Top News – 6/14/2015
Israeli leader criticizes upcoming UN report on Gaza war
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday criticized an upcoming United Nations report into last year’s war in the Gaza Strip, calling it a waste of time.
Congressmen call on Obama to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital after US court ruling
US President Barack Obama must use his executive power to officially recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, pro-Israel Congressmen said after last week’s US Supreme Court decision to strike down as constitutional a congressional law allowing “Israel” to be written as the birthplace on passports of Jerusalem-born Americans. The Supreme Court…saying that the law encroached on the president’s policy to set foreign policy.
Breaking: ISIS Tweets Pam Geller’s Home Address – Tells Supporters to “Go Forth” and Kill Her
Conservative activist and blogger Pamela Geller organized the Draw Mohammad cartoon contest in May. Two jihadists were killed outside the event after trying to storm the contest. Now ISIS wants Pamela Geller dead. Today they tweeted out her home address in New York.
Putin, Erdogan meet, discuss gas pipeline
The presidents of Russia and Turkey have met and discussed a proposal for a pipeline that would carry natural gas from Russia to Turkey. Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan met on Saturday in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, on the sidelines of the European games, Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian news agencies.
NY rural residents on edge as search for 2 killers continues
Residents in rural New York, unaccustomed to locking their doors, day or night, were on edge Saturday as the massive manhunt for two killers stretched over an eighth day and the two men remained undetected after cutting themselves out of a maximum-security prison with power tools.
Syrian Kurds nearing IS border stronghold, thousands flee
Hundreds of Syrian refugees poured into a Turkish-Syrian border crossing Saturday, fleeing intense fighting as Syrian Kurds closed in on an Islamic State-held town — the only passageway linking Turkey with the extremist group’s stronghold of Raqqa.
Pakistan says 2,763 terrorists killed in a year
Pakistan’s military said on Saturday it had killed more than 2,700 militants since the launch of a major offensive near the Afghan border a year ago, with the latest air strikes leaving 20 dead.
Hurricane Carlos, off Acapulco, headed for landfall
Mexican authorities issued a warning Saturday for Hurricane Carlos, moving slowly off Acapulco, which is expected to hit the country’s southwestern coast by late Monday. Winds, now clocked at a sustained 85 miles per hour with some gusts even higher, are expected to strengthen over the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in an advisory.
Taliban claims attack that killed at least 17 Afghan police officers
An overnight attack on a checkpoint in southern Afghanistan killed at least 17 members of the national police, officials said Saturday. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, which began late Friday in Helmand province’s Musa Qala district, long a stronghold of the insurgents.
Academic group votes to censure University of Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A leading academic group voted Saturday to censure the University of Illinois’ flagship campus over its decision not to hire a professor following his anti-Israel Twitter messages, a vote the university’s chancellor said will have repercussions and is being taken seriously.
Top Headlines – 6/14/2015
Michael Oren: US altered 40-year policy on ’67 lines without consulting Israel
Netanyahu on receipt of Gaza war report: Israel will fight anti-Israel lies
Netanyahu: UN report on Gaza war a waste of time
More Iron Dome batteries deployed in light of renewed rocket fire
IDF vehicles overturns, killing Palestinian rioter in West Bank
Spanish city councilman applauds burning of Jews
Nazi-themed routine by girls dance team in Mexico draws fire
Orange CEO says his company plans to invest more in Israel
Rouhani: Iran won’t allow nuclear inspections to jeopardize state secrets
Rouhani pledges to reach a good nuclear deal for Iranians
Iran’s Rouhani says extension of nuclear talks possible
Analysis: Iran’s war on Christians casts doubt on nuclear agreement
Spying fears prompt smartphone ban for Iran officials
Judicial sources: Egyptian court jails 23 men over killing of Shi’ite Muslims
Suicide bomber kills 3 in Libya’s Derna
Rival Libya militants fight ISIS amid suicide bombings
ISIS Is Winning the Social Media War, U.S. Concludes
Quadruple car bomb kills 11 in Iraq
Israel said to urge US to increase aid to Syrian Druze
Israeli Druse leader calls for action to prevent ‘Druse Holocaust’ in Syria
Al-Qaida-linked Syrian rebel group promises justice after shooting of Druse
Syrian Kurds nearing ISIS border stronghold, thousands flee
Bang and bling for Kurdish pop diva’s anti-IS anthem
UN Syria envoy to visit Damascus, warn on barrel bombs
Residents: Houthi forces in Yemen seize provincial capital near Saudi border
Obama transfers six more Gitmo detainees, including alleged bin Laden bodyguards
Bomb kills Afghan official; air strike hits Taliban “shadow governor”
Taliban claims attack that killed at least 17 Afghan police officers
Pak. says 2,763 terrorists killed in a year
Another “Draw Muhammad” Contest Is Coming Down The Pike
New deaths and diplomatic warfare rattle Ukraine truce
Report: Pentagon poised to store heavy weapons in Baltic and E. Europe
Russian military aircraft buzzes NATO warships in Baltic
Report: Britain pulls out spies as Russia, China crack Snowden files
Suspect in brazen attack on Dallas police building killed
CNN Anchor Refers to Dallas Gunman’s Actions as ‘Courageous and Brave’
Trade loss an ominous sign for Obama in month of challenges
Global markets brace for exit from zero interest rates and QE policy
Endgame looms for Greek crisis as both sides take debt negotiations to the brink
Putin, Erdogan meet, discuss gas pipeline
Oil spill of 500 meters in circumference spotted off Egypt’s Red Sea
