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Guess Who Won The (Budget Deal), Not You. 12/16/13 02:46

Guess Who Won The (Budget Deal), Not You. 12/16/13

PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM A compromise federal budget plan that would remove the threat of a government shutdown for two years won easy approval Thursday from the Republican-controlled U.S. House. The deal worked out by House Budg

Americans Hate Government Shutdown - Poll 10/5/13 09:11

Americans Hate Government Shutdown - Poll 10/5/13

On day three of the partial government shutdown, a new CBS News poll reveals that a large majority of Americans disapprove of the shutdown and more are blaming Republicans than President Obama and the Democrats for it. Fully 72 percent of A

Deaf Man Beaten & Tazed By (Cops) - Excessive Force Or Were They Right? 2/21/14 05:29

Deaf Man Beaten & Tazed By (Cops) - Excessive Force Or Were They R

Published on Feb 21, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM A deaf Hawthorne resident is suing the Police Department, claiming he was beaten, tased and arrested because officers failed to allow him to use his hands to communicate with them

(FBI) release livestock to ease Nevada standoff 4/14/14 00:26

(FBI) release livestock to ease Nevada standoff 4/14/14

Published on Apr 14, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM The Federal Bureau of Land Management is giving back the cattle it took from a local Nevada rancher. Charlie Rose reports.

Largest prison release in history sets 6,000 people free 02:14

Largest prison release in history sets 6,000 people free

The largest ever release of federal prison inmates is underway across the country. Thousands of non-violent drug offenders are walking free in a program to ease overcrowding. Justice correspondent, Jeff Pegues reports.

Brutal Job Search Reality for Older Americans Out of work 5/6/13 10:37

Brutal Job Search Reality for Older Americans Out of work 5/6/13

provided by http://cnnnext.com Despite a rosier jobs picture in April, for Americans ages 55 or older who have been unemployed long-term, the prospect of finding work is greatly limited. Economic correspondent Paul Solman explores why olde

NSA leaks, mail tampering, quantum computing and clemency? 1/4/13 07:18

NSA leaks, mail tampering, quantum computing and clemency? 1/4/13

PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court approved the Obama administration's application to renew the bulk collection of telephone metadata for another 90 days on Friday afternoon. The approval will give t

Six Philadelphia narcotics officers Indicted for Robbing Drug Dealers (Dirty Cops) 7/30/14 02:07

Six Philadelphia narcotics officers Indicted for Robbing Drug Dealers

Published on Jul 30, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Six Philadelphia narcotics officers have been indicted on charges they spent years shaking down drug dealers, using gangland tactics to rob them of cash and drugs, federal prosecu

Google Settles on Patents, Other Antitrust Items 01:48

Google Settles on Patents, Other Antitrust Items

Google is agreeing to license certain patents to mobile phone rivals and stop some search practices but in a win, the Federal Trade Commission didn't find enough evidence the company favors its

Fed to Reduce Bond Purchases by $10B 12/18/13 (BUSINESS NEWS) 01:21

Fed to Reduce Bond Purchases by $10B 12/18/13 (BUSINESS NEWS)

PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM The Federal Reserve has decided to reduce its stimulus for the U.S. economy because the job market has shown steady improvement. (Dec. 18)

Obama, GOP Outline Debt Limit Debate 01:05

Obama, GOP Outline Debt Limit Debate

President Barack Obama says he will not compromise over his insistence that Congress lift the federal debt ceiling. The nation's credit rating was downgraded the last time lawmakers threatened inaction on the debt ceiling, in 2011. (Jan.

Will forgiving loans offer long-term student debt solution? 6/10/14 (Education) 09:14

Will forgiving loans offer long-term student debt solution? 6/10/14 (

Published on Jun 10, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM The average person graduating from college in 2013 borrowed nearly $30,000 in student debt. To help Americans overburdened by their loans, President Obama signed a new executive ord

(Corporations) Are Now Religious People - Thanks Supreme Court! 7/1/14 12:34

(Corporations) Are Now Religious People - Thanks Supreme Court! 7/1/1

Published on Jul 1, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that requiring family-owned corporations to pay for insurance coverage for contraception under the Affordable Care Act violated a federal law prot

Become a White House Fellow! 01:11

Become a White House Fellow!

