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Trump blocks $1.3bn sale of US tech company to China for ‘national security’ reasons
Link: https://www.rt.com/usa/403261-trump-chinese-acquisition-us-company/
President Trump has blocked one of the largest attempted acquisitions of a US company by a Chinese firm. Trump issued an executive order through the Defense Production Act of 1950, denying the Chinese-backed private equity firm Canyon Bridge Capital Partners from acquiring US-based chipmaker Lattice Semiconductor Corporation for $1.3 billion.
Trump stated that Canyon Bridge “shall take all steps necessary to fully and permanently abandon the proposed transaction,” Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin: "Consistent with the administration's commitment to take all actions necessary to ensure the protection of US national security, the president issued an order prohibiting the acquisition."
Electric dreams: China looks to end gas & diesel engines
Link: https://www.rt.com/business/402889-chian-ban-gas-diesel-vehicles/
“Some countries have made a timeline for when to stop the production and sales of traditional fuel cars. The ministry has also started relevant research and will make such a timeline with relevant departments,” said Xin Guobin vice minister of industry and information technology. Beijing had previously set up goals for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles to make up at least a fifth of Chinese auto sales by 2025.
India to Fast Track Towards Exclusive Electric Vehicle Regime
Link: https://sputniknews.com/asia/201709111057279131-india-electric-vehicle/
India's Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that the government is mulling a plan to incentivize electric vehicles in the country by discouraging the manufacturing and import of vehicles run on petrol and diesel. Government aims to have only electric vehicles in India by 2030 and has advised the industry to do research and development on alternate modes of transport.
US threatens to ‘cut China off’ from dollar if it does not uphold sanctions against N. Korea
Link: https://www.rt.com/usa/403118-usa-china-sanctions-north-korea/
The US could impose economic sanctions on China if it does not implement the new sanctions regime against North Korea, the US Treasury Secretary has warned. Steven Mnuchin said the restrictions could involve cutting off Beijing’s access to the US financial system.
“North Korea economic warfare works,” Mnuchin said Tuesday at the Delivering Alpha Conference in New York City. “We sent a message that anybody who wanted to trade with North Korea – we would consider them not trading with us; if China doesn’t follow these sanctions, we will put additional sanctions on them and prevent them from accessing the US and international dollar system.”
Orbital Warrior: What to Expect From Russia's Next Gen Interceptor MiG-41
MiG-41 long-range intercept aircraft, which are set to destroy targets in outer space. MiG director general told the Russian Zvezda TV channel the aircraft will have unique combat capabilities; will be hypersonic (reported speed — 4,500 km), able to carry hypersonic missiles, invisible to enemy radars and even be able to work in outer space. He provided no further details. It is only known that some modifications of the MiG-31 are already capable of launching small satellites into near-Earth orbit.
Violence Erupts During Protests in Paris Against Macron's Proposed Labor Reform - Videos
Link: https://sputniknews.com/europe/201709121057321027-paris-protest-violence/
Violence has erupted as thousands of people took to the street of Paris to protest against a new labor law proposed by French President Emmanuel Macron. Gangs of rioters threw stones and smoke grenades at low enforcement officers in central Paris where a mass protest against the French president's new labor initiative took place. Police responded with tear gas. The labor law widely criticized by unions and left-wing parties; would make it easier for companies to lay off staff and cut overtime payments. The National Front (FN) party said the reforms appear to favor large firms rather than small or medium-sized companies.
Venezuela Plans to Drop US Dollar in Gas, Oil Trade
Link: https://sputniknews.com/latam/201709091057234795-venezuela-plans-drop-usa-dollar/
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Friday his country was going to trade in oil, gas and gold using currencies other than the US dollar including the Chinese yuan, the Japanese yen, the Russian ruble, and the Indian rupee in response to Washington’s new financial sanctions.
India Close to Launching Second Indigenous Nuke Submarine
Link: https://sputniknews.com/asia/201709131057340091-india-launching-second-nuke-submarine/
The Indian Navy is preparing to drop its second nuclear-capable submarine into the open seas within the next month close to the first anniversary of India became the first nation outside the five permanent members of the UN Security Council – Russia, US, UK, France, China – to commission its first homemade nuclear attack submarine.
The INS Aridhaman is the second ballistic missile submarine India will have constructed once she begins sea trials, which could take at least a year. She is powered by a pressurized water reactor, a common nuclear energy generator used in the subs of nations as the US, Russia, and France.
US debt surpasses historic $20 trillion
Link: https://www.rt.com/business/403022-us-debt-historic-high/
The United States has now officially accumulated a $20 trillion debt. The ceiling was broken after the White House allowed the Treasury to borrow more money.
As of Tuesday, the American national debt stood at $20.16 trillion, according to the US Debt Clock website. This is almost $62,000 per person and over $167,000 per tax payer.
Russia sends 4,000 tons of pipes, cables & machinery in reconstruction aid to Syria – MoD
Link: https://www.rt.com/news/403133-syria-russia-reconstruction-aid/
Russia is preparing to send more than 4,000 tons of materials;“over 2 thousand tons of metal pipes” that would be used to restore water infrastructure as well as “hundreds of kilometers of high-voltage and fiber-optic cables” to restore electricity and communications lines. and over 40 pieces of construction equipment such as bulldozers, excavators and cranes to Syria to help the war-torn country in its multibillion-dollar reconstruction effort.
