(2024-07-17). IDF: Dozens of rockets fired at northern Israel in latest barrages from Lebanon. haaretz.com Defense Minister Gallant says 'window of opportunity created' for hostage deal ‚ñ IDF believes it killed half of Hamas' military leadership ‚ñ Reports in Gaza: 15 killed in strike on UNRWA school; 17 in Khan Yunis ‚ñ Israeli arrested on suspicion of being contracted by Iranian intelligence ‚ñ Palestinian reports: Exchange of gunfire between IDF and militants in the Balata refugee camp, West Bank…
(2024-07-17). Sugar Daddy of Trump's VP Pick Has Deep Ties to CIA. covertactionmagazine.com Vance's top funder, Peter Thiel, co-founded the data-analytics company Palantir, which has the CIA as a client, and was an early investor in Facebook, the CIA's "wet dream." Surging in the polls after surviving an assassination attempt, Donald Trump boosted his prospects of becoming the next president by nominating J. D. Vance as his vice …
(2024-07-17). Israel charges one, detains two, for Iran intelligence links. newarab.com 
Israeli authorities on Tuesday charged one Israeli and detained two others for The agency said Iran has sought in recent months to recruit Israelis to carry out missions in the country and that the person charged had been asked, but refused, to carry out a murder and set fire to a forest. | "Shin Bet and the police international inquiries unit have arreste…
(2024-07-17). Guilty Plea In First Espionage Act Case Involving Drone Photography. popularresistance.org In a first-of-its-kind prosecution, a Chinese graduate student pleaded guilty to violating the United States Espionage Act when he flew a drone and photographed U.S. military and naval installations. | The plea deal does not create any legal precedent, and U.S. prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia never explicitly accused Fengyun Shi of spying on behalf of the Chinese government. However, the case itself carries implications for the right to photograph or gather news. | Shi agreed to plead guilty [PDF] to two counts of "unlawful photographing of designated installation without authorization." Both are…
(2024-07-17). Donald Trump Is Not A 'Threat To The Deep State'. popularresistance.org An issue that I often try to avoid is domestic US partisan politics. It's very frustrating to talk about US politics because people tend to be very dogmatic and very partisan. They pick a party, the Republicans or the Democrats. They defend them no matter what. They treat the political party like a sports team or a superhero that can do no wrong. This is despite the fact that ironically the Republican and Democratic parties share a lot of their policies in common. The foreign policy that they carry out is 95% the same in this bipartisan orthodoxy. Their economic policy is the same. And yet people get angry if you…
(2024-07-17). The Heat: U.S. criminalization of homelessness. america.cgtn.com 
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that local and state governments can now ticket or arrest those who are sleeping or camping in public places such as sidewalks, streets, parks, and even broken-down vehicles. | The move comes as major cities across the nation are experiencing a spike in homeless encampments. | While some city officials say the ruling will give them time to enforce measures to keep public spaces clean and safe, others believe criminalizing the homeless can only make things worse. | Ediz Tiyansan reports from Los Angeles. | To discuss: | Jacquie Luqman is Coordinator for the Black Alliance for Peace…
(2024-07-17). Biden to announce support for major US Supreme Court changes. geo.tv 
US President Joe Biden looks on during his visit at the Chavis Community Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, US, March 26, 2024. — ReutersUS President Joe Biden is finalising plans to endorse significant changes to the Supreme Court, including proposals for legislation to establish term…
(2024-07-17). Former CIA analyst charged with being South Korea's 'secret agent'. aljazeera.com Indictment says Sue Mi Terry received luxury handbags and dinners at Michelin-starred restaurants in exchange.
(2024-07-17). Meet Usha Vance, child of Indian immigrants and Trump VP pick J.D. Vance's lawyer wife. scmp.com The wife of Trump's VP nominee J.D. Vance is a graduate of Yale law, where the couple met, and has worked for two US Supreme Court justices.
(2024-07-17). SC verdict will create more problems for divorced women: Muslim Panel. ummid.com Emphasizing that the Supreme Court verdict vis-à -vis maintenance to divorced women is against the Islamic Law or Shairiah, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) Sunday said it will created more problems for the woman who has already suffered.
(2024-07-17). Biden to propose Supreme Court term limits in major reform: Reports. aljazeera.com Biden is also weighing whether to call for a constitutional amendment to eliminate broad presidential immunity.