Founded in 1964, the President's Commission on White House Fellowships is one of America's most prestigious programs for leadership and public service. White House Fellowships offer exceptional young men and women first-hand experience work

US banks pay billions to settle mortgage mess 01:19

US banks pay billions to settle mortgage mess

A group of 10 mortgage providers have agreed to pay a total of $8.5bn as compensation to end a US government-mandated review of housing crisis foreclosures. Bank of America Corp, Citigroup Inc, JPMorgan Case & Co, Wells Fargo & Co, Met

Lawsuit alleges police gave Occupy (protesters) drugs 4/4/14 05:56

Lawsuit alleges police gave Occupy (protesters) drugs 4/4/14

Published on Apr 4, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM A federal judge has decided to allow a lawsuit against Minnesota police officers, who allegedly got Occupy protesters high on drugs, to proceed to the trial stage. Allegations emerge

Hookers learn English for World Cup 01:56

Hookers learn English for World Cup

Brazilian sex workers will be offered free English lessons ahead of the 2014 World Cup. CNN's Shasta Darlington reports.

Illegal NYPD Stop-and-Frisks Halted by Judge 02:45

Illegal NYPD Stop-and-Frisks Halted by Judge

A key part of the NYPD's controversial stop and frisk tactic has been ruled unconstitutional. Manhattan Federal Court Judge Shira Scheindlin ordered police to refrain from making some trespass stops outside private residential buildings

New Mortgage Regulations Require Proof of Ability to Repay 07:28

New Mortgage Regulations Require Proof of Ability to Repay

A new set of federal guidelines on mortgage lending has been released in efforts to protect banks and potential homeowners from the risky practices that caused the 2008 housing crisis and economic collapse. Margaret Warner talks to Richard

(Congress) Questions Police Use of Military Gear 9/9/14 01:34

(Congress) Questions Police Use of Military Gear 9/9/14

Published on Sep 9, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Lawmakers said Tuesday they were considering doing more to monitor and hold accountable police departments across the United States that obtain sophisticated military equipment from

The (First Lady) Announces New Hiring Commitments 2/10/14 10:57

The (First Lady) Announces New Hiring Commitments 2/10/14

Published on Feb 10, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM HTTP://FACEBOOK.COM/CNNNEXT The First Lady delivers remarks at a National Symposium on Veterans' Employment in Construction, hosted at the US Department of Labor. This event broug

(NSA) Phone Surveillance Ruled Illegal By Courts 03:56

(NSA) Phone Surveillance Ruled Illegal By Courts

PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Published on May 8, 2015 Shahid Buttar, Bill of Rights Defense Committee (BORDC) with Thom Hartmann. Federal appeals court rules that indiscriminately spying on Americans is illegal! Find out what that means

US Reviews Clemency for Certain (Inmates) 4/23/14 01:27

US Reviews Clemency for Certain (Inmates) 4/23/14

Published on Apr 23, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM The Justice Department is encouraging nonviolent federal inmates who have behaved in prison, have no significant criminal history and have already served more than 10 years behind b

Raw Video: Brazen Jewelry Store Robbery 01:38

Raw Video: Brazen Jewelry Store Robbery

Four robbers burst into a New York City jewelry and point guns at the workers inside. A customer tries to get away but is grabbed and thrown to the floor. All of this is caught on tape. The robbers

State Dept grilled by press corp offensive over Gaza 7/31/14 (White House) 37:06

State Dept grilled by press corp offensive over Gaza 7/31/14 (White H

Published on Jul 31, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf condemned the deadly shelling of a United Nations school in Gaza on Wednesday. She called for a full and prompt investigation into the inci

Hepatitis C (Cure) Discovered 1/6/13 08:14

Hepatitis C (Cure) Discovered 1/6/13

PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Federal regulators this month opened a new era in the treatment of a deadly liver virus that infects three to five times more people than HIV. Now the question is: Who will get access to the new drug for hep

