April 7, 2016

The Morning News http://ift.tt/1VbnnF1

Global military spending is on the rise—36% is the US alone, at $596B.

The trials of women and children refugees, who now make up over half the refugee population in Europe.

Report finds “unprecedented” levels of violence and threats against abortion providers in 2015.

Obama’s drug and immigration policies collide: Immigrants with low-level, nonviolent drug crimes are being rounded up and deported.

The Dept. of Homeland Security created a bizarre, elaborate web presence for a fake New Jersey college.

DHS can’t compete with Silicon Valley wages to attract the computer experts it needs to hack Iran.

The TSA paid IBM $47,400 for an iPad app that randomly points left or right.

Massey Coal CEO Don Blankenship sentenced to a year in prison.

Bernie Sanders: “Mostly cogent” on breaking up banks.

DEA to announce whether or not it will reschedule cannabis within a matter of months.

Economists tricked us into treating them like geniuses with fancy math.

Mississippi governor signs extremely broad “religious protection” anti-LGBTQ bill into law.

It’s unclear whether or not the Cleveland Division of Police, under Justice Dept. oversight, can handle the GOP Convention.

San Francisco approves full six-week paid parental leave—for mothers and fathers, including same-sex couples.

At the bottom of the ocean, a dead whale is an ecosystem unto itself.