Link: https://www.rt.com/news/388492-wannacry-ransomware-code-north-korea/

The source for WannaCry ransomware, which has spread to 150 countries, may be Pyongyang or those trying to frame it, security analysts say, pointing to code similarities between the virus and a malware attributed to alleged hackers from North Korea.

Link: http://govtslaves.info/delta-air-lines-plans-to-use-facial-recognition-to-confirm-identity-of-passengers/

Delta Air Lines will be testing facial recognition technology at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport starting this summer. Customers will be required to scan their passports at specially equipped kiosks, where a camera will scan their face to confirm their identity. Delta is spending $600,000 on the new machines.

Link: http://investmentwatchblog.com/dnc-workers-sue-democrat-party-over-slave-wages-for-working-80-90-hours-per-week-at-the-same-time-dnc-was-out-protesting-15hour-they-werent-even-paying-their-own-workers-minimum-wage/

, Democrats attacked the current federal minimum wage as a “starvation wage,” but according to a new lawsuit, they paid their own workers less than the amount currently mandated by law. Justin Swidler, a Philadelphia attorney representing between 40 and 50 “field organizers” around the country is suing the Democratic National Committee, the Pennsylvania Democratic Party, and five more state party organizations on behalf of the staffers, whom he claims were denied overtime compensation.

Link: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4506552/Hamburg-confiscates-flats-ease-migrant-housing-crisis.html

A German council has started confiscating privately-owned apartments to help ease an acute housing shortage made worse by migrants. The houses, located in the central Hamm district, will now be renovated and rented out to tenants of the city's choosing against the will of the owner, who will be billed for the work which is estimated to cost a five-figure sum. Move is the first time residential buildings have been seized in Germany. Germany has accepted around 1.8million migrants and refugees over the past two years,

Link: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/05/trump-tries-to-reassure-worried-farmers-that-immigration-crackdown-is-not-aimed-at-their-workers/

President Donald Trump said he would seek to keep his tough immigration enforcement policies from harming the U.S. farm industry and its largely immigrant workforce, did not want to create labor problems for farmers and would look into improving a program that brings in temporary agricultural workers on legal visas.

Link: https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201705151053638756-turkey-create-military-base-syria/

The General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces plans to establish a military base near the town of al-Bab in the north of Syria, according to the Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Veysi Kaynak.

Link: http://www.blacklistednews.com/Here_Comes_the_War_for_Commercial_Drone_Dominance/58440/0/38/38/Y/M.html

At some point in the not-too-distant future, fleets of commercial drones are expected to swarm across American skies. Companies in a wide range of industries will employ unmanned vehicles for tactical advantage—inspecting infrastructure, surveying crops, maybe even estimating how much your new roof will cost. And when these drones fly, a torrent of data will follow them like an invisible contrail.

Link: http://www.blacklistednews.com/U.S._Military_Is_World%E2%80%99s_Largest_Polluter_%E2%80%93_Hundreds_Of_Bases_Gravely_Contaminated/58429/0/38/38/Y/M.html

U.S. Naval station in Virginia Beach had spilled an estimated 94,000 gallons of jet fuel into a nearby waterway. U.S. Department of Defense is both the nation’s and the world’s, largest polluter. Producing more hazardous waste than the five largest U.S. chemical companies combined, in the form of depleted uranium, oil, jet fuel, pesticides, defoliants like Agent Orange and lead, among others. In 2014, the former head of the Pentagon’s environmental program told Newsweek that her office has to contend with 39,000 contaminated areas spread across 19 million acres just in the U.S. alone.

Link: https://www.rt.com/politics/388400-upper-house-urges-tougher-punishment/

Russian senators have prepared a bill that makes violations of electoral procedures a criminal offense with a maximum punishment of up to five years in prison.

Link: https://www.rt.com/news/388435-mafia-italy-migrant-center/

A mafia clan has been in charge of one of Italy’s largest migrant reception centers for an entire decade, police have revealed. Dozens have been arrested in connection with the scheme, which reportedly led to the clan pocketing millions;.accused of mafia association, extortion, carrying illegal weapons, fraud, embezzlement. It has maintained control of the facility for over 10 years.

Link: http://govtslaves.info/bank-of-china-atms-go-dark-as-ransomware-attack-cripples-china/

Aftermath of the global WannaCry ransomware attack, which has spread around the globe significant number of corporations and public services infrastructure grinding to a halt, unable to operate with unprotected if mission-critical computers taken offline indefinitely. Examples so far include:

NHS: The British public health service – the world’s fifth-largest employer, 1.7 million staff – badly hit, 45 facilities were affected. Several were forced to cancel or delay treatment for patients.

Germany’s Deutsche Bahn national railway operator was affected, with information screens and ticket machines hit. Travelers tweeted pictures of hijacked departure boards showing the ransom demand instead of train times. But the company insisted that trains were running as normal.