Oregon Militia Can Do What Ever They Want, No Jail Time, White Privlage is for Real 04:08

Oregon Militia Can Do What Ever They Want, No Jail Time, White Privla

PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Published on Jan 14, 2016 Some militia clowns in Oregon, lead by Ammon Bundy, are still in the federal building they took over with guns. They’re still getting mail and packages. Apparently they’re thinking of

Prosecutors Fighting Against (Drug Sentence) Reforms 05:13

Prosecutors Fighting Against (Drug Sentence) Reforms

Published on Feb 10, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM LIKE US HTTP://FACEBOOK.COM/CNNNEXT A group of federal prosecutors is criticizing the Department of Justice's support for legislation that would soften U.S. drug sentencing polici

The Next (Foreclosure) Nightmare is Here 9/15/14 09:47

The Next (Foreclosure) Nightmare is Here 9/15/14

Published on Sep 15, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM The federal government has offered up a lot of different solutions to help big banks, but so far, few if any of those plans have been designed to help underwater homeowners. And wit

National Labor Relations Board Appointments Unconstitutional 07:21

National Labor Relations Board Appointments Unconstitutional

For more news coverage go to: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/ A federal appeals court ruled President Obama's appointments to the National Labor Relations Board made during a congressional recess were unconstitutional. Hari Sreenivasan talk

Was your carpet made by (slaves) 1/26/14 06:00

Was your carpet made by (slaves) 1/26/14

Published on Jan 26, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM An independent investigation into the carpet industry in India estimates 45% of workers are victims of forced labor.

US, Presidential Innovation Fellows: Steven VanRoekel on the Goals of the Digital Government Strategy 2/5/13 01:20

US, Presidential Innovation Fellows: Steven VanRoekel on the Goals of

2/5/13 Steven VanRoekel, Federal Chief Information Officer, discusses the goals of the digital government strategy

US, Steven VanRoekel on the Power of People and the Presidential Innovation Fellows Program 2/5/13 01:16

US, Steven VanRoekel on the Power of People and the Presidential Innov

2/5/13 Steven VanRoekel, Federal Chief Information Officer, discusses the power of people and the Presidential Innovation Fellows Program.

ATF agents entrap mentally ill people to arrest them 12/9/13 08:20

ATF agents entrap mentally ill people to arrest them 12/9/13

PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM A mentally disabled man with a low IQ was used to run gun and drug deals as part of a US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives sting at a Milwaukee storefront. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel re

300 tons of Fed gold on the move business, 2/7/13 02:11

300 tons of Fed gold on the move business, 2/7/13

2/7/13 It's not a heist: Germany is making a withdrawal, but won't say how it's going to move its gold from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

(West Wing Week) 4/4/14 or The Rosies 4/4/14 05:19

(West Wing Week) 4/4/14 or The Rosies 4/4/14

Published on Apr 4, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM This week, the President wrapped up a six day trip to Europe and Saudi Arabia, spoke on the success of the first open enrollment period of the Affordable Care Act, traveled to Michig

Silicon Valley Boom Bypasses Poor 3/6/14 (Business) 02:10

Silicon Valley Boom Bypasses Poor 3/6/14 (Business)

Published on Mar 6, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Silicon Valley's economy is growing, with some of the highest incomes in the U.S. and the largest share of high-wage jobs. But those gains have doubled housing costs over five years

Size Discrimination Job seekers alarmed over weight & looks as (hiring) criteria 4/3/14 03:27

Size Discrimination Job seekers alarmed over weight & looks as (h

Published on Apr 3, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM The French president vowed to tackle booming unemployment with the country's youth increasingly turning to its more successful neighbors for jobs. It turns o. British government w

OUTRAGES: (Cop) Handcuffs Firefighter For Trying to Protect Crash Victims, Caught on Tape 03:15

OUTRAGES: (Cop) Handcuffs Firefighter For Trying to Protect Crash Vict

Published on Feb 6, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM LIKE US HTTP://FACEBOOK.COM/CNNNEXT CHULA VISTA (CBS 8) -- Officials from both the California Highway Patrol and Chula Vista Fire Department Wednesday responded to an incident that

