Federal judge in Spokane denies government motions, allows torture victims to sue CIA consultants Mitchell and Jessen, Jason Leopold deserves credit….--in departure from coverups based on “state secrets”, first case related to torture is a landmark; read Guardian’s live updates from the hearing here
--Sabrina D’Souza, former CIA agent accused in botched Abu Omar kidnapping loses appeal in Portugal, will likely be extradited to Italy
--Obama administration proposes key changes to Guantanamo tribunals, and end to ban on transfers to US
--The Intercept releases recording of female FBI informants, a “honeypot” who heard man talk of suicide and shifted the conversation to jihad
--FBI Director Comey admits he paid more than $1.3 million to hack San Bernardino iPhone, and they found nothing
--Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) exposes smartphone vulnerabilies that allow attackers to compromise most phones
--Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says Apple should pay its fair share of taxes
--in colorful comments on crisis in Brazil, Pepe Escobar talks about possible US involvement in the takedown of the Workers’ Party government
--VW agrees to buy back 500,000 diesel cars over emissions fraud
--Mitsubishi admits it lied about fuel consumption on cars sold in Japan
--suicide rate in US reaches 30-year peak
--latest effort from ClintonCo to pressure Sanders to get out of the race: it’s costing money to compete with the Bern
--in Reality Check feature, The Guardian says Clinton is not the most experienced candidate in the race
--Amazon helps Seattle’s homeless, opening a motel it owns for housing
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