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Vatican defrocks priest after church investigation finds him guilty of sexually abusing children

Catholic priest covering face
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A suburban Boston priest has been defrocked by the Vatican after an investigation by the Roman Catholic church found him guilty of child sexual abuse, the Boston Archdiocese said on Thursday.

The priest, Thomas H. Maguire, was serving as pastor of Saint Helen Mother of the Emperor Constantine church in Norwell, Massachusetts, about 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Boston, when he was accused in 2012 of inappropriate sexual activity with minors. Maguire was suspended from priestly duties at that time.

Police investigated that allegation but did not find evidence of a crime.

However, following the news of Maguire's suspension, other people came forward to accuse him of sexual abuse dating to the mid-1990s and earlier, the Boston Archdiocese said in a statement.

Георгиевская ленточка

Meet the 25-yo Russian officer who sacrificed himself during fierce battle with ISIS at Palmyra

Aleksandr Prokhorenko
© east2westnewsAleksandr Prokhorenko
A 25 year old from Orenburg, Aleksandr Prokhorenko, has been revealed as the serviceman, dubbed 'Russian Rambo' by international media, who died a hero. He called a strike on himself while surrounded by Islamic State during a battle near Palmyra.

Authorities in Russia's Orenburg region confirmed his identity.

"This hero was a native of the village of Gorodki in the Orenburg region - 25-year-old Aleksandr Prokhorenko," the press service of the governor of the region said.

Aleksandr had dreamt of joining the military since his childhood, his friends recall, as cited by Orenburg news outlet Orenday. Born into a family of servicemen, Aleksandr and his younger brother Ivan decided to follow in the footsteps of their forefathers.

Aleksandr graduated from the Military Academy of the Air Defense of the Russian Armed Forces in Smolensk with honors, sharing photos of his life at the Academy on social networks, always happy and smiling.

Comment: From the top down Russian and Syrian forces have proven their courage and determination in the fight against Western-backed extremism. Thanks to them, Syria will no longer face the horrifying fate that NATO intended to impose upon it.

Also see: Stunning achievement: Putin saved Syria from Western-backed terrorists and regime change


Heart - Black

No joke: 500k food stamp recipients to lose benefits on April 1

Shoppers
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More than 500,000 Americans receiving food stamp benefits will no longer qualify for them beginning on April 1. This is a result of government requirements linking the assistance to an individual's ability to find a job and work.

In order to keep their access to the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) for more than three months, able-bodied adults ages 18-49 who don't have children or other dependents must work, volunteer, or enroll in a job-training program for 20 hours a week or more.

Bomb

Bomb alert at Sweden's Landvetter airport

airport
© www.thelocal.sePassengers await news at the domestic flight terminal, Landvetter Airport in Gothenburg.
A bomb threat has been reported at Sweden's Landvetter airport. A police operation is underway and the domestic hall has been evacuated following the discovery of two suspicious bags. The airport, located outside Gothenburg, received a bomb threat on Thursday morning. As a result, police were placed in high visibility areas, police spokesperson Peter Adlersson told Expressen.

A couple of "suspicious" plastic bags were later found in the domestic hall. The hall was subsequently cordoned off, Adlersson said.

"We are in place for a possible bomb threat. Police have asked for our help and we are in place for this reason," said Matilda Gustafsson, chief of staff at the emergency services in Greater Gothenburg, as quoted by Aftonbladet.

Swedavia, the company which operates Landvetter airport, has also confirmed that there is a threat against the airport. "We have found a suspicious object at Landvetter and received a direct threat to our airport...right now it's a police operation and all other information is through the police," said Swedavia press officer Charlotte Periasamy.

Earlier reports on social media stated that an explosion had occurred at the airport. However, according to Forex Live, it seems the reported blast was a controlled explosion of the two suspicious bags, conducted by authorities.

It comes less than two weeks after deadly explosions rocked the Belgian capital, targeting Brussels Airport and Maalbeek metro station. Thirty-two people were killed and more than 300 injured.

