HOMEOWNER HOLDS TWO ESCAPED PRISONERS AT GUNPOINT

JD Fri, 06/16/2017 - 19:18

Fugitives who murdered two corrections officers picked the wrong house

A man in Tennessee caught two escaped prison inmates Thursday, holding them at gunpoint on his property until law enforcement arrived.

“The homeowner was alerted somehow, he looked outside and saw the suspects trying to steal his vehicle,”

President Trump Cancels Obama's Cuba Policy

JD Fri, 06/16/2017 - 14:29
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Cubans brace for Trump's rollback of Obama-era Cuba policies
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Now Trump Is Going After Rod Rosenstein For Russia ‘Witch Hunt’

JD Fri, 06/16/2017 - 14:21

President Trump appeared to go after Rod Rosenstein on Twitter on Friday, accusing the deputy attorney general of taking part in the Russia investigation “witch hunt.”

“I am being investigated for firing the FBI Director by the man who told me to fire the FBI Director! Witch Hunt,” Trump tweeted.

While Trump did not identify Rosenstein by name, the former U.S. attorney, whom Trump nominated, is overseeing the ongoing Russia probe.

Texas Enacts ‘Anti-Sharia’ Law

JD Fri, 06/16/2017 - 12:21

Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law House Bill 45, more commonly known as “American Laws for American Courts,” or ALAC. It prohibits the use of any foreign law in the state’s courts, specifically in family cases that involve marriage or parent-child relationship matters.

THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IN THE COUNTRY IS GOVERNMENT SAY MOST AMERICANS

JD Fri, 06/16/2017 - 12:15

25% say government is biggest hindrance to prosperity

errorism, economic strife and illegal immigration all pale in comparison to Government when it comes to problems America is facing in 2017, according to most of its citizens.

A new Gallup poll shows that one in four Americans say the biggest problem facing the country today is its government.

The next biggest problem cited by Americans is terrorism, a whopping 17 percentage points behind.

6/16/17: Weekly Address

JD Fri, 06/16/2017 - 11:28
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One Million Europeans Call For Ban Of Deadly Monsanto Products

JD Fri, 06/16/2017 - 08:17

Over one million Europeans have demanded that the EU completely ban Monsanto weedkiller glyphosate over fears that it causes cancer.

As of Thursday, one million people had signed a petition that asks the EU to withdraw is license of the controversial best-selling herbicide Roundup.

Outsourcing Firm Rattled by Trump ‘America First’ Agenda

JD Fri, 06/16/2017 - 08:14

The prospect of President Trump’s altering the U.S. legal immigration system and the H-1B visa has one of the largest outsourcing firms rattled.
In SEC filings obtained by Quartz, Infosys executives panicked as to the shifting views of Americans on immigration and trade, as well as the potential changes to the H-1B visa that the Trump Administration could enact.

Shots Fired in Indiana at Truck Flying ‘Make America Great Again Flag’

JD Fri, 06/16/2017 - 08:06

Indiana State Police are reporting that a truck flying a “Make America Great Again” flag was fired upon while traveling down I-465 just outside Indianapolis.
Bullet holes were seen in a 2001 Dodge pick-up truck Tuesday after another motorist took offense at the Donald Trump-inspired flag flying from its bed. The truck was also flying an American flag, police say.

Do brown cows produce chocolate milk?

JD Fri, 06/16/2017 - 07:49

Seven percent of American adults believe brown cows produce chocolate milk, according to a report released in early June from the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, which polled 1,000 adults in April, according to foodandwine.com.

Aside from 16.4 million people in the U.S. believing there’s a correlation between a cow’s color and the milk it makes, the study also revealed 43 percent of people are not sure where chocolate milk comes from.

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