| The Story of an Air Force Defector to Iran Posted: 01 Jul 2019 05:11 AM PDT  Witt was a member of the aircrew of an RC-135 Rivet Joint surveillance aircraft forward deployed from RAF Mildenhall in Great Britain.Former Tech. Sgt. Monica Elfriede Witt, a former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence specialist who had defected to Iran and who was charged with espionage on Feb. 13, 2019, served as an airborne crypto linguist on board a RC-135 during Operation Iraqi Freedom, Military Times revealed.She earned the Air Medal as a result. The citation says she had "distinguished herself by meritorious achievement while participating in sustained aerial flight from March 29 to April 18."In March 2003, then-Staff Sgt. Witt was serving as an airborne crypto linguist with the 95th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, 398th Air Expeditionary Group, out of Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete.The U.S. invaded Iraq on March 20, followed by three weeks of major combat operations.
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| Mike Pence abruptly returns to White House as reports of ‘emergency’ situation spark online misinformation Posted: 02 Jul 2019 11:53 AM PDT  Vice President Mike Pence was sent back to the White House on Tuesday after originally being scheduled to attend an event on the nationwide opioid crisis in New Hampshire. The development of Mr Pence's abrupt change in plans was initially reported by Fox News, which stated the vice president was returning to Washington due to an "emergency". However, officials declined to publicly cite the reason for the change throughout the day, sparking confusion and apparent online misinformation. Marc Short, chief of staff to the vice president, later told reporters there was no emergency and that Mr Pence's trip to New Hampshire would be rescheduled for a later date. "The vice president was called back to the White House but there's no cause for alarm," Mr Short said, adding that Mr Pence's plane never departed from Washington. Several initial reports had suggested Air Force Two was rerouted back to Washington after having already left the capitol for the opioid event.A reporter on Fox News said the vice president was "about to land in New Hampshire" but "turned around" due to the last-minute change, while another guest on the MSNBC network echoed those claims, saying the plane had been turned around. Still, a senior official reportedly told the White House press pool — a rotating group of reporters covering the president — that "the VP had not left DC and he's currently at the White House."Officials also said the change had nothing to do with either Mr Pence or Donald Trump's health. Alyssa Farah, the vice president's spokesperson, also said there was "no cause for alarm" in a tweet confirming the itinerary change. "Something came up that required the @VP to remain in Washington, DC," she wrote. "He looks forward to rescheduling the trip to New Hampshire very soon."The roundtable discussion Mr Pence was scheduled to participate in Manchester, New Hampshire involved patients from the Granite Recovery Centre headquarters. Mr Pence was also reportedly expected to discuss illegal drug trafficking across the state.The White House did not return requests for comment.
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| CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-UN calls for independent probe into Venezuelan navy captain's death Posted: 01 Jul 2019 10:51 AM PDT ![CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-UN calls for independent probe into Venezuelan navy captain's death]( "CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-UN calls for independent probe into Venezuelan navy captain's death") CARACAS/GENEVA, July 1 (Reuters) - Venezuelan authorities must conduct an independent and transparent investigation into the death in custody of a navy captain amid allegations of torture, U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Monday. President Nicolas Maduro's government over the weekend confirmed the death on June 29 of Rafael Acosta, arrested eight days earlier for alleged participation in a coup plot, without providing details on the cause of death or commenting on the torture accusations. Human rights organizations and political leaders have accused Maduro's government of torturing Acosta to death and refusing to clarify the circumstances.
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| US officials inaugurated 'fake' archaeology project: senior Palestinian Posted: 01 Jul 2019 08:44 AM PDT  A senior Palestinian official Monday condemned the participation of US envoys in an event linked to Israeli settlers and scoffed at their account that it was for a new archaeology project. US ambassador to Israel David Friedman and White House adviser Jason Greenblatt were among US officials attending the event organised by the City of David Foundation on Sunday night in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem. Palestinians and anti-occupation activists see it as another attempt by Israel to cement its control over predominantly Palestinian east Jerusalem.
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| Democrats, Beware of Andrew Yang’s Insane Vision for America Posted: 02 Jul 2019 01:39 AM PDT  Photo illustration by Sarah Rogers/The Daily Beast/Photos GettyAfter a surprising surge to make his way to the debate stage, Andrew Yang didn't make much of an impression there in just three minutes of speaking time as leading Democrats with a lot in common tried to make the most of their distinctions. But Yang was only there at all because he raised money and registered in the polls by packing the policies of elite technocrats in a coating of Clintonesque pain-feeling paternalism. He's already made the list for the next Democratic debate, and his rise is an early warning about how, no matter how bad our politics may see right now, they could be far worse if parties and voters don't police themselves and defend their values.Andrew Yang, Upstart Democratic Presidential Candidate, Comes Out Against CircumcisionYang cut his teeth in test prep, an industry that sorts students based on abilities for a nifty profit. That sorting, of course, privileges the wealthy who have more access to the resources the prep industry offers. He became a millionaire when he sold his company, Manhattan Prep, to Kaplan, the test prep industry leader, and founded Venture for America, "to create economic opportunity in American cities by mobilizing the next generation of entrepreneurs and equipping them with the skills and resources they need to create jobs"—that is, to hack the rust belt with venture funding. Now, Yang is running for president to fulfill the tech oligarchs' dream of a universal basic income intended to pacify the poor as a substitute for actually dealing with income inequality. It is politics as philanthropy, that smacks of a 19th-century noblesse oblige.This is a brand of politics intended to neuter a muscular liberalism based on moral guidelines and defined as an attempt to civilize the economy and empower people. It is an approach not only opposed to the democratic socialism of Bernie Sanders, but to the core philosophies of the Democratic Party. Yang's prescription stands against the notion that the state, through policies and legislation, needs to play a more muscular role in social and economic life. Instead, he is providing a Silicon Valley venture capitalist's vision, one that acknowledges inequality and injustice, but then seeks to treat only its symptoms rather than its cause: Just give money to the poor, and let them figure it out. Perhaps unsurprisingly, his approach—shorn of emotion, passion or sensitivity—has drawn never Trumpers, libertarians and members of the alt-right to his "Yang Gang." His campaign picked up momentum from appearances with Tucker Carlson on Fox and Joe Rogan on his podcast, as he's called for—along with a $12,000 a year "Freedom Dividend" for every adult American—a massive reduction of the federal workforce, a 10-percent slice of the military budget for a "Legion of Builders and Destroyers" that would be able to overrule state and local governments to get new stuff built, and, of course an outside consultant who'd supposedly make all of this work. If this sounds crazy that's because it is crazy. It's the "disruption" tech companies keep peddling and that consumers keep ending up with buyer's remorse about, but for our entire nation. Yang's politics masquerades as a new form of liberalism but they are something entirely different, as he aims to gut the federal government while handing unfettered power to tech executives and real estate developers, with a measly $1,000 a month for the rest of us as this happens.Democrats, and the Democratic Party, need to make themselves clear: This is not the future that liberals want. Read more at The Daily Beast.Get our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.
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| A Canadian political cartoonist's drawing of Donald Trump went viral. Two days later, he was fired Posted: 01 Jul 2019 08:34 AM PDT  A Canadian political cartoonist said he was let go from his freelance contract two days after his cartoon featuring President Donald Trump went viral.
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| As U.S. Forces Gather Near Iran (Think F-22s and F-35s), Russia Jams Their GPS Posted: 01 Jul 2019 11:53 AM PDT  Russian forces have been jamming GPS systems in the Middle East. The electronic-warfare campaign could affect U.S. forces gathering in the region in advance of potential strikes on Iran."Since last spring, pilots flying through the Middle East, specifically around Syria, have noted that their GPS systems have displayed the wrong location or stopped working entirely," The Times of Israel reported in late June 2019.> The signal that has been disrupting satellite navigation for planes flying through Israeli airspace in recent weeks originates inside a Russian air base inside Syria, according to data collected by a U.S.-based researcher.> > This interference to the Global Positioning System reception does not appear to be specifically directed at Israel, but rather the Jewish state is likely collateral damage in an effort by Moscow both to protect its troops from drone attacks and to assert its dominance in the field of electronic warfare, Todd Humphreys, a professor at the University of Texas, told The Times of Israel.Israeli sources "are increasingly convinced" that three weeks of GPS disruptions for civilian flights are a side effect of Russian jamming and spoofing in Syria, Breaking Defense reported. "Moscow is trying to interfere with both Western airplanes — including cutting-edge stealthy F-22s and F-35s — and improvised terrorist drones."
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| Iran's Guards kill two militants in northwestern region - Fars Posted: 02 Jul 2019 09:27 AM PDT ![Iran's Guards kill two militants in northwestern region - Fars]( "Iran's Guards kill two militants in northwestern region - Fars") Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards killed two members of an "anti-revolutionary terrorist" group in a security operation in the northwest of the country, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Tuesday. Fars did not identify the group but clashes are common in the area with Iranian Kurdish militant groups based in Iraq and the Party of Free Life of Kurdistan (PJAK), which has links to Turkey's militant Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK).
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| Man who claimed to have protected students during school shooting revealed to be a hoax Posted: 02 Jul 2019 11:08 AM PDT  A man who gained media attention after claiming he saved students from a mass shooting while working as a substitute teacher never worked at the school, officials say.David Briscoe had spoken to numerous news organisations in the wake of the May 2018 Santa Fe High School shooting in Texas, which left 10 people dead and thirteen others wounded.He recounted stories of barricading children from an English class into their room, telling them to find cover and muffle their screams to avoid detection.However, an investigation by the Texas Tribune has revealed his supposed heroics are likely a fiction.Local police told the news website the shooting had been confined to art classrooms and there were no English classes being held in the vicinity. Meanwhile, school district officials said they had no record of his employment and are confident no one of the name David Briscoe was on campus at the time of the attack."We are extremely disappointed that an individual that has never been a part of our school community would represent themselves as a survivor of the mass violence tragedy that our community endured," said Leigh Wall, the superintendent of Santa Fe Independent School District said."This situation illustrates how easily misinformation can be created and circulated, especially when the amount of detailed information available is limited due to the still ongoing investigation."In the wake of the shooting, Mr Briscoe appears to have contacted several media outlets to claim he was involved in the tragedy.The Wall Street Journal, CNN and Time went on to use his account of events in their coverage. All have since removed his comments from their stories and published corrections."It was simultaneous," Mr Briscoe had told CNN. "I barricaded the door with desks and tables and shut the lights."Honestly, it felt like hours before we got out of the school, but one of my students said it was 30 to 45 minutes."His story went into grisly detail, including claims he heard the sound of what he supposed was a child getting shot, followed by "groaning".He went on to contact the Tribune in April this year, asking reporter Alexandra Samuels if she would consider a follow-up story relating to a string of recent suicides by mass shooting survivors.In a subsequent phone call, Mr Briscoe reportedly told Ms Samuels he had given up teaching and moved out of Texas as a result of the trauma he suffered.He claimed he had given a speech on his experience at a high school in Orlando, Florida, an event the principal of the school said never took place.Later asked if he could help fact-check some of his claims, Mr Biscoe claimed one of his employees had been impersonating him during the interview and on social media, denying he had given an interview. The Twitter account he used to first contact the Tribune has since been deactivated.Dimitrios Pagourtzis, at the time a 17-year-old Santa Fe High School student, has been charged with 10 counts of murder in connection to the shootings. He is currently awaiting trial.
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| Plane crash in Texas kills 10 people: officials Posted: 30 Jun 2019 08:39 PM PDT  A small twin-engine passenger plane crashed in Texas in the United States on Sunday, killing 10 people, officials said. "The Dallas County Medical Examiner has confirmed 10 fatalities and no survivors," a spokeswoman for the town of Addison told AFP. The plane was heading for St. Petersburg, Florida and was carrying two flight crew and eight passengers, Vice Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Bruce Landsberg said.
