Precedent Set: State Supreme Court Rules Police Can’t Arrest Students for Using Medical Marijuana on Campus
The Arizona State Supreme Court ruled this week that college students who are medical marijuana users will no longer have to live in fear of being arrested and labeled as felony drug users if they are caught on campus with their medicine. The ruling… more »
US forces Cypriot banks to crack down on accounts of Russian clients – report
Russians keeping their cash in Cypriot banks have been caught up in a massive audit of accounts by lenders and watchdogs in the island state. The step was reportedly triggered by pressure from Washington. Banks in Cyprus now require Russian customers to… more »
Citizens Fight Back as City Fines & Arrests Them for Cracked Driveways, Improperly Stacked Firewood
Doraville city has been named as a defendant in a lawsuit from residents who claim that they have received tickets and have even been threatened with arrest and sentenced to court-ordered probation for the crime of having a cracked driveway, chipped… more »
Freedom Flotilla foiled: Israel blocks Palestinian attempt to leave Gaza by sea
The Israeli military, enforcing a naval blockade of the Gaza Strip, have prevented two Palestinian boats from reaching the open sea. On Tuesday dozens of small motor boats and two larger vessels carrying 17 people departed from a seaport in Gaza Strip.… more »
U.S. Army Surgeon General Says All Soldiers To Be Microchipped For Full-Time Monitoring And Information Culling
SOLDIERS MAY SOON BE CARRYING MONITORING DEVICES THAT CAN ALERT DOCTORS THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY TO MEDICAL EMERGENCIES AND THE NEED FOR TREATMENT. THE DEVICES MAY EVEN BE IMPLANTED IN SOLDIERS AND CONTINUOUSLY MONITOR THEIR STATUS, THE ARMY’S TOP DOCTOR… more »
EXCLUSIVE: De Blasio to tell NYPD to stop arresting New Yorkers for smoking pot in public
Mayor de Blasio will tell the NYPD to stop arresting people for public pot smoking — and launch a new group to officially prepare the city for the outright legalization of marijuana in New York. De Blasio, who has long opposed making recreational pot… more »
White South African farmers claiming persecution at home seek refuge in Australia
More than 200 farmers from South Africa have applied for humanitarian visas in Australia after allegedly suffering attacks for being white, according to the Australian Home Affairs Ministry. The step was slammed by the South African opposition, which… more »
Arizona Preparing For Post-Earthquake Inflow Of 400,000 Californians
Associated Press reports that local organizations are participate in an exercise to practice how the state would respond to a migration of 400,000 people after a catastrophic earthquake in Southern California. The Arizona Department of Emergency and… more »
NY Schools to Install Facial Recognition Tech Used by Police and Military
Starting next school year, schools in New York’s Lockport district will be equipped not only with bulletproof glass and surveillance cameras but also with facial recognition technology used by police forces and military units. Documents recently… more »
Sweden Distributes ‘Be Prepared for War’ Leaflet to All 4.8 Million Homes
The Swedish government has begun sending all 4.8m of the country’s households a public information leaflet telling the population, for the first time in more than half a century, what to do in the event of a war. Om krisen eller kriget kommer (If crisis… more »
Venezuela's Maduro Rejects Trump's Sanctions, Expels Top US Diplomat
A day after being re-"elected", Venezuela's Maduro spoke on State TV rejecting U.S. sanctions - which "offend national dignity" - and expelling the top US diplomat from Caracas due to "conspiratorial behavior" against the government. Tensions have… more »
Hawaii power plant shuts down after lava from Kilauea volcano flows onto site (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
A geothermal power plant has been forced to completely shut down after Hawaii's Kilauea volcano entered a more violent stage, shooting fountains of red into the vicinity and threatening the release of toxic gases from the site. Crews at the Puna… more »
Police use tear gas, protesters throw stones as anti-Macron rally turns violent in Paris (VIDEOS)
Paris demonstrations against President Emmanuel Macron’s social policies turned violent as protesters hurled projectiles at police and broke shop windows. Officers deployed tear gas and detained some protestors. The gathering of civil servants and their… more »
Hundreds Of Millions Stolen After Wave Of Transfer-Heists Rock Mexican Banks
Cybercriminals siphoned 400 million of pesos ($20.4 million) out of Mexican banks, including the second largest bank: Grupo Financiero Banorte, by generating “phantom orders that wired funds to fake accounts and promptly withdrew the money,” sources… more »
Hungry, sick and increasingly desperate, thousands of Venezuelans are pouring into Colombia
The huge increase in Venezuelan migrants fleeing their country's economic crisis, failing healthcare system and repressive government is affecting the Cucuta metropolitan area more than any other in Colombia. It's where 80% of all exiting Venezuelans… more »
Russian MPs draft bill allowing jail terms for anyone facilitating foreign sanctions
Russian MPs have drafted a bill which means any action or inaction that helps to implement anti-Russian sanctions from foreign states should carry criminal responsibility with punishments of up to four years in prison. The joint document has been… more »
Israeli Air Force strikes Hamas targets on day of bloody protest in Gaza
Israel has launched airstrikes targeting Hamas in Gaza as over 50 protesters have been killed at the border by the IDF. It said it was responding to terrorist activity and killed at least three terrorists. The Israeli Defence Forces tweeted on Monday… more »
Russia-China trade gets another significant boost
Trade turnover between Russia and China grew by 31 percent in the first three months of the year compared to the same period in 2017, according to the Russian customs data. Exports from Russia to China amounted to $12.27 billion (an increase of 37.1… more »
Venezuela starts bi-national bank with Palestine using cryptocurrency
Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas landed in Caracasfor a two-day diplomatic stay in Venezuela and already he and President Nicolas Maduro have signed an accord to create the binational bank to fund technological and industrial initiatives between the… more »
Top Chinese politician gets life sentence for taking $26M in bribes amid corruption crackdown
A Chinese court sentenced former political high-flyer Sun Zhengcai to life in prison for taking more than $26 million in bribes, making him one of the biggest names to fall in President Xi Jinping’s campaign against corruption and disloyalty. Sun’s… more »
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