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Third alternative health practitioner death in past two weeks

Adan Salazar
Global Research
Fri, 03 Jul 2015 00:00 UTC
Sievers crime seen
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Crime scene investigators at the home of Dr. Sievers.
Mysterious spate of deaths rattle medical community

The recent death of a holistic practitioner in Florida is concerning residents and medical experts alike, as it is the third death of an alternative doctor in almost as many weeks.

On Monday morning, police found the body of Dr. Teresa Ann Sievers, 46, at her home in Bonita Springs after she failed to arrive at work. Dr. Sievers headed a health and wellness practice in Estero, Florida, which focuses on restorative healing through a variety of non-pharmaceutical treatments.

Detectives say they're treating the incident as a homicide, although they are not revealing to media how she was killed, nor if they think it was a random or targeted attack. "We don't know anything but that she was murdered," Sievers' sister, Annie Lisa, told The News-Press.

"Sievers was well-known in Southwest Florida for writing about women's health issues," reports The News-Press. "She wrote for several publications, including The News-Press, and appeared on local television."

Sievers' follows the death of two other prominent alternative doctors from Florida, Dr. Bruce Hedendal of Boca Raton, and Dr. Jeff Bradstreet, 60, who lived in Florida before relocating to Georgia.

Comment: Is it all about the message (and counter-message), or are there more obvious reasons and sources for the apparent suicides murders? We must ask: "Who benefits?"

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Berniemania: Largest crowd of 2016 campaign shows up for Bernie Sanders


RT
Fri, 03 Jul 2015 12:56 UTC
Bernie Sanders
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Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders may be an underdog, but a massive crowd of 10,000 people gathered in Madison, Wisconsin to hear him speak - the largest crowd drawn by any 2016 presidential candidate.

Sanders, an independent US senator from Vermont who has described himself as a democratic socialist, has been dismissed as a low-tier candidate ever since first announcing his campaign for the presidency. However, while he may lack the high profile of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, he is showing himself to be quite capable of energizing liberals.

This ability has helped him attract more people than other candidate so far, Democrat or Republican.

Comment: Bernie is an interesting wrinkle in this campaign with shades of Ron Paul. He may not win this campaign but maybe more people will get the message.

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Montana and New Mexico pass laws requiring criminal conviction in civil forfeiture cases

Nick Sibilla
Forbes
Thu, 02 Jul 2015 20:31 UTC
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Just in time for the Fourth of July, states are declaring their independence from civil forfeiture.

Enabled by civil forfeiture laws, police can seize and keep property without the government ever filing criminal charges. Innocent Americans actually must prove their own innocence in court if they ever hope to regain their property. Local, state and federal law enforcement agencies routinely seize property and pad their budgets with forfeiture revenue. Outlets as diverse as The New Yorker and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver have detailed this travesty of justice.

But thankfully, civil forfeiture's days may soon be numbered. Starting July 1, two major reforms from Montana and New Mexico will go into effect.

Earlier this year, Montana Gov. Steve Bullock signed a law that requires the government to first obtain a criminal conviction before taking and keeping someone's property through civil forfeiture. This legislation also shifts the burden of proof onto the government—where it belongs—when spouses, neighbors and other innocent owners try to get back property used by a suspect without their knowledge. Montana's civil forfeiture reforms are vital to restore due process and protect the property rights of the innocent.
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Get outta Dodge: 35% of Americans would consider leaving U.S.


RT
Thu, 02 Jul 2015 18:40 UTC
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A study polling American and emigrant adults found that 35 percent would consider leaving the US, according to TransferWise, an international money transfer company. The most popular reason for wanting to leave was to seek a better quality of life.

Despite the results of the survey, 59 percent said it was home. Another 58 percent said romantic and family ties were important reasons for staying in the US.

Another 22 percent in the survey cited democratic society as a reason to stay, and only 2 percent said low taxes. The online poll surveyed 2,000 American and emigrant adults.

The percentage of those willing to leave greatly increases for the millennial generation, with more than half of those aged 18 to 34, or 55 percent saying they would consider moving to another country for a higher paying job.
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Oklahoma court rules energy companies can be sued for injuries and damage caused by fracking


RT
Thu, 02 Jul 2015 17:10 UTC
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© Reuters / Vincent Kessler
Oklahoma's highest court agreed energy companies can be sued for injuries to people and damage to property sustained during earthquakes.Plaintiffs in two lawsuits claim fracking companies are responsible for the earthquakes.

In a 7-0 decision, with two justices abstaining, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the plaintiff, Sandra Ladra, may seek damages from two energy companies for injuries sustained to her legs during an earthquake on November 5, 2011.

The quake shook the victim's hometown of Prague, causing rocks to fall from Ladra'a chimney onto her legs. It was the highest magnitude trembler the state has ever experienced, registering 5.7 on the Richter scale.

"The size of rock is about the size of your head, certainly, and a significant sized and heavy rock,"Scott Poynter, Ladra's attorney, told KFOR News Channel 4.

Poynter told the news channel Ladra is not looking for a payout, but the industry needs to stand up and pay for the problems they're causing. Ladra has been in pain since the incident and Poynter said she is going to have knee replacement surgery.

Comment: Hopefully this will curtail the actions of greedy energy companies who think nothing of the individuals who have to deal with the effects of fracking in their environment.

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Baltimore to install cameras in police vans in wake of Freddie Gray murder


RT
Thu, 02 Jul 2015 16:59 UTC
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© Reuters / Jim Bourg

Comment: It's hard not to read this and say, so what? Eric Garner's murder by police was caught on video, and it didn't change anything. Police will continue to find excuses for their brutality towards the population, and the authorities will continue to support that brutality.


