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U.S. officials say the Pentagon is considering sending U.S. military ships and aircraft to assert freedom of navigation in the South China Sea, in a direct challenge to China as it manufactures artificial islands in the disputed territorial waters. VOA Pentagon correspondent Carla Babb has more.

Obama Vows To Protect Arab Allies From 'Attack'
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The US President aims to assuage Persian Gulf nation concerns about a resurgent Iran ahead of a deal on its nuclear programme.

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Scientists at the University of Surrey discovered their new non-invasive test can determine whether cocaine has been ingested, rather than just touched.

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The FBI has deployed surveillance technology that can read car license plates around the country despite its own internal worries about the privacy implications of the mass tracking devices, newly released documents reveal.

The paper trail, obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union under freedom of information laws, shows how the FBI has used the technology – known as automatic license plate readers or LPRs – in several of its field offices. But the documents also reveal that privacy concerns have been raised within the agency itself that temporarily put a halt to the practice.

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ISIS has launched a wide-scale attack on Iraqi security forces in Ramadi in an apparent attempt to take the rest of the key central Iraqi city, the governor of Ramadi said Friday. CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports.

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Colombia Defies U.S. and Halts Spraying of Cocaine Cropsby Naina Bajekal
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Colombia’s government ordered a halt Thursday to the use of a herbicide that has formed a major part of U.S.-backed efforts to wipe out cocaine crops in the country, the Times reports.

The country’s Health Ministry had cited concerns after the World Health Organization reclassified the weed-killer glyphosate as a carcinogen (a cancer-causing substance) in March. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2012 report disagreed, saying there was a lack of convincing evidence that the herbicide causes cancer in humans.

Over the past two decades over 4 million acres of land in Colombia have been sprayed with the herbicide, which kills coca plants (whose leaves are used to make cocaine).

The change in strategy may put a strain on Colombia’s relationship with the U.S. for the first time, as the two countries are usually close allies when it comes to a hard-line approach in the war on drugs. But earlier this month, a White House survey found that the amount of land in Colombia used to grow coca increased by 39% last year

Peru and Bolivia are the two other main cocaine-producing countries, but both avoid chemical herbicides, opting for a more labor-intensive manual eradication instead. This is riskier in Colombia, where the rebel guerrilla fighters have long protected coca crops.

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MSNBC personality Alex Wagner’s wedding occurred back in August of 2014, but news has just emerged that at least two of her guests were old Chicago pals: President Barack Obama and unrepentant domestic terrorist Bill Ayers.

The President and First Lady attended the nuptials of White House chef Sam Kass and MSNBC anchor Wagner in August, along with a who’s who of the American far Left. But two of the other guests were particularly interesting. 1960’s era domestic terrorists Bill Ayers and wife Bernadine Dohrn were also at the Pocantico Hills, New York ceremony.

Ayers and Dorhn are notorious, un-indicted terrorists who were once part of the 1960s radical terror outfit the Weather Underground. The pair were involved in deadly 1970s bombings, but managed to escape prosecution. Now both are leading cushy lives as professors at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

For a decade, Obama has tried to distance himself from Ayers and Dorhn. He’s claimed many times that he really didn’t know the notorious anti-American bombers, despite the fact that he launched his political career at a fundraiser in the Ayers’ living room.

During Obama’s first presidential primary, he waved off the accusation that he was a friend of the couple, saying, “This is a guy who lives in my neighborhood… The notion that somehow as a consequence of me knowing somebody who engaged in detestable acts 40 years ago — when I was 8 years old — somehow reflects on me and my values doesn’t make much sense.”

Of course, not being a contemporary with the detestable does not preclude familiarity, so Obama’s dismissal is a classic example of doublespeak.

Despite Obama’s denials, the former terrorist himself has confirmed that he was indeed close enough to the Obamas to help Barack launch his political career in Chicago.

In one interview in 2013, Ayers admitted it was true that Obama “held a fundraiser in our living room.”

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Baltimore Is Just the Latest Target in Obama’s Civil-Rights Crusade against Police Departments
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Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss.

When Republican leaders rationalized confirming Loretta Lynch as attorney general – notwithstanding her stated commitment to facilitating President Obama’s lawlessness – they mumbled about how the country needed to end the tenure of Eric Holder. You may remember him as the original Obama attorney general whose confirmation Republicans strongly supported despite extensive evidence of his unfitness.

As a number of us countered, and as anyone with a shred of common sense knows, major Justice Department policy is and has always been set by President Obama. While Ms. Lynch is temperamentally different from Mr. Holder, her confirmation portended no change of direction.

And so . . . no sooner has Attorney General Lynch been sworn in than she has continued Mr. Holder’s crusade against state and local police departments. She announced on Friday that the Justice Department has opened a “pattern or practice” investigation of the Baltimore Police Department to determine whether – actually, to pave the way for the preordained conclusion that – the BPD systematically violates civil rights. The pretext for the investigation is the death of Freddie Gray in police custody on April 12.

It is important to understand that Holder’s crusade was never Holder’s alone. To repeat, Obama dictates Justice Department policy.

Back in 2008, Republican strategists were scared to death to be seen as inquiring into, much less attacking, Barack Obama’s radical background. No need to dwell on his ties to former terrorist Bill Ayers, we were told. As I (among others) protested at the time, while Ayers’s terrorist past was alarming, it was not the most troubling aspect of Obama’s association with him.

Ayers had remained a proud anti-American radical who openly argued that our country was incorrigibly racist and corrupt. Yet Obama had colluded with him on their joint left-wing passion: criminal-justice “reform.” They appeared on a panel together to argue for keeping even violent juvenile offenders out of the adult justice system. They worked together on boards of left-wing charities to direct funding to like-minded radicals. In 1997, Ayers wrote a book, A Kind and Just Parent: Children of the Juvenile Court, which (as Stanley Kurtz has observed) compares America’s juvenile-justice system to the mass detention of young blacks under South African apartheid. Obama, then a state lawmaker in Illinois, lavishly praised the book as a “searing and timely account.”

A key, if little noticed, part of Obama’s domestic agenda from the start has been to roll back lawful police methods that dramatically reduce crime.

Understand then: For upwards of a quarter-century, we’ve enjoyed a staggering decrease in crime rates nationally, particularly in urban areas, because of engaged, intelligence-driven policing methods. During that time, Obama has been playing for the other team: academic and activist detractors who point to the overrepresentation of blacks in the offender population in a racially charged attack on policing – rather than emphasizing that the overrepresentation of blacks as crime victims is ameliorated by modern policing.

A key, if little noticed, part of Obama’s domestic agenda from the start has been to roll back lawful police methods that dramatically reduce crime. As I’ve previously explained, the Democrat-controlled Congress in the first years of the Clinton presidency gave him the tool he needed: the 1994 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act. It enables the attorney general to file lawsuits against cities and towns that, it contends, engage “in a pattern or practice of conduct by law enforcement officers . . . that deprives persons of [federal] rights.”

The Obama administration has used this heavy-handed provision as a sledgehammer to put numerous state and local police departments under federal supervision. The suits accuse cops of “excessive force, discriminatory harassment, false arrests, coercive sexual conduct, and unlawful stops, searches or arrests,” as the Justice Department puts it in a brochure. The DOJ then bludgeons the targeted municipalities into agreements – “consent decrees” – that impose Obama-approved policing methods.

Locales under the control of progressive Democrats tend to invite the administration to come “fix” their police. Other cities and towns would like to fight but they cannot compete with the Justice Department’s $28 billion budget; agreeing to comply is their only realistic option.

Holder lustily carried out the mission, but it is Obama’s policy. Not only has the new attorney general promptly sustained it; she has adopted what we might call her predecessor’s “pattern and practice” of imposing it: the exploitation of controversial interactions between police and black men. I’ve previously recounted this modus operandi:

Holder streams in behind a tragedy that [Al] Sharpton and Obama have demagogued. He announces a civil-rights investigation. Eventually, he backs down from the threat of an indictment in the individual case, never conceding that the supporting evidence was not there. . . . But, the attorney general is pleased to add, the original civil-rights probe of the non-crime has metastasized into a thoroughgoing civil-rights probe of the state or local police department’s training, practices, and . . . drumroll . . . institutional racism.

