Link: https://www.democraticunderground.com/10141819099

Former Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who rose from childhood poverty to become a two-term president, has been convicted on corruption charges in the first of five graft trials he faces. He was sentenced to nine and a half years in prison, but will remain free on appeal.

Link: https://www.rt.com/usa/396160-list-dirty-la-deputies-secret/

The names of Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies who’ve lied, stolen, used excessive force or falsified reports cannot be handed over to prosecutors, even in pending criminal cases, a California appeals court ruled.

Link: https://www.rt.com/news/396172-patriot-missiles-romania-sale-approved/

The US State Department has approved a potential foreign military sale for Patriot air defense systems, as well as supporting equipment and training to Romania, a Pentagon agency announced.

Link: http://govtslaves.info/say-goodby-sears-pension/

Sears has a court hearing next week where the company will request permission to halt both its retiree benefit payments along with special payments it has made for some time to top up the underfunded pension fund. Many of Sears’ 16,000 retirees fear if the company is allowed to stop making pension contribtions, they will receive reduced pensions. They also don’t like the idea of losing their medical, dental and life insurance benefits.

Link: https://sputniknews.com/military/201707101055419405-israeli-nuke-whistleblower-sentenced-again/

Whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu, who in 1986 exposed Israel’s nuclear weapons program and spent 18 years in jail for his revelations, has been sentenced again, this time for violating terms of his parole.

Link: http://www.activistpost.com/2017/07/msm-russia-hacking-nuclear-plants-zero-evidence.html

“Russians hacking nuclear plants”,The report originating from the Washington Post ran the headline “U.S. officials say Russian government hackers have penetrated energy and nuclear company business networks.The report from E & E News has been used by the Post and subsequently every other “news agency” which clearly states within the second sentence: “There is no evidence that the nuclear energy industry’s highly regulated safety systems were compromised.” Despite this, the Post tries to push the narrative that systems may have been “penetrated.”

Link: https://www.rt.com/news/395860-russia-us-syria-cooperation/

Russia will continue cooperation with the US on de-escalation zones in southern Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, adding that although a ceasefire agreement came into force on Sunday, it needs to be consolidated.

Link: http://govtslaves.info/first-time-history-state-moves-decriminalize-drugs-even-heroin-meth/

House Bill 2355 seeks to decriminalize at least six hard drugs, as long as the user does not have any prior felonies or more than two prior drug convictions. It passed in the state House with a vote of 36-23, and in the Senate with a vote of 20-9.: decriminalize small amounts of hard drugs such as heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, and ecstasy, while also lowering the penalty from a felony to a misdemeanor in some drug-related cases.

Link: https://www.rt.com/business/395489-china-australia-real-estate/

China’s investment in foreign real estate reached a record $133.7 billion last year, according to property website Juwai.com. Australia stayed very much in demand with Chinese buyers last year. Chinese buyers purchased $23.8 billion worth of Australian property in the 2016

Link: https://www.rt.com/politics/395448-duma-committee-recommends-lawmakers-to/

The Lower House Committee for Women, Family and Children has recommended that lawmakers reject a bill banning ‘baby boxes’ – devices which allow mothers to leave their unwanted newborns at medical institutions without disclosing themselves.

Link: https://www.rt.com/usa/395792-trump-putin-cybersecurity-unit/

US President Donald Trump has tweeted that “it is time to move forward in working constructively with Russia,” citing a ceasefire negotiated for southwest Syria as proof that this is possible. Donald Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin for more than two hours in Hamburg on Friday, the first day of the G20 summit. “We negotiated a ceasefire in parts of Syria which will save lives. Now it is time to move forward in working constructively with Russia!” Trump wrote on Twitter.

Link: http://www.alternet.org/food/why-eating-meat-america-going-trip-drug-store

Most of the meat Americans eat is banned in other industrialized countries. European Union boycotts U.S.' hormone-grown beef, routinely used synthetic hormones zeranol, trenbolone acetate and melengestrol acetate pose "increased risks of breast cancer and prostate cancer," says the European Commission's Scientific Committee on Veterinary Measures. also boycotted U.S. chickens because they are dipped in chlorine baths. Nitrites and nitrates in processed meat (declared carcinogens by the World Health Organization in 2016), carbon monoxide to keep meat looking red. China’s food safety record is abysmal including rat meat sold as lamb, gutter oil sold as cooking oil. Chicken samples contained Tylenol, antihistamine Benadryl, and Prozac.

Link: https://sputniknews.com/latam/201707061055271428-venezuela-national-assembly-evacuation/

Venezuelan authorities have started evacuating people from the National Assembly after a mob blocked them inside for over six hours, media reported Wednesday.

Link: https://sputniknews.com/latam/201707071055347994-venezuela-prosecutor-inquisition/

Venezuela's authorities are trying to create the system similar to the inquisitional one in the country with judges both submitting evidence and taking decisions, Venezuelan Chief Prosecutor Luisa Ortega Diaz said Friday.

Link: http://www.blacklistednews.com/%27Millions_of_Africans%27_will_flood_Europe_unless_it_acts_now_warns_European_chief_as_Paris_evacuates_huge_migrant_camp/59559/0/38/38/Y/M.html

Antonio Tajani, president of the European Parliament: Europe is "underestimating" the scale and severity of the migration crisis and "millions of Africans" will flood the continent in the next five years unless urgent action is taken, there would be an exodus "of biblical proportions that would be impossible to stop if we don't confront the problem now".

Link: http://govtslaves.info/france-makes-vaccines-mandatory-2018/

New French law will force all parents to vaccinate their children in 2018., all vaccines that are universally recommended by health authorities will be compulsory by law. These vaccines are 11 in total.

Link: http://govtslaves.info/chicagos-terrible-new-plan-force-high-school-kids-military/

A plan approved in May is set to take effect soon, forcing high school seniors to either be enlisted in the military, have a job, be enrolled in a gap-year program, or have a college acceptance letter before the Chicago public schooling system will give them their diploma.

Link: https://www.rt.com/usa/395693-causey-captured-austin-drone/

A convicted kidnapper is back behind bars after escaping a maximum security prison using wire-cutters flown to him via drone, authorities in South Carolina have confirmed.

Link: https://www.rt.com/news/395687-egypt-soldiers-isis-assault/

ISIS terrorists have claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on Egyptian forces on the Sinai Peninsula in which at least 23 soldiers lost their lives. Despite the heavy casualties, the military claims it foiled the major assault, killing dozens of terrorists.

Link: https://www.rt.com/news/395735-hamburg-protests-g20-aftermath/

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Piles of wreckage, burned-out barricades and broken glass all around – Hamburg now looks like a battle field rather than the host city of a G20 summit. A lot of places are closed, total collapse of transportation.