https://www.gulf-times.com/story/629878/Glencore-faces-new-corruption-investigation-with-C

Glencore Plc is under investigation by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission for possible corrupt practices, the latest legal headache for the world’s biggest commodity trader.

It’s another sign that the industry is coming under intense scrutiny by authorities for business practices in resource-rich countries around the world. There are now a multitude of bribery and corruption investigations in jurisdictions ranging from Brazil to the US, drawing comparisons with the early 1980s when Glencore’s founder Marc Rich was prosecuted for tax evasion.

Glencore is among the trading houses being investigated by the Justice Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation and Brazilian authorities in the Car Wash scandal. The company has also been subpoenaed by the Justice Department for documents relating to possible corruption and money laundering in Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Venezuela.

https://www.thestar.com/news/world/us/2019/04/26/court-injured-officer-can-sue-black-lives-matter-organizer.html

BATON ROUGE, La. - A Louisiana police officer injured during protests over the 2016 killing of a black man can sue a Black Lives Matter organizer on the grounds he acted negligently by leading people to block a highway, a federal appeals court has ruled.

The Baton Rouge officer, identified only as John Doe in court records, had sued DeRay Mckesson and others who gathered as part of the Black Lives Matter movement after police fatally shot Alton Sterling, The Advocate reported. A federal judge threw out the lawsuit in 2017, citing First Amendment rights and noting Black Lives Matter was too loosely organized to sue.

But the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that the officer should be able to argue that Mckesson, a prominent Baltimore activist, didn’t exercise reasonable care in leading protesters onto the highway, setting up a police confrontation in which the officer was injured by a thrown concrete block.

Mckesson, reached Thursday for comment, said, “I’m disappointed and troubled by the 5th Circuit’s reversal of the district court decision. I am currently exploring my legal options and will respond formally soon.”

https://www.theepochtimes.com/pentagon-to-send-300-more-troops-to-southern-border-updates-policy_2896195.html

The Pentagon said on April 26 that they are expecting to send about 300 additional troops to the U.S.-Mexico border.

Included among the group are roughly about 100 cooks who would be handing out meals to migrants. Previously, the Pentagon said there were no plans for U.S. forces to intersect with migrants as they support border agents dealing with illegal immigration. The new move appears to break with past policy for troops to avoid contact.

It comes as the administration seeks to enforce immigration laws to the fullest extent and is also a sign of a growing military support role. President Donald Trump has made tackling illegal immigration a signature issue of his presidency and of his 2020 re-election campaign.

In addition to the cooks, the Pentagon is expected to send 160 drivers and 20 lawyers, Pentagon spokesman Charlie Summers said.