News Updates from CLG
26 January 2016
26 January 2016
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Air Force officials won't say whether radioactive material was released when Minuteman III nuclear missile was damaged: Nuclear missile 'mishap' costs Air Force $1.8M --Air Force officials did not specifically address whether radioactive material was released when the missile was damaged. | 24 Jan 2016 | Three U.S. Air Force airmen were stripped of their nuclear certifications after a "mishap" caused approximately 1.8 million in damage to an intercontinental ballistic missile in 2014, officials said Friday. The incident occurred when the Minuteman III nuclear missile, assigned to the 90th Missile Wing at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming, became "non-operational" during a diagnostic test, according to a statement released by the Air Force...Further details about the nature of the "mishap" are murky, as the full report from the military's Accident Investigation Board remains classified.
Pentagon Wants Psychologists to End Ban on Interrogation Role at Guantanamo Bay, Other National Security Sites | 24 Jan 2016 | The Pentagon has asked the American Psychological Association to reconsider its ban on the involvement of psychologists in national security interrogations at the Guantánamo Bay prison and other facilities. The Defense Department reduced its use of psychologists at Guantánamo in late 2015 in response to the policy approved by the association last summer. But in a letter and accompanying memo to association officials this month, Brad Carson, the acting principal deputy secretary of defense for personnel and readiness, asked that the group, the nation's largest professional organization for psychologists, revisit its "blanket prohibition."...James Mitchell and Bruce Jessen, contractors who helped run the C.I.A.'s harsh interrogation torture program, were the most controversial examples of psychologists involved in George W. Bush-era interrogations before the abusive torture programs were ended.
Islamic State video purports to show Paris attackers, threatens Britain | 25 Jan 2016 | A video published on Sunday by the media centre of Islamic State [Langley, Virginia?] purported to show images and last statements of nine of the people who took part in the Paris attacks that killed 130 people on Nov. 13. Reuters could not independently verify the authenticity of the footage, which showed the men delivering anti-Western diatribes and concluded with an apparent threat to attack Britain. The French Foreign Ministry declined to comment on the video.
Plane Diverted to Ireland After Bomb Threat | 24 Jan 2016 | A Turkish Airlines flight from Texas has been diverted to Shannon, Ireland, after a handwritten bomb threat. The Boeing 777, which had been heading to Istanbul, landed and all 209 passengers got off safely, a Shannon airport spokesman said...The Irish Times reported that flight TK-34 departed Houston at 9.07pm local time on Saturday (4.07am Irish time Sunday).
FBI Stages Weapons Purchase, Then Arrests Milwaukee Man for Allegedly Planning Temple Attack | 26 Jan 2016 | A Milwaukee man was arrested Tuesday on charges that he sought machine guns in order to carry out a terror attack on a Masonic temple, federal prosecutors said. Samy Mohamed Hamzeh, 23, was charged with unlawfully possessing a machine gun and unlawfully receiving and possessing firearms not registered to him. Hamzeh allegedly told two informants working with the FBI last week that the three should carry out an attack on a Masonic temple using machine guns equipped with silencers...The FBI set up a fake buy Monday and arrested Hamzeh after he paid for two fully automatic guns and one silencer, the FBI said.
Sydney teenager arrested over allegedly collecting documents linked to terrorism | 26 Jan 2016 | An 18-year-old Sydney man has been charged with three counts of collecting documents likely to facilitate terrorist acts. The NSW Joint Counter Terrorism Team arrested Sameh Bayda, of Guildford, late yesterday and his bail has been refused, police said. When Bayda appeared in Parramatta Court today, police alleged that in December and January he collected images of documents likely to be used for a terrorist attack.
