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With the U.S. presidential election campaign firming up, four out of five Americans say the Islamic State is their top international concern, even as many remain wary of their country’s role overseas, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center.
Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits increased to a five-week high, a sign that progress in the strongest part of the economy may be moderating. Jobless claims rose by 17,000 to 274,000 in the week ended April 30.
Short Hills, New Jersey, is among the richest communities in the U.S. The directors of a local savings and loan get paid accordingly. Members of Investors Bancorp’s board made an average of $3.85 million in 2015, the company reported in an April proxy statement, eclipsing director pay at every Wall Street firm.
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Israeli forces and Hamas fighters have clashed directly for the first time since a devastating 2014 war, the Israeli army said Thursday, as a new cross-border tunnel used by the militants was discovered.
A Kenyan woman was rescued Thursday after being trapped for six days in the rubble of a collapsed building.
A man is in custody after he admitted to spraying a contaminant that officials believe contained mouse poison on unpackaged food at several Michigan grocery stores, authorities said.
Russia on Wednesday warned against NATO’s proposed military buildup in Poland and the Baltic region, saying it would retaliate by shoring up its western and southern flanks with three new divisions.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Thursday his country would not accept less than an outright victory against rebels in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo and across the country, state media reported.
A federal judge in Washington on Wednesday ordered that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton may have to testify in a lawsuit related to the private email server she used while secretary of state.
The Obama administration is revising a federal rule that allows wind-energy companies to operate high-speed turbines for up to 30 years, even if means killing or injuring thousands of federally protected bald and golden eagles.
Planned Parenthood, a U.S. women’s healthcare and abortion provider, has filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Kansas over a plan to strip it of government healthcare funding, court records showed. Planned Parenthood says at least 24 states have cut its clinics of funding since mid-2015, when anti-abortion activists released videos purporting to show group officials negotiating prices for aborted fetal tissue. The footage gave rise to accusations that Planned Parenthood trafficked in body parts, which the group denies.
The estimated cost of a massive gas well blowout that spewed methane uncontrollably for nearly four months and uprooted 8,000 Los Angeles families has more than doubled to $665 million, Sempra Energy announced Wednesday.
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Police in Pakistan say village elders ordered the murder of a teenage girl because she had helped a school friend to elope.
Zimbabwe is set to print its own version of the US dollar in order to ease a cash shortage.
The US justice department has told North Carolina that its law limiting protections for LGBT people violates national civil rights laws and must not be implemented. The law invalidated several local anti-discrimination measures that protected gay and transgender people.
The Australian entrepreneur who has claimed to be the inventor of Bitcoin has reneged on a promise to present new “proof” to support his case. Craig Wright had pledged to move some of the virtual currency from one of its early address blocks, an act many believe can only be done by the tech’s creator.
An Australian man considered a senior recruiter for so-called Islamic State (IS) has been killed in a US air strike in Iraq, Australia’s government says.
Two men who say Kenyan police forced them to undergo anal examinations to prove they had had gay sex have launched a court case, calling for the tests to be declared unconstitutional. They allege they were also made to take tests for HIV and hepatitis following their arrest in February 2015 on suspicion of homosexual activity. Homosexual acts are illegal in Kenya, punishable by up to 14 years in prison.
North Korea is poised to hold its first party congress in decades, as leader Kim Jong-un seeks to cement his status and chart a vision for the future. Its run-up has seen attempts at missile launches amid speculation the North will conduct a fifth nuclear test.
An uneasy calm has been reported across the divided Syrian city of Aleppo after a partial truce came into effect.
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U.S. Army Capt. Nathan Michael Smith filed a suit against President Obama in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., over the ongoing war against ISIS, alleging the commander in chief can’t unilaterally deploy more special operations forces to overseas’ spots to fight the terrorists, but rather must seek and receive congressional permission.
The Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs is eschewing the terms “felon” and “convict” when officials refer to individuals convicted of crimes, opting instead for less “disparaging labels,” such as “person who committed a crime” and “individual who was incarcerated” in speeches and other communications as part of an effort to remove barriers that officials say hinder progress of those who re-enter society after completing their prison sentences.
Boston-based startup GetHuman on Wednesday unveiled a new service that lets you to pay $5 to $25 to hire a “problem solver” who will call a company’s customer service line on your behalf to resolve issues.
Top News – 5/5/2016
Obama slaps ‘Scarlet T’ on Christian colleges
The Department of Education, under the leadership of Barack Obama, whose pro-homosexual agenda has been unparalleled, has launched a website critics say is dedicated to the “shaming” of Christian colleges that follow biblical principles rather than a leftist social agenda.
Fort McMurray wildfire: state of emergency declared as 1,600 buildings engulfed in flames
Alberta firefighters said on Thursday morning that the blaze was yet to be contained, but praised the efforts of scores of volunteers who rushed to the city to provide fuel for those fleeing the devastation by car. More than 80,000 people have been forced to flee Fort McMurray, while fresh evacuation orders have been issued for other towns standing in the wildfire’s path.
Islamic State militants seize gas field in eastern Syria
Islamic State militants on Thursday captured the main Shaer gas field in eastern Syria in the first gain for the ultra hardline jihadists in the Palmyra desert area since they lost the ancient city in March, rebel sources and a monitor said.
‘Islam does not belong in Germany’: 60% agree with AfD
Political rivals may brand the right-wing German party AfD xenophobic for claiming that there is “no place for Islam in Germany” in its political program, but 60 percent of the country’s citizens agree with the idea, according to a new poll.
Kremlin to NATO: Resurgent Russia not a threat, but will defend its interests
“We have repeatedly said that a resurgent Russia is not a threat to anyone,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a conference call with journalists. “But at the same time Russia certainly cannot ignore any actions that may pose a direct or potential threat to its national interests and, traditionally, the Russian side will defend its interests if need be.”
Gibraltar ON ALERT: Royal Navy ‘OPENS FIRE’ on Spanish ship ‘harassing’ submarine
It comes as tensions heighten around the UK-controlled peninsula after a series of aggressive acts by Spain. A source said: “This is not only a very dangerous game for the Spanish to play but it is unbecoming of a NATO ally to treat the US Navy with such contempt.
Kerry Draws Red Line, Says Syria Better Start Removing Assad By Aug 1
John Kerry just gave Syria a hard deadline for starting the political transition to get rid of Syrian President Bashar Assad: Aug. 1. Kerry told reporters Tuesday if Syria doesn’t begin the process of removing Assad by Aug. 1, there will be serious consequences, The Associated Press reports.
Romanian Claims He Hacked Hillary’s Email Server;
The Romanian computer hacker known as Guccifer said he has hacked into Hillary Clinton’s private email server and that doing so “was easy.” he said Clinton’s claim that her server was safe is “a lie.”
IDF finds another Hamas attack tunnel
The IDF has found another Hamas attack tunnel inside the Gaza Strip that is burrowing towards Israel, it was cleared for publication on Thursday. The new tunnel is 28 meters deep and it was found in southern Gaza not far from the tunnel found last month, which was the first to be found since Operation Protective Edge in the summer of 2014.
April Marks 12th Straight Month of Record Gun Sales
This April saw the most gun-related background checks of any April on record, making it the 12th month in a row to achieve a high water mark for gun sales. The FBI ran 2,145,865 checks through the National Instant Background Check System last month, according to the agency’s records. That represents more than a 400,000 increase over the previous record set in April 2014.
Turkey PM ‘to quit’ in rift with President Erdogan
Turkey’s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will stand down at an extraordinary congress of his ruling AK party later this month, local media report. Reports that the congress will be held on 22 May came after Mr Davutoglu met with the party’s executive committee. Speculation of his resignation has been rife since Mr Davutoglu met President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday.
