House Speaker John Boehner says
immigration reform is unlikely this year, but he’s laying the
blame on the lack of trust that President Barack Obama will
actually enforce any new laws and not just do whatever he wants to
do.- One Russian official claims he knows journalists are trying to
sabotage the hotels to make the Olympics look bad. He may have
opened a new can of worms, though, as he bolstered his argument by
talking about watching the journalists in the rooms through
surveillance cameras.
Journalist Glenn Greenwald says he’s planning a possible visit
to the United States to “force the issue” of whether the government
thinks he’s a criminal.- A Texas grand jury has declined to indict a man for shooting
and killing a deputy who entered his home with a
no-knock search warrant to look for drugs and guns. The man’s
attorney said his client was asleep and thought somebody was
breaking in to burgle his house. He was indicted for possession of
marijuana while in possession of a gun. - Apple has removed
Blockchain, an app that allows users to send and receive
bitcoins, from its store. - The Senate seems unlikely to push forward another extension in
unemployment benefits.
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