Tesla Belonging To Mary McCormack Husband Spontaneously Combusts In LA Street Who knew that Teslas now come with Elon Musk’s famous “not a flamethrower” flamethrower included? The Tesla Model S belonging to the husband of actress Mary McCormack spontaneously combusted in Los Angeles. In a late Friday tweet, the West Wing actress said that flames …

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Splitting California Into 3 Pieces Is Long Overdue As we detailed earlier, it now looks like California voters will have the chance to vote on whether or not the state ought to be split up into three pieces. The Los AngelesTimes reports : If a majority of voters who cast ballots agree, a long and contentious process …

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German Police Uncover Jihadist "Ricin Bomb" Terror Plot A 29-year old Tunisian man has been arrested Cologne, Germany after he successfully produced Ricin which authorities say he intended to weaponize as a bio-chemical terror agent. Ricin is considered by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) as among the most toxic biological agents known — classified …

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Diplomatic Meltdown: Italy-France Relations Collapse Amid North-African Migrant Spat Italy has postponed high-level discussions with France on Wednesday after French President Emmanuel Macron criticized Rome for refusing to take in a migrant rescue ship full of 629 shipwrecked North Africans – forcing it to divert to Valencia, Spain. After the ship ran out of supplies, the …

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Macron Snaps At Italy Over Stranded Migrant Ship, Rome Hits Back At "Hypocritical" France French President Emmanuel Macron says that Italy “playing politics” with a boat full of shipwrecked Libyan refugees denied entry to Italy, and the Italian government has displayed “cynicism and irresponsibility” for closing its ports.  Mr Macron’s spokesman Benjamin Griveaux said the …

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Trump And Kim Sign "Comprehensive" Letter To End Historic Summit Donald Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un signed what the US president described as a “very important, comprehensive” document following the conclusion of their “really fantastic” whirlwind historic summit in Singapore, the first between a US president and North Korean leader that came …

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Mapping The Price Of A Pint Around The World Whether you’re sipping a pint of kölsch in Germany or drinking a Heineken at a hotel bar in Hong Kong, there are a number of factors that can influence how much your beverage will cost. As Visual Capitalist’s Nick Routley notes, cost of living is certainly …

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When, Where, And How Will The Empire Strike Back? Authored by James George Jatras via The Strategic Culture Foundation, In any analysis of contemporary international politics it pays to be cautiously pessimistic. As the default mode one can generally expect that any way in which things can go wrong to threaten the peace and security of the …

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Feeling Isolated? Authored by Adam Taggart via PeakProsperity.com, Does anyone else in your life share your concerns for the future? Is there someone you talk with regularly about the unsustainability of our current economic and ecological trajectories? Do you have friends and/or family members who support your efforts to develop a more resilient lifestyle? If …

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Taiwan Holds Massive Live-Firing War Drill Simulating Chinese Invasion Earlier this week, Taiwanese newspapers published reports that Taiwan’s military would be conducting a massive five-day live-fire war drill starting Monday. As of Thursday, the military exercise is currently underway and is featuring joint operations of its air force, navy, and ground troops in simulating an attack by China. …

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