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News Updates from CLG
29 July 2016

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Previous edition: Hillary Clinton Makes History as First Female U.S. Presidential Nominee

 

Breaking: Hillary Clinton promises steady hand in dangerous world | 28 July 2016 | Promising Americans a steady hand, Hillary Clinton cast herself Thursday night as a unifier for divided times, an experienced leader steeled for a volatile world. She aggressively challenged Republican Donald Trump's ability to do the same. Clinton took the stage to roaring applause from flag-waving delegates on the final night of the Democratic convention, relishing her nomination as the first woman to lead a major U.S. political party. Clinton's four-day convention began with efforts to shore up liberals who backed Bernie Sanders in the Democratic primary and it ended with an outstretched hand to Republicans and independents unnerved by Trump.

 

Hillary Clinton Makes History Accepting Democratic Nomination | 28 July 2016 | Hillary Clinton has accepted the Democratic party's presidential nomination, making history as the first woman to be chosen to run for the highest office in the land by a major party in the United States. The former secretary of state, introduced by her daughter Chelsea, drew on the historic roots of Philadelphia as a way to reiterate one of her campaign slogans. "Our Founders embraced the enduring truth that we are stronger together," she said. "America is once again at a moment of reckoning." Early in her speech, she thanked Sen. Bernie Sanders.

 

'US deliberately destroyed CIA black site used for torture' --Defense teams: Black site they believed was under protective order as a crime scene has been destroyed without their knowledge. | 28 July 2016 | Ammar al Baluchi was brutally tortured in CIA custody, along with other detainees, but now it is reported that the black site where Baluchi was held has been destroyed, Alka Pradhan, defense attorney for Gitmo detainee Ammar al Baluchi, told RT. The September 11 mass murder trial has yet to begin at Guantanamo Bay detention facility for several detainees prisoners who, in the government's opinion, are guilty enough to be charged. However, the legal proceedings are being held up by the prosecution's evidence...And then there's the question of one specific piece of evidence not sent back that pertains to a secret CIA black site where most of the defendants were reportedly tortured.

 

Five US Troops Wounded Fighting ISIS in Afghanistan | 28 July 2016 | At least five U.S. troops were wounded this week by small-arms fire and shrapnel while fighting alongside Afghan forces to expel ISIS [I-CIA-SIS] from strongholds in eastern Nangarhar province, the U.S. commander in Afghanistan said Thursday. Two of the wounded troops quickly returned to duty after treatment, and three others were medically evacuated from the country. The wounded troops were believed to be the first U.S. casualties in Afghanistan in fighting against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria offshoot, called Islamic State-Khorasan Province, or IS-K.

 

Vladimir Putin's approval rating at record levels --Almost nine out of 10 Russians approve of their president, according to survey that also highlights support for Ukraine strategy | 23 July 2016 | Vladimir Putin's approval rating is at record levels, with nine out of 10 Russians saying they have a positive view of their president. Putin had an approval of 87% in July, and an all-time high of 89% in June, according to Levada Centre polling. According to separate Levada figuresfrom June, 66% believe that western sanctions are meant to humiliate and weaken Russia, and only 5% think they are about ending the conflict in Ukraine...87% support the annexationreunification of Crimea, and only 4% think that the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk should return to their pre-conflict status.

 

'Suitcase bomb' explodes near migration office outside Nuremberg as Germany remains on high alert over ISIS terrorism fears | 27 July 2016 | A suitcase bomb has exploded near a migration office on the outskirts of Nuremberg, in Germany, today. A loud blast rocked Zirndorf this afternoon and local reports suggested the device was a suitcase packed with aerosol cans. Witnesses said they heard a loud bang about 200 metres away from the migration centre before finding a burning suitcase in an allotment nearby. Police officers were seen standing in an alleyway next to a partially destroyed bag.

 

Washington's Union Station evacuated due to bomb threat - police | 27 July 2016 | Washington's main railway terminal, Union Station, was evacuated on Wednesday because of a bomb threat, a police officer told Reuters. "We got a bomb threat," the officer, who did not give his name, said as he urged people to leave Union Station in downtown Washington near the U.S. Capitol Building. Panicked people began running out of the station, which is a hub for railway, commuter train and subway service to the U.S. capital city, shortly after 5 p.m. EDT (2100 GMT), a Reuters witness said.

 

Barack Obama slams Trump, makes appeal for Hillary Clinton | 28 July 2016 | President Barack Obama made a fervent plea for Hillary Clinton on Wednesday, casting the Democratic nominee as a custodian of his legacy while rejecting Republicans' message as fostering anger and hate. In remarks that demonstrated Obama's lasting appeal to wide swaths of the Democratic Party, the President sought to describe country headed firmly in the right direction, despite the loud protestations otherwise by Donald Trump. Obama said his former secretary of state is a better qualified candidate than even he or her husband, former President Bill Clinton, had been when they sought office.

