Only Year One: Trump Milestone as US Sends Special Ops to 149 Countries in 2017
US Special Operations troops, including Navy Seals and Army Green Berets, were deployed in 149 nations in 2017, a 150 percent jump from the administration of George W. Bush, and a modern record for shipping US military policy around the globe. more »
Philly City Council Approves Bill Banning Bulletproof Glass From Shops - Video
The Philadelphia City Council voted 14-3 on Thursday to pass a bill allowing the city's Department of Licenses and Inspections to ban shop owners from protecting themselves and their employees with bulletproof plexiglass. Philadelphia 8th District… more »
Cook County Commissioner Asks The U.N. To Send Troops To Chicago - Video
Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin recently met with the Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations during which he requested that the world governing body send troops onto the violence-plagued streets of Chicago. Boykin then went on to… more »
Bitcoin soars above historic $20,000 mark
The value of bitcoin has shot up to 20,000 US dollars, double the milestone 10k mark it hit in late November. The cryptocurrency has surged in value once again, having doubled its value over the past three weeks and reached over twenty times its worth a… more »
Putin thanked Trump for CIA tip-off which helped Russia prevent terror attack
Russian President Vladimir Putin has thanked his US counterpart Donald Trump for help in preventing a terrorist attack in St. Petersburg. Data provided by the CIA enabled Russian security services to find and detain terrorists The Russian leader… more »
‘Crime Minister’: Thousands rally in Tel Aviv demanding Netanyahu quit over corruption scandal
Thousands of Israelis marched in Tel Aviv, calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following corruption allegations. Protesters chanted “Bibi is an embarrassment” and held signs reading “Crime Minister.” Some 10,000… more »
Canadian billionaire found hanging from railing in his mansion
Canadian billionaire and philanthropist Barry Sherman and his wife were reportedly found hanging in their mansion Friday, and police said they were investigating their deaths as suspicious. Sherman, the founder of Apotex, and his wife Honey were found… more »
Ireland to consider housing homeless in PRISON
Dublin City Council is considering using a section of the Mountjoy prison campus to help deal with the capital’s homeless problem. The Department of Justice has offered the training unit of Dublin’s largest prison to the local authority, which is now… more »
$21 trillion of unauthorized spending by US govt discovered by economics professor
The US government may have misspent $21 trillion, a professor at Michigan State University has found. Papers supporting the study briefly went missing just as an audit was announced. Two departments of the US federal government may have spent as much as… more »
Crypto-crackdown: EU agrees on new rules to curb bitcoin anonymity
The EU is targeting bitcoin anonymity, saying the measure is needed to tackle tax evasion and other crimes. Anonymity of the cryptocurrency holders is a built-in feature that the EU hopes to undermine. The new rules concerning cryptocurrency passed on… more »
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