Link: http://www.activistpost.com/2017/06/kids-horrified-cops-hold-mock-child-sex-trafficking-drill-without-saying-drill.html

The Florida Highway Patrol is reviewing its presence at the Girls State Program after troopers conducted a kidnapping/human trafficking drill which went “horribly wrong” according to WFTV News Channel 9.six Florida State Troopers, all female, pulled an attendee aside and told her she would be participating in a kidnapping drill, one which highlighted the real-world problem of sex trafficking. Under the cover of secrecy, the volunteer named “Katrina” was taken to a safe place. Thereafter, roll call was taken with the remaining girls; realized Katrina was missing.” Soon the State Troopers began screaming, she’d been kidnapped, and blamed several girls for her abduction. The troopers told the attendees the girl had been kidnapped and was probably sold as a sex slave to human traffickers who would use her for prostitution purposes. One girl in the program had been involved in a real human sex trafficking incident when she was younger and was emotionally shaken.

Link: http://www.blacklistednews.com/Swedish_Police_Attacked_By_100_Masked_Migrant_Youths/59219/0/38/38/Y/M.html

The masked migrant youths attacked the officers during the second night of rioting in the area. They also attacked the officer’s vehicles, slashing the tyres of two police cars. Only one man was arrested in connection with the riots, Swedish paper Aftonbladet reports.

Link: http://www.blacklistednews.com/Iran_Launches_First_Ballistic_Missile_Strike_Against_ISIS_In_Syria/59225/0/38/38/Y/M.html

Iran says its ballistic missile strike targeting ISIS in Syria was not only a response to deadly attacks in Tehran, but a powerful message to archrival Saudi Arabia and the United States.The launch, which hit Syria’s eastern city of Deir el-Zour on Sunday night, appeared to be Iran’s first missile attack abroad in over 15 years and its first in the Syrian conflict, in which it has provided crucial support to embattled President Bashar Assad.

Link: http://www.blacklistednews.com/China%27s_billionaires_are_disappearing_into_police_custody_andor_early_graves/59224/0/38/38/Y/M.html

Dozens of the richest executives in China have disappeared under mysterious circumstances and are assumed to be in police detention as the country pursues an aggressive anti-corruption agenda. A few have reappeared after unexplained absences, like Metersbonwe fashion exec Zhou Chengjian (estimated worth, $4B), who disappeared for a week in January, then reappeared, others have only reappeared through their death-notices.

Link: https://sputniknews.com/europe/201706191054769103-paris-champs-elysees-op/

A police operation is underway in Paris’ Champs Elysees, the Paris Police Prefecture said Monday, urging public to avoid the area.

Link: https://sputniknews.com/latam/201706181054733760-farc-denies-bogota-explosion/

The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the largest armed group in the country, have denied their involvement in the recent explosion at the Centro Andino shopping center in Bogota. Bogota Mayor Enrique Penalosa: three women were killed in the explosion, nine people were injured. According to Penalosa, it was a terrorist attack. FARC leader Rodrigo Londono Echeverr": Solidarity with today's victims in Bogota. This act could have been done only by those who want to close the path of peace and reconciliation."

Link: https://www.rt.com/usa/392947-nunes-trump-russia-congress/

House Intelligence Committee chair Devin Nunes has urged Washington to stop pursuing false accusations of US President Donald Trump’s ties with Russia and concentrate on solving more pressing issues for the country.

Link: https://www.rt.com/news/393063-turkey-qatar-joint-drills/

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Egypt, Yemen, the Maldives, and one of Libya’s three rival governments – which had broken diplomatic relations with Qatar over its alleged support of terrorism.

Link: https://www.rt.com/news/393028-syria-russia-us-plane/

The Russian Defense Ministry announced it is halting cooperation with its US counterparts in the framework of the Memorandum on the Prevention of Incidents and Ensuring Air Safety in Syria following the coalition’s downing of a Syrian warplane.