5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Molibagu, Indonesia
5.0 magnitude earthquake hits the Southern East Pacific Rise
5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Kirakira, Solomon Islands
Swarm of earthquakes rattles rural Alabama; reason unclear
Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung volcano unleashes new powerful burst
Hurricane Carlos, off Acapulco, headed for landfall
Five die, others missing in floods in Tbilisi, Georgia
Many farmers, ranchers face ‘total loss’ from flooding in Louisiana
California drought grips tourist magnet Yosemite
Rich Californians: You’ll have to pry the hoses from our cold, dead hands
Vatican Speaker on Climate Thinks There are 6 Billion Too Many of Us
Pope Francis to Explore Climate’s Effect on World’s Poor
Sen. James Inhofe to Pope Francis: Stay out of climate change discussion
Florida warns beachgoers of flesh-eating bacteria
South Korea reports seven new cases of MERS, brings total to 145
Deadly MERS outbreak has not spread outside South Korea hospitals, WHO says
Tennessee citizens and officials are awaiting Supreme Court’s decision on gay marriage
Central Ohio courts prepared if gay couples get OK to marry
D.C. pride parade celebrates LGBT progress as court decision looms
Thousands converge on Indianapolis for annual LGBT parade
Top News – 6/13/2015
Alabama residents and geologists perplexed by spate of earthquakes
More than a dozen weak earthquakes have followed in the seven months since in west Alabama’s rural Greene County, and geologists are trying to figure out what is causing the seismic swarm in an area of the south more prone to tornadoes than earthquakes. “It is interesting that recently there has been more activity there than in the last four decades,” said Sandy Ebersole, an earthquake expert with the Geological Survey of Alabama.
Vatican Speaker on Climate Thinks There are 6 Billion Too Many of Us
One of the speakers slated for the Vatican rollout of the long-awaited Papal document on climate change once said the earth is overpopulated by at least 6 billion people.
Senator warns of another attempt to pass Obamatrade
House Democrats led the charge Friday to kill a bill that has stalled President Obama’s trade agenda, but a leading Republican opponent in the Senate warns congressional leaders are preparing next week “to force through new executive powers for President Obama.”
Biden, Hagel obsessed with creating ‘new world order’
Vice President Joe Biden and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel have been in the news in recent days for envisioning the creation of a “new world order.”
California moves to restrict water pumping by pre-1914 rights holders
For the first time in nearly 40 years, state regulators are telling more than 100 growers and irrigation districts with some of the oldest water rights in California that they have to stop drawing supplies from drought-starved rivers and streams in the Central Valley. The curtailment order, issued Friday by the State Water Resources Control Board, has been expected for weeks.
Secret CIA effort in Syria faces large funding cut
Key lawmakers have moved to slash funding of a secret CIA operation to train and arm rebels in Syria, a move that…reflects rising skepticism…of the agency program and the Obama administration’s strategy in the Middle East. The House Intelligence Committee recently voted unanimously to cut as much as 20 percent of the classified funds…
Gas and food surge sends May prices on a tear
U.S. producer prices in May recorded their biggest increase in more than 2-1/2 years as the cost of gasoline and food rose, suggesting that an oil-driven downward drift in prices was nearing an end. The Labor Department said on Friday its producer price index for final demand increased 0.5 percent last month, the largest gain since September 2012. That followed a 0.4 percent decline in April.
Egypt opens Rafah crossing into Gaza in sign of easing tensions
Egypt opened the Rafah border crossing on Saturday to allow Palestinians to travel in and out of the Gaza Strip for the first time in three months, in a possible sign of easing tension between Cairo and Gaza’s dominant Islamist Hamas movement. Gaza…is under blockade by neighboring Israel and Egypt has kept its Rafah crossing largely shut since Cairo’s Islamist president was toppled by the army in 2013.
Diplomatic Sources: Iranian Nuclear Talks Showing Little Progress
Diplomatic sources close to the Iranian nuclear negotiations say progress has slowed considerably just weeks before a deadline on a historic agreement between Iran and six world powers. The sources told Russian news agencies the slowdown is worrying because the final stage of negotiations is approaching with the June 30 deadline.
Pakistan is cracking down on international aid organizations
Pakistan’s expulsion of Save the Children is the latest turn in what has been a months-long crackdown on international aid organizations operating there, with some suspending operations in the face of Pakistani government refusal to renew their official permits.
Billionaire Bunkers: Exclusive Look Inside the World’s Largest Planned Doomsday Escape
For the very first time, a modern day Noah’s Ark has opened its doors for an exclusive inside look offering up plans for the ultimate Billionaire bunker and doomsday escape.
North Korea accuses U.S. of targeting it with anthrax
North Korea accused the United States of targeting it with anthrax and asked the United Nations Security Council to investigate Washington’s “biological warfare schemes” after a live anthrax sample was sent to a U.S. base in South Korea.
European stocks drop on Greek default fears
Europe’s main stock markets sank on Friday as eurozone officials reportedly discussed a “worst case” scenario of a Greek default, the day after key creditor IMF said they were far off reaching a deal.
Russia says ‘very worrying’ slowdown in Iran nuclear talks
Russia’s negotiator said Friday there has been a “very worrying” slowdown in progress in nuclear talks between Iran and six major powers ahead of a June 30 deadline to finalise a historic accord.
