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Marine Banned From Daughter’s School For Dispute Over Islam Lesson
A former Marine who served in Iraq says he’s been banned from his daughter’s Maryland high school after a heated argument over a lesson on Islam. Kevin Wood told MyFoxDC.com that he went to La Plata High School in La Plata, a town about 30 miles southeast of Washington, and challenged a history assignment requiring…
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GUN-FREE ZONE: Two People Robbed At Gunpoint At North Carolina State Fair
After a North Carolina State Fair was declared to be a “gun-free” zone, two people were reportedly robbed at gunpoint as they left the fair. Police said the robbery occurred at around 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, when two people who were walking back to their car were accosted by men in a tan or cream…
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Top 10 Ways That Obama Has Muzzled American Media
After US President Barack Obama entered office in 2009 pledging transparency and open government, it was a refreshing wind of change from the locked-down Bush years. The reality, however, has fallen dramatically short of the promise. 10. White House seizes phone records of Associated Press reporters During a two-month period in 2012, the US Justice…
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LAWSUIT: Police Officer Raped A Child Five Times While Other Officers Watched
Trial is set to begin December 1, in the case of former Pharr police officer Erasmo Mata, Jr., accused of repeated first-degree felony sexual assaults of a child. A federal civil lawsuit filed with Texas Southern District Court back in May accused Mata of assaulting the minor five times, on five separate occasions, all while on…
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Military Officials Remove Shocking Halloween Display From Fort Campbell Home
Controversial Halloween decorations have been removed from a home by military officials at Fort Campbell after residents claimed that it depicted a black family being lynched. According to reports, Army officials at the Kentucky military base were made aware of the decorations when a photo was sent to them. The decorations depict a family hanging…
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Students Suspended From School For Posing With Fake Guns
A 16-year-old high school student and his girlfriend were reportedly suspended from school after posing with fake guns in pictures before a homecoming dance. According to reports, Tito Velez and his 16-year-old girlfriend Jamie Pereira were posing for pictures before their dance at Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical High School in Taunton, Massachusetts when they decided that,…
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The Government Can Seize Your Property, Without You Being Charged With A Crime
If you have ever been to or traveled through Arnolds Park, Iowa, chances are you have seen or at least heard of Mrs. Lady’s Mexican Food. Known for it’s large portions and low prices, this family-owned, cash-only restaurant has become a staple for those living in Dickinson County. Carole Hinders has made an honest living…
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POT OF GOLD: Marijuana Sales in Alaska Set to Generate $100 MILLION in Taxes
If voters decide to legalize marijuana in Alaska, annual sales could generate more than $100 million in tax revenue by the time 2020 rolls around, sales analysts believe. The Marijuana Policy Group said if Alaskan voters say “yes” to the ballot measure in next week’s referendum, sales will generate $7 million in state tax revenue,…
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Second Parent Reports Their Child Receiving ‘NATION OF ISLAM’ Paper From School
A second parent has now come forward acknowledging their child received a Nation of Islam “handout” in a third grade class at Harold McCormick Elementary School in Elizabethton, Tennessee – contradicting claims by the school district that the document was not distributed in the classroom. Todd Starnes first reported on this story on Monday. Parent Sommer…
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New York Man Beheads Woman, Kicks Her Head 20FT like a soccer ball, then kills self
A man beheaded a woman in her Long Island, N.Y., apartment late Tuesday and then dragged the body and head out onto a street, where onlookers initially thought they were witnessing a macabre Halloween prank, police and witnesses said. The suspected killer, who was not identified, jumped in front of a commuter train near the…
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AUTOPSY: Teen Died of Natural Causes, After Being Tased By Police 5 Times
The family of the man who was Tasered by Baltimore City police while a patient in the hospital is not pleased with the most recent investigation results. Marcus Washington spoke with the family’s attorney. The attorney says after reviewing the investigation and speaking with a number of doctors, he thinks George King’s death is because…
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24 Armed Cops and a Military Truck Dispatched to Take Money from 75-Year-Old Man
How many cops does it take to collect a civil judgment from a 75-year-old man? The town of Stettin, Wisconsin evidently believed the answer was 24—and an armored military vehicle for good measure. The full might of the Stettin police force was dispatched to seize $80,000 from the elderly Roger Hoeppner, who restores antique trucks…
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REVEALED: U.S. Mail Under Widespread Government Surveillance
Questions are being asked of the United States Postal Service after the release of an audit confirming that roughly 49,000 pieces of mail were monitored by the agency during the last fiscal year. The New York Time’s Ron Nixon reported on Monday this week that a 2014 audit of the USPS’s little-known surveillance program showed…
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Walmart In Hot Water Over ‘Fat Girl’ Costumes
American retail giant Walmart has apologized after a collection of Halloween outfits available for sale on its website were branded as “Fat Girl Costumes.” The store first made waves on Monday this week when it was discovered that a rather insensitive label had apparently ended up being applied to a page of adult plus-size costumes…
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[WATCH] Philadelphia Cop Threatens to “Beat The Sh*t” Out of Teen For Looking At Him
A Philadelphia police officer who was caught on camera cursing and threatening a teenager with physical violence will be disciplined, police sources told NBC10. In footage posted Oct. 17 on Facebook, an unidentified officer is seen following a group of teenagers before confronting one particular young man. “Big man, do we have a problem?” the…
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OUTRAGE: No Jail Time For Couple Who Starved Blind, Crippled Teen Girl
A North Bend couple who let a severely disabled teen starve as her teeth rotted away likely won’t serve any jail time. Paid by the state to care for the blind, cerebral palsy-striken young woman, April and Jeffrey Henderson faced felony charges after she was pulled from their home two years ago. Naked except for…
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There Are 850 Registered Voters Over 150-Years Old In New York City
When New York City computerized its voter rolls over the past decade and a half, election workers had to assign some birth dates to those age-shy voters who had chosen to list their age as 21-plus — in the years before voters had to list their birth dates. They decided Jan. 1, 1850 was a nice,…
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More ‘Calibration’ Issues Reported In Maryland As Machines Change Voters Ballots
Voting machines that switch Republican votes to Democrats are being reported in Maryland. “When I first selected my candidate on the electronic machine, it would not put the ‘x’ on the candidate I chose — a Republican — but it would put the ‘x’ on the Democrat candidate above it,” Donna Hamilton said. “This happened…
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Indiana HOA to Veteran: ‘Take Down Your American Flag’
An elderly veteran and his wife say there’s “absolutely no way” the flagpole outside their Indiana home is coming down, despite threats from a homeowners association — and a local prosecutor intends to back them in court if necessary. Bob and Judy Willits insist they intend to fight multiple letters from the Fieldstone Homeowners Association…
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CORRUPTION: Arizona Deputies Shook Down Latinos For Cash
Already the target of a Justice Department investigation for racially profiling Latinos at traffic stops, new allegations are surfacing that Arizona’s Maricopa County deputies shook down dozens – maybe hundreds – of Hispanic residents for cash. Lawyers for dozens of these Latinos – some of whom are American citizens – say the cash in their…
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‘Al Qaeda’ Wi-Fi Network Sets Off LAX Security Scare
A WiFi network named for a terrorist group caused a scare at Los Angeles International Airport today. One passenger was checking the WiFi and came across the network at the top here: Yes, that reads “Al-Quida Free Terror Nettwork.” And how seriously did LAX take this threat? Well, they went back to the gate, and there…