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| Can China Track and Shoot Down the F-22? Posted: 01 Jul 2019 07:00 PM PDT  The laws of physics essentially dictate that a tactical fighter-sized stealth aircraft must be optimized to defeat higher-frequency bands such the C, X, Ku and the top part of the S bands. State-run Chinese media is claiming that the People's Liberation Army has been able to track the U.S. Air Force's Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor stealth fighters over the East China Sea. While the Chinese report might be easily dismissed as propaganda—it is not beyond the realm of possibility. In fact—it's very possible that China can track the Raptor. Stealth is not a cloak of invisibility, after all. Stealth technology simply delays detection and tracking.(This first appeared in 2016.)First off, if a Raptor is carrying external fuel tanks—as it often does during "ferry missions"—it is not in a stealth configuration. Moreover, the aircraft is often fitted with a Luneburg lens device on its ventral side during peacetime operations that enhances its cross section on radar.That being said, even combat-configured F-22s are not invisible to enemy radar, contrary to popular belief. Neither is any other tactical fighter-sized stealth aircraft with empennage surfaces such as tailfins—the F-35, PAK-FA, J-20 or J-31. That's just basic physics.
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| South Korea's President Calls the Trump-Kim Border Summit the 'Start of an Era of Peace' Posted: 02 Jul 2019 01:41 AM PDT  South Korea's president on Tuesday called a recent U.S.-North Korean summit at the Korean border an end of mutual hostility between the countries, despite skepticism by many experts that it's was a just made-for-TV moment that lacked any substance.
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| US duty free magnates fund controversial Israeli settlements Posted: 01 Jul 2019 12:49 PM PDT  When travelers shop at dozens of duty free stores at airports worldwide, they may be paying for more than a bottle of vodka or a box of chocolates. The Falic family of Florida, owners of the ubiquitous chain of Duty Free Americas shops, funds a generous and sometimes controversial philanthropic empire in Israel that runs through the corridors of power and stretches deep into the occupied West Bank. An Associated Press investigation shows that the family has donated at least $5.6 million to settler groups in the West Bank and east Jerusalem over the past decade, funding synagogues, schools and social services along with far-right causes considered extreme even in Israel.
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| Salvadoran President on Death of Drowned Father and Daughter: ‘It Is Our Fault’ Posted: 01 Jul 2019 11:27 AM PDT  The newly elected president of El Salvador has taken responsibility for the deaths of a father and daughter who drowned in the Rio Grande while trying to reach the U.S., telling the BBC that the tragedy could have been avoided if conditions in the Central American country were not so dire.A photo of Oscar and Valeria Martinez lying face down in the Rio Grande went viral last week, stirring outrage among activists and political figures who were quick to cite the Trump administration's immigration policies to explain the tragedy. But President Nayib Bukele, who was elected last month, believes that blame for the deaths rests with Salvadoran officials, who have failed to curb the violent crime and economic deprivation that is fueling record immigration to the U.S."People don't flee their homes because they want to, people flee their homes because they feel they have to," Bukele told the BBC in an interview published Monday. "Why? Because they don't have a job, because they are being threatened by gangs, because they don't have basic things like water, education, health.""We can blame any other country but what about our blame? What country did they flee? Did they flee the United States? They fled El Salvador, they fled our country. It is our fault," he added.Nearly 500,000 illegal immigrants have been apprehended at the border this year, overwhelming Border Patrol and Department of Health and Human Services resources. The influx has led to rapidly deteriorating conditions within holding facilities, many of which are now holding four to five times as many migrants as they were designed to.Bukele decried the conditions in U.S. holding facilities and the policies that helped to create them during the interview, but said that blame for the situation ultimately rests with those countries that cannot offer more opportunity to their citizens."I think migration is a right, but it should be an option, not an obligation," he said. "And right now it's an obligation for a lot of people."
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| Senator Warren asks former FDA chief Gottlieb to resign from Pfizer board Posted: 02 Jul 2019 11:15 AM PDT ![Senator Warren asks former FDA chief Gottlieb to resign from Pfizer board]( "Senator Warren asks former FDA chief Gottlieb to resign from Pfizer board") U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren urged former U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb to immediately step down from Pfizer Inc's board, three months after his departure from the health regulator. Gottlieb, who won bipartisan support for his efforts to curb use of flavored e-cigarettes by youths, stepped down from the FDA in April, a role he had held since May 2017.
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| Hong Kong riot police fire tear gas at protesters after they storm legislature on anniversary of handover to China Posted: 01 Jul 2019 05:14 AM PDT  Violence erupted in Hong Kong on Monday as protesters stormed the Legislative Council on the anniversary of the city's return to Beijing, amid growing anger over a plan to allow extraditions to China. Hundreds of masked demonstrators ran riot inside the building, forcing their way into the chamber, and smashing up doors, walls and paintings. Portraits of Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam and Chinese President Xi Jinping were torn down. On Monday night, Hong Kong police moved in to clear the hundreds of protesters who stormed the legislature, and fired tear gas at protesters outside parliament. Hours earlier, they had streamed into the legislature after shattering windows with metal trolleys and poles and wrenching open metal shutters. The council issued a red alert, ordering them to leave. But the riot police who had previously been pushing them back appeared to have retreated. Earlier, police had raced toward protesters, beating some with batons and using pepper spray to thin the crowds. As the day wore on, more people turned out to participate in a planned rally to mark the date the former British colony was given back to China in 1997. The organisers said some 550,000 attended. Anti-government protesters stormed Hong Kong's parliament building Credit: VIVEK PRAKASH/AFP/Getty Images Jeremy Hunt, the British Foreign Secretary, tweeted in support of the demonstrations, saying: "No violence is acceptable but HK people must preserve right to peaceful protest exercised within the law." Away from campaigning want to stress UK support for Hong Kong and its freedoms is UNWAVERING on this anniversary day. No violence is acceptable but HK people MUST preserve right to peaceful protest exercised within the law, as hundreds of thousands of brave people showed today.