Good Samaritan billed by paramedics after rescuing family from car crash

A man who rescued a family from its overturned vehicle after an accident was rewarded for his selfless service with a first-responder bill. Derrick Deanda pulled a man and his three children from their van in Elk Grove, California, in September 2015 after it toppled over. Paramedics with Cosumnes Community Services District took Mr. Deanda’s

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Senator shames AR-15 owners: ‘They’re buying it to do bad things’

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire charged Monday that people who buy the wildly popular AR-15 semi-automatic rifle are buying it “to do bad things.” “I think people need to have their voices heard, and what I’ve heard from people in New Hampshire is that they think there’s reasonable legislation that we can pass including

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Loretta Lynch: ‘Most effective’ response to Islamic terrorism ‘is love’

How many people think we should send her to Afghanistan with flowers for the Taliban? Here’s  the thing: the only thing that Islam understands is force. It’s a religion of violence, and force is the only thing that they respect.  Attorney General Loretta Lynch told Florida’s LGBT community that the “most effective” weapon at America’s

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Pro-Romney forces given reins to GOP convention rules, positioned to launch anti-Trump coup

The specter of Donald Trump’s presidential nomination being ripped from under him in a nastily contested Republican National Convention next month is alive — again. Anti-Trump forces appeared to have been defeated after he ousted his remaining opponents from the race in early May and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Speaker Paul D. Ryan

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Senate Republicans rally behind expanding FBI’s online surveillance powers post-Orlando

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said lawmakers will vote this week on an amendment that would expand the FBI’s ability to conduct online surveillance and allow the bureau to compel internet companies for their customers’ browsing history and other records without a warrant. Mr. McConnell, Kentucky Republican, said Monday the proposal would strengthen the ability

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Military leaders press reluctant Obama to ramp up action against Islamic State in Libya

Rifts have emerged between U.S. military leaders and the Obama White House on Washington’s future role in Libya, with the generals questioning the White House’s argument that the recent success against Islamic State shows Libya can go it alone in the fight against terrorism, without direct U.S. assistance. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, the White

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Reid blasts NRA as only interested in ‘making money’ — after accepting campaign cash

Sen. Harry Reid took nearly $5,000 in campaign cash from the National Rifle Association the last time he ran for election — which made his vicious attack on the gun group Tuesday striking. After watching his gun control plans founder the night before in competing votes on the Senate floor, the Nevada lawmaker blamed the

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Clinton Foundation gives tiny fraction of $2 billion in revenue to veterans groups

The Clinton Foundation has collected more than $2 billion in revenue since it formed — but has given only the tiniest fraction to veterans groups, instead preferring to focus on international causes and in-house operations that provide far more control and less transparency. Meanwhile, a separate private charity, the Clinton Family Foundation, has donated about

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Idaho 22nd in child welfare

Idaho ranked No. 22 nationally in a new report that examines a range of child welfare issues. But that same study gave Idaho lackluster scores on education issues — largely because of the state’s chronic pre-K shortage. On Tuesday, the Annie E. Casey Foundation released its 2016 edition of the KIDS COUNT Data Book. Titled “State

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Twin Falls PD: Alleged rape committed by boys of Iraqi/Sudanese descent

Update: The Twin Falls Times-News reports today that Twin Falls Police Chief Craig Kingsbury and county Prosecutor Grant Loebs briefed the City Council and public last night about the June 2 incident that led to false internet reports about a gang-rape by Syrian refugees. The incident involved three boys aged 7, 10 and 14 and

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Clinton Foundation Said to Be Breached by Russian Hackers

Maybe the Russians will tell us all the dirty little secrets that the Clinton Foundation is keeping hushed up?  Or maybe they will start to release classified emails from her personal server? That could be a November Surprise for Hillary.   Via Bloomberg:  The Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation was among the organizations breached by

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Risch, Crapo favored two of four gun bills that failed Monday

From the Idaho Statesman:  The Senate voted Monday on four gun proposals intended to keep guns out of terrorists’ hands. None received enough votes to pass. “It is not surprising that some are trying to use recent tragedy to change the Second Amendment rights in our Constitution,” Sen. Mike Crapo said in a combined press release with Sen.

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US Newspaper Advertising Revenue: 1950-2015

This is adjusted for inflation. It shows the “disruptive technology” that the internet brought about to the mainstream media.  Based on newspaper data released yesterday by the Pew Research Center (“Newspapers: Fact Sheet “) including figures for annual newspaper advertising revenue, I was able to update the chart above through 2015. I’ve featured this chart

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Socialist Venezuela Facing Food Shortages ‘Despite’ Central Planning, Food Rights

Mass hunger in Venezuela has led to riots, with police arresting a number of people for looting, vandalism, and allegedly organizing the protests. And earlier today, a gunman stormed the Central Bank headquarters in Caracas, reportedly looking for board members and injuring two security officers before being shot and killed. Venezuela has faced countless shortages created by its centrally-planned economy, and

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