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Amazon to hire 50,000 across US
SEATTLE (AP) -- Amazon has some job openings. Lots of them.
The company on Wednesday said that it's looking to fill more than 50,000 positions across the U.S. The announcement comes at a time when the labor market is growing tight with back-to-school and ho...
Who Owns Border Death Truck Tragedy? Mexico!
Florida truck driver James Matthew Bradley isn't the mastermind of the human smuggling ring that led to the grisly deaths of 10 illegal immigrants in his rig, which authorities found at a San Antonio Walmart over the weekend.
He's just a cog in the machine.
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Confident in Trump, gun owners buy fewer rifles, shotguns
Sales of rifles and shotguns have dropped sharply in California since the election of Donald Trump, who has expressed his intent to defend Second Amendment rights and was endorsed by the National Rifle Association.
The political climate often drives gun sal...
Trump bars transgenders from military
(EFE).- President Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday that transgender individuals would be prohibited from serving in the United States military, saying he made the decision after consulting with generals and military experts.
Trump said his administration woul...
D.C. law requiring ‘good reason’ to carry handgun rejected by appeals court as unconstitutional
A strict D.C. gun law that prevents most firearms owners from carrying concealed handguns in public in the nation's capital is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court panel ruled Tuesday, saying the city government cannot demand citizens prove a "good reason...
California imam should be watched; his Islamic center monitored
A California imam who was captured on video calling for the annihilation of Jews ought to be investigated for subversive behaviors.
He ought to be watched; he ought to be watchdogged to death. And the Islamic center that welcomed his sermon? That site shoul...
Legalized marijuana has brought huge black market problems to Colorado
This is not a good time to invest in recreational pot, as detailed by The New York Times, The Gazette and a variety of marijuana publications.
"States Keep Saying Yes to Marijuana Use. Now Comes the Federal No," says the headline of a July 15 Times story.
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The Science Deniers
My friend just found out that she is pregnant for the first time, and she and her husband are ecstatic.
The new mom had an ultrasound a few days ago, and the doctor determined that the raspberry-size baby is 8 weeks old. My friend got to listen to her baby'...
Justice Department issues new financial warning to sanctuary cities
The Justice Department issued a new warning to sanctuary cities Tuesday, saying they must prove they fully cooperate with immigration agents in order to claim federal law enforcement grant money.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions said jurisdictions that don't ...