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Tropical Storm Arthur Picks Up Speed; Nearly at Hurricane Strength

Several towns and villages on North Carolina's Outer Banks and coast rescheduled Independence Day festivities and fireworks plans as the storm picked up speed.

(CHARLESTON, S.C.) - Tropical Storm Arthur threatened to douse some July 4 holiday plans on the U.S. East Coast as officials ordered evacuations of some low-lying coastal areas, closed beaches and tourist sites and delayed fireworks shows in anticipation of heavy rain and fierce winds.

The first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season was close to reaching hurricane strength, forecasters said on Thursday, leaving some businesses worried about taking a financial hit.

NC Court Upholds Fake Terror Convictions

Laila Yaghi remembers the horrible day in July 2009 when her son was taken away.

(BOSTON) - On February 11, 2014, a federal appeals court upheld the convictions of three young Muslim men from North Carolina: Omar Hassan, Hysen Sherifi and Ziyad Yaghi.

The three were convicted in 2011 after two paid FBI informants falsely testified that they were part of a home-grown terror group.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Standing Tall Despite Execution Threat

Trial Scheduled for November, No Plea Bargain in Sight.

(BOSTON) - “Attorney General Eric Holder's January 30th announcement authorizing Federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty for Tsarnaev (if convicted), does not appear to have alarmed attorney's for the accused in any way:

In fact, they now appear wholly intent on taking the case to trial,” reports blogger B. Blake.

Boston Massacre by Sibylline feat. Ace / A.E.M.G

The massacre referred to in this music video is metaphorical, not real. It is merely artistic hyperbole expressing the artists' impact on the music scene. The artists are all dedicated advocates of Truth, Justice, and PEACE

(BOSTON) - This new song by Sibylline featuring Ace (Our writer Agron Belica) from Aldin Entertainment Music Group, brings many things to mind, but it isn't a cause for alarm.

Songs like this have people on the east coast, particularly in Boston, increasingly asking, who is 'Aldin Entertainment'?

New Cut: My Life by Ace Feat. Lisa Spaulding and Muhsin Corbbrey

New song celebrates those who invest themselves in positive change for Gaza and all of Palestine...

(SACRAMENTO / BOSTON) - This new version of My Life by Ace featuring Lisa Spaulding and Special Guest, Muhsin "The Technician" Corbbrey, is an empowering, unified, statement of strength on human rights.

It centers on Gaza, where "Hussein for Peace" (Hussein Haniyeh), our new writer and video reporter from Gaza, lives from day to day in the shadows of a grim Israeli occupation.

Iran Review: Boston Bomb Attacks: Beginning of a New Era for Cooperation between US and Russia

Interview with Seyedeh Motahhareh Hosseini- Expert on Russia & Eurasia Issues.

(TEHRAN Iran Review) - Over two weeks have passed since the twin bomb attacks targeted the annual Boston Marathon in the United States.

The blast claimed three lives and left a great number of the American citizens injured...

Drones Against Boston?

In order for the government to send drones against people they wish to spy on or to attack, they must have GPS-coordinates. Are the people of Boston aware that Lockheed Martin collected their census data?

(BOSTON) - President Obama authorized the use of drones domestically when he signed FAA Reauthorization Act.

They can now be used domestically for a wide range of functions, both public and private, governmental and corporate. And quite definitely against "domestic terrorists."

The Cluster Bombs of Boston and Drone Strikes of Yemen

Terrorism is committed with our tax dollars, in our name.

(ONTARIO Rabble.ca) - One day last week, I was in a Shawarma shop as the wall-to-wall TV coverage of the Boston manhunt provided the soundscape for lunch.

The gentleman behind the counter and I exchanged words of sadness about the sickness infecting those who would commit the kind of violence we saw at the end of the world-famous marathon.

Beck Says US Govt. Protected Actual Boston Bombing Terrorist

Monday on radio, Glenn Beck revealed further details about the Saudi national who was the first suspect in the Boston marathon bombing.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Glenn Beck is calling the U.S. government to account for the Boston bombings.

The talk show pundit remains convinced that a Saudi student was to blame for the tragic, violent explosions that claimed American lives and tore people into pieces.

PTSD is Really Bad
Thousands of New Victims in Boston and Texas
Marijuana is Really Good Therapy

Military combat veterans are not the only victims...

(PORTLAND, OR) - Despite what the naysayers at the VA Hospital system say, the recent events in B boston and Texas should allay any doubt of the reality of this horrific affliction of the mind, brain and soul.

The Boston citizens were significantly traumatized by a few seconds of overwhelming terror. Everything after that can be classified hopefully, as recovery.