Headlines for August 7, 2017
by mail@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#2YKQM)
- South Asia: Heat Waves Could Make 1.5 Billion People's Homes Uninhabitable by 2100
- Minnesota Mosque Bombed Saturday Before Morning Prayers
- Court Overturns Sentences for Blackwater Contractors in 2007 Massacre
- U.N. Imposes New Round of Sanctions on North Korea over Missile Tests
- Rod Rosenstein Says Mueller Can Investigate Any Crimes Uncovered in Probe of Trump
- Sessions Launches Administration-Wide Crackdown on Leaks
- Trump Considering Naming Stephen Miller as Communications Director
- Civil Rights Groups to Sue Trump Admin for Barring Trans People from Military Service
- Chicago Sues Trump Admin for Withholding Funding to Sanctuary Cities
- Afghanistan: Up to 50 Killed by Taliban and ISIS Militants
- Yemen: U.S.-Backed, Saudi-Led Airstrike Kills 12 Civilians, Including Children
- Syria: U.S.-Led Airstrikes Reportedly Kill 6 Civilians in Raqqa
- Venezuela: Maduro Condemns Right-Wing Paramilitary Attack as Terrorism
- Human Rights Groups Denounce Israel's Plan to Shut Down Al Jazeera
- Third Fox News Host Suspended over Accusations of Sexual Harassment
- Nebraska: Hundreds Rally to Protest Construction of Keystone XL Pipeline
- UAW Condemns Nissan Scare Campaign, After Unionization Bid Fails
- NFL Legends Speak Out Against Racism at Football Hall of Fame Ceremony
- NYC Mayor de Blasio Proposes Tax on Rich to Pay for Subway Upgrades
- Martin Shkreli, "Most Hated Man in America," Convicted of Financial Fraud