— Jeremy Hunt (@Jeremy_Hunt) July 1, 2019 "I wanted to add to the crowd numbers so that the government could hear the dissatisfaction of so many people," said Gary, 35, a teacher, who declined to give his surname. Ming, 50, a business owner, told The Daily Telegraph: "I have marched all three times. I completely support the young people and their ideals and ambitions, which is for the good of Hong Kong. "Seeing these young people like this, if I didn't come out, I couldn't have that on my conscience. I'm in my fifties, what can we do for these young people? One thing we can do is come out and march." Pro-democracy activists use the handover anniversary every year to march through Hong Kong calling for greater freedoms, though have failed to win any concessions from Beijing. Coming after three weeks of ongoing rallies, this year's rally took on even greater significance. Hundreds of protesters poured into the building after hours of trying to break through windows Credit: Vivek Prakash/AFP Marches since June 9 have seen crowds swell to over one million with people demanding Hong Kong's Beijing-backed leader, Ms Lam, withdraw a controversial extradition bill. Rights activists argue that, if passed, it would see suspects face unfair trials in mainland China where the courts are controlled by the ruling Communist Party and authorities use torture to extract forced confessions. The proposed bill, which has been delayed but not scrapped since protests intensified, adds to growing fears that China is gradually snuffing out the city's freedoms, which were guaranteed for at least 50 years in a handover agreement between Britain and Beijing. China has become more willing to openly intervene in politics, barring individuals from running for the city's legislature, forcing elected lawmakers to step down, and jailing young activists. As fears over human rights have grown, Germany has recently granted asylum to two Hong Kong dissidents. Riot police had pushed protesters back earlier in the day but later retreated Credit: Anthony Kwan/ Getty Images "The government is doing so much to threaten our way of life," said Jessica Yeung, 50, a university professor who left a family holiday in York early to come home and join the protests. "We have to stand and safeguard our values." Mrs Ho, a manual worker in her fifties, said: "I've come out to all the marches. I am not just supporting the students, I am supporting our Hong Kong spirit. They said it was one country two systems, but it's not like that anymore. As for the glass breaking, we don't know who they are." The latest rallies in Hong Kong represent the biggest popular challenge to Chinese president Xi Jinping since he came to power in 2012. The extradition issue has re-united Hong Kong's previously fractured anti-Beijing resistance movement which had been riven with in-fighting and squabbles between different camps. Police officers use baton to disperse anti-extradition protesters during a clash outside the Legislative Council Complex Credit: Getty "It's a matter of a raw nerve having been touched for both the political groups and parties, as well as for the general public, so people came out," said Steve Tsang, director of the University of London's SOAS China Institute. "It didn't matter who was asking them," he said. "They voluntarily and proactively went out to show how much they care about the consequences of allowing those laws to be passed." Protest organisers hope "to transform our power from the streets into the political system," Bonnie Leung, vice-convenor of the Civil Human Rights Front, told The Telegraph, looking ahead to elections for the city's legislature next year. It's an opportunity for the resistance camp to win more seats and whittle down the current pro-Beijing majority, she said. As it stands, 43 of 70 seats are currently held by Beijing supporters in Hong Kong's Legislative Council. "Then the government can no longer ignore our voices as they are doing now," said Ms Leung. Hong Kongers have also criticised the UK, urging London to do more to pressure China to uphold its end of the handover agreement, the Sino-British Joint Declaration. Anti-extradition protesters push barricades toward police on a street during a stand-off outside the Legislative Council Complex Credit: Getty "The British suck," said Alex, a designer, 25, who declined to give his real name. "They abandoned us and only paid us lip service." Protesters have been increasingly wary of their identities being revealed over fears of future backlash. Many have used umbrellas or donned face masks as a way to obscure their faces, as well as to defend against tear gas. On Sunday, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt urged the Hong Kong authorities to respect the "rights and freedoms" ahead of anniversary date, reiterating the UK's support for the declaration. "It is a legally binding treaty and remains as valid today as it did when it was signed and ratified over thirty years ago," he said. "It is imperative that Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy, and the rights and freedoms of the Hong Kong people, are fully respected in line with the joint declaration and the Hong Kong basic law." Two years ago, China said the joint declaration was a historical document that no longer had any practical significance. Beijing reiterated its stance on Monday, calling on the UK to stop "gesticulating" and "interfering" in its former colony and that Britain's rights and obligations under the joint declaration had ended. Police officers pepper spray during a clash with anti-extradition protesters Credit: Getty "Britain has no so-called responsibility for Hong Kong," said Geng Shuang, a spokesman for China's foreign ministry. "Hong Kong matters are purely an internal affair for China. No foreign country has a right to interfere." "We urge Britain to know its place and stop interfering in any form in Hong Kong matters and do more for its prosperity and stability rather than the opposite," he added. Aside from Mr Geng's comments there was no mention of the protests in Hong Kong on Monday in China, where censors tightly control news and information. State media instead carried remarks from Mr Xi extolling the virtues of the Communist Party on the 98th anniversary of its founding – coincidentally the same day as the handover anniversary. Protesters have indicated no plans of backing down – unlike past demonstrations, the latest wave have coalesced through a groundswell from many groups – political parties, labour unions, business groups, schools – rather than one main convenor. "This is a pretty organic movement; there is not one single organizer like in 2014, where everyone was looking to the student leaders," Dennis Kwok, a politician who opposes the extradition bill, told the Telegraph. "There are no leaders in this one." Additional reporting by Yiyin Zhong Are you participating in the Hong Kong protests? Or have you been watching them unfold? Are you Hong Kongese or an expat? We want to hear from you about your reasons for taking part, what you hope the outcome will be and how it will impact the future of Hongkongers. Send us an email to yourstory@telegraph.co.uk including your name, location and any images or video of the protests for the chance to be featured in the Telegraph. Submission of material is subject to our website terms and conditions which can be found here.
