Mintpress News 20/12/2016

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Facebook Twitter Website Google Plus Pinterest Excerpts: Obama’s Legacy: Leaving The Indefinite Detention Regime Intact The Obama administration will pass on a legal regime that enables President-elect Donald Trump to indefinitely hold alleged terrorism suspects in military detention away from any battlefield. Continue reading → The post Obama’s Legacy: Leaving The Indefinite Detention Regime Intact appeared first on MintPress News. Read on » Top EU Court Issues Ruling Delivering “Major Blow” To Mass Surveillance "Today's judgment is a major blow against mass surveillance and an important day for privacy" Continue reading → The post Top EU Court Issues Ruling Delivering “Major Blow” To Mass Surveillanceappeared first on MintPress News. Read on » Brazil’s Post-Coup Government Moves To Scrap Environment Regulations If approved, the changes are expected to have devastating consequences for Brazil's Indigenous people and efforts to mitigate climate change. Continue reading → The post Brazil’s Post-Coup Government Moves To Scrap Environment Regulationsappeared first on MintPress News. Read on » New Report Suggests Yemen On verge Of ‘Absolute Collapse’ Save the Children warned that an estimated 1,000 children currently die every week from treatable diseases. Continue reading → The post New Report Suggests Yemen On verge Of ‘Absolute Collapse’ appeared first on MintPress News. Read on » Pro-Govt Turkish Media Blames CIA For Russian Ambassador’s Assassination No evidence exists to support the claim, but after the post-coup purge few reporters in Turkey are willing to question official narrative. Continue reading → The post Pro-Govt Turkish Media Blames CIA For Russian Ambassador’s Assassination appeared first on MintPress News. Read on » Obama Bans Drilling Indefinitely In Most Of Arctic, Atlantic Waters In issuing a permanent ban, Obama appears to be trying to tie the hands of his successor. Continue reading → The post Obama Bans Drilling Indefinitely In Most Of Arctic, Atlantic Watersappeared first on MintPress News. Read on » Ethics Concerns Mount Over Trump’s Ultra-Wealthy Cabinet The President-elect could present a waiver, to the tune of $150 million, if his Secretary of State nominee Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson balks at the idea of selling his stock. Continue reading → The post Ethics Concerns Mount Over Trump’s Ultra-Wealthy Cabinet appeared first on MintPress News. Read on » British MPs Demand UK’s Largest Energy Company Stop Funding Climate Change Denial Labour’s Mary Creagh, who chairs the environmental audit select committee, condemned the payments as “outrageous, anti-science nonsense.” Continue reading→ The post British MPs Demand UK’s Largest Energy Company Stop Funding Climate Change Denial appeared first on MintPress News. Read on » Syrian Army Urges Aleppo Evacuation Sped Up, Threatens to Enter District The Syrian Army has urged rebels to expedite the evacuation, saying they could enter the area soon and take it by force if the rebels don’t start leaving. Continue reading → The post Syrian Army Urges Aleppo Evacuation Sped Up, Threatens to Enter Districtappeared first on MintPress News. Read on » Texas Finalizes Plan To Remove Planned Parenthood From Medicaid In a move that could affect thousands of low-income women, Texas health officials delivered a final legal notice to defund the organization from the Medicaid program through which it provides family planning and women’s health services to the poorContinue reading → The post Texas Finalizes Plan To Remove Planned Parenthood From Medicaidappeared first on MintPress News. Read on »