Under our new attorney general, the old story is replaying in Baltimore. Even as the Maryland state’s attorney Marilyn Mosby rashly announced last week that the agitators’ cries of “no justice, no peace” after Mr. Gray’s death had induced her to file murder and other homicide charges against the police, Ms. Lynch made it known that the Justice Department was considering a civil-rights case. Soon, Baltimore mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, the close Obama political ally who directed police to stand down while rioters torched and looted, publicly called on the Justice Department to investigate the BPD’s “pattern and practices” – which one might have thought was the mayor’s job. On cue, Ms. Lynch has now announced her probe.

It is an utterly predictable development but an amazing one nonetheless. As Investors Business Daily points out, “just two months ago, President Obama held up the Baltimore police force as a model of unbiased community policing.” A report from the president’s “Task Force on 21st Century Policing” gushed that Baltimore – with a police department now almost 50 percent black and led by a black commissioner – had already implemented “national best practices for policies and training.” The city, the White House said, had modified those “outdated procedures” that “put officers at odds with the community.”

Alas, it appears that Baltimore is a policing success just like Yemen is a counterterrorism success. But not to worry: With Mayor Rawlings-Blake ready to sign on the dotted line, and state’s attorney Mosby making it known that cops risk being prosecuted when they make good-faith arrests, Baltimore will soon have its Obama-compliant consent decree.

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Obama Secretly Partied With Bill Ayers Last Summer
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On Aug. 30, 2014, MSNBC anchor Alex Wagner and former White House chef Sam Kass got married at a private wedding north of New York City. It was widely reported at the time that President Obama, a longtime friend of the groom, attended the ceremony with his family. There were two other notable guests, however, whose attendance has been successfully kept secret: Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn, the former campus radicals whose loose association with the Obama family over the years has inspired countless Fox News fever-dreams and led to Sarah Palin’s famous accusation that Obama “pal[s] around with terrorists.”

We recently heard that Ayers and Dohrn, both former leaders of the Weather Underground, themilitant left-wing group best known for bombing empty government buildings in the 1970s, were also present for the Wagner-Kass celebration at the Blue Hill at Stone Barns, a restaurant and event space in Pocantico Hills, New York.

While the fact that Obama was literally partying with former advocates of violent struggle against the U.S. government will no doubt be taken by his critics as further evidence that he hates America, the most interesting thing about the wedding is the shocking proof it offers that—at long last!—Obama truly no longer gives a fuck about keeping up political appearances. It’s unthinkable that the Obama of the 2008 or 2012 campaigns would have been permitted to go anywhere near Ayers or Dohrn, for fear of fueling the unhinged right-wing narrative that he is a radical leftist.

Ayers and Dohrn were likely invited due to their connection to Kass. Though the nature of their relationship with him is unclear, Kass resided for several years in Chicago, where Ayers and Dohrn live, and appear to have close mutual friends. In 2012, for example, the trio attended the same 22-guest wedding at a San Francisco art gallery.

It is difficult to say much beyond that, however, because the principals have refused to comment on the event, refusing repeated opportunities to deny that Ayers and Dohrn were present. Ayers, Dohrn, Kass, and Wagner did not acknowledge multiple requests for comment. The White House and MSNBC were similarly reticent. “It was a private event and we are not going to comment any further,” an MSNBC spokesperson told Gawker via email. White House spokesperson Jennifer Friedman declined to comment, citing the fact that the wedding was a private event—but the White House has commented on private events in the past, to the point of confirming the presence of certain guests.

Ayers and Dohrn, who are 70 and 73, were linked to dozens of bombings of evacuated buildings belonging to the U.S. government and financial institutions, and helped design much of the Weathermen’s philosophical framework. The pair went into hiding between 1970 and 1980 after a bomb—allegedly prepared to maim Army soldiers at New Jersey’s Fort Dix—prematurely detonated in the basement of a Greenwich Village townhouse used by Weathermen to stage guerrilla attacks. Neither were ever charged for their involvement in any specific Weathermen bombing, but Dohrn—who spent three years on the FBI’s Most Wanted list—eventually pleaded guilty to aggravated battery. Ayers went on to become a well-known scholar of education, and Dohrn became a professor at the Northwestern University School of Law and co-founded the school’s Children and Family Justice Center.

Obama has played down his association with the couple since 2008, when a variety of critics in both the Republican and Democratic camps began suggesting that he had formed his beliefs in the mold of Ayers’s revolutionary politics. This accusation arose from the fact that Obama and Ayers lived in the same neighborhood, Chicago’s Hyde Park, for a period of time in the 1990s. The two men and Dohrn attended the same parties, and had some of the same friends, but otherwise did not develop a close friendship.

Still, Obama’s first presidential campaign was forced to “condemn” the Weathermen—and, by extension, Ayers and Dohrn—after Ben Smith, then at Politico and now the editor-in-chief of BuzzFeed, reported that Obama had launched his 1995 campaign for the Illinois State Senate at the couple’s home in Hyde Park, with the grace of their mutual friend and outgoing state senator Alice Palmer, who named Obama as her successor at the gathering.

“Obama’s relationship with Ayers is an especially vivid milepost on his rise, in record time, from a local official who unabashedly reflected a very liberal district to the leader of national movement based largely on the claim that he can transcend ideological divides,” Smith wrote.

The implication that Obama was influenced by the architects of the Weather Underground remains absurd. The group was formed in 1969 in response to the American invasion of other countries, particularly Vietnam, based on the Leninist conviction that the struggle between the world’s major imperial powers and the people who labored under their domination would inevitably catalyze a global Communist revolution. Needless to say, a sober evaluation of Obama’s political career indicates little, if any, of Ayers’s or Dohrn’s alleged influence.

Indeed, in 2013, Ayers argued that every U.S. president should be prosecuted for war crimes—in Obama’s case for his wanton use of drone strikes in the Middle East. Early into Obama’s first term, Dohrn said that the “the real terrorist is the American government.”

Due perhaps to the prominent profile of the bride and groom, the Wagner-Kass ceremony was unusually secretive; with the exception of the president and his family, and now Ayers and Dohrn, the identities of the other attendees remain unknown. There are no publicly available photos of the event, nor were we able to locate a single post on social media—including Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram—that was published by an attendee. Because of this we can’t say with certainty whether Obama danced, conversed, or even interacted with either Ayers or Dohrn at the wedding, which could have had a maximum of 260 guests, to judge by the Stone Barns’ capacity.

While the Obama White House obviously no longer cares about serving up softballs to the Drudge set—indeed, the decision to party with Ayers borders on active trolling—his Secret Service may have taken a different view. According to the Washington Post, the agency typically bars “people with...arrests or convictions for assault and related offenses or any history of mental illness...from having any access to the president.” Even though Dohrn can hardly be regarded as presenting a threat to anyone these days, her conviction for aggravated battery—reportedly related to an attack on a police officer at a Chicago protest in 1969—is the sort of history that the president’s protectors would normally take an interest in. The Secret Service declined to answer questions about the wedding.

Of course, the people taking the biggest risk in showing up at the wedding were Dohrn and Ayers, who have now been revealed as willing to briefly set aside their anti-war principles so they could hang out with someone they regard as a war criminal.

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Flashback: Stephanopoulos Pressed Obama on Ayers in '08 Dem Debate
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On April 16, 2008, on ABC at the Pennsylvania Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate between the two remaining candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination, then-Sens. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Barack Obama (D-IL), moderator George Stephanopoulos and subsequently Hillary Clinton, pressed Obama on his relationship with former Weather Underground terrorist Bill Ayers.

Stephanopoulos asked, “A gentleman named William Ayers. He was part of the Weather Underground in the 1970s. They bombed the Pentagon, the Capitol, and other buildings. He’s never apologized for that. And in fact on 9/11 he was quoted in The New York Times saying ‘I dont regret setting bombs I feel we did not do enough.’ An early organizing meeting for your state Senate campaign was held at his house, and your campaign has said you are ‘friendly.’ Can you explain that relationship for the voters and explain to Democrats why it won’t be a problem?”

