Perhaps you've heard of Sergey Lavrov — or perhaps you haven't. He has been Russia's foreign minister since March 9, 2004.
Imagine what U.S. intelligence agencies might have gained if they'd had access in real time (or even with some delay) to every email and direct message Lavrov sent or received from Jan. 21, 2009 through Feb. 1, 2013.
Those were tumultuous years for Russia. Vladimir Putin returned to the presidency, replacing Dimitry Medvedev. The Obama-Medvedev Commission was formed at the beginning of that period — the vehicle by which the relations between Russia and the United States were to have improved across a variety of crucial fronts.
Yang Jiechi was the foreign minister of the People's Republic of China during those years. Imagine if President Obama had had access to all of Yang's Internet trails and the data that flowed to and from his virtual desk. What an advantage to our president that would have been! What a trove of insight into the ambitions of the PRC's inner core of powerful party elites.
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BUILDING AN ISLAMIC STATE IN AMERICA, ONE CHURCH AT A TIME
The original Fatih Camii Mosque had been built by the Turkish invaders in Constantinople on the site of the Church of the Holy Apostles. Like their ISIS descendants, the Turks drove out the Greek Christians, destroyed the church and replaced it with a mosque named after the monster Mehmed II, who inaugurated Islamic rule over the fallen city with slavery, rape and beheadings in the ISIS style.
Today ‘Conqueror’s Mosques’ have sprung up not only in Istanbul and Amsterdam, but in Paris, Toronto, Melbourne and Brooklyn, where within sight of the Statue of Liberty extending her torch of freedom to the oppressed of the world, stands the grim squalid outpost of the oppressor of the world.
Mehmed and the Statue of Liberty, the armies of Islam and our way of freedom cannot long coexist.
Islam is conquering Europe. It is also conquering America.
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James Dale Davidson: Current Global Crash Is a 'Rerun of 1929'
The current global stock-market crash is eerily reminiscent of the Wall Street crash of 1929, investment expert and author James Dale Davidson told Newsmax TV.
“What we're seeing, if I could say it this way, is a rerun of 1929 with the main crash falling in Shanghai rather than in Wall Street,” he told “Newsmax Prime.”
“If you're not scared, you're not watching,” he said. “Since the last time I was on Newsmax TV on the 11th of August to discuss the Chinese devaluation, which was a small step, I said it was only the beginning of a major change that was going on. And since that time, $5 trillion have gone to money heaven, which is a significant change,” he said.
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“What we're seeing, if I could say it this way, is a rerun of 1929 with the main crash falling in Shanghai rather than in Wall Street,” he told “Newsmax Prime.”
“If you're not scared, you're not watching,” he said. “Since the last time I was on Newsmax TV on the 11th of August to discuss the Chinese devaluation, which was a small step, I said it was only the beginning of a major change that was going on. And since that time, $5 trillion have gone to money heaven, which is a significant change,” he said.
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Gay porn sites registered to Virginia shooter
(CNN)The man who murdered a television reporter and cameraman on live television set up websites that featured gay porn, according to records obtained by CNN.
Beginning on September 4, 2007, the records show that Vester L. Flanagan II set up domain names for seven different sites.
CNN found that Flanagan used his name and address in Vallejo, California, to register the sites. The last site registration from Flanagan was on January 22, 2008.
At the time of the site registrations, Flanagan was working as the "communications director" for a Web company called NDG Interactive, according to his LinkedIn profile.
The sites registered by Flanagan were all associated with gay porn or gay webcams. He is listed on the website domain registrations as both the administrative and technical contact.
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Beginning on September 4, 2007, the records show that Vester L. Flanagan II set up domain names for seven different sites.
CNN found that Flanagan used his name and address in Vallejo, California, to register the sites. The last site registration from Flanagan was on January 22, 2008.
At the time of the site registrations, Flanagan was working as the "communications director" for a Web company called NDG Interactive, according to his LinkedIn profile.
The sites registered by Flanagan were all associated with gay porn or gay webcams. He is listed on the website domain registrations as both the administrative and technical contact.
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U.S. To Accept Up To 8,000 Syrian Refugees Next Year
Between 5,000 and 8,000 Syrian refugees will be welcomed into the U.S. next year, officials said Monday.
Calling the U.S. a "leader" in resettling refugees, State Department spokesman John Kirby said the U.N. refugee agency has referred 15,000 Syrian refugees to the U.S., according to AFP News Agency.
More than 4 million Syrians have become homeless since civil war broke out in the country in 2011. Though the U.S. has contributed $4 billion in humanitarian aid to help with refugee resettlement, as of June the country had taken in fewer than 1,000 Syrians.
