The Peoples Republic of China blocks access to what it deems as sensitive activities, or controversial commentary. For example, foreign news outlets like DOSE OF NEWS www.doseofnews.com sites like Google www.google.com Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and others are also blocked in China.
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The US Military has thrown the book at an Army sergeant who abandoned his post in Afghanistan and was then held by the Taliban for five years, The Army will court martial Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl on charges of desertion and avoiding military service. He will also be charged with misbehavior before the enemy.
Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl charged with desertion http://upi.com/4218161
Platoon mate has ‘mixed feelings’ about Bergdahl’s desertion charges http://to.pbs.org/1GVFkx6 via @NewsHour
Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl Will Be Charged With Desertion, Lawyer Says http://n.pr/15IPoMw
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Where do we go from here? The US Defense Department says it can't track $500 million worth of weapons given to Yemen, while Al Qaeda and Iranian-backed groups fight to control that country, following its collapse and during US support. Yeman is soon turning into NOMEN as far as the US military is concerned.
BBC News - Yemen crisis: Who is fighting whom? http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-29319423
The number of US enemies continues to grow. In Yemen, Houthis, ISIS and Al Qaeda are the worse of all eveils and gunning for Americans.
Search crews have retrieved the badly damaged black box and cockpit recorder, which are considered usable. The two-minute span when the pilot of the German aircraft lost contact will be key clues into the cause of the tragedy.
Search teams probe wreckage of jet in French Alps http://reut.rs/1EPKI4H via @reuters
Germanwings cancels flight as pilots refuse to fly http://f24.my/1HDQQAz
French interior minister: Can't rule out terrorism, but it's not most likely explanation of #Germanwings crash. http://cnn.it/1HD48NP
There is good news and there is not so good news. First the not so good news is that it took me 2 hours to travel 20 miles in NYC traffic today. Crosstown traffic was the usual mess and driving downtown was dreadful.
Now the good news. This was a very special meeting with someone even more special than I could have hoped for. She was in town for a few high caliber meetings with some very important people, the least of which was me.
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Winter may be stubbornly hanging in there, but believe it or not, Spring has sprung and Summer is right around the corner. Do you have a desire to write those cold wrongs?
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The Governor and the legislative leaders are in the midst of ongoing budget discussions which have intensified as we have gotten closer to the budget deadline.
Thanks to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) bus, subway fares and tolls are now in effect for the fifth time in eight years, the MTA has increased subway, bus and bridge crossings fares. NYC monthly pass now costs $116.50, and single rides are up to $2.75.However, the subways are more crowded and filthier than ever and the service is worse than that causing some commuters to chant more transportation agony.