Border security is a national security issue. Without a secure border there is no way to know who is entering the United States. Border Patrol agents have noted that along with the 65,000 illegal immigrants who have crossed the border from Central American and Mexico this year, individuals from the Middle East, China, and …
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Saving The Bees Should Be Important To Anyone Who Needs To Eat To Survive
The honeybee population has been experiencing 30 percent declines since 2005. If the little pollinators vanish form the face of the Earth, the human race is not far behind. About every third bite of food we shovel onto our forks was pollinated by a honeybee. Colony collapse disorder has been studied by scientists from around …
Open Carry Rally Highlights Concerns Of Second Amendment Activists
Second Amendment supporters around the country are working hard this summer to garner attention for open carry, concealed carry, and hunting protections. An open carry rally was held in Burkburnett, Texas to draw attention to the BLM land fight going on in the state. The Bureau of Land Management boundary dispute may cause approximately …
EPA Fine Threats Over Clean Water Act Renew Agenda 21 Debate
EPA fine threats levied against small farmers, ranchers, and typical Americans seeking to build a pond in their own backyard have prompted a renewed debate over Agenda 21. A recent Huffington Post report referred to those concerned about the United Nations biodiversity program as conspiracy theorists, but the evolving eminent domain seizures, public land restrictions, …
FBI: BlackShades infected half million computers
NEW YORK (AP) — More than a half million computers in over 100 countries were infected by sophisticated malware that lets cybercriminals take over a computer and hijack its webcam, authorities said as charges were announced Monday against more than 100 people worldwide. The FBI described its investigation in criminal complaints unsealed in Manhattan federal …
Rural county, feds locked in water rights dispute
WEED, N.M. (AP) — The latest dispute over federal control of land and water in the West has erupted along the banks of the Agua Chiquita, a small spring-fed stream in the mountains of southern New Mexico where the federal government has installed metal fences and locked gates to keep cattle out. The move has …
Consumers losing doctors with new insurance plans
MIAMI (AP) — Some consumers who bought insurance under President Barack Obama’s health care law are experiencing buyer’s remorse after realizing that their longtime doctors aren’t accepting the new plans. Before the law took effect, experts warned that narrow networks could impact patients’ access to care, especially in cheaper plans. But with insurance cards now …
Study says irrigation can stress San Andreas Fault
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Excessive groundwater pumping for irrigation in California’s agricultural belt can stress the San Andreas Fault, potentially increasing the risk of future small earthquakes, a new study suggests. GPS readings found parts of the San Joaquin Valley floor have been sinking for decades through gradual depletion of the aquifer while the surrounding …
US producer prices jump; hint of rising inflation
WASHINGTON (AP) — The prices that U.S. companies receive for their goods and services rose by the most in seven months in April, a sign that inflation may be picking up from very low levels. The producer price index rose a seasonally adjusted 0.6 percent from March to April, the Labor Department said Wednesday, after a …