Obama replied, “This is a guy who lives in my neighborhood, who’s a professor of English in Chicago who I know and who I have not received some official endorsement from. He’s not somebody who I exchange ideas from on a regular basis. And the notion that somehow as a consequence of me knowing somebody who engaged in detestable acts 40 years ago, when I was 8 years old, somehow reflects on me and my values doesn’t make much sense, George. The fact is, is that I’m also friendly with Tom Coburn, one of the most conservative Republicans in the United States Senate, who during his campaign once said that it might be appropriate to apply the death penalty to those who carried out abortions. Do I need to apologize for Mr. Coburn‘s statements? Because I certainly don’t agree with those either.So this kind of game, in which anybody who I know, regardless of how flimsy the relationship is, is somehow — somehow their ideas could be attributed to me — I think the American people are smarter than that. They’re not going to suggest somehow that that is reflective of my views, because it obviously isn’t.”

That led Hillary Clinton to pick up after Obama’s response and press him more on his association with Ayers.

“Well, I think that is a fair general statement, but I also believe that Senator Obama served on a board with Mr. Ayers for a period of time, the Woods Foundation, which was a paid directorship position,” Clinton said. “And if I’m not mistaken, that relationship with Mr. Ayers on this board continued after 9/11 and after his reported comments, which were deeply hurtful to people in New York, and I would hope to every American, because they were published on 9/11 and he said that he was just sorry they hadn’t done more. And what they did was set bombs and in some instances people died. So it is—you know, I think it is, again, an issue that people will be asking about. And I have no doubt—I know Senator Obama’s a good man and I respect him greatly, but I think that this is an issue that certainly the Republicans will be raising. And it goes to this larger set of concerns about, you know, how we are going to run against

. You know, I wish the Republicans would apologize for the disaster of the Bush-Cheney years and not run anybody, just say that it’s time for the Democrats to go back into the White House. (Laughter, applause.) I know that they’re going to be out there, full force. And you know, I’ve been in this arena for a long time. I have a lot of baggage, and everybody has rummaged through it for years. (Laughter.) And so therefore, I have, you know, an opportunity to come to this campaign with a very strong conviction and feeling that I will be able to withstand whatever the Republicans send our way.”

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Iraqi Who Worked for the U.S. Military Is Arrested in Texas in Link to Islamic State by SCOTT SHANE
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Bilal Abood, 37, a naturalized American citizen, was charged with lying to an F.B.I. agent after he denied that he had pledged loyalty to the head of the Islamic State.

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Colombia Halts U.S.-Backed Spraying of Illegal Coca Cropsby WILLIAM NEUMAN
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The government’s decision to end the long-running program, a tool in the war on drugs, was made because of a concern that the spray causes cancer.

Netanyahu’s Coalition Gets Rocky Start With Discontent Over Leadership Posts by ISABEL KERSHNER
Thursday May 14th, 2015 at 10:19 PM

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Right-wing and religious parties dominated appointments as tensions from Israel’s elections overshadowed swearing-in ceremony.

Interest in Bilingual Education Rising in U.S.by webdesk@voanews.com (Elizabeth Lee)
Thursday May 14th, 2015 at 10:19 PM

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Many educators in the U.S. are seeing an increase in interest among parents in bilingual and even multilingual education. As a response to this trend, both public and private schools are offering more options for their students. From Los Angeles, VOA's Elizabeth Lee reports.

NATO ministers sing while Ukraine strife continues - Sydney Morning Herald
Thursday May 14th, 2015 at 10:19 PM

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NATO ministers sing while Ukraine strife continues
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Vladimir Putin has up to 10,000 troops in Ukraine · Russian historians left baffled by Putin's Crimean claims. London: On Thursday, in a moment beyond satire, NATO's foreign ministers linked arms and sang 'We Are the World". US Secretary of State John ...
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4 found dead after house fire in upscale Washington area - Journal Review
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Colombia Takes U-Turn on Drug Policy
Thursday May 14th, 2015 at 10:17 PM

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Aerial spraying of coca, a cornerstone of Washington’s war on drugs in the Andes, the epicenter for the world’s cocaine production, is set to be phased out in Colombia.

4 found dead after 'very suspicious' house fire in upscale Washington area - Fox News
Thursday May 14th, 2015 at 10:03 PM

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4 found dead after 'very suspicious' house fire in upscale Washington area
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WASHINGTON – A house fire that broke out in an upscale Washington neighborhood led firefighters to discover four bodies Thursday, and police and arson investigators called the blaze "very suspicious." The fire was reported about 1:30 p.m. in a ...
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Russian Ruble Sheds 1.5% as Central Bank Buys U.S. Dollarsby Reuters
Thursday May 14th, 2015 at 3:08 PM

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Russia's ruble fell 1.5 percent on Thursday after the Central Bank intervened to knock it off 5 1/2-month highs, as other emerging market currencies held on to the previous day's gains against a weaker dollar.

A third of Russians fear military attack by US, poll findsby Tom Parfitt
Thursday May 14th, 2015 at 3:07 PM

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Survey indicates growing suspicion of possible invasion by Washington after crisis in relations over Ukraine

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Russia Stages Children's Military Parade
Thursday May 14th, 2015 at 3:06 PM

Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty

About 500 Russian children, aged between four and 10 years, dressed in military uniforms for a parade to celebrate 70 years since the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. The parade, in the city of Rostov-on-Don, took place under the auspices of the commander of Russia's Southern Military District on May 14 - a few days after an enormous show of military hardware by the Kremlin in Moscow on May 9, when Russia traditionally marks the victory.

PayPal Blocks Russian Account For Nemtsov Report On Ukraine War by noreply@rferl.org (Carl Schreck)
Thursday May 14th, 2015 at 3:05 PM

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A Russian opposition activist says U.S.-based online payment service PayPal has blocked an account raising funds to publish a report on the Ukraine war started by slain Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov.

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» President Nominates Milley, Richardson to Lead Army, Navy
14/05/15 12:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalSecurity.org. President Barack Obama has nominated Gen. Mark A. Milley as the next Army chief of staff, and Adm. John M. Richardson as the next chief of naval operations, Defense Secretary Ash Carter...

» US Weighs Right-of-Passage Display in South China Sea
14/05/15 12:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalSecurity.org. U.S. officials say the Pentagon is considering sending U.S. military ships and aircraft to assert freedom of navigation in the South China Sea — a direct challenge to China, which...

» Iran won’t permit Saudi inspection of Yemen-bound freighter
14/05/15 12:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. Foreign ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham said in Tehran Wednesday that Saudi-led naval forces will not be allowed to inspect the Iranian cargo ship bound for the Yemeni port of Hodeida under ...

» Russia opposes restoring sanctions for Iranian violations
14/05/15 12:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. Russian Ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin said Wednesday night that Moscow is against the automatic imposition of sanctions on Iran for violations of the nuclear agreement due to be finalized ...

» Site of Philadelphia Amtrak crash has deadly rail history
14/05/15 12:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Home - CBSNews.com. Same stretch of Philadelphia tracks where Amtrak train derailed was the scene of one of the worst rail disasters in U.S. history

» Fifa president Sepp Blatter avoiding US travel, says ESPN documentary
14/05/15 12:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. • Programme says Blatter fears FBI questioning over World Cup bids • Fifa rejects allegations as ‘absolutely untrue’ • Blatter describes himself as ‘godfather’ to women’s foot...

» Amtrak crash: What investigators can learn from black boxes
14/05/15 12:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 11:08 a.m. EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal authorities will look at a variety of evidence as they try to pinpoint the cause of Tuesday night's derailment in Philadelphia of Amtrak Train...

» Tensions rise between Washington and Beijing over man-made islands
14/05/15 12:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. BEIJING — China said it was “deeply concerned” on Wednesday about a reported U.S. proposal to consider sending naval ships an...

» Psychiatric drugs kill 500k+ Western adults annually – Leading Scientist
14/05/15 12:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The European Union Times - World News, Breaking News. Psychiatric drugs lead to the deaths of over 500,000 people aged 65 and over annually in the West, a Danish scientist says. He warns the benefits of th...

