China Moves on New World Order: Will Buy Oil With Gold-Backed Currency—Bypassing US Petrodollar
China is preparing to denominate crude oil futures contracts in Chinese yuan to be convertible into gold. The move would allow oil exporting countries to bypass benchmarks denominated in U.S. petrodollars. The move by the Chinese will allow oil… more »
Hundreds scuffle with police over US THAAD launcher deployment in South Korea (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
Nearly 400 people showed up in front of the community's administrative building to protest the deployment of the advanced US missile defense system. The standoff occurred near the future site of the rocket launchers at the US base in Seongju. more »
Another Dead Hillary Clinton Associate, Special Agent Kurt Smolek Found Dead in a River
The lifeless body of Diplomatic Security Special Agent Kurt Smolek was found in the Potomac River on Wednesday evening. Smolek (45) had been declared a “critical missing person” in a tweet released by the police department of the District of Columbia. more »
390,000 Syrians Eligible To Bring Their Families to Germany in 2018
The German government expects that by 2018 there will be around 390,000 Syrians with approved refugee status making them eligible to make advantage of family reunification rules. Currently, there are around 267,500 Syrians with approved asylum status… more »
Finnish Response: Fighting Terror With Automatic Weapons, Repealing Citizenship
The Turku stabbings that killed two and injured eight have left a deep scar on Finnish society and spurred the authorities into action. To counter terrorism, Finland plans to equip all police patrol units with submachine guns. Furthermore, the… more »
Yellowstone Approaches Record Levels Of Seismic Activity
A cluster of earthquakes at the Yellowstone Park volcano is the most active it’s been in recent history. The earthquake count is up to 2,357 since June with the largest having a magnitude of 4.4. A swarm of earthquakes is rather normal for Yellowstone,… more »
US ready to use ‘nuclear capabilities’ to defend itself & allies from N. Korea – Trump
“President Trump reaffirmed the commitment of the United States to defending our homeland, territories, and allies using the full range of diplomatic, conventional, and nuclear capabilities at our disposal,” the White House said in a statement. more »
LA wildfire biggest in city’s history, now spans 5,895 acres (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
The La Tuna bush fire is now the largest by acres in the history of Los Angeles after burning more than 5,895 acres of land, according to fire service officials. Governor of California Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in LA County, Sunday. The… more »
Syrian Army flattens ISIS positions, will enter Deir ez-Zor ‘within 48 hours’ – governor - Video
Syrian troops are now at the gates of the Islamic State-besieged city of Deir ez-Zor, the governor of the province said, as the government forces continue to press forward, obliterating terrorist positions in the vicinity and on the outskirts of the… more »
Unexploded ordnance found at Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant
An object appearing to be unexploded ordnance was found at disaster-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant by a worker, according to Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc., who reported the find to police. The site where the Fukushima No. 1 plant… more »
5.3 earthquake, aftershocks strike Idaho-Wyoming state border area
An 5.3 earthquake followed by half a dozen aftershocks have struck Idaho near the state border with Wyoming, some 28 km east of Soda Springs which has a population of roughly 3,000 people, the USGS announced. Idaho is rarely associated with earthquakes,… more »
While You Were Sleeping: North Korea “Perfected” A Hydrogen Bomb
North Korea successfully tested a hydrogen bomb on Sunday according to officials in the country. If confirmed, it would be the most powerful nuclear explosion ever achieved by the isolated country. The explosion of North Korea’s hydrogen bomb was first… more »
US not looking for ‘total annihilation’ of N. Korea, but ‘we have many options to do so’ - Mattis
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has warned that any attack on the United States or its allies will be met with a "massive military response," and said that while the US was not “looking for the total annihilation” of North Korea, it had “many options to… more »
Assange: Constant US threats against N. Korea have put it on total war footing
Repeated threats made by the US and directed against North Korea have only worsened the crisis on the Korean Peninsula, as they prompt Pyongyang to further develop its weapons, whistleblower Julian Assange said. “Constant US threats” have put the North… more »
Unprecedented Disaster: Hurricane Harvey Has Shattered The Rainfall Record For The Continental United States
The previous record for rainfall in the continental United States occurred when Tropical Storm Amelia dumped 48 inches of rain on Medina, Texas in 1978. One spot in southeast Texas has received 52 inches of rain, 14 different spots in the Houston area… more »
Border Patrol Launches Program to Scan the Face of Every Person Leaving U.S.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have announced plans to scan the faces of all flyers exiting the United States. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has launched a “Traveler Verification Service” (TVS) that envisions applying face recognition… more »
DA Launches Criminal Investigation Into Illegal Arrest Of Utah Nurse
Utah police have issued an apology after a video went viral of one of their own assaulting a nurse after she refused to draw blood from a patient who was unconscious at the University Hospital. The police department claims that an investigation has been… more »
Wildfire burns 2,000 acres, forces hundreds of evacuations in California (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
A ferocious bushfire near Los Angeles has spread across thousands of acres, prompting the mandatory evacuations of hundreds of homes in Burbank, California. Burbank police announced mandatory evacuations of residents in the Brace Canyon Park area after… more »
Giant asteroid ‘Florence’ whizzes past Earth revealing two moons (IMAGES, VIDEOS)
The highly anticipated asteroid ‘3122 Florence,’ measuring a whopping 2.8 miles (4.5 kilometers) in width, came within 4.4 million miles (7 million km) of Earth. The gap is the equivalent of 18 times the distance from our planet to the moon. “Florence… more »
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