former House intel chair Mike Rogers stokes fear of Daesh terrorists in US, demands continuation of metadata collection despite ineffectiveness….
--and Mitch McConnell may introduce bill to extend Section 215 for 5 years unamended
--House is expected to pass amended cybersecurity bill that White House formerly opposed
--in latest case of abusive surveillance, judge throws out evidence that FBI obtained through false pretenses
--new British report exposes torture at black site in Djibouti—and that the black site is still used “for short term holds”
--Jason Leopold also covered parole hearing for Gitmo prisoner
--Washington Post reports Pentagon scramble to empty Guantanamo, hints that Shaker Aamer may go soon
--America’s top narc quits after string of DEA scandals
--Baltimore suspends 6 cops in case of black man who died of spinal injury in police van
--food workers at US Capitol go on strike for decent pay
--Saudis lied, continue air strikes in Yemen
--Europe wants to crack down on refugee flow, will it impose “no flee zone” on Libya?
--Taliban fighters ape Daesh with brutal beheadings
--Afghan leader Ghani inks new security deal with Iran
--study of 95,000 children rules out link between MMR vaccine and autism
--California senate committee approves mandatory vaccine bill
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