November, 2018

arm bankruptcies are on the rise in the Upper Midwest, according to a new report from the Federal Reserve, doubling from their recent lows in 2014.

At least 84 farms filed for bankruptcy from June 2017 to June 2018 in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Montana, and North and South Dakota, according to analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
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Some experts fear the worst is yet to come amid falling commodity prices and the Trump administration's battles with China and other countries on trade.

A Pennsylvania judge ordered the commonwealth's former attorney general to report to prison by 9 a.m. Thursday, more than two years after she was convicted for leaking grand jury information and lying about it.

Democrat Kathleen Kane, 52, had been free on $75,000 bail while she appealed her 10-to-23-month sentence. The state Supreme Court announced Monday that it had declined to take up her case.

"The lessons of history are still there. In the last century, we had two world wars, And in between them, the Great Depression. I don’t think anybody should really try to have a repetition of history. These things should never happen again, so people have to act in a responsible way."

When China’s envoy was asked whether he thought the current tensions could degenerate into all-out conflict, he called the outcome "unimaginable" and that both countries should prevent it. But he did not rule "all-out conflict" out.

The Guardian's report was written by Luke Harding and Dan Collyns, and was based exclusively on unnamed sources.

Following WikiLeaks' categorical denial that founder Julian Assange ever met with Paul Manafort, The Guardian has stealth-edited their article to include a massive hedge.

In the Supreme Court's 2008 decision in District of Columbia vs Heller, Heller held that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to bear arms. Yet Justice Antonin Scalia's opinion for the Court contained so many caveats, that many gun regulations remain intact a decade later.

But, in an interview with the New York Times above, retired Justice John Paul Stevens said that many of Antonin Scalia's caveats will be removed soon. According to the article above:

...Justice Stevens wrote that he helped persuade Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, who was in the majority, to ask for “some important changes” to Justice Scalia’s opinion. A passage in the opinion, which Justice Scalia had plainly added to secure a fifth vote, said the decision “should not be taken to cast doubt” on many kinds of gun control laws.

Good thing Justice Kennedy retired.

Denver's City Council has passed in a second vote a plan to implement a "safe injection site" for drug users. The proposal now moves to the Colorado General Assembly, since the site can't open until state law allows for such places.

Rosalinda Cunningham, who is nine months pregnant, said she was attempting to leave a Spotsylvania shopping center on Thanksgiving with her boyfriend to head to the hospital when a group of what appeared to be teens surrounded their vehicle, news station WTVR reported.

Eventually, the couple was able to escape the violent mob and drove to a nearby hospital, where physicians spent more than two hours trying to find the unborn child’s heartbeat.

The pair said they were relieved when the ultrasound results determined their child was OK.

The latest data from the industry body revealed that the US automaker sold just 211 cars in China last month, an official from the China Passenger Car Association told Reuters.

Located in the south of the South Pacific region, Australia is likely to become one of the first victims of the increasing tensions between its major trade partner, China, and its guardian and political ally, the U.S.

For historical reasons, Australia shares with the West its values (whatever that means), vision and mission in the South Pacific, serving as an American military and geopolitical enclave from where the U.S. launches its hegemonic interests in Asia. On the other hand, Australia is a major raw materials exporter feeding the Chinese economy, from where Australia has benefited enormously.

Now you see why TRUMP hasn't yet declassified FISA just yet. Think Leverage.

Very disappointed with General Motors and their CEO, Mary Barra, for closing plants in Ohio, Michigan and Maryland. Nothing being closed in Mexico & China. The U.S. saved General Motors, and this is the THANKS we get! We are now looking at cutting all @GM subsidies, including....

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 27, 2018

Federal Judge Leonie Brikema said federal charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will remain sealed for the time being, adding that she will rule later as to whether or not the public has a right to see the documents

The comments come after a recently revealed court filing showed U.S. prosecutors have pressed sealed charges against Assange. Details about the charges remain unknown.

A Florida teen was arrested recently for allegedly raping an underage girl during a PlayStation stream. A fellow gamer allegedly overheard the entire attack.
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The suspect left the microphone of his PlayStation on and the gamer could hear the victim’s distressed cries. According to the witness, the girl repeated the word “no” at least four times but Fabian continued to have sexual intercourse with her regardless.

A former New York City high school math teacher and his twin brother have admitted to stockpiling explosive materials and paying students to help them make bombs.

Christian Toro and Tyler Toro, both of the Bronx, pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court Monday to federal explosive charges.

The 28-year-old brothers were arrested in February after a bomb threat was called into the Harlem charter school by students.

Parents fear children could see the 18-rated £16.95 DVD and other sex films on the website as they appear in search results.

The DVD - which was sold by a third-party seller called Meerkat Wholesalers - popped up on screen when you typed "dad gifts" into the search bar, according to shoppers.

After The Sun contacted Amazon about the DVD, it removed the title from its website - but other porn films are still listed online.