Swedish prosecutors have asked for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's approval to question him in London where he is currently holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy, the prosecutors said on Friday.
The prosecutor is also asking to conduct a DNA test.
Assange has been stuck inside the South American country's London embassy since June 2012 to avoid a British extradition to Sweden. Sweden wants to question him on allegations of sexual assault and rape, which he denies.
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Saturday, March 14, 2015
Facebook fraud suspect on the lam; family, dog also missing
NEW YORK — A man accused of faking an ownership stake in Facebook to justify a multibillion-dollar lawsuit against its founder Mark Zuckerberg has vanished.
Paul Ceglia, who was under house arrest pending his May 4 trial, jumped bail by slicing off an electronic monitoring device and creating a crude contraption to make it seem as though he was moving around inside his home, authorities said.
And the search widened Thursday: Ceglia's wife and two young sons and his family's Jack Russell terrier, Buddy, also have disappeared.
U.S. marshals were looking for them.
"I'm confident in our team up here," U.S. Marshal Charles F. Salina said. "He's got to get lucky every day. We've got to get lucky once."
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Paul Ceglia, who was under house arrest pending his May 4 trial, jumped bail by slicing off an electronic monitoring device and creating a crude contraption to make it seem as though he was moving around inside his home, authorities said.
And the search widened Thursday: Ceglia's wife and two young sons and his family's Jack Russell terrier, Buddy, also have disappeared.
U.S. marshals were looking for them.
"I'm confident in our team up here," U.S. Marshal Charles F. Salina said. "He's got to get lucky every day. We've got to get lucky once."
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A Decatur ‘Icon That Will Be Missed By All’; Beloved High School Teacher To Retire In June
When she graduated from Hood College in 1968, she saw herself making a living as a writer. The senatorial scholarship she had received, however, committed her to two years in the classroom first.
A few months of teaching high school English convinced her that wasn’t such a bad thing.
“I just loved it,” she said. “It was a wonderful experience. I thought, I like it and I seem to have a flair for it. I might as well try it at least for a couple years. A couple turned into 46.”
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Kerik: Sharpton Brewed Ferguson Storm That Got Cops Shot
Al Sharpton and other so-called civil rights leaders incited the climate that led to two cops being shot in front of the Ferguson Police Department, former New York City Police Department Commissioner Bernard Kerick says.
Yet, hypocritically, none of these leaders has said a single word about three African American officers being killed this year, Kerick said Thursday on "The Steve Malzberg Show" on Newsmax TV.
"There's a number of people responsible for the climate. In my opinion, the civil rights leaders, you know Al Sharpton is one, that instigated, that incited [this]," Kerik said.
"Since Jan. 1, three law enforcement officers have been shot and killed. Every one of them has been black. [One] was a U.S. marshal who works for the Department of Justice.
"I haven't heard Al Sharpton or any of these so-called civil rights leaders or any of these other leaders that have been pushing for these protests … calling for justice … calling for protests concerning these attacks. To people … [dealing] with the dangers of law enforcement, that's pretty annoying."
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Yet, hypocritically, none of these leaders has said a single word about three African American officers being killed this year, Kerick said Thursday on "The Steve Malzberg Show" on Newsmax TV.
"There's a number of people responsible for the climate. In my opinion, the civil rights leaders, you know Al Sharpton is one, that instigated, that incited [this]," Kerik said.
"Since Jan. 1, three law enforcement officers have been shot and killed. Every one of them has been black. [One] was a U.S. marshal who works for the Department of Justice.
"I haven't heard Al Sharpton or any of these so-called civil rights leaders or any of these other leaders that have been pushing for these protests … calling for justice … calling for protests concerning these attacks. To people … [dealing] with the dangers of law enforcement, that's pretty annoying."
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Senate Democrats target sequesters, demand tax hikes, more spending
It was a shot across the bow for Republican budget writers, who are set to unveil their proposals next week, which are expected to further slash spending and balance the budget in 10 years — slowing the growth of runaway national debt that currently tops $18 trillion.
Senate Democrats insisted that keeping the automatic spending cuts would jeopardize the economic recovery, hurt the middle class and weaken the U.S. military. And they warned Republicans that President Obama will reject any budget sent to him that does not increase spending on both defense and domestic programs.
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Guards at Air Force base to stop saying 'have a blessed day'
Gate guards at an Air Force base in central Georgia have been ordered to stop telling visitors to 'have a blessed day.'
A man who identified himself as an active duty military member posted on the Military Religious Freedom Foundation website that Robins personnel have told him to have a blessed day more than a dozen times in the past two weeks.
The man wrote 'I am an active-duty Air Force member/employee currently assigned to Robins Air Force Base, Georgia for the purpose of training.
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A man who identified himself as an active duty military member posted on the Military Religious Freedom Foundation website that Robins personnel have told him to have a blessed day more than a dozen times in the past two weeks.
The man wrote 'I am an active-duty Air Force member/employee currently assigned to Robins Air Force Base, Georgia for the purpose of training.
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HISTORICAL COMMENTS BY GEORGE CHEVALLIER 3-14-15
CAMP UPTON
During the Civil War of 1861-65, Salisbury was considered a strategic point to the Union. The two mitigating factors in the Union’s decision to have an encampment at Salisbury were the suppression of any Rebel activity and the protection of the telegraph line that ran the length of the Shore. Since there were many Southern sympathizers in the area, it was decided to form an encampment here.
