Shall I stay, or should I go? What was I saying? Who’s on first? In a meandering speech, Mr. Trump seemed to undercut his own administration’s initiatives, including on infrastructure and a trade agreement with South Korea.
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German interior minister to keep migrants in asylum centers
A concentration camp?

Germany’s new interior minister, Horst Seehofer, wants to open the first so-called “anchor center” in the autumn. Many migrants are to be housed there from arrival to deportation. But police are skeptical.
India sends notice to Facebook over possible election manipulation

India has sent a notice to Facebook asking about possible data breaches and electoral manipulation. With 241 million active members, India is the social media giant’s largest market.
Donald Trump takes aim at Amazon again
What a dummy! Shopping malls killed downtown businesses. Trump Tower drove small businesses out of work. Television killed the radio. He just cannot stand that Amazon is so much better at business than Donald ever hoped to be. And he needs people to hate someone other than the Donald. Donald Trump has renewed his criticism of Amazon, claiming it pays “little or no taxes to state and local governments.” The online giant is “putting many thousands of retailers out of business,” the president tweeted.
Trump Attacks Amazon, Saying It Does Not Pay Enough Taxes
What about Mr. Trump’s taxes? The president’s commentary, made in a Twitter post, comes amid reports that Mr. Trump has expressed an interest in reining in the e-commerce business.
Private companies want to replace public transport. Should we let them?
Gotta be kidding – everyone in past history in US just milked public transit…….. at expense of the poor.

Companies like Uber and Citymapper are scrapping for a piece of the mass transit market – with or without the support of public bodies
The sleek black van seemed a lot like a taxi. After summoning it to my location in central London using my smartphone, I walked a short distance to the pick-up point and clambered in. But then, just as I moved to close the door, a stranger climbed in after me.
She introduced herself as Anna. It was Anna’s third time using Smart Ride, the new service from Citymapper, the route planning app that has branched out to offer its own transport services. Smart Ride uses a fleet of minivans that move around the city on a fixed network, matching up passengers based on pick-up points and destinations. Citymapper calls it “a solution for dynamic shared transportation in cities”. Essentially, it’s a cross between a taxi and a bus.
Analysis: Kim Jong-un’s Beijing visit shows China is winning at North Korea diplomacy, not Trump

Kim Jong-un’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing sends a powerful message to the US that regional ties run deep, writes Stan Grant.
Under Ben Carson, HUD Scales Back Fair Housing Enforcement
Unspeakably criminal! The department is aiming to roll back Obama administration attempts to curtail racial, ethnic and income segregation in federally subsidized housing and development projects.
Ecuador cuts off Julian Assange’s internet access at London embassy

Government accuses WikiLeaks founder of putting international ties at risk by failing to abide by deal not to interfere in other countries
Ecuador has cut Julian Assange’s communications with the outside world from its London embassy, where the founder of the whistleblowing WikiLeaks website has been living for nearly six years.
The Ecuadorian government said in statement that it had acted because Assange had breached “a written commitment made to the government at the end of 2017 not to issue messages that might interfere with other states”.
Alton Sterling shooting: two police officers will not be charged with any crime
Way to go “boys!” You just created more victims and deaths at hands of police because “anything goes” rule will enable police who care little for caution and the people they claim to serve to feel even freer to shoot first!

Blane Salamoni and Howie Lake II won’t be charged for incident that occured in July of 2016 that sparked unrest throughout Baton Rouge
The two police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Alton Sterling in July 2016 in Baton Rouge will not be charged with any crime, the Louisiana attorney general announced on Tuesday. Prior to the decision, police were already preparing for city-wide protests in response.
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