Pentagon OKs Manning transfer for gender treatment

AP WASHINGTON (AP) — In an unprecedented move, the Pentagon is trying to transfer convicted national security leaker Pvt. Chelsea Manning to a civilian prison so she can get treatment for her gender disorder, defense officials said. Manning, formerly named Bradley, was convicted of sending classified documents to anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks. The soldier has asked […]

IRS considers taxing work perks like food, gym memberships

By Michael Lundin, Claudia Cowan FOX NEWS In competitive job markets like Silicon Valley, companies are doing everything they can to entice the best and brightest — offering freebies that have become the stuff of legend. Employee perks like free food at lavish cafeterias, laundry and even yoga are not unheard of. But the taxman could soon […]

POLITICO: Wall Street elites fear “right-wing populist” more than liberal Democratic presidential candidate

BY BEN WHITE AND MAGGIE HABERMAN POLITICO NEW YORK — The biggest parlor game on Wall Street and in corporate boardrooms these days is guessing whether former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush will run for president and save the GOP’s old establishment base from its rising populist wing. The second most popular game is guessing what happens if Jeb says […]

NAACP rescinds Donald Sterling’s “Lifetime Achievement” Award

NAACP rescinds Donald Sterling’s “Lifetime Achievement” Award

NBA owner Donald Sterling’s history of racial insensitivity and allegations against him of outright racism had been covered up through the years by his philanthropy to African-American charitable causes, as evidenced by his 2009 and planned 2014 Lifetime Achievement Awards from the LA chapter of the NAACP. That seems to have come to an end […]

Nevada rancher scares off feds after militia groups show up in support

Citing safety concerns, federal agents are withdrawing from the Nevada cattle ranch where they had engaged in a week-long showdown with Cliven Bundy, a 67-year-old rancher who claimed the federal government had no right to tax and regulate property his family has owned since 1880. The Bureau of Land Management had dispatcher agents, helicopters and […]

Chicken recall affects New York

  AdvancePierre Foods, an Enid, Okla. establishment, is recalling approximately 8,730 pounds of frozen chicken breast products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The products were formulated with milk and soy, which are not declared on the label. The products subject to […]

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