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500 Pounds of Marijuana Seized from Backpacks Near Texas Border

500 Pounds of Marijuana Seized from Backpacks Near Texas Border

HOUSTON, Texas — As Central Americans continue to illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border in the Rio Grande Valley Sector, large drug busts remain frequent in South Texas. On Wednesday officials reportedly seized 500 pounds of marijuana from one pickup truck; eight men

Police Try to Reassure UAE tourists London safe

Police Try to Reassure UAE tourists London safe

London police on Thursday tried to reassure UAE tourists that the city’s main shopping streets were safe to visit, after the Gulf state’s foreign ministry warned visitors to avoid certain areas. The ministry produced the advice — citing information from

UAE Warns Citizens To Avoid Arab Area Of London

UAE Warns Citizens To Avoid Arab Area Of London

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has issued advice to its citizens travelling in London that includes avoiding the most heavily Arab populated area of the City.  The map of “danger areas” in London includes Edgware Road, a road famed for

Higher Cigarette Taxes Boon to Organized Crime

Higher Cigarette Taxes Boon to Organized Crime

Higher taxes aren’t generally a path to economic growth and job creation. Higher cigarette taxes, however, are increasingly boosting at least one sector of the economy, organized crime.  ‘Smuggled cigarettes have become the new currency of organized crime, and a

Organised Crime Fuelling Britain's 'Gangsta Jihad'

Organised Crime Fuelling Britain's 'Gangsta Jihad'

Violent British Muslims fighting for the Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq and Syria are using organised crime in the UK to pay for their “gangsta-Jihad” and may pose a significant security risk if they are allowed to return, reveals the

Oakland Protest Over Ferguson Turns Violent

Oakland Protest Over Ferguson Turns Violent

Local news channel KTVU reports that fallout from the Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson, Missouri triggered the arrest of two men in Oakland as a peaceful protest turned violent on Friday night.  The protest was ostensibly a peaceful anti-police protest,

Movie review: 'The Giver'

When I first saw a trailer for “The Giver” earlier this summer, I thought it looked like “Equilibrium” for the “Hunger Games” set.  That 2002 Christian Bale film has long been a guilty pleasure of mine.  As it turns  out,