Daily news round-up: child marriage in the US, Gaza, the US role in Yemen and more
This is an episode of The Daily Wrap Up, a short show by The Last American Vagabond that presents the independent news it considers most relevant from the previous 24 hours. Among its topics are child marriage laws in the United States and US involvement in the war in Yemen.
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Iran, Syria and Israel
The show argues that it was Syria, not Iran, that struck Israel, in retaliation.
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Stories covered
- Israeli air force strikes the Gaza Strip, with more than 20 missiles fired
- The army's new weapon: goggles that let soldiers shoot around corners
- A man with body armour and a large cache of weapons is found in a Waikiki hotel
- A report says the NFL makes players use opioids instead of cannabis
- In 2018, only one US state has outlawed the marriage of adult men to young girls
- Kansas police are no longer allowed to have sex with people they stop
- What else is Washington hiding about US participation in Yemen?
- New data shows police facial recognition is wrong more than 90% of the time
Further reading listed by the show
Child marriage in the US:
- New Jersey's governor refuses to ban child marriage because "it would conflict with religious customs"
- A Republican refuses to repeal a law that allows girls aged 13 to marry
The US in Yemen:
- US Army special forces secretly fighting in Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen
- The US admits helping to plan Saudi strikes in Yemen
Earlier Israeli strikes in Syria:
- Israel launches airstrikes on an airbase near Homs, Syria
- Reports of 20 dead as Israeli warplanes strike an Iranian military base in southern Syria
- Fireballs over Syria after an Israeli strike; dozens of Iranian soldiers reportedly killed
Other topics:
- Internet censorship
- John Bolton and regime change in Iran
- Terror plots encouraged by the FBI: a family's account, The Intercept, The New York Times and the Orlando shooting
- Gina Haspel's nomination and the CIA