August, 2018

• Vatican's press office said it had no comment on the shocking findings in the U.S.
• Critics said the Pope's silence on the report was 'disappointing' and 'disturbing'
• Grand jury report found priests used Catholic rituals to commit horrifying abuse

MIT scientists have uncovered a sprawling new galaxy cluster hiding in plain sight. The cluster, which sits a mere 2.4 billion light years from Earth, is made up of hundreds of individual galaxies and surrounds an extremely active supermassive black hole, or quasar.

Now the target of harassment, someone claiming to be from the Church of Satan emailed a request for a three-tiered cake with “a large figure of Satan, licking a 9-inch black Dildo.”. A Colorado lawyer, August Scardina, has made a crusade out of pestering him with outrageous cake requests and then complaining to state officials. Ms. Scardina called to ask for a blue and pink transgender cake, and when he refused she called back asking for a “birthday” cake for Satan, showing the prince of darkness smoking marijuana. A few weeks later, he believes Ms. Scardina visited his shop and asked for a cake with a pentagram — which he said he refused because of its association with witchcraft.

Just weeks after the Supreme Court ruled that Colorado bungled its case against Mr. Phillips over the same-sex wedding cake and found the state showed “hostility” to his religious beliefs, the state’s Civil Rights Commission slapped him with a judgment over the transgender cake.

He said the state crossed the line into harassment and sued Tuesday in federal court, asking a judge to order it to leave him alone.

Clancy had a theory about what was going wrong: The NSA was being run like a corporation, not a spy agency. It emphasized managers, clients, products, and customer satisfaction. There were substantial pay-and-perk gaps between leadership and the workforce. And the lingo was maddening, a daily hailstorm of “paradigm,” “synergy,” “enterprise,” and “teaming.” It was all driving him nuts — literally. One day, he broke down and had a loud disagreement with his bosses in the middle of the office. He considered early retirement, but had to stick it out because he needed his full benefits.

NEW YORK, Aug 15 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Child sex trafficking victims will no longer be made to testify in court in the United States, after New York adopted a law on Wednesday making it the final state to end the practice.

Each year, some 100,000 to 300,000 children are at risk of being trafficked for commercial sex in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Refugee and migrant children fleeing Central America to escape gang violence and poverty are at risk from human traffickers during their journey to the United States, the United Nations children's agency (UNICEF) said on Thursday.

Following a court order, authorities seized an RV at the New Mexico compound where five adults are believed to have been abusing 11 children and training them for school shootings. An underground tunnel at the site where remains of a 3-year-old were found is now buried in rubble, as ammo and a bulletproof vest sit in piles of uncollected trash.

Khan says his proposed car ban would help keep people and buildings safe after car drives into cyclists and pedestrians. Khan told BBC radio that making certain areas only available to pedestrians would provide more safety to both citizens and buildings in the surrounding area.

The British government has revealed an ambitious plan to launch around 2,000 satellites by 2030 from its future spaceport in Sutherland, Scotland. The new agenda envisions about four satellite launches a week from the new site.

Rajesh Ghamelawala (54) and members of his syndicate allegedly used to send children to the United States on demand, he said. The racket was unearthed in March this year when two girls, in the age group of 11 to 16 years, were rescued by the police near a salon in suburban Versova where they were brought for make-up, the official said.

Investigative reporter John Solomon broke news last week of texts and emails between former associate deputy attorney general Bruce Ohr and Trump dossier author Christopher Steele regarding the Russia investigation, and revealed the content of notes Ohr took during a December meeting with Steele’s boss at Fusion GPS, Glenn Simpson.

Solomon’s reporting confirmed the FBI used Ohr to continue gathering information from Steele, even after the former British spy was terminated as a source by the bureau because he leaked word of the investigation to the press. Ohr’s role as a conduit allowed the FBI to continue to use Steele as an indirect source, even after Trump was elected and inaugurated.

NSA whistleblower Bill Binney speaks about problems in the official storyline of the alleged Russian hack of the DNC, Guccifer 2.0, and Mueller’s latest indictments.

The restoration of military communication lines is part of the pledge by South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to reduce military tensions at their summit in April. They are expected to meet for the third summit in September.

A 32-year-old Salvadoran fugitive, wanted in his home country for homicide, was removed from the U.S. Friday, August 10, by deportation officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations.

“This individual’s egregious immigration history and serious criminal history in the U.S., as well as being wanted for homicide in his home country, shows that he is a dangerous individual who warranted removal from the community and the U.S.,” said John Tsoukaris, field office director of ERO Newark.

"The tariffs that are in place on steel would not be removed with the release of pastor Brunson. The tariffs are specific to national security," Sarah Sanders said.