MASS ACT: U.S. cities turning to Hollywood-style disaster drills, complete with victim actors & props, for urban crisis training

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A young woman rolls on the ground clutching her abdomen as first responders descend upon her. “Oh, my God!”, she screams in agony, as blood pools on the pavement beneath her. “I’ve been hit! I’m bleeding! Somebody help me!” Other victims lay scattered around her, some being hoisted onto cots and carried away by emergency workers, [...]

BOSTON’S LESSON: Radical Islam beat us at the finish line; Americans must reclaim the prize from the jihad fanatics

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At an Interfaith Prayer Service held three days after one of the worst terrorist attacks in an American city since September 11, 2001, President Barack Obama said the people of Boston would recover from the tragedy and go on to run the marathon race another day. “Scripture tells us to run with endurance, the race [...]

COPY THAT: 3-D printing technology could ignite manufacturing revolution for the masses

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A Connecticut firm has been given the first-in-the-nation approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for medical and implant parts produced from high performance polymers using a 3-D printing process. The OsteoFab medical device, created using an additive manufacturing process, has enabled an unidentified man to have 75% of his skull replaced using a [...]

JUST FIX IT: “No Labels” citizen’s group unveils more than 50 U.S. Congressional “problem solvers”

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They are Congressional Republicans and Democrats — and others in between — who say its time to stop being gridlocked by party labels and work together to solve the nation’s problems On Thursday, U.S. Representative Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY,18th District) was the latest to join 50 members of Congress who have pledged to meet regularly [...]

DAY OF RESISTANCE: California Tea Party groups to rally Second Amendment supporters on Feb. 23

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In what they call resistance to an “all-out assault” on the Second Amendment, California Tea Party groups are urging gun rights supporters to get involved in a civil rights march on Sat., Feb. 23 on the steps of Ventura’s City Hall. “Come to this peaceful, lawful event to help galvanize resistance to further gun bans, [...]

REALITY CHECK: Catholic magazine ‘America’ calls for repeal of Second Amendment to minimize gun violence

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A 104-year old U.S. Catholic weekly magazine, in an editorial published online in the upcoming Feb. 25 edition, says in order to deal with the scourge of gun violence the American public must not only change their attitudes towards stricter gun laws, but must in fact change the U.S. Constitution itself. The Editors at “America: [...]

SEND A MESSAGE: Tennessee county legislators pass “Second Amendment Preservation” resolution

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Believed to be one of the first counties in Tennessee to do so, commissioners in Madison County on Tues., Feb. 19 approved a resolution designed to take a stand against gun control and prevent federal infringement on the right to keep and bear arms. “This resolution, basically, declares that we recognize our oath to the [...]

RED THREAT: Chinese People’s Liberation Army committing cyber espionage & data theft worldwide, security report says

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First, it was McAfee’s five-year investigation dubbed Operation Shady RAT that revealed a “single actor” was engaging in electronic intrusions worldwide. Now, it’s the Advanced Persistent Threat (APT1) report which fingers shady actors named “UglyGorilla,” who registers domains and authors malware; “DOATA,” who conducts social engineering and phishing attacks through email programs; and “SuperHard,” who creates [...]

VIOLENT RIGHT: West Point terrorism report, warning of “mass casualty attacks,” says far-right violence up 400% since 2000

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A director at the U.S. West Point Military Academy suggests that a new wave of far-right violence in America is re-surfacing after several years of apparent calm while the Al-Qaeda threat occupied much of the nation’s attention. Dr. Arie Perliger, Director of Terrorism Studies at The Combating Terrorism Center at Westpoint, concluded in his Nov. [...]

Connecticut bill would mandate “behavioral health” evaluations for public school & homeschooled children

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A Connecticut state legislator, who serves on a new bipartisan gun violence & children’s safety task force, has co-authored a bill that would require behavioral health assessments for school children. The proposed Bill No. 374, which is co-authored by State Senator Toni H. Harp (D-New Haven) and State Representative Toni E. Walker (D-New Haven), was submitted as a news tip to [...]

SEAL TEAM SIX: One man’s journey from proud Navy warrior to humbled servant of Jesus Christ

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“Howard, you were too hardheaded to listen to Me after you were shot once. You didn’t listen to Me after the second shot. Here, big boy, let Me give you your third bullet hole. Now, do I have your attention…?” – Seal Team Six In one respect, it was the beginning of the end for [...]

PODCAST #4: As school violence alarm rises nationwide, Ohio’s Montpelier School Board acts to arm staff

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A northern Ohio school district, in a move considered to be a first in the state, gave the green light on Jan. 9 for staff to carry concealed handguns on school grounds. The 5-0 vote by the Montpelier Exempted Village School Board is aimed to strengthen safety measures for school children in the wake of [...]

PODCAST #3: ‘T-Ray’ scans The Big Apple as police test terahertz body scanner amid privacy concerns

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Listen to the Big 3 News Podcast player above to hear the podcast or click here to download the complete podcast file to your computer or mobile device. The New York City Police Department (NYPD)  may soon have a new high-tech crime-fighting tool in its arsenal — the result of a funding partnership with the [...]