Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper's memoir offers a rare glimpse into the struggle in the White House between those who supported an invasion of Venezuela and those who opposed it. They privately knew that the opposition leader, Juan Guaido, was failing to fracture the autocratic regime of Nicolas Maduro.
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Thousands of Immigrants at Risk of Losing Unemployment Benefits
On the surface, thousands of individuals and families are at risk of serious economic loss or bankruptcy for not having at least a chance to apply for something as basic to the U.S. welfare system as unemployment compensation. USCIS unveiled a rule to provide temporary relief to immigrants affected by the work authorization delays.
A 1789 Law Opens the Door in the U.S. To Prosecute Putin as a War Criminal
US federal courts may play a key role in eventual lawsuits filed by the US or Ukrainian citizens against the Russian state, its officials, individuals, or war-related companies. Nevertheless, this will involve a long and complex background process.
Behind the Resale of Cellebrite Technology That Can Hack Your Phone
While most of Cellebrite’s devices that are for resale are not new-gen, such practice demonstrates the vulnerabilities, insofar as repressive governments access the product and licensing upgrades through third parties for a few dollars, found an investigation by Itempnews. There are no limits for Venezuela, Cuba, or China to also buy this technology.
U.S Citizens Are the Prime Targets for Kidnappers Abroad
An Itemp investigation shows that no other industrialized country has as many nationals kidnapped or under illegal state-sponsored arrest, at least publicly. The strategy of these governments is to undermine the White House foreign policy. Iran, China, and Venezuela are top in the ranking with the largest amount of Americans held hostages.
Florida Becomes Attractive to Newcomers but Also to Drug Cartels
South Florida, especially the Miami area, is experiencing a "boom" of new residents arriving from many parts of the country. This has had a major impact on the local drug market. The DEA warns that the cartels are fighting for new places to respond to this demand during the opiate epidemic that is sweeping the state.
Imprisonment for Producing Child Pornography Reaches All-Time High
In the last fifteen years, the number of criminals convicted of this crime in the United States increased by 422%. Law enforcement agencies are alarmed to see a greater volume of photos and videos with babies and pre-pubers in circulating on social media and the "dark internet."
A silent outbreak of sexually transmitted diseases stalks Florida
In the past two years the state accumulates the highest number of new HIV-positive diagnoses of any state in the United States. From 2015 to 2019 some 35 babies acquired the virus through the mother's womb, also one of the highest rates in the country. Now cases of gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis have increased.
Solar Energy Industry Hopes to Find a Home in Florida with Infrastructure Plan
The White House estimates that Florida could receive $16.5 billion in infrastructure investments alone. Energy secretary Jennifer Granholm is confident that the sunshine state will be able to leverage solar energy for domestic and national consumption with billions in investment.
Russia Allies in Latin America Addopt the “Puttin’s Model” Against NGOs
Russian diplomats in Venezuela collected ample information about nongovernmental organizations that receive foreign funds and they also provided advice to the Venezuelan regime amidst a crusade to silence opposition groups, according to the findings of an investigation