Link: https://www.rt.com/news/390542-manila-resort-attack-dead-suffocation/

At least 36 bodies were found in the Resort World Manila leisure complex after gunman started a fire there, causing mass suffocation, Metropolitan Manila police chief Oscar Albayalde said. Philippines police are treating the attack as a botched robbery.

Link: http://www.blacklistednews.com/Russia_Successfully_Tests_%E2%80%98unstoppable%E2%80%99_4%2C600mph_Hypersonic_Weapon_Faster_than_ANY_Global_Anti-missile_System/58838/0/38/38/Y/M.html

ussia has launched five successful flights of a hypersonic jet that is capable of destroying an aircraft carrier with a single impact. The Zircon cruise missile travels between 3,800mph and 4,600mph – five to six times the speed of sound – and puts Russia ‘half a decade’ ahead of the US’, faster than any anti-missile system, including those that are expected to appear in the next two decades.

Link: http://www.blacklistednews.com/El_Salvador_Freaks_Out_As_Trump_Deports_Hundreds_Of_MS-13_Gang_Members/58824/0/38/38/Y/M.html

This year the U.S. government has deported 398 gang members to this country, compared with 534 in all of 2016, according to Salvadoran government statistics. This sharp increase in the rate of gang deportations — and the prospect of more gang roundups in the United States — has prompted Salvadoran authorities to hold emergency meetings and propose new legislation to monitor suspected criminals who are being sent home.

Link: https://www.rt.com/usa/390370-homeless-los-angeles-lahsa-report/

An annual report on homelessness was released by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) on Wednesday, showing a sharp rise in the homeless population across nearly every statistical category in Los Angeles County. The total number of people experiencing homelessness on a given night reached 57,794, a 23 percent increase from 2016, according to the report. The fastest growing demographics were young people, Hispanics and military veterans.

Link: https://www.rt.com/news/390378-philippines-friendly-airstrike-marawi/

Ten soldiers were killed and eight more injured after the Philippines Air Force mistakenly struck army positions in Marawi City partly occupied by Islamist militants, the defense minister said, adding that further airstrikes might be suspended.

Link: https://www.rt.com/news/389956-italy-libya-migrants-rescued-drowned/

At least 1,400 people have drowned so far this year trying to make the perilous journey across the sea to Italy, according to UN figures, while more than 50,000 migrants reached Italian coasts, most of them through Libya.

Link: http://www.redding.com/story/news/2017/05/23/farmer-faces-2-8-million-fine-plowing-field/336407001/?from=global&sessionKey=&autologin

A farmer faces trial in federal court this summer and a $2.8 million fine for failing to get a permit to plow his field and plant wheat in Tehama County.

Link: http://www.activistpost.com/2017/05/airline-testing-augmented-reality-smart-glasses-read-travelers-emotions.html

Microsoft HoloLens allows you to combine holograms with the physical world around you.The app uses cognitive services and surfaces relevant data about the passenger, their preferences and their journey. Through advanced facial technology, able to recall details about a passenger’s destination, allergies, and even the time since they got their last beverage, assesses the passenger’s mood. You can see his mood change from “anxious” to “calm” as the flight attendant addresses his concerns.

Link: http://www.blacklistednews.com/A_third_of_the_nation%27s_honeybee_colonies_died_last_year/58716/0/38/38/Y/M.html

America's beekeepers watched as a third of the country's honeybee colonies were lost over the last year, part of a decade-long die-off experts said may threaten our food supply.The annual survey of roughly 5,000 beekeepers showed the 33% dip from April 2016 to April 2017. The decrease is small compared to the survey's previous 10 years, when the decrease hovered at roughly 40%. From 2012 to 2013, nearly half of the nation's colonies died.

Link: http://www.blacklistednews.com/US_Bombs_Syrian_Village%2C_Over_50_Civilians_Killed/58723/0/38/38/Y/M.html

US warplanes launched yet more airstrikes, and once again the indications out of the area is that everyone slain in the attacks was a civilian, bringing the two-day toll in excess of 50. Today’s bombings, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, killed at least 35 civilians, overwhelmingly women and children. The slain were said to include at least 26 people who were “relatives” of ISIS fighters, including both Syrians and Moroccans.

Link: https://www.rt.com/news/389873-egypt-launched-strikes-on-militants-libya/

Egyptian fighter jets have struck militant camps following the deadly attack on Egypt’s Coptic Christians, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has announced. Egypt’s president also vowed to continue striking bases used to train militants and who carry out terrorist attacks in his country, regardless of the camps' location, Reuters cited him as saying. He also reiterated that the countries financing, training and arming terrorists should not get away unpunished.