Obama Calls for $9 Minimum Wage- 2/14/13 05:34

Obama Calls for $9 Minimum Wage- 2/14/13

2/14/13 The State of the Union proposal with by far the most political juice is going to be a call to raise the federal minimum wage to $9 and index it to inflation. That would put it, in inflation-adjusted terms, back up to its 1981 leve

Police killing sparks outrage, (protest) in Los Angeles 8/18/14 02:01

Police killing sparks outrage, (protest) in Los Angeles 8/18/14

Published on Aug 18, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Thousands of demonstrators have surrounded the headquarters of the Los Angeles Police Department to voice their anger at the killing of an African-American man by the police. Ezell

Horse meat could be coming back to U.S. 3/2/13 02:36

Horse meat could be coming back to U.S. 3/2/13

3/2/13 Federal regulators consider allowing horse slaughterhouses to begin production in the U.S. Joe Johns reports.

Israeli segregated buses get mixed reviews 3/6/13 02:05

Israeli segregated buses get mixed reviews 3/6/13

3/6/13 Thousands of Palestinians from the West Bank work in Israel. For them this bus is an advantage. It's a cheap, fast service. And most of the workers say they prefer not to be on the same bus as Israeli settlers. The Palestinian Aut

Meningitis kills scores in Nigeria 3/8/13 02:03

Meningitis kills scores in Nigeria 3/8/13

3/8/13 A fresh outbreak of suspected cerebrospinal meningitis has killed more than 100 in north-west Nigeria and dozens more elsewhere in the country.People in the town of Jabo ave never seen anything like the past two weeks. They have jus

(NYPD) officer (Cannibal cop) found guilty to cook and eat women 3/12/13 01:09

(NYPD) officer (Cannibal cop) found guilty to cook and eat women 3/1

3/12/13 A New York police officer was convicted on Tuesday in a bizarre plot to kidnap, torture, kill and eat women. The officer, Gilberto Valle, 28, could be sentenced to life in prison for one count of kidnapping conspiracy. The verdic

TSA descends on train in Chicago (cnn) 3/16/13 02:01

TSA descends on train in Chicago (cnn) 3/16/13

3/16/13 Federal agents detained a train in Chicago after a passenger unwittingly triggered a nuclear scare. WBBM reports.

China: Hukou system 3/26/13 (cnn) 03:31

China: Hukou system 3/26/13 (cnn)

3/26/13 On China host Kristie Lu Stout discusses the problems migrant workers face due to the discriminatory hukou system. For more CNN videos, visit our site at http://www.cnn.com/video/

Seized nuns are released by (Syria) rebels in prisoner swap 3/10/14 00:46

Seized nuns are released by (Syria) rebels in prisoner swap 3/10/14

Published on Mar 10, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Around a dozen nuns and several workers from the same convent have been released after being held for more than three months by rebels in Syria. The women were set free at the Le

Cost Of Iraq & (Afghanistan) Wars Is Absolutely Staggering 2/22/14 05:52

Cost Of Iraq & (Afghanistan) Wars Is Absolutely Staggering 2/22/1

Published on Feb 22, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM The U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq will cost taxpayers $4 trillion to $6 trillion, taking into account the medical care of wounded veterans and expensive repairs to a force depl

US (terrorist) watchlist contains 280k people with no terrorist affiliations 8/6/14 03:39

US (terrorist) watchlist contains 280k people with no terrorist affili

Published on Aug 6, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Of the 680,000 individuals on the government’s Terrorist Screening Database watchlist, over 280,000 are classified as having “no recognized terrorist group affiliation,” according t

The Corporate Elite Are Running Out Of Threats (minimum wage) 7/31/14 02:30

The Corporate Elite Are Running Out Of Threats (minimum wage) 7/3

Published on Jul 31, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM A new billboard in San Francisco threatens that if minimum wage is increased, workers will be replaced with iPads. But isn't this already happening?