Iconic gunmaker Colt is on the brink of bankruptcy
The company, that has been making guns for 160 years, has been struggling financially and missed a $10.9 million interest payment on its debt in mid-May. Colt admitted, in a regulatory filing, that its failure to make that interest payment raises “substantial doubt about the company’s ability to continue as a going concern.” Colt also said it “may seek relief under the bankruptcy code.”
Top Headlines – 6/13/2015
‘US-Israel ties are so bad, it’s no wonder they don’t listen to us on Iran’
State Department says Iran nuclear talks can be concluded by June 30
Moscow says Iran talks ‘virtually stalled,’ Washington declines to confirm
Iran says concerned over cyber-security of nuclear talks
Iran asks Austria to secure nuclear talks against spying
US trade bills seek to halt boycotts of Israel
Chief rabbi urges UN chief to fight anti-Israel boycotts
Two States One Homeland initiative launched despite threats
Western ex-generals, diplomats absolve Israel of Gaza war crimes
Israel’s Security and Defense: Explaining the unexplainable
Egypt opens Rafah crossing into Gaza in sign of easing tensions
Fearing war crimes arrest, Egypt’s Sisi cancels trip to African summit
Egypt’s New Suez Canal will open on August 6
Sources: ISIS terrorists using chaotic Libya as new ‘route to the West’
Nine killed in clashes between Islamic State and other militants in eastern Libya
‘Israel conspired in massacre of Syrian Druse,’ Lebanese officials say
Jihadist attack on Syria’s Druze population could spur Israel to act
Iran brings home body of top general killed in Syria
Covert CIA Mission to Arm Syrian Rebels Goes Awry
ISIS Is Winning the Social Media War, U.S. Concludes
Secret CIA effort in Syria faces large funding cut
Biden meets with Iraq’s speaker, adds $9 mln in aid for Iraq
Boston imam denies radicalizing faithful, despite video of fiery sermons
Erdogan loses his chance to become Turkey’s Vladimir Putin
Iran Backs Taliban With Cash and Arms
6 Gitmo detainees sent to Oman signaling restart in transfers
Taliban Overrun Police Base in Southern Afghanistan
Pakistan is cracking down on international aid organizations
North Korea accuses U.S. of targeting it with anthrax
Report: Six Ukrainian servicemen killed, 14 wounded in past 24 hours
Ukraine conflict could spark ‘all-out war’
British lawmakers back EU referendum plans
UK school bans Muslim children fasting for Ramadan
‘Bosnian fans stepped on Israeli flag, hurled anti-Jewish chants’
Hungarian ex-mayor fired over anti-Semitic tirade
Anti-Semitic incidents reach all-time high in Canada
ADL Concerned Over Spike in Antisemitic Crimes in New York
Jewish Democrats demand apology after GOP Rep. invokes Holocaust on House floor
House Democrats rebuff Obama on trade, delivering major defeat
White House spins trade defeat as ‘good sign’
Business Leaders React With Dismay to Defeat of Trade Bill
Gas, food push prices to near 3 year peak
Wall Street falls as Greece crisis unresolved; energy shares dip
European stocks drop on Greek default fears
EU Prepares for Worst as Greece Drives Finances to Brink
ECB wants Greece to remain in euro: bank’s chief economist
Bond selloff a wild card that could delay Fed rate hike
Billionaire Bunkers: Exclusive Look Inside the World’s Largest Planned Doomsday Escape
Chinese hack of federal personnel files included security-clearance database
Officials: Second hack exposed military and intel data
Space ‘Buoy’ May Help Protect Power Grid From Sun’s Fury
5.6 magnitude earthquake hits near Wewak, Papua New Guinea
5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Bamboo Flat, India
5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Ranau, Malaysia
5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
5.1 magnitude earthquake hits South of the Fiji Islands
Quake-hit Nepal wants experts to assess Everest safety
Ubinas volcano in Peru erupts to 24,000ft
Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 20,000ft
Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
Sinabung volcano in Indonesia erupts to 12,000ft
Asama volcano (Japan): alert level raised
Strengthening Tropical Storm Carlos to Impact Mexico This Weekend
Tropical System May Brew in Gulf of Mexico Early This Week
Japan orders 5,000 to evacuate after heavy rain
Daily Downpours to Aggravate Flooding in Texas, Louisiana
Drought emergency declared for more than half of Oregon counties
California moves to restrict water pumping by pre-1914 rights holders
California nudist camp stealing to keep parched resort open
Researchers work to minimize drought impact on food crops
Feds say Southwest, Northwest could see major wildfires
FLASHBACK: ABC’s ’08 Prediction: NYC Under Water from Climate Change By June 2015
Pope Francis’ climate encyclical could have ‘mayor impact’, says UN
Video of Santa Ana Police Pot-Shop Raid Shows Officers Eating ‘Edibles,’ Attorney Says
S. Korea, WHO experts downplay pandemic potential of MERS
Boob tubes: Breast grown in lab will test cancer treatments
Israel’s Likud ministers face backlash for taking part in Gay Pride Parade
Four killed in car explosion in Sweden
Several gunmen attack police headquarters in Dallas
Dallas Standoff: Explosives Found After Police HQ Shootout
1 dead in shooting at popular Iowa mall, suspect in custody
Vatican Speaker on Climate Thinks There are 6 Billion Too Many of Us
The TPP what you’re not being told
Obama (and GOP congressional leadership) -backed trade bill fails in the House
It’s not over (the House could move to reconsider the bill on Tuesday) but this was a real win and it happened largely because of a bizarre libertarian/conservative/liberal coalition we (and others) had identified which as emerging a couple of weeks ago around the TPP.