Kirby said this work was "not the metric of success," instead focusing on how he says the U.S. is helping to bring about reform within Syria so refugees can return to their home country.
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Calling the U.S. a "leader" in resettling refugees, State Department spokesman John Kirby said the U.N. refugee agency has referred 15,000 Syrian refugees to the U.S., according to AFP News Agency.
More than 4 million Syrians have become homeless since civil war broke out in the country in 2011. Though the U.S. has contributed $4 billion in humanitarian aid to help with refugee resettlement, as of June the country had taken in fewer than 1,000 Syrians.
Kirby said this work was "not the metric of success," instead focusing on how he says the U.S. is helping to bring about reform within Syria so refugees can return to their home country.
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No, Mars Won't Be As Big as the Moon in the Sky Tonight
The "Mars Hoax" has been popping up every Aug. 27 since 2003, when it was born in a widely misinterpreted email. The unknown sender of that message was trying to get people excited about an unusually close approach of Mars to Earth in late August 2003.
"The encounter will culminate on Aug. 27 when Mars comes to within 34,649,589 miles (55,763,108 kilometers) of Earth and will be (next to the moon) the brightest object in the night sky," one paragraph of the email reads. "It will attain a magnitude of -2.9 and will appear 25.11 arc seconds wide. At a modest 75-power magnification, Mars will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye. Mars will be easy to spot."
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Solyndra lied to get loan guarantee, investigators say
The report released Wednesday is most in-depth probe into the Solyndra scandal, which became a popular talking point to criticize President Obama’s green policies when the company went belly-up in 2011, just in time for the 2012 presidential election.The DOE’s Office of Inspector General said that Solyndra leaders engaged in a “pattern of false and misleading assertions and statements” both to government employees considering and monitoring its $535 million loan guarantee and to Congress.
The 13-page report outlines the results of a joint investigation the office completed with the FBI.
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OBAMA GIVES BIDEN HIS BLESSING TO MULL WHITE HOUSE RUN
President Barack Obama is the man in the middle, caught between the White House aspirations of two of his closest advisers: Vice President Joe Biden and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.
For months, White House officials expected Clinton to be the Democratic nominee in the 2016 election. Some of Obama’s top political advisers moved to New York to run her campaign and Obama appeared to give his tacit approval, saying she would be an “excellent president.”
But that bet on Clinton suddenly looks less certain. With Biden weighing his own presidential run more seriously amid signs of weakness in Clinton’s campaign, the White House faces the prospect of a family feud over who will become heir to Obama’s legacy.
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HALLOWEEN RETAILER FOLDS TO LGBT PRESSURE, PULLS ‘CAITYLN JENNER’ COSTUME
The “Call Me Caitlyn Unisex Adult Costume,” which satirizes the former Olympian’s likeness, as seen on the cover of the July issue of Vanity Fair, sparked outrage online Tuesday, with Twitter users and LGBT advocates describing it as “transphobic.”
Some of those upset by the costume also made violent threats toward anyone considering going as the transgender TV star.
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State Police Investigating Fatal Pedestrian Crash, Laurel
State Police Investigating Fatal Pedestrian Crash, Laurel
Laurel- The Delaware State Police have identified the pedestrian involved in the fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred on Tuesday August 25, 2015 as Southey White, 82 of Laurel.
The Collision Reconstruction Unit is continuing their investigation into this incident.
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State Police Investigating Fatal Pedestrian Crash, Laurel
Laurel, DE- The Delaware State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit is currently investigating a fatal pedestrian crash that occurred earlier this afternoon.
Preliminary investigation has determined that the incident occurred around 4:53 p.m. today, Tuesday August 25, 2015, as Robert C. Moore 3rd, 19 of Delmar, DE, was operating a 2000 GMC Sierra pickup truck southbound in the right lane on Sussex Highway (US13) just north of Boyce Road. An 82 year old male from Laurel was walking westbound from the center median and entered into the southbound lanes where he was struck by the front left side of the pickup and thrown to the ground. The pickup truck was able to come to a controlled stop after the collision.
The 82 year old male, whose name is being withheld pending the notification of next of kin, was transported by EMS to Nanticoke Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Robert Moore, who was properly restrained, was also taken by EMS to Nanticoke Memorial Hospital where he was treated and released with non-life-threatening injuries.
The Collision Reconstruction Unit is continuing the investigation into this incident. US13 southbound in the area of Boyce Road was closed for approximately two and a half hours while the crash was investigated and cleared.
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'Bimbo': Donald Trump Reignites Megyn Kelly Feud, Mocks Jeb
The ever-combative Donald Trump used his Twitter account Monday night to re-launch attacks on both his Republican presidential rival Jeb Bush and his media rival, Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly.