Link: http://www.blacklistednews.com/TOP_OFFICIAL%3A_State_of_Illinois_in_Massive_Financial_Crisis_Mode/59205/0/38/38/Y/M.html

Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza is warning that new court orders in lawsuits filed by state suppliers that are owed money mean her office is required to pay out more than Illinois receives in revenue each month. This means there would be no money left for so-called "discretionary" spending — a category that in Illinois includes school buses and some ambulance services. "I don't know what part of 'We are in massive crisis mode' the General Assembly and the governor don't understand. This is not a false alarm," said Mendoza. "The magic tricks run out after a while, and that's where we're at." Illinois has $15 billion in overdue bills and the lowest credit rating of any state.

Link: https://sputniknews.com/latam/201706181054734129-colombia-president-convenes-security-council/

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos convenes the country's security council following the explosion at the Centro Andino shopping center in Bogota. Earlier in the day, a blast occurred in a toilet room on the second floor of the mall. Bogota Mayor Enrique Penalosa said three women were killed in the explosion, one of them was the French national, nine people were injured.

Link: https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201706181054746884-usa-coalition-shoots-down-syrian-aircraft/

“Our aircraft was downed at lunch time today near the [Syrian] city of Raqqa, when it was fulfilling its mission against the IS,” the ministry said in a statement, adding that the US-led coalition was responsible for downing the aircraft. According to the ministry, the pilot of the aircraft has not been found to date.

Link: http://www.thedailysheeple.com/4000-additional-troops-to-be-deployed-to-afghanistan_062017

The majority of the newly-deployed troops will play a train and advise role for Afghan forces, who have been facing setbacks in the fight against the Taliban and other militant organizations in Afghanistan.

Link: https://www.rt.com/news/392900-turkey-soldiers-food-poisioning/

Over 700 soldiers have required medical aid since complaining of nausea and vomiting after a tainted meal at a military compound in the western Turkish province of Manisa, which already saw a mass food poisoning last month that left one soldier dead.

Link: http://www.blacklistednews.com/_%E2%80%98Long-haul%E2%80%99_Afghan_war_to_turn_into_%E2%80%98generational_struggle%E2%80%99_involving_US_troops_%E2%80%93_Petraeus_/59194/0/38/38/Y/M.html

Americans may stay on Afghan soil for a “long-haul” mission that could evolve into several decades of “generational struggle,” General David Petraeus, ex-commander of US troops in Afghanistan “This is not something that is going to be won in a few years. We’re not going to take a hill, plant a flag, go home to a victory parade.

Link: http://govtslaves.info/scientists-tracking-earthquake-swarm-in-northern-yellowstone-park/

The small earthquake that struck Yellowstone National Park on Thursday night was part of a swarm that has been hitting the area since Monday, scientists say. Yellowstone gets about 1,500 to 2,000 earthquakes every year. About half of those come in earthquake swarms — lots of earthquakes in a small area in a short amount of time.

Link: https://www.rt.com/business/392574-amazon-whole-foods-billion-deal/

Amazon has announced plans to acquire leading US organic food grocer Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion. The e-commerce giant is making a huge bet on physical stores and the business of food.

Link: http://www.activistpost.com/2017/06/japan-imposes-new-pre-crime-surveillance-law-ahead-2020-olympics.html

Germany to eradicate basic civil liberties by forcing the surveillance of smartphone apps and communications as well as absurdly permitting children as young as 6-years-old to be fingerprinted. England moving to completely curtail Internet freedom. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government passed controversial legislation that gives prosecutors the power to monitor and arrest people in the planning stages of crimes; the new measures will apply to 277 types of crimes which include copyright violations.

Link: https://www.rt.com/news/392386-qatar-buys-us-warplanes/

Qatar has signed a $12-billion contract to buy F-15 fighter jets from the US, the country’s defense ministry reported. The deal was announced just days after US President Trump accused Doha of supporting terrorism.

Link: http://govtslaves.info/2017-is-going-to-be-the-worst-retail-apocalypse-in-u-s-history-more-than-300-retailers-have-already-filed-for-bankruptcy/

8,640 stores will close in America this year.. Most of those filings were for small companies — the proverbial Mom & Pop store with a single location, going to put an incredible amount of stress on shopping mall owners. In order to meet their financial obligations, those mall owners need tenants, number of potential tenants is shrinking rapidly. Retail industry employs millions of Americans, those jobs disappearing.