PLATT - MISC News

GENERAL INTEREST
Tanker Spills Tons of Delicious Chocolate on a Polish Highway
https://weather.com/news/trending/video/tanker-spills-tons-of-delicious-chocolate-on-a-polish-highway?pl=pl-the-latest

HEALTH
Source of Allergies Bursts Out of Tree in New Jersey
https://weather.com/news/trending/video/source-of-allergies-bursts-out-of-tree-in-new-jersey?pl=pl-the-latest

HEALTH CARE
ER workers on gang violence: 'We're in a war zone, too'
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0518/kass051018.php3

IMMIGRATION
Massive passport fraud allowed dozens of people to enter U.S. under false identities 
http://jewishworldreview.com/0518/passport_fraud.php3

IRAN
Regime change in Iran is goal of Trump’s sanctions, tough U.S. terms, experts say
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/9/iran-regimen-change-seen-goal-trump-sanctions-dema/

No, Iran Wasn't Going To Toss Its Nukes Thanks To The Iran Deal. Here's Why.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/30447/no-iran-wasnt-going-toss-its-nukes-thanks-iran-ben-shapiro?utm_source=shapironewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=051018-news&utm_campaign=position2

Europeans scramble to save Iran nuclear deal, but face new concerns over US sanctions
http://jewishworldreview.com/0518/europe_iran.php3

MIDDLE EAST
MIDDLE EAST WAR BEGINS? Israel says massive retaliation just the 'tip of the iceberg' after Iran blamed for overnight strikes
http://jewishworldreview.com/0518/israel_v_iran.php3

NORK
Peace in North Korea Could Cost $2 Trillion If History Is a Guide 
http://start.att.net/news/read/article/fortune-peace_in_north_korea_could_cost_2_trillion_if_hist-rtime/category/news

RUSSIAGATE
DiGenova: Mueller's Case Hits Potential Roadblock After Russians Surprise Him in Court 
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/05/10/robert-mueller-court-russian-company-trump-probe-joe-digenova-says

House Republicans, DOJ reach agreement on Russia documents
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/10/house-republicans-doj-reach-agreement-russia-docum/

TRUMPGATE
The Memo: Cohen storm grows graver for Trump
http://thehill.com/homenews/the-memo/387027-the-memo-cohen-storm-grows-graver-for-trump?userid=288549

POLITICS
The GOP’s midterm surprise: a red wave now threatens the blue wave
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/9/inside-the-beltway-a-red-wave-threatens-the-blue-w/?utm_source=Boomtrain&utm_medium=manual&utm_campaign=20180326&utm_term=newsalert&utm_content=newsalert

-- "Political language - and with variations this is true of all political parties, from Conservatives to Anarchists - is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind." - George Orwell, "Politics and the English Language", 1946