New York Post – by Isabel Vincent

SAN CRISTOBAL DE TOTONICAPAN, Guatemala — Dressed in a bright orange shirt, Francisco Gomez yells and uses his arms to vigorously direct the myriad souped-up buses at the crossroads known as Cuatro Caminos, or Four Roads.

This is the busy roadway one local called “the last adios” — where every day hundreds of Guatemalan migrants from the country’s impoverished western highlands begin their 1,000-mile-plus journey to the US border.  Continue reading “Government warnings can’t turn back migrants from Guatemala”

Daily Mail

A pro-Palestine activist was led away by police after intimidating Jewish counter-protesters outside a shop selling Israeli goods. The man screams in the face of the individual twice before police intervened.  Continue reading “Police move pro-Palestine screaming at Jewish counter-protestors”

Daily Mail

Britain has the potential to be ‘even greater’ following the ‘triumph of democracy’ brought about by Brexit, according to the US National Security Advisor.

Former UN ambassador John Bolton claimed leaving the European Union would allow the nation to become a ‘strong and independent country’ and also help NATO be ‘more effective’.    Continue reading “Brexit was a ‘triumph of democracy’ and Britain will emerge from it as a bigger”

Daily Mail

These shocking pictures from downtown Los Angeles capture the growing problem it faces with trash and rodents in a desperate city also trying to contain a typhoid fever outbreak linked to worsening sanitary conditions.

A decision to not cap the total amount of property that homeless people can keep on Skid Row was announced last Wednesday and it sparked fury among some officials who say it will ‘only perpetuate the public health crisis that already exists’ there.    Continue reading “Pictures from downtown LA capture the problem it faces with trash as it tries and rodents”

New York Times – by Jesse McKinley

ALBANY — Marijuana has gone mainstream, casino gambling is everywhere and sports wagering is spreading. Could prostitution be next?

Lawmakers across the country are beginning to reconsider how to handle prostitution, as calls for decriminalization are slowly gaining momentum.  Continue reading “Could Prostitution Be Next to Be Decriminalized?”

Washington Examiner – by Paul Bedard

One of America’s top sheriffs and supporter of President Trump is warning that if the administration doesn’t curb the explosion of illegal immigration across the southern border, the president will lose reelection in 2020.

“This last election was a mandate,” said Frederick County, Md., Sheriff Chuck Jenkins. “If he doesn’t accomplish something, he’s done. His whole campaign was 75% was based on that,” he told Secrets at an immigration roundtable in neighboring Virginia Wednesday night.  Continue reading “Top sheriff warns: Trump’s ‘done’ if illegal immigration isn’t slashed”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Faced with crushing student loans and little ability to repay them, some Americans have taken to fleeing the country in order to escape their debt, according to CNBC‘s Annie Nova.

“It’s kind of like, if a tree falls in the woods and no one hears it, does it really exist?” said 29-year-old Chad Haag, who relocated from Colorado to a jungle in India to avoid paying his $20,000 loan balance. “I’ve put America behind me,” said Haag – 9,000 miles away from home.  Continue reading “Debt-Laden Americans Flee Country To Escape Crushing Student Loans”

Yahoo News

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea executed its nuclear envoy to the United States as part of a purge of officials who steered negotiations for a failed summit between leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump, a South Korean newspaper said on Friday.

Kim Hyok Chol was executed in March at Mirim Airport in Pyongyang, along with four foreign ministry officials after they were charged with spying for the United States, the Chosun Ilbo reported, citing an unidentified source with knowledge of the situation. Continue reading “North Korea executes envoy in a purge after failed U.S. summit: media”

Daily Mail

Putting your faith in high-tech navigation aids could harm your brain and even increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s, it was claimed yesterday.

Over thousands of years, humans have developed an acute sense of their surroundings but this is being lost as satnavs take over, navigation expert David Barrie warned.  Continue reading “Relying on satnavs and map-reading apps could lead to an increased risk of Alzheimer’s, expert fears”