» Philadelphia mayor says seven died in train derailment - video
14/05/15 12:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. Philadelphia's Mayor Michael Nutter confirms a seventh person has died from injuries sustained in Philadelphia's Amtrak train derailment. Federal investigators were revie...

» Gunmen storm crowded bus in Karachi, killing more than 40 - Washington Post
14/05/15 12:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. The News International Gunmen storm crowded bus in Karachi, killing more than 40 Washington Post ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Islamic State has asserted responsibility for an attack that ...

» Activists Challenge UN Personnel Immunity
14/05/15 12:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A group of activists is calling for the United Nations to remove immunity granted to civilian and police personnel in peacekeeping missions, saying doing so will deter sexual abuse and ex...

» Hammer-wielding man shot by NYPD – video
14/05/15 12:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. A hammer-wielding man accused of hitting three people on the head in tourist-packed areas of New York City earlier this week was shot on Wednesday 13 May after he swung t...

» US: We cannot "corroborate" death of IS No. 2 - Fox News Latino
14/05/15 12:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. US: We cannot "corroborate" death of IS No. 2 Fox News Latino The U.S. Central Command on Wednesday said that it cannot "corroborate" the death of the second-...

» NTSB: Train going more than 100 mph before crash
14/05/15 12:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Home - CBSNews.com. Preliminary data shows train was traveling at more than twice the speed limit as it approached a curve where the train jumped the tracks

» Effort To Allow US Oil Exports Sparks Debate
14/05/15 12:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from VOAvideo's YouTube Videos. From: VOAvideo Duration: 02:01 Proposed legislation to end a decades-long ban on exporting most U.S.-produced crude oil is sparking sharp debate in Washington and the energy ...

» Some Doubt That North Korea Executed a Top General
14/05/15 12:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. South Korea’s spy agency said Gen. Hyon Yong-chol was executed by an antiaircraft gun while hundreds of fellow generals and senior party officials watched.

» Cuban immigration surges after thaw in US-Cuba relations
14/05/15 12:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MIAMI (Reuters) - The number of Cuban migrants looking to enter the United States ballooned in early 2015, partly driven by uncertainty over the future of special immigration considera...

» ISIS executioners behead three men accused spying for the government
14/05/15 12:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Forced to kneel with their heads bowed, sickening photographs have emerged of three men about to be beheaded by a masked executioner in the Iraqi province of Nineveh.

» Westminster now has 32 openly gay, lesbian and bisexual MPs
14/05/15 12:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. There are 32 openly gay, lesbian and bisexual MPs, which dwarfs the 12 and ten in the parliaments of both Sweden and the Netherlands. Pictured is lesbian Conservative MP Margot James.

» Obama meets two Saudi princes after King sent regrets
14/05/15 12:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday discussed U.S. efforts to forge an international nuclear deal with Iran during talks with Saudi leaders and went out of his w...

» Saudi Arabia Promises to Match Iran in Nuclear Capability
14/05/15 12:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The Saudis and other neighbors of Iran, wary of the U.S.-Iran nuclear deal, are planning to equal the Iranians on nuclear energy and weaponry.

» Exclusive: Czechs stopped potential nuclear tech purchase by Iran - sources
14/05/15 12:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. UNITED NATIONS/PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic blocked an attempted purchase by Iran this year of a large shipment of sensitive technology useable for nuclear enrichment after fa...

» Vatican to Recognize Palestinian State in New Treaty - New York Times
14/05/15 12:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. New York Times Vatican to Recognize Palestinian State in New Treaty New York Times JERUSALEM — The Vatican announced Wednesday that it would soon sign a treaty that includes reco...

» Vatican Agrees First Treaty With State of Palestine
14/05/15 12:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The Vatican concluded its first treaty that formally recognizes the State of Palestine, a move that gives legal weight to the Holy See's years-long recognition and that drew fast criticis...

» Riyadh doubles Yemen aid pledge to $540m - Gulf Daily News
14/05/15 12:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Times of India Riyadh doubles Yemen aid pledge to $540m Gulf Daily News RIYADH: King Salman doubled Saudi Arabia's Yemen aid commitment to $540 million yesterday, the first day of a hu...

» Kerry to take tough approach in China over South China Sea
14/05/15 12:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will leave China "in absolutely no doubt" about Washington's commitment to ensuring freedom of navigation and flight in the So...

» Eyes on engineer as probe into deadly train crash opens
14/05/15 12:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Home - CBSNews.com. Investigators want to speak with Amtrak train driver who was going twice the allowed speed spped seconds before deadly derailment in Philadelphia

» Indonesian military insists on virginity tests to determine ‘naughty’ female recruits
14/05/15 12:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Human Rights Watch calls for the end to ‘two-finger test’ by medics, saying it is harmful and humiliating Indonesia has been urged to drop a “discriminatory and invasive” virg...

» No safety instructions given in deadly California bus crash - Miami Herald
14/05/15 12:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. No safety instructions given in deadly California bus crash Miami Herald The high school students who struggled to escape from a burning tour bus after a collision with a tractor...

» Amtrak Budget Faces Cuts
14/05/15 12:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from VOAvideo's YouTube Videos. From: VOAvideo Duration: 01:57 A U.S. congressional panel has rejected a proposal to increase the budget for Amtrak -- the government-funded national passenger rail service. ...

» Vatican agrees first treaty with State of Palestine, solidifying relationship
14/05/15 12:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican concluded its first treaty that formally recognises the State of Palestine, a move that gives legal weight to the Holy See's years-long recognition...

» Vatican agrees first treaty with State of Palestine, solidifying relationship - Reuters
14/05/15 12:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Reuters Vatican agrees first treaty with State of Palestine, solidifying relationship Reuters VATICAN CITY The Vatican concluded its first treaty that formally recognises the Sta...

» Secret service agent retires after alcohol finding in White House car crash
14/05/15 12:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Two men at agency that protects president were ‘more likely than not’ impaired when their car hit barricades on return from party, inspector says Two senior US Secret Ser...

» The moment police shoot NYC hammer attack suspect
14/05/15 12:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from itnnews's YouTube Videos. From: itnnews Duration: 01:09 Dramatic footage shows the moment a man suspected of four hammer attacks on strangers in Manhattan was shot by police. Report by Cara Legg.

» Brandon Bostian - Google Search
14/05/15 12:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Attorney: Brandon Bostian , Engineer Of Derailed Amtrak Train, Does ... Huffington Post - 1 hour ago Investigators said they have not yet interviewed the train's engineer, identified by a city official as Bra...

» Brandon Bostian: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
14/05/15 12:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Heavy.com. Brandon Bostian was the engineer of the Amtrak train that crashed in Philadelphia, killing at least 7 and injuring more than 60. ( LinkedIn ) Brandon Bostian was the driver of an Amtrak train th...

» What we know about Amtrak train engineer Brandon Bostian
14/05/15 12:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Story highlights Brandon Bostian suffered a concussion and has staples in his head, his attorney says He has worked for Amtrak for about nine years after earning a business management degree It's not clear wh...

» Amtrak engineer's lawyer speaks out on deadly crash
14/05/15 12:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Home - CBSNews.com. As crews work to clear the wreckage, the investigation has increasingly shifted toward engineer Brandon Bostian

» US, Russia Talk Cooperation, but No Breakthroughs - Voice of America
14/05/15 12:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Voice of America US, Russia Talk Cooperation, but No Breakthroughs Voice of America MOSCOW—. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in their...

» Russia-NATO: Moscow mission sums up 25 years of myths vs reality - RT
14/05/15 12:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. RT Russia -NATO: Moscow mission sums up 25 years of myths vs reality RT Russia's permanent mission to NATO has prepared a report summing up complicated relations between the alliance ...

» Kerry says Ukraine Peace Deal at 'Critical Moment'
14/05/15 12:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says now is a "critical moment" for Russia and pro-Russia separatists to fulfill a peace deal meant to end violence in eastern Ukraine. VOA's Jeff Custe...

» Up to 50% of Dairy Products in Russian Market Are Fake, Report Says
14/05/15 12:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. A one-year ban on select Western products and a rapid slide in the value of the ruble has led to sharp growth in the number of counterfeit dairy products sold in Russia, newsp...

