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Former NAACP head’s GOP ‘dog-whistle’ remark goes unchallenged by AP
Washington Examiner - When is it okay for inflammatory rhetoric to be included in an otherwise serious and thoughtful news story about the future of a major political party?
Justice Department Grants Linked to Cop-killing Rap Video
As if the American people needed more evidence that the Obama administration’s Justice Department was out of control after six years of non-stop scandals, it was recently revealed that the DOJ was funding a “community” organization linked to a controversial rap music video glorifying the murder of New York City police officers.
Cuban dissidents say US keeping them in the dark on prisoner exchange
Fox News - Cuban dissidents have expressed frustrations with the U.S. government over which political prisoners will be on a list of 53 people scheduled to be freed by the Castro regime as part of an effort to normalize relations between Washington and Havana.
LAPD ambush: Police call off massive search for gunman
The search for a gunman believed to be involved in the ambush of two police officers in South Los Angeles on Sunday night has been called off, officials said.
US, NATO mark formal end of Afghanistan mission
Fox News - Thirteen years, two months, and twenty-one days after launching airstrikes against Usama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda and their Taliban protectors following the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, the U.S. and its NATO allies marked the formal end of the war in Afghanistan with a ceremony at their military headquarters in Kabul.
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Tens Of Thousands Of Troops Deserting, Army Barely Prosecutes
Daily Caller - Tens of thousands of soldiers have deserted the Army after long, drawn out deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan in dangerous conditions, but the military has proseuted just under 2,000 cases, Military.com reports.
ACLU Sues Ferguson Schools For Being “Too White”
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit last week on behalf of the NAACP against Ferguson School districts for being “too white” and discriminating against African-Americans.
Hundreds Turn Their Back on de Blasio at NYPD Officer’s Funeral
ABC News - Hundreds of police officers turned their backs on a screen showing New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio as he spoke at the funeral of one of two officers killed last week in what has been called an “assassination.”
Mourners Gather For Wake Of Fallen NYPD Officer Rafael Ramos
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – The wife and two sons of a New York City policeman gunned down along with his partner have been joined by hundreds of uniformed officers at his wake.
High School: Islamic vocabulary lesson part of Common Core standards
Fox News - Parents in Farmville, North Carolina, want to know why their children were given a Common Core vocabulary assignment in an English class that promoted the Prophet Muhammad and the Islamic faith.
Wake held for Rafael Ramos, 1 of 2 NYPD officers gunned down in attack
Fox News - NEW YORK – The wife and two sons of a policeman gunned down along with his partner in a brazen daylight ambush were joined at his wake Friday by hundreds of uniformed officers, including dozens who saluted as his flag-draped casket was carried into the church.
Jane Fonda to Build Shrine to Herself: ‘The Idea Came to Me While I Was Meditating’
Breitbart - Jane Fonda is reportedly building a “shrine” to herself, which she hopes will boost her self-confidence.
Malaysia premier under fire for golfing with Obama
News 24 - Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak was under fire at home on Thursday for spending his holiday golfing with US President Barack Obama in Hawaii while the country faces one of its worst floods.
Eric Garner’s daughter posts address of cop at his death
New York Post - One of Eric Garner’s daughters marked Christmas Day by spreading personal information about an NYPD cop who was present during the chokehold death of her father — outraging officers still reeling from last weekend’s execution-style slayings of two policemen in Brooklyn.
U.S. police struggle to uncover threats on social media
(Reuters) - U.S. law enforcement agencies are a long way from being able to effectively track threats of the kind a gunman posted on Instagram before his execution-style murder of two New York City policemen last weekend.
North Carolina Chick-fil-A Co-Workers Give Christmas Surprise to Single Mother
ABC News - A Chick-fil-A employee in Raleigh, North Carolina, will have a Christmas to remember, thanks to the generosity of her co-workers.
JetBlue offering free flights for officers wishing to attend NYPD funerals
JetBlue airlines plans to offer free flights to police officers across the country who want to attend the funerals for the fallen NYPD cops over the weekend, the company said Wednesday.
Sources: JFRD targeted in drive-by shooting
USA Today - JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—A Jacksonville firefighter was wounded Tuesday evening during an apparent drive-by shooting when someone opened fire at a fire truck refueling outside a firehouse on the city’s Southside, sources tell First Coast News.
Sharyl Attkisson: White House Hiding Photos Taken Night Of Benghazi Attack
Daily Caller -In an interview Tuesday morning with C-SPAN, former CBS reporter Sharyl Attkisson revealed that secret photos taken by the White House photographer have never been released to the public, and current White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest was the one keeping them secret.
Woman arrested after damaging Satanic display at Florida Capitol
Fox News - A woman was arrested Tuesday after she began to tear down a display by the Satanic Temple in the lobby of the Florida Capitol.
Stormy weather could snarl Christmas Eve travel plans for millions
Holiday travelers across America could see their plans derailed by a mixture of Gulf Coast thunderstorms expected to travel north, predicted snowfall in the Great Lakes, and rain on the East Coast.
