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Second American killed fighting with ISIS in Syria identified…
A second American reportedly killed fighting with the Islamic State group in Syria has been identified as Abdirahmaan Muhumed, of Minneapolis, two sources told Fox News late Wednesday. KMSP-TV in Minneapolis reported that Muhumed was killed in the same battle as Douglas McAuthur McCain, who grew up outside Minneapolis in the town of New Hope…
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‘Reduce or stop it’: China vows to respond to US ‘close surveillance’ patrols
Beijing is calling on Washington to scale back, or cancel, aerial surveillance of the Chinese mainland, since such a practice represents a security risk and a deterrent to better bilateral relations – otherwise it is ready to take measures. Relations between China and the United States have been increasingly tense since the US shifted its…
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‘Cops’ filming goes bad: Crew member gunned down by Omaha police
An employee working for the television show “Cops” was shot and killed by police in Omaha, Nebraska, as they responded to an armed robbery at a local restaurant. The suspected burglar was also killed. Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer said “Cops” crew member Bryce Dion, 38, was shot once when a shootout broke open between…
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JUSTICE HAS BEEN SERVED!
A jury has acquitted a Texas father who was accused of fatally shooting the drunken driver who killed his two sons. David Barajas, 32, was pushing his broken-down car along a road with his 11- and 12-year-old sons back in 2012 when Jose Banda, a drunken driver, fatally struck the two boys. Watch the latest…
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California State Assembly Passes Bright-colored Air Gun Bill
The state Assembly approved legislation on Tuesday that would require certain replica guns to be sold in bright colors or transparent to avoid deadly mix-ups with police officers. SB199 advanced on a 41-34 vote, the minimum needed to pass, after Republican lawmakers and an influential Democrat blasted it as ineffective. It now returns to the…
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Bloomberg Funded Gun Control Group ‘Bankrolling’ Nevada Gun Control Initiative
Michael Bloomberg’s Everytown for Gun Safety is “bankrolling” a gun control initiative in Nevada that seeks to expand background checks for private firearm transfers, guns sold at gun shows, “or among friends and family.” In other words, Bloomberg is bankrolling Everytown which, in turn, is bankrolling a ballot initiative to make private gun sales without…
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LOTT: GOOD COPS ARE SUPPORTING GUN RIGHTS
Expert economist and gun rights advocate told Guns & Patriots that some law enforcement are leading the way in making sure all American citizens have the convenience of being armed. “The two groups of people who benefit the most from having guns for protection are those most likely to be victims of violent crimes which…
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(VIDEO) Florida cops accused of beating driver for not rolling down his window all the way
Cell phone video footage of a Florida traffic stop is beginning to go viral after the man who recorded his encounter with police pleaded online for assistance because he says law enforcement’s actions forced him to move. Curtis Shannon has raised $1,745 in three days after creating a crowdfunding site to help “recover” from an…
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Cars in the US might soon be mandated to broadcast speed and location data
The United States Department of Transportation is taking the next step towards creating a “vehicle-to-vehicle” communications system that will allow light autos on the road to receive and broadcast critical information to one another. Last week, the DOT’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or NHTSA, published an “advance notice of proposed rulemaking” in the Federal Register announcing…
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Discovery Channel cancels ‘Sons of Guns’ following multiple child molestation allegations and arrest of star Will Hayden
Watch the latest video at <a href=”http://video.foxnews.com”>Three Percenter Nation</a> “Sons of Guns” star Will Hayden has been arrested again, this time for aggravated rape, according to documents sent to FOX411 by the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office. The allegations have prompted the cancellation of his Discovery Channel series. READ: ‘Sons of Guns’ star Stephanie Hayden Ford:…
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EPA POWER GRAB? Politician claims EPA has new blueprint for regulatory water control
A top House Republican is charging that the Environmental Protection Agency secretly drafted highly detailed maps of U.S. waterways to set the stage for a controversial plan to expand regulatory power over streams and wetlands, a claim the EPA strongly denies. Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, chairman of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, released those…
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Retailer Apologizes For Children’s Shirts Resembling Nazi Concentration Camp Attire
Spanish clothier Zara is apologizing for a children’s T-shirt that some say resembles garments worn by Jewish prisoners in World War II concentration camps, complete with a six-pointed, yellow star. The garment, which was marketed online as a striped “sheriff” T-shirt, has been removed following complaints by critics who noted its similarity to clothing…
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Research Shows Black Americans Feel Race Relations Worse Under Obama
African-Americans say relations between blacks and whites in the United States have gotten worse in the Obama era, according to a new a new Pew Research Center/USA Today poll. From 2007 to 2009, the number of African-Americans respondents that told Pew blacks and whites get along “very well” or “pretty well” went up seven percentage points, to 76 percent.…
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REPORT: US Intelligence Estimates 300 Americans Fighting Alongside ISIS
The United States government is tracking as many as 300 Americans supposedly fighting with Islamic State, the jihadist group with a heavy presence in parts of Syria and Iraq, according to senior US officials. The news of as many as 300 Americans fighting with IS comes one day after reports that a 33-year-old American, Douglas McAuthur…
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ISIS Committing War Crimes in Syria
Both the Islamic State militants and the Syrian government have committed crimes against humanity during the civil war in Syria, a report by a special UN panel says. The report, conducted by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry, accuses the Islamic State militants of “widespread and systematic attacks on the civilian population” in Syria. “In areas of…
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California Bans Use of Surveillance Drones Without Warrant
The California State Senate has approved a bill that will drastically restrict how law enforcement agencies from San Diego to San Francisco can use unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, for policing purposes. On Tuesday, the Senate voted 25-8 in favor of the legislation, AB 1327, setting it on course to go before the State Assembly…
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[WATCH] Police Brutality – 8/23/14 – To Protect & Serve?
Now, I know what you’re gonna say before I even get started. There will be accusations of being ‘anti-LEO’, being a ‘cop hater’, ‘cop bashing’, and the other comments that always follow when someone reports on the ever increasing issues of police brutality. In years past, these atrocities were rarely heard of because the technology…
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Detroit Cutting Water Supply For Cash-Strapped Residents
The City of Detroit has once again begun shutting off water service for residents who are months behind on their bills. The move comes as a 30-day moratorium on shut-offs ended on Monday. According to the Associated Press, the city was scheduled to have crews out on Tuesday in order to commence with the controversial shut-offs,…
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Medical marijuana legalization results in states having 25 percent fewer fatal prescription drug overdoses
According to the study published in the latest installment of JAMA Internal Medicine, the 13 states in America that have legalized the use of medical marijuana for patients with valid prescriptions see a 24.8 percent lower annual opioid overdose rate that those where weed can’t legally be offered to treat ailments. Dr. Marcus A. Bachhuber…
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ISIS growing quicker than ever, numbering close to 100,000
The number of Islamic State recruits is much higher than that estimated by foreign observers – around 100,000, says one of Iraq’s foremost security experts with unique access to intelligence. The terrorists are swallowing up other insurgent groups. Foreign estimates put the figure between 20,000 and 50,000. “[The] Islamic State didn’t come from nowhere,” according to…
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Dozens of Police Departments Losing Military-Grade Weaponry
Close to 200 state and local police departments in the United States have been suspended for losing military-level equipment transferred to them by the Pentagon, a new investigation found. According to the media outlet Fusion, its independent investigation into the Pentagon’s “1033 program,” which equips state and local police departments across the US with excess military…
