## Trump Orders Use of Military Force Against Drug Cartels in Latin America

Authored by truthout.org

President Donald Trump has reportedly directed the Pentagon to use military force against drug cartels in Latin America, marking an extreme escalation that could further isolate the U.S. and cause more global instability.

The details of the order are scant, but the military has reportedly begun exploring options for going after certain cartels, sources said.

The Times reports that the order “provides an official basis for the possibility of direct military operations at sea and on foreign soil against cartels.”

The order comes after the Trump administration designated several cartels as global terrorist organizations.

Trump signed an executive order on his first day in office to identify cartels — including ones that may not be involved in drug trading — as foreign or global terrorist groups.

Experts have previously said that using military force in Trump’s supposed crackdown on gangs is extremely risky.

The U.S. has a long history of attempts to use military force in Latin America in supposed attempts to combat the drug trade; such attempts also have ties to the U.S.’s anti-communist efforts. »

### A Scientist Says He’s Solved the Bermuda Triangle, Just Like That

Authored by popularmechanics.com

An Australian scientist says probabilities are the leading cause of the Bermuda Triangle disappearances.

Add in suspect weather, and iffy plane and boat piloting, and Karl Kruszelnicki believes there’s no reason to believe in the Bermuda Triangle phenomenon.

Pick any one of the more than 50 ships or 20 planes that have disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle in the last century. »

### Dale Earnhardt's widow and son battle over a $30 billion data center on his North Carolina land

Authored by nbcnews.com

In July, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to fast-track federal permitting for data centers.

Roughly 400 acres in rural North Carolina could house a future data center campus if Mooresville officials approve Teresa Earnhardt’s rezoning request.

Data centers, often massive buildings dedicated to housing computing and data storage capacity, can strain local power and water resources. »

### Trump promises Monday ‘press conference’ at White House will ‘essentially stop violent crime in Washington, DC’

Authored by independent.co.uk

“On Monday a Press Conference will be held at the White House which will, essentially, stop violent crime in Washington, D.C.” said Trump.

This comes after a Thursday announcement from the White House that it will utilize federal law enforcement on the streets of Washington.

"This is the first step in stopping the violent crime that has been plaguing the streets of Washington, D.C.," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement. »

### Sanders Takes Oligarchy Fight to Appalachia With Standing-Room-Only Crowd in West Virginia

Authored by commondreams.org

"Whoever said West Virginia was a conservative state?"

Sanders (I-Vt.) asked a roaring, standing-room-only crowd at the Capitol Theater in Wheeling.

"Sometimes I am attacked by my opponents for being far-left, fringe, out of touch with where America is," said Sanders. »

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