US government offering $5M reward for Al Qaeda leader freed from Gitmo
Fox News - The Obama administration is scrambling to track down an Al Qaeda terrorist released from Guantanamo Bay years ago, offering a $5 million reward for information on him and placing him on a global terrorist list.
Tornadoes blamed for numerous injuries, major damage in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (Reuters) - Tornadoes unleashed by thunderstorms along the U.S. Gulf Coast struck southeastern Mississippi on Tuesday, causing numerous injuries and extensive damage to homes and businesses in at least two counties, a state emergency management spokesman said.
U.S. judge throws out Arizona sheriff’s immigration suit against Obama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday threw out a lawsuit brought against Barack Obama by an Arizona police chief who called the U.S. president’s sweeping immigration reforms unconstitutional, saying the plaintiff lacked legal standing in the case.
George H.W. Bush, 90-year-old former U.S. president, taken to hospital for shortness of breath
HOUSTON — Former President George H.W. Bush was admitted to a Houston hospital Tuesday evening after experiencing a shortness of breath, a family spokesman said.
Anti-cop protesters flood NYC despite de Blasio’s appeal
New York Post - Over a thousand anti-cop activists tried to shut down Fifth Avenue in Midtown and the Upper East Side on Tuesday– defying Mayor Bill de Blasio‘s call for a moratorium on the demonstrations after two Brooklyn police officers were slain.
Sony Set To Announce ‘The Interview,’ Theatrical, VOD Release (Exclusive)
Sony Pictures is set to release the canceled Seth Rogen comedy “The Interview” in theaters and on video on demand, TheWrap has learned.
NYPD Cop Killer Used App to Track Police Movements Since Early December
Breitbart - NYPD Cop killer Ismaaiyl Brinsley was using a traffic app called Waze to track law enforcement’s movements, NYC Alerts tweeted on Monday. According to an available screenshot, Brinsley was tracking two officers who were almost 4 miles away from him in Staten Island at 10:44 PM EST since the beginning of December. He thanks a friend of his on Instagram for pointing out the app is not “updated in real time” so it’s not that “reliable.”
Sony hack: North Korea threatens US as row deepens
BBC - North Korea has threatened unspecified attacks on the US in an escalation of a war of words following the Sony Pictures cyber-attacks.
Obama Support among Military Plummets to 15 Percent
National Review - For the last nine years, the Military Times newspaper has surveyed an average of 2,300 active-duty service members. Their latest poll has just been released and concludes that “Obama’s popularity — never high to begin with — has crumbled, falling from 35 percent in 2009 to just 15 percent this year, while his disapproval ratings have increased to 55 percent from 40 percent over that time.”
Obama Praises Cuban DREAMers – In Spanish
MRC-TV - In his “DECLARACIONES DEL PRESIDENTE SOBRE CAMBIOS EN LA POLÍTICA CON CUBA” (Declaration by the President on Policy Changes to Cuba) on WhiteHouse.gov, Pres. Obama praises Cuban illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. in “makeshift rafts” with “no more than a shirt and hope in their heart.”
NYC cop killer threatened Con Ed workers
Daily Mail - The murderer who assassinated two NYPD officers threatened to shoot a pair of Con ed workers, who tried to tackle him - raising his gun and shouting: ‘You want some of this?’
Haunting new photos of Detroit’s abandoned Silverdome reveal how one of the country’s most famous stadiums is now just an empty shell left to rot
Daily Mail - One of the saddest examples of the dramatic decline of Detroit and the surrounding area is what remains of the Pontiac Silverdome – the once proud home to the Detroit Lions, but which today is an empty shell left to rot.
Only 3,500 Sign Up for Obamacare in Hawaii
AP: The Hawaii Health Connector has signed up about 3,500 people for health insurance in the past month, an improvement from last year when just 275 people signed up for coverage in the first month of the troubled health exchange.
De Blasio Attacks NYPD Officers That Turned Their Backs on Him
Daily Caller - Democratic New York City mayor Bill de Blasio launched a disgusting attack on the New York Police Department officers that symbolically turned their backs on him before a press conference to address the shooting deaths of officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu.
Florida cop shot and killed by fugitive while on duty
A police officer in Tarpon Springs, Fla. — a former NYPD cop — was shot and killed by a wanted man while responding to a noise complaint.
NAACP: NYPD Officer Executions ‘Show Need for Sensible Gun Control’
Breitbart - On December 20 the NAACP Legal Fund issued a press release saying the execution of NYPD officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos show “the need for sensible gun control.”
Mark Levin: Did Holder’s ‘reckless broadsides’ against police lead to NYC cop killing?
Washington Examiner - The “revenge” killings of two New York City police Saturday have led a top critic of the Obama administration to question if Attorney General Eric Holder’s “reckless broadsides” against police played a role.
Ex-girlfriend of NYPD cop killer who he shot in the stomach in Baltimore hours before cold-blooded execution in New York
Daily Mail - These are the first pictures of the Veterans Affairs officer critically injured at the start of madman cop killer Ismaaiyl Brinsley’s gruesome two-state shooting spree.
