| World News |
Russian bailiffs search BP's office in Moscow
MOSCOW (AP) -- Russian bailiffs searched BP PlC's Moscow office on Wednesday because of a minority shareholder's lawsuit, the company said, calling the action an illegal raid....
Libyans celebrate Muslim holiday, Gadhafi ouster
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) -- Libyans on Wednesday wept over the graves of those killed in their six-month war against Moammar Gadhafi, then celebrated their newfound freedom with morning prayers and joyous chants in the capital's main square - bittersweet rituals marking the start of a major Muslim holiday....
Shooting suspect admits killing US airmen
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- A 21-year-old Kosovo Albanian confessed Wednesday to killing two U.S. airmen at the Frankfurt airport, saying in emotional testimony at the opening of his trial that he had been influenced by radical Islamic propaganda online....
Report: Israel Sends 2 Warships to Egyptian Border
Military sources tell AP Israeli Navy sent additional warships to maritime border with Egypt following intelligence indicating viable terror threat.
YouTube: Israelis stock up on stun grenades to ‘welcome’ Palestine state
Russia Today - The Israeli Defence Force is reportedly preparing settlers for the mass uprising of Palestinians, expected after the UN votes on a Palestinian statehood in September.
YouTube: War for Africa: 'Libya key to new US bases, cheap labor & resources'
Russia Today - The rebels in Libya have rejected the possibility of staging talks with Muammar Gaddafi. The National Transitional Council says they want to see him in jail - and not at the negotiating table. Middle East expert Dan Glazebrook says NATO is using the rebels to make Libya a failed state.
Libya rebels pledge assault on Gadhafi stronghold
ABU GRAYN, Libya (AP) -- Libyan rebels pledged Tuesday to launch an assault within days on Moammar Gadhafi's hometown, the ousted strongman's last major bastion of support....
VIDEO: United Nations Tries to Save Face On Libya Occupation
Kurt Nimmo - The al-Qaeda vision for Libya was so stark and authoritarian that the globalists at the United Nations had to step in and save face.
August deadliest month ever for US in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — August has become the deadliest month for U.S. troops in the nearly 10-year-old war in Afghanistan, where international forces have started to go home and let Afghan forces take charge of securing their country.
Fruit and vegetables rot as hunger stalks India
SOLAN, India (AP) -- Sunil Sharma, a young tomato farmer in northern India, must navigate decripit roads, corrupt policemen and blazing heat to deliver his produce in an unrefrigerated truck to New Delhi's wholesale vegetable market....
A story missing from our media: Iceland's on-going revolution
An Italian radio program's story about Iceland’s on-going revolution is a stunning example of how little our media tells us about the rest of the world.
Murdoch expands internal inquiry of UK papers
(Reuters) - Lawyers for Rupert Murdoch's News International are conducting a broad inquiry into reporting practices at all of the company's UK newspapers, according to sources who have been briefed on the probe.
| U.S. News, Politics & Government |
Class action suit says Florida Highway Patrol illegally tickets motorists who warn others about speed traps
When the Florida Highway Patrol pulls someone over on the highway, it's usually because they were speeding. However, in some cases motorists are being pulled over for flashing lights on and off to warn drivers coming from the other direction that there was speed trap ahead.
Panel: Widespread waste and fraud in war spending
WASHINGTON (AP) - As much as $60 billion in U.S. tax dollars has been lost to waste and fraud in Iraq and Afghanistan over the past decade due to lax oversight of contractors, poor planning and corruption
Pentagon under fire over war contracts
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The Pentagon has wasted more than $30 billion on contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan due to shoddy management and a lack of competition, an independent inquiry said.
Ron Paul: Mission Accomplished in Libya?
Even as a major hurricane hit America's eastern seaboard, the administration is determined to expand the war in Libya while threatening the regime in Syria. Is there any limit to government's appetite to create more problems for our nation and economy?
VIDEO: Obama’s job czar expert at creating foreign jobs
Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) said Tuesday that it’s time for the head of the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness to resign or be fired because he’s sending jobs to China.
Kenneth Melson, acting ATF chief, steps down
The man who led the controversial Fast and Furious anti-gun-trafficking operation will step down as the interim head of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Justice Department announced Tuesday as it named a new acting director for the agency.
CIA censors 9/11 book
One former FBI agent is finding out firsthand that freedom of speech isn’t something guaranteed to every American. Colleagues at the CIA are keeping him from printing some of his own personal accounts in an upcoming book about the 9/11 attacks.
White House Issues Guides on Sept. 11 Observances
WASHINGTON — The White House has issued detailed guidelines to government officials on how to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, with instructions to honor the memory of those who died on American soil but also to recall that Al Qaeda...
Airlifts planned to supply cut-off Vt. towns
NEWFANE, Vt. (AP) -- Vermont began mobilizing National Guard helicopters to airlift food, water and supplies Tuesday to small towns cut off by flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Irene.... Related video.
