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The Feds Just Expanded Civil Asset Forfeiture 'Laws' Nationwide
U.S. Justice Department announced on Wednesday that the federal government will reinstate a program that helps local and state law enforcement seize cash and other assets they suspect have been earned from crimes. Local police will now be able to seize cash, often from those suspected of drug crimes, even in states that do not condone the policy. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told reporters that most seizures were warranted because the "vast majority" of people who have property taken by police do not contest it in court.
Notorious Banker Found Dead with Shotgun Blast to the Chest
The former chairman of one of Spain’s largest banks has been found dead with a shotgun blast to the chest in a private hunting estate in southern Spain, the country’s Civil Guard said Wednesday. According to AP, Miguel Blesa, the former head of the now defunct Caja Madrid savings bankwas awaiting the result of an appeal to a six-year prison sentence for misusing corporate credit cards issued by the infamous Bankia, another defunct bank.
Chemical Used to ‘Soften Plastics’ Found in Most Boxed Mac and Cheese
Link: http://govtslaves.info/chemical-used-soften-plastics-found-boxed-mac-cheese/
According to a recent test conducted in a lab in Belgium, if you’re eating the powdered cheese that comes in the box, you’re probably also eating a group of chemicals called phthalates that are used to soften plastics. The Coalition for Safer Food Processing and Packaging bought 30 different cheese products from store shelves in the U.S. — 10 different kinds of mac and cheese with cheese powder, five different types of processed sliced cheeses, and 15 varieties of natural cheese — then shipped the package to the Flemish Institute for Technological Research; tested each sample and found significant levels of phthalates in all but one of the products.
Trump to end CIA support for anti-Assad forces in Syria – reports
Link: https://www.rt.com/news/396872-trump-cia-arming-syria/
The White House and the Central Intelligence Agency have declined to comment on reports that president Donald Trump has decided to end the CIA’s covert program of arming the so-called moderate rebels in Syria. US officials told the Washington Post (WP) and Reuters that Trump has decided to put an end to the covert CIA plan which began arming and training the so-called moderate Syrian rebels in 2013. Authorized by President Barack Obama, the secret Timber Sycamore weapons supply and training initiative has served as the backbone of Washington’s strategy to topple the Syrian President Bashar Assad. Two US officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity with Reuters, said the covert CIA scheme has produced little results.
‘American nightmare’: Killing of Australian by US police sparks outrage on other side of world
Link: https://www.rt.com/news/396731-australia-usa-cop-shoots-woman/
The death of a 40-year-old Australian woman at the hands of a Minnesota Police Officer in an unexplained incident has triggered a flood of questions in her home country. Yoga instructor and life coach Justine Ruszczyk, who goes by Justine Damond in her professional life, was gunned down by police officer Mohamed Noor behind her house Saturday evening after she called in a possible assault.
Bank Of Italy Warns Citizens Against "Creating Your Own Currency"
Scriptural Euros are Euros issued by citizens under a “theory of the autonomous creation of scriptural currency” based on the idea of collective property of money that affirms the right of every citizen to autonomously create “scriptural” money (Euros) via their own accounting records. The theory of autonomous creation of scriptural currency holds that just as banks can conjure debt based money out of thin air, so can citizens.
Massachusetts’ top court says workers can’t be fired for using medical marijuana
Massachusetts’ highest court has ruled that a woman who says she was fired for using marijuana legally obtained to treat Crohn’s Disease can sue her former employer; ruling says employers can’t enforce blanket anti-marijuana policies against workers whose doctors have recommended medical marijuana to treat their illnesses.
EU limits the sale of inflatable boats to Libya in a bid to stop the flow of migrants across the Mediterranean
The EU is limiting the sale of inflatable boats and outboard motors to Libya in an effort to stop migrant smuggling across the Mediterranean. Foreign ministers agreed to allow member countries to ban such export or supply 'where there are reasonable grounds to believe that they will be used by people smugglers and human traffickers'.The measure will also apply to boats and motors transiting through the EU - though not to fishermen or others with legitimate need for them.
Fukushima Plant Owner Decides to Dump 777,000 Tons of Nuclear Waste Into Ocean
More than three-quarters of a million tons of radioactive water is about to be dumped into the Pacific Ocean if the chairmen of the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) and the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) have their way, Japanese media reported over the weekend. All they require now is final government approval.“The decision has already been made,” TEPCO chairman Takashi Kawamura told the media, according to the Japan Times. As of July 6, about 777,000 tons of tritium-tainted water is being stored in about 580 tanks at the Fukushima nuclear plant.
https://www.rt.com/usa/396598-sessions-forfeiture-drugs-crime/
Link: https://www.rt.com/usa/396598-sessions-forfeiture-drugs-crime/
Citing a spike in violent crime, Attorney General Jeff Sessions called for more proactive policing and a crackdown on gangs, guns, drugs and illegal immigration. He also endorsed the practice of asset forfeiture, slammed by critics as policing for profit.
