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  • Watch Live: Dallas Police Standoff After 5 Police Officers Killed, 11 Shot

    Livestream Dallas. https://t.co/o1Cr2pU3jt -- Maarten Schenk (@mschenk) July 8, 2016 Listen live to Dallas PD police scanner here:... [Read the full story]
  • Watch LIVE Stream: 36 Dead, 147 Hurt, In Gunfire, Explosions At Istanbul, Turkey, Airport

    At least two explosions are reported at Istanbul's Ataturk airport Monday night, media reports said. At least 40 people are reported wounded. Turkish officials said that 28 people are dead... [Read the full story]
  • California Burning: Wildfires Rage in Los Angeles Suburb Of Azusa, California

    Scorching hot temperatures, winds and dry conditions fueled mountainside wildfires on the northern edge of Azusa, California -- a Los Angeles suburb -- forcing hundreds of families from their homes... [Read the full story]
  • Blue Angels Jet Crashes In Tennessee, Hours After Thunderbird Mishap

    A U.S. Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 crashed in Smyrna, Tennessee, Thursday afternoon, just hours after an Air Force Thunderbird F-16 crashed in Colorado. The Blue Angels crash happened as the... [Read the full story]
  • Thunderbird Jet Crashes During Air Force Academy Graduation Flyover As President Obama Watches

    One of the U.S. AIr Force Thunderbird team's jets crashed in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Thursday afternoon during a flyover following the Air Force Academy graduation ceremony attending by President Obama.... [Read the full story]
  • Disaster Confirmed: But EgyptAir Flight 804 Still Missing

    UPDATE: An EgyptAir vice president retracted his earlier statement to CNN that "We have found the wreckage" of Flight 804 about 170 miles off the coast of Egypt. The search... [Read the full story]
  • Breaking: At Least Four Stabbed, Off-Duty Officer Shoots Suspect At Mall

    Developing: An assailant armed with a knife stabbed at least four people at Silver City mall in Taunton, Massachusetts Tuesday night before he was shot and injured at the scene... [Read the full story]
  • Four Dead In Pennsylvania Mass Shooting, Up To 8 Wounded

    At least four people were reported dead after a mass shooting in the eastern Pennsylvania suburb of Wilkinsburg Wednesday night. The exact numbers of victims was unknown, though KDKA reported... [Read the full story]
  • R.I.P.: George Martin, Legendary Beatles Producer, Dead At 90

    George Martin, the Beatles producer and arranger known as the "fifth Beatle," has died at 90, according to Ringo Starr. He signed the band in 1962, before Ringo had joined,... [Read the full story]
  • R.I.P.: Cuba's Ramon Castro, Fidel's Older Brother, Dead At 91

    Ramon Castro, a lifelong rancher and farmer who bore a strong physical resemblance to younger brother Fidel Castro, has died, Cuban state media announced Tuesday. He was 91. A farmer... [Read the full story]
  • Tech: Apple Ordered To Help 'Crack' San Bernardino Shooter's iPhone

    Apple must help the FBI break into an iPhone belonging to one of the killers in the San Bernardino, Calif., shootings, a federal judge ordered Tuesday. Judge orders Apple to... [Read the full story]
  • LIVE STREAM: Bernie Sanders Rally At Atlanta University Center

    Bernie Sanders HBCU Tour and Rally at Atlanta University Center, Forbes Arena, 830 Westview Dr SW, Atlanta How @Morehouse welcomes @BernieSanders VIDEO: pic.twitter.com/zzv975jGQA— Jeremy Campbell (@Jeremy11alive) February 16, 2016 Lead... [Read the full story]
  • Comcast Outage Affects Cable and Internet for Thousands

    Comcast customers have been affected by major service outage across the United States this morning. In a statement, Comcast acknowledged the problems, and later noted in that its engineers... [Read the full story]
  • Delta Air Lines Rewards Employees With $1.5 Billion Bonus

    It's good to see successful companies give back to the employees that represent their product. Delta Air Lines announced on Friday that its 80,000 employees will receive $1.5 billion in... [Read the full story]
  • Nevada Rancher Cliven Bundy Arrested at Oregon Airport

    Cliven Bundy, the Nevada rancher who applauded a standoff in Oregon by his sons, was arrested Wednesday at Portland International Airport and faces federal charges related to a similar... [Read the full story]
  • Live Stream: FBI Moves In On Last Refuge Occupiers In Oregon

    The FBI on Wednesday evening moved in on the last four occupiers at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, apparently placing armored vehicles around their camp. The FBI says its agents... [Read the full story]
  • Politics: Carly Fiorina Drops Out Of Presidential Race

    Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina dropped out of the 2016 White House race on Wednesday, the former business executive said in a posting on Facebook. "While I suspend my candidacy... [Read the full story]
  • Tech Unicorns: Twitter Dropping Quickly Down The List

    Things are changing at Twitter. Quickly. If the users' tweets are any indication, that is a good thing. Just three months after co-founder Jack Dorsey became Twitter's permanent CEO, four... [Read the full story]
  • Opinion: Twitter Update 'Push Button' Orwellian Censorship?

