On September 2, Islamists in Nigeria ambushed a minibus, ordered passengers to exit, and then shot those that were Christian. The incident took place near the central city of Jos. Those killed were members of “a Church of Christ in
Russian President Vladimir Putin didn’t mince words today at a meeting of his human rights council in the Kremlin regarding the use of US force against the Syrian regime. Reuters reports that he declared “anything that is outside the U.N. Security
In a report released Tuesday, Bloomberg reports that black homeownership has collapsed to an 18 year low. Bloomberg buries this brutal fact under a nonsensical headline that makes it look like a local Chicago story: “Black Homeownership Dying Where Obama
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Half a world away in Australia, asylum and immigration are major election issues, and there appear to be some parallels between the complaints being made down under and the emerging asylum battle here in the United States. Elections in Australia
During a campaign stop Wednesday, New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner lost his temper with a Jewish voter who criticized the disgraced congressman’s decision to stay in the public eye after the revelations about his sexual deviancy. Collapsing in
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com New record: Two million Syrian refugees have fled to other countries U.S. Syria military strike gains momentum, despite confused signals Russia raises alarms over U.S.-Israel missile test Obama to meet with gay activists in
A New York man who booby-trapped the area around marijuana plants on his property died Saturday after he nearly decapitated himself by driving into one of the traps–a nearly-invisible wire. Daniel R. Ricketts, 50, was driving his all-terrain vehicle around 2:30 PM
National Security Agency (NSA) documents obtained by the Washington Post reveal that last year the NSA planned to open at least 4,000 probes into suspicious or abnormal staff activity “after scrutinizing trillions of employee keystrokes at work.” The Post obtained
Anthony Weiner posed wistfully with his favorite friend for a picture at an Arthur Avenue Deli on Saturday–a giant sausage. The New York Daily News said Weiner pressed the meat at Mike’s Deli as he made a campaign stop. Owner
The Senate will reportedly narrow the draft authorization for military force against Syria that President Barack Obama submitted after announcing on Saturday he would seek congressional approval for military strikes against Syria. According to The Hill, Sen. Pat Leahy (D-VT),
(AP) BANGKOKThai authorities are seeking an arrest warrant for an heir to the Red Bull energy drink fortune after he failed to appear for his indictment in a hit-and-run case in which a policeman was killed. Prosecutor Ruecha Krairiksh says Vorayuth
While Iowa Democrat gubernatorial candidates were praying for abortion rights last week, the state’s Board of Medicine voted 8-2 to adopt new regulations that would ban “telemed” or “webcam” abortions, i.e., the practice of distributing abortion pills over an Internet
According to USAID (United States Agency For International Development), the federal agency in charge of distributing the vast majority of foreign aid monies to other countries, United States taxpayers are now footing a bill of over one billion dollars in
President Barack Obama’s decision to punt a possible strike against Syria to Congress has reshuffled the congressional calculus on Washington’s looming debt-ceiling debate and made Republican concessions more likely, say GOP congressional aides. A House Republican aide told Reuters that
Former Vice Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. James Cartwright appeared on This Week With George Stenhanopoulos on Sept. 1 and said “historically trying to punish someone with a limited strike has not been an effective deterrent.” Cartwright
With President Barack Obama’s announcement on Saturday that he will, after all, go to Congress for authorization to use force against the Assad regime in Syria, Syria is celebrating. President Bashar al-Assad stated that Syria could confront any action from
A 60-year old woman working for the National Park Service has been critically hurt in an attack in Arizona near the Mexican border. Authorities have not stated if the attack came from a Mexican national who entered the U.S. illegally,
By BRIAN SKOLOFFAssociated PressPHOENIXA federal judge delayed a ruling in the racial profiling case against Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s office Friday as both sides remain at odds over key remedies to ensure the agency adheres to constitutional requirements. U.S. District Judge
While President Barack Obama placed new restrictions on legal gun ownership Thursday, the Department of Justice loosened federal restrictions on marijuana “to mark a retreat from guidelines of the past.” The new guidelines give “recreational users” a pass and instead
An Egyptian Christian leader has criticized President Obama and his administration for ignoring the persecution of Christians at the hands of the Muslim Brotherhood. CBNNews.com reported Wednesday that Father Rafic Greiche, chief spokesman for the Catholic Church in Egypt, rebuked
