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Violent Crime Increased Nationwide in First Half of 2015, FBI Reports
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Violent crimes in the U.S. increased in the first half of 2015 compared to the same period last year, according to preliminary FBI data. Local law enforcement reported to the bureau a 1.7% increase in violent crimes in the first six months of 2015. Murder, rape, aggravated assault and robbery rose…
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Airport Security Confiscates Gun Designed to Look Like a Pen at Orlando International Airport
“The item was surrendered,” a TSA spokesman said.
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Teenage Hackers Who Broke into Email Account of CIA Director Also Targeted White House Official
One of the members of the hacking group sent an email to Motherboard to divulge the latest stunt.
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FBI Investigates Kent State Professor for Alleged Ties to ISIS As He Continues to Teach
In 2011, Pino shouted “Death to Israel” while a former Israeli diplomat was delivering a speech.
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ISIS Confirms ‘Jihadi John’ Killed in U.S. Airstrike in Syria
ISIS confirmed that a U.S. airstrike last year killed infamous executor “Jihadi John” in Syria.
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Man Killed by FBI Was Acting As Informant Months Before the Fatal Shooting
The revelations are part of a lawsuit by the Desdunes family that claims he “did nothing to provoke” the deadly shooting.
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Pentagon Considers Demoting Retired Gen. David Patraeus After Revealing Classified Information
Retired Gen. David Petraeus may have retired, but that doesn’t mean he’ll maintain his rank.
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Georgia Psychiatrist Raided After Allegedly Running Pill Mill Tied to 36 Deaths
Dr. Narendra Nagareddy is accused of violating the state’s Controlled Substances Act by overprescribing potentially dangerous medications.