Italian mayors protest arrival of migrants into towns, demand fair distribution of asylum seekers -Video
Link: https://www.rt.com/news/396594-italian-mayors-protest-migrants/
Desperate mayors across Italy are staging rallies and embarking on hunger strikes to protest what they say is an unequitable number of predominantly North African migrants being settled in their towns. “We have been invaded, over-run and overwhelmed by the migrant management system of these co-operatives, which know nothing about our communities,
Italy’s public debt hits new record high
Link: http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2017/07/16/528608/Italys-public-debt-hits-new-record-high
Nearly four years after going through its deepest and longest recession, Italy’s economic indicators show a worrying trend as public debt reaches 133 percent of the GDP. The debt burden makes the Eurozone’s third largest economy vulnerable to market turbulence.
Italy Threatens EU With "Nuclear Option": Give 200,000 Migrants EU Visas, Sending Them North
Two weeks after Italy reacted with anger to Austria's deployment of troops and armored vehicles to the border between the two nations, while reactivating border controls at the Brenner Pass over concerns that Italy will be unable to handle the 85,000 migrants and refugees who have entered the country so far in 2017, the Italian government has threatened to retaliate in way that assures an imminent migrant crisis as well as an escalation of tensions between the two EU nations. According to The Times, an Italian minister and a senator have threatened to issue temporary EU visas to thousands of migrants in an effort to "resolve" Italy's escalating migrant and refugee crisis, which would then allow the refugees to travel north. The move, which has been described as a 'nuclear option,' would allow the nearly 200,000 migrants currently stranded in Italy, to travel across Europe using a Brussels directive loophole.
US and Australia test hypersonic missiles that fly at a mile a second
The US has been testing hypersonic aircraft missiles that could fly at a mile per second. It has collaborated with Australia to research and pilot weapons able to fly at least five times faster than the speed of sound - anywhere from 3,836mph up to 7,700 mph. Its smooth and flat flight path is much harder to track than that of a ballistic missile. Russia and China are building hypersonic glide vehicles,
‘It’s going to be CATASTROPHIC’ Official warns North Korea war will kill MILLIONS
Defence Secretary Jim Mattis told the US Congress that a full-blown conflict with North Korea must be avoided, saying it would only be won at a “great cost. The former Marine Commander called facing up to Kim Jong-un something "we don’t want”, adding a conflict to topple the regime would be worse than the Korean War that ended in 1953.”.
US to Give Back Russia’s Diplomatic Compounds Only For 'Something in Return
Link: https://sputniknews.com/politics/201707171055598678-us-russia-diplomatic-compounds/
The United States is going to give back Russia’s diplomatic properties, seized by Washington in 2016 over Russia’s alleged interference in the US election, only under the condition that it will receive something in return from Moscow, a senior official from the White House told Sputnik on Monday. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Moscow would take retaliatory measures against Washington if the situation with Russia's diplomatic property in the United States is not resolved.
Japan Plans to Equip Multirole Fighters With Hypersonic Anti-Ship Missiles
Link: https://sputniknews.com/asia/201707171055598273-japan-fighters-missiles/
Japan’s newly developed hypersonic anti-ship missiles would be able to fly three times faster than the speed of sound and would replace previous transonic missiles.
Nevada Declares State Of Emergency Over Weed Shortages
Link: http://www.activistpost.com/2017/07/nevada-declares-state-emergency-weed-natural-blaze.html
Nevada’s Governor Brian Sandoval declared a state of emergency over recreational marijuana regulations after the Nevada Tax Commission reported a shortage of medical weed in its stores. The Nevada Tax Commission stated it will consider implementing emergency regulations July 13 to provide a stronger structure for marijuana distribution to retailers; would allow liquor wholesalers in the marijuana business. Marijuana sales far exceeding expectations at the state’s 47 licensed retail marijuana stores; many stores running out of inventory, the Department must address the lack of distributors immediately: The Nevada Tax Commission.“Some establishments report need for delivery within the next several days
Venezuelans around world vote amid struggle over constitution
Link: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/venezuela/article161640638.html
Venezuelans across the globe Sunday appeared to be turning out in droves to reject the government’s controversial plan to rewrite the constitution at a time when the South American nation is staggering under protests and violence.
Venezuelans in more than 75 countries and across the nation began lining up in the pre-dawn hours to vote in a largely symbolic referendum to denounce plans to convene a National Constituent Assembly that many fear is another attempt by President Nicolás Maduro to shutdown dissent and hold onto power. With almost 20 million registered voters in Venezuela, the opposition has been hoping to break the 10 million mark.
Even so, the administration has said it won't recognize the results of the referendum and will move forward with the constitutional overhaul regardless of the outcome.
Venezuela referendum: Woman, 61, shot dead in polling queue - Video
Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-40624313
A nurse aged 61 has been shot dead while waiting to vote in an unofficial, opposition-organised referendum in Venezuela's capital, Caracas.
Men on motorbikes fired at a queue, killing her and wounding three others.
Venezuela is in crisis, and more than 100 people have died in political clashes since April.
More than 7m people cast ballots in Sunday's vote, according to a group of academics monitoring the referendum, which has no legal status.
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