Friday, August 16
TRUMP MIGHT WANT TO BUY GREENLAND
President Trump is reportedly interested in buying Greenland, an ice-covered island melting before the world’s eyes. According to The Wall Street Journal, sources say the president has repeatedly expressed interest in acquiring the autonomous Danish territory situated between the Arctic and North Atlantic oceans. [HuffPost]
ISRAEL BACKTRACKS, LIFTS TLAIB BAN
Israel has decided to allow Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) to enter the country and visit with her family in the West Bank, Reuters reported Friday. On Thursday, Israeli officials said Tlaib and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) were barred from entry over their support for the pro-Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. [HuffPost]
Spoiler: She has cancelled her trip. See it here.
A CLOSER LOOK AT OBAMA’S IMMIGRATION STATS
Data obtained this month by HuffPost through a Freedom of Information Act request reveals the most serious crime committed by more than half of the migrants arrested at the border and tagged as criminal deportees during Obama’s second term was entering the country without authorization. [HuffPost]
FRENCH ‘SPIDER-MAN’ CLIMBS SKYSCRAPER, HOISTS FLAG
French “spiderman” climber Alain Robert scaled a 68-story skyscraper in Hong Kong on Friday to hoist a flag symbolizing reconciliation between China and the territory as weeks of escalating pro-democracy protests show no signs of abating. [Reuters]
EPA BACKS OFF CYANIDE BOMBS TO KILL WILDLIFE
The Environmental Protection Agency has suddenly backed off its reauthorization of the controversial use of “cyanide bomb” toxic traps that the Department of Agriculture employs to kill wildlife for ranchers and farmers. [HuffPost]
ANOTHER NEWSLETTER YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN
As the United States and other nations grapple with the rise of far-right movements and white supremacy, HuffPost is relaunching the Fringe newsletter to keep you informed about the latest news on political extremism. Get it here.