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Ex-PATRIOT Legislation Taxes Those Renouncing U.S. Citizenship

(MintPress) – With the number of Americans renouncing their citizenship last year exceeding 1,700, two U.S. lawmakers are proposing legislation that bans expatriates from reentering the country in addition to being taxed when they leave. The proposal, named the Ex-PATRIOT Act (Expatriation Prevention by Abolishing Tax-Related Incentives for Offshore Tenancy bill) is being backed by […]

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Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., gestures during a Capitol Hill news conference Tuesday, June, 13, 2006. Schumer recently proposed legislation that would tax U.S. expatriates. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

(MintPress) – With the number of Americans renouncing their citizenship last year exceeding 1,700, two U.S. lawmakers are proposing legislation that bans expatriates from reentering the country in addition to being taxed when they leave. The proposal, named the Ex-PATRIOT Act (Expatriation Prevention by Abolishing Tax-Related Incentives for

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Biodiversity Declines As Humanity Outstrips Earth’s Resources

(MintPress) – Biodiversity in the world has decreased 30 percent in the past 40 years, according to a recent report by the World Wildlife Foundation (WWF). The 2012 Living Planet Report states that people are using about 150 percent of the Earth’s resources, consuming the amount of resources of one and a half Earths each […]

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By Muna Hassan
Tropical fish swim around the coral formations on the artificial reef project, in this undated handout photo taken in Pemuteran, on the island of Bali, Indonesia. (AP Photo/Wolf Hilbertz)

(MintPress) – Biodiversity in the world has decreased 30 percent in the past 40 years, according to a recent report by the World Wildlife Foundation (WWF). The 2012 Living Planet Report states that people are using about 150 percent of the Earth’s resources, consuming the amount of resources of one and a half Earths each year. Colby Loucks,

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Criminal Charges Against NY Police Officer

(MintPress) — In the wake of the Trayvon Martin case, three New York police officers have testified before a Bronx grand jury in the case of 18-year-old, Ramarley Grahamman who was fatally shot in his bathroom this February. The African American teenager was killed after a white narcotics officer shot him after hearing reports that […]

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Rosemarie Melbourne, of the Bronx, holds a sign in protest of police brutality after the funeral services of Ramarley Graham, 18, who was shot in his home by a police officer who mistakenly thought he had a gun, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, in the Bronx borough of New York. Civil rights activist Al Sharpton spoke during the service and pledged that Graham will not be forgotten and called the Feb. 2 killing unjust. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

(MintPress) — In the wake of the Trayvon Martin case, three New York police officers have testified before a Bronx grand jury in the case of 18-year-old, Ramarley Grahamman who was fatally shot in his bathroom this February. The African American teenager was killed after a white narcotics officer shot him after hearing reports that Graham had a

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Class Prepared Military Members For War Against Islam

(MintPress) – A course taught at a U.S. military college has caused an uproar for training students that Islam in general, not just terrorists, is America’s enemy. The class, taught by Army Lt. Col Matthew Dooley at the Joint Forces Staff College in Virginia, was suspended in late April after a student complained about the […]

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(MintPress) – A course taught at a U.S. military college has caused an uproar for training students that Islam in general, not just terrorists, is America's enemy. The class, taught by Army Lt. Col Matthew Dooley at the Joint Forces Staff College in Virginia, was suspended in late April after a student complained about the materials

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TSA Criticized For $184 Million Of Warehoused Equipment

(MintPress) – A report by House Republican investigators shows that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has sidelined $184 million of security equipment in a warehouse instead of putting the pieces to use at the airports they were meant for. The TSA then “provided inaccurate, incomplete, and potentially misleading information…to conceal the agency’s mismanagement of warehouse operations,” […]

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A security officerchecks a passenger at a security checkpoint. The TSA is being criticized for shelving $184 million worth of security equipment in a warehouse in Texas. (KEYSTONE/Salvatore Di Nolfi)

(MintPress) - A report by House Republican investigators shows that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has sidelined $184 million of security equipment in a warehouse instead of putting the pieces to use at the airports they were meant for. The TSA then "provided inaccurate, incomplete, and potentially misleading information...to

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New Jail Opens Exclusively For Veteran Inmates

(MintPress) – A county jail in Georgia is being touted for being the first jail exclusively for inmates who are military veterans. The jail, in Columbus, GA, hopes to cater to veterans’ needs for rehabilitation. Muscogee County Sheriff John Darr contends that veterans need a program that helps them break the cycle of committing the […]

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Inmates John E. Barba, left, and Frederic Jones, both U.S. Navy veterans sit in front of an American flag. A new jail in Georgia exclusively houses veterans who are incarcerated. (AP Photo/Jason Turner)

(MintPress) - A county jail in Georgia is being touted for being the first jail exclusively for inmates who are military veterans. The jail, in Columbus, GA, hopes to cater to veterans’ needs for rehabilitation. Muscogee County Sheriff John Darr contends that veterans need a program that helps them break the cycle of committing the same offense

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US military to control crowds, demonstrations with heat ray gun

(MintPress)—US military researchers recently unveiled a non-lethal “heat ray” gun, or the Active Denial System (ADS), to control crowds in the United States, including demonstrations, or force enemy soldiers to surrender. While the US military and human rights groups agree the device is a positive step in non-lethal weaponry, activist groups are voicing concerns over […]

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EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- The 46th Test Squadron positions an Active Denial System-1 to conduct vehicle driver intrusion testing at an Eglin range. The ADS-1 provides a non-lethal capability to repel or disperse hostile forces. ADS-1 emits electromagnetic radiation that stimulates nerve endings and causes discomfort but does not cause permanent injury. (Air Force photo)

(MintPress)—US military researchers recently unveiled a non-lethal “heat ray” gun, or the Active Denial System (ADS), to control crowds in the United States, including demonstrations, or force enemy soldiers to surrender. While the US military and human rights groups agree the device is a positive step in non-lethal weaponry, activist groups are

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