Colorado and Washington make recreational marijuana legal 4/27/13 01:14

Colorado and Washington make recreational marijuana legal 4/27/13

http://www.euronews.com/ Votes making Colorado and Washington the first US states to legalise marijuana for recreational use could be short-lived victories if the federal government decides to challenge them. In Colorado, Amendment 64 garn

President: Transport strike systematic campaign against World Cup 6/8/14 (Brazil) 00:42

President: Transport strike systematic campaign against World Cup 6/8

Published on Jun 8, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Dilma Rousseff says the work stoppage is a systematic campaign against the World Cup tournament. Operators of subway and overland trains are demanding a 12 percent pay rise. Their st

President Obama Makes a Personnel Announcement 5/1/13 (white house) 09:14

President Obama Makes a Personnel Announcement 5/1/13 (white house)

President Obama announces he is nominating Mel Watt to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency and Tom Wheeler to chair the Federal Communications Commission. May 1, 2013.

On the Clock: Open Data Executive Order 02:03

On the Clock: Open Data Executive Order

provided by http://cnnnext.com 5/9/13 like us on http://facebook.com/cnnnext http://twitter.com/cnnnext United States Chief Technology Officer, Todd Park, and United States Chief Information Officer, Steven VanRoekel, discuss the i

Slaughterhouse sold (meat) from cows with cancer 3/2/14 03:05

Slaughterhouse sold (meat) from cows with cancer 3/2/14

Published on Mar 2, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM A slaughterhouse in Petaluma, California, is under criminal investigation by the federal government for killing and selling meat from dairy cows who had cancer, and now 8.7 million p

Wind Energy Push Leaves Trail of Dead Eagles 5/14/13 02:09

Wind Energy Push Leaves Trail of Dead Eagles 5/14/13

provided by http://cnnnext.com like us at http://facebook.com/cnnnext shop with us http://cnnnext.com/shop Not so green: Obama administration allows wind-energy plants to kill eagles despite federal law (May 14)

Seattle closer to setting up legal marijuana zoning 45 plants 02:13

Seattle closer to setting up legal marijuana zoning 45 plants

Seattle is a step closer to setting up legal marijuana zoning. Where can it be grown, sold, baked and delivered? Every Seattle household will be allowed to grow up to 45 plants or the equivalent of 72 ounces. Big scale growing oper

(Spain) Thousands demand an end to austerity in Barcelona 4/6/14 01:19

(Spain) Thousands demand an end to austerity in Barcelona 4/6/14

Published on Apr 6, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT>COM M/S Protester chanting (in Spanish) We will fight, in the street, in the general straight! with Joves Comunistes del Poble Catala flag W/S Protesters C/U Flags M/S Protesters c

Massive sinkhole, about 12 feet deep, opens in Brooklyn street 00:51

Massive sinkhole, about 12 feet deep, opens in Brooklyn street

PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Published on Aug 4, 2015 There’s a beast in south Brooklyn — a yawning sinkhole appeared without warning Tuesday and looks to be at least a dozen feet deep. It’s at the corner of 5th Ave. and 64th St. in Sun

West Wing Week: 06/07/13 or 06:12

West Wing Week: 06/07/13 or "Cooler at Night"

This week, the President urged Congress not to let student loan rates double and to confirm three judges for the federal appeals court in Washington, held bilateral meetings with the NATO Secretary-General and the President of Chile, kicked

[WARNING: GRAPHIC] Police Brutality [Chattanooga, Tennessee] 6/10/13 07:07

[WARNING: GRAPHIC] Police Brutality [Chattanooga, Tennessee] 6/10/13

This needs to be seen. Please share this with as many people as possible. provided by http://cnnnext.com like us http://facebook.com/cnnnext A surveillance video obtained by WRCB Channel 3 of a confrontation between Chattanooga Police an

How Spy Agency Contractors Have Already Abused Their Power 6/12/13 06:59

How Spy Agency Contractors Have Already Abused Their Power 6/12/13

Could the sprawling surveillance state enable government or its legion of private contractors to abuse their technology and spy upon domestic political targets or judges This is not a far off possibility. Two years ago, a batch of stolen e-

