News Roundup 11/6/16

by | Nov 6, 2016

News Roundup 11/6/16

by | Nov 6, 2016

  • The Clinton Foundation accepted a $1 million donation from Qatar while Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State and failed to notify the State Department of the donation. [Link]
  • Health inspectors bleach and throw out hundreds of pounds of barbecue meant for soup kitchens. [Link]
  • A new study shows that compliance with federal regulations cost $1.9 trillion in 2015. [Link]
  • A disturbing photo of a police officer surfaces. The photo shows the officer holding the arm of a dead man and giving a thumbs up to the camera. The man in the photo had died of an accidental overdose. [Link]
  • US senior intelligence officials report that the US has hacked into Russia’s electric grid, telecommunications networks, and the Kremlin’s command systems. The hack would allow the US to conduct a cyber attack against Russia. [Link]
  • The UN-backed government in Libya has no power. The Prime Minister has been unable to unite the country, restart the economy, or travel outside of the Eastern part of the country. [Link]
  • Syrian Rebels attacked the government-held part of Aleppo for eight days. The attack left 74 civilians, including 25 children, dead. [Link]
  • The Mosul offensive continues to make small steps to liberate the city from ISIS. Towns around Mosul and some Mosul neighborhoods have been liberated. [Link]
  • Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs continues to add to its body count. This time, a mayor was killed in his jail cell after a short gunfight. 100s have been murdered since Duterte declared his war on drugs. [Link]

Kyle Anzalone

Kyle Anzalone

Kyle Anzalone is news editor of the Libertarian Institute, opinion editor of Antiwar.com and co-host of Conflicts of Interest with Will Porter and Connor Freeman.

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