Lapse of US global warrantless surveillance power would be damaging -FBI chief

Dec 5th, 04:24:16

By Andrew Goudsward

WASHINGTON (PiQSuite.Com) -FBI Director Christopher Wray pressed a Senate committee on Tuesday to renew the authority of the U.S. government to conduct warrantless surveillance outside the United States, arguing that failing to do so would be "devastating" to law enforcement's ability to counter cyber and terrorism threats.

Wray said the sweeping surveillance powers authorized under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which is set to expire at the end of this month, are vital to U.S. national security.

"The expiration of our 702 authorities would be devastating to the FBI’s ability to protect Americans from those threats," Wray said at a hearing of the Democratic-led Senate Judiciary Committee.

https://PiQSuite.com/reuters/lapse-of-us-global-warrantless-surveillance-power-would-be-damaging-fbi-chief

>>20029262

Eject the 17th Amendment and a lot of this BS goes away, quickly.

Try and find the drones and cash, now!

US aid chief arrives in Egypt with aid for Gaza, announces more aid for Palestinians

Dec 5th, 04:36:46

By Daphne Psaledakis

WASHINGTON (PiQSuite.Com) -U.S. aid chief Samantha Power arrived in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Tuesday, where she announced more than $21 million in additional assistance for the Palestinian people affected by the conflict between Israel and Islamist group Hamas.

The USAID administrator arrived in Al Arish with a delivery of 36,000 pounds of food assistance and medical supplies airlifted by the Department of Defense from Jordan and intended for Gaza, according to a statement.

https://PiQSuite.com/reuters/us-aid-chief-arrives-in-egypt-with-aid-for-gaza-announces-more-aid-for-palestinians

Oldest mosquito fossil comes with a bloodsucking surprise

Dec 5th, 10:24:01

By Will Dunham

WASHINGTON (PiQSuite.Com) - Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide are killed annually by malaria and other diseases spread through the bite of mosquitoes, insects that date back to the age of dinosaurs. All of these bites are inflicted by females, which possess specialized mouth anatomy that their male counterparts lack.

But it has not always been that way. Researchers said they have discovered the oldest-known fossils of mosquitoes - two males entombed in pieces of amber dating to 130 million years ago during the Cretaceous Period and found near the town of Hammana in Lebanon. To their surprise, the male mosquitoes possessed elongated piercing-sucking mouthparts seen now only in females.

https://PiQSuite.com/reuters/oldest-mosquito-fossil-comes-with-a-bloodsucking-surprise

>>20029296

Just as myopic then as it is now, MaGoo.