Kelly, who is just returning from a two-week vacation, was accused by Trump of being “off her game” and “afraid.
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Kelly, who is just returning from a two-week vacation, was accused by Trump of being “off her game” and “afraid.
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#FUKYOFLAG THREATENS VETERAN, PREGNANT WIFE, AND ‘F***ING PIECE OF SH*T UNBORN CREATURE’
#F***YoFlag movement supporters allegedly told a veteran who infiltrated their publicly posted conference call, “We are going to rape and gut your pregnant wife, and your f***ing piece of sh*t unborn creature will be hung from a tree.”
The veteran, who wants only to be identified by his first name “Nicholas,” claimed that the threatening phone calls have been constant ever since he and some of his abettors infiltrated the F*** Yo Flag movement conference call.
“Sunshine” is an organizer in the #FYF911 movement. There are several websites and Twitter handles for the movement.
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The veteran, who wants only to be identified by his first name “Nicholas,” claimed that the threatening phone calls have been constant ever since he and some of his abettors infiltrated the F*** Yo Flag movement conference call.
“Sunshine” is an organizer in the #FYF911 movement. There are several websites and Twitter handles for the movement.
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PEDIATRICIANS TARGET GMO FARMS AS CAUSE OF INCREASED BIRTH DEFECTS
As anti-GMO protests pop up
Birth defects are on the rise in Hawaii, leaving many to wonder if pesticides are to blame – including some pediatricians who are witnessing a spike in birth defects in babies.
In the town of Waimea, pediatrician Carla Nelson has seen at least 9 severe heart malformations in babies in the last five years, 10 times more than the national average. For the past three years, Nelson and other local doctors have found themselves at the center of a controversy over whether a cash crop of GM corn modified to withstand pesticides on four of the six main islands is the cause of an economic boom, or the source of the birth defects and illnesses. [1]
Hawaiians have attempted four times to rein in GMO manufacturers over the past two years, to no avail. On August 9, 10,000 people marched through Honolulu’s Waikiki tourist district, some of them holdings signs reading, “We Deserve the Right to Know: Stop Poisoning Paradise” and “Save Hawaii – Stop GMOs.” [1]
“The turnout and the number of groups marching showed how many people are very frustrated with the situation,” says native Hawaiian activist Walter Ritte of the island of Molokai.
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Birth defects are on the rise in Hawaii, leaving many to wonder if pesticides are to blame – including some pediatricians who are witnessing a spike in birth defects in babies.
In the town of Waimea, pediatrician Carla Nelson has seen at least 9 severe heart malformations in babies in the last five years, 10 times more than the national average. For the past three years, Nelson and other local doctors have found themselves at the center of a controversy over whether a cash crop of GM corn modified to withstand pesticides on four of the six main islands is the cause of an economic boom, or the source of the birth defects and illnesses. [1]
Hawaiians have attempted four times to rein in GMO manufacturers over the past two years, to no avail. On August 9, 10,000 people marched through Honolulu’s Waikiki tourist district, some of them holdings signs reading, “We Deserve the Right to Know: Stop Poisoning Paradise” and “Save Hawaii – Stop GMOs.” [1]
“The turnout and the number of groups marching showed how many people are very frustrated with the situation,” says native Hawaiian activist Walter Ritte of the island of Molokai.
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BLACK LIVES MATTER’S DERAY MCKESSON ASSUMED VIRGINIA TV SHOOTER WAS WHITE
The tweets were posted before further reports revealed that the murderer, Vester Flanagan, was black.
In his initial tweet about the shocking murders, DeRay posted a simple and respectful message naming the victims.
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US OIL FINISHES BELOW $40 FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2009
Prices sank on worries about China's weakening economy after an equities sell-off
Oil prices sank Monday, with the US crude benchmark finishing below $40 a barrel for the first time in six years on worries about China’s weakening economy after an equities sell-off.
US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for October delivery dropped $2.21 to $38.24 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, its first below-$40 close since February 2009.
Brent North Sea crude for October, the international benchmark, plummeted $2.80 to $42.69 a barrel in London, its lowest level since March 2009.
“The petroleum markets are extending last week’s decline along with global equity markets on Monday as worries over slowing Chinese economic growth intensified,” said Tim Evans, energy markets strategist at Ciri Futures.
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Oil prices sank Monday, with the US crude benchmark finishing below $40 a barrel for the first time in six years on worries about China’s weakening economy after an equities sell-off.
US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for October delivery dropped $2.21 to $38.24 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, its first below-$40 close since February 2009.
Brent North Sea crude for October, the international benchmark, plummeted $2.80 to $42.69 a barrel in London, its lowest level since March 2009.