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| Iran Risks Rift With Europe by Breaching Nuclear Deal Limit Posted: 01 Jul 2019 12:45 PM PDT  (Bloomberg) -- Iran said it had exceeded limits set on its enriched-uranium stockpile, a move that risks the collapse of the 2015 nuclear accord and raises concerns that a standoff with the U.S. could lead to military action."As I was informed, Iran has crossed the 300-kilogram cap according to plan," the Iranian Students' News Agency cited Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as saying. "We have clearly expressed what we are doing and will act upon it," he said, saying the step was in line with Iran's rights under the agreement after it was abrogated by the U.S.The breach is likely to heighten tensions in the Persian Gulf that have spiked since the Trump administration exited the nuclear accord a year ago and reimposed crippling sanctions on Iran, prompting a warning that Tehran will ditch elements of the deal unless it's given an economic lifeline by July 7. Attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for oil shipments from the Middle East, and the Iranian downing of an American drone have raised concerns of another war in the region.Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi said earlier on Monday that if European nations working to salvage the nuclear deal "take more concrete steps, Iran's action in cutting back on its commitments can be rolled back," according ISNA.The move was "carefully calibrated" by authorities and "isn't in itself dangerous because it can be reversed," said Sanam Vakil, senior research fellow at Chatham House Middle East and North Africa Program. "It's the action and reaction and what comes next -- it's a step in what can be a slippery slope."International Atomic Energy Agency spokesman Fredrik Dahl confirmed that Iran's stockpile of low-grade enriched uranium exceeded 300 kilograms (661 pounds).Iran was expected to breach the cap on Thursday, though it had appeared to back off from its warning following efforts led by European nations to preserve the accord. Seven more European countries agreed on Friday to support the U.K., Germany and France in rolling out a trade mechanism, known as Instex, that aims to protect trade with Iran from U.S. sanctions. Diplomats said the first transactions using the vehicle had been processed.European powers opposed President Donald Trump's decision last year to quit the multinational accord intended to curb Iran's nuclear development in exchange for easing sanctions. But they have been so far unsuccessful developing effective ways to maintain economic relations that avoid the U.S. banking system and the sanctions that Trump reimposed.At the same time, they had called for Iran to continue adhering to the accord, knowing that any violation would put European leaders in a difficult position with regard to U.S. officials.Tehran "has been escalatory in pushing Europe to challenge the Trump administration" and European nations are "struggling to find a band aid" to keep the agreement alive, Vakil said.The spokesman for Prime Minister Theresa May said the cap announcement was "extremely concerning" but the U.K. was working to keep the deal in place. Still, Britain's commitment to the accord "relies on Iran complying with the full terms of the deal," James Slack told reporters.The nuclear deal was designed to prevent Iran from breaking out and constructing a weapon within a year, as the U.S. and its allies feared. The Arms Control Association, a Washington nonprofit, estimates Iran would need about 1,050 kilograms (2,315 pounds) of uranium enriched to 3.67% to build one bomb. The material would then need to undergo further enrichment.Trump says he wants to negotiate a better deal that would also restrict Iran's missile program and support for armed proxies around the region. But Iran says it can't negotiate by force and while its economy and -- more recently -- its leaders are targeted by the U.S.Read more: A QuickTake on Iran's nuclear program"It was a mistake under the Iran nuclear deal to allow Iran to enrich uranium at any level," the White House said in a statement. "Maximum pressure on the Iranian regime will continue until its leaders alter their course of action."Russia said on Monday that Iran's move to breach the limit on enriched uranium wasn't a surprise, blaming the U.S.'s policy of maximum pressure.Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Iran is confronting "unprecedented and unthinkable" U.S. efforts to throttle its economy, state news service RIA Novosti reported. At the same time, the leading Russian diplomat urged Iran to show restraint, voicing alarm at signals from Tehran it might pull out of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.(Updates with White House statement in 14th paragraph.)\--With assistance from Golnar Motevalli, Arsalan Shahla, Boris Groendahl, Thomas Penny and Henry Meyer.To contact the reporters on this story: Nour Al Ali in Dubai at nalali1@bloomberg.net;Ladane Nasseri in Dubai at lnasseri@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: Benjamin Harvey at bharvey11@bloomberg.net, Joshua Gallu, Justin BlumFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.com©2019 Bloomberg L.P.
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| Hungary passes controversial science sector reform bill Posted: 02 Jul 2019 03:57 AM PDT  The Hungarian parliament passed a bill Tuesday enabling the takeover of research institutes by Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government, which is accused by critics of seeking to control key institutions and sectors. The bill, approved by 131 of lawmakers in the 199-seat assembly, gives Orban's nationalist, anti-migration government control of a vast network of research institutes currently run by the two-century old Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA). Orban's critics say that since coming to power in 2010 he has tightened his control over most key institutions in Hungary, including public media, the judiciary and the education sector.
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| Australian man dies 10 days after eating gecko at party Posted: 02 Jul 2019 10:00 AM PDT  An Australian family is still grieving over the unexpected loss of their father, who fell gravely ill after allegedly eating a gecko on a dare.
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| A win for public safety or a government ploy? California set to require background check for ammo sales Posted: 01 Jul 2019 04:41 AM PDT  Already, California has some of the toughest gun laws in the United States. There's another hurdle for gun owners coming on July 1.
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| Why the Glock 42 Is One Tough (But Small) Gun Posted: 30 Jun 2019 06:00 PM PDT  In the right hands, the Glock 42 pistol could conceivably become as deadly as its larger caliber brethren. The smallest Glock, it is also suitable for whom concealability is a major purchase factor. While not for everyone, the combination of Glock's pistol platform and John Browning's small automatic caliber is still a compelling choice for users who combine both skill and discretion.A combination of the successful Glock pistol design and a caliber invented by armsman John Moses Browning, the Glock 42 is certainly worth taking a look at.The pistol combines the Austrian gun manufacturer's gun operating system with the .380 ACP pistol cartridge. The result is both a pistol for concealed carriers who desire a low recoil pistol and the smallest pistol in Glock's lineup.(This first appeared in early June.)Austrian gun manufacturer Glock has taken a tree-like approach to its pistol lineup, with the original Glock 17 9-millimeter pistol the trunk each major caliber it forays into a branch. The company will typically introduce the full-sized Glock in a new caliber, then quickly follow with compact, sub-compact, and competition-sized pistols to round out the caliber offering.Unlike other branches, like the .45 ACP and the .40 Smith & Wesson, the .380 ACP branch of the Glock tree is the smallest of them all, consisting of a single pistol: the Glock 42. The smallest and least powerful of all calibers the company has endorsed, the nature of the .380 ACP round makes it only suitable for a modern subcompact design.