In the wake of protests over Freddie Gray, whose death from injuries sustained in police custody in April provoked unrest in several US cities, Baltimore has pledged to install cameras in police vans for a "more complete record of what occurs there."

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake told reporters on Wednesday that the city of Baltimore has been"working through a process that will place cameras with recording capabilities in the backs of all our police vans."

In fact, the van in which Freddie Gray was transported on April 12 did have a camera that the driver could use to monitor the passengers, but it was reportedly not working at the time.


Comment: How convenient for Gray's murderers. So the reaction of Baltimore's leaders is to install more cameras that can conveniently fail to operate. Great idea, Mayor!


Gray, 25, suffered a severed spine while being transported in the police vehicle and passed away on April 19, his tragic death striking unrest in Baltimore, Washington DC, Boston and New York, just to name a few cities. The next day after his death police officials said that Gray had actually requested an inhaler while in police custody, but admitted that calls for medical assistance were not made for over 40 minutes.

By the time Gray arrived at the hospital, he slipped into a coma and died. On top of that, according to Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby, Gray was not secured in the van with a seatbelt, which is against police regulations. He was handcuffed instead and placed in leg irons. This led to his injuries most likely caused by a sudden slowing of the police van, the investigation has found. During one of the stops police officers checked on Gray only to find that he was unresponsive, but failed to take any actions. Gray's death has been declared a homicide by the state attorney.
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Thousands evacuated in Tennessee after train derails releasing flammable and toxic gas


RT
Thu, 02 Jul 2015 16:49 UTC
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More than 5,000 people in eastern Tennessee have been evacuated after a freight train carrying "highly flammable and toxic gas" derailed and caught fire on Thursday morning.

Seven firefighters have been taken to hospital after breathing in fumes from the blaze, while a 1-mile evacuation zone has been put in place around where the train came off the tracks.

"They are receiving treatment in the emergency room at Blount Memorial Hospital. At the time, some of them were pretty close to the scene of the derailment, while others were knocking on doors and evacuating residents," said a Blount County Sheriff's spokeswoman, Marian O'Briant who was speaking to NBC News.

Officials have put the number evacuated at 5,000; however, other sources are saying the figure is nearer to 1,200.

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260,000 Austrians sign petition to exit EU, forcing parliament referendum debate


RT
Thu, 02 Jul 2015 15:44 UTC
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The parliament in Vienna
Over 260,000 Austrians have signed a petition calling for the EU exit for the country, and now the Austrian parliament must discuss a referendum on the issue.

Overall, the 261,159 people who signed the petition represent 4.12 percent of the electorate. The petition was most popular in the regions of Lower Austria (where 5.18 percent of potential voters signed it) and in Carinthia (4.85 percent).

The threshold for calling a debate on a potential referendum is 100,000 people.

The petition was launched by 66-year-old retired translator Inge Rauscher, who composed a similar petition in 2000. On that occasion, it was signed by 3.35 percent of the electorate.

Comment: Looks like there are a lot of Austrians who are sick of the EU.

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Cop fired and charged with assault after body cam and surveillance footage show him beating man in holding cell


RT
Thu, 02 Jul 2015 15:34 UTC
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Screenshot from YouTube.com video by The Daily Pig Report
Police body-camera video and surveillance footage became proof against a police officer who severely beat a suspect in holding cell in December. To warning calls that the beating was being video recorded, a cop answered only "F**k that!"

Two Federal Heights Police officers were attempting to calm a rowdy suspect at the suburban Denver police station in December. But the standard detention turned into a battering spree when one of the officers appeared to lose his temper after the detainee tried to slap him.

Officer Mark Magness, 51, pleaded guilty to assault, received year of probation and has been fired from Federal Heights Police force for mercilessly beating suspect Kent Lasnik, 48, detained for allegedly attacking a liquor store clerk. The beating that occurred in several stages ended in Lasnik bleeding from his mouth.

The incident took place in December but ABC7 obtained it recorded from several viewpoints only now.


Comment: This cop needs some serious therapy to deal with his anger issues. It's good he's no longer a cop so that he can't take them out on innocent people like the man in the video.

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Nanny state: UK to allow teachers to 'confiscate and destroy' unhealthy lunches

Oli Smith
Express UK
Thu, 02 Jul 2015 15:15 UTC
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Teachers can take away the food parents give children for lunch
As part of an assault on childhood obesity, the Government allows school staff the power to seize children's meals they judge to be "unhealthy or inappropriate".

As part of guidelines on lunchbox searches, teachers are also expected to consult and discuss healthy eating plans with pupils' parents. The Department of Education claims schools and teachers should also seek out legal advice if they have worries over pupils' food.

Education minister Lord Nash said: "Schools have common law powers to search pupils, with their consent, for items. There is nothing to prevent schools from having a policy of inspecting lunch boxes for food items that are prohibited under their school food policies. A member of staff may confiscate, keep or destroy such items found as a result of the search if it is reasonable to do so in the circumstances. If authorities and schools are concerned about their legal position, they should seek their own legal advice."

The wide-ranging powers for schools and teachers have led to a number of recent rows over pupil's packed lunches.

Comment: On top of the wholly draconian measure of the government forcibly taking away a student's lunch, this law is also worrisome because the government has a totally backwards idea of what is healthy food. School lunches have repeatedly been shown to have very little nutrition. Perhaps the government should step aside and let people decide for themselves what to eat.

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