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The H-Bombs in Turkey
July 18th, 2016Via: The New Yorker: Among the many questions still unanswered following Friday’s coup attempt in Turkey is one that has national-security implications for the United States and for the rest of the world: How secure are the American hydrogen bombs stored at a Turkish airbase? The Incirlik Airbase, in southeast Turkey, houses NATO’s largest nuclear-weapons […]
Brexit, 2019?
July 17th, 2016Via: AFP: The minister charged with securing new trade deals for Britain outside the EU said Sunday he was aiming for a Brexit date of January 1, 2019, as London made overtures towards Australia and Canada. “That’s the date I’m working to, which could be brought forward if necessary,” International Trade Secretary Liam Fox told […]
Baton Rouge: Three Officers Shot Dead, Three Others Injured
July 17th, 2016Gavin Long Named as Baton Rouge Gunman Via: Guardian: Gavin Long, the man identified on Sunday as the deadly shooter of police officers in Baton Rouge, left behind an online trail to web pages featuring complaints about the treatment of African Americans by police. Using the pseudonym “Cosmo Setepenra”, Long, 29, railed in a series […]
Delta Plane Mistakenly Lands at Ellsworth Air Force Base
July 9th, 2016Via: Rapid City Journal: A Delta flight Thursday night from Minneapolis to Rapid City mistakenly landed at Ellsworth Air Force Base instead of Rapid City Regional Airport. Flight 2845 had 130 passengers aboard, Delta said. “Delta has contacted the customers of this flight and offered a gesture of apology for the inconvenience,” said a written […]
Dallas: Multiple Snipers Ambush, Kill 5 Officers, Injure 11
July 7th, 2016Suspect Killed with Explosive Delivered by Robot Via: Los Angeles Times: Police used a “bomb robot” early Friday to kill a gunman after five police officers were killed and seven others wounded in downtown Dallas during a protest over recent police shootings in Minnesota and Louisiana, officials said. “We cornered one suspect and we tried […]
“Santeria Rituals in the Boardroom”
July 7th, 2016Via: Bloomberg: On the day Maurice Spagnoletti was murdered, his black Lexus sedan was full of balloons. It was June 15, 2011, the day before his wife’s birthday, and he was planning a celebration. Spagnoletti, 57, was the No.?2 executive at Doral Bank in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Once flush, the bank had been almost […]
USU Students Learn Public Health, Zombie Style
July 6th, 2016Nothing to see here. The zombie theme just, “Keeps the material interesting” for students, etc. Via: U.S. Department of Defense: A course at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences here is teaching students global health care delivery in a unique way that’s sure to be a “thriller.” Students in USU’s family nurse practitioner […]
Florida: First Person Killed in a Tesla Car in Self-Drive Mode Was a Former Navy SEAL
June 30th, 2016Nexu’s Owner: Owner and founder: Joshua D. Brown I started Nexu Innovations with two things in mind: to make a difference and to have fun. When I look at the world around me I see what it could be. I focus on what could be done to make this world a better place. I then […]
Fast and Furious: Gun Used in Paris Terrorist Attacks Came from Phoenix
June 30th, 2016Via: Judicial Watch: One of the guns used in the November 13, 2015 Paris terrorist attacks came from Phoenix, Arizona where the Obama administration allowed criminals to buy thousands of weapons illegally in a deadly and futile “gun-walking” operation known as “Fast and Furious.” A Report of Investigation (ROI) filed by a case agent in […]
European Superstate?
June 27th, 2016Hoax? Via: Radio Poland: The foreign ministers of France and Germany have proposed creating a “European superstate” limiting the powers of individual members following Britain’s referendum decision to leave the EU, Polish public broadcaster TVP Info has reported. The document in which the proposals appear is to be presented to Visegrad Group countries meeting in […]