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| Virginia Beach worker charged; won't return to crime scene Posted: 02 Jul 2019 07:30 AM PDT  A survivor of the mass shooting in Virginia Beach who doesn't want to return to his workplace has been arrested on a "disturbing the peace" charge. Jonathan McIvor is accused of raising his voice and showing hostility when his supervisors asked why he won't return to work in the building where a city employee killed 12 people. The Virginian-Pilot reports that chief technology officer Darrell Riddick and acting operations manager Jamie Weaver filed the complaint.
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| Trump lashes out at New York's attorney general and defends his shuttered family foundation Posted: 01 Jul 2019 11:42 AM PDT  President Trump lashed out at New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday, saying he uses the state attorney general "as a bludgeoning tool for his own purposes."
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| Special Report: How Poland became a front in the cold war between U.S. and China Posted: 02 Jul 2019 04:10 AM PDT  Washington and Warsaw are now allies - nor Russia, Poland's Soviet-era master. It was China. The businessman was Chinese, a salesman for the world's largest maker of telecom networking gear, Huawei Technologies Co Ltd. And the alleged Polish traitor, detained the same day, wasn't a soldier but a senior cybersecurity specialist.
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| Border Patrol agents 'shared sexually explicit posts about AOC in secret Facebook group' Posted: 02 Jul 2019 01:05 AM PDT  US Border Patrol agents who were part of a secret Facebook group allegedly posted sexually explicit memes and comments about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ahead of her visit to a migrant detention centre.The group reportedly had around 9,500 members and also contained posts mocking migrant deaths.Posts in the group included one that encouraged officers to throw a "burrito at these b*****s", while others said "f***k the hoes" and "There should be no photo ops for these scum buckets", ProPublica reported.Another included a doctored image that showed Ms Ocasio-Cortez performing a sex act on Donald Trump. A caption accompanying the image read: "That's right b*****s. The masses have spoken and today democracy won."There was also a post suggesting an image of a migrant father and his toddler drowned on the banks of the Rio Grande was fake and referred to them as "floaters".Carla Provost, the Border Patrol chief, called the posts on the Facebook group "completely inappropriate"."Any employees found to have violated our standards of conduct will be held accountable," he said.Ms Ocasio-Cortez condemned the group, tweeting: "9,500 CBP officers sharing memes about dead migrants and discussing violence and sexual misconduct towards members of Congress."How on earth can CBP's culture be trusted to care for refugees humanely? PS I have no plans to change my itinerary & will visit the CBP station today."On Monday, the Democratic congresswoman visited a migrant centre in Texas alongside members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.Ms Ocasio-Cortez described conditions inside the facility as "horrifying" and said the migrants were treated "like animals".She claimed that Border Patrol officers had told women in cells to "drink out of the toilets" and used "psychological warfare" to intimidate and torture detainees.Earlier this month, Mexico reached a deal with the Trump administration to try to stem the flow of undocumented migrants travelling to the US. Since then, deportations and detentions of undocumented migrants have reportedly increased.Last week, the US senate approved a $4.5bn (£3.5bn) humanitarian aid package for the US-Mexico border.It comes after a photo of a drowned man and his daughter in the Rio Grande last week brought the migration crisis into sharp focus.The Border Patrol agency also came under after hundreds of migrant children were transferred out of a filthy border station in Texas where they had been detained for weeks without access to soap, clean clothes or adequate food.Ms Ocasio Cortez is due to visit the facility in Clint on Tuesday. "This has been horrifying so far. It is hard to understate the enormity of the problem," she tweeted ahead of the visit."We're talking systemic cruelty w/ a dehumanizing culture that treats them like animals."Additional reporting by AP
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| Someone sent 'Straight Pride' parade organizers glitter. They called police for 'suspicious packages' Posted: 02 Jul 2019 08:19 AM PDT  Organizers of the "Straight Pride" parade planned in Boston this summer say they were sent "suspicious packages" full of glitter.
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| Can't Touch This: Iran's Anti-Aircraft Missiles Won't Hurt the F-35 Posted: 01 Jul 2019 10:00 PM PDT  Iranian video showed a flatbed military truck with a rotating, rectangular launcher on the bed. The launcher appeared to contain four missile canisters in two rows of two canisters each. Another truck appeared to mount a rotating slab-shaped radar antenna.Iran has announced a new anti-aircraft missile system.But is it new, or a knockoff of a foreign weapon?The new surface-to-air missile is called the Khordad 15. Iran's Defense Minister, Brigadier General Amir Hatami, said at the unveiling ceremony that the system is "capable of detecting fighter jets and combat drones from 150 kilometers [93 miles] away and of tracking them within a range of 120 kilometers [75 miles]," according to Iranian state media. "The system, he added, can also detect stealth targets at a distance of 85 kilometers [53 miles] and engage and destroy them within a range of 45 kilometers [28 miles]."Hatami claimed the Khordad 15's Sayyad 3 missiles simultaneously detect, intercept, and destroy six targets, and can be ready to engage those targets in less than five minutes.(This first appeared earlier in 2019.)Hatami also said that "air defense system is equipped with a phased array radar and independent launch pads and can effectively take action against various aerial targets, such as reconnaissance aircraft, bombers and tactical warplanes," according to the Tehran Times.Iranian video showed a flatbed military truck with a rotating, rectangular launcher on the bed. The launcher appeared to contain four missile canisters in two rows of two canisters each. Another truck appeared to mount a rotating slab-shaped radar antenna.
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| Democrats demand action on Republican who threatened police Posted: 30 Jun 2019 08:25 PM PDT  Just one day after Republicans ended a walkout that shut down the Legislature for over a week, the Senate was once again delayed Sunday -- this time by Democrats demanding that a Republican senator who threatened state police be barred from the floor. Voting in the Senate was pushed back more than three hours as Democrats met in closed-door meetings to press for action against Sen. Brian Boquist, who drew criticism after saying state police should "send bachelors and come heavily armed" if they try to return him to the Capitol amid a GOP walkout over climate legislation.