Renault: The French automobile giant hit, forcing it to halt production at sites in France and its factory in Slovenia as part of measures to stop the spread of the virus.

FedEx: The US package delivery group acknowledged it had been hit by malware;“implementing remediation steps as quickly as possible.” .

Russian banks, ministries, railways: Russia’s central bank targeted, several government ministries,railway system. The interior ministry said 1,000 of its computers hit by a virus. Officials say the attacks had been contained.

Telefonica: The Spanish telephone giant attacked but “the infected equipment is under control and being reinstalled

Sandvik: Computers handling both administration and production were hit in a number of countries where the company operates, some production forced to stop.

Link: https://sputniknews.com/europe/201705151053615742-russia-eaeu-putin-/

"The Eurasian Economic Union is steadily expanding its foreign ties. Some 50 European, Asian and Latin American states showed interest to cooperation with it,"Russian President Putin said at a roundtable meeting during the second day of the international "One Belt, One Road" forum in Beijing. The EAEU and China are in talks to determine an agreement on trade and economic cooperation.

Link: https://www.rt.com/news/388373-pyongyang-nuclear-capable-missile/

Pyongyang has claimed that its medium-range ballistic missile test carried out on Sunday under the supervision of Kim Jong-un has confirmed the “tactical specifications and technical characteristics” of the rocket which North Korea says is capable of carrying nuclear warheads.

Link: https://www.rt.com/news/388326-virus-ransomware-wannacry-europol/

The virus that downed critical digital infrastructure in the UK’s National Health Service and locked thousands of people out of their computers may be about to get worse. Rob Wainwright, executive director of the European Union’s crime agency: the spread of the ‘WannaCry’ virus was “unprecedented,” resulting in more than 200,000 victims in at least 150 countries. “At the moment, we are facing an escalating threat,” Europol warned nation states about the risks of such attacks.London’s Thames Valley Police have urged people to avoid “opening unknown email attachments or clicking on links in spam emails.”

Link: https://www.rt.com/news/388323-moscow-redevelopment-project-protest/

Critics of a proposed program to replace old housing in Russia’s capital held a protest rally on Sunday. They believe the massive plan is prone to abuse by authorities and other major flaws. Police estimated the turnout for the protest at about 8,000. The protesters object to a law being considered in Russian parliament that would give Moscow authorities extra leeway in selecting the buildings to be torn down and offering residents new housing; project seeks to raze 4,500 buildings constructed between the 1950s and 1980s Some residents fear being forced to change neighborhoods, wary of losing property value or simply don’t see the need for changing their apartments. Critics say the program is motivated by interests of developers rather than the residents of old buildings

Link: http://govtslaves.info/imf-suggesting-a-10-tax-on-all-money-on-deposit-in-banks-throughout-europe/

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) instructing Germany to raise taxes and also talking about just imposing a 10% tax on all money that deposits in banks throughout Europe. The IMF has told Germany it should raise its property tax, cut social welfare contributions. http://govtslaves.info/imf-suggesting-a-10-tax-on-all-money-on-deposit-in-banks-throughout-europe/

Link: http://govtslaves.info/bitcoin-crosses-1800-for-the-first-time/

Bitcoin surpassed $1,800 on Thursday to a fresh record high, rising more than $100 in just two days.

Link: https://www.seeker.com/space/exploration/this-company-plans-to-mine-the-moon-and-its-not-alone

Moon Express is gearing up to become the first company to ever transport a commercial asset from space back to Earth. Several ambitious startups developing plans to launch mining operations on both the moon and asteroids.. China is a key player. A fortune could be made by anyone able to exploit one of the mountain-sized asteroids made of platinum or other precious metals thought to be orbiting the sun, or deposits of rare earth elements on the moon. First-ever private mining operation on the moon is scheduled in 2020.

Link: https://www.infowars.com/west-african-migrant-charged-in-gruesome-double-murder-of-boston-doctor-fiancee/

it emerged he used to work as a security guard at the luxury complex where his victims lived. He got access to their $1.9million (£1.5million) apartment in Boston, Massachusetts, and allegedly slit their throats before trying to steal a bag of jewelry, police say. Dr Richard Field, 49, and Dr Lina Bolanos, 38, were murdered after Teixeira, who is originally from West Africa, burst into their penthouse on Friday. Killer had already been convicted in attempted bank robberies

Link: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/05/vermont-legislature-approves-marijuana-legalization-bill/

Vermont lawmakers on Wednesday approved a measure to legalize recreational use of marijuana, which if not vetoed by the governor would make the state the ninth to legalize the drug and the first to do so by legislation rather than ballot initiative.Neighboring Massachusetts and nearby Maine have also legalized , after statewide ballot initiatives showed that a majority of voters approved. That was not an option in Vermont, where state law does not allow for ballot measures of that kind. Lawmakers in nearby Rhode Island are contemplating a similar measure.