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The Saudi regime is in the midst of an extreme and brutal crackdown against its own citizenry in the country's Eastern province - a situation now spiraling out of control with rising civilian deaths, entire neighborhoods turned to rubble, and new reports that water and electricity have been cut to the now completely besieged town of Al-Awamiya. Though local activists continue to upload shocking ground level videos to social media revealing that entire districts have been leveled, international and US media have remained largely silent.

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US Attorney General Jeff Sessions Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein are holding a press conference, briefing the media on leaks of classified material and the Administration's efforts to crack down on future incidents.

After observing an "unprecedented rise in leaks", Sessions says "I have this warning for would-be leakers. Don't do it" adding that the DOJ is ready to "investigate and prosecute." Good luck with that.

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Authored by Nouriel Roubini, originally posted at Project Syndicate,

Now that US President Donald Trump has been in office for six months, we can more confidently assess the prospects for the US economy and economic policymaking under his administration. And, like Trump’s presidency more generally, paradoxes abound.

Authored by Denis MacEoin via The Gatestone Institute,