Ukraine signs deal to buy American coal
Ukrainian state-owned energy firm Centrenergo has signed a contract with America's Xcoal Energy & Resources to supply 700,000 tons of coal to Ukraine this year. Ukraine is a coal-rich country. However, over 50 percent of its coal resources are in the… more »
African-American women are increasingly buying guns, statistics show
African-American women have outpaced all other races and genders in terms of securing concealed carry permits in Texas between 2000 and 2016, according to demographic information released by the state. more »
Meet Tally: The Grocery Stocking Robot About To Eradicate 1,000's Of Minimum Wage Jobs
A slender robot named Tally soon will be roaming the aisles at select Schnucks groceries, on the lookout for out-of-stock items and verifying prices. Tally, created by a San Francisco-based company named Simbe, is also being tested at other mass… more »
South Pacific Trash Island May Be a Million Square Miles in Area
Researchers were shocked to discover that a trash island floating in the South Pacific Ocean may be close to a million square miles in area. The current has gathered millions of tons of waste into one spot in the ocean to form a garbage pile that, if it… more »
Caught On Tape: Explosion Rocks Caracas, Injures Police As Venezuela Votes
A number of police officers were injured in Venezuela's capital Caracas after an explosion during an anti-government protest decrying a vote for a constituent assembly on Sunday. Authorities confirmed there were two deaths on Saturday, including the… more »
Judge Rules Psychologist Duo Who Designed CIA Torture Program Will Face Trial
US District Judge Justin Quackenbush has ruled a civil action brought against a pair of psychologists who designed and helped execute the Central Intelligence Agency's savage post-9/11 torture program should go ahead. If successful, it will mark the… more »
Hungary's leader: EU and Soros seek to "Muslimize" Europe
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban said during a visit to Romania that Hungary's border fences, supported by other Central European countries, will block the EU-Soros effort to increase Muslim migration into Europe.While Hungary opposed taking in… more »
Wells Fargo Charged 800,000 Customers for Fake Car Insurance, Stole 25,000 Cars—Nobody Charged
According to an internal report from the bank’s executives 800,000 people who took out car loans from Wells Fargo were charged for auto insurance they did not need, additional expenses “pushed roughly 274,000 Wells Fargo customers into delinquency,… more »
Skyrocketing Rents in California Are Part of a Broader US Housing Crisis
Median rent for a one-bedroom in San Francisco is $3,450/month. A family of four in San Francisco, Marin or San Mateo with an annual income of $105,350 is now considered "low income," according to a Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)… more »
EU Proposes Freezing Bank Accounts to Bailout Megabanks
After nervous customers panicked and drained their accounts, ultimately causing the collapse of Spanish bank, Banco Popular, equally jittery European Union officials are debating the merits of freezing access — preventing anyone from withdrawing any… more »
Former staffer with U.S. contractor pleads guilty in State Department scam
A former employee of the major contracting firm DynCorp International admitted Monday that while working in Iraq, he helped cheat the State Department out of millions of dollars. Jose Rivera, 57, of Potomac, Md., pleaded guilty in Alexandria federal… more »
‘Sex Robot’ Brothels Gaining Popularity in Europe
The world’s first sex robot brothel is currently in talks to expand globally, while an Austrian brothel has claimed that its own sex doll is now more popular with clients than real women. more »
How Prison Labor is the New American Slavery and Most of Us Unknowingly Support it
Prison labor helps produce goods and services for almost every big business in America. The full list of companies implicated in exploiting prison labor includes: Bank of America Bayer Cargill Caterpillar Chevron Chrysler Costco John Deere Eli Lilly and… more »
US tanks head for Tbilisi as NATO flexes muscles in ‘largest ever’ joint drills with Georgia - Video
American tanks and armored vehicles headed for Tbilisi, Georgia, on Monday, local media reported. The “largest” NATO-led war games with Georgia are part of the bloc’s recent activities in the vicinity of Russia's borders. more »
US Treasury sanctions Venezuelan president Maduro
US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said it had added Maduro to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list. This means that any US-based assets of his have been frozen, and American citizens are forbidden from conducting any business with… more »
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