ECM WORLD WATCH: NATIONAL AND GLOBAL NEWS

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August 6, 2014 (San Diego's East County)-- East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

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U.S. general killed, 14 wounded in Afghan academy attack: officials (Reuters)

 An Afghan soldier killed a U.S. general and wounded 14 coalition troops in a machine gun attack at a military training facility in Kabul, a top Western and senior Afghan official said on Tuesday

Colorado officials propose tightening  of rules for marijuana edibles (RawStory)

A Colorado task force charged with tightening controls on marijuana edibles unveiled proposed rules on Friday to limit potency levels, require clearer labeling and assure that children cannot get their hands on pot-infused confections. Under the guidelines released by the Colorado Department of Revenue, serving sizes of edible pot products would be restricted to 10 mg of THC, the psychoactive component in marijuana, down from 100 mg.

What's Happening to America in the Borderlands? (Reason)

The ACLU calls the expanded borderlands, in which two out of three Americans live, a "Constitution-free zone." Specifically, the Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable search and seizure appears to have been suspended

CIA admits to spying on Senate intelligence committee (CS Monitor)

The CIA's insistence that it did not spy on its US Senateoverseers collapsed Thursday with the release of a stark report by the agency's internal watchdog documenting improper computer surveillance and obstructionist behavior by CIA officers

White House Accidentally E-Mails Torture Report Talking Points to Associated Press (Reason)

No, none of the Senate's 6,000-page report on torture and brutal interrogation techniques performed by the CIA during the War on Terror has been declassified yet. But we know how the White House is going to respond and what kind of questions they think the media is going to ask because somebody accidentally (or perhaps "accidentally") leaked a four-page memo to an Associated Press reporter.

House Votes to Create More Visas for US Afghan Allies Threatened by the Taliban (Reason)

 Congress passed a bill that will provide additional visas for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program late Friday afternoon. This bill passed both chambers of Congress with unanimous support and will create an additional 1,000 Special Immigrant Visas (SIV) for the Afghans who served the US government during wartime

Verizon defends slowdown of unlimited customers' data to FCC (Reuters)

Verizon Communications Inc defended its decision to slow data downloads for some customers using older unlimited data plans, telling U.S. regulators it was a "widely accepted" and lawful part of network management.

Hacker Says He Can Break Into Airplane Systems Using In-Flight Wi-Fi (Reuters)

 Two years ago, a group at Las Vegas' annual hacker convention announced it could break into air traffic control systems. / At this year's Black Hat convention, a cybersecurity consultant, Ruben Santamarta, will discuss how he went even further: by showing it's possible to interfere with an airplane's navigation and safety systems — while on the plane and in the air — using the plane's own Wi-Fi and in-flight entertainment systems. 

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5 things to know about Ebola outbreak in west Africa (UT San Diego)

…West Africa’s outbreak is now the largest in history.. The current outbreak in the neighboring countries of Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone has sickened more than 1,300 people and killed more than 700 since March.

What Obama can do about Ebola (CNN opinion)

President Barack Obama will convene a summit Monday at the White House of the heads of every key African nation -- except three: Ebola-plagued Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone. And as of now, the African Ebola epidemic, the largest on record, is not officially on the summit agenda.

Sudanese woman who had faced execution for conversion arrives in U.S. (Reuters)

 A Sudanese woman who was sentenced to death for converting from Islam to Christianity, then detained after her conviction was quashed, arrived in the United States on Thursday.

Liberia shuts schools as Ebola spreads, Peace Corps leaves three countries (Reuters)

 Liberia will close schools and consider quarantining some communities, it said on Wednesday, rolling out the toughest measures yet imposed by a West African government to halt the worst outbreak on record of the deadly Ebola virus.

Iraqi PM orders air force to help Kurds fight Islamic State (Reuters)

 Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki ordered his air force for the first time to back Kurdish forces against Islamic State fighters after the Sunni militants made another dramatic push through the north, state television reported on Monday

Using Water As A Weapon In The Fight To Control Iraq

(NPR) -- Kurdish troops are guarding a large dam on the Tigris River to keep it from being taken over by the self-proclaimed Islamic State. The extremist group is bent on controlling Iraq's water resources.

Storms, Aftershocks Hurt Rescue Efforts Following Deadly China Quake (NPR) -- The earthquake that hit Yunnan Province on Sunday afternoon has killed nearly 400 people. It displaced about 230,000 people, and more than 57,000 may still be waiting for rescue.

Taiwan gas explosions: 12,000 evacuees return to their homes (+video) (CS Monitor)  

The site of underground gas explosions in Taiwan's second-largest city is a scene of destruction.

Hamas executes alleged spies, shoots protesters in Gaza (JPost)

Palestinian media reports Hamas has executed more than 30 civilians accused of collaborating with Israel.

Blockade leaves Gaza cut off from world( CBS)

As far as Hamas is concerned, any peace deal would have to life the economic blockade that has largely cut off Gaza and its people from the rest of the world. CBS News correspondent Barry Petersen spoke to people there. When people returned to neighborhoods today where Israelis said their offensive is done, most found little to save from war's destruction. Israel cut off cement during its eight year blockade, saying it was being used not to build a better life but Hamas tunnels to attack Israel.

Iran Says It Gave Missile Technology to Hamas (AP)

 Hamas is able to fire missiles into Israel because Tehran provided weapons technology to the militant group to defend itself against Israeli attacks, a senior Iranian official said Monday. / 

Italian Reporter Reveals Hamas Cover-Up Over Misfired Rockets (Israel National News)

…Verifying facts on the ground in Gaza is notoriously difficult for foreign reporters, and even for Palestinian journalists seen as aligned with the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority, as journalists are closely watched by Hamas security forces and can face interrogation and a permanent ban from Gaza for publishing material deemed unfavorable to the territory's Islamist rulers.

French police arrest Islamist militant at a Paris airport (Reuters)

 French police on Friday arrested a Franco-Moroccan man they described as an Islamist militant at Roissy international airport on suspicion that he was part of a conspiracy to carry out attacks in France.

 

 

 

 

 


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