesday evening and detained "on suspicion of being involved in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism". The arrest was planned and followed a joint investigation by Scotland Yard's terrorism command and MI5. Detectives are investigating if the man had links or had been influenced by Isis as part of their inquiries, and police said the arrest was being linked to Islamist terrorism.
ShareBlack Lives Matter holds 'Black Xmas' protests in Minnesota, California | 23 Dec 2015 | Black Lives Matter held demonstrations in Minnesota and California on Wednesday to protest police killings of unarmed blacks, dubbing the day "Black Xmas" to show it could affect the economy on one of the busiest shopping days of the year. The loosely organized movement grew out of protests over police killings of black men in Ferguson, Missouri, New York and other cities. In Minnesota, a demonstration at the Mall of America by protesters angered by the police killing of an unarmed black man in Minneapolis last month was swiftly broken up.
ShareTrump dominates GOP field heading into 2016 | 23 Dec 2015 | Donald Trump seems set to end 2015 as the dominant force in the race for next year's Republican nomination for president, with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz now a clear -- yet distant -- second after a strong debate performance, a new CNN/ORC poll released on Wednesday has found. Trump tops the field with 39%, according to the poll of Republican and Republican-leaning registered voters. That's more than double the share backing Cruz, who, at 18%, has inched up 2 points since the last CNN/ORC poll, which was taken in late November.
ShareHomeland Security rejects Minn. request for Real ID extension | 22 Dec 2015 | The federal government has denied a request from the state's political leaders for more time to get compliant with the new Real ID requirement, but it won't immediately imperil the ability of Minnesotans to board commercial flights after Jan. 1. In a letter sent Monday, two assistant secretaries at the Department of Homeland Security wrote to Gov. Mark Dayton (D) that "Minnesota has not provided adequate justification for continued noncompliance with the Real ID standards that would warrant granting your request for extension," the letter stated.
ShareTSA makes it harder for passengers to avoid 'virtual strip search' scanners just in time for the Christmas rush - which will see six million Americans take to the skies --The TSA tweaked guidelines so travelers have to go through the machines --Government agency said it was bringing change to replace pat-downs --Controversial scanners are dotted in airports across the country | 23 Dec 2015 | Air travelers will find it harder to avoid body scanners after airport security protocols were quietly ramped up. The six million Americans who are expected to take to the skies over Christmas could face delays after the Transport Security Administration (TSA) tweaked guidelines so passengers will have to go through the machines, which have been described as 'virtual strip searches'. Homeland Security wrote in a document that the TSA was updating 'the ability of individuals to opt-out of AIR (Advanced Imaging Technology) screening in favor of physical screening.' This now clears the way for the TSA to 'direct mandatory body scanner screening for some passengers as warranted by security considerations,' CBS reported.
ShareNew Zealand judge rules Kim Dotcom eligible for extradition to U.S. | 23 Dec 2015 | A judge in New Zealand has ruled that Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom can be sent back to the U.S. where he faces criminal charges. Dotcom and three of his former business associates -- Mathias Ortmann, Finn Batato and Bram van der Kolk -- are eligible for extradition under Thursday's decision. Dotcom, the millionaire founder of Megaupload -- a file-sharing site that became one of the Internet's largest bastions of pirated content -- is wanted in the U.S. for reproducing and distributing copyrighted content from movies to e-books on a massive scale.
ShareKentucky gov removes names of clerks from marriage licenses | 22 Dec 2015 | Kentucky Republican Gov. Matt Bevin ordered the state to prepare new marriage licenses that do not include the names of county clerks, in an attempt to protect the religious beliefs of clerk Kim Davis and other local elected officials. Bevin said he directed the Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives to issue the revised marriage license forms to all county clerks. The executive order comes after Davis, the Rowan County clerk, spent five days in jail for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Bevin said he issued the executive order to "ensure that the sincerely held religious beliefs of all Kentuckians are honored."
ShareNaval base a terror target as 2 arrested in Australia operation | 23 Dec 2015 | Two men were arrested on Wednesday during a counter-terrorism operation in Sydney, with a key Australian naval base among locations they were allegedly targeting, police said. Their detention comes just weeks after five people were charged over a plot aimed at an Australian government building. Following the latest raids, a 24-year-old faces charges of making a document likely to facilitate a terrorist attack and another man, 20, with conspiracy to "do an act in preparation to commit a terrorist act."
Share7 more nuclear waste 'hot spots' found in St. Louis suburb | 22 Dec 2015 | (MO) Three-hundred residents of North St. Louis County crowded into a local gym, anxious about what they would hear. Soil near the local creek was contaminated by improperly stored nuclear weapons [radioactive] waste in the 1960s and 70s, and people have been getting sick. The Army Corps of Engineers was there to deliver the latest test results. The seven new "hot spots," areas of low level nuclear contamination radiation, were discovered as crews tested the creek this summer.
ShareMinnesota Man Facing Terrorism Charge Once Worked at Airport | 22 Dec 2015 | A Minnesota man who faces terrorism-related charges once boasted that he was capable of building rockets that could threaten planes landing at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, and also once worked at the airport as a baggage handler, an FBI agent testified Tuesday. FBI Special Agent Daniel Higgins spoke at a hearing for Abdirizak Mohamed Warsame, 20, of Eagan. Warsame was arrested and charged Dec. 9 with one count of conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization and one count of providing such support.
ShareMoscow to consider countermeasures after US extends anti-Russia sanctions | 23 Dec 2015 | Moscow says it will consider countermeasures after the US announced an updated sanctions list targeting 34 individuals and entities in order to "pressure Russia" over the Ukraine crisis. The Kremlin, in turn, said it will analyze Washington's decision and may develop countermeasures. The sanctions imposed on Tuesday are "a continuation of this unfriendly stance towards Russia, a continuation of the stance which has a devastating impact on bilateral relations," said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
ShareArchie the toothless 41-year-old bear is put to sleep after a last meal of a cream-filled doughnut and tapioca pudding | 21 Dec 2015 | A beloved toothless, 41-year-old bear in the middle of a permit dispute between his owners and the state was put to sleep last week after finishing a last meal that included a cream-filled doughnut. The black bear named Archie had been in failing health for months and wasn't expected to live through hibernation, said owners Jeffrey and Debra Gillium. He was euthanized by a veterinarian on Friday after the Gilliums gave him a big breakfast of dog food mixed with tapioca pudding and a doughnut. The Gilliums had fought to keep Archie despite failing to get a permit when Ohio tightened rules for keeping dangerous animals. They argued that the bear was old and unlikely to escape his fenced enclosure near Lodi, roughly 40 miles southwest of Cleveland. [Correction: CLG had originally reported that Archie, the beloved black bear, 'died in his sleep.' (See: Archie the Bear, Center of Ohio Dept. of Agriculture Battle With Lodi Family, Dies at Home By Lori Price 18 Dec 2015.) In fact, Archie was euthanized, as summarized above. CLG regrets the error.]
ShareSecret Service Agent's Sig Sauer, USB drive, and Badge Stolen From Car in Downtown DC | 22 Dec 2015 | A Secret Service agent had his gun, portable radio, badge and other items stolen from his personal vehicle in downtown Washington, police said. According to a District of Columbia police report, the theft occurred shortly before 4 p.m. Monday outside a downtown office building, less than a block from the agency's headquarters. The agent parked his car and returned a few minutes later to find a window open and a bag missing, the report said. The bag contained his service weapon, a Sig Sauer handgun, the report said. It also included a radio, his Secret Service badge, a USB drive and handcuffs.
ShareObama signs $1.1 trillion spending package, approves controversial CISA surveillance legislation | 19 Dec 2015 | President Barack Obama signed a $1.1 trillion spending package which bankrolls the government through next year. While it includes tax breaks for low-wage earners, it also includes a controversial cybersecurity measure slipped in during negotiations. Labeled the Cybersecurity Act of 2015, it is actually a combination of three bills passed by Congress over the year, including the often-criticized Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA). The new law authorizes companies to share information about cyber threats with "any federal entity." Any company participating in the data sharing would be immune from consumer lawsuits. Once the Department of Homeland Security has all the pertinent details, they could be passed along to the FBI and NSA for further investigation and, potentially, legal action.
ShareGrand Jury Declines to Indict Anyone in Death of Sandra Bland | 21 Dec 2015 | Grand jurors in Texas declined on Monday to indict anyone in connection to the July death of a Chicago-area woman, Sandra Bland, at the Waller County jail, one of the special prosecutors assigned to the case said. But Darrell Jordan, the special prosecutor, said that "the case is still open," and that grand jurors would reconvene next month to discuss other aspects of the case. Many activists have called for charges against Brian Encinia, the Texas state trooper who arrested Ms. Bland after a routine traffic stop turned contentious. Mr. Jordan said Monday's decision not to indict anyone related only to Ms. Bland's death and to the conduct of the jail staff.
ShareTPP dirt-bag Mitch McConnell planning to rig GOP primaries, to ensure a corpora-terrorist like himself 'wins:' Mitch McConnell Warns YOU Not to Vote for Donald Trump - Or Else... | 20 Dec 2015 | Senate Majority Leader [sociopath] Mitch McConnell declared he would not entertain nominating any non-traditional Mainstream Republican candidates in the 2016 election cycle and cautioned voters they are to follow his example. The message was clear from one of the most powerful Republicans in the nation - the entirety of the GOP Machine is ready and willing to go to war with Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and any other Republican candidate who doesn't conform to Mr. McConnell's version of an "acceptable" Republican. "We will not nominate anybody for the United States Senate on the Republican side who’s not appealing to a general-election audience."
