Although the Dream Defenders takeover of the Florida State Capitol uses the same tactic of occupation as the Occupy Wall Street movement, in many other ways the movements are polar opposites. As shown in the Steven K. Bannon film Occupy
KSWB: Starbucks said Tuesday it will add nutritional values onto the menu boards of all its stores in the U.S. starting on June 25.
Ms. Magazine is following Heidi Yewman as she carries a gun for a month to prove how lenient gun laws are. Titled, “My Month With A Gun,” Yewman writes: Following the Newtown massacre in December, the NRA’s Wayne LaPierre, told the
The title is borrowed from Edwin Fadiman’s 1970 book. But the concern it expresses goes back almost two thousand years to the Roman poet, Juvenal. He became known as the first to use the term, Quis custodiet ipros custodes?, which literally
Anthony Weiner, the former congressman from Brooklyn and Queens who resigned in 2011 after lying to the media and public about an errant sexual message on Twitter, is surging through the Democratic primary in the race for mayor of New
(AP) Pa. coffee run leads to hatchet hitchhiker arrestBy KATIE ZEZIMAAssociated PressELIZABETH, N.J.Two cups of coffee ended life on the run for an Internet sensation known as Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker. An employee at a Starbucks in Philadelphia is credited
(AFP) – General Motors, the largest US automaker, on Wednesday joined a call for the United States to take greater action on climate change as it said that environmental concerns were critical for business. General Motors became the first automaker
By JIMMY GOLENAssociated PressBOSTONTwo bombs exploded in the packed streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing two people and injuring more than 130 in a bloody scene of shattered glass and severed limbs that raised
(AP) – With $600 stuffed in one pocket and a smartphone tucked in the other, Patricio Fink recently struck the kind of deal that’s feeding the rise of a new kind of money — a virtual currency whose oscillations have
Special Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) risktheir lives and the safety of their families to protect and serve, yet politicians inWashington, D.C. have left many of them stranded, without fuel, and feeling asthough their operational integrity has
(AP) – A cyberattack caused computer networks at major South Korean banks and top TV broadcasters to crash simultaneously Wednesday, paralyzing bank machines across the country and prompting speculation of North Korean involvement. Screens went blank at 2 p.m. (0500
When Americans think of rebel companies, they’re unlikely to think of Starbucks, the largest chain of coffee shops on the planet. Nonetheless, Starbucks is leading the rebellion against government overreach. On Monday, Starbucks announced that it would ignore all restrictions
While President Obama prepares to tell Americans that every dollar of spending by the federal government is vital – or, more realistically, while he prepares to lie about cutting spending while actually jacking it up to record rates – Breitbart
While President Obama prepares to tell Americans that every dollar of spending by the federal government is vital – or, more realistically, while he prepares to lie about cutting spending while actually jacking it up to record rates – Breitbart
Despite pledging to pay millions of pounds in extra tax in Britain, Starbucks faces a battle to restore its reputation over its fiscal stance, with analysts saying the offer is “too little too late”. With 760 Starbucks outlets dotting Britain,
Starbucks has threatened to suspend millions of pounds of investment in Britain over what it sees as unfair targeting by Prime Minister David Cameron over its tax affairs, according to the Sunday Telegraph. The paper cited sources close to the
Prime Minister David Cameron warned Thursday that corporations must “pay their fair share” of taxes and said he would use Britain’s G8 chairmanship to counter tax avoidance. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Cameron said too many global
By DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIPAssociated PressSEATTLEThe auction for the beleaguered Tully’s Coffee chain concluded Friday in federal bankruptcy court, with a judge approving the sale to an ownership group led by actor Patrick Dempsey. Dempsey — dubbed “McDreamy” in the hospital
By MIKE IVESAssociated PressHANOI, VietnamNghiem Ngoc Thuy has been slinging coffees to thirsty Vietnamese for 20 years in her colonial-style villa with peeling shutters, and she and her customers aren’t too worried that the imminent arrival of U.S. giant Starbucks
SEATTLE, WA (CNN) — “Grey’s Anatomy” star Patrick Dempsey thinks he’s just what the doctor ordered for a struggling Seattle-based coffee chain. Dempsey said he won the bid to buy Tully’s Coffee, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in
