From the Trenches World Report

BBC News

US President Donald Trump has signed a full pardon for former media mogul Conrad Black, who he describes as a “friend”.

Black, 74, was convicted of fraud and obstructing justice in 2007 and jailed for more than three years in the US.  Continue reading “Conrad Black: Trump pardons ex-media baron ‘friend’”

PC Mag – by Michael Kan

A group of suspected Chinese hackers may have stole access to an NSA cyberweapon and repurposed it to attack targets back in 2016, according to new research.

The attacks involved an NSA hacking tool called “Double Pulsar,” which can secretly download additional malware to a Windows PC. On Monday, Symantec said it found evidence that the NSA cyberweapon was bundled with a suspected Chinese-made hacking tool to attack a target in Hong Kong and then another in Belgium in March 2016.  Continue reading “China Used NSA Cyberweapon to Hack Targets, Symantec Says”

Daily Mail

Microsoft has issued a patch for some of its older systems to fix a vulnerability that could allow malware to spread in a similar way to the 2017 WannaCry attack.

WannaCry affected computers in at least 74 countries, including Russia, Turkey, Germany, Vietnam, and the Philippines  Continue reading “Microsoft rolls out patch for older Windows systems to stop the spread of malware”

AP

America’s baby bust isn’t over. The nation’s birth rates last year reached record lows for women in their teens and 20s, a government report shows, leading to the fewest babies in 32 years.

The provisional report, released Wednesday and based on more than 99% of U.S. birth records, found 3.788 million births last year. It was the fourth year the number of births has fallen, the lowest since 1986 and a surprise to some experts given the improving economy.  Continue reading “US births lowest in 3 decades despite improving economy”

Alt-Market – by Brandon Smith

Times of great political and social crisis can almost always be linked back to a common root cause – false paradigms. There are many people out there who have no clue what this phrase means, just as they have no clue what the phrase “controlled opposition” means. Some of these people are new activists to the liberty movement who recently joined because of the fervor of the Trump presidential campaign. They think the world of sovereignty and nationalism revolves around Trump, because frankly, they have been duped by a false paradigm themselves.  Continue reading “America Will Lose The Trade War Because That Is What Globalists Want To Happen”

Yahoo News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order declaring a national emergency and barring U.S. companies from using telecommunications equipment made by firms posing a national security risk, paving the way for a ban on doing business with China’s Huawei Technologies Co.

The executive order invokes the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which gives the president the authority to regulate commerce in response to a national emergency that threatens the United States. The order directs the Commerce Department, working with other government agencies, to draw up a plan for enforcement within 150 days.  Continue reading “Trump order clears way for barring Huawei from U.S. telecommunications networks”

The Blaze – by Sarah Taylor

Southwest Airlines reportedly removed a passenger from a flight at Sacramento International Airport in California last week for making a joke about vodka, of all things.

What are the details?

The flight was headed to Austin, Texas, by way of Los Angeles, and had already been delayed for several hours due to varying conditions such as a maintenance light and a refueling stop when a flight attendant began passing out cups of water to passengers.  Continue reading “Southwest Airlines makes huge gaffe in kicking man off an aircraft for making an innocent joke — but his fellow passengers stand up for him: report”

Newshub – by Dan Satherley

The alleged Christchurch gunman probably didn’t act alone, a high-profile security expert has claimed.

Only one person – a 28-year-old Australian white supremacist – has been charged in relation to the March 15 attack, which left 51 people dead.  Continue reading “Christchurch attack: Lone gunman theory ‘incongruous’ – expert”

Breitbart – by AWR Hawkins

Former Vice President Joe Biden admitted that the “Second Amendment exists” but stressed during his speech in New Hampshire on Tuesday that it does not say everyone is “entitled” to own a gun.

Biden, who was taking questions at a small outdoor venue, then added, “By the way, if one of you left the keys in your car down the street, and a kid comes along and jumps in it and takes off, you could be held liable civilly for that. So if you own a gun, put a damn trigger lock on it. Put it in a case. You have an obligation.” Continue reading “Joe Biden: Second Amendment Does Not Say You’re ‘Entitled’ to Own a Gun”

Independent

Italian interior minister Matteo Salvini has proposed a bill to fine those who rescue refugees at sea up to €5,500 (£4,800) for every saved person.

The bill, which was announced by Mr Salvini on Friday, would present vessels with fines between €3,500 and €5,500 for each “foreigner” they deposit on Italian ground.  Continue reading “Far-right Italian leader Salvini launches bill to fine rescuers €5,500 for each refugee they save”

Ammoland – by David Codrea

U.S.A. – -(Ammoland.com)- “There is no question that the right to keep and bear arms extends outside the home,” attorneys Alan Beck and Stephen Stamboulieh argue in a friend of the court brief filed Tuesday in the Supreme Court. “To argue otherwise is to render the phrase ‘bear arms’ superfluous within the Second Amendment.”

The case is New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. City of New York, challenging restrictions on transporting licensed firearms outside the home. Beck and Stamboulieh represent George Young in his complaint against the State of Hawaii for denying him a carry permit.  Continue reading “Lawyers for Hawaii Gun Carry Lawsuit File Supreme Court Brief in New York Case”

CNN

The task of the TSA workers, which a source said will include air marshals, will be to assist temporarily with immigration duties. TSA acknowledged in an internal email the “immediate need” comes with the acceptance of “some risk” of depleted resources in aviation security.  Continue reading “TSA to deploy hundreds, including air marshals, to border”

Denver Post

The New Mexico governor’s office paid about $4,000 for a bus to transport 55 Central American asylum seekers to Denver early Sunday morning in an arrangement negotiated between nonprofits in both communities, a spokeswoman confirmed on Tuesday.

The office of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham coordinated with Annunciation House, a nonprofit that works with migrants along the El Paso, Texas/Juarez, Mexico border, to send the asylum seekers to Denver because their shelters were over capacity. It was the first time Annunciation House had sent migrants to another state.  Continue reading “New Mexico governor’s office paid $4,000 to bus asylum seekers to Denver-area churches”

Hollywood Life – by Marissa Charles and Erin Silvia

Isaac Kappy, the actor who was accused of putting his hands on Paris Jackson in 2018, has died after jumping off a bridge in Arizona. Here’s what you should know about him.

Isaac Kappy, the man who was accused of trying to choke Paris Jackson, 21, at a game night party in July 2018, has died by suicide after jumping off a bridge in Bellemont, Arizona. A statement from Bart Graves, spokesperson for the Arizona Department of Public Safety, confirmed that 42-year-old Isaac was identified as a man who forced himself off the Transwestern Road Bridge onto Interstate 40, where he was hit by a Ford pickup truck on May 13.  Continue reading “Isaac Kappy: 5 Things About The Actor Accused Of Choking Paris Jackson Who Has Died”