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Bill O'Reilly Forced To Deny Accusations He Physically Assaulted His Ex-Wife Prior To 2010 Split By Dragging Her 'Down A Staircase By The Neck' By DAVID MCCORMACK 18 May 2015 Fox News anchor Bill O'Reilly is alleged to have physically assaulted his ex-wife by dragging her down a staircase by the neck, according to evidence heard during a bitter court battle over custody of their two children. A hard fought three-year custody dispute between O'Reilly and ex-wife Maureen McPhilmy finally ended last month when a Nassau County Supreme Court justice granted custody of the couple's two kids to their mother....

Several veterans opened food stands to supplement their student incomes on the GI Bill after World War II, but Maurie Berman wanted something different. "He wanted to open something more noteworthy," said his son, Scott Berman, 64. "A building, a tower, something with some identity." So was born the friendly, family-run Northwest Side vintage drive-in Superdawg, with its order booth that looks like an airport control tower and its two 12-foot-tall papier-mache hot dogs designed in 1948 that stand on its roof. Mr. Berman died Sunday, May 17, of heart problems at 89, his son said.

Shipwreck Could Hold Thousands of Litres of Rum • Sunken British warship the Lord Clive could hold “treasure worth millions”, including “vast stocks” of 250-year-old rum which will be recovered later this year. The wreck, which sunk off the coast of Uruguay, was discovered in 2004, but the Uruguyan government has only given permission for its recovery this year. Salvage of the ship, which was sunk by Spanish cannons in 1763, will require cranes, excavators and around 80 workers and is expected to begin within two months. The ship, which was constructed in Hull for the Royal Navy and was...

At the South Carolina Freedom Summit, Donald Trump said that he would impose a hefty 35 percent tariff on American multinational corporations like Ford Motor Company, in order to stop outsourcing to China and elsewhere. According to the Economic Policy Institute, between 2001 and 2013 the U.S. trade deficit with China cost 3.2 million jobs, with the majority of the losses coming from the manufacturing sector. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lauren-windsor/donald-trump-will-end-outsourcing-if-president_b_7307426.html

FULL TITLE: ‘Pro-Abortion Guy’ Begs Interviewer Not to Air His Responses — After Hearing Them, You May Understand Why Rebel Media’s Marissa Semkiw hit the streets during Ottawa’s “March for Life” this week and encountered a seemingly unyielding abortion supporter who argued it’s always the “woman’s choice” — even when it comes to “post-natal abortion.” The man, identified only as Alex, later reportedly sent an email to Semkiw asking that none of his responses be used in any videos or broadcasts. Rebel Media declined his request. During the interview, Semkiw explained that some pro-life advocates would like to see abortion...

From the report: [The modeling shows that it will take approximately 55 years for forest regrowth to recapture enough carbon from the atmosphere to reduce the plant’s cumulative emissions below those of coal. At levels greater than 40 percent, pellets emit more carbon than coal for most of this period. In addition, as the percentage of whole trees increases above 70 percent (not shown in the figures), the level of carbon emissions continues to increase. When whole trees make up 20 percent of the wood in pellets, emissions are slightly higher than natural gas and slightly lower than coal for...

<p>Wisconsin Democratic lawmakers called on federal investigators Monday to launch a probe into Republican Gov. Scott Walker's job creation agency after a newspaper reported the organization made a questionable loan to one of Walker's top donors five years ago.</p> <p>Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca and Sen. Julie Lassa, who both sit on the Wisconsin Economic Development Association's board, told reporters at a news conference that they are outraged by the revelations in the Wisconsin State Journal's story. The report raises serious questions about whether the agency and Walker's administration did an improper political favor for the donor, they said.</p>

Just wondering(I watched a lot of episodes on Netflix and got kinda "Hooked").

