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India postpones retaliatory tariffs against US until after elections India has once again extended the deadline to impose counter-tariffs on US products by a month, hoping to resolve the trade dispute with Washington once general elections conclude and a new government is formed. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: RT_NF

‘National security risk’: Trump may ban US telecoms from using Huawei tech US President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to prohibit US telecom firms from using equipment made by companies that pose a “national security risk” with an executive order – a ban apparently aimed at China’s Huawei. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: RT_NF

Jerusalem’s newest shrine? US celebrates embassy move anniversary as Israel braces for riots The American embassy in Jerusalem is nothing short of a “new shrine” for the Jewish nation, the US ambassador said on the anniversary of the embassy move that has sparked violent protests and clashes ever since. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: RT_NF

Big Brother backlash? San Francisco becomes first US city to ban facial recognition The city of San Francisco has voted to ban the use of facial recognition tech by local law enforcement and other agencies, becoming the first to take such a step toward rolling back the tide of intrusive tech-enabled policing. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: RT_NF

Guaido’s ‘envoy’ set to meet Pentagon officials to plan ways of bringing ‘democracy’ to Venezuela A representative of the Venezuelan opposition leader in the US will meet members of the Southern Command next week to discuss strategy for regime change in the Latin American country, Juan Guaido has confirmed. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: RT_NF

ZombieLoad: New critical flaw affects most Intel processors, exposes keys, browsing history & more Researchers have found another security flaw in the Intel processor chips that power most of the world’s computers, one that can compromise users’ private data – and that can’t be fixed without a major performance drop. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: RT_NF

‘Cheeky nerds’: Russian students design handsy robot that tells real breasts from fake (VIDEO) Fears that robots will someday take all the best jobs from humans have been realized by a group of Russian students, who designed an android whose only task is touching women’s breasts. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: RT_NF

Tulsi Gabbard would drop charges against Assange & Snowden Democrat presidential hopeful Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) said she would would drop all charges against Julian Assange and Edward Snowden, as their prosecution would have a “chilling effect” on free press and whistleblowers. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: RT_NF

Fries with that? In most American move ever, US outsources Austria consular service to... McDonald’s Distressed American tourists who are not lovin’ their time in Austria will soon be able to seek urgent assistance at the nearest McDonalds, thanks to the US Embassy in Vienna signing a deal with the iconic fast food joint. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: RT_NF

China fighting ‘PEOPLE’S WAR’ against US – state media on tariff hikes China’s state-backed Global Times has called Beijing’s trade conflict with Washington a “people’s war” and accused the US of “greed and arrogance,” after both sides hiked tariffs on each other’s exports. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: RT_NF