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‘Jihad Jane’ admits terror role

An American women who called herself ‘Jihad Jane’ online has admitted her role in a plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist who had offended Muslims. Colleen LaRose, 47, helped foreign terror suspects intent on starting a holy war in Europe and South Asia, prosecutors said. Colleen LaRose was also known online as ‘Fatima LaRose’. She was in custody since her ... Read More »

Sen. Bob Corker Wants Bill to Tackle Deficit

Sen. Bob Corker wants to make some real change and introduced a bill that will help tackle deficit. The Federal Government is receiving a lot less revenue then that it is spending and this bill could help make ends meet. On Tuesday, Corker, R-Tenn., introduced a bill with U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., that would require Congress to cap all ... Read More »

Obama Kill Switch

We are sure many of you are aware of the unrest in Egypt. You must also be aware that internet access is restricted countrywide by the government. Well, US might get its own switch to shutdown internet. As of today, according to Computerworld, “Egypt is now off the grid.”  They write, “Four days after the Egyptian government ordered Internet service ... Read More »

New York City to lay off 15,000 Teachers ?!?

Well, thats what the Mayor is hinting at. New York City might have to lay off 15,000 teachers as the state has a $10 billion deficit and wants to cuts the city’s education budget by $1 billion, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Friday. New York City has around 75,0000 teachers. Bloomberg seems to be the first to start the lay ... Read More »

U.S. town demolished over lead contamination

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) – Most of its residents left, the school closed, the city government was disbanded and starting this week nearly every commercial building in Picher, Oklahoma, will be demolished. But the owner of the last-remaining open business in Picher, which has been vacated over the years because of lead contamination, is not ready to go. “It’s not ... Read More »