US breaks up phone scam where fake government agents believably extorted victims

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“The fraudulent calls came suddenly and frequently while the scam was active from 2012 to 2016, according to court documents. A person posing as an Internal Revenue Service or immigration official was on the phone, threatening arrest, deportation or other penalties if the victims did not immediately pay their debts with prepaid cards or wire transfers.”

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/23/business/irs-phone-scams-jeff-sessions.html

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Sergeant fired in response to charging mayor, police chief with corruption

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“The New Holland Police Department has fired a police sergeant just mere seconds after he served charges on the mayor and police chief. A GoFundMe account has been set up as a result.”

Read more: http://thefayetteadvocate.com/2018/07/23/sergeant-who-charged-mayor-police-chief-and-former-chief-fired/

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Family of Australian woman killed by US police for calling 911 sues for $50M

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“The family of an Australian woman who was killed by a Minneapolis police officer last year after she called 911 to report a possible assault filed a lawsuit Monday alleging the officer conspired with his partner to hide what really happened.”

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/family-woman-killed-minneapolis-officer-sues-145242868.html

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What Forced Separation Feels Like

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“Incarceration rates are on the rise alongside economic inequality, and children aren’t exempt. Quite often, the only crime these children have committed is that they’re from vulnerable families or suffering from mental health issues.”

Read more: https://otherwords.org/let-me-tell-you-what-forced-separation-feels-like/

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460 parents have been permanently separated from their children via deportation

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“Those parents may not be eligible to be reunified with their children, according to the filing, which grouped parents not in the U.S. as either potentially eligible or not eligible.  The filing also reported that 879 migrant parents have been successfully reunified with their children, up from 364 on Thursday. But 917 parents may not be eligible for reunification at all.”

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/over-460-migrants-separated-their-children-have-potentially-been-deported-n893886

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What ICE Raids Really Look Like In NYC

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“The project offers a rare window into the day-to-day operations of a secretive domestic law enforcement agency at a moment of unprecedented criticism — and an eye-opening glimpse at what those operations look like from the perspective of the communities and households most impacted.”

Read more: https://theintercept.com/2018/07/23/ice-raids-in-new-york/

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Omnipotent Government, Not Trump, Is the Problem

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“Many of the people who are critics of President Trump don’t realize that they themselves are partly responsible for much of what Trump is doing. That’s because over the years they have supported the assumption of dictatorial powers by the president. In doing so, they always assumed that their favorite ideal candidate would end up being the one wielding and exercising such powers.  They assumed the risk that someone like Trump would end up being the one doing so.”

Read more: https://www.fff.org/2018/07/24/omnipotent-government-not-trump-is-the-problem/

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Trade war bailout: $12 billion in emergency aid for farmers hurt by tariffs

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“The aid will be facilitated by the Commodity Credit Corp, an agency set up during the Great Depression, and will not require congressional approval.”

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/24/trump-plans-to-give-billions-in-aid-to-farmers-hurt-by-tariffs-report.html

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Trump says ‘tariffs are the greatest!’ as Harley-Davidson offshores operations

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“The company has said the tariffs will add $30 million to $45 million to its expenses for the rest of the year, costs which Harley-Davidson has said it will absorb as it plans to move operations overseas.”

Read more: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-trump-tariff-threats-20180724-story.html

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New Yorkers Trying to Flee Find Moving Isn’t So Easy

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“The states’ methods can be aggressive: Issuing subpoenas to pore through credit card statements, bank transactions or phone records to track a taxpayer’s location, and sending auditors to interview doormen or confirm doctors’ appointments.”

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-23/trapped-in-new-york-salt-cap-haters-find-moving-isn-t-that-easy

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