Judge: Have Sex With Me or I'll Frame You and Ruin Your Life 6/17/13 07:50

Judge: Have Sex With Me or I'll Frame You and Ruin Your Life 6/17/13

provided by http://cnnnext.com like us http://facebook.com/cnnnext shop with us http://cnnnext.com/shop With a plot out of a Hollywood movie or a gripping Lifetime TV show, a mesmerizing drama of sex, power, frame-ups, planted drugs,

Cannabis Comes To Wall Street: Marijuana Entrepreneurs Pitch Investors In New York City 6/19/13 04:40

Cannabis Comes To Wall Street: Marijuana Entrepreneurs Pitch Investors

promoted on http://cnnnext.com like us http://facebook.com/cnnnext follow us http://twitter.com/cnnnext Marijuana has only been legalized for recreational use in two states: Colorado and Washington. But that hasn't stopped the ArcView

US files charges against of NSA leaker 6/22/13 01:46

US files charges against of NSA leaker 6/22/13

Published on Jun 21, 2013 US federal prosecutors have filed sealed criminal charges against Edward Snowden, the man behind a huge leak of surveillance secrets. They have also asked Hong Kong to detain him, as he is believed to be hiding

DFA probe confirms Middle East sex abuse allegations 6/24/13 02:42

DFA probe confirms Middle East sex abuse allegations 6/24/13

Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario says a fact-finding team has confirmed certain allegations of abuse and sexual molestation of distressed Filipina workers in the Middle East. provided by http://cnnnext.com like us http://fac

Raw: Banker Accused of Losing Millions in Court 1/2/14 00:20

Raw: Banker Accused of Losing Millions in Court 1/2/14

PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Aubrey Lee Price appeared before a federal judge in Brunswick, Georgia Thursday. Prosecutors say Price raised $40 million from investors, and lost much of the money, then disappeared. He was arrested Tuesday

1 Dead, 1 Wounded in Weeks-Long Oregon Standoff 02:50

1 Dead, 1 Wounded in Weeks-Long Oregon Standoff

PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Published on Jan 27, 2016 Shots were fired during the arrest of militia members occupying federal land at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.

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Citing "House Of Cards," (Judge) OKs Lying In Politics 9/

Published on Sep 13, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM A federal judge has struck down an Ohio state law that allows the government to regulate political falsehoods. In a Thursday decision, U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Black

How The FBI Is Destroying Our Privacy 7/7/13 03:35

How The FBI Is Destroying Our Privacy 7/7/13

Published on Jul 7, 2013 Provided by http://cnnnext.com like us http://facebook.com/cnnnext follow us http://twitter.com/cnnnext San Francisco - As the FBI is rushing to build a bigger, faster and better biometrics database, it's a

Pot's Growing Problem: Where to Keep All the Cash? (Marijuana) 2/10/14 02:52

Pot's Growing Problem: Where to Keep All the Cash? (Marijuana)

Published on Feb 10, 2014 Feb. 10 -- Marijuana for medicinal or recreational uses is now legal in 20 states and the District of Columbia but it is still illegal in the eyes of the federalgovernment. Banks, which are overseen by federal re

NY World Trade Center Transport Hub Taking Shape 7/17/13 01:14

NY World Trade Center Transport Hub Taking Shape 7/17/13

provided by http://cnnnext.com like us http://facebook.com/cnnnext follow us http://twitter.com/cnnnext Hundreds of workers are busy around the clock at the $4 billion World Trade Center transportation hub project. The project's direct

Judge rules (NSA) surveillance is legal 12/28/13 01:36

Judge rules (NSA) surveillance is legal 12/28/13

PUBLISHED ON DECEMBER 28, 2013 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM A federal judge in New York ruled Friday that the National Security Agency's bulk data-collection program does not violate the law, and that it serves as an effective counterp

Raw: Plane's Nose Gear Collapses in NYC Landing 7/23/13 00:43

Raw: Plane's Nose Gear Collapses in NYC Landing 7/23/13

Provided by http://cnnnext.com Officials say the nose gear of a plane landing at New York's LaGuardia Airport collapsed as the aircraft touched down on the runway. The Federal Aviation Administration says the plane landed safely and no inj

