Winter Storm Riley Kills at Least 7

USA - At least seven have been killed by Winter Storm Riley's strong winds, which brought down trees and power lines from North Carolina to Maine and knocked out power to more than 2.1 million homes and businesses. Deaths have been reported in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Maryland, and Virginia, where two people were killed. Two of the victims – a 6-year-old boy in Chester, Virginia, and an 11-year-old boy in Putnam Valley, New York – were children. The governors of Maryland and Virginia declared states of emergency due to the conditions. National Guard members were activated in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania to assist in the aftermath.

 
Snow, ice and driving winds causing severe disruption

UK - Flights and trains have been cancelled and drivers stranded as sub-zero conditions continue across the UK. Rail networks Southeastern, South Western and ScotRail advised people not to travel on their routes on Friday. Thousands of properties were left without power across the south west of England, south Wales and the Midlands. The Met Office's red warning has been lifted but flood warnings remain in place in the south-west and north-east of England. Meanwhile, the RAC says that freezing rain could pose the biggest threat to drivers as black ice forms on roads. Police forces around the UK have told people to travel only if necessary.

 
Apple’s Technocrat CEO Seeks ‘Elimination Of Money’

USA - Apple CEO Tim Cook has one big hope for the future - that he lives to see the end of money. "…I'm hoping that I'm still going to be alive to see the elimination of money." Speaking at a meeting for Apple shareholders in Cupertino, California earlier this month, Cook made it clear that he is firmly on the side of the war-on-cash establishment.

YouTube TYRANTS now attacking your ability to think…

USA - YouTube tyranny is in full swing as the dominant video site has turned over video flagging responsibilities to radical left-wing slander groups like the SPLC, famous for flagging just about every Christian and Catholic group across America as some sort of hate group.

The Debate Over Europe's Future Comment

EUROPE - The European Union is thinking about the kind of bloc it wants to be. As EU members consider a range of reforms — including measures to help the eurozone better withstand crises and to make European institutions more efficient — the underlying question is whether the bloc should become a federal superstate.

EU development bank to fund European war machine

EUROPE - The European Investment Bank is well-known for its support of infrastructure projects, health and environmental initiatives and support of small businesses across the EU. Recent loans from the bloc’s development bank will, for example, help to finance the redevelopment of Iceland’s main international airport, sewerage systems in Rwanda and small businesses in Britain’s industrial heartland.

Italy: 2018 Elections Will Shape the Future of the EU

ITALY - A new poll suggests that Italy would vote to leave the EU if given a referendum vote. The country is $2.7 trillion in debt and struggles with high unemployment and low growth. Its tottering banks hold $220 billion in bad loans. Italy has a population of nearly 61 million people and, since 2014, has absorbed more than 600,000 migrants, many from hostile cultures.

Donald Trump imposes 'devastating' steel tariff 

USA - Donald Trump has risked a transatlantic trade war by revealing he will impose a 25 per cent tariff on all steel imports in a move that could have a “devastating” impact on the UK industry. The US president said he planned to make the announcement next week and also said there would be a 10 per cent tariff on aluminium.

Plague ‘hiding in plain sight’, warn scientists 

USA - The bacteria that cause plague, or the Black Death, could be lying dormant in common soil and water sources, posing a serious public health risk, scientists have warned. The finding, published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, could explain why plague suddenly re-emerges without warning in countries such as Madagascar and even the United States. In the middle ages the Black Death swept through Europe, killing an estimated 75 to 200 million people. It is no longer a global threat but the new research may explain its occasional outbreaks across the world. David Markman, from Colorado State University who led the study, said that plague is endemic in many different parts of the world and its origins are still not well understood.

 
Pharma Co Illegally Obtained Data on Kids to Sell Them Drugs They Didn’t Need

USA - To illustrate just how much control the pharmaceutical industry wields over the US government, Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, the subsidiary of Novelion Therapeutics Inc was caught illegally obtaining patient data from children and not a single employee from the company will go to jail.

Time to Rebrand the Democratic Party as Socialists

USA - Where do we drive the line between Liberalism and Socialism? Liberalism is an idealistic political philosophy born after the defeat of Napoleon, a philosophy of freedom, which epitomized individual liberty, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, and free elections.

EU Sides with Arab League Against Israel and Trump in Jerusalem DisputeComment

EUROPE - European Union and Arab League countries insist that Jerusalem must be the joint capital of Israel and a future Palestinian state, as the US prepares to move its embassy there in a step angering the Arab world. Speaking after talks Monday between EU and Arab League foreign ministers, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said that the “special status and character of the city must be preserved.” She said the two blocs also “see eye to eye” that there can only be a two-state solution to the conflict, with Israel and the Palestinians living side by side in peace. The talks come as Washington prepares to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to a scaled-down, temporary facility that will open in Jerusalem in May.

Report: Trump Peace PlanComment

USA - The Trump administration’s plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will likely include US and international recognition of a Palestinian state with a capital in eastern Jerusalem, the London-based Saudi newspaper Asharq al-Awsat reported on Wednesday. The Old City of Jerusalem will fall under “international protection,” the report claimed, quoting “knowledgeable Arab diplomatic sources” in Paris.

US training Europe to use tactical nukes

RUSSIA - US programs which train non-nuclear powers on how to use American tactical nuclear weapons violate the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. Lavrov’s comments reiterate Russia’s critical stance regarding the US and its training of NATO allies. The US is training European states who do not possess nuclear arsenals of their own, on how to use American nuclear weapons stationed there. Moscow considers it a breach of the NPT, the cornerstone of the current non-proliferation regime.

Infowars one strike away from YouTube ban

USA - Conspiracy theory outlet Infowars is one strike away from being banned from YouTube. The channel said it received an alert from YouTube on Tuesday morning, saying Infowars received a second strike on a video about the Parkland, Florida, high school shooting and will temporarily be unable to upload new content. 

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