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Riots Continue to Break Out, Governor Orders Curfew, Feds Take Over Investigation

March 29, 2018August 18, 2014

Over the weekend in cities throughout the United States, demonstrators marched in solidarity with Missouri protesters over the killing of Michael Brown, a unarmed black teenager, who was shot by a police officer. Despite a curfew imposed by the Missouri governor, one person was critically injured after being shot, and seven others arrested as clashes continued to break out over the weekend in Ferguson, Missouri. A private autopsy revealed the teen was shot six times, including two in the head, as the Justice Department ordered a second autopsy into the teenager’s death as the FBI took over the investigation.

Russia Responds to Sanctions: Bans All U.S. Food, EU Fruit and Vegs

December 11, 2020August 8, 2014

Russia will ban all imports of food from the United States and all fruit and vegetables from Europe, Reuters reported.

Ceasefire Appears to Be Holding, Details Emerge as Journalists Leave Gaza (Video)

December 31, 2021August 6, 2014

As journalists left the Gaza Strip more details emerged as television crews showed detailed footage of how Hamas assembled rockets and then fired them from residential areas just before a 72-hour ceasefire went into effect. Meanwhile, Israel-U.S. relations have hit a new low after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry haven’t spoken since their short phone conversation last week was disconnected due to “communications problems”. Lastly, Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said the U.S. and E.U. must “recognize” Hamas as a “legitimate political actor” in order to bring peace to the region.

Operation Protective Edge Enters its 24th Day; Israel Calls Up 16,000 More Reservists

December 31, 2021July 31, 2014

Tensions intensified internationally as a U.N. run school was caught in the midst of a battle that left 19 Palestinians dead, and scores more injured. Nevertheless, Israel called up another 16,000 reservists as the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) pressed forward with its campaign against Hamas vowing to destroy every terrorist tunnel. Meanwhile, the U.S. allowed Israel to resupply its grenades and mortar rounds from a U.S. munitions store located in Israel.

U.S. Accuses Russia of Violating Missile Treaty

July 5, 2015July 29, 2014

The Obama administration has accused Russia of violating a 1987 nuclear missile treaty by testing a ground-launched cruise missile and says the U.S. is prepared for immediate high-level dialogue with Moscow over the matter, Fox News reported.

U.S. and E.U. Place New Sanctions on Russia

July 17, 2014

President Barack Obama imposed new sanctions against several Russian banks, energy and defense firms, in an effort to stop alleged Russian support of separatists in Ukraine.

Train Derails in Mexico with 1,300 Illegal Immigrants on Board

December 11, 2020July 10, 2014

The train known to locals as “The Beast” which is known to carry illegal immigrants to the United States border derailed yesterday stranding 1,300 people trying to cross into the United States.

U.S. Nuke Sites Becoming More Vulnerable to Attack

July 3, 2014July 3, 2014

In trying to save money, the United States’ nuclear sites are increasingly becoming more vulnerable to attack, according to a government watchdog group.

Do you need to give up privacy and freedom to be safe from terrorists? Americans don’t think so!

July 2, 2014

Amazingly, Americans from both sides of the isle can agree on something — to be protected from terrorism does not mean they need to give up their privacy and freedom to be safe. An overwhelming 74 percent of Americans feel this way according to a new report published by the Pew Research Center.

U.S. Faces Record of Wildfires (Video)

July 1, 2014July 1, 2014

Across the nation, there have been more than 26,000 wildfires since January, compared to 22,000 for all of 2013. So far this year, California has been scorched as a total of 3,300 wildfires have been reported so far — triple its average and there’s no let up in sight.

Israel Sends Emergency Delegation to U.S. Over Iran Nuke Talks

June 29, 2014

As negotiations for a nuclear agreement with Iran enters its final stage with a deadline looming just weeks away, Israel sent an emergency high-level delegation to Washington to express its concerns.

Illegal Kids Can Stay in U.S. for Years

December 11, 2020June 22, 2014

Thousands of illegal kids entering the United States can live in American cities, attend public schools and work without ramifications due to an “overburdened, deeply flawed system of immigration courts and a 2002 law intended to protect children’s welfare,” the Associated Press reported.

Khamenei says Tehran and U.S. Not Aligned in Iraq

March 29, 2018June 22, 2014

Any military cooperation between the United States and Iran in Iraq was dismissed by Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khameni. On Sunday, Khamenei stated, “We don’t support any foreign interference in Iraq and we’re strongly opposed to U.S. interference there.”

The Fall of Iraq — What You Aren’t Being Told

June 5, 2015June 20, 2014

Iraq is descending into chaos, but not for the reasons you’re being fed by the politicians and the mainstream media.

US commandos capture Benghazi suspect (Video)

June 19, 2014June 17, 2014

U.S. Special Forces captured one of the alleged leaders of the 2012 assault on an U.S. Consulate in Benghazi in a secret raid in Libya over the weekend.

Liquid Meth Pours into U.S. (Video)

June 16, 2014

Drug traffickers are now disguising methamphetamine, commonly known as meth, as a liquid to smuggle it into the United States. Once in the States, drug smugglers often convert the liquid into crystals — the most sought-after form in the black market.

U.S. Opens Borders to Mexican Gang Members

June 15, 2014

Border Patrol officials struggling to keep up with the increasing number of minors illegally crossing the Mexican border are not turning away persons with known gang affiliations. Chris Cabrera, vice president of the National Border Patrol Council Local 3307 in the Rio Grande Valley, explained that a Border Patrol agent he represents helped reunite a teenage gang member with his family in the United States. Cabrera notes the young member of Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), a transnational criminal gang, had no criminal record in the U.S., but asks, “If he’s a confirmed gang member in his own country, why are we letting him in here?”