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Russian Spy Ships ‘Shadowing’ US Navy During Large NATO Exercise, Navy Admiral Says

Jun 16, 2016 | 10:46am
Two Russian intelligence gathering ships are currently shadowing U.S. Navy and other NATO vessels operating in the Baltic Sea during a major international exercise this month, according to U.S. Navy Vice Admiral James G. Foggo III, leading the exercise. “What we have seen is shadowing by two Russian intelligence vessels since we left port in […]

Gators ‘Routinely’ Removed from Lagoon Where Toddler Was Attacked

Jun 16, 2016 | 10:22am
By Kevin Fasick and Natalie Musumeci, New York Post   Divers at a Disney World resort found the body of a ­2-year-old boy Wednesday, a day after he was snatched by an alligator at a lagoon — where there are no signs warning of the creatures. Officials admitted that the dangerous animals are “routinely” removed […]

“Islamic Refugee” With Gas Pipeline Plans Arrested in New Mexico Border County

Jun 16, 2016 | 9:26am
Police in a U.S. town bordering Mexico have apprehended an undocumented, Middle Eastern woman in possession of the region’s gas pipeline plans, law enforcement sources tell Judicial Watch. Authorities describe the woman as an “Islamic refugee” pulled over during a traffic stop by a deputy sheriff in Luna County, New Mexico which shares a 54-mile […]

Orlando Gunman Raged Against ‘Filthy Ways of the West’

Jun 16, 2016 | 9:22am
While his victims texted heartbreaking last words to loved ones from the blood-drenched floors of packed bathrooms, Omar Mateen apparently turned to social media to measure the viral shockwaves his attack on a gay nightclub had generated. As this grief-stricken city prepares to bury the first of the 49 who perished at the Pulse dance […]

CIA Warns ISIS Using America’s Weak Immigration Policies to Get In

Jun 16, 2016 | 9:13am
WASHINGTON CIA Director John Brennan will tell Congress on Thursday that Islamic State militants are training and attempting to deploy operatives for further attacks on the West and will rely more on guerrilla-style tactics to compensate for their territorial losses. In remarks prepared for the Senate Intelligence Committee, Brennan says IS has been working to […]

Orlando Probe Intensifies as Feds Eye Gunman’s Wife, Possible Ties to International Terror

Jun 15, 2016 | 11:56am
Federal authorities in Orlando and around the nation are scrambling to connect dots in the wake of Sunday’s massacre by an Islamist terrorist, with potential charges looming for the gunman’s wife as early as Wednesday and agents tracing possible ties to radical Muslims in the U.S. and abroad. The all-hands-on-deck probe is aimed at determining […]

US Bond Yields Could Soon Go NEGATIVE

Jun 15, 2016 | 10:43am
It’s an inevitable question: Could U.S. 10-year yields turn negative now that German 10-year yields have fallen below zero for the first time ever and Japanese 10-year yields have dipped to record lows of negative 0.17 percent? According to Dennis Davitt, partner at Harvest Volatility Management and a noted options market veteran, it may well […]