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With tragic events such as the shooting of a bible study group at a church in Charleston, South Carolina, the stories of heroic self defense and lives saved by legal gun owners are often overlooked. Here are just a few stories of law-abiding citizens using guns to defend themselves against criminals. Source: 11 times a …
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"You have to understand, in Venezuela gun ownership is not something that's open to everybody." Source: MSNBC: The people in Venezuela have no guns, and so therefore no power
A survey by TotalJobs found that three out of four people want all physical contact banned at work. Source: Goodbye Handshakes? Some Companies Considering Banning All Physical Contact In Workplace – CBS Philly
For three minutes Monday afternoon, a town along the Jersey Shore was under a tsunami alert, causing phones to ring off the hook at police headquarters. Source: Don’t Panic! Errant Tsunami Warning Sent in Jersey Shore Town - NBC New York
An alleged domestic terror plot aimed at “multiple targets” in Southern California was disrupted by federal and local law enforcement agencies, sources told The Times on Monday.A single suspect has been arrested on domestic terror charges, according to two law enforcement officials who spoke to The Times on condition of anonymity because they were not …
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The people we elect aren’t the ones calling the shots, says Tufts University’s Michael Glennon. Source: Vote all you want. The secret government won’t change. - The Boston Globe But six years into his administration, the Obama version of national security looks almost indistinguishable from the one he inherited. Guantanamo Bay remains open. The NSA …
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CAIRO (AP) — In a remote pocket of northern Yemen, many families with starving children have nothing to eat but the leaves of a local vine, boiled into a sour, acidic green paste. International aid agencies have been caught off guard by the extent of the suffering there as parents and children waste away. The …
Montreal’s ability to handle a disaster was put to the test on Sunday as emergency workers held a simulation of a major forest fire. 70 members of the Canadian Armed Forces, medical students from Universite de Montreal and doctors in residency from multiple hospitals took part in the drill, which was modelled after the devastating …
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JULIAN Assange was kicked out of the Ecuador embassy for allegedly sharing a photo of the president eating a lobster. The WikiLeaks founder is accused of leaking an embarrassing snap of Ecuadorian … Source: Julian Assange 'was kicked out of Ecuador embassy for sharing photo of president eating a lobster in bed' claim supporters
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