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Secret FBI project trained Alaskans in preparation for Soviet invasion
Declassified documents reveal that in the 1950s the FBI trained Alaskan residents to become agents behind enemy lines if the Soviets invaded. No women, Eskimo, Indians or Aleuts were included, with native peoples considered unreliable. The recently declassified FBI and Air Force documents show that in the early stage of the Cold War the US government feared…
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Ferguson shooting audio recording verified as real
A new audio recording that allegedly captures a series of gunshots at the time of Michael Brown’s death in Ferguson, Missouri, has been confirmed to be real by the developers behind the software used to capture it. The 12-second audio clip first came to light on CNN earlier this week, and features a man chatting…
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STUDY: Marijuana compound (THC) may halt Alzheimer’s disease
In recent research published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, scientists from University of South Florida revealed their findings, that may shed light on controversial therapeutic qualities of marijuana. Extremely low levels of THC compound, a chemical found in marijuana, may slow down or halt the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, US neuroscientists have found, thus laying the…
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DC protesters block streets in Michael Brown solidarity march
A crowd of protesters has taken to the streets of Washington, DC, expressing their solidarity with the people of Ferguson who gathered earlier on Saturday in remembrance of Michael Brown, the unarmed black teenager killed by police earlier this month. Chanting “Hands up! Don’t shoot!” the Washington protesters took over the streets in a northeast neighbourhood,…
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The ‘gun boom’ in America is over, but firearm sales still high
Gun sales in the United States have slipped in 2014 compared to last year, but they’re still higher than at any other point in the last decade. Over the last three months, sales at the gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson dropped 23 percent, with profits declining 32 percent compared to the same quarter in 2013.…
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Family sues Georgia police for tasering man 13 times before he died
The family of a man who died after police used a stun gun on him as many as 13 times while he was handcuffed has filed a lawsuit against the two former officers of East Point, Georgia, according to the family’s lawyer. East Point police officers repeatedly stunned Gregory Towns Jr. on April 11 after…
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Driver with ISIS flag leads cops on car chase through Chicago
A Chicago man is facing multiple felony counts after he led police on a car chase early Wednesday while displaying the flag of the Islamic State from his vehicle’s window and then threatened to detonate a bomb. Authorities arrested 49-year-old Emad Karakrah after the Windy City chase and charged him with felony counts of disorderly…
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Two counties in California petitioning for secession, to form 51st state
Two counties in northern California have submitted a petition for the right to form a 51st State of America, which they want to name Jefferson. They claim a lack of representation and that their grievances aren’t heard at state level. The largely rural counties of Modoc and Siskiyou signed the petition. They are located on…
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ISIS Tortured James Foley, other Westerners using CIA tactics
The American photojournalist who was beheaded by Islamic State militants was also tortured using some of the same methods employed by the CIA in its controversial, post-9/11 interrogation program. James Foley was subjected to waterboarding multiple times while being imprisoned by the Islamic State, as were three other kidnapped Westerners. According to the Washington Post, several…
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Ferguson Citizens Suing Police for $40m, Claiming Police Brutality and Humiliation
Five people are suing the Missouri police for $40 million, claiming officers treated US citizens “as if they were war combatants.” The five were arrested in the wake of rioting and unrest following the death of teenager Michael Brown on August 9. The group claims they were going about their everyday business before they were…
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OBAMA: ‘We need war plan against ISIS by the end of the week’
Top US officials say President Barack Obama wants to decide American strategy for combating extremist group Islamic State’s strongholds in Syria. Yet the administration is still scrambling to understand the goals and limits of potential military action. Top members of the Obama administration have held meetings this week to surmise how expanding a military campaign…
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US CDC DIRECTOR: “Ebola outbreak is going get worse before it gets better”
The head of the Centers for Disease Control in the United States warned this week that the situation in west Africa remains grim following the deaths of more than 1,500 people due to the Ebola virus. “I wish I didn’t have to say this, but it is going get worse before it gets better,” CDC…
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Ferguson Aftermath: California city DEMANDS police get rid of armored vehicle
The city council of Davis, California has decided to drop the local police department’s Pentagon-supplied armored vehicle following worries from the community that it could be used against demonstrations, as was the case in Ferguson, Missouri this month. The Davis City Council adopted a resolution this week that orders the city to come up with…
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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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(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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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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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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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,…