Walmart and McDonalds Refuse to Pay Living Wage 7/23/13 03:09

Walmart and McDonalds Refuse to Pay Living Wage 7/23/13

Provided by http://cnnnext.com Walmart and McDonalds are some of the country's biggest employers but they make it nearly impossible for their workers to earn a living wage. We look at some of the numbers in this Buzzsaw news clip with Ty

Are we witnessing a revolution in low-wage employment? 7/24/13 05:44

Are we witnessing a revolution in low-wage employment? 7/24/13

Provided by http://cnnnext.com Sarah Jaffe, Independent Journalist/The Atlantic, joins Thom Hartmann. Fast food jobs were once thought to be transition jobs for teenagers and college kids - but now - Americans of all ages are relying on th

WEBCAST: Hyperloop Commute 8/13/13 02:04

WEBCAST: Hyperloop Commute 8/13/13

Provided by http://cnnnext.com Also, Paula Deen has won a major legal victory. A federal judge has thrown out a racial discrimination suit brought by a former employee.

Stop and Frisk Law in New York Ruled Unconstitutional: Reactions 8/13/13 02:22

Stop and Frisk Law in New York Ruled Unconstitutional: Reactions 8/13

Provided by http://cnnnext.com Residents of Brownsville, Brooklyn, were divided over the policing strategy after a federal judge ruled that it violated the constitutional rights of minority New Yorkers.

Wall Street Bosses Escape Criminal Charges 7/18/13 04:30

Wall Street Bosses Escape Criminal Charges 7/18/13

Provided by http://cnnnext.com It's not a good time to be a mid-level employee at a major Wall Street bank. A few weeks after Goldman Sachs' Fabulous Fabrice Tourre was found guilty of securities fraud by a New York jury, JPMorgan's Ja

Fukushima crisis prompts radioactivity concerns worldwide 후쿠시마 인뎁스 8/23/13 05:27

Fukushima crisis prompts radioactivity concerns worldwide 후쿠시마 인뎁스 8/

PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT>COM More than two years have passed since the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster, and Japanese authorities are still trying to contain radioactive water from leaking out into the Pacific Ocean. While it coul

You Can Buy Weed With Your Credit Card Now 8/31/13 04:56

You Can Buy Weed With Your Credit Card Now 8/31/13

PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM The Department of Justice is actively considering how to regulate interactions between banks and marijuana shops that operate within state laws and don't violate other federal law enforcement priorities, A

Students Banned For Being HIV Positive-- That's Legal? 918/13 05:05

Students Banned For Being HIV Positive-- That's Legal? 918/13

provided by http://cnnnext It is illegal under federal law to prevent a student from attending school based on perceived HIV status, but an Arkansas school district has banned three students, all siblings, from returning to class until th

Government Shutdown 2013: Boehner Calls for 'Basic Fairness' 10/1/13 01:12

Government Shutdown 2013: Boehner Calls for 'Basic Fairness'

PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Stressing the desire for basic fairness for Americans under the Affordable Care Act, House Speaker John A. Boehner spoke to the media after Congress failed to avert a federal government shutdown.

(Marijuana) Offers Hope For Veterans, If Only It Wasn't 3/22/14 03:49

(Marijuana) Offers Hope For Veterans, If Only It Wasn't 3/22/14

Published on Mar 22, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM The federal government has signed off on a long-delayed study looking at marijuana as a treatment for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, a development that drug research

Social Welfare Groups A Dark Money (Scam) & This Scary Chart Proves It 3/23/14 03:42

Social Welfare Groups A Dark Money (Scam) & This Scary Chart Prove

Published on Mar 23, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM More and more money is going into U.S. elections without any disclosure of where it's coming from. Spending by dark money groups -- organizations that do not have to disclose

Weekly Address: Working Together on Behalf of the American People 10/19/13 03:37

Weekly Address: Working Together on Behalf of the American People 10/

PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM In this week's address, President Obama said that now that the Federal government is reopened and the threat of default is lifted from the economy, there are three places Washington can take action to serve t