The first to occupy Salisbury was the Delaware Volunteer Infantry. Initially the site was where Sharp Energy is now located. They soon moved to Upton Hill because of its high location from where they could have a commanding view of Salisbury. The troops from Delaware were soon joined by a Maryland regiment that had formed in Cambridge. They were commanded by Col. James Wallace, and the first name of the camp was Camp Wallace. As they already had a Camp Wallace in Cambridge, it was renamed Camp Upton to reflect the name of the hill on which it stood.
The camp was erected of rough-cut lumber and was constructed in a quadrangle. The barracks on the north side were reserved for the officers. The barracks on the south side housed the commissary and quartermaster departments. The buildings on the east and west were for the enlisted men. There is no known contemporary picture of the camp.
A regimental hospital was erected on an adjacent elevation where Peninsula Regional Medical Center now stands.
When the camp was filled to capacity, it had a greater population than that of the town of Salisbury.
The soldiers at Camp Upton suffered no casualties in the Civil War. In fact, they were never in a battle of any kind. The only deaths were from disease. These came about when a regiment of Union soldiers from Massachusetts was marching home from duty in the South. Either they stopped in Salisbury because of an outbreak of either typhoid fever or black measles in their ranks or they contracted the disease while bivouacking here. In any case, a total of 51 or 52 soldiers died as a result. They were buried in unmarked graves “near the camp”. That graveyard is thought to be Potter’s Field next door to Sharp Energy. Some of the graves were moved to Parsons Cemetery when Route 50 went through, and a few buttons and belt buckles were the only clue that some of the graves belonged to Union soldiers from the Civil War. Whether they were from the Massachusetts soldiers or were local, there is no way of knowing today.
Obama tax refunds for illegal immigrants to cost $2 billion over 5 years
Led by Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, the 11 Republican senators said giving illegal immigrants a tax credit for time when they were working illegally makes no sense and is unfair to taxpayers.
“The tax code shouldn’t reward those who broke our immigration laws,”Mr. Grassley said.
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Secret Service agents disrupted bomb investigation at White House
These and other new details about the March 4 incident emerged Thursday from interviews and from police records obtained by The Washington Post.
The revelations spurred fresh questions Thursday from lawmakers about whether the newly appointed director of the Secret Service, Joseph P. Clancy, is capable of turning around the troubled agency.
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A senseless death…
He and his partner parked and I pulled up to their left and did the same.
I got out of my car and watched as the officer hurried from his seat and opened the back, driver’s side door.
When the officer grabbed the boy from the back seat of his police Tahoe, I knew almost instantly.
There was a split second though, before instantly I guess, where I didn’t know. For that split second, the officer looked like any dad grabbing his sleeping boy from the car and putting the boy’s head on his shoulder to carry him inside to sleep comfortably in his own bed.
For that split second, it was a sweet moment.
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Suspect In Ocean Pines Bank Robbery Arrested and Charged
On March 13, 2015 at approximately 6:30 P.M. after local news media reported the Bank Robbery and the Worcester Central conducted a reverse 911 call to all residence within 5 square miles of the Bank, the Worcester County Bureau of Investigations (WCBI) received a tip from a concerned citizen about a possible suspect to the Bank Robbery. Members of WCBI and Worcester Criminal Enforcement Team (CET), Maryland State Police, FBI and the Worcester County Sheriff's Office went to two houses in Ocean Pines attempting locate the suspect. He was described as a Jeff V. Hare, a white male, 52 years of age, 5-06, 200 lbs. Jeff V. Hare was located and questioned as to his whereabouts earlier in the day. Based on his interview a search warrant was authored for his person, residence and vehicle. WCBI located evidence from his person, his residence and his vehicle that supported probable cause of him committing the Bank Robbery. In addition, an eye witness was located that identified Jefferey V. Hare to be near the bank prior to the Robbery. He was subsequently arrested and charged with Armed Robbery, Robbery, Felony Theft, Use of a Firearm in Commission of a Felony, First Degree Assault, Theft of a Motor Vehicle, Reckless Endangerment, and MDOP over $500.00.
At the time of this News Release we do not have a Bond that has been set.
Veterans Could Qualify to Refinance for Lower Home Interest Rates
"The VA will refinance your home and not charge you for the appraisal," said Murray Padgett, Lingo Realty sales associate.
The U.S Department of Veteran Affairs support veterans by providing them benefits after serving our country.
Realtor and veteran Murray Pdgett says, the VA does a great job to help military members.
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McDonald's to offer kale despite promise not to
It was just over two months ago that McDonald's released an advertisement stating it 'will never be kale'.
But it seems the fast food giant may be having a change of heart regarding the trendy super food, with a new report suggesting that McDonald's plans to introduce kale to its menu soon.
Janney Capital Markets restaurant analysts wrote that 'one of our industry sources indicates that McDonald's U.
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But it seems the fast food giant may be having a change of heart regarding the trendy super food, with a new report suggesting that McDonald's plans to introduce kale to its menu soon.
Janney Capital Markets restaurant analysts wrote that 'one of our industry sources indicates that McDonald's U.
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