News Roundup 5/15/18

by | May 15, 2018

News Roundup 5/15/18

by | May 15, 2018

  • The Supreme Court rules states can legalize sports betting. [Link]
  • In NYC, police continue to arrest minorities at dispositional rates for marijuana. [Link]
  • The proposed Senate AUMF will give the president power to detain American citizens indefinitely. [Link]
  • Bolton and Pompeo suggest the US could sanction European companies who do business with Iran. [Link]
  • Justin Raimondo explains Kim Jong-un looks to be North Korea’s Gorbachev. [Link]
  • Turkey recalls its ambassador to the US. [Link]
  • Following multiple coordinated suicide bombing that killed at least 13 people, two additional terror attacks occurred in Indonesia. In both situations, only the bombers have been killed. [Link]
  • The US officially opens the Embassy in Jerusalem. [Link] The US adds additional security at embassies in Jordan, Israel, and Turkey. [Link]
  • At least 58 Palestinian protesters have been killed and over 2,000 injured by Israeli soldiers during protests in Gaza. [Link] The White House blames Hamas for Israeli snipers shooting Palestinian protesters. [Link]
  • Doctors Without Borders reports on the inhumane treatment the Palestinians receive at the hands of the Israeli government. [Link]
  • Cleric Sadr’s bloc wins a plurality of seats in the Iraqi Parliment. [Link]
  • Saudi backed forces in Yemen announce the start of a military mission to retake Hodeidah. [Link]
  • Al-Shabaab killed nine Kenyan soldiers in Somalia. [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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