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Enduring what we have gone through, even after having a proper approach to prepping, sort of conventional in a sense: gensets, water tanks, storage capacity, dry supplies for a few months, and other stuff, all of these are into the field of the conventional and regular prepping.
Off-road vehicles perhaps, or at least a vehicle in good enough shape to take a beating up to the retreat, radios, some food production and particular, merchandisable skills. (I lack a little bit in the field of manual arts, like pottery or painting, but maybe it is just me...I can change a tire in record time, which is an art by itself especially in a Venezuela where the roads are plagued with thugs.)
This is stuff that any person concerned about self-reliance should have covered. But next, we have to try to imagine what could be on the horizon that we have never considered.
I am not talking about prepping for every conceivable threat. That is just not possible nor practical.
What I want, is that you imagine what your action course would be just in case your worst scenario, one so bad you could not even imagine, takes place.
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Northern Ireland's police service said rioters tried to murder them on the sixth straight night of violence in the city. The unrest coincides with the Loyalist marching season which sees Loyalists and Unionists marching through Nationalist areas.
The violence broke out in the Bogside area of the city following Twelfth of July marches earlier in the day.
July 12, also known as Orangeman's Day, marks Protestant William of Orange's victory over Catholic King James in the Battle of the Boyne in 1690. The day is celebrated by the, mainly-Protestant, Unionist community and shunned by the, largely-Catholic, Nationalist community.
The President of Russia delivered the Address to the Federal Assembly. The ceremony took place at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall.
For those interested in a good summary about these weapons, please check this rather well done RT video:
The federal government began its first major wave of reuniting migrant children with their parents on Tuesday, the deadline set by U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw for those children younger than 5. Sabraw ordered the reunifications after a class-action lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union.
Of 103 children younger than 5 who were covered by the court case, 57 had been reunited as of 7 a.m., officials said. Forty-six were "acknowledged by the court to be ineligible for reunification or determined by HHS, DHS and DOJ to be ineligible under court-approved criteria."
"As of this morning, the initial reunifications were completed. Throughout the reunification process our goal has been the well-being of the children and returning them to a safe environment," Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions said in a joint statement. "Of course, there remains a tremendous amount of hard work and similar obstacles facing our teams in reuniting the remaining families. The Trump administration does not approach this mission lightly, and we intend to continue our good faith efforts to reunify families."
Twenty-two of the 46 were ineligible due to safety concerns posed by the adults, including serious criminal histories and adults determined not to be a parent, according to HHS. There were 24 not eligible due to circumstances of the adults, including 12 adults who have been deported, nine who are in custody of the U.S. Marshals Service, two in the custody of state jails and one whose location has been unknown for over a year.
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The jury has initially awarded $550 million in compensation and added $4.1 billion in punitive damages.
Johnson & Johnson, which is currently battling some 9,000 legal cases involving its signature baby powder, said it was "deeply disappointed" and planned to appeal. "Johnson & Johnson remains confident that its products do not contain asbestos and do not cause ovarian cancer and intends to pursue all available appellate remedies," spokeswoman Carol Goodrich said.
Of the 22 women represented in the case, six have died from ovarian cancer. Lead counsel for the plaintiffs, Mark Lanier said in a statement that J&J had covered up evidence of asbestos in its products for more than 40 years.
An Air Force veteran was forced to sell his home after his HOA fined him for the American flag he hung outside his residence.
Larry Murphree lived in the Tides Condominium Association, a community for individuals 55 and older located in Sweetwater, Fla., since it opened, the Washington Post reported Monday. One day he received a letter from the HOA at the building which told him to take down the flag placed in a flower pot on his porch.
"I got a violation letter that stated the American flag was an unauthorized object and for me to take it down," Murphree told First Coast News.
"I lost it," Murphree said upon receiving the letter. "It just dawned on me there's people that strap on a gun every day to protect me and the people I love. It's a small flag, but it stands for a big 'thank you.'"
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Here is a look at the situation in a selection of countries.
Germany
The parliament adopted in June 2017 a law against the posting on social media of hate speech, child pornography, terror-related items and false information.
Under the law social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter can be punished with fines of up to 50 million euros ($58 million) if they fail to remove such illegal content.
Their directors can also be individually fined five million euros.
Critics have warned the law will stifle legitimate free speech by prompting the platforms to excessively delete and censor posts as a precaution.
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The live action games, which sees people trapped in a room that they must escape from as quickly as possible, have become hugely popular in recent years. But one burglar got more than he bargained for when he broke into one in Vancouver, Washington. The man entered the escape room through a doorway that was hidden behind a set of lockers in an adjoining business.
Things started off pretty well for the thief as he quickly got his hands on a cellphone, a TV remote and even a beer from the fridge, local news outlet KOIN reports.
Arkansas man charged in infant's death; tried to revive daughter by shocking her with extension cord
© FacebookTyler Buchanan, 19, was charged with capital murder in the death of his 2-month-old daughter, Paisley.
Tyler Buchanan was charged Monday with capital murder in the June 12 death of his 2-month-old baby whom he was trying to stop from screaming so he could sleep, according to court documents.
If convicted of capital murder, Buchanan could face the death penalty or life in prison.
Buchanan remained in the Crawford County jail Tuesday in lieu of $1 million bond. Court records show a public defender was appointed to represent him.
Court records show Buchanan also was charged in December with possession of drug paraphernalia, six counts of theft of property by credit or debit card, breaking or entering and theft of property.
Comment: Psychologist Paul Ekman defines "duping delight" as: