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Once and possibly future Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s candidacy is increasingly in doubt this weekend, with reports that President Trump’s demand he not be allowed to return to office increasing the possibility that the Coordination Framework bloc may withdraw him as their choice for premier. Last year’s Iraq elections ended with the usual deeply […]

Inquest To Examine If Police Hand-Cuffing Contributed To Henry Nowak's Death Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity, The system that failed Henry Nowak will come under refreshed scrutiny as some medical experts have suggested police actions could have contributed to his tragic death. An inquest will probe whether Hampshire police officers caused or contributed to the 18-year-old student's death when they yanked his arms behind his back, handcuffed him, and treated him as a suspect while he lay bleeding out and pleading that he had been stabbed and could not breathe. This comes...

"It's Pretty Tight": Vitol Chief Warns Of Global Fuel Squeeze As Refineries Max Out, Leaving Little Room For More Chaos Geopolitical risks in the Gulf pushed Brent crude futures toward $100 a barrel overnight as Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels launched new attacks on Saudi cities and economic infrastructure. At 7:45 a.m. ET, the US diesel crack spread remained above $101 a barrel as severe tightness across the world's refined-product markets continued, with a late-summer squeeze threatening to extend into fall and winter (twin crisis for Europe).  Notably, the global industrial economy...