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Homeland Security asks for patience as airport security lines grow – Chicago Tribune

Travelers across the country have endured lengthy lines, some snaking up and down escalators, or through food courts, and into terminal lobbies. At some airports, lines during peak hours have topped 90 minutes. Airlines have reported holding planes at gates to wait for passengers to clear security.

Lawmakers to Airlines: Drop Baggage Fees to Shorten TSA Lines – NBC News

This will cut down on the amount of carry-on luggage fliers haul on planes and speed up inspections at the notoriously slow checkpoints, U.S. Senators Edward Markey and Richard Blumenthal wrote in a letter to a dozen major U.S. airlines.

It’s your fault security lines take forever, according to the TSA | New York Post

New Yorkers can blame themselves for unbearably long lines at area airports, the said in response to criticism from the Port Authority.

TSA officials say Phoenix airport bag-screening issue fixed | Fox News

A bag-screening issue that caused more than 3,000 checked bags to miss their outbound flights has been fixed, Transportation Security Administration officials said Friday.

Big Brother Obama Forces Public Schools to Allow Trans Students to Use Bathroom of Choice

“A school may not require students to use facilities inconsistent with their gender identity or to use individual-user facilities when other students are not required to do so,” the letter says, according to The New York Times, which obtained a copy.

Conservatives outraged over Obama transgender directive to public schools | Fox News

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, speaking to reporters Friday, said his state “will not yield to blackmail from the president of the United States.”

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Environmental Activist Marries 1,000 YEAR OLD TREE

Peruvian activist and actor Richard Torres contracted matrimony with Mexico’s famous 1,000-year-old Arbol del Tule, or Tule Tree, in an Inca ceremony replete with incense, grains and conch shells.

Ecosexuals: Weird sexual fetish where a person makes the land their lover

This is the sex house of an , a person who makes the land their lover, bringing a whole new meaning to “environmentally friendly” and “whore-ticulture”.

ObamaCare Silver-Plan Deductibles Now As High As $6,850 | Stock News & Stock Market Analysis – IBD

The bad is that the help won’t kick in until after the $6,850 deductible is exhausted. The bottom line: The new mother pays $7,010 out of the $7,540 in costs.

Congress Moves Forward With Impeachment of IRS Commissioner – Katie Pavlich

Hearings to determine whether Commissioner John should be impeached for misconduct will soon be underway on Capitol Hill.

Ben Rhodes Had A Hand In The Benghazi Narrative | The Daily Caller

The White House aide responsible for fabricating the narrative on the also had a hand in spinning the events following the attack on a U.S. consulate in , an email reveals.

Asthmatic Smokers Reap Health Benefits Switching To Vaping | The Daily Caller

Asthmatic smokers who switch to could enjoy significant recovery in their lung and respiratory function, according to a new study published in Discovery Medicine.

Hospitals Abandon Vape Ban Due To E-Cigarette Safety | The Daily Caller

“We’re now allowing e-cigarettes on our grounds to give our patients, staff, and visitors more choice in how they quit smoking,” Fowlie added.

Trump Leading Hillary With Hispanic Voters In New Poll | The Daily Caller

Donald leads  Clinton by ten points among , according to a shocking new general match-up released Friday.

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RealClearPolitics – Election 2016 — Republican Delegate Count

2016 — Republican Delegate Count

GOP RACE: Trump Needs 56% of Remaining Delegates, Cruz Needs 81% – An Impossibility – The Gateway Pundit

Donald Trump now needs to win 56% of the remaining to win the nomination outright

Priebus: ‘The party is choosing a nominee’ | Washington Examiner

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus cautioned supporters of Donald Trump who vocally disapprove of the GOP’s delegate allocation and selection process.

RNC Chairman Priebus: Our Nominee Will Be One of Three Who’s Running – Maybe Kasich (VIDEO) – The Gateway Pundit

Priebus: I’m saying it’s going to be one of the three people running.

Country music legend Merle Haggard dies – CNN.com

, the grizzled country music legend whose songs, such as “Okie from Muskogee” and “Fightin’ Side of Me,” made him a voice for the workingman and the outsider, has died. He was 79.

