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Mexico: Three More Female Politicians Murdered In 24 Hours
Link: http://postnewsd2.blogspot.com/2018/06/mexico-three-more-female-politicians.html
At least 110 electoral candidates have been murdered since September, according to Mexico's national police.
Police in Mexico are investigating the deaths of two more political candidates after their bodies and those of their companions were found early Saturday morning.
Russia Could Become Second Biggest Gold Producer
Link: http://www.truth-news.com/2018/06/04/russia-could-become-second-biggest-gold-producer/
Major Russian gold mining companies are planning to almost double production. The increase could make Russia the world’s second largest producer of the precious metal.
The country is currently third in the global rating of gold miners after Australia and China.
At least 15 killed, 200 injured in Nicaragua protests
Link: http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/06/01/563516/Nicaragua-Students-Violence-Protest
At least fifteen people were killed and more than 200 injured in one of the worst days of violence since protests against Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega began more than a month ago, police said on Thursday.
Come to Mama: US Navy Developing Unmanned ‘Mothership’ to Launch Air, Sea Drones
Link: https://sputniknews.com/military/201806041065096260-us-navy-mothership-air-sea-drones/
A group of researchers at Florida Atlantic University were awarded a contract late last month to create an unmanned surface “mothership” vehicle capable of platforming underwater drones and remotely piloted aircraft.
US Congress Set To Fund New Low-Yield Nuclear Warhead
Link: https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-05-30/us-congress-set-fund-new-low-yield-nuclear-warhead
US House of Representatives turned down a measure that would limit the fiscal 2019 funding for the new 6.5 kt W76-2 low-yield (LY) or “flexible” nuclear warhead. The ordnance is to be installed on Trident II submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs), which normally carry 100 kt W76 warheads. The new flexible warhead dangerously lowers the nuclear threshold. Any commander-in-chief would feel less restrained from using LY ordnance in a crisis. The temptation might be too strong to resist. Actually, the very idea that a limited nuclear war is possible appears to be erroneous as there is no way to draw the line and prevent escalation.
25 killed, dozens injured & missing after Guatemala's Volcano of Fire shoots ash 10km into air
Link: https://www.rt.com/news/428609-guatemala-volcano-fire-eruption/
At least 25 people have been killed and dozens injured, after the Volcan de Fuego in Guatemala erupted, shooting smoke and rocks 10 km into the air and forcing a mass exodus from nearby villages blanketed by ash.
Twenty-five people have been reported dead, mainly in the community of El Rodeo, the National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction in Guatemala (Conred) confirmed, while at least another 20 were injured. Local reports indicate that some 2,000 people have fled the area.
Putin signs law on countermeasures against US & its allies
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law stipulating implementation of counter-sanctions against the US and its allies.
The legislation is to be applied to any state or person for “hostile actions” against Russia. It allows Russian authorities to cut international cooperation with foreign states, and to impose import and export restrictions among other countermeasures. Trade embargos will not extended to certain goods, however, that are imported by Russian citizens for personal use.
US about to slap disobedient European firms with sanctions over Russian gas project
Link: https://www.rt.com/business/428651-us-nord-stream-firms-sanctions/
The White House is on the verge of introducing penalties against companies engaged in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, which will deliver Russian natural gas to the EU across the Baltic Sea.
The US government is planning to sanction European corporations that joined the pipeline project, which is led by Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom, three sources close to the issue told Foreign Policy news magazine. Apart from Gazprom, the project is being undertaken by German energy firms Wintershall and Uniper, French multinational Engie, British-Dutch oil and gas giant Royal Dutch Shell, and Austrian energy company OMV.
Drone footage shows crater the size of ‘90 football fields’ at summit of Kilauea volcano (VIDEO)
Link: https://www.rt.com/usa/428580-hawaii-volcano-kilauea-crater/
According to experts at the US Geological Survey, explosions have expanded the crater by 10 times its original size in the last month. The pit is now thought to measure around 120 acres – that’s about the size of 90 American football fields.