Glenn Beck, Fresh from Israel, Proclaims Irene is 'Blessing'
The Washington Post reports radio personality Glenn Beck has declared Hurricane Irene is a "blessing." He touts the strong storm lashing the East Coast of the United States as a harbinger to warn Americans...
Top NASA climate scientist arrested at White House
One of the nation's foremost experts on climate change was arrested outside the White House on Monday morning after he joined a protest against a planned Canadian tar sands pipeline.
Michelle Obama’s Gibson guitar gift
Michelle Obama gave Carla Bruni-Sarkozy a Gibson guitar with a fretboard made of the material...
VIDEO: Superintendent Cuts Salary to Help Community
ABC News - Larry Powell voluntarily lowered his salary to save his district money.
'Unschooling' Gaining Popularity, Allows Children Alternative Learning Tools
School's never out for 14-year-old Zoe Bentley. Nor is it ever in. The perky teen from Tucson, Ariz., explores what she likes, when she likes as deeply as she chooses every day of the year. As an "unschooler," Zoe is untethered from the demands of traditional, compulsory education.
30 Signs That America Has Become A Horrible Place For Children
What in the world has happened to the United States? Once upon a time the U.S. was one of the best places in the world to raise a child, but today it is an absolutely horrible place for children.
Wisconsin town bars Republicans from labor day parade
WASHINGTON -- A group of Wisconsin union officials has voted to ban Republican politicians from a local Labor Day parade, underscoring how partisan the state has become in the wake of this year's clashes over collective bargaining rights.
| Economy |
VIDEO: Obama The National Debt Hypocrite - Caught On Tape
On the 2008 campaign trail, Obama blames Bush for adding $4 trillion to the national debt, calling it 'irresponsible and unpatriotic'.
Advancing U.S.-Canada Economic, Energy and Security Integration
Much has been made about the secretive nature and lack of transparency surrounding efforts by the U.S. and Canada to create a North American security perimeter. With several high-level meetings in the last month, not to mention all the behind the scenes negotiations...
Cosco's Contract Dispute Could Hurt The Entire Shipping Industry
Chinese state-controlled shipping company China Cosco Holdings Cp. has been locked in multiple disputes after it withheld payments on contracts. The disputes have stem from Cosco's unwillingness to pay long-term contract rates...
Market crash 'could hit within weeks', warn bankers
The Telegraph - Insurance on the debt of several major European banks has now hit historic levels, higher even than those recorded during financial crisis caused by the US financial group's implosion nearly three years ago.
Liberty Dollars may be subject to seizure
Aug. 29, 2011 - Liberty Dollars held by collectors may be subject to seizure as contraband by federal law enforcement, officials with the U.S. Attorney’s Office and Secret Service said...
| Housing Market |
FDIC Objects to BofA $8.5B Mortgage-Bond Accord
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. objected to Bank of America Corp. (BAC)’s proposed $8.5 billion mortgage-bond settlement with investors, joining investors and states that are challenging the agreement.
New York Lawmakers Criticize Schneiderman’s Removal From Foreclosure Panel
New York lawmakers sent a letter to Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller saying they were “troubled” by the removal of New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman from an executive committee of state officials negotiating a nationwide foreclosure settlement with U.S. banks.
Who owns the deed?
The Ohio Supreme Court is getting ready to take on what some are calling the biggest issue in state foreclosure law in a century.
OUTRAGEOUS | How Chase Ruined Lives of People Who Paid Off Their Mortgages
Once you read the allegations in the cases included in this post, I strongly suspect you will agree that the “ruining lives” in the headline is not an exaggeration. And as important, these two cases, with very similar fact sets, also suggest that these abuses are not mere “mistakes”.
| Energy & Environment |
VIDEO: Scientists: Oil fouling Gulf matches Deepwater Horizon well (photo gallery)
Scientific analysis has confirmed that oil bubbling up above BP’s sealed Deepwater Horizon well in recent days is a chemical match for the hundreds of millions of gallons of oil that spewed into the Gulf last summer.
Nuclear Panel Expanding Team to Check for Quake Damage
WASHINGTON — The earthquake last Tuesday in Virginia may have produced stronger shaking at the North Anna nuclear plant than the reactors were designed to withstand, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has sent additional inspectors to determine what steps are needed...
Aftershocks continue after Aug. 23 Va. earthquake
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The 5.8-magnitude earthquake that rattled the East Coast on Aug. 23 continues to produce aftershocks. At least 18 aftershocks ranging in magnitude from 4.5 to as little as 2.0 followed...
Fukushima radioactive caesium leaks 'equal 168 Hiroshimas'
(NaturalNews) Japan's government recently estimated that the amount of radioactive caesium-137 released by the Fukushima nuclear disaster thus far is equal to that of 168 Hiroshima bombs. Caesium-137 is a radioactive isotope of caesium which is formed...