(AP) ‘McDreamy’ says he beat Starbucks for coffee chainBy DONNA BLANKINSHIP and CANDICE CHOIAssociated PressSEATTLE The actor, who was dubbed “McDreamy” as a star of the hospital drama while his co-star was called “McSteamy,” may soon be serving hot, steaming
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz announced Thursday that he is endorsing Barack Obama for reelection. Big deal. Schultz deviously posed as a moderate in August of 2011, calling for a cessation on campaign donations until both parties could agree on how
Starbucks, the world’s biggest coffee chain, said Friday it will open its first outlet in India next month as it seeks to tap the beverage’s growing popularity in a country famed for its love of tea. Seattle-based Starbucks, which has
By JENNIFER PELTZ and DAVID B. CARUSOAssociated PressNEW YORKNew York City cracked down on the sale of supersized sodas and other sugary drinks Thursday in what was celebrated by some as a groundbreaking attempt to curb obesity but condemned by
The remnants of Occupy Oakland have been staging a weekly “FTP” march to protest police brutality. This Friday the march also took up a new cause, the ability of vendors to get permits for a monthly street fair called “Art
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce released a reportTuesday which details some of the ways in which the Obama White Househas side-stepped its promise to be transparent in the way it conductsbusiness. This means it’s a good time to
(AP) 24 arrested at police protests in Anaheim, Calif.By AMY TAXIN and GILLIAN FLACCUSAssociated PressANAHEIM, Calif.Police in Anaheim, Calif., have restored order after violent protests over weekend police shootings caused injuries and two dozen arrests. As many as 500 protesters
In the wake of the news that an Islamist group affiliated with the United Muslim Nations International has announced their intentions to destroy Christianity and wipe it from the face of the earth, a U.S. government-sponsored study has been released that says “Muslim terrorists
National Public Radio–among other left-leaning outlets–wondered openly, in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold most of Obamacare, why any states would reject the “free” Medicaid funding after the Court had permitted them to do so. I was
I challenge everyone in this country to go one day without breaking the law. The obvious tests would be not to exceed the speed limit, grab a single grape and pop it in your mouth at the market, or log
By CHRISTINA REXRODEAP Business WriterNEW YORKAs U.S. stocks struggled for direction, world finance leaders struggled for a way out of Europe’s mounting debt crisis. Major market indexes ricocheted between small gains and losses in morning trading and were little changed
COLLEGE PARK, Md., May 4 (UPI) —The U.S. economy added 115,000 jobs in April — much less than expected and not enough to keep up with natural population growth. The unemployment rate fell to 8.1 percent because another 522,000 adults
MSNBC host Rachel Maddow repeatedly tried to smear the Tea Party movement with the allegation that it caused violence. See this NewsBusters report—or this Mediaite item for two of the many, many times she pushed the theme. In the latter case,
NO WORK – NO SCHOOL – NO SHOPPING – NO BANKING – NO TRADING! THE PEOPLE OF THE PLANET WILL TAKE TO THE STREETS! That’s the rallying cry for today’s Occupy May Day General Strike, in which the Occupy movement has called
An attorney who has been part of the Occupy movement since the beginning and who has close ties to a number of international far left causes was arrested this past weekend and charged with assaulting a police officer, inciting a
We’ve told you in previous reports to expect the increasingly broke, desperate and nomadic Occupy movement to continue to make police the enemy and to make more flailing ‘direct actions’ in an attempt to stir up headlines. In New York City
Here’s the latest from the oft times unbelievable Wisconsin recall saga. The State Board overseeing the election is only looking for duplicate signatures and obvious fake names on the recall petitions (thanks to a court order), and they are going
Sure, it’s self-evident that the Bilderbergers wield the true power behind the scenes, controlling the banking system, the media and that damn traffic light that turned red just as your Dodge Dart got to the intersection. And it’s obvious that
Alec Baldwin’s political career is likely over before the first campaign check could be cashed thanks to this week’s imbroglio with American Airlines. Baldwin got the boot from his airline seat after failing to obey the orders given by the
Alan Moore, the mind behind iconic graphic novels like “Watchmen” and “V for Vendetta,” is joining a new comics lineup that will be creating “art and stories inspired by the protesters,” according to Deadline.com. He joins his “V For Vendetta”