Border Patrol council applauds plan to deploy National Guard to border

Via: Spikegary  •  News & Politics  •  34 Comments  •  6 years ago  •  LOCKED

Source President Trump last week authorized the National Guard to be deployed to the Southern border to help assist border patrol agents with combatting illegal immigration, and the National Border Patrol Council is applauding his efforts. By Sherkiya Wedgeworth Apr 06, 2018 President Trump...

In Response To Growing Number Of Fistfights, London Mayor Bans Hands

Via: Spikegary  •  The Lighter Side/ Humor  •  14 Comments  •  6 years ago

Source LONDON—In response to a recent outbreak in fistfights, London mayor Sadiq Khan announced Monday a sweeping ban of hands in the city, effective immediately. “No excuses: there is never a reason to have hands in a modern, civil society. Anyone who does will be caught, and they will...

Syria says strike on military base carried out by Israeli warplanes

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Source ISTANBUL — A missile strike on an air base in central Syria was carried out by Israeli warplanes in the early hours of Monday morning causing multiple casualties, according to the Syrian and Russian governments, amid fears of a wider confrontation between world powers. Israeli officials...

Trump Administration Imposes New Sanctions on Putin Cronies

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Source WASHINGTON — The Trump administration imposed new sanctions on seven of Russia’s richest men and 17 top government officials on Friday in the latest effort to punish President Vladimir V. Putin’s inner circle for interference in the 2016 election and other Russian aggressions. The...

President Trump donates fourth-quarter salary to infrastructure projects

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Source The Department of Transportation just joined the list of agencies to receive a salary donation from President Trump. One day after rolling out a major infrastructure plan, the White House announced that Trump's fourth-quarter salary of $100,000 will go to rebuilding what Press Secretary...

Locals Knew He Was Mentally Ill. The Officers Who Shot Him Did Not.

Via: Spikegary  •  News & Politics  •  10 Comments  •  6 years ago

Source He strode up and down a busy Brooklyn street on Wednesday, lunging at passers-by — someone pushing a cart, someone holding a young child’s hand — with a curved silver pipe resting on his fingers like the barrel of a gun. Neighbors and police officers knew the man, Saheed Vassell, as the...

Salisbury nerve agent attack: Russian demand for joint investigation rejected

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Source Russia failed at the United Nations security council to prise apart the British diplomatic alliance that accuses Moscow of being responsible for the poison attack last month on Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury. A Russian call at the UN to require Britain to cooperate with Moscow by...

AP Explains: Why US militarization of border isn't new

Via: Spikegary  •  News & Politics  •  1 Comments  •  6 years ago

Source ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — President Donald Trump's promise to use the National Guard to secure the U.S.-Mexico border isn't a new concept and is something the U.S. has done in the past for varying reasons. Both Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama sent National Guard troops to the...

What's wrong with very low unemployment? Hawaii knows

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Source HONOLULU — Are there downsides to a low unemployment rate? In Hawaii, which has the United States' lowest jobless rate at a minuscule 2.1 percent, the answer is yes. Employers are frustrated by their inability to find workers. And unfilled jobs may be slowing the state's economic...

Saudi Crown Prince: Iran’s Supreme Leader ‘Makes Hitler Look Good’

Via: Spikegary  •  News & Politics  •  1 Comments  •  6 years ago

Source In a wide-ranging conversation, Prince Mohammed bin Salman also recognized the Jewish people’s right to “their own land.” This much, at least, can be said for Mohammed bin Salman, the putatively reformist crown prince of Saudi Arabia: He has made all the right enemies. Among those who...