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NASA rover Curiosity finds water in Mars soil
The rover Curiosity has discovered water in fine-grained soil on the surface of Mars, NASA confirmed Thursday in a series of papers published in the journal Science.
Each cubic foot of Martian soil contains about two pints of liquid water, though the molecules are bound to other minerals in the soil.
Curiosity first landed on Mars in August 2012 on Gale Crater, near the equator of the planet. Its...
FBI releases haunting video of armed Aaron Alexis prowling through DC Navy Yard
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has released a short surveillance video of Aaron Alexis entering and sneaking through the Washington DC Navy Yard last week armed with a shotgun just prior to killing 12 people.
The 31-second video, spliced together from CCTV images captured on the morning of September 16, show Alexis’ blue rental car driving into a parking garage across from Building #197 at...
CIA Spy Who Nearly Caused World War III Freed By Obama
A shocking report prepared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) circulating in the Kremlin today says that the mainstream propaganda media organs in the United States are continuing to keep covered up the Obama regimes freeing of what Russian intelligence agencies claim is, perhaps, the most dangerous CIA spy-operative ever to have lived and who nearly caused World War III.
According to this...
7th Graders Suspended For 9 Months For Playing With Toy Gun at Home
Last week, in the wake of the Navy Yard shooting in Washington DC, we predicted that we’d see another wave of knee jerk overreactions to anyone doing anything with any object that even remotely looks like a gun – sadly we were right.
The latest incident occurred in Virginia, where a seventh grader and his friend have been suspended from school for playing with a toy gun, in the boy’s own front...
Islamic Terror Groups Are Targeting Christians All Over The World
Over the past couple of days, we have witnessed some absolutely horrific examples of Islamic terror groups specifically targeting Christians and those from other non-Muslim religions. Sadly, this is not a new phenomenon. Radical Islamic jihadists are constantly attacking churches and slaughtering Christians all over the planet. The recent events in Pakistan, Kenya and Egypt may have taken this persecution...
Dad Charged with 2nd Degree Assault on Cop After He Questioned Common Core Curriculum
A parent trying to get answers regarding the curriculum his children are learning, was aggressively thrown out, arrested and charged with second-degree assault on a police officer during a school board meeting in Maryland last week.
The father, Robert Small, challenged school officials arguing the Common Core curriculum is preparing kids for ‘community college, not Harvard.’
According to Michelle...
DHS to test facial recognition technology at hockey game
Hockey fans in Washington state will have more to worry about this weekend than avoiding a puck to the face: the Department of Homeland Security will be testing out a new facial recognition system at an arena this Saturday.
The 6,000 seat Toyota Center in Kennewick, Washington will be the site on Saturday for more than just the Tri-City American’s season opener. In addition to hosting a junior ice...
First Responders: Radios Failed During Navy Yard Shooting
In a report that has gone virtually unnoticed in the mainstream press, D.C. police and firefighters who first arrived to assist at the Washington Navy Yard earlier this week say they were frustrated when their radios failed during inspection of the building, adding yet another strange development to the already questionable set of circumstances that took place that day.
A union representative for...
FBI calls half of Americans with 9/11 doubts potential terrorists
Rethink911.org billboard in Dallas.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is reportedly considering those Americans who harbor “conspiracy theories” about the September 11, 2001 attacks as a potential terrorist.
The FBI has instructed local police departments about the case in a circular, Digital Journal reported.
“The memo thus adds 9/11-official-story skeptics to a growing list of targets...
House passes bill with $40 billion cut from food stamps
Just 10 days until a possible US government shutdown, the House of Representatives passed a bill that keeps the government open but defunds the 2010 affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare.
The House vote was 230-189. The Republican-drafted continuing resolution, or CR, keeps the government open until December 15. The CR would also cut spending on food stamps for the poor by $40 billion over 10 years.
Republicans...
Canada under fire over controversial rules on cell phone users
The Canadian government has come under fire over a controversial series of regulations that allow spying on cell phone users, Press TV reports.
Cell phone companies in Canada, bidding on new contracts, face rules that force them to allow Canadian authorities to spy on mobile phone users under an unpublicized accord.
For almost 20 years, Canadian telecommunications companies have been told that one...
US Air Force once dropped live hydrogen bomb on North Carolina
The US Air Force inadvertently dropped an atomic bomb over North Carolina in 1961. If a simple safety switch had not prevented the explosive from detonating, millions of lives across the northeast would have been at risk, a new document has revealed.
The revelation offers the first conclusive evidence after decades of speculation that the US military narrowly avoided a self-inflicted disaster. The...
Navy Yard Shooting: SWAT Team Ordered to ‘Stand Down’
Elite tactical team responsible for defending DC Capitol complex were reportedly ordered to leave the scene.
According to a BBC report, one of the most heavily armed police teams, assigned with the task of protecting the Capitol complex and responsible for responding to threats of terrorism, was ordered to stand down in response to Monday’s shooting at the Naval Sea Systems Command Headquarters...
Obama’s meeting with Iran president 'possible,' US says
White House spokesman Jay Carney
White House spokesman Jay Carney has talked about the possibility of a meeting between US President Barack Obama and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in New York next week.
“It’s possible, but it has always been possible,” Carney said at a press conference on Thursday.
“The extended hand has been there from the moment the president was sworn...
Obama waives anti-terrorism provisions to arm Syrian rebels
The Obama administration waived provisions of a federal law which ban the supply of weapons and money to terrorists. The move is opening doors to supplying Syrian opposition with protection from chemical weapons.
The Arms Export Control Act (AECA) allows the US president to waive provisions in Sections 40 and 40A, which forbid providing munitions, credit and licenses to countries supporting acts of...