Sowohl die Verordnung zu den Betretungsverboten als auch die Verordnung zur Geschäftsöffnung im April sei gesetzeswidrig gewesen.
Daily Archives: 22. Juli 2020
14 mayors ask feds to stop deploying officers to cities in response to protests
In a letter to Attorney General William Barr and acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf Tuesday, the mayors voiced their “deep concern and objection to the deployment of federal forces in U.S. cities.”
Unschuld bewiesen – Repression hält an
Trotz erwiesener Unschuld will die Staatsanwaltschaft das Strafverfahren erst einstellen, wenn der Betroffene und sein Arbeitgeber, der Bundestagsabgeordnete Tobias Pflüger, ihre Beschwerden gegen den Polizeieinsatz zurückziehen. Das empfindet diese zurecht als Erpressung.
More than a dozen people wounded in shooting near Chicago funeral home
The shooting comes the same day that Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) announced that federal agents were being deployed to the city to curb a recent spike in gun violence.
Federal agents will deploy to Chicago as part of anti-violence effort; Mayor Lightfoot pushes back against President Trump
The ABC7 I-Team has learned that President Trump will announce a new federal anti-crime initiative Wednesday afternoon. The initiative aimed at combatting violence in American cities, including expanding a federal law enforcement presence in Chicago.
AKP, MHP submit bill to regulate social media platforms
Turkey’s government will restrict 90 percent of traffic to social network platforms that receive more than 1 million visits per day if the companies do not establish a legal presence in Turkey, according to a draft bill submitted to parliament by the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP).
Chevron’s Noble acquisition to boost Cyprus Aphrodite gas field
“Much of Noble’s upstream value comes from its positions in Israel and Cyprus,” writes Jean-Baptiste Bouzard, an industry analyst with WoodMac. Bouzard thinks that the acquisition will boost development plans for Noble’s Aphrodite discovery, offshore Cyprus, as well as ramping up production from its flagship assets in Israel, Tamar and Leviathan.”
Uruguay‘s Broad Front Rejects US Candidate for IDB Presidency
Mauricio Claver-Carone became the first candidate for this position in the history of the organization. FA denounced that his nomination could be a move to consolidate the Cuban and Venezuelan exile vote, especially in Florida.
11 dead and six missing after helicopter crash in southeast Colombia
The armed forces high command did not reveal whether it was shot down or an accident.
Melvin Theuma ‚critical‘ with knife wounds to neck, chest
Laywer and MP Jason Azzopardi, who is representing the Caruana Galizia family in court, asked through a Facebook post how the police could reach the conclusion so fast that the incident was an attempted suicide.
RSF set to testify in public inquiry into the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia as key witness found with slit throat
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is set to testify in the public inquiry into the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia as self-confessed middleman and key witness Melvin Theuma was found at his home with a slit throat. RSF is in the country and monitoring developments closely.
UK to give security services more powers to stop foreign interference: The Times
The government is preparing to push ahead with a new counter-espionage legislation, the newspaper reported, adding that the new laws could introduce a “register of foreign agents” modelled on the approach in the United States and Australia.
Senators demand answers on expired surveillance programs
Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Mike Lee (R-Ut.) on Thursday pressed the Trump administration on whether and how mass surveillance programs authorized by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act have been halted since the act‘s expiration.
The letter to Attorney General William Barr and Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe raises concerns that the administration may be be continuing to conduct surveillance operations by relying on Executive Order 12333.
New Local Lawsuit Challenges ‚Violent and Unlawful‘ Attacks on Portland Protesters by Trump‘s Secret Police Force
A pair of Oregon state lawmakers joined with a local lawyer, church, and advocacy group on Tuesday to bring yet another lawsuit against federal government agencies over President Donald Trump‘s ongoing militarized crackdown on Black Lives Matter protests in Portland.
„The Fight Isn‘t Over,“ Say Anti-War Groups as 139 House Democrats Vote With GOP to Reject 10% Pentagon Budget Cut
„Though our amendment didn‘t pass, progressive power is stronger than ever. We will keep fighting for pro-peace, pro-people budgets until it becomes a reality,“ said Rep. Mark Pocan.