From RT.com 24 May, 2012 – American police officers may soon be able to use unmanned aircraft not only for surveillance, but also for offensive action. The drones may be equipped to fire rubber rounds and tear gas. “Those are things that law enforcement utilizes day in and day out, and in certain situations it might be advantageous […]
COLUMBUS – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine applauds the passing of Senate Bill 268, which was signed into law May 15 by Ohio Governor John Kasich. The law gives investigators expanded ability to collect DNA from a person who authorities have probable cause to believe committed a felony crime. “The new law will help expand […]
From rt.com – Ina Drew helped make bank for JPMorgan Chase as the firm’s chief investment officer — until a blunder on her part cost the company roughly $2 billion. Drew resigned as CIO on Monday, but that’s not to say she is stepping down with nothing to show. Despite being responsible for an in-house trading […]
CIA to spy on people through household items – From RT.com With a growing number of ‘smart gadgets,’ spying on homes may start to become much easier. In fact, CIA Chief David Petraeus admitted that Americans were effectively bugging themselves and making it easy for spy agencies to peek in on their lives. Speaking at a […]
Published April 18 on rt.com – Over 2,000 farmers and others within the food industry are threatening to take the US government to court to make sure that feds act quickly in investigating the potential outcome of a new genetically modified crop. A coalition of concerned members of America’s agriculture community said on Wednesday that they […]
By Peter Schiff , investment advisor – The Federal Reserve ran another “stress test” on major financial institutions and has determined that 15 of the 19 tested are safe, even in the most extreme circumstances: an unemployment rate of 13%, a 50% decline in stock prices, and a further 21% decline in housing prices. The […]
By John Whitehead– March 26, 2012 — In the small town of Bluffdale, Utah, not far from bustling Salt Lake City, the federal government is quietly erecting what will be the crown jewel of its surveillance empire. Rising up out of the desert landscape, the Utah Data Center (UDC)—a $2 billion behemoth designed to house a […]
By PATTY RICE GROTH Inquirer Correspondent The sun is shining but the air is quite cool, and I am happy to be switching over to recipes which warm the kitchen and please one’s nose. Except for occasional baking of cookies, I really do not use my oven very much in the summer. Meat is cooked on […]