Though this vote is only on a piece of the Trans-Pacific trade pact, basically a bone thrown to liberals which allocated money for the retraining of displaced workers, it is an important vote because it means that fast track authority will almost certainly not be granted by Congress. If Dems aren’t going to vote for fast track authority with such money for training, they are very very unlikely to vote for fast track authority without such funds.
And if there is no fast-track authority given, it is unlikely that after debate and amendments the TPP will make it through Congress.
A strange moment in American politics.
Is America on a Perilous Shemitah Course?
Is this anything we should pay attention to?
Supreme Court’s ‘Jerusalem’ decision the latest affront
With the climax of the Shemitah year now just three months away on Sept. 13, America continues to saunter down the path of defiance to the will of God, say Christian leaders, inviting judgment on the land.
Forget Jade Helm: Obama quietly implementing OUTRAGEOUS rule against gun owners – Alan West
The result is that the Obama administration is going to assault the First Amendment in order to undermine the Second. Once again the bureaucratic regulatory state has reared its ugly head, developed a rule and posted it to the Federal Registry without the consent and knowledge of the American people, nor their Representatives. This is yet another means by which the Obama administration — aka, the liberal progressive left, is seeking to infringe upon the right of the people to keep and bear arms.
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The Islamic State’s suspected inroads into America Posted: 14 Jun 2015 09:04 AM PDT U.S. authorities have charged more than three dozen men and women around the country with alleged Islamic State activities. Men outnumber women in those cases by nearly 5 to 1. The average age of the individuals — some have been charged, others have been convicted — is 26. One is a minor. The FBI says that, in a handful of cases, it has disrupted plots targeting U.S. military or law enforcement personnel. FULL REPORT The post The Islamic State’s suspected inroads into America appeared first on . |
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Former Christianity Today Editor Praises Tony Campolo’s Call for ‘Full Acceptance’ of Homosexuals Posted: 14 Jun 2015 07:33 AM PDT A former editor of a prominent Christian publication is praising Tony Campolo after he announced this week that he has decided to endorse and speak out for the inclusion of open homosexuals in the Body of Christ—a move that is generating concern among Christians nationwide. “God bless Tony Campolo,” wrote retired Christianity Today editor David Neff on Facebook this week. “He is acting in good faith and is, I think, on the right track.” As previously reported, Campolo, who serves as one of the leaders at Mount Carmel Baptist Church in West Philadelphia—a part of the National Baptist Convention USA and American Baptist Churches USA—made the announcement on Monday. “It has taken countless hours of prayer, study, conversation and emotional turmoil to bring me to the place where I am finally ready to call for the full acceptance of Christian gay couples into the Church,” he wrote in a statement posted to his website. FULL REPORT The post Former Christianity Today Editor Praises Tony Campolo’s Call for ‘Full Acceptance’ of Homosexuals appeared first on . |
| ACLU Seeks to Force Christian Adoption Agencies to Place Children with HomosexualsPosted: 14 Jun 2015 07:28 AM PDT
After the governor of Michigan signed a bill into law this week allowing private adoption agencies to decline certain adoptions on religious grounds, the ACLU has vowed to file suit to force agencies to place children with homosexuals. Republican Gov. Rick Snyder signed HB 4188, HB 4189, and HB 4190 on Thursday, bills that reportedly codify existing state law allowing private adoption agencies with state contracts to decline certain prospects due to their sincerely-held religious beliefs. However, those that decline must provide referrals to other agencies that may provide assistance. The bills had passed both the House and Senate on Wednesday, and moved to Snyder’s desk for signing. In addition to protecting the consciences of faith-based adoption agencies, the bills prohibit the government from punishing or taking any “adverse action” against the agencies for acting in accordance with their convictions. The legislation does not mention homosexuals nor any specific class, people group, or other parameter. FULL REPORT The post ACLU Seeks to Force Christian Adoption Agencies to Place Children with Homosexuals appeared first on . |
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Disney ‘Blacklists’ former workers after forcing them to train their foreign replacements Posted: 14 Jun 2015 07:16 AM PDT It’s becoming more obvious than ever before that corporations are the ones writing the laws and pulling the strings of elected officials. The average American has grown apathetic toward the government because they feel they no longer have a voice. The Americans’ voices are drowned out by the will of corporations and their oligarchy type of rule. Another glaring example of this rule by a dominant few can be found in the federal government’s H-1B skilled guest worker visa program. In this program, the government is essentially being used as a vehicle to favor cheap foreign workers over American workers. On the surface, the H-1B visa program looks like a compassionate way to give foreign workers opportunities in America and create competition in information and technology career fields. However, at the end of the day, corporations like Disney are using the program to push skilled and experienced American workers out the door so they can bring in cheaper labor. There’s no competition — just coercion. Loyal American workers are being told to train their foreign replacements or lose their severance pay. There’s no compassion, either. After training their foreign replacements, American workers are let go and even put on “black lists.” FULL REPORT The post Disney ‘Blacklists’ former workers after forcing them to train their foreign replacements appeared first on . |
| Drought-stricken California – Thieves hijack water tanks, siphon private wells, illegally tap industrial pipelinesPosted: 14 Jun 2015 07:03 AM PDT
