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Terrorists arrested in Greece planned to assassinate Turkey's Erdogan
Link: http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2017/12/18/545971/greece-turkey-erdogan-assassinate
Greek newspaper To Vima reported on Sunday that the group of nine members of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) had planned to kill Erdogan with rocket launchers, grenades and Molotov cocktails.
Only Year One: Trump Milestone as US Sends Special Ops to 149 Countries in 2017
Link: https://sputniknews.com/military/201712171060082983-us-specops-record-2017-deployment/
US Special Operations troops, including Navy Seals and Army Green Berets, were deployed in 149 nations in 2017, a 150 percent jump from the administration of George W. Bush, and a modern record for shipping US military policy around the globe.
Philly City Council Approves Bill Banning Bulletproof Glass From Shops - Video
Link: http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=57730
The Philadelphia City Council voted 14-3 on Thursday to pass a bill allowing the city's Department of Licenses and Inspections to ban shop owners from protecting themselves and their employees with bulletproof plexiglass.
Philadelphia 8th District Councilwoman Cindy Bass, who sponsored the bill, said previously that having to see plexiglass represents an "indignity" to her constituents.
Cook County Commissioner Asks The U.N. To Send Troops To Chicago - Video
Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin recently met with the Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations during which he requested that the world governing body send troops onto the violence-plagued streets of Chicago. Boykin then went on to reveal that he is actually seeking to have the United Nations police the civilian population in Chicago.
After being asked by a reporter why he believes using UN troops to curb violence rather than actual American police would be a good idea, Boykin revealed that he does indeed want the requested troops to essentially become the police in Chicago.
“They have been able to help in places like Africa, where they have sent troops in, sent forces in, to help protect minority and vulnerable populations, so frankly I think the same can be said for here in Chicago,” said Boykin.
Bitcoin soars above historic $20,000 mark
Link: https://www.rt.com/business/413449-bitcoin-tops-20000-dollars/
The value of bitcoin has shot up to 20,000 US dollars, double the milestone 10k mark it hit in late November.
The cryptocurrency has surged in value once again, having doubled its value over the past three weeks and reached over twenty times its worth a year ago. This is despite a number of crashes along the way, from which it has bounced back dramatically. Bitcoin’s seemingly unstoppable growth has excited investors, all the while some financial experts have continued to warn of a bubble that will inevitably burst.
Putin thanked Trump for CIA tip-off which helped Russia prevent terror attack
Link: https://www.rt.com/news/413459-putin-trump-cia-information/
Russian President Vladimir Putin has thanked his US counterpart Donald Trump for help in preventing a terrorist attack in St. Petersburg. Data provided by the CIA enabled Russian security services to find and detain terrorists
The Russian leader expressed his gratitude in a telephone call, adding that the Russian security services would also always share information with their US colleagues, were they to obtain data on any planned attacks on US soil.
‘Crime Minister’: Thousands rally in Tel Aviv demanding Netanyahu quit over corruption scandal
Link: https://www.rt.com/news/413443-netanyahu-protest-israel-corruption/
Thousands of Israelis marched in Tel Aviv, calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following corruption allegations. Protesters chanted “Bibi is an embarrassment” and held signs reading “Crime Minister.”
Some 10,000 anti-corruption protesters joined the so-called ‘March of Shame’ on Tel Aviv’s Rothschild Boulevard for a third consecutive week, Ynet news reported.
Canadian billionaire found hanging from railing in his mansion
Link: http://govtslaves.info/2017/12/canadian-billionaire-found-hanging-from-railing-in-his-mansion/
Canadian billionaire and philanthropist Barry Sherman and his wife were reportedly found hanging in their mansion Friday, and police said they were investigating their deaths as suspicious.
Sherman, the founder of Apotex, and his wife Honey were found dead at their luxury mansion in an upscale neighborhood north of Toronto just before noon on Friday.
Ireland to consider housing homeless in PRISON
Link: http://govtslaves.info/2017/12/ireland-to-consider-housing-homeless-in-prison/
Dublin City Council is considering using a section of the Mountjoy prison campus to help deal with the capital’s homeless problem.
The Department of Justice has offered the training unit of Dublin’s largest prison to the local authority, which is now considering it to house homeless people..
$21 trillion of unauthorized spending by US govt discovered by economics professor
Link: https://www.rt.com/usa/413411-trillions-dollars-missing-research/
The US government may have misspent $21 trillion, a professor at Michigan State University has found. Papers supporting the study briefly went missing just as an audit was announced.
Two departments of the US federal government may have spent as much as $21 trillion on things they can’t account for between 1998 and 2015. At least that’s what Mark Skidmore, a Professor of Economics at MSU specializing in public finance, and his team have found.