Zimbabwe to print own version of US dollar
Zimbabwe is set to print its own version of the US dollar in order to ease a cash shortage in the country. Central bank governor John Mangudya said the cash, known as bond notes, will be backed by $200m (£140m) support from the Africa Export-Import Bank. The specially-designed two, five, 10 and 20 dollar notes will have the same value as their US dollar equivalents.
Siren brings Israel to a halt as country marks Holocaust Remembrance Day
Israel commemorated the six million Jews who were murdered by Nazis in the Holocaust on Thursday with a two minute siren that brought the country to a halt at 10 a.m. Events marking Holocaust Remembrance Day began on Wednesday evening at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem.
Sexual predator jailed after claiming to be ‘transgender’ to assault women in shelter
A biological man claiming to be ‘transgender’ so as to gain access to and prey on women at two Toronto shelters was jailed “indefinitely” last week after being declared by a judge a “dangerous offender.”
China Warns ‘Will Respond To Trump Presidency’
Speaking through its mouthpiece Global Times, China has published its first reaction to “unpredictable” Trump’s position as presumptive Republican nominee and their expectations of a Trump vs Clinton fight for The White House…
Russia Announces New Military Divisions to Counter NATO Deployments in Eastern Europe
Russia on Wednesday warned against NATO’s proposed military buildup in Poland and the Baltic region, saying it would retaliate by shoring up its western and southern flanks with three new divisions.
We must declare a gang-violence war
You would think that Knoxville gang members would be circumspect after the national attention paid to their brutal killing of Zaevion Dobson. But no, they shoot his cousin at a family park with seeming impunity. It’s time to take the gloves off. As a civil society we cannot allow thugs to kill our children, terrorize our neighborhoods and show such blatant contempt for the law.
Epic wildfire threatens to engulf Canadian city as 88,000 flee
A massive wildfire that has forced the evacuation of all 88,000 people in the western Canadian oil city of Fort McMurray and burned down 1,600 structures has the potential to destroy much of the town, authorities said on Wednesday.
San Andreas fault ‘locked, loaded and ready to roll’ with big earthquake, expert says
Southern California’s section of the San Andreas fault is “locked, loaded and ready to roll,” a leading earthquake scientist said Wednesday at the National Earthquake Conference in Long Beach.
L.A. sees another sharp rise in homelessness and outdoor tents
homelessness increased in the last year in the city and county of Los Angeles, leaving nearly 47,000 people in the streets and shelters despite an intensive federal push that slashed the ranks of homeless veterans by nearly a third, according to figures released Wednesday by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority.
Top Headlines – 5/5/2016
- Europe shares, oil snap four-day losing streaks (Read More)
- Oil rallies as Canada fire and Libya violence threaten supply (Read More)
- How Trump Won???and How the GOP Let Him (Read More)
- Hedge Fudge Managers Lose Their Swagger (Read More)
- Turkey Premier Said to Give Up as Erdogan Tightens Grip (Read More)
- Health Insurers Struggle to Offset New Costs (Read More)
- Judge says Clinton may have to testify in email lawsuit (Read More)
- Trump’s deportation plan could slice 2 percent off U.S. GDP (Read More)
- A Cartel and a Briefcase: How Drug Cash Moves on a River of Gold (Read More)
- Big-Spending Fracking Family Behind Cruz Won’t Back Trump (Read More)
- China’s Great Commodity Bubble Loses Air Before It Can Burst (Read More)
- Abortion provider Planned Parenthood sues Kansas over plan to cut funding (Read More)
- Look Out, Loonie, Canada May Have Just Peaked (Read More)
- Bass Says Investors Would Avoid China If They Knew Bank Risk (Read More)
- Tribune Publishing Rejects Gannett Bid (Read More)
- Truce takes hold in Aleppo but fighting goes on elsewhere in Syria (Read More)
- The Unloved Business That’s Saved Big Oil From Low Energy Prices (Read More)
Iranian commander threatens to close Strait of Hormuz to US
Iran Accuses U.S. of Meddling as Tensions Grow
Iran Religious Persecution Increasing Despite Nuclear Deal, USCIRF Reports
Russia threatens to respond to NATO’s military buildup along eastern border