Bandaid

Alabama husband and wife teachers arrested for separate sexual incidents with students

Jamie and Charli Parker
© Pickens County Sheriff's OfficeJamie and Charli Parker
A married couple were each arrested within two days of one another, both for having sex with two separate students at Pickens Academy High School in Alabama.

James Parker, 32, was arrested Wednesday for allegedly being "sexually involved" with a former student, a female, under the age of 19. Parker's wife, Charli was arrested Monday for having a sexual relationship with a male student.

On Tuesday, the 30-year-old woman was charged with 11 counts of engaging in a sexual act with a student under the age of 19, court documents said the relationship lasted from October 2014 to March 2016, the Birmingham News reported.

James and Charli Parker were both teachers and basketball coaches at the private Christian school in Carrollton, but District Attorney Chris McCool said the incidents are not related:
"The incidents are separate and unrelated in place of manner of commission. None of the criminal sexual activity occurred at the school," he said.
Headmaster of Pickens Academy released a statement following the second arrest and asked for "prayers":
"The primary concern of Pickens Academy is the safety of our students. Pickens Academy is very upset about the allegations against our employee. The employee will be suspended immediately and further action may be taken upon investigation. I request prayers for our school family and for all families involved."

Comment: Suspended? Why not fired?


The arrests come one week after a bill was proposed that would require Alabama teachers to undergo one hour of training per year on ‒ among other things ‒ sexual or romantic contact in the classroom.

Comment: Schools can be feeding grounds for predators like these. The U.S. (and other countries) have large pedophilia rings that operate outside the general public's knowledge. The problem is world-wide, systematic and is covered up by other more powerful pedophiles. Learn how to protect yourselves and your children by reading the best-selling book, Predators: Pedophiles, Rapists, and Other Sex Offenders, Who They Are, How They Operate, and How We Can Protect Ourselves and Our Children by Dr. Anna Salter and listen to the SOTT editor's interview with Dr. Salter here.


Light Saber

Yes indeed, Muslims are standing up to extremism

Great work -- congratulations guys!!!

Far More Than Western Powers Have


Following every Islamist terror attack on a western soft target, like the recent one in Brussels, we hear the same refrain from certain corners: "Why won't Muslims stand up to Islamic extremism?" The rhetorical question is meant to imply its own answer: that Islam is unavoidably a religion of violence which impels its adherents to at least sanction terrorism, if not partake in it.

But the argument contains a false premise. Plenty of Muslims are standing up to Islamic extremism, both in word and deed. In fact, it is Muslims who are doing all the heavy lifting in this regard, while the chief contribution of the self-righteous Western powers has been to add to their burden.

First of all, Muslims have opposed extremism ideologically. This goes for Muslim leaders, including top clerics and such groups as the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the 50-million strong Nahdlatul Ulama (NU).

Comment: We've been saying it for years: The 'war against terror' is a complete lie and a crime against humanity that, in great part, seeks to vilify, dehumanize, and ultimately subjugate or destroy an entire people. All the pieces are in place, and it now remains to be seen how many nations have truly learned the lesson of 'never again'.


Attention

After a four-year-old girl is beheaded Taiwan does some soul-searching

Taiwan in shock
A day after a man grabbed a four-year-old girl off her bicycle and decapitated her with a cleaver in broad daylight, Taiwan is in shock.

"A mother couldn't protect her child even though she was standing right near her. How can we feel assured that our children will be safe?" asked Lindy Wang, a mother of three.

On Monday night, anger poured out on the streets when crowds surrounded the suspect, a man in his 40s, as he was being led into a police station. Some punched him.

Schools were on alert on Tuesday and police officers were dispatched to a school the assailant was believed to have been headed to when he came across the girl.

The killing was the latest in a string of random attacks on the island and the third against children in the past four years.

Roses

17 killed, 78 injured as under-construction bridge collapses in Kolkata, India; many still trapped

India bridge collapse
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Seventeen people are reported killed and at least 78 injured, while 150 are believed trapped, after an under-construction flyover collapsed in a densely-populated area of Kolkata, India, causing chaos. The incident took place near Girish Park in North Kolkata.

