Author: Justin Lane

Cruz: Black Lives Matter Celebrates Dead Cops

Cruz: Black Lives Matter Celebrates Dead Cops

Posted by | Oct 15, 2015 | |

There is no indecency Ted Cruz will not express, if it gets him attention. In Iowa on Wednesday, Cruz made the claim that the Black Lives Matter movement celebrates the murder of police officers. “If you look at the Black Lives Matter movement, one of the most disturbing things is more than one of their protests have embraced rabid rhetoric, rabid anti-police language, literally suggesting and embracing and celebrating the murder of police officers,” said Cruz. “That is disgraceful.” Listen to Cruz’s remarks below...

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Ted Cruz is Lying About Planned Parenthood Again

Ted Cruz is Lying About Planned Parenthood Again

Posted by | Oct 15, 2015 | |

Republican Senator Ted Cruz is lying about Planned Parenthood. The Republican presidential hopeful is trying to spin the organization’s decision to no longer accept reimbursement for the cost of fetal tissue donation as an admission that they did something wrong. His willful misrepresentation in no way reflects the truth of Planned Parenthood’s actions. Planned Parenthood, while announcing its decision to no longer accept reimbursement for fetal tissue donation, made it clear that its decision was guided by a desire to eliminate any means its detractors may have to attack the organization. At the same time, the practice of accepting...

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Study: Police Body Cameras Actually Reduce Use of Force: Should Be Required by Fed. Law

Study: Police Body Cameras Actually Reduce Use of Force: Should Be Required by Fed. Law

Posted by | Oct 14, 2015 | |

Police wearing body cameras in South Florida are finding that they greatly reduce the need to use force. That’s the finding of a USF criminology study that found the presence of the cameras in a department had an effect even on officers who didn’t wear the cameras. From Tampa’s Fox 13: Research focused on the Orlando Police Department, where 100 officers were monitored with body cameras. In the year before they wore body cameras, the officers used force an average 3.5 times. During the year after half of the officers started wearing body cameras, the use of force dropped...

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The U.S. Pays Triple For Medicine Compared to Britain

The U.S. Pays Triple For Medicine Compared to Britain

Posted by | Oct 14, 2015 | |

The United States pays three times more for the 20 most popular pharmaceutical drugs than Britain, according to a new report from Reuters. As CNBC explains: The finding underscores a transatlantic gulf between the price of treatments for a range of diseases and follows demands for lower drug costs in America from industry critics such as Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. The 20 medicines, which together accounted for 15 percent of global pharmaceuticals spending in 2014, are a major source of profits for companies including AbbVie, AstraZeneca , Merck, Pfizer and Roche. Researchers from Britain’s University of Liverpool also found...

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Charges Filed Against Woman Who Shot at Shoplifters in Home Depot

Charges Filed Against Woman Who Shot at Shoplifters in Home Depot

Posted by | Oct 14, 2015 | |

After drawing her concealed firearm and firing at a vehicle, Tatiana Duva-Rodriguez now faces charges for her actions. She faces as much as 90 days in jail and/or a fine. The charges claim that Duva-Rodriguez shot at the vehicle driven by two men who were suspected of stealing from a Home Depot. “If this is proven, I find it very disturbing that someone would take out their gun in a busy parking lot and shoot at the tires of a passing car,” said Jessica Cooper, the Oakland County Prosecutor. “Once fired, the bullet could have easily ricocheted or fragmented...

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