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Ahmed’s High School Receives Bomb Threat

A bomb threat was called into MacArthur High School this morning, prompting an immediate evacuation at the same Irving, Texas, high school where freshman Ahmed Mohamed brought in a homemade clock-in-a-box on Sept. 14 that school officials deemed a “hoax bomb.”

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Producer of Baby-Parts Videos Flying to Australia Without Permission

Troy Newman, president of Operation Rescue, was sitting on a United Airlines flight from Denver to Los Angeles yesterday afternoon when United personnel pulled him from the flight and informed him his visa had been revoked by the Australian government. Newman announced on Facebook this afternoon that he somehow got onto to an Australia-bound flight without a visa, which are generally checked upon arrival. He expects a showdown at immigration.

U.S Border Patrol agent carries to safety a woman who had been abandoned by a human smuggler

Border Patrol Agents Step Up Efforts to Save Lives in Texas

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that more Border Patrol agents are in the field with emergency medical training. The announcement comes after an 11-year-old migrant child died of heatstroke after illegally entering the U.S. from Mexico. The announcement pertains to the Rio Grand Valley Sector (RGV) of Texas. The sector contains several remote counties where illegal immigrants are frequently found dead from heat and exposure.

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Dueling Pro- and Anti-Fracking Movies Debut Oct. 1

With faux-science video producer Josh Fox about to release his Gasworks video on Thursday, it appears his incendiary claims will get same-day competition from a new film called Gashoax by Phelim McAleer, the cinematographer who made Frack Nation.

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Financially Stricken Colt Defense Wins $212 Million Contract With DOD

On June 14, Colt Defense LLC announced it was entering Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection after a year of ups and downs which were mostly downs, financially. But as last week came to a close Colt had another announcement to make–they had secured a $212 million contract for M4 rifles with Department of Defense.

House Speaker John Boehner arrives for his weekly news conference on Capitol Hill on July 29, 2015 in Washington, DC.

Lame-Duck Boehner Looks to Clear Policy Decks

Speaker John Boehner’s surprise announcement that he will retire from Congress at the end of October has put most of the House legislative work on hold. A possible showdown this week over federal funding for Planned Parenthood has evaporated as the House grasps with new leadership elections scheduled for next week.

Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) leaves after announcing his resignation on Capitol Hill, September 25, 2015 in Washington, D.C. Boehner announced his resignation from Congress at the end of October following intense pressure from conservatives in his party.

Boehner Sets GOP Leadership Elections For Next Thursday

“After consulting with our conference, a large majority of our members have made clear they want these elections held next week,” departing Speaker John Boehner says. “With their considerations in mind, the House leadership elections will take place on Thursday, October 8.”

Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc. is sworn in during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, September 29, 2015 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on the use of taxpayer funding by Planned Parenthood and its affiliates. (Photo by

Cecile Richards Lied About Mammograms, Finally Comes Clean

One of the arguments Cecile Richards has trotted out in the past whenever Planned Parenthood funding is challenged is that women would lose basic health care, including mammograms. In testimony under oath before the House Oversight Committee, Cecile Richards finally came clean about the mammogram lie. She said repeatedly to the House panel that her organization and none of its facilities do mammograms.

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Shilling for Ahmed: Al Jazeera Refused to Show ‘Clock’ to Viewers

Media analysis of the situation surrounding the Texas Muslim boy who brought a device to school that resembling a bomb reveals that Al Jazeera chose to never show what the ‘clock’ looked like to their viewers in a report on the matter. The boy, Ahmed Mohamed, can be seen claiming he invented a clock, when all facts suggest he simply took a digital clock out of its casing and then assembled the parts into a case.

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Heritage Foundation Experts: Short-Term Spending Resolution Puts Nation in Fiscal Danger

The spending resolution passed in the Senate Wednesday morning now goes to the House, and it funded Planned Parenthood – something the conservative base protested.

The spending resolution expires December 11, creating another government shutdown cliff right before Congress leaves for the holidays. Potentially, the December “omnibus” could bust the budget caps, raise the debt ceiling, fund amnesty, fund sanctuary cities, fund Iran deal, and fund Planned Parenthood.

Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc. testifies during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, September 29, 2015 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on the use of taxpayer funding by Planned Parenthood and its affiliates. (Photo by )

Planned Parenthood Chief Denies Her Own Statistics

During her testimony before the House Oversight Committee, Planned Parenthood chief Cecile Richards was presented a chart showing how Planned Parenthood breast exams have plummeted at the same time that abortions have increased. The chart shows that 2006 to 2013, Planned Parenthood cancer screenings dropped from 2,007,371 to 935,573, a drop of more than 50 percent.

Former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Founder of Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project and U.N. Messenger of Peace Charlize Theron and First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama join Glamour 'The Power Of An Educated Girl' panel at The Apollo Theater on September 29, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by

Michelle Obama: I Don’t Care About Your Foodie Instagrams

“I want you all to be tweeting and Instagramming something other than your shoes and your food, okay?” she asked during a panel discussion about education for women in New York City yesterday. “My kids do the same. I’m like, who cares what you’re eating? I don’t care.”