Second CME Extends G1 Watch, Now Valid 22-23 June
A second CME observed early 19 June is expected to arrive early on 23 June so the G1-Minor Watch has been extended to include this date. Stay tuned to see how these events unfold!
Texas and the gold bugs: Is the Lone Star State preparing to secede at last?
Late last week, the Republican governor signed a bill establishing the first state-run gold depository in the nation. The Texas Gold Depository will position itself as an alternative to the U.S. government’s Fort Knox and the vault beneath the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Shallow quake of 6.4 magnitude strikes off Chile - USGS
A shallow earthquake measuring 6.4 magnitude struck off Chile on Friday. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
Seven Earthquakes Rock Logan Co.
The US Geological Survey says there were at least seven earthquakes centered just south of Guthrie. But, the largest was a 4.3 magnitude earthquake that struck at approximately 12:10 a.m. Its epicenter was located seven miles south of Guthrie, nine miles north northeast of Edmond, and 21 miles north northeast of Oklahoma City.
Give children under 12 the right to die, say Dutch paediatricians
Doctors in the Netherlands have called for terminally ill young children to be given the right to die. The Netherlands is one of few countries in the world where euthanasia is permitted for terminally ill patients. But the Dutch Paediatric Association said that existing laws do not go far enough and called for an age limit to be scrapped.
School lunch program scans student thumbprints for ‘tracking purposes’
A Pennsylvania school district is scanning students’ thumbprints, tracking all of their lunch purchases, and turning the data over to the federal government. The Hazleton Area School District recently announced it would be providing free meals to all students, regardless of need.
Belgian Doctors Are Euthanizing Patients Without Their Consent
A study published this month in the Journal of Medical Ethics examined the “deliberate” euthanasia of patients in Belgium without their explicit, voluntary consent as required by law. The study’s author, Raphael Cohen-Almagor, a professor of philosophy and ethics...found that life-ending drugs were used “with the intention to shorten life and without explicit request” in 1.7 percent of all deaths in Belgium in 2013.
Russia warns Sweden it will face military action if it joins Nato
Russia would take military "countermeasures" if Sweden were to join Nato, according to the Russian ambassodor. ...Viktor Tatarinstev warned against joining the Nato alliance, saying there would be "consequences". Decrying what he called an "aggressive propaganda campaign" by the media, Tatarinstev stressed that "Sweden is not a target for our armed troops".
What next in Hong Kong-Beijing democracy tussle?
Lawmakers in Hong Kong have rejected a highly controversial proposal by the government to change the way the territory chooses its top leader. The vote failed after only eight members of the Legislative Council voted for the motion, with 28 against it. Most of the other lawmakers in the 70-member council staged a dramatic walkout.
West Bank shooting leaves Israeli man dead, another wounded
One Israeli civilian has been killed and another wounded in a shooting attack believed to have been carried out by a Palestinian gunman in the occupied West Bank on Friday, hospital and security officials said. The men, both 25, were shot at in their car near the Jewish settlement of Dolev in the central West Bank.
Greece could be forced to lock down savers’ cash as debt crisis worsens
Greece’s central bank has issued the clearest warning yet that the country is on course to default on its sovereign debt at the end of the month and crash out of the single currency, while finance ministers across Europe also confirmed they are making contingency plans for a messy ending to the crisis.
US report finds Iran threat undiminished as nuke deal nears
Iran's support for international terrorist groups remained undiminished last year and even expanded in some respects, the Obama administration said Friday, less than two weeks before the deadline for completing a nuclear deal that could provide Tehran with billions of dollars in relief from economic sanctions.
Why isn't suspected Charleston shooter Dylann Roof called a terrorist?
The white man who was charged with nine counts of murder Friday after opening fire on a Bible study group held in a historically African-American church has been tied to racist ideologies and has reportedly confessed to the shooting, telling investigators that he "wanted to start a race war."
Moment of truth nears for nuclear waste time bomb
More than half a century after the world's first commercial nuclear plant went into operation in the United States, the industry may finally be nearing a way to store radioactive waste underground permanently.
Netanyahu denounces UN's Ban over Gaza children remarks
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday denounced what he called the "hypocrisy" of the United Nations after UN chief Ban Ki-moon demanded Israel protect the lives of children in Gaza.