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2016 was a record breaking year for the city of Chicago, unfortunately just not in any positive ways.  Throughout 2016 we noted several grim milestones that plagued the Windy City: the deadliest month in 23 years, the deadliest day in 13 years, 4,300 people shot...the list goes on and on.  And, as we noted a couple of weeks ago, when it was all said and done Chicago was thought to have recorded around 762 murders in 2016 (see "Chicago Violence Worst In 20 Years: 'Not Seen This Level Of Disrespect For Police Ever'").  To put those numbers into perspective, Chicago recorded o

The FBI’s latest release of Hillary Clinton emails make it clear that the former Secretary of State committed espionage against the United States.  According  Senior Judicial Analyst for Fox News, Judge Napolitano, both Congress and the FBI now have enough evidence against Clinton to resume pursuing criminal charges against her. Washingtontimes.com reports: On July 5, FBI Director James Comey announced publicly that the FBI would recommend against seeking an indictment of Mrs. Clinton for espionage — the failure to safeguard state secrets that had been entrusted to her.

Submitted by Simon Black via SovereignMan.com,

The state of Michigan is not exactly known for its balmy weather this time of year.

And residents reasonably do what they have to do to cope with often extreme winter temperatures.

Last Thursday a man named Taylor Trupiano of Roseville, Michigan did what a lot of people do in cold climates.

He walked out of his house, started his car, turned on the heat, and went back inside for a few minutes while his engine and vehicle interior warmed up.

Confirming recent leaks, Volkswagen - whose former head of US regulatory compliance was arrested on Saturday - said it was in "advanced discussions"  with US authorities to resolve charges related to its diesel emissions scandal, and has negotiated a “concrete draft of a settlement” that would see it pay $4.3 billion in criminal and civil penalties, and would require the German carmaker to enter a guilty plea to various criminal charges, strengthen compliance systems and install an independent monitor for three years.

A murder investigation has been launched after the head of the Russian Consular service in Athens was found dead in his home in Greece. According to Greek police,  a senior diplomat at Russia’s embassy in Athens was found dead in his apartment. The death comes just weeks after Russia’s ambassador to Turkey was gunned down in Ankara. According to Press TV: According to Protothema portal on Monday, 55-year-old Russian consul, Andrei Malanin was found dead on his bathroom floor by another member of embassy staff.