Russia Announces New Military Divisions to Counter NATO Deployments in Eastern Europe
Israeli, Palestinian violence flares along Gaza border
Fresh mortar targets troops on Gaza border as violence persists
IAF strikes Hamas targets in Gaza in response to mortar fire
Hamas warns Israel amid Gaza border tensions: Don’t test our patience
Israel rejects Hamas claims that it sought withdrawal-for-ceasefire agreement
IDF general backtracks: ‘Not my intent to liken Israel with Nazi Germany’
Siren brings Israel to a halt as country marks Holocaust Remembrance Day
Obama: US stands with Jews who face hatred around the world
‘Decrease of violent attacks against Jews, but rise in institutional anti-Semitism in 2015’
Britain’s left is melting down over rampant anti-Semitism
Israel to open permanent mission at NATO HQ after Turkey lifts veto
Turkey hints it may send ground troops into Syria
Another Combat Death in Iraq May Presage Future U.S. Role
US airstrike in Iraq kills ‘most dangerous’ Australian Islamic State operative
ISIS Locks Girls in Cages With Human Skulls for Violating Shariah Dress Code
German Islamists face trial for enacting ‘sharia police’ on city streets
German Jews divided over fears of 1 million Muslim newcomers
ISIS Has Ability to Execute Paris-Style Terrorist Assaults in U.S., Clapper Says
Kenya Police Say They Foiled ISIS-Linked Plot to Unleash Anthrax Attack
Can an app tackle domestic violence in Somalia?
Romanian hacker Guccifer: I breached Clinton server, ‘it was easy’
Venezuelans in long lines: ‘We need food and medicine’
San Andreas fault ‘locked, loaded and ready to roll’ with big earthquake, expert says
5.7 magnitude earthquake hits near Port-Olry, Vanuatu
5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Sayhut, Yemen
Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 21,000ft
Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 18,000ft
Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 18,000ft
Colima volcano in Mexico erupts to 17,000ft
Turriabla volcano in Costa Rica erupts to 14,000ft
Alberta Declares Emergency as Fires Threaten Canada Oil Town
Listeria prompts recall of 42 brands of frozen fruits and veggies
Advance In Human Embryo Research Rekindles Ethical Debate
Catholic Univ. Suspends Employee for Debating LGBTQ Issues With ‘Gender Neutral’ Student
US government: North Carolina LGBT law violates civil rights
Christian ‘Extremists’ Opposing Gay Marriage May Be Criminalised By Radical Islam Bill
Steven Furtick Epitomizes Everything That’s Wrong With the Religious System
Former Pastors, Member Call Bridgeville Church Cult-Like
Rick Warren Blames God For Poor Planning
Azusa Now 2016 and the Rise of Militant Experientialism
Mike Ratliff – Are you amongst the termites?
New Daytime Talk Show on Fox – Preachers! with Jamal Bryant, E. Dewey Smith, others
The National (Take A Verse Out Of Context) Day of Prayer
What is the “Seven Mountains Mandate”?
15 United Methodist clergy, candidates come out as gay
White House ‘to build first US monument’ to recognise gay rights movement
Is a great shaking about to hit America? Is 2016 going to turn out to be one of the major turning points in our history? On The Economic Collapse Blog and End Of The American Dream, I am constantly warning my readers about what is coming, but today I want to shift the focus to what other watchmen are telling us. And as you will see below, when I use the term “watchmen” I am also including women. All five of the individuals that I am featuring in this article are people that I highly respect, and all five of them have issued extremely ominous warnings about our future. So hopefully you are ready to receive what you are about to hear, because their messages are not to be taken lightly. (Read More…)
We continue to get more evidence that the U.S. economy has entered a major downturn. Just last week, I wrote about how U.S. GDP growth numbers have been declining for three quarters in a row, and previously I wrote about how corporate defaults have surged to their highest level since the last financial crisis. Well, now we are getting some very depressing numbers from the rail industry. As you will see below, U.S. rail traffic was down more than 11 percent from a year ago in April. That is an absolutely catastrophic number, and the U.S. rail industry is feeling an enormous amount of pain right now. This also tells us that “the real economy” is really slowing down, because less stuff is being shipped by rail all over the nation. (Read More….)