Special law enforcement task forces, believe it or not, are reportedly being deployed throughout California to deal with a new crime wave blossoming in what 10 years ago would have been a rather unlikely economic sector: water. The water wars have apparently already begun, as police battle a growing “gray market” for stolen water, with thieves now hijacking water tanks, siphoning private wells and even digging under city streets to illegally tap into industrial water pipelines, according to reports. Persistent drought conditions followed by one of the worst rainy seasons on record is elevating the value of water resources in the Golden State to that of, well, gold. And a decree by California Governor Jerry Brown for businesses and residents to cut water usage by 25% is only further driving this water rush. “The drought is driving the price of water up and you’re starting to see people who are desperate for it willing to get it any way they can,” stated John Coleman, a board member at the East Bay Municipal Utility District, to The Daily Beast. A tanker truck containing 500 gallons of water was recently stolen from a median where it was idling in Oakland, which is located in Coleman’s jurisdiction. The thief has yet to be identified. FULL REPORT The post Drought-stricken California – Thieves hijack water tanks, siphon private wells, illegally tap industrial pipelines appeared first on . |
| Strange Objects Spotted Over Loch NessPosted: 14 Jun 2015 06:55 AM PDT
Forget the fabled Loch Ness Monster. Now we’ve got something else just as strange at Scotland’s famous lake where, according to legend, a prehistoric beast makes its home. Move over, Nessie, UFOs seem to take a liking to your backyard. A tourist unexpectedly photographed what looks like a pair of disc-shaped objects flying above the water of the 22-mile-long freshwater lake. Back on April 29, Alan Betts was vacationing in the Scottish Highlands with his wife, Anna, and her parents. They were at a holiday cottage near Urquhart Castle — a longtime monster hunting location. In fact, you can spend your day in front of a computer screen, from anywhere in the world, looking for Nessie via a live Loch Ness web cam. But on this day in April, it wasn’t Nessie that had its picture taken — it was something else. “Alan is quite skeptical about paranormal things in general. I am not,” Anna Betts told The Huffington Post in an email from the UK. “I believe in what human beings sometimes can’t see or explain. I am quite a spiritual person overall. However, I have been quite skeptical about UFOs in particular — up until now. FULL REPORT The post Strange Objects Spotted Over Loch Ness appeared first on . |
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Thousands of dead fish found on a beach in France Posted: 13 Jun 2015 02:04 PM PDT About 10 000 dead fish were found last Friday stranded on a beach in the natural reserve of Moëze-Oléron in St. Froult. For now, the reasons for this mysterious massacre remains unknown. Nature reserve managers had never seen it. It is they who discovered Friday, thousands of dead fish, and even today they are struggling to estimate the extent of the carnage: 10,000 certainly more fish, all washed up on the beach. “The beach where they are stranded is nearly 5 kilometers long and there was a dead fish every ten meters in places but it was 20 or 30 fish were found every ten meters,” explains Pierre Rousseau, Babysitting technician wetland nature reserve Moëze-Oléron. FULL REPORT The post Thousands of dead fish found on a beach in France appeared first on . |
| USA Poised to Put Heavy Weaponry in East EuropePosted: 13 Jun 2015 01:45 PM PDT
In a significant move to deter possible Russian aggression in Europe, the Pentagon is poised to store battle tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and other heavy weapons for as many as 5,000 American troops in several Baltic and Eastern European countries, American and allied officials say. The proposal, if approved, would represent the first time since the end of the Cold War that the United States has stationed heavy military equipment in the newer NATO member nations in Eastern Europe that had once been part of the Soviet sphere of influence. Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the war in eastern Ukraine have caused alarm and prompted new military planning in NATO capitals.It would be the most prominent of a series of moves the United States and NATO have taken to bolster forces in the region and send a clear message of resolve to allies and to Russia’s president, Vladimir V. Putin, that the United States would defend the alliance’s members closest to the Russian frontier. FULL REPORT The post USA Poised to Put Heavy Weaponry in East Europe appeared first on . |
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China Conducts Fourth Test of Strategic Nuclear Delivery Vehicle Posted: 13 Jun 2015 07:29 AM PDT China this week conducted the fourth successful test of a new hypersonic vehicle which is capable of delivering nuclear strikes and may be able to render US anti-missile defense systems “obsolete.” The test of the Wu-14 hypersonic strike vehicle was carried out Sunday, launched atop a ballistic missile fired from a test facility in western China, the Washington Free Beacon reported. The vehicle executed “extreme maneuvers” that intelligence officials say are meant to test the ability to dodge US anti-missile defense systems. Sunday marked the fourth test in 18 months, after previous experiments last year in January, August and December, the Free Beacon reported. The frequency of the tests show China’s commitment to developing the new weapon. The Wu-14 travels high in the atmosphere on the edge of space while carrying nuclear or conventional warheads. The high-tech vehicle also can travel at speeds of up to 10 times the speed of sound or around 7,680 miles per hour. FULL REPORT The post China Conducts Fourth Test of Strategic Nuclear Delivery Vehicle appeared first on . |
| The Bilderberg conference: world government or mythical secret clique?Posted: 13 Jun 2015 07:24 AM PDT