Low Wages at McDonald's, Burger King Cost Taxpayers Billions 10/25/13 07:50

Low Wages at McDonald's, Burger King Cost Taxpayers Billions 10/25/1

New research shows more than half of low-wage workers at fast-food restaurants rely on public assistance to survive -- a rate double that of the overall workforce. According to researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, low wage

Fast Food Chains Cost Taxpayers Big 10/29/13 04:17

Fast Food Chains Cost Taxpayers Big 10/29/13

PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM The fast-food industry is one of the nation's largest employers of low and minimum wage workers. According to one group, often the industry workers' pay is not enough and many turn to government programs for

He Had A Pocket Knife, They Had 47 Bullets 3/2/14 (Brutality) 03:52

He Had A Pocket Knife, They Had 47 Bullets 3/2/14 (Brutality)

Published on Mar 2, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Michigan police officers won't face federal charges in the fatal shooting of a homeless man during a confrontation over stolen coffee. Federal authorities, including the U.S. Dep

Congress slams Pentagon, DOJ over (Ferguson) 9/10/14 03:06

Congress slams Pentagon, DOJ over (Ferguson) 9/10/14

Published on Sep 10, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Lawmakers grilled federal officials on Tuesday over why they’ve been giving small towns across America military-grade weaponry designed for use in combat zones. The hearing comes as

(Net Neutrality) In Danger. Web Giants Rally Against FCC Proposal 9/11/14 05:45

(Net Neutrality) In Danger. Web Giants Rally Against FCC Proposal 9/1

Published on Sep 11, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM American web companies took on the government Wednesday, displaying messages to millions of users warning about the dangers of the Federal Communications Commission’s proposed cha

Shocking ACLU Report On Life Without Parole Sentences For Nonviolent Crimes 11/15/13 06:59

Shocking ACLU Report On Life Without Parole Sentences For Nonviolent C

PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM In the first-ever study of people serving life without parole for nonviolent offenses in the United States, the American Civil Liberties Union found that at least 3,278 prisoners fit this category in federal

Do not cower in fear of your (government) 5/1/14 02:59

Do not cower in fear of your (government) 5/1/14

Published on MAY 1, 2014 provided by http://cnnnext.com A recent Rasmussen Report revealed that 37% of Americans polled are actually afraid of their federal government. We hear these polls all the time, about how no one is happy with the

EPA worker watched (porn) daily, wasn't fired 5/11/14 03:18

EPA worker watched (porn) daily, wasn't fired 5/11/14

Published on May 11, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Last year, the US federal government laid off exactly ONE person. An EPA worker was just discovered to have been watching hours upon hours of porn, at work, on his work computer, on

How Anniston, AL, keeps getting screwed by (feds) 5/13/14 03:09

How Anniston, AL, keeps getting screwed by (feds) 5/13/14

Published on May 13, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Anniston, Alabama, is one sick town. Not only did everyone's favorite chemical company, Monsanto, spew toxic PCBs into their groundwater and air for decades under the protection of

Fast Food Worker Protests Over (Minimum Wage) Spread Across The Globe 5/15/14 00:51

Fast Food Worker Protests Over (Minimum Wage) Spread Across The Globe

Published on May 15, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM In the latest skirmish in a year-and-a-half-long war for higher wages, fast food workers in the United States are staging a 150-city protest — and taking their fight overseas. Fast

Net Neutrality Explained | The New York Times 5/15/14 (Internet) 03:05

Net Neutrality Explained | The New York Times 5/15/14 (Internet)

Published on May 15, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM The future of protecting an open Internet has been the subject of fierce debate, and potential changes to the rules by the Federal Communications Commission could impact your online

(HIV)-prevention drug approved by regulators 5/17/14 01:10

(HIV)-prevention drug approved by regulators 5/17/14

Published on May 16, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM The federal government approved a new antiretroviral to aid in preventing HIV. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says taking Truvada reduces the chances of contracting

Privacy group files complaint against (Facebook) over experiments 7/4/14 03:13

Privacy group files complaint against (Facebook) over experiments 7/4

Published on Jul 4, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM The Electric Privacy Information Center, a privacy watchdog group, filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission over Facebook's secret psychological experiments. The complai