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Thunderstorms, Damaging Winds Sweep East Coast, Delaying Flights

Published by on July 18, 2012

Thunderstorms with winds as strong as 60 miles (97 kilometers) per hour are erupting across the U.S. Northeast and have disrupted air traffic in New York, Newark and Philadelphia. Severe thunderstorm watches and warnings stretch from Indiana to the coastal waters off Massachusetts, and one storm has already dropped inch-sized hail and knocked down trees in western Pennsylvania, according to the Storm Prediction Center in… Read more →

Israel blames Iran for deadly bus explosion targeting Israeli tourists in Bulgaria

Published by on July 18, 2012

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is promising a strong reaction after an attack on Israeli tourists that he says was carried out by Iran. A bus carrying mostly Israeli youth in a Bulgaria exploded near an airport Wednesday, killing 7 people and wounding at least 30 others, local police and hospital officials say. Witnesses told Israeli media that the huge… Read more →

Stunning exposé of union corruption surrounding so-called “shovel ready” jobs

Published by on July 18, 2012

(Video and article does contain some strong language) James O’Keefe’s new Project Veritas video (see below) is a stunning exposé of union corruption surrounding so-called “shovel ready” jobs. In typically irreverent Project Veritas style, O’Keefe introduces a new company: Earth Supply and Renewal. What do they do? O’Keefe explains: First, our excavation specialists insert their shovels into the ground and… Read more →

Rep. West fired up over government over regulation

Published by on July 18, 2012

(multimedia) Fox News interview with GOP congressman Allen West. They discuss West’s attack on Supreme Court’s health care ruling by making a contrasting comparison when he said, “I believe for personal security.  Every American should go out and have to buy a Glock 9mm.  And if you don’t do it, we’ll tax you.”

Detroit’s Core Thrives As Criminals Prey On Neighborhoods

Published by on July 18, 2012

After three years in a suburban house, Nathaniel Wallace bought a loft in Detroit’s midtown, where major crime has dropped 38 percent in three years. The 32-year-old computer contractor paid less than $200,000 for the restored three-level building with stainless-steel appliances and a rooftop view of the Comerica Park baseball stadium. “People see Detroit as the cool place to be,” he… Read more →

Islamist group, Free Syrian Army claim Damascus attack

Published by on July 18, 2012

(Reuters) – Two rebel Syrian groups claimed responsibility for an explosion in Damascus on Wednesday that killed several top state officials, hailing it as a successful strike at the heart of the government. Syrian state TV said a “terrorist bombing” had killed Defence Minister Daoud Rajha as well as Assef Shawkat, President Bashar al-Assad’s brother-in-law and the deputy defence minister…. Read more →

European bank exposed US financial system to Iran, drug cartel transactions

Published by on July 18, 2012

A scathing U.S. Senate report charged that Europe’s largest bank exposed the U.S. financial system to money laundering by Mexican drug cartels as well as potentially illicit transactions involving Iran and other countries. The extensive report on London-based HSBC Holdings PLC by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations was released ahead of a hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday morning. At… Read more →