» VOA reports from train derailment scene in Philadelphia
14/05/15 12:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Authorities in Philadelphia are looking for answers on what could have cause the 188 train traveling from Washington D.C to New York City to detail Tuesday night while taking a turn on Ph...

» Iran Complains to UN Over Yemen Aid Ship
14/05/15 12:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Iran complained to the United Nations Security Council of the Saudi Arabia-led coalition's forces hindering its attempts to send aid to Yemen as a standoff loomed Wednesday over an Irania...

» Russia To Hold Military Exercises With Belarus, China, India, Mongolia This Year
14/05/15 12:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russian says the country's land forces will join troops from Belarus, China, India, and Mongolia in a series of joint military training exercises during the second half o...

» Gunmen Storm Guesthouse In Kabul
14/05/15 12:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Gunmen have stormed a guesthouse in the Afghan capital popular with foreigners, sparking a gunbattle with security forces.

» Brazil, Russia enter ring in U.S.-OPEC heavyweight fight - FuelFix (blog)
14/05/15 12:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. FuelFix (blog) Brazil, Russia enter ring in U.S.-OPEC heavyweight fight FuelFix (blog) Other contenders outside the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, including Russian oi...

» Report: Azerbaijani State Firm Funded Trip For 10 U.S. Lawmakers
14/05/15 12:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Azerbaijan's state-owned oil company SOCAR reportedly spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to secretly bankroll a trip to Baku for 10 members of the U.S. Congress and p...

» Kerry Brings Cautious Signs of Russia Detente to NATO Meeting
14/05/15 12:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. After his visit to Sochi on Tuesday for talks with President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has headed across the Black ...

» Vigilantes From Putin's Party to Patrol Moscow's Streets вЂ“ Report
14/05/15 12:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. The ruling United Russia party will form neighborhood patrols to maintain order and thwart petty crime on the streets of Moscow, the Kommersant newspaper reported Wednesday, c...

» Gunmen Storm Kabul Guest House
14/05/15 12:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A number of gunmen have entered a guesthouse in one of Kabul’s upscale neighborhoods. Eyewitnesses described an initial round of firing from the Park Palace Guest House on Kolula Pushta r...

» Nato says Russia's nuclear rhetoric irresponsible - Financial Times
14/05/15 12:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. New York Times Business Insider Nato says Russia's nuclear rhetoric irresponsible Financial Times Russia is irresponsibly stepping up its nuclear rhetoric in a bid to rattle the west,...

» Freshly Emboldened Russia Poses 'Enduring Global Challenge' вЂ“ NATO Military Chief
14/05/15 11:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. NATO must pursue a long-term policy that would deter a resurgent Russia, Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Commander of U.S. European Command Philip Breedlove told reporters...

» Kerry's pointless diplomacy in Russia - CNN
14/05/15 11:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. CNN Kerry's pointless diplomacy in Russia CNN (CNN) From the moment John Kerry's trip to Russian President Vladimir Putin's summer residence in Sochi on the Black Sea was announced, i...

» US, Russia Talk Cooperation, but No Breakthroughs
14/05/15 11:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The United States and Russia are vowing to continue discussions on how they can work more closely on critical issues around the globe. This follows a trip by U.S. Secretary of State John ...

» US Senate Reaches Deal to Advance Obama Trade Agenda
14/05/15 11:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. One day after failing to move on President Barack Obama’s trade agenda, the U.S. Senate has reached an agreement setting up key votes to advance a mechanism for approving an ambitious 12-...

» McCain rejects Pentagon push for more Russian rocket engines - Reuters
14/05/15 11:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Reuters McCain rejects Pentagon push for more Russian rocket engines Reuters McCain's comments reflect frustration among some lawmakers about the Pentagon's failure to halt purchases ...

» US House Panel Approves Amtrak Budget Cut
14/05/15 11:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. One day after the worst Amtrak accident in nearly three decades, some members of Congress wanted to reduce the U.S. passenger rail service's budget. Republican members of the House Approp...

» US House Passes Surveillance Reform Bill to Rein In NSA
14/05/15 11:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The U.S. House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed legislation that both extends the Patriot Act passed after the September 11th terrorist attacks and ends the bulk collection of...

» Accused Russian Hacker Fires Lawyers, Delays Hearing
14/05/15 11:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A Russian computer whiz wiz suspected of being one of the world's most prolific traffickers in stolen credit cards has fired his lawyers, fired his lawyers May 13, delayi...

» Obama Discusses Iran Nuclear Deal With Saudi Princes
14/05/15 11:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. President Barack Obama has May 13 discussed U.S. efforts to forge a nuclear deal with Iran in a White House meeting with Saudi leaders.

» Iraq Reports Killing of IS Deputy in Airstrike, US Cannot Confirm
14/05/15 11:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Iraq's defense ministry said Wednesday that a coalition airstrike had killed the Islamic State group's deputy commander, a claim the U.S. military said it could not confirm. The airstrike...

» Israel: Egypt Buying Advanced Air Defense System From Russia
14/05/15 11:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. A senior Israeli intelligence official who tracks the regional arms balance has said Egypt is buying Russia's advanced S-300 air defense system, a deal reported in Russian med...

» US House Votes to End NSA Phone Collection Program
14/05/15 11:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Legislation that would end the U.S. National Security Agency's massive collection of telephone records of ordinary Americans has been overwhelmingly approved by the House of Representativ...

» The west talks about a new cold war. For Russians it has already started | Susan Richards
14/05/15 11:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. By continually freezing out the Kremlin, the west is refuelling old resentments I’ve been travelling in the heartlands of Russia for 30 years, witnessing everything from the euphoric...

» The west talks about a new cold war. For Russians it has already started - The Guardian
14/05/15 11:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. The Guardian The west talks about a new cold war. For Russians it has already started The Guardian I've been travelling in the heartlands of Russia for 30 years, witnessing everything...

» Obama Hosts Gulf Summit with Focus on Iran, Regional Conflicts
14/05/15 11:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. President Barack Obama and senior officials from six Gulf nations are continuing their summit Thursday on issues in the Middle East, including a potential nuclear deal with Iran and the f...

» A Tiny Crack in the Russian Ice - New York Times
14/05/15 11:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. New York Times A Tiny Crack in the Russian Ice New York Times With Russia and NATO dangerously shadowboxing around their borders, and American troops and tanks arriving in Georgia for...

» Порошенко: решить проблему Донбасса силой невозможно - BBC Russian
14/05/15 11:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. BBC Russian Порошенко: решить проблему Донбасса силой невозможно BBC Russian Президент Украины Петр Порошенко назвал Минские договоренности "псевдоперемирием", но заверил...

» Ruble Slides as Russia Dollar Buying Signals Currency Too Strong - Bloomberg
14/05/15 11:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Bloomberg Ruble Slides as Russia Dollar Buying Signals Currency Too Strong Bloomberg The ruble ended a two-day drop as Russia's central bank started buying foreign currency for the fi...

» Chinese Investors Flood US Entrepreneur Visa Program
14/05/15 11:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The huge demand from wealthy Chinese citizens for U.S. investor visas has resulted in a shortage and a two-to-three year waiting list for many of those applying. The supply of, and demand...

» Visa Fraud a Threat to Cameroonians Applying for Travel to the US
14/05/15 11:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Thousands of Cameroonians apply to go to the United States each year for business, but many of them fall into the hands of people posing as middle men for U.S embassy visa officials. Unit...

» 'Why Nations Fail' Among Works Seized At Tehran Book Fair
14/05/15 11:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Several books have already been confiscated from one of Iran's largest cultural events, the annual Tehran International Book Fair, which kicked off last week.

» Ukraine Appoints U.S. Senator McCain Presidential Aide
14/05/15 11:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has appointed U.S. Republican Senator John McCain as an adviser.

» Baltic Military Chiefs To Call For Permanent NATO Presence
14/05/15 11:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Lithuania's military says the Baltic states will seek a permanent presence of NATO troops on their territory to counter increased Russian air and naval activity.

» Baltic Military Chiefs Seek Permanent NATO Presence
14/05/15 11:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Baltic states Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia will seek a permanent presence of NATO troops on their territory to counter increased Russian air and naval activity, the Lithuanian army said ...