Children Held Hostage During Disturbing 9/11 Drill by School Official Threatening to Kill Them
Middle school children watching a video about the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks on Sept. 11, Suddenly, “a man wearing a mask rushed into the classroom swinging a large hammer while threatening the students with serious bodily injury and/or death, threatening to kill them all; officials claim this drill, involving a school official wearing a mask and holding a hammer while threatening to kill children, was done for the “safety of those children. School administration announce that it was a lockdown drill, planned ahead of time, “to be as realistic as possible.”
'Variable Speed Limits' allow police to change speed limits on a whim - Video
States begin installing 'Variable Speed Limits' (VSL) and granting law enforcement access to speed limits, which can be changed on a whim, now possible for the police to change speed limits using VSL's. States like Wyoming, Oregon, Georgia, Washington, Utah, New Jersey, Florida and Minnesota. have already begun using them. The USDOT is paying states $1 billion to use VSL's to create 'aggressive congestion-relief programs'. In the UK Sun claims, police used VSL's to fine 40,320 motorists, 21 million euros or roughly $25 million dollars.
Porsche owner shoots homeless man over alleged noise plea
Link: https://www.rt.com/usa/403097-woman-shoots-homeless-man-porsche-tennessee/
A 26-year-old woman has been charged with attempted murder after shooting a homeless man who allegedly asked her to move her Porsche because she was playing music in the car at 3am.
Gerard Melton, 54, was trying to sleep on the sidewalk in Nashville, Tennessee, when he “became disturbed” by exhaust fumes and loud music coming from Katie Quackenbush’s luxury SUV, Metropolitan Nashville Police said. A heated argument followed, which culminated in Quackenbush allegedly getting out of her vehicle and firing two shots at Melton before getting back into the Porsche and fleeing the scene.
Pyongyang’s nuclear program aims to ‘deter hostile US policy’ – N. Korea ambassador to Russia
Link: https://www.rt.com/news/403062-no-us-sanctions-will-make-cnahnge-stance/
No sanctions will make North Korea change its policies, says the country’s ambassador to Moscow. The diplomat added that North Korea’s nuclear program will help his country better deter the “hostile policy of the US”.
“We have lived under US sanctions for decades. Under the harshest of sanctions. But we have acquired everything we wanted to. If the US hopes that our position would be shaken and changed, that is an illusion,” Kim Yong-jae told the Russian media.
Plastic Fibres Found in Tap Water Around the World
The US had the highest contamination rate, at 94%, with plastic fibres found in tap water sampled at sites including Congress buildings, the US Environmental Protection Agency’s headquarters, and Trump Tower in New York. Lebanon and India had the next highest rates. European nations including the UK, Germany and France had the lowest contamination rate.
ALERT: An Incredibly Fast And Deadly Super Bug Is Spreading In China: “Substantial Threat To Human Health”
There is a substantial threat to human health in China, and it could become a global epidemic if not contained. As an antibiotic resistant super bug is making its way across the country. Researchers concluded that the triple-threat posed by this new superbug poses a “substantial threat to human health because they are simultaneously hypervirulent, multidrug resistant, and highly transmissible.”
K. pneumoniae (ST11 CR-HvKP) is a deadly combination of two previously known strains of pneumonia; one which shrugs off all but the toughest antibiotics, and the other which is classified as “very severe” and “hypervirulent” in terms of lethality and how quickly it spreads.
Credit company warns 143mn people may be affected in data breach
Link: https://www.rt.com/usa/402407-equifax-data-breach/
Equifax Inc. says a breach of their system may affect 143 million people in the US. About 209,000 credit card numbers were also compromised, marking one of the worst breaches in US history due the scope and importance of information exposed.
The Equifax breach is different than other situations where data is compromised, due to the possibility that consumers may not be aware they are customers of the company. This occurs because Equifax obtains its data from credit card companies, retailers, banks and lenders which report on credit activity of individuals to credit reporting agencies.
Tsunami warning as 8.0 quake strikes off south-western Mexico coast
Link: https://www.rt.com/news/402415-tsunami-quake-mexico-shore/
Eight countries have received tsunami alerts after an 8.0-magnitude earthquake struck 120 kilometers southwest of Mexico, according to US Geological Survey data.
The epicenter of the quake was at a depth of 33 km (21 miles), 123 km (76 miles) southwest of the town of Pijijiapan, not far from the Guatemalan border.
The US Tsunami Warning System said hazardous tsunami waves are likely to follow in eight neighboring countries, including Ecuador, Nicaragua, Panama, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, El Salvador, and Costa Rica.
School makes at least 75 students take blood and urine tests over 1 empty beer can
75 students were detained and ordered to undergo blood and urine testing, all because one can of beer was discovered at a high school football game in New Jersey. Students who refused the screening faced five days of suspension under school district policy. “Students proceeded to emergency rooms in Dover, Denville, Morristown and Livingston,” “The emergency departments at Dover and at Morristown were not given any warning of what was coming, and were overwhelmed;” less than five produced a positive test result for alcohol.
1.4mn more bogus Wells Fargo accounts emerge with Congress asleep at the wheel
Link: https://www.rt.com/usa/401667-wells-fargo-unwanted-accounts/
Tally of fake Wells Fargo accounts balloons to 3.5 million, the financial giant has only paid fines. Wells Fargo employees transferred money from a customer’s bank account and placed it into another account the employee created and that the customer did not know about. The bank paid out $185 million after three government lawsuits relating to the illegal banking activity. Wells Fargo employees admitted thousands of workers created the false accounts in an attempt to meet the bank’s sales targets and receive a bonus. Last year, the bank reported 2.1 million unwanted accounts that it created without customers’ consent. Revealed charging 500,000 people for auto insurance they didn’t need or asked for. Wells Fargo has stated it has stopped this particular sales target initiative.
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