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| Trump nepotism attacked after 'out-of-her-depth' Ivanka given key summit role Posted: 01 Jul 2019 11:32 AM PDT  * Experts say first daughter's presence reflects gravely on US * Opinion: Laugh at Ivanka – to take her seriously is frighteningIvanka Trump with national security adviser John Bolton in South Korea on Sunday. On stage later, Donald Trump introduced his daughter and said: 'She's going to steal the show.' Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/ReutersDonald Trump has been accused of taking nepotism to alarming new depths after giving his daughter, Ivanka, a prominent role in meetings with the G20 and Kim Jong-un.On Saturday, the French government released a video from the G20 summit in Osaka that showed Ivanka awkwardly interjecting with the French president, Emmanuel Macron, British prime minister, Theresa May, Canadian PM, Justin Trudeau and IMF director Christine Lagarde, whose icy expression spoke volumes. During the summit, Ivanka was also included in photographs of a group of leaders.A day later, Trump's 37-year-old daughter became one of the few Americans to set foot inside North Korea as her father held nuclear talks with Kim in the demilitarised zone. The first daughter described the event as "surreal".Then, addressing US forces stationed in South Korea, Donald Trump invited Ivanka on stage and promised: "She's going to steal the show."Such brazenly dynastic displays caused concern among foreign policy experts who, noting Ivanka's complete lack of diplomatic experience or training, warned of lasting damage to America's credibility.Ned Price, former special assistant to Barack Obama for national security affairs, said: "It's one thing for Trump to have his relatives around him in the White House as personal consigliere, especially if they do have the calming influence that's been reported. But it's quite another for his daughter to represent the United States of America in the presence of world leaders.> It reflects poorly on Ivanka Trump that she lacks the self-awareness to recognise how out of her depth she is> > Ned Price"It reflects poorly on Trump that he would place her in that context and poorly on Ivanka Trump that she lacks the self-awareness to recognise how out of her depth she is."Price, now director of policy and communications at National Security Action, a thinktank, added: "Above all it reflects poorly on the United States that we're too often represented by unelected officials without any relevant qualifications."Ivanka is listed on the official White House website as "adviser to the president", focusing on the "education and economic empowerment of women and their families". This has included several foreign trips, often promoted on her Instagram account.Her husband, Jared Kushner, is no less influential, and recently unveiled part of a widely derided Middle East peace plan at a conference in Bahrain that was boycotted by Palestinian officials. The couple moved from New York to Washington to join the administration, with Ivanka eventually closing her clothing business.Several leaders brought their spouses to the G20, but in the absence of Melania, Donald Trump brought his daughter instead. Speaking at one session, she said the world economy would get a boost of up to $28tn by 2025 if women were on an equal economic footing. Ivanka even released video in which she looked self-conscious as she summarised meetings and used words such as "deliverables".But it was the footage of her conversation with world leaders that triggered a tsunami of online parodies.May can be heard saying: "As soon as you charge them with that economic aspect of it, a lot of people start listening who otherwise wouldn't listen."Ivanka then chips in: "And the same with the defence side of it, in terms of the whole business that's been, sort of, male-dominated."Lagarde's head jerks to the left. She looks irritated.Democrats seized on the incident. Congressman Eric Swalwell, who is running for president, said: "This is your reminder that Ivanka Trump has no foreign policy or diplomacy experience. The American people deserve to be represented by a qualified diplomat, not the president's daughter."Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said: "Being someone's daughter actually isn't a career qualification. It hurts our diplomatic standing when the president phones it in [and] the world moves on."Trump drew his own sharp criticism over the weekend for his ostentatiously cosy relations with Kim, Vladimir Putin and the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, suspected of involvement in the death and dismemberment of Jamal Khashoggi, a journalist who lived in the US and wrote for the Washington Post. Trump's unorthodox approaches to trade, Iran, Israel and European allies have also received withering censure.Larry Jacobs, director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance at the University of Minnesota, said: "The fact that Trump would let his own daughter, who has no training and no basis for participating in diplomatic events, [go to the G20] epitomises the Trump administration's amateurish approach to foreign policy."He's very obviously thumbing his nose at protocol and decades of norms."The Trump family business has drawn comparisons to a constitutional monarchy. Trump told the Atlantic earlier this year: "If [Ivanka] ever wanted to run for president. I think she'd be very, very hard to beat."Ivanka's brothers, Donald Jr and Eric, have become outspoken defenders of their father and are set to play leading roles in the 2020 election.Jordan Libowitz, communications director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics (Crew) in Washington, said: "It is questionable what Ivanka Trump was doing at the G20 summit, but it is also questionable what she does in the White House."She takes a very prominent public role without defined duties or qualifications further than being the president's daughter."More troubling is the fact that she continues to own significant problematic assets, from which she makes millions of dollars – including a share of the Trump hotel in Washington, which has become a haven for people looking to influence the Trump administration."
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| Mexico president wants to disband entire army: 'We are a pacifist country' Posted: 02 Jul 2019 12:31 AM PDT  Mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday he would like to disband the army and put national security in the hands of the new National Guard militarised police force, though he recognised the proposal was unlikely to happen.In an interview with Mexican newspaper La Jornada, the leftist president said he favoured guaranteeing the nation's security through the National Guard, which he formally inaugurated on Sunday."If were up to me, I would get rid of the army and turn it into the National Guard, declare that Mexico is a pacifist country that does not need a military and that the defence of the nation, if necessary, would be done by all," he said.Only a few countries in the world have abolished standing armies, among them the Latin American nations of Costa Rica and Panama.Mexico's army has traditionally kept on the sidelines of international conflict, but has been deployed to tackle drug gangs since 2007.Mr Lopez Obrador recognised the political challenges to eliminating the military, adding: "I can't do it because there is resistance. One thing is what is desirable and another thing is what is possible."The creation of the National Guard, which launched with 70,000 members and which Mr Lopez Obrador intends to grow to 150,000 units across Mexico, has raised concerns about the militarisation of law enforcement in Mexico.Mr Lopez Obrador has already tapped the force, which was created by a constitutional change, to patrol the country's northern and southern borders in response to US President Donald Trump's demands that Mexico do more to contain migrant flows.The National Guard has been assembled quickly, drawing on members of the armed forces and federal police, who have often been implicated in abuses during ongoing efforts to subdue gang violence.Mr Lopez Obrador said he recognised the importance of curbing such abuses as the force ramps up.The challenge the Mexican government faces, Mr Lopez Obrador said, is "for human rights to be respected and for there to be a different conduct in the National Guard, made up of soldiers and sailors".Reuters
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| Right whale likely died off Canada after collision with ship: official Posted: 30 Jun 2019 06:19 PM PDT  A right whale found dead in Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence is likely to have died due to a collision with a ship, officials say -- a worrying conclusion as experts fear for the future of the critically endangered species. Preliminary findings from a necropsy on Comet, one of six dead whales found since the start of June, are "highly compatible with death due to blunt trauma, consistent with vessel strike," Fisheries and Oceans Canada said. The same conclusion was drawn about the death of Punctuation, a 40-year-old female right whale.
