Corrupt Atlanta DA Paul Howard WIPED OUT in Election After Charging Police Officer with Murder in Rayshard Brooks Death

The embattled District Attorney who he himself is under investigation has been voted out of office by a landslide. His opponent, Fani Willis received a landslide 73% of the vote, defeating Paul Howard. Howard had charged a Rayshard Brooks in self-defense.

Howard had Georgia Police officer with felony murder after he shot and killed Brooks who had fought with the two officers, stole one of the officers’ tasers, and as he was fleeing turned and fired it at the officers.

https://davidharrisjr.com/steven/corrupt-atlanta-da-paul-howard-wiped-out-in-election-after-charging-police-officer-with-murder-in-rayshard-brooks-death/

9 men, including 3 Texas soldiers, charged in child sex ring case

KILLEEN, Texas— Central Texas authorities say they’ve cracked a child prostitution ring involving nine men, including three soldiers.

Two Fort Hood soldiers and one from Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio are among the nine suspects netted in their investigation, Killeen police said.

https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2020/08/13/9-men-including-3-texas-soldiers-charged-in-child-sex-ring-case/

Republican convention theme revealed: ‘Honoring the Great American Story’

EXCLUSIVE: The theme of the upcoming 2020 GOP convention will be “Honoring the Great American Story” and will highlight America’s “greatness, opportunity and President Donald Trump’s bold leadership,” Fox News has learned.

The Trump campaign on Thursday afternoon had back to back phone calls with Republican members of Congress, previewing the themes for the 2020 Republican National Convention, a source familiar with the calls told Fox News.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republican-convention-theme-revealed-honoring-the-great-american-story

Supreme Court denies GOP request, allows Rhode Island pandemic-related relief on mail-in ballots

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday rebuffed the Republican Party and allowed a consent decree to go forward so that Rhode Island voters during the coronavirus pandemic could cast mail-in ballots without in-person witness verification.

It was the first time the justices had agreed to a pandemic-related voter-relief effort. But they explained in a short, unsigned order that state officials had agreed to relax the rules, and the change already had been implemented during the June primary.

https://www.stripes.com/news/us/supreme-court-denies-gop-request-allows-rhode-island-pandemic-related-relief-on-mail-in-ballots-1.641162

Defense seeks leniency for 'Satanist' Fort Riley soldier who threatened to overthrow government

BELLE PLAINE, Kan. — A former Army infantry soldier described by prosecutors as a Satanist who hoped to overthrow the U.S. government endured a lifetime of victimization, isolation and trauma that led him to become involved with online extremist groups, his defense attorney argued Thursday in a motion seeking lenient punishment.

https://www.stripes.com/news/us/defense-seeks-leniency-for-satanist-fort-riley-soldier-who-threatened-to-overthrow-government-1.641256

Oregon State Police Pull Out Of Protecting Portland Courthouse After City Refuses To ‘Prosecute This Criminal Behavior,’ Department Says

The Oregon State Police announced on Thursday that it was pulling out its roughly 100 state troopers from protecting the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse in downtown Portland after the city’s district attorney announced that he is not pursuing charges against the rioters who have been arrested.

The Oregon State Police had committed to helping local law enforcement officials deal with the violent riots for a period of two weeks, which has now expired.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/oregon-state-police-pull-out-of-protecting-portland-courthouse-after-city-refuses-to-prosecute-this-criminal-behavior-department-says

AG Barr: ‘Significant Developments’ Coming In Durham Probe Before Election, Including Tomorrow

Attorney General William Barr told Fox News on Thursday night that there are “significant developments” coming before the election in U.S. Attorney John Durham’s criminal investigation into the origins of the FBI’s counterintelligence investigation into the Trump campaign in 2016.

Barr said that some developments will be made public as soon as tomorrow.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/ag-barr-significant-developments-coming-in-durham-probe-before-election-including-tomorrow

Trump Admin Seizes Multiple Oil Tankers Carrying Iranian Oil

The Trump administration has reportedly “confiscated cargo” on four oil tankers that were en route to Venezuela carrying Iranian oil.

The Wall Street Journal reported that the move comes as the administration looks to up its “campaign of maximum pressure” against the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-trump-admin-seizes-multiple-oil-tankers-carrying-iranian-oil

After exposing Chinese occupation of Rui village, journalist Balram Baniya found dead under mysterious circumstances in Nepal: Details

Federation of Nepali Journalists, Freedom Forum and Nepal Press Union had demanded a free and fair probe into the death of the veteran journalist. “We demand that the government investigate and make public the truth about the mysterious death of the journalist,” the federation said in a statement.

Two months after he was suspended over a critical story on Chinese occupation of Rui village in Nepal, 50-year-old journalist Balram Baniya was reportedly found dead near the Mando Hydropower Project in Sisneri in Makawanpur, Nepal on Tuesday.

As per reports, Baniya was out of touch with his family since Monday. His last communication with his office was regarding a news article on Ram Chandra Poudel, a Nepali Congress leader. His dead body was found afloat in the Bagmati river adjoining the Balkhu bridge and was kept at Hetauda hospital. Although his corpse was recovered on Tuesday itself, it took a day for the police to confirm his identity.

https://www.opindia.com/2020/08/journalist-balram-baniya-dead-mysterious-circumstances-nepal-reporting-china-occupation-of-rui-village/