Ah, then came the dawn. Naval Medical Center Conducted 'Code White' (Active Shooter) Drill One Month Ago By www.legitgov.org | 26 Jan 2016 | (Images at link)
Police chief Shelley Zimmerman on Naval Medical Center incident: 'We trained for this' | 26 Jan 2016 | An apparently unfounded report of shots fired Tuesday morning at Naval Medical Center San Diego prompted lockdowns of the facility and nearby schools as law enforcement officers flooded the area and searched the hospital complex. About 8 a.m., authorities got word from a Department of Defense employee reporting what sounded like three gunshots seemingly coming from the basement of NMCSD Building 26, which houses a gymnasium and barracks, according to Navy Region Southwest...Mayor Kevin Faulconer hailed the "tremendous collaboration" displayed during the emergency. "This is what we train for -- as a region, as a city," he said. "The fact (is) that we had, at last count, seven law enforcement agencies from the federal, the state, the local level that all pitched in, (that) didn't wait."
Naval Medical Center San Diego 'Shooting': 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know 26 Jan 2016 A base spokesman told CW6 San Diego that personnel conducted an active shooter drill in December 2015. He added that the source of the investigation right now is the building's basement. That spokesman doesn't know if the basement has been evacuated. Non-emergency personnel have been advised to stay away from the building, reports ABC San Diego...The base is the jurisdiction of military police who are coordinating with local and federal agencies. NBC San Diego reports that two California Highway Patrol officers were seen entering the medical center at around 8:30 a.m. local time. Officer John Perryman told the San Diego Union-Tribune that there is a "minimum of 100" cops at the hospital.
'Active shooter' reported at San Diego military hospital in US | 27 Jan 2016 | An "active shooter" was reported at a San Diego military hospital, but an initial sweep of the building in southern California found no evidence a shooting had occurred, officials say. Navy spokesman Jon Nylander told AFP that a single witness had reported hearing three shots in the basement of the building at about 8:00am (local time). Local police, assisted by Navy dogs and California Highway Patrol officers, searched the building but there were no immediate signs of a shooting or reports of casualties.
Possible Shots Fired at Naval Medical Center San Diego | 26 Jan 2016 | Naval Medical Center San Diego was on lockdown Tuesday morning after reports of shots being fired in one of its buildings. "According to initial reports of a single witness, at approximately 8 a.m. this morning three shots were reportedly heard in the basement of Building 26, a combination gym/barracks," the federal health facility said in a press release. First responders and Navy dog units were on the scene, the Naval Medical Center said..."An active shooter has just been been reported in building #26 at Naval Medical Center San Diego. All occupants are advised to run, hide or fight. All non-emergency response personnel are asked to stay away from the compound," it posted on Facebook, just after 8 a.m. PT.
U.S. eases air travel, export financing sanctions on Cuba | 26 Jan 2016 | The United States on Tuesday announced changes to its sanctions on Cuba, lifting export payment and financing restrictions and facilitating airline travel in [capitalist-ruled] Washington's latest move to ease the U.S. embargo on the Communist-ruled island. The amendments, which take effect on Wednesday, "will remove restrictions on payment and financing terms for authorized exports and re-exports to Cuba of items other than agricultural items or commodities," according to a statement from the Treasury and Commerce Departments. The changes will facilitate travel to Cuba by allowing blocked space, code-sharing, and leasing arrangements with Cuban airlines, it said.
Thank the Ban: Food Sanctions Make Moscow One of Europe's Culinary Capitals | 25 Jan 2016 | The Kremlin's ban on the import of certain kinds of food from Europe, the US and Turkey have surprisingly transformed Moscow into one of the most interesting culinary capitals of Europe, leading to the renaissance of true Russian cuisine, according to an American weekly news magazine. Russian cuisine is enjoying "the strange, delightful renaissance" due to the Kremlin-imposed bans on the import of foodstuffs from Europe, the United States and Turkey, according to Newsweek magazine. Under the current circumstances, Moscow's restaurateurs decided to turn to a movement, popular in many parts of the world - locavore cooking - or consumption of only locally grown foods.
Denmark passes tough migrant law as Nordic refugee welcome dims | 26 Jan 2016 | Denmark's parliament passed measures on Tuesday aimed at deterring refugees from seeking asylum, including confiscating valuables to pay for their stay, despite protests from international human rights organisations. The measures, which also include extending family reunification among refugees from one year to three years, are the latest sign that the Nordic welcome for refugees is waning...The bill is the latest attempt by Denmark's minority centre-right government to curb immigration to a country that took in a record 20,000 refugees last year.
