Berlusconi Pledges to Deport 600,000 Illegal Immigrants From Italy: 'Social Bomb Ready to Explode'
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said immigration is a "social bomb ready to explode" and pledged to deport 600,000 illegal immigrants after a Nigerian migrant brutally murdered an 18-year-old girl and triggered a retaliatory attack where… more »
George W. Bush Says We Need Immigrants to Pick Our Cotton ...Even Though It's Done by Machines - George W. Bush Says We Need Immigrants to Pick Our Cotton ...Even Though It's Done by Machines Video
Former president George W Bush said Thursday that America needs illegal immigrants to "pick cotton at 105 degrees," because Americans won't. Bush was speaking at a summit in Abu Dhabi put on by the Milken Institute (founded by convicted felon and… more »
Trump Administration Wants To Decide What Food SNAP Recipients Will Get
The Trump administration is proposing a major shake-up in one of the country's most important "safety net" programs, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps. Under the proposal, most SNAP recipients would lose much… more »
Trump Proposal To End Food Stamps Sends Dollar Stores Tumbling
Shortly after 1pm ET, the shares of Dollar General and Dollar Tree tumbled after it was unveiled that President Donald Trump's budget was proposing to effectively abandon food stamps, slashing the program's traditional cash payments and substituting… more »
Woman dragged out of hearing for exposing Big Energy donations (VIDEO)
A candidate for the West Virginia House of Delegates was dragged out of a hearing after listing the donations received by state lawmakers from fossil fuel companies. She was testifying on a bill on oil and gas drilling rules. Lissa Lucas was criticizing… more »
‘Internet shouldn’t be accessible to just anyone:’ Russian Nobel Prize winner
Russian Communist Party MP and Nobel Prize-winner Zhores Alferov has urged restrictions on internet access, saying unlimited access to information can harm people’s morals and mental health. “The internet must have limitations and it must not be… more »
Ask Montenegro: Joining NATO Means Fighting Other People’s Wars For Them
The Defense and Security Council of Montenegro has sent at least 40 members of its Armed Forces of Montenegro to Kosovo and Afghanistan as part of NATO ‘peacekeeping’ missions, participating with the possibility of rotation. The Montenegrin Army first… more »
Trump Urges Israel to 'Be Very Careful' With Building Settlements in West Bank
US President Donald Trump has called on Israel to "be very careful" with building settlements in West Bank as this issue complicates the opportunity to continue the peace process. "The settlements are something that very much complicates and always have… more »
Canadian Military to spend $170,000 so leaders can see what it's like to be stoned on marijuana
The Canadian Forces is buying kits that will let its leaders experience what it’s like to be stoned on marijuana. The “marijuana simulation kits” will include “marijuana impairment goggles,” among other items. The Canadian Forces wants to acquire 26 of… more »
Turkish helicopter shot down by Kurdish militia in Syria’s Afrin – Erdogan
Turkish army helicopter was shot down by Syrian Kurdish YPG fighters near the north Syrian town of Afrin, Reuters reports President Tayyip Erdogan saying: “One of our helicopters was downed just recently,” Erdogan said speaking to members of his AK… more »
Oklahoma schools go on 4-day weeks so teachers can work at Walmart on Mondays to make rent
Teachers haven't gotten a raise in 10 years. Teachers are fleeing the state, including the Teacher of the Year, who quit his job in 2016 shortly after receiving his award, taking a better-paid teaching job in a neighboring state (the Dallas school… more »
The 'Hot' Health Benefits of Chili Peppers
Chili peppers were first cultivated by ancient farmers in Central and South America, Today, chili peppers are grown all over the world, Mexico, China, Spain, Nigeria and Turkey are among the largest commercial producers. Chili pepper contains a… more »
Russian Upper House prepares bill banning drug ads – top senator
Russian Upper House speaker Valentina Matviyenko has revealed that the body’s committee for social policies is preparing a bill that would completely ban the advertising of drugs. TV companies get about 11.5 billion rubles (over $205 million) in… more »
Russian ex-governor gets 13 years in major anti-corruption trial
A court in the Russian Far East region of Sakhalin has sentenced former Governor Aleksandr Khoroshavin to 13 years in prison for running a ring that brought in over half a billion rubles in bribes for him. Apart from the sentence, to be served in a… more »
Chinese transit cops deploy face-recognition glasses to spot indebted people, oppressed ethnic/religious minorities and criminals
Chinese transit cops are wearing glasses with heads-up displays and cameras tied into the country's facial recognition to spot criminals, people smugglers, and riders who are using high-speed trains in defiance of rules that prohibit indebted people and… more »
Senator Rubio calls for military coup in Venezuela
Republican Senator Marco Rubio called for the Venezuelan Armed Forces to rebel against the government, in a series of inflammatory tweets posted on Friday. The Secretary of State has hinted at support for a coup d’etat. “The world would support the… more »
France to pour $45bn into nukes as part of defense spending hike
France wants to boost its military spending by over 40 percent by 2025, giving its nuclear arsenal a multibillion-dollar shot in the arm. France is currently the world’s third-biggest nuclear power. According to a bill unveiled on Wednesday, the current… more »
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