 

Longtime best friend of Clintons, Terry McAuliffe, says Hillary would flip-flop on TPP | 27 July 2016 | Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe caused Hillary Clinton a political headache Tuesday night when he said he expects her to reverse her position on a major free trade deal. Clinton has said on the campaign trail that she opposes the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a 12-nation trade deal corporate takeover negotiated by President Barack Obama's administration...But McAuliffe said in an interview with Politico that he believes she'd flip-flop and support the deal.

 

Sanders supporters to mount silent protest against Obama over his trade deal during his DNC speech instead of shouting him down over concerns it would come off as racially charged | 27 July 2016 | Bernie Sanders supporters will silently protest the president's trade deal corporate takeover tonight during his speech at the Democratic National Convention. Sanders supporters told DailyMail dot com that they would hold up signs indicating their displeasure with the Trans-Pacific Partnership during President Barack Obama's remarks. They also plan to repurpose the inflatables - the letter 'O' of Obama - that are being distributed for use during the president's speech to display anti-TPP messages. A plan to shout down the president over the trade agreement that Sanders pegged as 'disastrous' was scrapped by three delegations amid concerns the protest would be viewed through a racial prism.

 

Julian Assange: 'A lot more material' coming on US elections | 26 July 2016 | WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Tuesday his whistleblowing website might release "a lot more material" relevant to the US electoral campaign. Assange was speaking in a CNN interview following the release of nearly 20,000 emails stolen from the Democratic National Committee by [what the corporate-owned media claims are] suspected Russian hackers. However, Assange refused to confirm or deny a Russian origin for the mass email leak, saying Wikileaks tries to create ambiguity to protect all its sources. "Perhaps one day the source or sources will step forward and that might be an interesting moment some people may have egg on their faces. But to exclude certain actors is to make it easier to find out who our sources are," Assange told CNN.

 

Progressives betrayed! Democratic party official platform is pro-fracking, pro-Monsanto, pro-TPP, and anti-GMO labeling | 26 July 2016 | ...The democratic party openly supports fracking, Monsanto, vaccine mandates, chemical agriculture and the TPP. On top of that, they're mostly opposed to GMO labeling, too. Only Sen. Sanders really stood up to the biotech industry on that point, and now after the DNC email leaks, you know how the Democratic establishment hosed Sanders with a vindictive smear campaign to destroy his chances of winning the nomination.

 

'Russia, if you're listening, I hope you can find Hillary's 30,000 missing emails': Taunting Trump challenges the Kremlin's [alleged] hackers to scour Clinton's deleted messages for 'some beauties' --Kremlin denies intervening in the election | 27 July 2016 | Donald Trump has a message for Russia: find Hillary Clinton's missing emails. The Republican presidential nominee, holding a Wednesday press conference, said that the 30,000 missing emails from Clinton's private email server would reveal 'some beauties' and made an extraordinary plea for a foreign power to locate them. 'Russia, if you're listening, I hope you're able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing,' Trump said. 'I think you'll be rewarded mightily by our press!'

 

Trump edges ahead of Clinton in U.S. presidential race: Reuters/Ipsos poll | 26 July 2016 | Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump posted a two-point lead over his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Tuesday, the first time he has been ahead since early May. Trump's gains came as he accepted his party's nomination to the Nov. 8 ballot at the four-day Republican National Convention in Cleveland last week, and as Clinton's nomination in Philadelphia this week was marred by party divisions and the resignation of a top party official.

 

Bulldozer operator killed near Soberanes Fire in Monterey County | 28 July 2016 | CAL FIRE reports a bulldozer operator was killed overnight, while on the fire line in Monterey County. Mandatory evacuation orders remain in place in the areas closest to the Soberanes Fire burning north of Big Sur. Firefighters continue their efforts to contain the fire, all while mourning the loss of their colleague. The Soberanes Fire has now burned over 23,688 acres and is 10-percent contained as of Wednesday afternoon.

 

Connecticut Resident Finds Bear Swimming in Her Pool | 23 July 2016 | Lynette Grande planned to take a swim in her pool Saturday afternoon, until she saw that a large black bear had beaten her to it. The bear crashed through the rail fence at Grande's home about 2 p.m. and swam in the pool for about 20 minutes, she said. Bloomfield animal control officers suggested banging pots and pans together to get rid of the bear, she said.

 

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