“The petroleum markets are extending last week’s decline along with global equity markets on Monday as worries over slowing Chinese economic growth intensified,” said Tim Evans, energy markets strategist at Ciri Futures.
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Cal Ripken Jr. reflects on the streak as Orioles prepare celebration
“It’s hard to believe that it’s been 20 years," Ripken said in an interview with the Baltimore Business Journal.
Ripken broke Lou Gehrig's consecutive games played streak on Sept. 6, 1995. His pursuit of the streak was the biggest story in baseball that season, culminating in a raucous celebration at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
As Ripken reflects on what the streak meant to him, the city is ready to party again.
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It Is Time To Kick Prepping Into Overdrive, Because This Stock Market Crash Is Just The Beginning
If you have not been preparing for what is coming, you need to get off your sofa and you need to start prepping right now
Just remember what happened back in 2008. That crisis took most people totally by surprise.
Millions of Americans lost their jobs, and because most of them were living paycheck to paycheck, all of a sudden most of them couldn’t pay the rent or the mortgage either. Large numbers of families that were once living a comfortable middle class lifestyle suddenly found themselves destitute. Well, this coming crisis is going to be even worse by the time it is all said and done, and it is not just going to be economic in nature. Over the past two trading days, the Dow has gone down more than a thousand points. The shaking that so many have warned about has begun. As this shaking plays out, you and your family will need cash, food, supplies and a whole bunch of other things. If you do not already have everything prepared, then you need to kick your prepping into overdrive because we are on a very compressed time frame now.
But don’t just take my word for it. A top adviser to former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown named Damian McBride is saying the same thing…
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Just remember what happened back in 2008. That crisis took most people totally by surprise.
Millions of Americans lost their jobs, and because most of them were living paycheck to paycheck, all of a sudden most of them couldn’t pay the rent or the mortgage either. Large numbers of families that were once living a comfortable middle class lifestyle suddenly found themselves destitute. Well, this coming crisis is going to be even worse by the time it is all said and done, and it is not just going to be economic in nature. Over the past two trading days, the Dow has gone down more than a thousand points. The shaking that so many have warned about has begun. As this shaking plays out, you and your family will need cash, food, supplies and a whole bunch of other things. If you do not already have everything prepared, then you need to kick your prepping into overdrive because we are on a very compressed time frame now.
But don’t just take my word for it. A top adviser to former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown named Damian McBride is saying the same thing…
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BREDRICK LEE MILES CONVICTED OF ROBBERY BY WICOMICO COUNTY JURY
On August 26, 2015, Bredrick Lee Miles, age 24, of Salisbury, Maryland was convicted of Robbery, Assault in the Second Degree and Theft less than $1,000 by a Wicomico County jury. Juveniles were having a party at America’s Best Value Inn into the early hours of March 1, 2015. At this party, Mr. Miles, along with two other men, robbed a juvenile victim. Mr. Miles was sentenced by a Wicomico County Judge to 15 years, with 8 of those years suspended. He will be on three years of supervised probation following his release from incarceration.
Wicomico County State’s Attorney Matthew A. Maciarello commended the Salisbury Police Department and Detective Foy for their work in the investigation and prosecution of this case. Mr. Maciarello also thanked Assistant State’s Attorney Pamela Correa who prosecuted this case.
For more information or for an interview please call the Office of the State’s Attorney at (410) 548-4880 or go towww.wicomicosao.com.
Baltimore schools short on teachers, principals
BALTIMORE —Baltimore City Public Schools are running short on educators, days before students return to class.
Almost three weeks after holding a teacher jobs fair, Baltimore City is still looking to hire. Officials said the district needs to hire 90 teachers before Monday, and there's also a shortage of principals.
"There have always been vacancies as we open schools," said Marietta English, president of the Baltimore Teachers Union.
English said the district had twice as many vacant classroom jobs a year ago, and even though first-year city teachers are the highest paid in the state, the district is still having a hard time hiring and keeping them.
"It's that they didn't get support. The working conditions were not good for them, and it's a difficult job. It's really a difficult job," English said. "We need bodies in the classroom that have some experience."
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Almost three weeks after holding a teacher jobs fair, Baltimore City is still looking to hire. Officials said the district needs to hire 90 teachers before Monday, and there's also a shortage of principals.
"There have always been vacancies as we open schools," said Marietta English, president of the Baltimore Teachers Union.
English said the district had twice as many vacant classroom jobs a year ago, and even though first-year city teachers are the highest paid in the state, the district is still having a hard time hiring and keeping them.
"It's that they didn't get support. The working conditions were not good for them, and it's a difficult job. It's really a difficult job," English said. "We need bodies in the classroom that have some experience."
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