What was Jürgen Trittin’s business in Chantilly, US in 2012? His fellow Green party members demanded of him at the time. The question itself revealed a certain amount of dissatisfaction, because the answer was well-known: the Green parliamentary party leader had attended the Bilderberg conference. This was viewed as an affront to the party. A left-winger participating in a secret wheeling-and-dealing forum for the rich and powerful – it was unheard of. Trittin, casting around for an explanation, pointed out that green opinions had to be represented in particular where they were not yet getting the support of a majority. Bilderberg attendees subject themselves to specific rules of participation. The most important one is known as the “Chatham House Rule” (in place since 1927, established at the time by the Royal Institute of International Affairs) and obliges every conference attendee to observe absolute confidentiality with respect to conversation content and speakers’ statements. Unsurprisingly, this meeting point of the power wielders draws criticism year after year (the 2015 conference starts on Thursday, 11 June, and ends on Sunday, 14 June), due to its lack of transparency. FULL REPORT The post The Bilderberg conference: world government or mythical secret clique? appeared first on . |
| Officials say avian flu is headed for North CarolinaPosted: 13 Jun 2015 07:20 AM PDT
State officials are taking steps to prevent the avian flu from spreading to birds in North Carolina. On Wednesday, the Agriculture Department addressed the growing concern at the N.C. State Fairgrounds. Avian flu has caused the price of eggs to spike higher than they have in more than 60 years. The biggest threat to the state’s poultry industry will come next fall during the migratory bird season. Scientists believe avian flu is spread by wild waterfowl and because of that, state agriculture officials decided ban all poultry shows and public sales from mid-August to mid-January. Right now the avian flu is spreading from the Northwest to the Midwest, already hitting 20 states. But it could easily move south when wild waterfowl begin migrating in that direction in just a few months. North Carolina’s $18 billion poultry industry isn’t sitting by idly, waiting to see what happens. “We know this is going to affect a number of poultry shows and kids who have planned to exhibit at their county fair or their state fair,” said NC Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. FULL REPORT The post Officials say avian flu is headed for North Carolina appeared first on . |
| MERS forces total sealing off of two hospitalsPosted: 13 Jun 2015 07:15 AM PDT
The Ministry of Health and Welfare Thursday sealed off two hospitals for the first time in the outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) to prevent the kind of mass infections that came out of Pyeongtaek St. Mary’s Hospital and Samsung Medical Center. Mediheal Medical Center in Seoul and Changwon SK Hospital in Changwon, South Gyeongsang, have been sealed off from the world. Patients and staff can’t leave and no one can enter or visit the facilities. Each of the staff gave care to patients who were considered highly infectious. Patient No. 98, who was infected with the disease by Patient No. 14 at Samsung Medical Center, was hospitalized at Mediheal Medical Center in Yangcheon District, southwestern Seoul, for three days from June 4. “Patient No. 98 was at Mediheal Medical Center while he was very infectious,” said Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon in a meeting with 25 district governors of Seoul on Thursday. “We need a complete quarantine to prevent it from becoming the second Samsung Medical Center.” Changwon SK Hospital is where Patient No. 115 was treated and currently 37 patients, nine of their relatives and 32 medical staff members are being isolated. FULL REPORT The post MERS forces total sealing off of two hospitals appeared first on . |
| Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung unleashes new powerful burstPosted: 13 Jun 2015 06:59 AM PDT
A volcano in western Indonesia unleashed a new powerful burst high into the sky on Saturday, sending hot ash far down the mountain’s slopes, an official said. Authorities have been closely monitoring 2,460-meter (8,070-foot) -high Mount Sinabung on Sumatra, one of Indonesia’s main islands, since June 2, when its status was raised to the highest alert level due to the growing size of its lava dome. Hot ash tumbled down the slopes of the mountain as far as 3 kilometers (2 miles) southeastward on Saturday, said Wendy Cahya, an official at the mountain’s monitoring post. No injuries were reported from the latest eruption, he said. Cahya said that as of Saturday evening, 11 avalanches of hot ash had been recorded, with volcanic ash released as high as 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) into the air. FULL REPORT The post Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung unleashes new powerful burst appeared first on . |
| Swarm of earthquakes rattles rural Alabama; reason unclearPosted: 13 Jun 2015 06:53 AM PDT
Jim Sterling didn’t know what had hit his 156-year-old antebellum home when an earthquake struck Alabama’s old plantation region early one morning last November. Startled, he grabbed a gun and ran outdoors. In the pre-dawn chill, Sterling said, he found an odd scene: horses were galloping, cows mooing and dogs barking. “I heard a boom and felt the shaking,” Sterling said. “It really upset me.” More than a dozen weak earthquakes have followed in the seven months since in west Alabama’s rural Greene County, and geologists are trying to figure out what is causing the seismic swarm in an area of the South more prone to tornadoes than earthquakes. “It is interesting that recently there has been more activity there than in the last four decades,” said Sandy Ebersole, an earthquake expert with the Geological Survey of Alabama. FULL REPORT The post Swarm of earthquakes rattles rural Alabama; reason unclear appeared first on . |
| Will The World Turn On Israel This September?Posted: 12 Jun 2015 07:23 PM PDT
Israel wishes to delay the signing of a nuclear deal between world powers and Iran, but not solely because such an agreement would be dangerous to the Jewish State. The concern is that immediately following such an agreement, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will become the UN Security Council’s and European Union’s top priority, and the international community will be freed up to deal with the party it sees as responsible for the stagnation in the peace process – Israel. This is the widely-held assumption in off-the-record conversations among diplomatic sources in New York and in Washington. “A diplomatic attack against Israel is expected soon that will surprise even the pessimists in Jerusalem,” a senior Western diplomat told The Jerusalem Post’s Hebrew-language sister publication, Ma’ariv. “In the Security Council, in western capitals and at EU headquarters, they are just waiting for the Iran deal to be signed and for it to be approved by the American Congress.” The estimate is that the forced period of waiting will end in September. Then, as the UN General Assembly opens, the signal will be given to start the diplomatic attack against Israel. FULL REPORT The post Will The World Turn On Israel This September? appeared first on . |