Dominican Friar Confused for KKK Member at Indiana University – Christine Rousselle

Students Call for Police to Censor Classmates’ Political Messages

Last Thursday afternoon a number of anonymous chalk messages appeared on campus. But because these chalk messages read “#Stop Islam” and “Trump 2016,” these innocuous messages elicited 911 calls and apology from the president of the university. Apparently such statements constitute “hate speech.”

Feds Give University of Michigan $500,000 to Watch for Male Students Committing Microaggressions – Hit & Run : Reason.com

The University of is conducting a study on male engineering students to determine whether their unconscious biases——are driving women out of the field. The study is funded via the National Science Foundation, which means taxpayers coughed up more than $500,000 for it.

Malkin: Requiem for a VA Victim | Truth Revolt

If a loyal veteran burns himself to the ground in a forest of government bureaucrats, will anybody hear him?

This 9-Year-Old Journalist Just Schooled Her Critics – Christine Rousselle

Hilde Kate Lysiak, a 9-year-old from Selinsgrove, PA, is the writer, editor, and publisher of the Orange Street News, a paper covering events in her hometown of just over 5,000.

TSA paid $1.4 million for Randomizer app that chooses left or right | Apps and Software | Geek.com

And if you think paying over $336,000 for an like this is ridiculous, well, that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

WATCH: Man Builds TSA’s “$1.4 Million App” in 10 Minutes – Christine Rousselle

On Monday, it was revealed that the had paid $1.4 million for an app that points an arrow either to the left or to the right. Chris Pacia, a programmer, posted a video on YouTube showing how it’s possible to code an identical app in 10 minutes for about $10 worth of labor.

FBI stays mum on whether data on terrorist’s iPhone is useful – CNET

What’s inside Syed Farook’s remains a mystery, at least for those of us not in the ‘s crime labs.

Hundreds of requests to unlock phones flood FBI

Requests involving more than 500 such devices streamed into the bureau’s Computer Analysis Response Team and the agency’s Regional Computer Forensic Laboratory programs during a four-month period beginning last October, two months before agents seized Farook’s device in the aftermath of the mass shooting that left 14 dead, according to the FBI.

Social Justice Warriors: Gap Ad Is Racist | The Daily Caller

GapKids has apologized profusely and vowed to change an advertisement for its Ellen DeGeneres-branded kids clothing line after a small but vocal group of critics stormed social media to condemn an image showing a tall white girl resting her arm atop a shorter black girl’s head.

Gap Sorry for ‘Racially Insensitive’ Kids Pose in Ad Photo

Other people are speaking out in defense of the photo. It turns out the two girls in the photo are sisters — daughters of actress Brooke Smith — and that Gap previously published a non-controversial ad with the same pose — except with the races reversed.

GOPUSA – Preschooler expelled when parents object to ‘gender’ ed.

A four-year-old student was kicked out of a Colorado preschool after her parents questioned the administration’s controversial curriculum that openly promotes homosexual behavior and transgenderism in the classroom.

Get compensated for your travel struggles – Business Insider

If you’ve ever tried to navigate the red tape of airline complaints (say, tried to get reimbursement for lost luggage) then you know how excruciating and hopeless that process can be. But what if you could hire someone else to fight your good fight… for free? That’s the promise behind Service, a new app that deals with — you guessed it! — your customer service battles.

Former Reps. Courser, Gamrat may sue Michigan House for lost wages, damage to reputations | MLive.com

Former Rep. Todd Courser was forced to resign and former Rep. Cindy Gamrat was expelled unconstitutionally, according to a notice of intent the duo’s attorneys filed with the Court of Claims last month.

Need a Mom? You Can Rent One! | LifeZette

For $40 an hour (plus expenses), she will be a mom without the judgment, collar straightening, or nagging a real mom might engage in. But she will offer to do any number of mom-like things, such as cooking, sewing on a button, or just listening as a client works through an issue.

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Jared Fogle’s Defense At Sentencing: Hey, At Least He Doesn’t MAKE Kiddie Porn | The Daily Caller

You know you’re in trouble when your best defense is that you don’t actually make child pornography.

Jared Fogle pleads guilty, blames diet for his sex crimes | New York Post

The diet made him do it.

Can the TSA find hidden weapons? Rossen Reports goes undercover – TODAY.com

In the wake of the Russian Metrojet crash and the Paris terror attacks, security while flying in the U.S. is of greater concern than ever. Yet in Atlanta, a man said he accidentally carried a loaded gun onto a commercial flight and the never found it.