America’s third largest health insurer, Aetna Inc., has announced it will not sell insurance on New York’s Obamacare health insurance exchange, the fifth state the company has pulled out of in the last few weeks. The other states Aetna has
Fast-food workers, who do not see their jobs as entry-level jobs but instead believe that the jobs are worthy of higher pay, carried out a huge strike on Thursday across the nation. McDonald’s Corp., Wendy’s Restaurants LLC, Burger King Worldwide Inc., and
In what Reuters calls a humiliating defeat, British Prime Minister David Cameron lost a parliamentary vote meant to have Britain join in any potential military strike on Syria. The vote “appeared to all but rule out British involvement in such
(Reuters) – The National Football League has agreed to a $765 million settlement deal with thousands of former players who sued the league, accusing it of hiding the dangers of brain injury while profiting from the sport’s violence, according to
While the nation was focused on Syria, The Obama administration transferred two al Qaeda terrorists from GITMO to the government of Algeria as part of its ongoing effort to close the prison. Via Reuters: The Pentagon announced the transfer of
In a potentially explosive decision, Judge Meredith Jury of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California has ruled that the city of San Bernardino, California can indeed declare bankruptcy, despite the fact that the city stopped paying
In an essay marking the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous, “I Have a Dream” speech, former congressman Lt. Col. Allen West illuminated the parts of King’s dream that have gone unfulfilled while targeting the liberal establishment
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com New sectarian bombings kill 86 in Baghdad, Iraq Obama, under international pressure, may be forced to back down on Syria New sectarian bombings kill 86 in Baghdad, Iraq Car wreckage in Sadr City on
Germans are giving up their American email providers and opting for German-based email companies in the wake of the National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance scandal, reports Spiegel. German web hosting company 1&1, which owns email providers GMX and web.de, says
The results of a new study on the economic costs of excessive alcohol abuse demonstrate how federal bureaucrats, through a myriad of conflicts of interest, are attempting to influence and, perhaps, dictate, public policy. In a press statement dated August
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Israel prepares for counter-attack from Hezbollah U.S. attack on Syria could come as early as Thursday Russia evacuates its citizens from Syria Monday’s Mideast peace process meeting was held after all Israel prepares for
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, Aug. 27 (UPI) — A painting portraying Russian leaders Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev in women’s underwear was seized from a gallery in St. Petersburg, police said Tuesday. Police said they also confiscated paintings depicting arch-conservative lawmakers
On Tuesday, Obama Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said President Barack Obama refuses to compromise or negotiate on spending cuts in exchange for an agreement to raise the nation’s $16.7 trillion debt ceiling. “The president will not negotiate conditions on the
President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday France is prepared to “punish” those responsible for gassing innocent civilians in Damascus. Speaking to an annual meeting in Paris of dozens of French ambassadors posted around the world. “France is ready to punish those
A Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Saturday showed that the American people are even less enthusiastic about intervention in Syria than they are about Congress. While Congress continues to maintain its brutally low 15 percent approval rating, just 9 percent of
Acknowledging their “fraternal closeness” to Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II and giving “a special thought” to the Coptic Catholics suffering during the violence in Egypt, the Vatican Prefect of the Congregation for Eastern Churches also expressed that “dialogue and reconciliation”
Is the recovery in the US housing market slowing due to rising interest rates or declining affordability? There is a widening debate over this issue, a discussion with big implications for consumers, investors and policy makers. Last week we saw
The Jerusalem Post reports “Gulf backed pan-Arab media [is leading a] media blitz” that includes articles focused “on shaming Obama into action” in Syria. These calls for U.S. intervention have hit “a fever pitch” since photographs of Syrians allegedly killed
An online video of an Australian Islamic cleric calling for Hindus and Buddhists to be killed is under investigation by South Australian police. “The YouTube clip is an edited version of a longer sermon. Police will examine the entire content of the