| Bird flu in Arizona? 4 AZ facilities quarantined, egg prices on risePosted: 12 Jun 2015 07:07 PM PDT
Bird flu might have found its way to Arizona. The Department of Agriculture is investigating the state’s first potential cases of avian influenza. And consumers are already feeling the impact in the form of rising egg prices. Friday, we found that cartons holding a dozen eggs were priced about a dollar more than usual. However, there does not seem to be a shortage of eggs. The birds in question — 13 quail and chickens and about 40 quail and partridge eggs — were shipped from Iowa, which is one of several states where bird flu has been confirmed. It was first detected there in April and has affected more than 30.7 million birds so far. Iowa has the most reported bird flu detections — 74, as of this writing — and the largest number of affected birds in the U.S. According to the Department of Agriculture birds at the Iowa facility became sick a short time after the Arizona-bound shipment left the site. The initial test results were positive for H5 avian influenza. FULL REPORT
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| Southern Baptists see another year of declinePosted: 12 Jun 2015 07:00 PM PDT
The Southern Baptist Convention lost more than 200,000 members in 2014 and saw the lowest number of baptisms since 1947. Total membership in the nation’s largest Protestant denomination was just under 15.5 million last year, according to an annual report by Lifeway Christian Resources, the denomination’s publishing arm. That’s down from 15.7 million in 2013. It also marks the eighth straight year of declining membership. The number of baptisms has declined in eight of the past 10 years, according to the denomination. In2014,baptisms declined by more than 5,000 to just over 305,000. Baptisms are an important measure for the denomination because of its strong commitment to evangelism. The statistics were released on Wednesday just ahead of the group’s annual meeting next week in Columbus, Ohio. FULL REPORT The post Southern Baptists see another year of decline appeared first on . |
| DAYS OF LOT – Most Americans expect Supreme Court to OK gay marriagePosted: 12 Jun 2015 06:51 PM PDT
Nearly two-thirds of Americans expect the Supreme Court to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide when it rules on the issue within the next few weeks, according to a new poll. Only 25 percent expect the high court to leave existing state bans on gay marriage intact, while 65 percent expect the bans to be overturned, according to the poll conducted by the nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute. Its nationwide survey of 1,009 adults was conducted from June 3 to June 7. Mirroring the findings of several other recent national polls, the new survey found 55 percent of Americans in favor of allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry legally, and 37 percent opposed. Among those who oppose same-sex marriage, 72 percent say the decision about its legality should be made at the state level. Among those who favor same-sex marriage, 59 percent say the issue should be decided at the national level. At the moment, same-sex marriages are allowed in 36 states. FULL REPORT The post DAYS OF LOT – Most Americans expect Supreme Court to OK gay marriage appeared first on . |
Religious leaders ‘Obey God Rather than Men’ in Open Letter to U.S. Supreme Court
by Marsha West
Christian Examiner reports:
Setting aside theological differences, 85 Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox Christian, and Jewish leaders joined civic and business leaders in signing an open letter to the U.S. Supreme court published in a June 10 ad in the Washington Post,vowing to disobey any court mandate which would force them to operate from any definition of marriage apart from a union between one man and one woman.
“We ask you not to force us to choose between the state and the Laws of God. We are Christians who love America and who respect the legitimate rule of law,” the religious leaders wrote. “However, we will not honor any decision by the Supreme Court which will force us to violate a clear biblical understanding of marriage as solely the union of one man and one woman.”
Girl Scouts Of America Hire An Open Lesbian As New Executive ‘Girl Experience Officer’
As millions of moms consider digging into pocketbooks for Girl Scout cookies this year, they may be interested to know about the hiring of Krista Kokjohn-Poehler in the Girl Scouts executive office in New York City.
EDITOR’S NOTE: With the hiring of an open lesbian to set company policy on “girl experience”, the Girl Scouts of America have sent a very strong message that they fully intend to use their organization to recruit and indoctrinate for the LGBT. Boycotting Girl Scout cookies is no longer good enough. Mothers of America, it’s time pull your daughter out of GSA for good.
Krista Kokjohn-Poehler is an out lesbian married to a woman named Ashley Kokjohn. And, given her sexual preference, it may strike some as odd that her job title is “Girl Experience Officer.”
Her hiring five months ago was largely missed by the coterie of Girl Scout critics around the country who make the claim that the Girl Scouts have drifted leftward in the past 20 years.
According to her LinkedIn profile, as “Chief Girl Experience Officer,” Kokjohn-Poehler will “serve as the chief of girl innovation and be the expert on and organizational voice for girls. Lead the “Girl Experience” team in efforts to take insights from marketplace data and collaborate internally and externally to drive program innovation.”
The main charge leveled by Girl Scout critics concerns the leftward drift of the Girl Scouts, which was founded along conservative religious principles. The leftward drift began in the early ’90s when God was made optional in the Girl Scout promise. This precipitated the founding of American Heritage Girls and the first widespread exit from the Girl Scouts.