Our Opinion: A vote against open government in St. Joseph County – South Bend Tribune: Our Opinion

That’s two strikes against good government in St. Joseph County.

Doug Flutie Announces That Both Of His Parents Died Today, Less Than An Hour Apart

“They say you can die of a broken heart and I believe it.”

How John Kasich Is Promoting the Worst Idea Of All Time | RedState

John Kasich would like to add a new federal agency if he becomes president: one to promote “Judeo-Christian Western values.”

Official: ‘Syrians Are Less Of A Threat To The Country.’ | The Daily Caller

“If someone has never made a ripple in the pond in Syria in a way that would get their identity or their interest reflected in our database, we can query our database until the cows come home, but there will be nothing showing up because we have no record of them,” Comey told the House Committee on on Oct. 21.

Video FBI Director It’s Impossible To Vet Every Single Refugee | The Daily Caller

“He has some really grave concerns that this legislation would allow anyone, any refugees” into America, Perez told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on Thursday.

Al Qaeda in Kentucky: US May Have Let ‘Dozens’ of Terrorists Into Country as Refugees – ABC News

Several dozen suspected bombmakers, including some believed to have targeted American troops, may have mistakenly been allowed to move to the United States as war refugees, according to agents investigating the remnants of roadside bombs recovered from Iraq and Afghanistan.

SIXTH SYRIAN with Fake Passport Captured in Honduras on Way to US

A sixth Syrian man with a similar bogus passport was in Honduras on Friday.

Breaking: 5 Muslim Foreign Nationals Arrested on Ohio Turnpike; Passports Taken (Video)

Five foreign nationals were arrested on the Ohio Turnpike in Braceville Township on Friday.

Report: 8 Syrians Apprehended at Texas-Mexico Border

eight Syrians attempted to cross into the U.S. from Mexico on Monday.

Nearly 70 are arrested in America over ISIS plots and they include refugees

The incidents detailed here are among dozens of alleged disrupted by police and federal agents since began to rise from the flames of the Syrian civil war. The earliest arrest was 18 months ago.

Hasna Ait Boulahcen who blew herself up in Paris’ Saint Denis siege pictured

Posing with two fingers up to the camera, this is Europe’s first female bomber whose head flew through a window and landed on the street when she blew herself up during the Saint-Denis siege.

Nativity battle continues: Freedom From Religion Foundation says Concord High School’s changes to 2015 Christmas Spectacular not good enough – Elkhart Truth

Simply adding Hanukkah and Kwanzaa to a holiday celebration does not make the performance constitutional if it still includes a live scene, the Freedom From Religion Foundation argues in the latest salvo in the ongoing legal battle over High School’s annual Christmas Spectacular.

Nativity battle continues: Freedom From Religion Foundation says Concord High School’s changes to 2015 Christmas Spectacular not good enough – Elkhart Truth

Simply adding Hanukkah and Kwanzaa to a holiday celebration does not make the performance constitutional if it still includes a live Nativity scene, the Freedom From Religion Foundation argues in the latest salvo in the ongoing legal battle over Concord High School’s annual Christmas Spectacular.

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Fox Lake officer’s death: Suicide ‘carefully staged’ – CNN.com

What once appeared to be the killing of an officer in the line of duty turned out to be “a carefully staged ,” George Filenko, Lake County Major Crimes Task Force commander, said Wednesday.

Short Time (1990) – IMDb

When a police detective thinks he is dying and learns that his life insurance pays out more if he dies in the line of duty, he tries to make that happen.

UPDATE: Suspect ‘James Tran’ Arrested in Stabbing of US Airman Hero Spencer Stone – The Gateway Pundit

Sacramento Police Chief Sam Somers said officers secured a warrant Tuesday and on Wednesday morning , 28, during a traffic stop near his home in Elk Grove. The Sacramento County district attorney’s office has decided to file a charge of attempted murder against Tran, who Somers said has a record of past felonies.

Workers fired for medical marijuana use in Michigan can collect unemployment benefits – 953MNC.com

People fired in for using can collect unemployment benefits after the state Supreme Court turned down appeals in two cases.