ShareCongress's $12 billion giveaway to health insurers | 15 Dec 2015 | As Congress rushes to pass an omnibus tax/spending bill for the coming year, it's concocting a special tax break for health-insurance companies. And it amounts to a back-door bailout. Until this week, insurance-company lobbyists and their allies in the White House were pushing for an outright bailout, spending taxpayer dollars to cover what insurers are losing on ObamaCare plans to persuade insurers to keep selling them...This is good news for the insurers - but only insurers. The taxpayers are still on the losing side in this crony-capitalism deal...Suspending the tax is in effect handing the industry an estimated $12 billion a year, according to the Congressional Budget Office, exceeding even what insurers would've received in a bailout.
ShareLindsey Graham Drops Out of GOP Presidential Race --Long-shot bid for the White House never gained much traction | 21 Dec 2015 | Republican Lindsey Graham has ended his long-shot bid for the White House, saying he is suspending his presidential campaign in a television interview that aired Monday. "I'm going to suspend my campaign," the South Carolina senator told CNN. In his campaign, Mr. Graham made a case for a strong, interventionist [cray cray] American foreign policy and has called for called for allowing some undocumented immigrants to stay in the U.S.
ShareSix U.S. troops killed, three wounded outside American airbase by suicide bomber on a motorcycle --The Taliban, which has been waging an insurgency against the U.S.-backed Afghan government, claimed responsibility in an email to AP. | 21 Dec 2015 | Six American service members were killed Monday in a suicide bombing during a meeting near a U.S. base north of Kabul, in the largest U.S. loss of life from an attack this year, according to two senior Defense officials. The meeting was targeted by a motorcyclist carrying a bomb. In addition to the servicemembers killed, three were injured, according to NATO command headquarters in Afghanistan. The attack occurred outside a sprawling U.S. airbase in Bagram, located 34 miles north of Kabul.
ShareFrench defense chief to ask Russia to step up anti-ISIS ops | 21 Dec 2015 | Ahead of his visit to Moscow on Monday, the French defense minister told journalists Paris would ask Russia to increase its action against Islamic State, and would offer intelligence sharing and plans for a joint vision on combating terrorist groups in Syria. French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian heads for Moscow this Monday in pursuit of enhanced collaboration between France and Russia to combat Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) [but still I-CIA-SIS] on Syrian soil. His main goal is to ask Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu to increase strikes against IS, according to AFP.
ShareNashua, New Hampshire, Schools Closed for 'Detailed Threat of Violence' | 20 Dec 2015 | Officials in Nashua, New Hampshire, told all public school students Sunday to stay home Monday because of a "specific" threat aimed at two high schools. "We have received a detailed threat of violence to harm students and staff at both high schools," Superintendent Mark Conrad announced on the school district's website Sunday...In a statement Sunday, Governor Maggie Hassan said that officials "are closely monitoring the situation in Nashua" and that "State Police and state emergency management officials are working closely with the Nashua Police Department, local public safety officials and the FBI."
ShareThousands evacuated in disaster drills near Japan's 1st post-Fukushima nuclear plant | 20 Dec 2015 | About 3,600 officials and residents have taken part in nuclear disaster drills near Japan's Sendai Nuclear Power Plant. The plant was the first to be reopened following the 2011 Fukushima disaster, despite warnings over tectonic risks. The drills in Kagoshima Prefecture in southwestern Japan, within 30 km of the power plant, simulated a serious nuclear accident, Kyodo news reported. At least 1,200 residents who were living within 5 km from the Sendai plant were evacuated by buses and other vehicles. Sendai Nuclear Power Plant, in the city of Satsumasendai - with a population of 100,000 people - is [insanely] located near the volcanically active Kirishima mountain range. Mount Ioyama, located just 65 kilometers away from the plant, is experiencing tremors, prompting the Meteorological Agency to issue warnings. [Instead of doing 'disaster drills,' just don't build nuclear plants, *duh.*]
SharePolice stopped Europe's most wanted terrorist THREE times in the hours immediately after the Paris attacks but he was released every time, according to his getaway driver --Salah Abdeslam was stopped three times a few hours after the Paris attacks --Until now it had been thought Abdeslam had only been stopped once | 20 Dec 2015 | Police stopped the most wanted terrorist in Europe three times a few hours after the Paris attacks - but he was let free every time, it emerged today. The astonishing revelations about Salah Abdeslam, 26, highlight the lax security that ultimately allowed Islamic State operatives to murder 130 people at will. Until today it was thought that Abdeslam, a Belgian-born Frenchman who is still on the run, was questioned once by a traffic patrol on the day after the atrocities...Hamza Attou, a Belgian friend who has been charged with 'assisting in terrorist activity' by driving Salah to Brussels, told prosecutors they were stopped 'not once, but three times'.
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