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With its manicured lawns, tropical foliage and neat bungalows, this idyllic setting on the edge of the Florida everglades would make for an ideal retirement community. Miracle Village, however, is home to more than 100 registered sex offenders - half of its population - who have abused minors, viewed child pornography or even molested their own children. Among them … [Read more...]
Hawaii is hoping to take the burden off its welfare system by saying aloha to its 17,000 homeless residents. The state will offer one-way tickets home to any eligible homeless person to anywhere in the continental United States. Hawaii has allotted $100,000 for a three year trial run of the so-called 'return-to-home' program, which could also even offer … [Read more...]
Salem, Massachusetts mom, Taylor Grey, was confronted by local police shortly after she posted a video to Facebook of her son drinking a homemade organic fruit smoothie. … [Read more...]
A sex tape that Monica Lewinsky recorded for Bill Clinton at the height of their scandalous affair has leaked, during which the former White House intern is heard planning a secret sexual rendezvous with the president and declaring she is “too cute and adorable” to be ignored. On the audio tape obtained by The National Enquirer, Lewinsky at one point tries to … [Read more...]
A top secret National Security Agency program allows analysts to search with no prior authorization through vast databases containing emails, online chats and the browsing histories of millions of individuals, according to documents provided by whistleblower Edward Snowden. The NSA boasts in training materials that the program, called XKeyscore, is its "widest-reaching" … [Read more...]
Just two weeks after Janet Napolitano announced her resignation as Secretary of Homeland Security, the Congressional Black Caucus has suggested Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Houston fill her spot. A letter dated July 25 and signed by Rep. Marcia Fudge, Ohio Democrat and caucus chairwoman, urges President Obama to consider Miss Jackson Lee for the position, calling the … [Read more...]
The New York Times reports that President Obama is reviving an old proposal to lower the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 28 percent (and 25 percent for manufacturers). Obama's push to lower the corporate tax rate to 28 percent comes less than a year after he raised the top individual income tax rate, paid by many small businesses, to 39.6 percent. In a … [Read more...]
According to the Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR), the City of Oakland will likely soon approve the acceptance of additional federal funding to complete a citywide surveillance center based on anti-terrorist models. However, its mission will be expanded to include public surveillance that extends to general law enforcement. If one recalls, this would have likely … [Read more...]
WASHINGTON - A D.C. Superior Court judge has ordered a veteran and activist accused of openly carrying a shotgun in D.C.'s Freedom Plaza held without bond. During a preliminary hearing Monday, an attorney representing Adam Kokesh argued that the stunt -- filmed and posted on YouTube -- was nothing more than political theater. The judge disagreed, ordering that … [Read more...]
DENTON, Texas - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded more than $1.4 million to the state of Texas for the construction of a "community safe room" in the city of Eastland. The dual-purpose, 11,900 square feet, concrete community safe room will be located at Siebert Elementary. It will be designed to protect citizens who live within a quarter-mile of … [Read more...]
