World News

Tanker Truck Explosion In Mozambique Kills 73: The blast took place in Tete province when the tanker truck was en route transporting petrol to Malawi More ->

Putin, Abe To Meet At Apec Summit In Peru: The meeting is scheduled for Saturday with discussions to be focused on the issue of a peace treaty between the two countries More ->

Chinese Yuan Weakens To Lowest Level In 8.5 Years: The central parity rate of the yuan weakened 104 basis points to 6.8796 against the U.S. dollar, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading System. More ->

Russian Jets Striking Idlib & Homs To Stop Isis Exodus From Mosul To Syria: Russian bombers are striking terrorist targets in Syria’s Idlib and Homs provinces so that Islamic State militants retreating from Iraq’s Mosul do not cross into Syria More ->

Sierra Leone Ex-child Soldiers Threaten To Sue British Mercenary Firm: Child soldiers who were forced to fight in Sierra Leone’s brutal civil war say they will sue a British military firm that later recruited them in adulthood to perform mercenary work in Iraq in place of expensive Western contractors. More ->

Mexican Ex-mayor Arrested After Drug Cartel Kills Hundreds, 'burns remains in ovens': The former mayor of a Mexican town was arrested for his alleged role in one of the worst massacres by the notorious Zetas drug cartel in the border state of Coahuila. More ->

Hockey Exec In Drug Bust A Violinist, Model: A woman arrested along with two other executives of the Orangeville Ice Crushers junior hockey team grew up a long way from the rink. More ->

National News

U.S. Intelligence Chief Announces Resignation: lapper told a hearing in the House of Representatives that he had handed his resignation letter Wednesday evening, and "felt pretty good." More ->

Japanese PM Says Had "candid discussion" With Trump: The meeting was Trump's first in-person meeting with a foreign leader since he defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton last week. More ->

Trump Recognized Millions Of Americans Live In Despair, Democrats Did Not: Senator Bernie Sanders says he’s ready to work with President-elect Donald Trump to crack down on corporate greed, but won’t give an inch on bigotry. More ->

Apple Covertly Sends Call Histories Of iPhone Users To iCloud: According to Russian digital forensics firm Elcomsoft, Apple's iPhone and other iOS devices automatically send customers' call histories to iCloud if the synching service is turned on. More ->

US House Halts Commercial Airline Deals With Iran Approved By Obama Administration: House Republicans, joined by a handful of Democrats, blocked a sale of Boeing and Airbus airliners to Iran, which was previously approved by the White House in accordance with the international deal on Iran’s civilian nuclear program. More ->

Former High School Teacher Charged With Triple Homicide: A former California high school teacher who made headlines in the ‘90s when she tried to keep her job while transitioning from male to female has been charged with triple homicide More ->

Opinions and Editorials

Obama's conciliatory trip to reassure nobody More ->

New York Times politically biased in every way possible More ->

Build A Muslim Ghetto And They Will Come: More ->

Notable Quotes

An American Creed

I do not choose to be a common man. It is my right to be uncommon --- if I can. I seek opportunity --- not security. I do not wish to be a kept citizen, humbled and dulled by having the state look after me.

I want to take the calculated risk; to dream and to build, to fail and succeed. I refuse to bargain incentive for dole. I prefer the challenges of life to the guaranteed existence; thrill of fulfillment to the stale calm of utopia.

I will not trade freedom for benefice nor my dignity for a hand out. I will never cower before any master nor bend to any threat. It is my heritage to stand erect, proud and unafraid; to think for myself, enjoy the benefits of my creations, and to face the world boldly and say "this I have done". All this is what it means to be an American.

--- Dean Alfange ---

Persistence

Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence.

Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.

Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.

Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts.

Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.

--- Calvin Coolidge ---

Liberty

They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.

--- Benjamin Franklin ---

Socialism

--- Winston Churchill ---