» NATO: Russia Has Equipped Ukraine Rebels to Attack at Short Notice
14/05/15 10:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Pro-Russian rebels participate in a military training exercise / AP BY: Reuters By Adrian Croft BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO’s chief said on Monday that Russia had built up...

» Georgia Hosts Joint Military Exercises with U.S.
14/05/15 10:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. A U.S. serviceman walks past Bradley IFVs ahead an official opening ceremony of the joint U.S.-Georgian exercise Noble Partner 2015 at the Vaziani training area outside Tbilisi / Re...

» ‘Utter nonsense': CIA and White House blast Seymour Hersh’s explosive Osama bin Laden raid story
14/05/15 10:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Investigative journalist Seymour Hersh alleged in a long-rumored 10,000-word story published Sunday that the United States and Pakistan lied about major details about the 2011 raid that killed al-Qaeda l...

» China and Russia Strengthen Alliance
14/05/15 10:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Putin turns to Beijing as West assails him for Ukraine crisis Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin / AP BY: Daniel Wiser China and Russia’s presidents signified the deepening ties betwe...

» Russia, China Grow Closer With New Cyber Agreement
14/05/15 10:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense One - All Content. On Saturday, Russia staged a grand celebration in Moscow to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the country’s defeat Nazi Germany in World War Two. The occasion—...

» Obama Hates on Democrats | Washington Free Beacon
14/05/15 10:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. BY: David Rutz President Obama is lashing out at Democratic critics from his left flank over his support of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, calling them “just wrong”...

» White House backs bill that would end NSA bulk collection of phone records
14/05/15 10:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The Obama administration is urging lawmakers to pass a bipartisan bill that would end the National Security Agency’s mass collection of Americans’ phone records, an effort that has been boosted by...

» Persian Gulf leaders to press Obama to strengthen U.S. security relationship
14/05/15 10:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir in Paris, France on May 8. Senior officials from several Persian Gulf nations want a firmer and more specific U.S. promise...

» The Detail in Seymour Hersh’s Bin Laden Story That Rings True
14/05/15 10:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . From the moment it was announced to the public, the tale of how Osama bin Laden met his death in a Pakistani hill town in May 2011 has been a changeable feast. In the immediate aftermath of the Navy SEAL team...

» Human Rights Watch details abuse of mentally disabled prisoners
14/05/15 10:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . In jails and prisons throughout the United States, correctional staff have sprayed mentally disabled prisoners with painful chemicals, shocked them with electric stun weapons, and strapped them for days in re...

» Iraq says Islamic State demolishes ruins to cover up looting - Middle East
14/05/15 10:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top news - (TEST). BAGHDAD — The videos of Islamic State militants destroying ancient artifacts in Iraq's museums and blowing up 3,000-year-old temples are chilling enough, but one of Iraq's top anti...

» Blackwater founder turns white-collar boss, aids China firms - Pacific
14/05/15 10:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top news - (TEST). HONG KONG — Almost five years after selling his notorious soldiers-for-hire business, the founder of Blackwater Worldwide is again running operations in some of the world's most ha...

» Jade Helm 15 explored on TV: Checkpoint challenges the conspiracy theories
14/05/15 10:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . As debate and conspiracy theories continue to percolate about the new military exercise Jade Helm 15, Checkpoint has been asked to help explain what the operation is — and is not. Above, a video providi...

» White House Hosts Teen Beaten by Israeli Police
14/05/15 10:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. AP BY: Adam Kredo A White House official confirmed that the Obama administration’s national security team recently met with a teenager who garnered international headlines aft...

» U.S. Marine Helicopter With Eight Aboard Missing in Nepal Quake Zone
14/05/15 10:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Nepalese service members load relief supplies into a U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom from Joint Task Force 505 at Sindhuli, Nepal in this May 11 / Reuters BY: Reuters By David Alexand...

» Triple Whammy: Obama Makes Straw Man Argument, Rips Fox News And Jokes About His Coolness in One Breath
14/05/15 10:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. BY: David Rutz President Obama is fond of taking potshots at Fox News for its sin of criticizing his White House. He’s very fond of constructing straw man arguments that...

» The Best Way To Save Obama's Camp David Summit
14/05/15 10:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense One - All Content. In the wake of the P5+1- Iran nuclear framework agreement, U.S. officials are taking pains to reassure Middle East governments that worry that Tehran will increase its destabiliz...

» Pentagon recommends new Navy, Army chiefs - Navy
14/05/15 10:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top news - (TEST). Army Gen. Mark Milley and Navy Adm. John Richardson were nominated Wednesday to command their respective services, marking a shift at the top at a time of strategic and budgetary turbule...

» Senators Say China Diverted U.S. Nuclear Technology to Submarines in Violation of ’85 Accord
14/05/15 10:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. A Chinese technician lays cables on a nuclear reactor built with the technologies of Hualong-1 reactor at Fangchenggang Nuclear Power Plant / AP BY: Bill Gertz China has illegally d...

» Passengers Accuse TSA Agents of Sexual Assault
14/05/15 10:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Airport security at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport / Wikimedia Commons BY: CJ Ciaramella Passengers at several of the busiest airports in the United States complained th...

» NATO to Keep Some Troops in Afghanistan After 2016
14/05/15 10:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers inspect the wreckage of vehicles at the site of a suicide attack that targeted a NATO convoy in Jalalabad city / Reuters BY: Reuters By Adrian Cr...

» Pentagon, U.S. Spy Chief Urge Use of More Russian Rocket Engines
14/05/15 10:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks at a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington / Reuters BY: Reuters By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretar...

» Russia Plans Army Training Exercises With China, India
14/05/15 10:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. AP BY: Reuters By Denis Dyomkin SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Russian land forces will join troops from China, India, Mongolia and Belarus in a series of joint military training e...

» Iraq Defense Ministry Says Second in Command of Islamic State Killed
14/05/15 10:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. A member loyal to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) waves an ISIL flag in Raqqa / Reuters BY: Reuters BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s Defense Ministry said on W...

» Azerbaijan Funded Trip for 10 U.S. Lawmakers
14/05/15 10:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Baroque fountain square at the old city of Baku, Azerbaijan, Central Asia, Asia / AP BY: Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Azerbaijan’s state-owned oil company paid hundred...

» Meet Gen. Mark Milley and Adm. John Richardson, the new picks to lead the Army and Navy
14/05/15 10:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter announced Wednesday that President Obama has selected a career infantry officer with extensive experience in Iraq and Afghanistan and a naval officer who has commanded a var...

» Obama Nominates Nuclear Chief To Head Navy
14/05/15 10:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense One - All Content. U.S. President Barack Obama will nominate Adm. John Richardson, the head of the military’s nuclear-powered ship programs, to lead the Navy at a time when the sea service is...

» Senate Reaches Deal on Trade Vote After Democratic Revolt Against Obama
14/05/15 10:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. AP BY: Reuters By Krista Hughes and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. senators reached a deal on Wednesday to move forward this week with legislation key to the propos...

» Yoda’s replacement: Air Force veteran to lead legendary Pentagon office
14/05/15 10:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . There’s a new Yoda at the Pentagon. Jim Baker, a retired Air Force colonel, has been tapped to run the Pentagon’s legendary Office of Net Assessment, taking over from Andrew W. Marshall ...

» Obama Nominates Former Afghanistan War Deputy To Lead Army
14/05/15 10:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense One - All Content. President Barack Obama will nominate Gen . Mark Milley, a soldier with a background steeped in Special Forces and infantry command, to lead the Army. If confirmed as the ArmyR...

» Pentagon names military leaders selected to head Army, Navy
14/05/15 10:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, right, announced the nominations on Wednesday of Army General Mark Milley, center, to be the next Army chief of staff, and Admiral John Richardson, left, to be the chief of ...

» Top FBI official is appointed to take helm at the DEA
14/05/15 10:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The Justice Department on Wednesday appointed a top FBI official and former U.S. attorney to be the new head of the embattled Drug Enforcement Administration. Chuck Rosenberg, chief of staff to the FBI direct...

