Timeline of redevelopment dispute involving Christie and Hoboken Mayor Zimmer
NJ.com | 22 January 2014
July 2010: The Rockefeller Group announces it is putting the finishes touches on plans for what would be Hoboken’s tallest tower…
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam Proposes Free Community College in Annual Address
Governing | 04 February 2014
All Tennessee high school graduates could attend two years at a community college free under a proposal…
Congress Sends 5-year, $1-Trillion Farm Bill to President Obama
Los Angeles Times | 04 February 2014
The farm bill is a hard-fought compromise that sets policy over agricultural subsidies, nutrition programs and the food stamp safety net for the next five years…
Entrusted to Burn John Paul II’s Notes, Cardinal Publishes Them Instead
The New York Times | 04 February 2014
Defying a pope’s explicit instructions is not a widespread habit among Roman Catholic cardinals…
How Does the U.S. Power Grid Work?
The Wall Street Journal | 05 February 2014
With over 160,000 miles of transmission lines, the U.S. power grid is designed to handle natural and man-made disasters, as well as fluctuations in demand. How does the system work?
Three Bankers on Trial in Dublin Over Crash That Brought Ireland to its Knees
The Independent | 03 February 2014
Three prominent bankers go on trial this week in one of the biggest prosecutions ever mounted in an Irish court…
North and South Korea Agree to Hold Family Reunions This Month
CNN | 05 February 2014
North and South Korea have agreed to hold reunions later this month of families separated since the Korean War, Seoul said Wednesday…
NBC: All Visitors to Sochi Olympics Immediately Hacked
The Weekly Standard | 05 February 2014
Richard Engel reported last night on NBC that all visitors to the Sochi Olympics are getting hacked as soon as their electronic devices connect to any Russian network…
Old Tensions Resurface in Debate Over U.S. Role in Post-2014 Afghanistan
Telegraph | 05 February 2014
President Obama brought his top Afghanistan commanders to the Oval Office on Tuesday to discuss the way forward in a war he is determined to end by the end of the year…
Philippine President Compares China’s Expansion to Nazi Germany
Telegraph | 05 February 2014
Benigno Aquino warns West must not attempt to appease China as it did Hitler but presidential palace later says comments were not intended to ‘offend’ Beijing…
Google Reaches Agreement with EU in Antitrust Case
Associated Press | 05 February 2014
The European Union’s antitrust watchdog on Wednesday accepted “far-reaching” concessions offered by Google to settle allegations it is abusing its dominant position in Internet searches…
UN Committee Blasts Vatican on Sex Abuse, Abortion
Associated Press | 05 February 2014
The Vatican “systematically” adopted policies that allowed priests to rape and molest tens of thousands of children over decades…
YouTube | 19 January 2014
An official selection of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and available only on YouTube…
Fukushima Radiation Causing U.S. Insurance Companies to Exclude All Coverage for Radiation Claims
Turner Radio Network | 02 February 2014
Insurance Companies in the United States have begun notifying customers they will no longer have ANY coverage whatsoever for anything relating to nuclear energy claims…
Senator Holds Meeting Against NSA
WPTZ | 01 February 2014
As a strong voice against the National Security Agency surveillance of Americans via their private phone calls…
Veterans Group Says Military Suicide Rate is ‘Out of Control’
Military Times | 30 January 2014
Suicide prevention is the No. 1 legislative priority this year for the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, says Paul Rieckhoff, the group’s founder and CEO…
Exclusive: General Says More Marines Could be Based Throughout Africa
Military Times | 31 January 2014
Marine units that specialize in crisis response could be based in Africa in coming years as military leaders…
Top 20 Countries; Likely to Face Coup in 2014
Stratrisks | 30 January 2014
Pakistan has been included in the list of 40 countries having risks of coup in 2014 and residing on the 14th position released by Jay Ulfelder…
TSA Harasses Police Chief – Placed On Administrative Leave – Told To Disband Entire Police Department
Oathkeepers | 30 January 2014
TSA Harasses Shane Harger, Constitutional Chief of Police Placed On Administrative Leave, Chief Told To Disband Entire Police Department…
Russia Threatens to Quit START as US Deploys Aegis Destroyer to Spain
RT | 02 February 2014
The US has deployed a ballistic missile defense destroyer to Spain to boost NATO’s anti-missile shield in Europe…
Arms exports: Government promotes Deal with Saudi Arabia
Spiegel Online | 02 February 2014
More than a hundred military boats to be sold from Germany to Saudi Arabia…
UK Parliament Considers Allowing Secret Courts to Issue Orders to Seize Reporters’ Notebooks
Boing Boing | 01 February 2014
The Deregulation Bill is coming before the UK House of Commons on Monday, and among its many “red-tape-cutting” provisions…
Corruption Across EU ‘Breathtaking’ – EU Commission
BBC News | 03 February 2014
The extent of corruption in Europe is “breathtaking” and it costs the EU economy at least 120bn euros (£99bn) annually, the European Commission says…
Yellen Sworn in as Fed Chairman as Bernanke Joins Brookings
Bloomberg | 03 February 2014
Janet Yellen was sworn in today as the chairman of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors in Washington…
How Cronyism And Corruption Brought Down Detroit
Zero Hedge | 02 February 2014
Detroit U.S.A.: Once the most prosperous city in America…
Follow the Money: The NSA’s Real-Time Electronic Surveillance of Bank Transactions
Lars Schall | 02 February 2014
Today I publish exclusively the complete transcript of an old, yet important PBS Television documentary entitled “Follow the Money,”…
James Corbett’s Short, But Pithy Explanation of 9-11
Jim Mars | 14 November 2013
Commentator James Corbett lays bare the unvarnished, if almost humorous, truth about the official explanation of the 9/11 attacks…
AT&T Plan to Shut Off Public Switched Telephone Network Moves Ahead at FCC
Ars Technica | 30 January 2014
FCC to greenlight IP phone trials, but won’t completely deregulate AT&T…
Once the Hunter, Chris Christie is Now the Prey in Bridge-gate Probe
Christian Science Monitor | 24 January 2014
Chris Christie’s successor as US Attorney for the District of New Jersey has expanded the probe of Bridge-gate…