Furious takes lead in U.S. box offices while Guardians rule the world

Disney’s much-anticipated ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ took the top spot in international ticket sales while ‘Fate of the Furious topped the list in U.S. theaters. Box office measurement company comScore released the weekend box office statistics for the weekend ending April 30th. Guardians had an incredibly strong$101.2 million showing internationally ahead of its …

Palestine: Man Jailed for Eating During Ramadan

From the Palestinian Watch: Six people have been arrested and one sentenced to a month in prison for eating in public during the month of Ramadan, according to the official Palestinian Authority daily newspaper. Under Islamic law, eating is prohibited from sunrise until sunset during the entire month. In addition, the Chairman of the PA …

Republican Tax Reform Did Little To Solve US Progressive Tax System

  by Robert Donachie The 2017 Republican tax reform bill did little to change the fact that the top 20 percent of income earners in America pay a higher share of income taxes. The top 20 percent of income earners in 2018 will pay roughly 87 percent of income taxes, an increase of 3 percent …

Nunes Says Lisa Page’s Testimony Confirms Conspiracy To Protect Clinton

GOP Rep. Devin Nunes of California said Thursday that former FBI lawyer Lisa Page confirmed the Justice Department conspired to bury Hillary Clinton’s email scandal. Nunes was asked on “America’s Newsroom” about former GOP Rep. John Ratcliffe of Texas who tweeted out an excerpt of Page’s closed-door testimony before Congress. Ratcliffe said he asked Page …

Trump Slaps Sanctions On Venezuelan Oil To Force Maduro To Step Down

President Donald Trump announced sanctions against Venezuela’s state-owned oil monopoly PDVSA Monday to pressure Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro to step down. Trump recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as the democratically elected president of the National Assembly after Maduro declared victory in an election many world leaders see as illegitimate. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro also …

Hank Azaria Caves To PC Pressure, May Stop Voicing Apu On ‘The Simpsons’

  by Nick Givas Actor Hank Azaria said he would “step aside” and stop voicing Apu on “The Simpsons” if the character continues to offend Indian Americans. “The idea that anybody was– young or old, past or present– was bullied or teased based on the character of Apu, it just really makes me sad,” Azaria …

Over 160 dead at the hands of Islamist in Nigeria

Reuters Already responsible for close to 200 dead this year, Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram is said to be the cause of over 160 deaths in attacks which began Friday night. The attacks where on various mosque, churches, and government buildings to include the local headquarters of the national intelligence services. Boko Haram is waging …

Credit Card Rewards Battle Continues as Customers Seek Better Programs

As credit card customers drive up credit card debt to an all-time high, more of them are switching cards for a better rewards program, according to the J.D. Power 2018 Credit Card Satisfaction Study, released today. The study finds that 47% of credit card customers who switched to a new card within the past 12 months …

Guinness Launches First Barrel-Aged Beer

Guinness Stout Aged in Bulleit Bourbon Barrels the First in a Line of New Barrel-Aged Beers to come from the Guinness Open Gate Brewery & Barrel House in Baltimore Brewed in Dublin. Aged in Baltimore. That’s the transatlantic teamwork Guinness revealed today in announcing its new Stout Aged in Bulleit Bourbon Barrels. The brewer’s latest experimental beer …

Nearly 300 Illegal Aliens Arrested in the Rio Grande Valley Wednesday Morning

GRANJENO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley apprehend the largest group encountered in the area so far this year. This morning, just after midnight, McAllen agents working near Granjeno, Texas, responded to a report of a large group of suspected illegal aliens walking towards the river levee.  As agents responded, …