Zika virus set to spread across Americas, spurring vaccine hunt --The Zika outbreak comes hard on the heels of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa. | 25 Jan 2016 | The mosquito[Fort Detrick lab]-borne Zika virus, which has been linked to brain damage in thousands of babies in Brazil, is likely to spread to all countries in the Americas except for Canada and Chile, the World Health Organization said on Monday. Zika transmission has not yet been reported in the continental United States, although a woman who fell ill with the virus in Brazil later gave birth to a brain-damaged baby in Hawaii...British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline said on Monday it was studying the feasibility of using its vaccine technology on Zika, while France's Sanofi said it was reviewing possibilities. [Translation: Billions more for the military-pharma complex to cure a virus they likely created.]
Donald Trump to Skip Fox News GOP Debate - Lewandowski | 26 Jan 2016 | Corey Lewandowski, campaign manager for Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, held an impromptu media conference early Tuesday evening. Lewandowski said that Trump will not be attending the GOP debate hosted by Fox News.
Trump will 'definitely not' participate in Fox debate, campaign says | 26 Jan 2016 | Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump says he will not attend a debate scheduled for Thursday night in Des Moines, an unexpected twist just days before voters here launch the election process. "I probably won't be doing the debate. I'm going to have something else in Iowa," he said during a press conference in a high school workout room on Tuesday afternoon. After the press conference, Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski confirmed to The Washington Post that Trump would "definitely not" participate in Thursday's Fox News debate.
Lewandowski: Trump may stage town hall if Fox News won't dump Megyn Kelly | 24 Jan 2016 | With just five days until Fox News airs the final GOP debate before the Iowa Caucuses, Donald Trump is reigniting his war with [biased] Megyn Kelly. "Based on @MegynKelly's conflict of interest and bias she should not be allowed to be a moderator of the next debate," Trump tweeted while campaigning in Iowa on Saturday...Trump's campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, indicated that Trump could walk away from the debate if Fox won't exclude Kelly. "Let's see what happens," he told me.
Evangelical leader Jerry Falwell Jr. endorses Trump | 26 Jan 2016 | Liberty University president Jerry Falwell Jr., the son of the late televangelist, endorsed Donald Trump on Tuesday, giving the Republican front-runner the blessing of one of the evangelical community's biggest names just days before the Iowa caucuses. Falwell's move has long been expected since he has showered praise on the billionaire in recent weeks and developed a rapport with him. But the timing of the formal announcement is significant, coming as Trump and Ted Cruz compete intensely in Iowa for the support of social conservatives.
Corporatist Rick Perry Endorses Ted Cruz for President | 25 Jan 2016 | Former Texas Gov. [Koch troll] Rick Perry is throwing his support behind a fellow Texan -- [Goldman Sachs-owned] Sen. Ted Cruz -- in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. The Lone Star State endorsement marks one of Cruz's most high-profile backers and aims to give his campaign a much-needed boost just one week before the crucial, first-in-the-nation caucuses in Iowa. Perry, who gave up his own unsuccessful presidential bid in September after just 97 [pathetic] days on the trail, had been plagued by stagnant polling and lackluster fundraising.
Millennials help Bernie Sanders close gap with Hillary Clinton | 26 Jan 2016 | Bernie Sanders is the oldest contender in the race, but he's drawing some of the youngest supporters on the campaign trail. The mobilization of his young army of admirers will help determine whether he's able to slow -- or stop -- Hillary Clinton's march to the Democratic presidential nomination...The 74-year-old Vermont senator has become one of the hippest candidates of the election cycle, at least in the digital world, where he's developed an unlikely following of young supporters.