» No. 2 Leader of ISIS Killed in U.S.-Led Airstrike, Iraq Says
14/05/15 10:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . BAGHDAD — The Iraqi government said Wednesday that the second-in-command of the Islamic State had been killed in an airstrike carried out by the American-led coalition in northern Iraq , a claim America...

» Defense Secretary Nominates New Army and Navy Chiefs
14/05/15 10:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter on Wednesday recommended Gen. Mark Milley, the head of Army Forces Command at Fort Bragg, N.C., to be the next Army chief of staff, and Adm. John Richardson, head of the Nav...

» NATO Worried By Russia Crimea Build-Up
14/05/15 09:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. NATO on Wednesday expressed alarm over a "wide-ranging" military build-up by Russia in Crimea, as well as talk that Moscow could even install nuclear weapons on the annexed Black Sea p...

» Everything China's doing isn't working - Business Insider
14/05/15 09:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. Business Insider Everything China's doing isn't working Business Insider A bunch of data about the state of China's economy came out on Tuesday night, and all together it told ...

» This Pentagon map shows what's really driving China's military and diplomatic ... - Business Insider
14/05/15 09:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. Business Insider This Pentagon map shows what's really driving China's military and diplomatic ... Business Insider Continued economic growth is imperative for China's leaders....

» Panic at the FBI? - Power Line (blog)
13/05/15 19:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Panic at the FBI ? Power Line (blog) But the officials who spoke to ABC News described a “panic” and “crisis” inside the FBI because the agency and the rest of the nation's homeland secu...

» Accused of Spying for China, Until She Wasn’t
13/05/15 19:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Federal Bureau of Investigation. A National Weather Service flood forecaster in Ohio faced federal economic espionage charges, until her case was dropped as abruptly as it had upended her life.

» FBI's case against Louie Louie was screwy, screwy - Charleston Gazette
13/05/15 19:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. FBI's case against Louie Louie was screwy, screwy Charleston Gazette That's why I was surprised to learn last week that the FBI has released 119 pages of documents covering a two-year in...

» FBI increases monitoring of suspected ISIS supporters in wake of ...
13/05/15 19:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google Blog Search. WASHINGTON (CNN) — The FBI is increasing its monitoring of suspected ISIS supporters in the U.S. in the wake of last weekend's Garland, Texas, attack and the discovery by investig...

» Director Thanks Law Enforcement Partners in Police Week Message
13/05/15 19:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi's YouTube Videos. From: fbi Duration: 01:49 In a video message during National Police Week, FBI Director James Comey expressed his personal thanks to our law enforcement partners. More at: http://w...

» Aurora theater shooting trial: Day 10 begins with FBI agent testimony - The Denver Post
13/05/15 19:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Aurora theater shooting trial: Day 10 begins with FBI agent testimony The Denver Post CENTENNIAL — The 10th day of the Aurora theater shooting trial began Monday, and prosecutors brought...

» FBI Spent Years 'Researching' The Lyrics To 'Louie, Louie' Prior To ...
13/05/15 19:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google Blog Search. This was after the FBI had reached out to the record label (who gave them the accurate lyrics) along with the original author of the song, Richard Berry, who told them the lyrics....

» Security at Muhammad Cartoon Event Is Defended by Police
13/05/15 19:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Federal Bureau of Investigation. The police chief in Garland, Tex., spoke amid questions about whether local officials were warned by federal authorities that one of the gunmen posed a potential t...

» Telephone Customer Service Representative Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Conspiracy
13/05/15 19:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Current. — Atlanta

» Film: “1971” tells story of activists who broke into FBI offices to ...
13/05/15 18:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google Blog Search. Airing Monday, May 18 on PBS stations around the U.S.: "1971," a documentary by Johanna Hamilton on a brave group of activists who worked to expose unchecked power and c...

» WASHINGTON: House committee probes FBI lab problems | Suits & Sentences
13/05/15 18:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . WASHINGTON — FBI lab problems have prompted some noteworthy action from leaders of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. In a letter Tuesday to FBI Director James Comey, the commitee̵...

» Police say they didn't see FBI bulletin before Texas attack
13/05/15 18:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . GARLAND, Texas (AP) — Hours before two would-be terrorists attacked a provocative Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest, the FBI sent local authorities the license plate number and photo of one of the shoote...

» FBI hair analysis problems reveal limits of forensic science
13/05/15 18:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . By ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Kirk Odom was convicted of a 1981 rape and robbery after a woman identified him as her attacker and an FBI specialist testified that hair on her nightg...

» Sepp Blatter Too Afraid Of The FBI To Enter The United States
13/05/15 18:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Screamer. Slavery-enabler Sepp Blatter might actually be facing consequences for how FIFA awarded the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bids to Russia and Qatar. ESPN’s investigative newsmagazine show, E:60, d...

» North Las Vegas police ask FBI to investigate inappropriate images on mayor's computer
13/05/15 18:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . May 23, 2011: Former Nevada Sen. John Lee, D-North Las Vegas, at work on the Senate floor at the Legislature in Carson City, Nev. (AP) North Las Vegas police asked the FBI Tuesday to take over an invest...

» FBI — Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization Admits Conspiring to Sell Kilograms of Heroin in New Jersey
13/05/15 18:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . TRENTON, NJ—A leader of a large-scale drug trafficking organization today admitted conspiring to distribute heroin in Ocean and Monmouth counties and elsewhere in New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishm...

» FBI delivers on $1.1B biometrics program
13/05/15 18:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Federal News Radio - FBI Stories. The FBI added a host of new capabilities for federal and local law enforcement officials to improve how they identify suspects. The Next Generation Identification System r...

» FBI Chief of Staff Tapped as Acting DEA Administrator
13/05/15 18:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Politics. A former U.S. attorney and current chief of staff to the FBI director has been named acting director for the Drug Enforcement Administration , the Justice Department announced Wednesday...

» Chuck Rosenberg fbi - Google Search
13/05/15 18:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Search Results Chuck Rosenberg - FBI <a href="http://www.fbi.gov" rel="nofollow">www.fbi.gov</a> › About Us › Executives Cached Similar Federal Bureau of Investigation Loading... Chuck...

» Amtrak Train That Derailed Was Going 100 M.P.H., Officials Say; 7 Killed
13/05/15 18:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Credit Patrick Semansky/Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — The Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, killing at least seven people, was barreling through a sharp turn at 100 miles an...

» FBI Warns of Train Derailment Threat
13/05/15 18:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: U.S.. Devices that could be used by terrorists to derail trains are being stolen from rail facilities around the country, the FBI warned today. Nine derailers, a piece of railroad equipment used ...

» Was The Amtrak Train Crash Terrorism? Authorities Say No, But There Have Been Intentional Derailments In The Past
13/05/15 18:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . An Amtrak train heading to New York from Washington D.C. derailed and crashed in Philadelphia Tuesday, killing five people and leaving at least 50 people injured, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter said in a n...

» train derailment equipment stolen - Google Search
13/05/15 18:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Search Results In the news FLASHBACK: FBI Warns of Train Derailment Threat The Gateway Pundit ‎ - 8 hours ago The FBI warned of stolen “derailers” after the 9-11 attacks. ... Devices that co...

» 2 Philadelphia Amtrak train derailment victims named as Justin Zemser and Jim Gaines
13/05/15 18:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Justin Zemser, 20, has been named as one of the victims by his mother; he was attending the U.S. Naval academy in Annapolis, Maryland and heading home to New York on leave when he was k...

» Philadelphia rail crash: Why do Amtrak trains derail with such frequency? - Americas - World
13/05/15 18:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . In Philadelphia, it seems Amtrak is facing one of its most serious wrecks in recent years . As a swarm of flashlights and floodlights swept the scene of an Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia, the spectacle was...

» Why Do Amtrak Trains Derail?
13/05/15 17:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The derailment of Amtrak's Train 188, from Washington, D.C., to New York, left a horrific disaster in its wake — six dead, over 150 injured, seven train cars and an engine severely damaged, and train se...

» Two injured after train derailment in Allendale County
13/05/15 17:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from South Carolina Radio Network. Two people have been injured after a train derailment in Allendale County early Tuesday morning. WRDW-TV reports railroad company CSX says one o...