Petition calling for Mayor Bill de Blasio’s resignation has over 50,000 signatures
Staten Island Live News - STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.—A petition posted on MoveOn.org has been circulating around the Internet, specifically through social media, calling for Mayor Bill de Blasio to resign from office.
Yankees to pay education costs of children of slain NYPD officer Rafael Ramos
Former Yankees owner George Steinbrenner had tremendous appreciation for the the men and women who serve as New York City firefighters, cops and Port Authority members.. It’s why he started the Yankee Silver Shield Foundation, which for nearly 32 years has provided for the education of children whose parents were killed in the line of duty.
Man aimed empty gun in cop’s face, pulled trigger: officials
New York Post - A third NYPD cop narrowly escaped with his life Saturday night when a suspect pointed a gun twice at him and pulled the trigger in The Bronx — not realizing the weapon was empty.
Florida police officer shot dead; suspect in custody
USA Today - The Tarpon Springs Police Department identified the officer killed as 45-year-old Charles “Charlie K” Kondek.
US reportedly asks China to help curb North Korea’s cyberattack abilities
Fox News - The Obama administration has asked China for help with curbing North Korea’s ability to launch cyberattacks like the one federal officials say crippled Sony Pictures, according to a published report.
Bernard Kerik: De Blasio, Sharpton ‘Have Blood on Their Hands’
Newsmax - Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik told Newsmax that Saturday’s execution-style shooting of two uniformed police officers was ultimately encouraged by Mayor Bill de Blasio and the Rev. Al Sharpton — and “they have blood on their hands.”
‘NYPD Gets What They Deserve’: Here’s How Some Celebrated the Shooting Deaths of Two Ambushed New York City Police Officers
The Blaze - After word got out that a pair of New York City police officers died after being shot ambush-style while sitting in their patrol car Saturday, a number of Twitter users celebrated the double murder:
Police: 2 NYC Cops Shot Dead, Execution Style
Newsmax - Two uniformed New York City police officers were shot dead Saturday afternoon as they sat in a marked police car in Brooklyn, in what investigators believe was an armed gunman’s move to avenge the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael
2 NYPD officers shot, killed in ambush on cop car
Fox News - Two NYPD officers were killed Saturday in Brooklyn as they sat in their squad car by a gunman who reportedly threatened to shoot police hours earlier on Instagram.
Obama Launches Task Force for 21st Century Policing
Gateway Pundit - This week Barack Obama launched a task force in response to the high-profile cases of criminal suspects killed by police.
Obama says Keystone pipeline mostly helps Canadian oil companies, not Americans
Fox - WASHINGTON – President Obama on Friday downplayed the potential benefits of the Keystone pipeline, claiming it would not lower gas prices much for Americans—but instead would boost Canadian oil companies.
BREAKING: Politico Story Confirms Michelle Obama Was Lying About Racist Incident At Target
Michelle Obama was lying about a racist incident at her September 29, 2011 trip to Target in a People Magazine story, Gotnews.com has learned.
DIA: North Korea Planned Attacks on US Nuclear Plants
Free Beacon - North Korea dispatched covert commando teams to the United States in the 1990s to attack nuclear power plants and major cities in a conflict, according to a declassified Defense Intelligence Agency report.
West Harlem Residents Are Fed Up With ‘Aggressive’ Raccoons Terrorizing Neighborhood
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — West Harlem residents say a posse of raccoons has taken over their neighborhoods and in some cases even broken into their homes.
Psychic birds could predict storms in advance
A new study published in the journal Current Biology found that golden-winged warblers could predict extreme weather events, thanks to their low-frequency hearing.
Report: All Net Jobs Growth Since 2007 Has Gone to Immigrants
National Review - All of the net gains in in jobs since 2007 have gone to immigrants — both legal and illegal — according to a new report from the Center for Immigration Studies, meaning that fewer native-born Americans are working today than were at the end of 2007.
Rand Paul Calls Marco Rubio An ‘Isolationist’
It’s a term Rand Paul has rejected when applied to his own foreign policy.
Hackers to Sony: We’ll stand down if you never release the movie
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) - The hackers behind a devastating cyberattack at Sony Pictures have sent a new message to executives at the company, crediting them for a “very wise” decision to cancel the Christmas day release of “The Interview,” a source close to the company told CNN.
Indiana cop told to stop selling ‘divisive’ shirts
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP)—Some officials in the Indiana city of South Bend have called on a police officer to stop selling T-shirts that make light of the “I can’t breathe” refrain used in recent protests of the police killing of a New York City man.
Obama Launches Task Force on ’21st Century Policing’
Breitbart - The president has officially launched yet another “task force.” In response to several high-profile cases of suspects killed by police, Obama has brought together a group meant to review better policing practices.
Files of more than 40,000 federal workers breached
Fox News - The computer files of more than 40,000 federal workers may have been compromised by a cyberattack at federal contractor KeyPoint Government Solutions, the second breach this year at a major firm handling national security background investigations of workers at federal agencies, the government confirmed Thursday.