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Is America’s Economy Being Sovietized
The Tyranny Of Planned Economy The characteristics of a free market society defy the use of centralized planning. Adam Smith's original concept of free market trade stood as an antithesis to what was then referred to as "mercantilism," a select few "joint stock companies" (corporations) monopolizing production while using government ties to destroy any new competition. ...
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Court Rules Vacation Rental Site Illegal In New York
In New York, a judge has dealt a setback to Airbnb, the popular website for short term apartment rentals. The judge ruled an Airbnb user violated a New York City law when he rented a room to a visitor from out of town. The judge's decision casts doubt on New Yorkers' ability to make use of the site ...
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Homes next to Florida sinkhole to be demolished
A Florida man has been swallowed by a sinkhole that opened under his bedroom, according to CNN. The 36-year-old man vanished Thursday night under his home after his brother tried to rescue him from going under, the network reported. Authorities said the hole is about 100 feet wide and getting bigger. "When he got there, there was no bedroom left," Hillsborough County Fire ...
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Twister Parents face tough choice when tornadoes bear down
By DAVID A. LIEB,Associated Press MOORE, Okla. (AP) - With an ominous storm approaching, the Moore Public School District flashed a text alert to parents: "We are currently holding all students until the current storm danger is over. Students are being released to parents only at this time."Parents had a gut-wrenching choice, and only a few minutes to make it. Trust the safety of the ...
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FBI agent fatally shoots man in Orlando
ORLANDO - The friend of a suspect shot by an FBI agent in Orlando Wednesday morning says agents were questioning the suspect about the Boston Marathon bombings, something the FBI has not confirmed, WFTV ...
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Chevy Impala - Big American car done right
Fortune 500 ) redesigned the Chevrolet Impala the goal seemed to be to create as dull and forgettable a car as possible. In that sense, the Impala was a major success. Few cars were as boring to drive or, once seen, faded from the mind so quickly. Following that performance, the new 2014 Chevrolet Impala is as startling as a splash of ice water to the face. For starters, just look at it. Far ...
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Key US Senate panel passes landmark immigration reform bill
Far-reaching legislation that grants a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote Tuesday night after supporters somberly sidestepped a controversy over the rights of gay spouses.The 13-5 vote cleared the way for an epic showdown on the Senate floor on legislation that is one of President ...
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Cannes Strand Releasing Grabs Stranger at the Lake for North America
PHOTOS: Cannes Competition Lineup Features 'Behind the Candelabra,' 'Only God Forgives,' 'Nebraska' Films du Losange’s head of sales, Agathe ...
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Disgraced ex-congressman Weiner announces candidacy for NYC mayor
U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) pauses as he announces that he will resign from the United States House of Representatives during a news conference in Brooklyn, New York, June 16, ...
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Boy Scouts to Vote on Gay Ban
The Boy Scouts of America will convene a two-day meeting of 1,400 local leaders to consider changing its long-standing ban on allowing openly gay boys to don the Boy Scouts uniform. Officials of the Irving, Texas-based organization are scheduled to open the first of the ballots cast on whether to allow openly gay Scouts. Scouting officials propose allowing openly gay Scouts but retaining the ...
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10 Things to Know for Today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. DIGGING OUT FROM OKLAHOMA TORNADO Rescuers are nearly finished searching for victims, but most Moore residents are just starting to find out whether their homes were destroyed. 2. STAR WITNESS IN IRS HEARINGS NOT TALKING Lois Lerner, who revealed the agency's targeting of ...
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Conn. Rail Service Returns to Normal
Regular train service is returning to Connecticut, five days after a derailment injured scores of commuters and damaged tracks. Commuter rail service from Connecticut to New York City, along with Amtrak service between Boston and New York, was scheduled to resume Wednesday morning on one of the nation's oldest and most heavily traveled railways. Metro-North had been using buses to ...
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America’s Bubble Economy Is Going To Become An Economic Black Hole
mainstream media never talks about that. They are much too busy covering the latest dogfights in Washington and what Justin Bieber has been up to. And most Americans seem to think that if the Dow keeps setting new all-time highs that everything must be okay. Sadly, that is not the case at all. Right now, the U.S. economy is exhibiting all of the classic symptoms of a bubble economy. You can see ...
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Under scrutiny Va. govs mansion a dichotomy
FILE - In this Tuesday Jan. 31, 2006 file photo, Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine, gestures as he practices the Democratic response to the State of the Union in the Governor's Mansion at the Capitol in Richmond, ...
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First victims of Oklahoma tornado revealed
Tragic Janae Hornsby, who has been described as vibrant and full of life, was a student at Plaza Towers Elementary School.Little Janae is one of nine children who lost their lives in the super storm and the death toll has reached 24. Her father Joshua visited a shelter for parents searching for their missing children when he learned the news yesterday morning."She was the best kid anyone ...
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Sparks will fly House panel braces for heated IRS hearing
Deputy Treasury Secretary Neal Wolin testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs committee hearing on December 6, 2011. Wolin was the Treasury official who learned about the investigation into the IRS in ...
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New York Times accused of treating Latin political leaders differently
New York Times has yet to carry. A petition, signed by 23 leading US academics, authors and film-makers, has been launched which urges the paper's "public editor" to examine the Times's inconsistent coverage of two Latin American countries.They argue that there are disparities between its largely negative reporting ...
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Will Indian outsourcing companies be forced to hire more Americans
The vote followed the committee's decision to embrace a Republican move to ease restrictions on high-tech US companies that want to hire more skilled workers from countries like India and ...
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Major League Soccer announces New York New York City Football Club
WAM NEW YORK, May 22nd, 2013 (WAM): Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber announced today that a partnership of global sports powers, Manchester City Football Club and the New York Yankees, has acquired the League's 20th expansion club. The new team will be named New York City Football Club (NYCFC) and expects to begin play in 2015. "We proudly welcome two of the most ...
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Americans have a right to act stupid
The tour would have not made it to the front pages of European newspapers if it hadn't been for a funny incident that happened in Berlin, Kerry's second stop. Speaking in front of the students at the Berlin University, Kerry began to talk about democracy and moral values, and expressed his personal opinion on the matter. After the conference, world media presented headlines stating ...
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Immigration bill heads to full Senate
FILE - In this May 20, 2013 file photo, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., left, confers with Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., center, and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., as the Senate Judiciary Committee assembled to work on a landmark immigration bill to secure the border and offer citizenship to millions, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Leading senators working on ...
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600 police photos of Tucson rampage scene released
In this image released by the Pima County Sheriff's department, police notes are seen scrawled on the trunk of a police car, in the aftermath of the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others in January 2011. Authorities released more than 300 photos on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, made by investigators during their investigation ...
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GOP questions IRS scrutiny of anti-abortion groups
Coalition for Life of Iowa president Sue Martinek holds a sign in her home, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. When the Coalition applied for tax-exempt status in 2008, the tiny group thought getting IRS approval would be easy. But the group faced months of delay, was ordered to provide details about its prayer events outside the local Planned Parenthood clinic, and even directed to ...
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Boy Scouts meet to decide policy on gay Scouts
With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the country to decide whether its contentious membership policy should be overhauled so that openly gay boys can participate in Scout ...
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Amid immigration reform calls to change asylums
As Congress debates legalizing about 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, immigration advocates are pushing plans they say will open the asylum process for thousands of more people who flee persecution in their home ...
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