US Energy Department panel endorses shale fracking, suggests pumping ground with millions of gallons of chemical water will help save environment
(NaturalNews) Hydraulic fracturing, also known as "fracking," for the purpose of extracting natural gas from the earth involves flooding it with millions of gallons of chemical-laden water, a practice that by all estimates is damaging the environment...
Exxon Wins Prized Access to Arctic With Russia Deal
ExxonMobil on Tuesday struck an agreement to explore for oil in a Russian sector of the Arctic Ocean that is opening for drilling, in a deal that could grow to $500 billion over time.
| Health |
Scientists announce amazing findings: chocolate offers huge protection from heart disease and stroke
(NaturalNews) All regular readers of NaturalNews know that researchers have discovered chocolate (especially the organic, not junked up with additives and sugar type) contains phytochemicals which appear to promote good health. But no one has had much...
Proposed Medicare, Medicaid Cuts may Force Docs to Stop Seeing Patients
US lawmakers have for sometime now been struggling with facts and figures on how to cut federal spending by $1.2 trillion over the next 10 years.
Be aware of the dangers of mammography
Women all around America and other industrialized nations are told that regular mammograms are the best approach for early breast cancer detection. A mammogram is an x-ray of the breast that looks to find tumorous growths that are otherwise...
Mind-Altering Microbes: Probiotic Bacteria May Lessen Anxiety and Depression
ScienceDaily (Aug. 29, 2011) — Probiotic bacteria have the potential to alter brain neurochemistry and treat anxiety and depression-related disorders according to research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Kill candida overgrowth with these nine powerful herbs
Whether you are battling full-blown candida overgrowth or simply want to prevent future infections from occurring, herbs are a powerful tool for naturally keeping candida at bay. Here`s a list of nine highly effective herbal remedies for...
Scientists discover natural substance fights superbugs and food poisoning -- coriander oil
(NaturalNews) Mainstream medicine has lots of statistics about two types of serious and even deadly illnesses -- foodborne diseases and antibiotic resistant infections, also known as superbugs -- but not many ways to treat them successfully. That may soon...
New Study Links Pesticide Exposure to Prostate Cancer
(Beyond Pesticides, August 30, 2011) A new study finds that older men living in California’s Central Valley are more likely to develop prostate cancer if they were exposed to certain agricultural pesticides than those who were not exposed.
NaturalNews exposes secret vaccine industry ties and military involvement with Institute of Medicine, reveals fatal conflicts of interest at IoM
(NaturalNews) The Institute of Medicine is suddenly in the news following the release of its vaccine "adverse events" research which found that MMR vaccines actually cause measles, seizures and anaphylactic shock. The old media predictably distorted the...
| Science & Technology |
The TV That Watches You
A television due out soon can tell websites and online advertisers which shows you're watching, making Web pages more intelligent.
AP IMPACT: Automation in the air dulls pilot skill
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Safety and industry officials worry that there will be more deadly airline accidents traced to pilots who have lost their hands-on instincts as planes become ever more reliant on automation to navigate crowded skies....
Pakistan Officially Bans All Encryption Online
This was rumored about a month ago, but now reports are coming out that the Pakistani government has issued orders to all ISPs in the country, telling them to block any user from using any "technology that would allow them to privately browse the internet."
Google Confirms It Aims to Own Your Online ID
Amid a furor over Google+'s ban on pseudonymity and anonymity, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt just admitted the company intends to be an 'identity service"
| Gardening, Farming & Homesteading |
Apple Scab Fungus More Resistant to Pesticides
Beyond Pesticides - Scientists say the fungus that causes apple scab appears to be growing more resistant to pesticides routinely used to control the fungus, worsening the threat of outbreaks in commercial orchards.
Monsanto Superweeds Choke Midwest – Won’t Die
Monsanto used its wiles for over 15 years to make sure that its seeds and products are the ones that farmers use exclusively. Monstrosity made sure that it appeared to be a bargain – farmers couldn’t resist the “innovation” of RoundUp resistant crops.
National Public Radio underwritten by Monsanto?
(NaturalNews) There was a strong reaction recently observed over public radio stations touting Monsanto and running Monsanto's promotional ads. Technically, it wasn't NPR (National Public Radio) as most assumed, but a program called Marketplace that is...
| Miscellaneous |
Home Depot Tells Me I'll Be Able To Return Unused Generator, Changes Mind After Hurricane
Hardware stores like Home Depot and Lowe's stand to rake in a nice pile of cash from hurricane-related sales. And according to one Consumerist reader, his local Home Depot intends on keeping as much of that cash as possible by not making good on its pre-storm promises.
| Humor |
YouTube: Surfin´ Bulldog (Beach Boys - Surfin´ USA)
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