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Israeli Airstrike Kills 3 Senior Hamas Leaders

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed three senior commanders of the Hamas military wing Thursday, delivering a likely blow to the organization’s morale and highlighting the long reach of Israel’s intelligence services. The pre-dawn

Israeli Airstrike Kills 3 Senior Hamas Leaders

Israeli Airstrike Kills 3 Senior Hamas Leaders

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed three senior leaders of the Hamas military wing on Thursday, the militant group said, in what is likely to be a major blow to the organization’s morale and

Israeli Airstrike Kills 3 Senior Hamas Leaders

Higher Cigarette Taxes Boon to Organized Crime

Higher taxes aren’t generally a path to economic growth and job creation. Higher cigarette taxes, however, are increasingly boosting at least one sector of the economy, organized crime.  ‘Smuggled cigarettes have become the new currency of organized crime, and a

Higher Cigarette Taxes Boon to Organized Crime

Optimism Fades as Talks to Resume on Gaza War

CAIRO (AP) — A Palestinian negotiator said Sunday his side is “less optimistic” about indirect talks with Israel over the Gaza war as a deadline on a temporary cease-fire looms. The Palestinian team reassembled in Cairo on Sunday after members

Optimism Fades as Talks to Resume on Gaza War

Egypt: Israel, Hamas to Extend Temporary Truce

CAIRO (AP) — Israel and Hamas agreed to extend a temporary cease-fire for five days, Egyptian and Palestinian officials announced Wednesday, permitting the sides to continue to negotiate a substantive deal to end the war in Gaza. Yet even as

Egypt: Israel, Hamas to Extend Temporary Truce

UK Burns Illegal Cigarettes In Power Plant

British authorities are planning to burn 8.5 million illegal cigarettes to produce power for the National Grid, according to the Daily Mail. The cigarettes were seized after an inspection of a container from Malaysia that was supposed to contain fabric.

UK Burns Illegal Cigarettes In Power Plant

Venezuelan General Arrested on US Warrant for Drug Smuggling

General Hugo Carvajal, a high-ranking retired military general and former chief of Venezuela’s military intelligence, was arrested in Aruba this week on charges of helping Colombian Marxist rebels smuggle cocaine into the United States. Carvaja is expected to be extradited to

Venezuelan General Arrested on US Warrant for Drug Smuggling

Lessons in Guerrilla Journalism from a Former Leftist Activist

MCALLEN, Texas–Arriving in the Rio Grande Valley, the current epicenter of illegal alien crossings, brings perspective to the crisis that the entire country is talking about. Rolling in from Houston with Brandon Darby, Breitbart Texas editor, this journalist listens and soaks

Lessons in Guerrilla Journalism from a Former Leftist Activist

Perry Prepares to Deploy National Guard to Small Portion of Border

MCALLEN, Texas–Texas media outlets are reporting Texas Governor Rick Perry is preparing to deploy the Texas National Guard to portions of the Texas/Mexico border. State Senator Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa (D-McAllen) confirmed the pending announcement of Perry’s decision to deploy 1,000

Perry Prepares to Deploy National Guard to Small Portion of Border

Hamas-Israel Cease Fire? It's Déjà vu All Over Again

Thousands of rockets launched from Gaza raining down throughout Israel. Israeli homes being destroyed by missiles. Air raid sirens going off, giving Israeli civilians less than a minute to find shelter. Millions of Israeli civilians traumatized running for bomb shelters.

Hamas-Israel Cease Fire? It's Déjà vu All Over Again