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«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Syrian official who oversaw prisons with widespread allegations of abuse arrested by US officials

A former Syrian military official who oversaw prisons with widespread allegations of abuse has been arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of immigration fraud. Court documents show that 72-year-old Samir Ousman al-Sheikh was arrested last week at Los Angeles International Airport. Ousman al-Sheikh was charged with immigration fraud, specifically that he denied in his U.S. visa application that he had ever ordered any political killings or carried out abuse in Syria, according to court documents.

«MercoPress» (en) 

Venezuela: Machado's chief bodyguard joins list of political prisoners

Venezuela's disenfranchised opposition leader María Corina Machado, who endorses Edmundo González Urrutia's candidacy for the July 28 elections, said early Wednesday that the Nicolás Maduro regime had abducted her security team chief Milcíades Ávila and his whereabouts were unknown.

Thedailybeast.com 

Opinion: How Soon After Tragedy Am I Allowed to Make a Joke?

Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast

Whenever tragedy strikes, I turn to comedy. Comedy has always been a coping mechanism for me to process news. Last week, when former President Donald Trump was shot at his rally in Pennsylvania, I dealt with my shock and sadness by posting a graphic on my socials of the instantly iconic image of Trump with blood on his face, pumping his fist. Under the photo, I wrote, “How long before this becomes merch?”

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Common Dreams 

Congressman Van Orden’s False Battery Accusations against CODEPINK Member Leads to Death Threat

At around 2AM this morning, July 17, our Palestine campaign coordinator Nour Jaghama was released from a 15-hour hold in a Milwaukee jail, and has been charged with battery against a sitting member of Congress. The congressman, Rep. Derrick Van Orden, falsely accused Nour of assault after running into her from behind. He then used social media and press remarks to incite vitriol against our organization, CODEPINK, by attempting to link us to terrorism and political violence. This absolutely false... Читать дальше...

«FOX Business» (foxbusiness.com) 

Trump could pick Jamie Dimon for Treasury secretary

Former President Trump is reportedly open to JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon serving as secretary of the U.S. Treasury if he wins a second term in the White House.