Eyewitnesses told the Indian Express they heard a loud blast and a crashing sound. They also said they saw a cloud of smoke rising from the scene. Numerous photos on social media show people gathered near the scene of the incident trying to help those trapped or injured.

"The condition is pathetic. At this moment no one has any clue how many people are trapped," said Raichand Mohta, a police officer at the scene, told Reuters. The Indian Express cited locals who said they opposed the construction, saying the overpass crosses too close to multi-story buildings nearby.

Paramedics are working to free people from a minibus that was crushed in the collapse, a local witness told Reuters.
The flyover collapsed on to the traffic moving along the street, police said. "Cement and concrete were poured in yesterday only, it suddenly collapsed today," a local witness told India Today.

Those who happened to be near the scene were trying to pass bottles of water to people trapped in the rubble.


Bizarro Earth

Ponerized society: Gang of 6-year-olds terrorize and beat up on train passengers

unruly children
© Patrick Coyle/FacebookSpitting and cursing: The video depicts vulgar language from several very young aggressors while riding on the subway. One of the boys here is seen spitting at the man filming (front left)
Responsibility is a word which is increasingly vanishing in the modern nanny state. As government continues to take over every aspect of our lives, one thing is becoming crystal clear — the state is a lousy parent.

From the cradle to the grave, federal recommendations, ostensibly designed for our wellbeing, 'guide' us through our lives telling us what to eat, when to sleep, how to work, when to die — and what to think.

Public schools more closely resemble prisons than centers of learning as students are locked in buildings and given a little 'yard time' between hours of forced indoctrination.

The effects of such a system are becoming more evident by the day. In spite of the fact that the United States spends more on public education than any other country in the world, Americans, on average, fail.

When it comes to basic technological skills like using email, buying and returning items online, using a drop-down menu, naming a file on a computer or sending a text message — Americans rank dead last.

According to a recent study by the Department of Education, Americans with a high school diploma performed about the same as high school dropouts in other countries.

Aside from the educational failures in the Land of the Free, the nation's health is horrific too. Despite spending more on healthcare than any other country, America leads the world in obesity, heart disease, and cancer, while at the same time, consuming magnitudes more prescription drugs than the rest of the world.

Whether deliberate or a merely a symptom of empire — Americans are being dumbed down and becoming unhealthy.

A well-informed and healthy society is harder to rule over, which explains why America is descending into tyranny — we are less informed and sicker than ever.

Cardboard Box

Vermont man arrested with equivalent of 1,400 bags of heroin inside his body

Fernando Estrella
© Vermont State PoliceFernando Estrella
A New York man went through a lot of effort to try and hide the equivalent of 1,400 bags of heroin, but it was all for naught when Vermont State Police stopped him and discovered the stash - inside of his body.

Fernando Estrella, a 41-year-old from the Bronx, was pulled over in St. Albans City, Vermont early Tuesday morning for "numerous motor vehicle violations" when the search for contraband began, Vermont State Police (VSP) said in a press release. Police were alerted to the possibility of drugs by a K9 unit that was accompanying them.

The search came up empty at first, as police couldn't find anything in the vehicle itself. However, they did uncover a heroin needle and a cooking cap, according to the New York Daily News.

Estrella was detained and officers then sought a warrant for a body cavity search. Conducted at a local hospital, the search turned up"approximately 1,428 bags worth of Heroin," police said.

While the troopers did not officially state where the drugs were found when they announced the arrest, Sergeant John Helfant of the VSP told the Daily News that three condoms filled with heroin were found inside Estrella's rectum.

On top of the heroin discovery, police also found that Estrella was arrested in November 2015 for an incident involving cocaine and was on probation, VSP said.

Estrella faces multiple charges, including felony heroin possession, heroin trafficking, heroin importation, and violation of conditions of release.

Comment: The war on drugs has been a great success for the powers that be.