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News Roundup 7/5/21

News Roundup 7/5/21

US News A 76-year-old woman was released from jail on home confinement during the covid pandemic. She attended a class and didn’t answer a call from her parole officer. She was rearrested and will be sent to federal prison. [Link] The government plans to remove the...

News Roundup 7/5/21

News Roundup 7/2/21

Russia The US is conducting Dynamic Mongoose war games in the Arctic. The war games are simulating detecting Russian submarines. [Link] Ukraine is using armed Turkish drones during the Sea Breeze war games. [Link]   The US was flying drones over the Black Sea at the...

News Roundup 7/5/21

News Roundup 6/30/21

Foreign Policy The House voted to repeal the 1967 and 1991 AUMFs that authorized fighting communism in the Middle East and the Gulf War. [Link] The Pentagon will not take action against ex-SEAL Eddie Gallagher. Gallagher admitted on a recent podcast that his unit...

News Roundup 7/5/21

News Roundup 6/28/21

US News Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22.5 years in prison for the killing of George Floyd. [Link] The Space Force views the moon as a militarized front. [Link] UK Classified documents found at a UK bus stop shed light on recent global events. The documents show the...

News Roundup 7/5/21

News Roundup 6/23/21

US News The Biden Administration announced support for the Equal Act that will work to eliminate the sentencing disparities between cocaine and crack cocaine. [Link] A proposed bill will double Amtrack’s funding. [Link] Great Power Russian President Putin condemned...

The Con Job of the Century?

The Con Job of the Century?

Over the course of the past century, a number of truly awe-inspiring heists have been carried out by con artists, whose modus operandi is to exploit human frailties such as credulity, insecurity and greed. Con is short for confidence, for the con artist must first...

News Roundup 7/5/21

News Roundup 6/22/21

US News California’s Coastal Commission fined a homeowner $4.2 million over a failure to remove a gate and stairs for an easement project. The homeowners said they were waiting to remove the structures once the CCC was ready to break ground. However, the CCC decided...

News Roundup 7/5/21

News Roundup 6/21/21

US News Portland’s entire riot control police unit resigned from the assignment after one member of the team was indicted on assault charges. [Link] Russia Russia announced it will leave the Open Skies Treaty on December 18th. [Link] Politico reported the US froze a...

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