    A video was recently posted on YouTube, talking about the changes coming to Twitter and how the company generates the posts you see on your Twitter page. Simple update, right?... [Read the full story]
  • Big Boy Pants: 'Affluenza' Teen Moved To Adult Jail

    A judge signed an order today to move "affluenza" teen Ethan Couch to an adult facility. He had previously been detained in the Lynn W. Ross Juvenile Detention Center. He... [Read the full story]
  • Live Stream: 5th Democratic Presidential Debate Is Underway

    Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders meet in New Hampshire on Thursday night in their first head-to-head debate, the last contest before the state's primary. Tonight's debate scene from inside the... [Read the full story]
  • Live Stream: Trump Speaks At New Hampshire Rally

    Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to supporters in Portsmouth, N.H., at Great Bay Community College on Thursday evening. The event is scheduled to being at 7 p.m. Eastern. Lead... [Read the full story]
  • R.I.P.: Joe Alaskey, Voice Of 'Bugs Bunny' And 'Daffy Duck', Dead At 63

    Another great talent has been taken from us: Emmy-winning Voice Actor Joe Alaskey died earlier this evening. He was 63 and the cause was cancer. Joe was an on-camera impressionist... [Read the full story]
  • Review: 'Grease: Live' Got It Right

    For three hours on Sunday night, Grease was the word -- and its second life on the interwebs will keep it that way for a long, long time. From the... [Read the full story]
  • Breaking: 'Multiple' Shootings, One Stabbed At Denver Coliseum

    "Multiple" shootings and a stabbing have been reported at the Denver Coliseum, according to the Denver Police Department. Police tweeted just after 1 p.m. local time (3 p.m. ET) that... [Read the full story]
  • 'Dateline' Will Continue Exploring Case of 'Making a Murderer' Subject Steven Avery

    NBC's Dateline is going to air a one-hour special at 10 p.m. EST Friday evening, titled "The State of Wisconsin vs. Steven A. Avery", which the network promises will "dig... [Read the full story]
  • Back to the Future: The DeLorean Returns To Production

    The Delorean, a car made famous from the "Back to the Future" movies in the 1980s, is going back in production. The DeLorean Motor Co. is resurrecting the past with... [Read the full story]
  • Oregon Standoff: Two People Shot, Ammon Bundy In Custody

    Above: Live Stream from The Watchman News 01/26/2016 Burns Oregon Standoff Latest Streams And Updates UPDATE (8:38 PM MT): Voy Finicum (pictured below with tarp)-- the Oregon militant who gained... [Read the full story]
  • Gallery: Despite Blizzard, U.S. Army Sentinels Guard Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier

    Although a Blizzard dubbed Storm Jonas is roaring through the U.S. East Coast, dumping up to two feet of snow on the nation's capital, the soldiers who guard the Tomb... [Read the full story]
  • Washington D.C. Enters State of Emergency Ahead of Blizzard

    Amid new models that forecast historic amounts of snowfall beginning tomorrow, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has declared a state of emergency for the District of Columbia. "We're preparing for... [Read the full story]

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    Fake News: Two Young Black Men NOT "Lynched" In Oklahoma By Four Whites

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    Fake News: Netanyahu Did NOT Call For Israeli Return To Ancient Homeland Of Iran

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    Fake News: Father Of 23 Kids Did NOT Have Sex At Night Because He Thought Sperm Was Sleeping

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    Fake News: North Korea Did NOT Agree To Open Its Doors To Christianity (Yet?)

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    Fake News: London Muslim Mayor Did NOT Encourage Muslims To Riot During Trump's Visit To The UK

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    Fake News: Zambian Man NOT Arrested After Boasting He Lost 280 Pounds On 'Cannibal Diet'

    • by: Maarten Schenk
  • Old News: In Victory for Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Court Finds That Approval of Dakota Access Pipeline Violated the Law

    Old News: In Victory for Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Court Finds That Approval of Dakota Access Pipeline Violated the Law

    • by: Maarten Schenk
  • Fake News: Netanyahu Did NOT Call For Israeli Return To Ancient Homeland Of Iran

    Fake News: Netanyahu Did NOT Call For Israeli Return To Ancient Homeland Of Iran

    • by: Maarten Schenk
  • Fake News: Nairobi Restaurant NOT Shut Down For Selling Human Meat

    Fake News: Nairobi Restaurant NOT Shut Down For Selling Human Meat

    • by: Maarten Schenk
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    Fake News: YouTube Did NOT Flag All 'Mister Rogers' Videos As Hate Speech

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    Fake News: London Muslim Mayor Did NOT Encourage Muslims To Riot During Trump's Visit To The UK

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