The Kilauea volcano has destroyed more than 80 homes since it first erupted four weeks ago. The USGS estimates that the lava flow has covered an area equal to 5.5 square miles – around four times the size of New York’s Central Park.
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 also has national implications in states where cannabis is legal for medicinal use but possession on campus is not
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 confirm earnings and tax payments, to produce bank statements for the past year, as well as estate documents, title deeds of business ownership, and a detailed description of their enterprise, according to financial writer Elena Tofanyuk, as quoted by Russian daily Business FM. Previously, Russian clientele were required to produce only a passport and utility bills.
In February, the US financial authorities accused Latvia’s ABLV Bank of large-scale money laundering and threatened the lender with sanctions. The allegations evoked a run on deposits with the bank losing around €600 million ($695 million) in holdings, resulting in its liquidation.
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 paint on their houses, and overgrown vegetation or improperly stacked firewood in their yards. Doraville has 8,000 residents, its municipal court sees 15,000 cases per year, brings in revenue in excess of $3 million—$1 million from traffic tickets alone. The city criminalizes violators of its city code with misdemeanors, a fine of $1,000 and the potential of spending a year in jail. Its town attorney acts as prosecutor and judge, and the revenue brought in by fining and ticketing its residents makes up 30 percent of the city’s annual budget.
Freedom Flotilla foiled: Israel blocks Palestinian attempt to leave Gaza by sea
Link: https://www.rt.com/news/428150-freedom-flotilla-gaza-blocked/
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. Their stated goal was to break out of the Israeli-enforced naval blockade of the area and travel to an undisclosed location. Three other events under the same name, which involved ships trying to reach the Palestinian territories despite the blockade, were thwarted in the past by the IDF.
The first case in 2010 ended in a controversial raid by Israeli commandos on six ships, in which 10 activists were killed. The Tuesday attempt was far less dramatic. The IDF intercepted the two passenger boats some six to seven nautical miles off the coast and seized the larger of them, arresting 12 people on board, journalist Hind Khoudary reported from the scene. The captain of the second boat was ordered to return and complied.
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 SAID IN DESCRIBING THE NEAR FUTURE OF ARMY MEDICINE.
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 legal, now says he thinks legalization is inevitable and is creating an official task force to get ready for the day when that happens. While pot remains illegal, Hizzoner will direct the NYPD to give summonses to people they catch smoking in public instead of arresting them. "With marijuana legalization likely to occur in our state in the near future, it is critical our city plans for the public safety, health and financial consequences involved," he said.
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 called Australia, and those willing to escape there, ‘racist.’ Last year, 82 people were killed in a record 423 farm attacks, there have been 109 attacks and more than 15 murders in 2018. The controversial reform may jeopardize commercial farming in the country, according to the Transvaal Agricultural Union of South Africa. South African government may repeat the mistake made by the government of Zimbabwe, which passed a state-sanctioned purge of white farmers in 1999-2000. The measure plunged the country into famine.
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 Military Affairs said participants in the National Mass Care Exercise will learn how to provide food, shelter and medical services in an emergency scenario. Planning for the exercise has been underway for nearly a year
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 obtained by Wired magazine showed that during a sports events where South Wales police used facial recognition tactics, “2,297 [matches] turned out to be false positives and 173 were correctly identified – 92 per cent of matches were incorrect.”
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 or war comes) explains how people can secure basic needs such as food, water and heat, what warning signals mean, where to find bomb shelters and how to contribute to Sweden’s “total defence”.
The 20-page pamphlet, illustrated with pictures of sirens, warplanes and families fleeing their homes, also prepares the population for dangers such as cyber and terror attacks and climate change, and includes a page on identifying fake news.
“Although Sweden is safer than many other countries, there are still threats to our security and independence,” the brochure says. “If you are prepared, you are contributing to improving the ability of the country to cope with a major strain.”
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 mounted mount between the two countries following Maduro's victory in disputed presidential elections on Sunday. The White House has branded the election a "sham," and Maduro claims he "earned every vote and fought to win."
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