Zelle, the Banks’ Answer to Venmo, Proves Vulnerable to Fraud
"Interviews with more than two dozen customers who had their money stolen through Zelle illustrate the weaknesses that criminals are using in targeting the network."
CIA’s legacy of torture lives on in Thailand’s ‘black site’
"There has never been an investigation into the Thai officials or agencies involved in the CIA’s covert detentions, which continued until at least 2004 and probably violated national laws."
In Nearly Half the U.S., Marijuana Arrests Have Gone Up Since 2014
"Meanwhile, thousands of people who were arrested previously for what is now legal in many places continue to languish in prisons."
Federal cannabis legalization bill introduced
"Under the new bill, marijuana would be removed from the list of substances classified under the Controlled Substances Act. Schumer's legislation would leave in place decisions by states on how to regulate marijuana."
Trump administration abandons crackdown on legal marijuana
"The Trump administration is abandoning a Justice Department threat to crack down on recreational marijuana in states where it is legal, a move that could enable cannabis businesses in California and other states that have legalized pot to operate without fear of federal raids and prosecution."
India bank run underway after $2B scam at state-run bank prompts bailout bill
"Indians are concerned that a proposed bill, which gives regulators the option to use public deposits to bail out a bank that goes bust, is pushing individuals to hoard cash. The government has repeatedly issued statements to assure the public that their money would be safe. These concerns are heightened by news that emerged in February of a $2 billion fraud at state-run Punjab National Bank, where a jeweler allegedly colluded with a bank employee to siphon off money before leaving the country."
James Bovard: Bitter lessons 25 years after Waco, Texas, siege
"Shortly before the Waco showdown, U.S. government officials signed an international Chemical Weapons Convention treaty. But the treaty contained a loophole permitting governments to gas their own people."
World War III: The False Narrative that Fuels Conflict in Syria and Beyond
"At a time when the war is almost won for Assad, he decided to re-ignite international calls for his ouster by senselessly murdering about the same number of civilians the Las Vegas Shooter killed. Seems logical, right?"
America’s Long History of Trying to Determine Who Rules Syria
"The CIA organized its very first coup in Syria in 1949 to overthrow a democratically elected president and install a military dictator. The U.S. has never given up trying to determine who rules Syria, comments Caitlin Johnstone."
White House acknowledges the U.S. is at war in seven countries
"The U.S. is officially fighting wars in seven countries, including Libya and Niger, according to an unclassified White House report sent to Congress this week and obtained by the New York Times."
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