Terrible news out of Florida. A well-respected federal prosecutor was found dead on a beach in Hollywood, Florida, late last week. Beranton J. Whisenant Jr. was a former partner at Foley & Mansfield, where he’d worked for nine years. He left the firm in January of this year to begin work in the Major Crimes […]
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STUDY: Cannabis Extract Dramatically Cuts Seizures in Rare Fatal Form of Child Epilepsy…
Non-psychoactive cannabis extract cannabidiol (CBD) dramatically reduces the number of convulsive seizures affecting children with a rare and sometimes fatal form of epilepsy known as Dravet syndrome, a study shows. The extremely debilitating condition renders sufferers unconscious for the duration of seizures and stiffens the muscles which jerk uncontrollably…
REPORT: Spent Fuel Fire on U.S. Soil Could Dwarf Impact of Fukushima…
A fire from spent fuel stored at a U.S. nuclear power plant could have catastrophic consequences, according to new simulations of such an event. A major fire “could dwarf the horrific consequences of the Fukushima accident,” says Edwin Lyman, a physicist at the Union of Concerned Scientists, a nonprofit in Washington, D.C. “We’re talking about […]
Trump Will Appeal Travel Ban To Supreme Court…
Well, Trump did warn he would appeal the travel ban all the way to the Supreme Court if he had to, and that’s precisely what he plans on doing. On Thursday afternoon, shortly after the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 10-3 vote that Trump’s travel ban likely violates the constitution and ruled […]
Remarks By President Trump at NATO – Memorial Unveiling (VIDEO and Transcript)…
Thank you very much, Secretary General Stoltenberg. Chancellor Merkel, thank you very much. Other heads of state and government, I am honored to be here with members of an alliance that has promoted safety and peace across the world. Prime Minister May, all of the nations here today grieve with you and stand with you. […]
Trial Looms as Judge Denies FBI Request to Keep 9/11 Records Secret for Privacy Reasons…
In a ruling that could lead to the release of significant new information about 9/11, including details about who funded the al Qaeda terrorist attacks, a Miami federal judge has rejected FBI assertions that many records should be kept secret due to privacy considerations. At the same time, U.S. District Court Judge Cecilia Altonaga granted […]
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President Trump Meets Pope Francis: ‘I Won’t Forget What You Said’…
In what can only be described as a cordial, successful meeting, Pope Francis received U.S. President Donald Trump in the Vatican Wednesday amidst smiles, handshakes and camera flashes. The two leaders sat down for a half-hour face-to-face meeting, with the Pope leaning out over the table with his arms extended toward the President. On parting […]
Meet the ‘Nuns’ Making $3k a Day Growing Pot and Selling Cannabis Products…
The Sisters of the Valley are taking the cannabis industry by storm, but they look very different from their competitors. In Merced County, California, you won’t find much besides almond fields, a high crime rate and a bunch of nuns smoking weed. The Sisters of the Valley is a company that sells cannabidiol (CBD) oils […]
Lawsuit Over Jeffrey Epstein’s Underage Sex Abuse Settles…
A woman who alleged she was held as a teenage sex slave by a well-connected billionaire financier has settled a lawsuit accusing another woman of facilitating the abuse. Virginia Giuffre alleged she was pulled into years of abuse by investor Jeffrey Epstein when she was working as a 15-year-old towel girl at President Donald Trump’s […]
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If You’re a White Person in Portland, You Can’t Sell Burritos Anymore…
I’m old enough to remember when living in a racial and cultural melting pot was a good thing. Not anymore. “Just one week after Kooks Burritos in Portland, Ore., was featured in a profile for local publication Willamette Week, the pop-up Mexican food cart has closed down amid accusations that they ripped off their recipes. […]
‘I’ll hunt down and prosecute the Manchester bomb secrets leaker’–Orders DOJ Probe into Leaks…
President Trump is vowing to ‘get to the bottom’ of leaks about the Manchester bombing probe, ordering an investigation into whoever gave out the sensitive information. Calling leaks a ‘grave threat’ to national security, Trump ordered the Justice Department to conduct a probe of the matter – which caused a strain with Great Britain, even […]
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Massive Landslide Covers Highway 1 in Southern Big Sur…
Caltrans said Monday its unclear how long Highway 1 in southern Big Sur will remain closed after a landslide covering between a quarter and a half mile brought millions of cubic yards of dirt and rock down the hillside at Mud Creek on Saturday. According to Caltrans spokeswoman Susana Cruz, there are five active landslides […]
Rosenstein and Mueller: the Regime Change Tag-Team by Mike Whitney…
Let’s say you own a big US corporation but need help managing your domestic accounts. So you hire a bright, young man named Bruno who just graduated from Harvard Business School with a Masters in corporate finance. And the first day on the job, you discover that Bruno has secretly employed a private detective who […]
Trump Admin Declares Jerusalem Part of Israel in Major Policy Shift…
The Trump administration declared the president is in “Jerusalem, Israel,” on Monday for a series of meetings with Israeli officials, a proclamation that breaks with years of American policy refraining from stating that the city of Jerusalem is part of Israel. Senior Trump administration officials had ignited a wave of controversy over the past several […]
Doctors Accused of Female Genital Mutliation To Claim “Religious Freedom” Defense…
Two doctors who have been arrested on charges they performed female genital mutilation surgeries on young girls plan to use “religious freedom” as their defense. They also argue that the procedures were not severe and did not harm the girls. Lawyers for the doctors argue that the procedure was a “minor nick” and will not […]
Chaffetz Postpones Oversight Hearing with Comey…
Former FBI Director James Comey won’t be appearing before any congressional committees this week. House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) had invited Comey to testify at a hearing on Wednesday about a memo reported by the New York Times last week alleging President Trump had pressured him to stop investigating ousted national security adviser […]
Flynn Refusal Sets Up Potential Subpoena Showdown…
Former national security adviser Michael Flynn on Monday reportedly declined to cooperate with a Senate subpoena, setting up a potential showdown between Congress and the administration over a key witness in the investigation into Russian interference in the presidential election. Flynn for months has said he would testify before Congress only if granted immunity, a […]
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Trump Makes History as First Serving President to Visit Western Wall…
Fifty years after Israel captured the Western Wall, US President Donald Trump on Monday became the first sitting American leader to visit the holy site, in a historic visit that saw him accompanied by his Jewish relatives in Jerusalem’s ancient Old City. Entering the Old City’s warren of alleyways on Monday — on lockdown by […]
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The Orb: President Trump and King Salman Open “Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology” (Video)…
Essentially the center appears to be a Saudi data hub for monitoring multiple media and social media platforms, detecting extremist sentiments and countering the concerning rhetoric with positive social media messaging. In the U.S. we have the NSA cyber command monitoring system, a ‘big brother’ per se’. The Saudi version appears to be a non […]
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The Big Top Has Performed Its Last Show…
An elephant stretches its trunk through a window to soothe a sick child. A woman gives birth and three months later is back performing on the high wire. A handler of big cats weeps as the beasts lope out of the ring for the last time. These stories could come only from circus performers, and […]
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