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Prospectors Say Drought Has Created California's 2nd Gold Rush
Prospectors in Southern California are heading to the hills, saying the severe drought has exposed gold that has never been touched by human hands. As water levels continue to drop more nooks and crannies are easier for these gold hunters to access. News,
FATCA tax deal with U.S. takes some heat off Canadian banks
Canada has finalized a tax deal with the U.S. government that takes a lot of heat off of Canadian banks — but could spell big problems for thousands of their customers. The deal spares Canadian banks from having to report their clients' confidential infor
White House refuses to accept that NSA phone dragnet is illegal
In a new interview with MSNBC, Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday that he had not read the new surveillance report from the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB)—but nonetheless disagreed with its findings. That report, which was rel
Laptop searches by agents at border OK, U.S. judge says
U.S. border agents should have the authority to search laptop computers carried by news photographers and other travellers at international border crossings without reasonable suspicion, a federal judge in Brooklyn ruled this week.
Pa. police pull people over for random DNA tests for fedsPennsylvania police this week were pulling people to the side of the road, quizzing them on their driving habits, and asking if they'd like to provide a cheek swap or a blood sample — the latest in a federally contracted operation that's touted as making

The National Security Agency gathered records of porn-viewing habits and online sexual activity as part of a proposed plan to damage the reputation of a half-dozen Muslim men the agency suspected were radicalizing others through incendiary speeches, accor
The Barack Obama big spender myth
A recurring theme in American politics right now is that Obama's wild, uncontrolled spending is dragging a once prosperous nation into a future of indentured servitude. The reality, Neil Macdonald writes, is much different.
Deputies kill boy, 13, who was carrying fake rifle
Sonoma County sheriff's deputies shot and killed a 13-year-old boy Tuesday who was carrying what turned out to be a fake rifle in Santa Rosa, authorities and acquaintances of the boy said. Deputies determined that the rifle was a "replica of an assault we
Kwame Kilpatrick sentenced to serve 28 years in federal prison
Seven months after his historic conviction for public corruption, former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was sentenced to 28 years in prison today for running what the government called a money-making racket out of city hall that steered millions to himsel
Man shoots, kills his girlfriend during embrace | Daily BuzzA tender moment became a deadly one this week after an Arizona man shot his girlfriend during a hug. An 18-year-old Phoenix man was hugging his 24-year-old girlfriend, Amanda Mosley, on Tuesday morning when he pulled a handgun … Continue reading →
A touch of socialism might tame America's killer psyche
Random killings have become such a unique American phenomenon that they deserve greater analysis and soul-searching than just blaming guns and grudges with the occasional foray into video games and publicity seeking. The murder of 21 primary school childr
Man confesses to killing on YouTubeAn Ohio man who confessed in a video posted on a social media site to driving drunk and killing another man may face homicide charges next week, a spokeswoman for a prosecutor said on Friday.
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