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OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s leader of nearly three decades declared a state of emergency Thursday, hours after protesters who oppose his bid for another term stormed the parliament and set part of it on fire, marking the

One of the reasons former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is so respected by commonsense conservatives is because of her realness. It’s not just her populist approach to campaigning and the way she talks to Americans but it’s also because of the way

The New York Times mocked an NRA ad that shows a rape victim speaking up for her right to bear arms for self-defense. The ad features Kimberly Weeks–a “survivor of violent crime”–telling gun control proponent Michael Bloomberg that he “[does] not

When Grantland Rice wrote “When the One Great Scorer comes, to write against your name,” he must have meant the Elias Sports Bureau.  The statistics gurus there advised the official scorers for Game 7 of the World Series that the

(AP) — The U.S. health care apparatus is so unprepared and short on resources to deal with the deadly Ebola virus that even small clusters of cases could overwhelm parts of the system, according to an Associated Press review of

Governor Chris Christie explained to local reporters that he was confident with his quarantine policy to combat Ebola in spite of pressure from the Obama administration, explaining that his policy was based on “common sense.” Referring to Obama’s statement on

The Federal Trade Commission filed suit against a British-based dating company alleging that it created fake automated profiles to trick paid members into believing that they were receiving texts from other real people on its several dating websites. The FTC

Wednesday at the Aspen Institute’s “Washington Ideas Forum,” Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said we are living through, “historic, defining times,” that will result in a, “new world order.” When questioned about the ongoing global chaos by the national correspondent for The

Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America held a rally on Wednesday demanding Kroger shareholders support gun bans in Kroger stores. The shareholders met in Erlanger, Kentucky, and after the meeting Kroger officials departed without giving Moms Demand the

The Bulls are back in town. Hard to believe, but the NBA season is here and in Chicago there is reason for optimism. Considering the poor play of the bumbling Bears, the Windy City turns its lonely eyes to the

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A special tribunal sentenced the leader of Bangladesh’s largest Islamist party to death on Wednesday for atrocities and multiple killings during the nation’s independence war against Pakistan in 1971. Motiur Rahman Nizami, 71, sat calmly in

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland is planning a major realignment of its military structure because of the conflict in neighboring Ukraine, the country’s defense minister said Monday, a move that could shift thousands of troops to its eastern border. “The

Thanks to the new Fox program Gotham and other hit fall shows, there’s been plenty to watch on TV in recent weeks. Perhaps the best drama of all however has come from the unscripted. Great sports makes for great entertainment. Athletic events were

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Tony Parker made a clutch shot in the fourth quarter. Manu Ginobili had a big game, and Tim Duncan contributed with a double-double. San Antonio’s efficient performance on opening night looked awfully familiar. Parker made a

ATLANTA (AP) — A nurse who fueled Ebola fears by flying to Cleveland after being infected by her dying patient was released Tuesday from a hospital isolation unit, where doctors defended her as a courageous front-line caregiver. Another nurse, held

Charles Barkley is once again stirring up trouble. As accusations arose of Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson being branded “not black enough” by some of his teammates, Charles Barkley came to his defense.  The former NBA star laid the blame

Conflict Kitchen, a restaurant located near the campuses of Carnegie Mellon and the University of Pittsburgh, features a menu that strictly serves dishes which are said to be from countries currently in conflict with the United States. In April, The

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest distanced the Obama administration from a military decision to isolate soldiers who served in Liberia for 21 days. According to a CBS report, 11 soldiers including Maj. Gen. Darryl Williams are being monitored in

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Two pro-European parties that campaigned for tough reforms to battle corruption shared the lead Monday after Ukraine’s parliamentary election, according to partial results. With more than half the votes counted, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s Popular Front

The United States can only evacuate four Ebola-stricken American soldiers per week from West Africa to the United States for treatment, according to the Pentagon. That may change in January of next year when the Pentagon is expected to procure

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With every pitch, Madison Bumgarner etched his place among the World Series greats. The long, tall lefty kept slinging away and put the San Francisco Giants just one win from yet another championship, throwing a four-hitter

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Egypt in state of emergency after terrorist attack in Sinai Sinai attack signals the end of Gaza peace agreement terms Hamas reports that it’s resumed work on restoring tunnels used in Gaza war Egypt

It’s already Week Eight in the NFL, and we are starting to see the cream rise to the top, with teams such as Denver, Indianapolis, New England, Baltimore, Green Bay, and Dallas looking like the NFL elite. But as we

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran hanged a woman on Saturday who was convicted of murdering a man she said was trying to rape her, the official IRNA news agency reported. Amnesty International and other human rights groups had called on

President Barack Obama assured the American public that U.S. government has the response to Ebola under control and argued that “the best way to keep Americans safe, is to stop it at its source—in West Africa” during his weekly address

U.S. forces stationed in Canada “will comply” with the country’s directive ordering Canadian soldiers not to wear their uniforms in public during off-duty activities, U.S. Northern Command told Breitbart News. The edict was issued by Canada’s Department of National Defense

WALLER, Texas — Joint Base San Antonio is hosting a variety of military units that are training to fight Ebola, both at home and in Africa. The effort involves units of both the Air Force, Navy, Marines and the Army.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jeremy Guthrie pitched shutout ball into the sixth inning, Lorenzo Cain drove in an early run off Tim Hudson and made a pair of nifty catches, and the Kansas City Royals beat the San Francisco Giants

AUSTIN, Texas — Earlier this month, Manuel Velez was released from prison in Huntsville, after being sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit, the murder of his girlfriend’s infant son. Breitbart Texas had the full story on the

On October 22 four former Blackwater guards received a guilty verdict for the shootings of 31 Iraqis on September 16, 2007. Fourteen Iraqis died and 17 others were wounded in the incident. According to an Associated Press report, the jury

On Sunday, seven Egyptian soldiers were killed and four wounded by a roadside bomb in the restive Sinai Peninsula. The Egyptian military has been battling a jihadist insurgency since the removal of former Islamist President Morsi, killing hundreds of police

WASHINGTON (AP) — Four former Blackwater security guards were convicted Wednesday in the 2007 shootings of more than 30 Iraqis in Baghdad, an incident that inflamed anti-American sentiment around the globe and was denounced by critics as an illustration of

A suspected terror attack was carried out in Israel on Wednesday when a car was used to run over civilians at Jerusalem’s light rail station near Ammunition Hill. The driver of the car attempted to flee the scene, but was

Hamas planned to carry out a massive attack on Israel by penetrating Israeli communities via tunnels dug under the border from the Gaza Strip, then killing or kidnapping as many people as possible, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) officials confirmed Tuesday.

The US and the UK have secretly renewed a nuclear treaty tied to their Mutual Defense Agreement (MDA), originally signed in 1958. The MDA allows the US and the UK to work together on “all aspects of nuclear deterrence including