WASHINGTON A federal grand jury in Cape Girardeau, Missouri indicted Nicholas J. Proffitt, 42, for his conduct in connection with the April 24, 2020 fire at the Cape Girardeau Islamic Center. The…
Category: Two Patent-Pending Inventions – Legal Lyte and Spindrift
What do you do when a police officer stops while you are driving, walking on the sidewalk, at the mall or at other public and private places? How can you slow down or stop a wildfire heading toward a largely residential area? My invention might help do this along with saving houses from approaching flames.
Two New Inventions to Use for Police Stops and Fighting Wildfires
“Creativity is intelligence having fun.” — Albert Einstein By Raul Hernandez [email protected] Nearly a year ago, I began research on how to patent an invention. I had a couple of…
VICE: The Killing Rooms of Mosul are Filled with Bodies
This is a very powerful and graphic documentary about the aftermath of the battle to free Mosul from ISIS. Mosul is a major city in northern Iraq. Located some 250 miles north…
Unreported World Documentary: The Kids of Murder High
The children of Honduras are afraid to go to school because of the gang violence. Despite the murders and other violence, the kids continue to dream of going to universities. But poverty…
PBS 2017 Documentary: Abacus – Small Enough to Jail
This is an excellent documentary about the only bank indicted for mortgage fraud as a result of the 2008 financial crisis. It is an excellent David vs. Goliath story. Review: ‘Abacus: Small…
China Has Closed 13,000 Websites in the Past Three Years, Tightening its Grip on Cyberspace
Customers use computers at an internet cafe in Shanghai, China on 31 March 2010. Qilai Shen—Corbis/Getty Images By REUTERS 9:50 PM EST China has closed more than 13,000 websites since the beginning of…
Putin Praises Trump at Annual Conference
Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Trump Thursday at an annual news conference while criticizing his opponents. Joyce Vance and Dan Hoffman discuss Putin and GOP efforts to discredit Mueller, according to…
U.S.: No Talks with Russia As NATO Demands Moscow Remove Troops from Georgia
By Tom O’Connor Newsweek NATO has demanded Russia remove its troops from two breakaway republics bordering Georgia, which has expressed a desire to join the Western military alliance. Speaking on the last day…
GOP lawmaker met with lawyer at center of Russia probe
© Getty Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.), who has come under scrutiny for his sympathetic views toward Moscow, reportedly met last year with Natalia Veselnitskaya, the same Russian lawyer embroiled in Donald Trump Jr.’s controversial meeting at…
WSJ: International Sanctions Against North Korea Are Being Subverted, U.N. Panel Finds
By Ian Talley Updated Sept. 7, 2017 12:27 p.m. ET 38 COMMENTS WASHINGTON—United Nations member countries are helping North Korea evade international sanctions meant to halt its nuclear-weapons program, a new U.N. report alleges, including…
A year after failed coup, a Turkish newspaper is in the crosshairs of an increasingly powerful president
By Shashank Bengali Contact Reporter The front page of a recent edition of Cumhuriyet offered a sampling of the hard-hitting coverage for which Turkey’s oldest independent newspaper is known: Election officials “violated…
U.S. Seeks North Korea Funds From Eight International Banks
By Greg Farrell July 6, 2017, 2:18 PM PDT Seizure warrants were approved by federal judge in May Lenders handled $700 million linked to Pyongyang, U.S. says U.S. prosecutors disclosed an…