<p>An awful lot of international diplomacy lately has been downright undiplomatic.</p> <p>Exhibit A: Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., used Twitter to goad Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif late last month. Cotton tweeted at him: “I hear you called me out today. If you’re so confident, let’s debate the Constitution.” Cotton followed up with other tweets describing Zarif as cowardly. The Iranian foreign minister replied that “serious diplomacy, not macho personal smear, is what we need,” a response that Foreign Policy magazine labeled as trolling. This was hardly the only online provocation Zarif faced during his recent New York visit.</p>

<p>WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that police are immune from a lawsuit arising from the arrest and shooting of a mentally ill woman in San Francisco.</p> <p>But the justices left undecided the question of whether police must take special precautions when arresting armed and violent people suffering from mental illness.</p>

Pop superstar Madonna caused a stir on Sunday when she posted on Instagram a picture of a Palestinian man and a Jewish man almost kissing. Both men in the image are wearing religious headgear, with the Jew sporting a kippah and the Palestinian donning a headscarf. Madonna captioned the photo “This image is 100″and added a heart emoji as well as the hashtag #rebelhearts, which is the title of her new album. The image received mixed reactions from the singer’s 3.9 million Instagram followers. Some argued it represented a positive image of love while others slammed the homosexuality in the...

<p>YouTube should not have been forced to take down an anti-Muslim film that sparked violence in the Middle East and death threats to actors, a federal appeals court ruled Monday in a victory for free speech advocates.</p> <p>The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal sided with Google, which owns YouTube, after free speech advocates urged the court to overturn a 2-1 decision by three of its judges. The three judges had ordered YouTube to take down the video.</p>

Google wins

<p>"Hello, Twitter! It's Barack. Really! Six years in, they're finally giving me my own account."</p> <p>For his banner photo, the President chose a powerful image from the 50th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery marches, where he, first lady and Congressman John Lewis (D-Georgia) led a commemorative march, hand in hand, over the Selma Bridge.</p>

<p>Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul vowed on Monday to "everything possible" to block renewal of the terrorism-era Patriot Act, but the Republican presidential hopeful conceded it may not be enough.</p> <p>Speaking in front of Philadelphia's Independence Hall, Paul lashed out at the National Security Agency's bulk collection of American citizens' phone records, which many in his own party say are needed to prevent terrorism.</p>

So how goes the Great Kansas Supply-Side Tax Cut Experiment? It has been much criticized by liberals and the national media over the past three years. In the new National Review, Henry Olson also argues the growth impact of the tax cuts — the top personal income tax rate was reduced to 4.9% from 6.45% and eliminated for small business owners who file as individuals — has been iffy at best, the deficit impact great: “Fiscally, Kansas’s supply-side experiment has been lots of pain with little or no gain.” (Olsen prefers the more middle-class-centric approach of Gov. Scott Walker in...

Apple is about to sunset support for a number of iPhones, Macs, and other products as it plans to switch several models to “Obsolete” or “Vintage” status in June, according to internal documents. When a device receives Obsolete status from Apple — Vintage status only applies to California and Turkey, where the company is required to continue offering support — it no longer offers service or repair support through its own Apple retail stores or authorized service providers. It typically begins the process for models 5-7 years after manufacturing has been discontinued and maintains a list on its website here.

DEM'S NEW AGENDA HAUNTINGLY SIMILAR TO COMMUNISM 'Contract with America' resembles CPUSA manifesto Last week, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled a 13-point national “Progressive Agenda” that is being touted as the liberal “Contract with America.” The aim is for the “Progressive Agenda” to become the basis for the Democratic Party’s main economic policies, including those of its 2016 presidential candidate. De Blasio has compared his plan to the “Contract with America,” a document released by the Republican Party during the 1994 congressional election and drawn up by future House Speaker Newt Gingrich to serve as the GOP...

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Here are the reasons, according to the article. (please see link for full descriptions) 1. Trump is polling extremely well 2. An official announcement could boost him even more 3. He consistently beats top-tier candidates in nationwide polls 4. Trump is leaving "the Apprentice" for its next TV run 5. Trump is preparing a national organization 6. Trump has already begun actively campaigning 7. Trump is an outsider 8. He has drawn an enormous response from the grassroots 9. Trump is clearly differentiating himself from other candidates 10. Trump has experience to rebuild America 11. He plans to be part...