Ben & Jerry's co-founder creates Bernie Sanders ice cream | 25 Jan 2016 | Ben & Jerry's co-founder Ben Cohen announced Monday he has created a new flavor celebrating Bernie Sanders's White House run. "Nothing is so unstoppable as a flavor whose time has finally come," Cohen wrote on his Facebook page alongside a picture displaying a pint of "Bernie's Yearning" ice cream. Cohen's website describes "Bernie's Yearning" as plain mint ice cream beneath a solid layer of chocolate on top. "The chocolate disc represents the huge majority of economic gains that have gone to the top 1 percent since the end of the recession," the flavor's packaging states. "Beneath it, the rest of us."
6 Cleveland cops fired over 2012 chase, 137-shot barrage | 26 Jan 2016 | The Cleveland Police Department announced Tuesday that six of its officers involved in the 137-shot barrage that killed an unarmed pair after a car chase have been fired. Those officers included Michael Brelo, a patrolman acquitted of manslaughter charges in May for having fired the last 15 shots of the barrage in East Cleveland on Nov. 29, 2012...The deadly chase lasted 20 minutes, beginning in Cleveland and ending at Heritage Middle School in East Cleveland and involved more than 100 officers. At its conclusion, 137 shots were fired through the windshield of the vehicle, killing Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams.
Grand jury clears local Planned Parenthood; indicts 2 accusers | 25 Jan 2016 | (Houston) A Harris County grand jury has cleared Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast of wrongdoing after a two-month investigation. Grand jurors indicted two Planned Parenthood accusers who made secret recordings with a Planned Parenthood official last August. Anti-abortion activists David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt are charged with tampering with a governmental record. Daleiden also faces a charge related to the purchase of human organs.
Creator of anti-Planned Parenthood videos faces felony charge | 25 Jan 2016 | A Houston grand jury that was investigating accusations of criminal misconduct against Planned Parenthood on Monday instead indicted the leader of an anti-abortion group that recorded covert videos of the organization's employees. Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson said David Daleiden, the director of the Center for Medical Progress, faces a felony charge of tampering with a governmental record and a misdemeanor count related to buying human tissue. Sandra Merritt, one of Daleiden's employees, was also indicted on a charge of tampering with a governmental record.
Auto safety regulators expect to add another 5 million vehicles to Takata air bag recalls | 24 Jan 2016 | Federal auto-safety regulators expect to add another 5 million vehicles to the Takata air bag recalls - partly because they have identified another death attributable to defective inflators, officials said Friday. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that it believes a South Carolina driver was killed last month when an inflator in a Takata airbag exploded...The fatal air bag deployment occurred in a 2006 Ford Ranger pickup, making it the first death in a vehicle other than a Honda. It's the ninth death attributed to the air bag inflators in the U.S.
At Least 30 Dead After Deadly Blizzard Brings Heavy Snow, Winds, Flooding to East Coast | 24 Jan 2016 | A mammoth blizzard with hurricane-force winds that set single-day snowfall records in Washington and New York City and caused some two-dozen deaths, gave way Sunday to brilliant sunshine and gently rising temperatures, enabling millions to dig out and enjoy the winter. New York and Baltimore began lifting travel restrictions and hearty souls ventured out on snow-choked streets Sunday, while mass transit systems up and down the coast gradually restored service...At least 30 people have died as a result of the snowstorm, including in car accidents, from carbon monoxide poisoning, and from suffering heart attacks while shoveling snow.
'Sorry to report there was no pizza in sight!' Determined rat filmed tunneling through several inches of fresh snow in Brooklyn --His antics come in the wake of other New York rats whose determination has made them viral sensations | 25 Jan 2016 | Pizza Rat's epic quest to take a slice more than twice his size down some subway steps made him a viral sensation. And then, earlier this month, another pair of rodents teamed up to move some a comparatively huge piece of pita bread up a set of steps. So it's not surprising that even vast amounts of snow do little to stop the city's determined rats from getting to where they need to go. This video, posted on Instagram, shows a tiny rat battle the crazy conditions and manage to tunnel its way through several inches of snow during the weekend's blizzard.
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avid Daleiden wanted to show exactly what a 19-week-old aborted fetus, being held in the hands of a medical technician, looked like. The problem was he didn't have that picture. So he went to the Internet, found something close and inserted it into his documentary.