» FBI indicates it does not believe Allendale County train derailment was accidental
13/05/15 17:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from South Carolina Radio Network. Recent steps by the FBI seem to indicate that investigators do not think a CSX train derailment last month in rural Allendale County was accidental. The law enforcement agency...

» FLASHBACK: FBI Warns of Train Derailment Threat
13/05/15 17:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Gateway Pundit. As we await more information on the train derailment in Philadelphia on Tuesday night it should be noted that the FBI put out several warnings since 9-11 on possible sabotage of US trai...

» train derailment equipment - Google Search
13/05/15 17:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . In the news FLASHBACK: FBI Warns of Train Derailment Threat The Gateway Pundit ‎ - 7 hours ago Nine derailers, a piece of railroad equipment used to derail train cars for safety purposes in ... 6 k...

» Obama Is Said to Choose Chuck Rosenberg as Next D.E.A. Director
13/05/15 17:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . WASHINGTON — Chuck Rosenberg, a senior F.B.I. official and former United States attorney, has been chosen by President Obama to be the interim director of the Drug Enforcement Administration , according...

» FBI rules out terrorism in Amtrak derailment
13/05/15 17:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The FBI has found no indication of terrorism in the derailment of an Amtrak train outside Philadelphia that left six people dead and at least 60 injured. FBI agents made the determination after examining the ...

» Amtrak engineer took curve at ’107 mph’
13/05/15 17:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WND. Seven people have been confirmed dead and dozens more injured in an Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia that saw the separation and complete destruction of seven cars, including the engine. The No...

» Two Philly trains suffered window damage around the same time as the crash of Amtrak train 188.
13/05/15 17:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Slatest. Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images Two trains suffered damage to windows and at least one of them was hit by a projectile near Philadelphia shortly before Tuesday’s deadly Amtrak derailment. T...

» Projectile Hit SEPTA Train Minutes Before Amtrak Derailment in Philadelphia
13/05/15 17:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Updated at 9:51 AM EDT on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 A projectile hit a SEPTA train minutes before an Amtrak train derailed in Philadelphia Tuesday night, SEPTA spokeswoman Jerri Williams confirmed. Williams sai...

» SEPTA Says Commuter Train Hit By Projectile Just Before Amtrak Train Derailed « CBS Philly
13/05/15 17:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CBS Philly. PHILADELPHIA (CBS/AP) – A Philadelphia commuter train was hit by a projectile about 20 minutes before an Amtrak train derailed a few miles up the track. READ: 7 Dead, More Than 200 Injure...

» Amtrak train derails in Philadelphia projectile - Google Search
13/05/15 17:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Search Results In the news SEPTA Says Commuter Train Hit By Projectile Just Before Amtrak Train Derailed CBS Local ‎ - 6 hours ago PHILADELPHIA (CBS/AP) – A Philadelphia commuter train was hit by ...

» Obama Rips Fox: 'We're Going to Have to Change How the Media Reports'
13/05/15 17:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Comments on: Obama Rips Fox: ‘We’re Going to Have to Change How the Media Reports’. For going on seven years we have learned three things about President Obama: 1) He loves the poor so much he continues to...

» Police Report: Tony Robinson, Man Killed by Madison Officer, High on Mushrooms
13/05/15 17:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Comments on: Police Report: Tony Robinson, Man Killed by Madison Officer, High on Mushrooms. The state Department of Justice, which investigated the shooting, released its reports after Ozanne announced hi...

» Obama’s Trade Backfire - WSJ
13/05/15 16:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The trade bill failed a major procedural vote on Tuesday, with every Senate Democrat save one blocking debate on what President Obama continues to call an economic priority. The 52-45 liberal blockade doesn&#...

» As Obama Plays China Card on Trade, Chinese Pursue Their Own Deals - New York Times
13/05/15 14:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. Washington Post As Obama Plays China Card on Trade, Chinese Pursue Their Own Deals New York Times WASHINGTON — President Obama has toured Nike's headquarters and busy American ...

» Report: Commuter Train Hit by Projectile Just Before Amtrak Train Derailed
13/05/15 14:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Comments on: Report: Commuter Train Hit by Projectile Just Before Amtrak Train Derailed. AP Photo/Matt Rourke by Breitbart News 13 May 2015 95 A spokeswoman for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation...

» O'Reilly: Christianity's Decline in America Could Lead to Collapse Like Roman Empire
13/05/15 14:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Comments on: O’Reilly: Christianity’s Decline in America Could Lead to Collapse Like Roman Empire. During his “Talking Points Memo” segment on Tuesday, “The O’Reilly Factor” h...

» In Sochi, US-Russia Negotiations Remain Inconclusive - STRATFOR
13/05/15 14:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from stratfor russia - Google News. STRATFOR In Sochi, US- Russia Negotiations Remain Inconclusive STRATFOR The White House on Tuesday dispatched U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to the Black Sea resort town ...

» House bill targets NSA's power to hold phone data - Los Angeles Times
13/05/15 14:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from James R. Clapper Jr. - Google News. Los Angeles Times House bill targets NSA's power to hold phone data Los Angeles Times Eric H. Holder Jr . and Director of National Intelligence James R . Clapper express...

» N. Korean dictator had army chief publicly executed: intel sources
13/05/15 14:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from intelNews.org. The head of the North Korean Armed Forces was publicly executed by a firing squad using antiaircraft fire, according to a briefing by South Korean intelligence officials. Representatives fro...

» Putin prioritizes task to keep pace of Armed Forces modernization
13/05/15 14:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalSecurity.org. A priority task for Russia is to keep pace of its Armed Forces modernization, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting on the development of the defense sector on Tuesday.

» Kerry Meets With Putin, Lavrov in Russia
13/05/15 14:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalSecurity.org. U.S. Secretary of State John met with Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday in the resort city of Sochi, in Kerry's first visit to Russia since relations soured over sharp disagreeme...

» Romania or Bust? Pentagon Announces New Military Games in Eastern Europe
13/05/15 14:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalSecurity.org. More than 350 American soldiers and 80 US Army vehicles will begin a 400 kilometer 'cavalry march' across Romania, with cover from US Air Force, on their way to multinational exercises,...

» US Plans Military Patrols to Counter Beijing's Expansion in S. China Sea
13/05/15 14:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalSecurity.org. Tensions in the South China Sea just became a lot more heated. According to a US official, the Pentagon is drafting plans to begin military patrols around China's land reclamation proje...

» NATO Holds Aerial Drill in Czech Republic
13/05/15 14:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalSecurity.org. Fighter pilots from Hungary and Sweden flew Gripen jets to the Čáslav air base in the Czech Republic ahead of a multinational drill slated to run until May 24, Czech radio r...

» France Offers Poland Subs, Cruise Missiles
13/05/15 14:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalSecurity.org. France has offered to supply Poland with submarines and missiles that were requested by the country's Defense Ministry.

» US to Announce Integration of Gulf Council Ballistic Defense Architecture
13/05/15 14:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalSecurity.org. The United States and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states will announce plans to integrate ballistic defense capabilities after the US-GCC summit meeting at Camp David on Thurs...

» Saudi king, followed by GCC rulers, snubs Obama on summit. US fails to isolate Netanyahu on nuclear deal
13/05/15 14:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. Saudi King Salman’s last-minute cancellation of his White House summit with US President Obama was seen as a calculated snub for the president’s Iran and Mid East policies. Obama was...

» US navy monitors Iranian ships heading for Yemen
13/05/15 14:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. Pentagon spokesman Col. Steve Warren said Tuesday that the US navy is monitoring the Iranian warships accompanying an Iran-flagged cargo vessel carrying humanitarian aid for delivery to Yemen du...

» Merkel: Nuclear deal with Iran unlikely
13/05/15 14:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. German Chancellor Angela Merkel told President Reuven Rivlin when they met in Berlin Tuesday that the current reality shows no promise of a nuclear deal between the world powers and Tehran. She ...

» US ready to repeal sanctions on Russia, if Ukraine peace deal implemented
13/05/15 14:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russian news, all the latest and breaking Russia news. John Kerry urges both sides to abide by ceasefire after apparently conciliatory meeting with Vladimir Putin

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