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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.
Colombia Produces Record Cocaine Crop For 2nd Straight Year
Cocaine production in Colombia reached an all-time high for the second straight year in 2016, as coca cultivation in the South American country surged 52 percent, spanning 146,000 hectares, compared with 96,000 in 2015. The 2016 crops produced an estimated 866 metric tons of cocaine, an increase of 35 percent compared to 2015. Cocaine use appears to be increasing in the two largest markets, North America and Europe.
They Won’t Be Able To Pay You: “Anybody With A Pension, IRA, 401k… Any Wealth Held Inside Of The System” Will Get Creamed
UPS said that they’re freezing pensions of 70,000 employees if you don’t hold it you don’t own it. Anybody with a pensiona 401k, anybody with an RIA, any wealth that is held inside of system – because it’s not there, it’s air. It’s been leveraged with all the derivatives; severely underfunded. They can’t pay the promises. Even social security.
1000s in Warsaw protest reforms giving Polish MPs sway over judiciary (VIDEO)
Link: https://www.rt.com/news/396503-poland-thousands-protest-judicial-reform/
Thousands of people flocked to the Polish Parliament building Sunday to voice opposition to the overhaul of the judiciary citing concerns that the new measures erodes judicial independence and encroaches on the rule of law. Critics of the measures consider it to be an assault on the Supreme Court, which among other issues, is tasked with confirming the validity of election results, and say it will dissolve the established separation of powers enshrined in the constitution.
Erdogan vows to ‘chop off heads of traitors’ at coup anniversary rally - Video
Link: https://www.rt.com/news/396474-erdogan-chop-heads-traitors/
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to “chop off the heads” of traitors during a speech in Istanbul commemorating the victims of last year’s botched coup attempt and celebrating the government’s victory. All suspects who are currently being tried for involvement in the 2016 failed coup should wear uniforms similar to those worn by prisoners in the infamous Guantanamo Bay prison, he said.
Russian Fighters Scrambled Six Times to Chase Off Spy Jets Over Week
Link: https://sputniknews.com/russia/201707141055530920-russian-planes-scrambled-this-week/
Last week the ministry informed about four cases when Russian military aircraft intercepted foreign jets. The number of air incidents involving Russian and NATO planes has increased in the past years after the US-led alliance ratcheted up its presence on Russia’s western border in 2014.
Nevada is so unprepared for pot legalization they are allowing liquor stores to sell it
As Nevadans worry that they may run out of pot just two weeks after it became legal, their state legislature has provided a solution — allowing liquor stores to sell the same marijuana products that had previously only been available at dispensaries.
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