US, Taliban set peace signing for America's longest war

The peace deal will set the stage for withdrawing U.S. troops, some of whom weren't even born when the Afghanistan conflict began.

More than 18 years after the Afghanistan conflict began in response to the September 11, 2001, attacks, the United States and the Islamists it toppled from power in Afghanistan are poised to sign a peace deal on Saturday. That will set the stage for the withdrawal of U.S. troops, some of whom were not yet born when the World Trade Center collapsed. And it promises the potential end of a tremendous American investment of blood and treasure. Negotiations among Afghan factions are still to come.

https://www.12news.com/article/news/nation-world/us-taliban-set-peace-signing-saturday-for-americas-longest-war/75-08fbfd54-89f1-4911-9b39-26f0edb30ec2

Warren-Created Agency That Targets Businesses, Accountable Only To Itself, Challenged in Supreme Court

Next week, the Supreme Court will start to hear oral arguments about a massive government agency (an idea originally proposed by Elizabeth Warren that now has roughly 1,500 employees) which can affect thousands of businesses across the country without being accountable to anyone but itself.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/warren-created-agency-that-targets-businesses-accountable-only-to-itself-challenged-in-supreme-court

CNN announces interviews with Democratic candidates on eve of Super Tuesday

CNN will conduct extended interviews with seven Democratic presidential candidates on the eve of the crucial Super Tuesday contests, when 14 states and one US territory will vote, the network announced Friday.

On March 2, the current frontrunner Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders will be interviewed at 8 p.m. ET., followed by former Vice President Joe Biden at 8:30 p.m. ET.

Former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg will appear at 9 p.m ET., Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar at 9:30 p.m. ET, and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren at 10 p.m. ET.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/28/politics/cnn-2020-interviews-super-tuesday/index.html

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International driver permit, valid in 188 countries, can now be processed online in Indonesia

People living in Indonesia are now able to register for international driver permits online as the National Police have launched a service to ease the process of applying for the document, which is valid for use in 188 foreign countries.

National Police Traffic Corps head Insp. Gen. Istiono said that Indonesia had cooperated with 188 countries so that international driving permit holders from the country would be able to use their licenses there.

“All ASEAN [countries] are included among the 188 countries,” Istiono said as quoted by kompas.com on Friday, without elaborating on the other countries.

The National Police’s Traffic Corps launched on Friday a new feature that enables drivers to register and pay for international driving permits online.

Before the online feature, applicants had to register themselves manually by visiting the police’s international driving permit center in South Jakarta.

https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/02/28/international-driver-permit-valid-in-188-countries-can-now-be-processed-online.html

Nadler asks DOJ for information and testimony to probe Roger Stone prosecution and other cases

House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler is requesting the Justice Department provide information and access to 15 individuals currently or previously employed by the DOJ who were connected to the prosecution of Roger Stone, a longtime confidant of President Donald Trump and other politically sensitive cases.

In a letter to Attorney General William Barr sent on Friday, Nadler is seeking to investigate whether these people have any knowledge about whether there was improper political intervention in either the Stone case or other cases of interest to Trump. The requests come as the Democrat-led committee prepares for Barr to testify before it on March 31.

"I write in advance of our March 31 oversight hearing in order to request information concerning improper political interference, including by President Trump, in enforcement matters handled by the Department of Justice," Nadler writes in the letter.

The judiciary chairman states that the committee's concerns include DOJ's "determination to withdraw a sentencing recommendation for President Trump's longtime associate, Roger Stone, which in turn (led) to the withdrawal of four career DOJ officials who were responsible for the case – one of which went so far as to resign from the Department."

https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/28/politics/judiciary-committee-roger-stone-trump-doj-involvement/index.html

Hong Kong media tycoon arrested

Jimmy Lai Chee-ying walks out of Kowloon Police Station after he was granted bail on Friday afternoon in Hong Kong. The local media tycoon was arrested on two counts earlier that day. AFP

Prominent Hong Kong figures stressed on Friday that everyone is equal under the law, including local media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, who was arrested on two counts earlier in the day. Some added the arrest was supported by sufficient evidence.

The city's former chief executive Leung Chun-ying underlined in a social media post that anyone who breaks the law in Hong Kong will be brought to justice in accordance with the law.

Leung added that political power should not be allowed to stand above the law, no matter what powerful connections one has or whether one has support from foreign powers

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202002/29/WS5e599e4ca31012821727b33a.html