Link: https://www.rt.com/news/389862-swiss-plane-narrowly-dodges-drone/

A passenger plane and a drone almost collided earlier this month above the city of Zurich, Switzerland, a newly released report shows. The Swiss transportation safety watchdog said it has noted a surge in incidents of this sort and is seeking new measures to prevent such potential collisions.

Link: http://thepoliticalinsider.com/white-house-leakers-president-trump-promises-prosecuted/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=TPI-Newsletter-05-25-17-Afternoon-&utm_campaign=TPI_052517_Newsletter&source=CI

President Trump said he has asked the Department of Justice to launch “a complete review” into leaks, which he finds “deeply troubling” because they pose “a grave threat” to national security. “These leaks have been going on for a long time and my Administration will get to the bottom of this,” “I am asking the Department of Justice and other relevant agencies to launch a complete review of this matter, and if appropriate, the culprit should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”

Link: https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/05/25/responding-grassroots-labor-movement-lawmakers-unveil-15-minimum-wage-bill

Raise the Wage Act, which currently boasts 152 Congressional co-sponsors, the federal minimum wage would increase incrementally until reaching $15 an hour in 2024. In the United States of America, the wealthiest country in the history of the world, if you work 40 or 50 hours a week you should not be living in poverty."

Link: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/05/governor-phil-scott-vetoes-marijuana-bill-in-vermont/

Vermont would have become the ninth state to legalize recreational marijuana and the first to do so through the legislature rather than by a public vote. However, Phil Scott, the governor of Vermont, rejected the marijuana bill Wednesday as he wanted further changes in it, according to a press release, he was concerned about public safety and thus proposed changes such as more aggressive penalties for smoking pot while driving and tighter restrictions to keep pot out of the hands of minors

Link: http://govtslaves.info/duterte-considers-martial-law-for-entire-philippines/

The Philippine president has threatened to impose martial law nationwide to combat a serious threat in the southern region of Mindanao after fighters there beheaded a police officer and took churchgoers hostage. The ongoing violence has forced thousands to flee the city of Marawi, located about 816km south of the capital Manila. Duterte declared martial law on Tuesday in Mindanao – which makes up roughly one third of the Philippines and is home to 20 million people. The military claimed to have killed at least 13 fighters, members of groups that have pledged allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group.

Link: http://www.activistpost.com/2017/05/transit-police-secretly-spying-commuters-travel-plans-texts-emails.html

A class action lawsuit in California, reveals that Transit Police are using a free “Bart Watch” app and Stingray surveillance to secretly spy on commuters texts and emails. The lawsuit reveals that Transit Police are using Elerts to secretly collect everyone’s cellphone identification number, otherwise known as International Mobile Equipment Identity number (IMEI). The lawsuit warns that Transit Police also use Stingray surveillance to identify individuals and spy on their texts and emails.

Link: http://www.blacklistednews.com/Wisconsin_seeks_to_be_first_to_drug_test_Medicaid_applicants/58689/0/38/38/Y/M.html

Gov. Scott Walker wants to make Wisconsin the first state in the country to require childless adults applying for Medicaid to undergo drug screening, a move that could serve as a national model. Walker’s plan, which needs federal approval, comes as he prepares to run for a third term next year. Walker has talked for years about drug testing Medicaid and food stamp recipients, as a way to make welfare programs a “trampoline, not a hammock” to get people back into the workforce.

Link: http://www.blacklistednews.com/Microsoft_Warns_Of_%E2%80%98Orwellian_Future%E2%80%99_As_WikiLeaks_Exposes_Participation_With_Surveillance/58698/0/38/38/Y/M.html

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warned the technology industry against creating a dystopian future, which authors including George Orwell and Aldous Huxley have predicted in the past.“I’m an unrepentant tech optimist, there’s no question of that,” said Nadella. “But I’m also grounded. There are unintended consequences of technology.I do believe that it’s up to us to ensure that some of the more dystopian scenarios don’t come true.”

Link: https://www.rt.com/news/389730-greece-papademos-athens-bomb/

Former Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos suffered burns to his hands and legs in a bomb attack in his car, according to reports. His driver was also injured in the Athens blast. Local media outlets reported on social media that the bomb was contained in an envelope, however this has not been confirmed by officials.