“Thank the Trump tariffs on imported washing machines, washing machine parts, steel, and aluminum for the largest three-month price increase—16.4% from February to May this year—in the 40-year history of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) series for Major Appliances: Laundry Equipment.”
“The officers will be given the benefits and rights of a sitting government minister, and will enjoy diplomatic immunity when travelling abroad. They also will be protected from prosecution for any offences committed in the course of duty between 3 July 2013 – the day Mr Sisi led the military’s overthrow of Morsi following mass protests against his rule – and 10 January 2016 – when the Egyptian parliament was reconvened. That period featured one of the bloodiest episodes in Egypt’s modern history.”
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-44848757
“The officers used the terms ‘A’ or arrest for heads, and ‘R’ for release for tails, according to the station.”
“The MPs caught the attention of Kenyans when they posted selfies in a stadium.”
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-44806710
“The major culprits in Malaysia’s epic 1MDB financial scandal may already have destroyed much of the evidence against them but newly minted Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng is confident a global money trail will reveal the truth.”
“The stated purpose of the bill was ‘to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes.'”
Read more: https://thepointsguy.com/news/irs-blocking-americans-from-getting-passports/
“In turning to greater use of emigration controls, the US is embracing ever greater control of its domestic population and its resources. Such oversight of US citizens, however, was almost completely unknown in the nineteenth century.”
Read more: https://mises.org/wire/you-now-cant-leave-us-unless-irs-lets-you
“According to the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, TSA officials have sovereign immunity while working in their official functions as screeners and security agents under the Federal Tort Claims Act.”
“Following backlash over officials pocketing thousands of dollars in excess funds for their own personal use, Ivey withdrew the policy of ‘paying prisoner food service allowances directly to sheriffs in their personal capacities’ in a memo to the state comptroller, The Associated Press reported.”
“An East Pittsburgh police officer who killed an unarmed 17-year-old while he tried to run away during a traffic stop was only sworn into duty around 90 minutes before the shooting, according to reports.”