Two parents have been arrested after 13 of their children were found shackled to beds inside their home in California

JD Mon, 01/15/2018 - 20:48

Neighbors have expressed their horror after discovering a quiet suburban couple allegedly shackled their 13 children to beds in a filthy room, before a teenage girl escaped, called the police and saved her siblings.

David Allen Turpin, 57, and Louise Anna Turpin, 49, were arrested at their home in Perris, California, on Sunday after their children - aged between two and 29 years old - were found padlocked and chained inside a foul-smelling room, according to police.

Agency that sent false missile alert in Hawaii gets death threats

JD Mon, 01/15/2018 - 19:12

Hawaiians are so mad over the bogus missile alert sent to their phones over the weekend that they’re calling in death threats to the agency responsible, according to a new report.

The threats came in through the agency’s public phone line, a spokesperson for Hawaii’s Emergency Management Agency told Hawaii News Now.

Sex Robot Company Considering Transgender Droids

JD Mon, 01/15/2018 - 18:55

A Californian sex robot company is considering the production and sale of transgender sex robots.

“We do believe there is a market not only for transgender, but for any other sexual preferences of gender,” said Realbotix AI head Guile Lindroth, who added that a transgender sex robot is “not out of our plans,” and would not be “difficult.”

Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen Slams Federal Judge’s ‘Offensive’ Comments, Declares DACA Unconstitutional

JD Mon, 01/15/2018 - 18:48

WASHINGTON, DC – Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen on Sunday criticized a federal judge’s order reinstating DACA as offensive for suggesting that ending DACA is racist. She went on to declare DACA unconstitutional, and unapologetically asserted that her oath of office is to follow the U.S. Constitution.

How Hard Is It To Comply With The Kentucky Medicaid Work Requirements?

JD Mon, 01/15/2018 - 17:59

Kentucky became the first state to implement work requirements for Medicaid eligibility Friday, one day after the Trump administration announced that it would begin granting waivers empowering states to exercise greater control of the administration of Medicaid dollars, in a reversal of long standing federal policy.

Trump Nickname for Dick Durbin

JD Mon, 01/15/2018 - 17:55

President Donald Trump lobbed an insulting tweet at Democratic lawmaker Dick Durbin for leaking contents of a Thursday private oval office meeting, in a Monday tweet.

Senator Dicky Durbin totally misrepresented what was said at the DACA meeting. Deals can’t get made when there is no trust! Durbin blew DACA and is hurting our Military. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 15, 2018

NFL Viewership Collapses Among Older White Viewers, Drives 2017 Ratings Crash

JD Mon, 01/15/2018 - 17:28

Who would have thought that alienating over 60 percent of the country would backfire?

Last week, we learned that 2017 NFL viewership had fallen by 10 percent over the previous year. Nor did things show any sign of improvement during the first weekend of the NFL’s postseason, when ratings fell by 13 percent from 2016.

Robbery Suspects with Fake Gun Shot by Security Guard Who Said, ‘Mine’s Is Real’

JD Mon, 01/15/2018 - 17:02

Robbery suspects allegedly using a fake gun to hold up a convenience store were shot by a security guard who burst onto the scene saying, “Mine’s is real.”
The extent of the suspects’ injuries was unclear.

Twitter Employees Say ‘We Make Most of Our Money’ Selling Data from ‘Everything’ You Post — Even Private Messages

JD Mon, 01/15/2018 - 16:53

Project Veritas has published its latest Twitter exposé, featuring both current and former Twitter employees allegedly explaining how the company receives, stores, and sells user data, as well as their attitudes on privacy.

In their undercover investigation, James O’Keefe and other Project Veritas reporters secretly recorded Twitter employees as they allegedly revealed the extent the platform surveils users.

Intrusion Suspect Allegedly Threatens 82-Year-Old Homeowner, Gets Shot Dead

JD Mon, 01/15/2018 - 16:41

An armed 82-year-old man in Kanawha County, West Virginia, turned the tables on a home intrusion suspect Saturday by pulling a gun and shooting him dead.
The deceased suspect was identified as 24-year-old Timothy Dean Coker.

According to WSAZ, Kanawha County deputies say Coker allegedly “broke in through a window in the garage where the 82-year-old homeowner was working and threatened the homeowner.”

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