Mark Hallum

Salah Abdeslam, Paris Attacks Mastermind, Captured In Brussels Raid

Authorities have reported to the Associated Press that the mastermind behind the attacks in Paris has been captured and wounded in a raid. Brussels over the past few days has been the scene of a series of raids in which authorities have been on the trail of those responsible for the Paris attacks last November. […]

8y ago

Final Moments Of LaVoy Finicum Released In Cell Phone Footage From Inside Vehicle

Warning: The content of this video may be disturbing to some viewers. The Oregon standoff began to come to a slow close on January 26, 2015, with the death of LaVoy Finicum. The traffic stop that led to the militia leader fleeing the scene with Shawna Cox, Ammon Bundy, as well as a female minor, […]

8y ago

Donald Trump

Anonymous Has Reportedly Declared War On Donald Trump

The hacking collective known as Anonymous has moved from one target to the next and declared “total war” on the Donald Trump campaign. But this isn’t the first time the hackers have decided Trump was a worthy target of their attacks. OpTrump is back on, and they are looking to expose the billionaire candidate in […]

8y ago

Isis|russia|Vladimir Putin

Russia To Withdraw Forces From Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced plans to withdraw the country’s forces from Syria, stating that they have completed their objectives in the war. This was originally announced by Russian state-run news agency Sputnikand reported by CNN on Monday. The withdraw from Syria is scheduled to begin on Tuesday. “I think that the task that […]

8y ago

ISIS Data Leak: 22,000 Members Identified

Data leaks and whistle blowers in the past decade have demonstrated the democratizing force of information. It has almost become a kind of movement, or as a form of protest by those such as Edward Snowden. Now it is happening to ISIS and it couldn’t be to a better end. Over 22,000 members of the […]

8y ago

Agriculture|mars|matt damon|science

Scientist Grow Crops In Mars Soil—’The Martian’ In Real Life?

Sometime in the future, astronauts could be planting edible crops on Mars. No doubt inspired by the film, The Martian, starring Matt Damon, researchers in the Netherlands have reproduced Mars-equivalent soil and grown up to ten species of crop with only minor reduced yields. The Martian, based on the Andy Weir novel, tells the story […]

8y ago

Daesh|Isis|Islamic State|syria

Airstrikes Hit ISIS Targets In Iraq And Syria

U.S. airstrikes are reported to have hit ISIS targets throughout Syria and Iraq Saturday, in spite of a fragile ceasefire established throughout the region. Seven days after a ceasefire was brokered between the U.S., Russia, Assad’s regime, and 97 other warring groups not associated with ISIS, people — including civilians — are still dying as […]

8y ago

bill maher|Donald Trump

Military May Refuse Presidential Orders From Donald Trump, Claims Former CIA Director

Donald Trump keeps on winning, and it is making many Americans uneasy. According to one former CIA director, as reported by the Washington Post, servicemen and women may not be on board with some of Donald Trump’s plans if certain orders are received from him in the White House. Michael Hayden is one such former […]

8y ago

Isis|Islamic State|syria

ISIS Attacks During Ceasefire, Is ‘Crushed’ By Kurdish Forces

As if ISIS, or Daesh as they hate to be called, couldn’t appear more senseless about the violence they commit, the city of Tal Abyad has fallen under fire just hours after a hiatus has been agreed between fighting forces. The U.S. and Russia were successful in brokering the first-ever ceasefire, effective Saturday at midnight, […]

8y ago

astronomy|science|space

Fast Radio Bursts: Astronomers Solve A Decades-Long Space Mystery

“Fast radio bursts” have been a source of mystery and debate for decades. Astronomers have argued, theorized, and scratched their heads at the strange signals. Many have predictably thrown around the word “aliens” on more than one occasion. It was even thought that Fast radio bursts originated from microwave ovens at research centers, according to […]

8y ago

Iwo Jima: Marine Who Raised Iconic Flag Dies Just Days Before 71st Anniversary Of Battle

Just days after the Battle of Iwo Jima began, American soldiers, badly battered and gaining ground on the Japanese, took Mount Suribachi. Taking the high ground on Iwo Jima not only meant a decisive turning point in the fight, it was also the scene of an iconic photograph of fighting men raising the Stars and […]

8y ago

Virgin Galactic Has Unveiled New And Improved Craft, SpaceShipTwo

Virgin Galactic announced in a press release Thursday that they are unveiling their latest space ship, SpaceShipTwo. 2014 saw a tragic setback for the commercial space race when Virgin Galactic lost one of its ships. A pilot error in the original SpaceShipTwo ended in the death of the copilot and the miraculous escape and survival […]

8y ago

antonin scalia

Sri Srinivasan: Possible Successor To Scalia?

On Saturday, it was announced that Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, 79, was found dead earlier that morning. Since then, media has been alive with speculation over who will be appointed to the now-vacant position, or if a nominee for the position would even be named before President Barack Obama’s final term is up. Speculation […]

8y ago

conspiracy theories

Ancient Laptop Depicted In Grave Naiskos? No, Not Likely

Conspiracy theorists rarely approach objects of antiquity with any real level of expertise. Often, when they claim that monuments such as Stonehenge where built with unimaginable technology and that an ancient stick-figure painting with an unusually large head is an astronaut, it’s easy to be skeptical. Still, somehow their theories find an audience to resonate […]

8y ago

Morocco

Morocco’s First Solar Power Plant Is Here, And It’s Massive

If there are two things for which Morocco is known to those who have never been, its awesome food and a great big desert. The African country is located at the northwestern corner of the Sahara, and good for them, their doing something great with all that sunshine. The Noor I power plant is a […]

8y ago

boko haram|nigeria

Boko Haram Commander Claims To Have Knowledge Of Missing Chibok Girls Location

On April 15, 2014, the militant group Boko Haram launched an ambush that would get the attention of people all over the world. But this attack wasn’t on a rival group, or their government, or any other fighting force. It was an ambush on an all-girls school. In the middle of the night, the group […]

8y ago

astronomy|science

Astronomers Discover New Cluster Of Galaxies

With the gravitational power of a million billion suns, astronomers are now able to view the Great Attractor region of space. And in case you doubt the fact that a million billion is an actual number, there has been a press release from the International Centre For Radio Astronomy Research to verify that there is […]

8y ago

Donald Trump

Donald Trump On Disabled Veterans: He Supports Them, He Just Doesn’t Want Them On Fifth Avenue

The public knows Donald Trump as the loudmouth presidential nominee for the Republican Party. Those who endorse him, often do so based solely on his inclination to tell his opposition exactly what he thinks of them, with Megyn Kelly being the most famous recipient of his negativity. However, a major selling point for Trump’s proponents […]

8y ago

environment

Organic Farming Is Key To Feeding The World Sustainably, Says Washington State University Study

Over the years, agriculture has taken a sharp turn away from traditional methods. Many farmers use huge plots of land to grow what many people call “genetically modified organisms,” or GMO for short. Monsanto provides the seeds for these crops and has been controversially banned in many countries across the globe. At the same time, […]

8y ago

nhl

John Scott Awarded MVP In NHL All-Star Weekend

At 33, John Scott has officially been awarded MVP in the NHL All-Star weekend, an event from which he was nearly barred from playing. Initially chosen to represent the Arizona Coyotes, he was then traded to the Montreal Canadiens who dropped him down to their AHL affiliate in Newfoundland, reports the USA Today. But fans […]

8y ago