It’s time to make the switch to American Heritage Girls:
Penny Nance, former Girl Scout and president of Concerned Women for America said, “In the last ten years the Girl Scouts have lost about a few hundred thousand members, and part of the reason for that is their tone deafness toward the cultural values of American moms.”
Nance tells the story of a run-in her daughter had with Girl Scout hero Gloria Steinem. Nance’s daughter appeared with Steinem on a Nickelodeon panel show talking about women’s issues. Her daughter defended the pro-life position on air. According to Nance, during a break “with no parents present,” Steinem allegedly approached her daughter and bragged about having an abortion and said she was happy about it.
“And these are the types of people celebrated by the Girl Scouts?” asked Nance.
In recent days, top Girl Scout execs, including CEO Anna Marie Chavez, have tried to beat back the ongoing cookie boycott started a month ago that threatens the much needed $700 million annual sales to fund Girl Scout activities. source
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(CN) — Republicans in Idaho have proposed a resolution calling for support for using the Bible alongside public school curriculum.
Resolution 2015-P20 was submitted by Idaho County Chairman Marge Arnzen, and uses national and state history as the basis of the motion.
“[I]n 1782, the U.S. Congress voted this resolution: ‘The Congress of the United States recommends and approves the Holy Bible for use in all schools,’ and authorized a loan of money to help the printing and distribution of 10,000 copies to be made available to the public primarily for public schools,’” it notes.
Appeals Court Upholds Regulations That May Close Most Texas Abortion Facilities
(CN) — A federal appeals court has upheld several abortion regulations encapsulated in a Texas law known as H.B. 2 that may close most of the abortion facilities in the state.“[T]he State truly intends that women only receive an abortion in facilities that can provide the highest quality of care and safety—the stated legitimate purpose of H.B. 2,” the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans wrote. “Plaintiffs bore the burden of proving that H.B. 2 was enacted with an improper purpose. … They failed to proffer competent evidence contradicting the legislature’s statement of a legitimate purpose for H.B. 2.”Tony Campolo Comes Out of Closet in Support of ‘Full Acceptance’ of Homosexuality in Church
(CN) — False teacher Tony Campolo announced on Monday that he has decided to endorse and speak out for the inclusion of open homosexuals in the Body of Christ.“It has taken countless hours of prayer, study, conversation and emotional turmoil to bring me to the place where I am finally ready to call for the full acceptance of Christian gay couples into the Church,” he wrote in a statement posted to his website.Prosperity Preacher Creflo Dollar to Get Coveted $70 Million Dollar Jet
(CN) — Prosperity preacher Creflo Dollar’s recent pleas for money to buy himself a mega-million dollar jet are no longer needed since his ministry’s board has now agreed to buy him one.Dollar, whose teachings state that God wants all Christians to be prosperous and that material wealth is a sign of God’s favor, will get the coveted jet after the board of directors for his nonprofit organization known as “World Changers Church International” approved the purchase.Other Top News Stories of Interest:
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- American Pastor Imprisoned in Iran Again Brutally Beaten Behind Bars
- Congress Urged to Pass Law Protecting Religious Schools from Punishment Over Marriage Beliefs
- UK Tribunal Rules in Favor of Christian Woman Fired Over Lesbian Co-Worker’s Complaint
Christian Headlines Daily – Sunday, June 14, 2015
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Most Expect Gay Marriage Will Sweep the US
Supreme Court’s Pending Same-Sex Ruling to Dominate Southern Baptist Meeting
8-Year-Old’s Letter to Jesus Busts Child Molester
Christian Pastors Vow Civil Disobedience if Supreme Court Allows Gay Marriage
Rick Santorum Says He Would Welcome Caitlyn Jenner’s Endorsement
Pope Francis to Open 30-Bed Homeless Shelter a Few Steps from Vatican Walls
Franklin Graham: Shariah Law Should be Banned in U.S.
Report: 18,000 Babies Die Each Year in U.S. from Late Term Abortions
Pakistan Orders Aid Group Save the Children Out of the Country
American Killed Fighting ISIS in Syria
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How Mike Huckabee Fails His Christian Duty
Gay Atheist Rebukes Church for Moral Slide
Americans Substitute Comedy for News
Can You Affirm LGBT People and Still be an Evangelical?
Are Christians Changing Their Minds on Gay Marriage?
Christian Headlines Daily – Saturday, June 13, 2015
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Top Headlines
Most Expect Gay Marriage Will Sweep the US
Supreme Court’s Pending Same-Sex Ruling to Dominate Southern Baptist Meeting
8-Year-Old’s Letter to Jesus Busts Child Molester
Christian Pastors Vow Civil Disobedience if Supreme Court Allows Gay Marriage
Rick Santorum Says He Would Welcome Caitlyn Jenner’s Endorsement
Pope Francis to Open 30-Bed Homeless Shelter a Few Steps from Vatican Walls
Franklin Graham: Shariah Law Should be Banned in U.S.
Report: 18,000 Babies Die Each Year in U.S. from Late Term Abortions
Pakistan Orders Aid Group Save the Children Out of the Country
American Killed Fighting ISIS in Syria
Opinion
How Mike Huckabee Fails His Christian Duty
Gay Atheist Rebukes Church for Moral Slide
Americans Substitute Comedy for News
Can You Affirm LGBT People and Still be an Evangelical?
Are Christians Changing Their Minds on Gay Marriage?
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