Two face charges of leaving children alone at Truro beach – News – capecodtimes.com – Hyannis, MA

Two Niagara Falls, New York, residents will be arraigned in November on charges that they left two , ages 7 and 9, alone for an hour in August on a public , according to Orleans District Court records.

Surprise: TSA Hasn’t Improved Since Failing 95 Percent of Security Tests – Katie Pavlich

the test results were disappointing and troubling

Weak Women Raise Weak Children – The Burning Truth

I wrote this post a long time ago on Myspace, and have used it regularly on my show. Every now and then someone requests it. So I figured I’d repost it here.

Indian Chief Opposing Redskins Wore Black Face For Halloween | The Daily Caller

According to the New York Post, Rambler was heavily criticized for blatantly perpetuating a double standard, and he has not yet commented on the incident.

Brooklyn band leader taped kid’s mouth for slavery lesson – NY Daily News

The student, whose name is being withheld by the Daily , suffered a cracked, bloody lip and swelling and redness to his face when Hughes yanked off the tape at Intermediate School 292 in East New York, Cotto added.

Democratic Rebuilding At The State And Local Level Could Take A Long Time–Or Just Losing A Presidential Race – Matt Vespa

Show Prep: Thurs, Oct. 8

If not McCarthy, who? Republicans scramble for speaker pick after drop-out | Fox News

House Majority Leader Kevin ‘s stunning decision Thursday to withdraw from the race for speaker leaves scrambling to find that elusive candidate who can unite the divided conference and actually win a majority on the floor.

Right-to-farm laws in Indiana challenged by Hoosier Environmental Council – 953MNC.com

An environmental group is challenging the constitutionality of ‘s right-to-farm laws on behalf of two rural families who say the stench coming from a large hog farm nearby is making their homes unlivable.

Spencer Stone, hero in French train attack, reportedly in stable condition after stabbing | Fox News

, one of the three Americans hailed a hero in the French train attack in August, is in stable condition after being Thursday near a Sacramento bar.

Megyn Kelly Analyzes ‘Disturbing New Twist’ Involving ‘Clock Kid’ Ahmed Mohamed’s Father | Video | TheBlaze.com

Reporter Trace Gallagher said it appears the dad operates two different Facebook pages. On his personal page, he reported, the elder Mohamed wrote about how “killing without rightness” is prohibited by Islam. But there’s also apparently an Arabic Facebook page that also appears to be run by Elhassan Mohamed.

‘We are so relieved’: Missing king cobra snake found under dryer near Orlando | Fox News

An 8-foot king cobra snake that had been missing for more than a month was found under a dryer in a garage not far from its reality TV star owner’s home near Orlando.

Woman: Apple butter led to $2K fine from TSA | WOODTV.com

A West woman says she has been fighting with the federal for years after she was fined $2,000 for trying to carry butter onto a flight.

Michigan woman fined $2,000 by TSA over apple butter in her carry-on – 953MNC.com

A western Michigan woman is involved in a dispute with the federal Transportation Security Administration over a $2,000 fine for attempting to carry apple butter onto a flight.

State normalness ranking – Business Insider

What makes it weird: Michigan had the third lowest proportion of houses built after 2010 in the country, at just 1%.

15 semi-finalists named for Goshen High School mascot replacement – 953MNC.com

Red Devils

Senate Democrats Are Preparing a Legislative Package on Gun Control — Here’s a Preview of What’s Coming | TheBlaze.com

Senate Democrats are preparing a legislative push to curb guns, a week after a mass shooting at an Oregon community college refocused attention on the nation’s toll of firearms deaths.

BREAKING: Rep. Lynn Westmoreland Throws Hat In For Speaker | The Daily Caller

Georgia Republican Rep. told The Daily Caller Thursday he is running for .

Urban Outfitters parent company asks employees to work for free

If you work at Urban Outfitters, your bosses want you to work for free. To keep up with the increased seasonal demand, the parent company of Urban Outfitters, URBN, which also owns Free People and Anthropologie, sent an employee-only email calling for volunteers.

Residents in Murray furious after HOA fines homeowner for flying American Flag | fox13now.com

Homeowners in Murray say they are being fined by their home owner’s association for flying the American Flag.

15 Year-Old Muslim Boy Picked Up Gun at Holy Mosque Before Assassinating Police Official – The Gateway Pundit

The boy picked up the gun at mosque for the shooting.