Crypto-crackdown: EU agrees on new rules to curb bitcoin anonymity
Link: https://www.rt.com/news/413397-eu-targets-bitcoin-anonymity/
The EU is targeting bitcoin anonymity, saying the measure is needed to tackle tax evasion and other crimes. Anonymity of the cryptocurrency holders is a built-in feature that the EU hopes to undermine.
The new rules concerning cryptocurrency passed on Friday by the European Parliament and the European Council are part of a larger package, which also target prepaid cards and trust funds. The agreement is meant to be enshrined in legislation within 18 months by EU members.
Lavrov: US demands Afghanistan replace 50,000 Kalashnikov rifles with US-made weapons
Link: http://tass.com/politics/981397
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov: The Americans insist that 50,000 Kalashnikov rifles with munitions that were handed over to the Afghan security forces free of charge be removed from operational use and Afghanistan buy US-made rifles and submachine guns instead," question where these 50,000 rifles are to go.
Engineers create plants that glow…Illumination from nanobionic plants might one day replace some electrical lighting - Video
MIT engineers embedding specialized nanoparticles into the leaves of a watercress plant, they induced the plants to give off dim light for nearly four hours. “The vision is to make a plant that will function as a desk lamp — a lamp that you don’t have to plug in. The light is ultimately powered by the energy metabolism of the plant itself,” says Michael Strano, the Carbon P. Dubbs Professor of Chemical Engineering at MIT and the senior author of the study. This technology could also be used to provide low-intensity indoor lighting, or to transform trees into self-powered streetlights.
New City Ordinance Outlaws Giving Money to Panhandlers, Violators Will Be Fined & Jailed
City of Wichita made panhandling a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of $500 and 30 days in jail. The ordinance also fines motorists with the same fines and possible jail time if they choose to give to the homeless.
California Legislators Appear To Spend Every Waking Hour Finding New Ways To Tax Their Citizens
California is number one in state income taxes, and number 10 in sales tax charges, but these do not include the vast number of other fees and charges. Mileage tax may require the state being allowed to track your cell phone without a warrant to be able to monitor and tax your travel. Over the past 20 years California has seen a large migration of both individuals and businesses leaving the state
Trump says would like to have Russia’s help with North Korea
Link: https://www.rt.com/usa/413327-trump-russia-help-nkorea/
President Donald Trump would like to have Russia’s help to deal with North Korea, he told reporters following his phone call with President Vladimir Putin.
"The primary point was to talk about North Korea, because we would love to have his help on North Korea. China's helping, Russia's not helping; we'd like to have Russia's help," Trump said at a briefing outside the White House.
On Thursday, Trump and Putin discussed the situation on the Korean Peninsula during a phone call initiated by Washington. Describing his conversation with Putin, Trump said it was “great."
Predominant doctor who exposed the non-existence of Clinton Foundation-promised medical care in Haiti found dead with knife in chest
A well-known surgeon who exposed major inadequacies in medical trauma care promised to the Haitian people by the Clinton Foundation after the non-profit raised over $30 million dollars in donations following the devastating 2010 earthquake was found dead in his upscale apartment Sunday with a stab wound to the chest.
Bitcoin rival litecoin smashes record, value up astonishing 6,000% this year
Link: https://www.rt.com/business/412846-litecoin-growth-bitcoin-record/
While bitcoin’s 1,700 percent rally seems impressive, there is a cryptocurrency whose value grew much faster this year – litecoin. On Tuesday, litecoin set another record high of $341, up an astounding 85 percent in the last 24 hours. On January 1, the virtual currency was worth just above $4.
Shkreli’s bros: Drug company raises everyday vitamin price by 800 percent
Link: https://www.rt.com/usa/412903-drug-company-vitamin-price-hike/
Following the lead of pharma-bro Martin Shkreli, a US drug company has hiked the price of a prescription version of vitamin B3 pills by over 800 percent. A drug used to treat respiratory ailments also got a price hike of nearly 2,500 percent.
Avondale Pharmaceuticals raised the price of Niacor, a prescription-only version of niacin (vitamin B3), by 809 percent last month. This means a bottle of 100 tablets went from costing $32.46 to $295.
While the drug is available over the counter, some doctors prefer to prescribe a version that has US Food and Drug Administration approval. The drug is used to lower cholesterol to reduce the chance of having a heart attack. The company also acquired another generic, SSKI, and increased its price by 2,499 percent, taking a 30ml bottle from $11.48 to $295.
As L.A. Burns, Republicans Vote for a Tax Hike on the Victims
Link: https://www.alternet.org/right-wing/la-burns-republicans-vote-tax-hike-victims
According to the Los Angeles Times, contained within theRepublican tax bill is a literal tax hike on people whose property is destroyed or damaged by “natural disasters like hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and earthquakes." This will also affect "losses from fires, accidents, thefts or vandalism.” It turns out the Republicans decided to help pay for their tax cuts for the super-wealthy by eliminating the “casualty loss” tax deduction for victims of these natural disasters.
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