New Yorkers Roundly Reject Mayor De Blasio’s Call For A Pro-LGBT Chick-Fil-A Boycott
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and other city officials are urging New Yorkers not to eat at Chick fil-A.
The popular chicken restaurant is planning to open up a new location in Queens, its fourth to open in New York City. But the liberal mayor argued that the owners of Chick fil-A support groups that promote “hate” against gays.
“Chick-fil-A is anti-LGBT,” he said in a statement, according to the website DNAInfo.
Chick-fil-A customers respond to de Blasio’s boycott request
“This group imparts a strong anti-LGBT message by forcing their employees and volunteers to adhere to a policy that prohibits same-sex love. It is outrageous that Chick-fil-A is quietly spreading its message of hate by funding these types of organizations.”
He went on to call for a boycott by New Yorkers.
“I’m certainly not going to patronize them and I wouldn’t urge any other New Yorker to patronize them. But they do have a legal right,” he said. Chick-fil-A responded by pointing out that it has 80,000 employees of all different backgrounds and beliefs and prefers to focus on its food and service.
“The Chick-fil-A culture and service tradition in our restaurants is to treat every person with honor, dignity and respect — regardless of their beliefs, race, creed, sexual orientation or gender,” a spokesperson said.
So what happened when Steve Doocy asked some diners at a Manhattan Chick-fil-A about Mayor de Blasio’s remarks?
One man, told of the boycott calls by Steve, said he’s on Chick-fil-A’s side.
“That’s what I’m gonna tell Trump. Keep God first and our kids will be fine,” said Jeff. source
Social Media Campaign Urges Disney to Make Elsa a Lesbian Princess in “Frozen” Sequel
According to CNSNews:
The sequel to Disney’s “Frozen” won’t be out for a few years, but some fans have already launched a social media campaign calling on Disney to make the main character, Elsa, a lesbian.
The campaign #GiveElsaAGirlfriend began when a teen named Alexis Isabel tweeted: “I hope Disney makes Elsa a lesbian princess imagine how iconic that would be.” Then she tweeted: “Dear @Disney, #GiveElsaAGirlfriend.”
Civil Forfeiture in Oklahoma: Police Take $53k from Christian Orphanage & Refugees (VIDEO)
Growing Number of Major U.S. Corporations Embracing Eastern Meditation Practices
A growing number of major American corporations are offering meditation, mindfulness and yoga programs for their employees, practices that are believed to have originated in pagan Eastern religions.
Obama slaps ‘Scarlet T’ on Christian colleges
Feds now publicly ‘shaming’ institutions for following biblical principles
The Department of Education, under the leadership of Barack Obama, whose pro-homosexual agenda has been unparalleled, has launched a website critics say is dedicated to the “shaming” of Christian colleges that follow biblical principles rather than a leftist social agenda.
4 Ear-Tickling Doctrines You Should Never Tolerate
False doctrines are nothing new. In the first century, Paul sternly warned Timothy about certain preachers who know how to slice and dice God’s Word to make it fit what people want. He wrote in 2 Timothy 4:3-4: “For the time will come when people will not endure sound doctrine, but they will gather to themselves teachers in accordance with their own desires, having itching ears, and they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn to myths.”
Is Clinton vs Trump God’s Judgment on America?
By Michael Brown
This is not so much an indictment on Trump as it is an indictment on the American people. God could well be giving us exactly what we deserve.
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