LONDON (AP) – British police apologized Thursday for a counterterrorism project that installed surveillance cameras in predominantly Muslim neighborhoods, saying that although the cameras had never been switched on, the program had damaged trust and caused anger in the community. The surveillance program, which saw more than 200 CCTV cameras and number plate recognition devices [...]
KRGV: ZAPATA – Sheriff Sigifredo Gonzalez, Jr. tells CHANNEL 5 NEWS armed pirates shot at a McAllen couple on Falcon Lake this afternoon. The husband and wife were jetskiing near Old Guerrero.
Fox News: Congressman Frank Wolf (R-Va.) says it’s time for answers, and he’s tired of the Department of Justice “stonewalling” him. He’s referring to allegations from current and former DOJ attorneys that leadership within the department has advised employees that voting rights laws are meant to protect minorities, not whites, and will be enforced accordingly. [...]
(CNSNews.com)–News Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch said he supports amnesty for “law abiding†illegal immigrants because as legal residents they can help the nation’s economy by adding to “our tax base.†He also said he supports securing the border to prevent more illegal immigrants from entering the United States. At a hearing on Thursday before the [...]
BBC: A state of emergency has been declared in Ecuador after President Rafael Correa accused the opposition and security forces of a coup attempt.
LUCKNOW, India (AP) – For 150 years, Hindus and Muslims both claimed a site that is sacred to their religions, which triggered some of the worst rioting in India’s history. On Thursday, a court came up with a compromise: Split it. Both sides said they would appeal, and the muted reaction to the potentially explosive [...]
Unless the memo that the Wall Street Journal has is a forgery, then this so-called denial is really just a confirmation that the WSJ article is indeed correct because in this article McDonald’s acknowledges that it has been speaking to the feds about this issue. So the “denial” is just a sly way of saying [...]