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| Gateway Bronco Will Build The Ford Bronco Of Your Dreams Posted: 01 Jul 2019 01:23 PM PDT  These are for people who seriously love Broncos. The Ford Bronco has become a favorite for off-roaders and car collectors alike. While you can hunt down a vintage model and attempt to restore or restomod it yourself, Gateway Bronco will pump up the build to a level you'll barely believe. With three build options, the result is a Bronco that will turn heads and perform like a true champion.Choosing the Gateway Bronco Fuelie Edition will give you a solid off-roader. While it has the classic looks of a Ford Bronco, it packs some modern amenities. The main attraction is a Coyote 5.0-liter V8 engine, which has proven to be a solid and potent powerplant. You get to choose either a 4-speed automatic or 5-speed manual transmission, plus a removable hardtop or bikini top. The leather interior follows the original look of the Bronco, but unique noise reduction makes the ride even more comfortable, so you can actually hear music or your passengers while going down the highway. Wilwood four-wheel disc brakes and HydroBoost also provide modern stopping performance. You get a 3-year warranty with this option.If you're looking for more, the Gateway Bronco Coyote Edition is the next level. It adds to the mix with a 6-speed transmission sourced from the Raptor, plus both noise and vibration reduction that's patent pending, so you're not going to find it anywhere else. The interior gains real Porsche leather, couching you in luxury.Finally, there's the Gateway Bronco Modern Day Warrior. A Shelby supercharger boosts the Coyote V8 to the next level, while Brembo disc brakes, a 4-link suspension, and Fox Racing shocks balance that power out. If you'd rather, Gateway Bronco offers a twin turbo option. Custom aluminum billet wheels come with each Modern Day Warrior, adding some subtle flair to the SUV.Really, there are two ways to get that classic Ford Bronco of your dreams. Using Gateway Bronco means a professional build that will surely appreciate well over time. With interest in the Ford Bronco spiking, now is an excellent time to jump on board as prices continue to rise. More Cars 12K Mile Midship: 1987 Ferrari Testarossa Candy Apple Green: 1989 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Pro Mod Make Your Own Magic In The Need For Speed 2013 Mustang Camera Car Nissan Celebrate 50 Years Of The Z Sports Car
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| Police in Hampton, Va., arrest mom of missing toddler; child believed dead Posted: 02 Jul 2019 08:36 AM PDT  Police have arrested the mother of a missing 2-year-old in Hampton, Va., and charged her with three county of felony child neglect, police said.
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| Horror: What Would Happen If an Aircraft Carrier Was Sunk? Posted: 01 Jul 2019 06:00 PM PDT  Damaging or sinking a carrier could result in a much stronger U.S. commitment to the conflict, as well as a U.S. decision to escalate either vertically (by using additional weapon systems) or horizontally (by widening the geographic scope of the fight).Since the 1950s, the supercarrier has been the most visible representation of U.S. military power and maritime hegemony. Although supercarriers have participated in nearly every military conflict since the commissioning of USS Forrestal in 1955, no carrier has come under determined attack from a capable opponent. In part, this is because supercarriers are very difficult to attack, but the symbolic grandeur of the massive ships also plays a role; no one wants to know what the United States might do if one of its carriers came under attack.(This first appeared several months ago.)What would happen if a foe attacked a United States Navy (USN) aircraft carrier during a conflict? How would the United States react, and how would it respond?Circumstances:
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| 2019 Mazda 3 Recalled for Faulty Lug Nuts That Could Cause Wheels to Fall Off Posted: 01 Jul 2019 08:20 AM PDT  Almost 25,000 of the cars are being recalled; no accidents or injuries have been reported as a result of the problem.
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| Iran's breach of uranium limits complicates nuclear deal Posted: 01 Jul 2019 01:04 PM PDT  Efforts by world powers to preserve a 2015 landmark nuclear deal with Iran grew more complicated Monday with confirmation that Tehran had breached the pact's limitations on stockpiles of low-enriched uranium. The announcement by Iran, later verified by the United Nations' nuclear watchdog, that it had followed through with its threat to increase the stockpiles raises the pressure on the countries — Russia, China, Germany, France and Britain, along with the European Union — trying to preserve the pact following the unilateral withdrawal of the United States last year. European signatories to the nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA, have warned of consequences, but have not yet said what they might be.
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| The Fox News general who 'spooked' Trump out of attacking Iran Posted: 02 Jul 2019 02:00 AM PDT  President Donald Trump may have tired of the men he once called "my generals," but one retired military leader still has his ear on key foreign policy matters.
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| Secret Service agent who served president dies in tragic accident Posted: 02 Jul 2019 10:14 AM PDT  Special Agent Stephanie Hancock died Saturday after her body was recovered around 9:30 pm, approximately six hours after she was last seen when her kayak capsized in a Maryland river. The veteran U.S. Secret Service agent, who had last served on a Presidential Protective Detail, was with her boyfriend at the time of the accident and, according to officials, he attempted to rescue her to no avail.
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| Hong Kong police retake parliament from anti-government protesters Posted: 01 Jul 2019 03:01 PM PDT  Hong Kong police fired tear gas early Tuesday to regain control of the city's parliament after thousands of protesters occupied and ransacked the assembly in an unprecedented display of defiance on the anniversary of the territory's handover to China. US President Donald Trump said the demonstrators were "looking for democracy", adding that "unfortunately, some governments don't want democracy" -- tough words for Beijing. Masked protesters -- mostly young and many wearing yellow hard hats -- broke into the legislature after hours of clashes with police.
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