Law News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 18, 2025.
MIL-OSI Australia: Multi-agency effort rescues woman buried in silage
Source: Image: Fire Rescue Victoria A woman who became trapped under a large volume of silage was successfully rescued following a multi-agency operation at a property in Darnum on Sunday, 13 July. The woman had been standing on a concrete pad near the base of a silage pit when a four-metre-high sheer wall of fodder […]
MIL-OSI Australia: New search area for Melissa Trussell
Source: New South Wales – News Police – including from the specialist Water Operations Unit – are today conducting a fresh search on Garden Island for the remains of Melissa Trussell. A previously unsearched area of water and mangroves on the northern side of Garden Island will be the focus of today’s search. This new […]
MIL-OSI USA: Gillibrand And Espaillat Reintroduce Resilient Transit Act
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for New York Kirsten Gillibrand Legislation Would Authorize Additional Funding for Resilience Improvement Projects for Public Transportation Systems, Making Them More Reliable in the Event of Extreme Weather Today, United States Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Transportation Subcommittee, and Representative Adriano Espaillat announced the […]
MIL-OSI USA: Senators Marshall & Hickenlooper Introduce Legislation Requiring Price Transparency in Healthcare
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Kansas Roger Marshall Washington – On Thursday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), led the introduction of the Patients Deserve Price Tags Act along with Senator John Hickenlooper (D-Colorado). This legislation will improve the transparency of healthcare costs so patients understand the true price of procedures, medications, and […]
MIL-OSI USA: Reed & Whitehouse Advocate for Passage of Child Care Affordability Bill to Expand High-Quality Child Care Options
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Rhode Island Jack Reed WASHINGTON, DC – Child care is essential to families, communities, and our economy. But instead of making federal investments to help bring down the cost of child care, the Trump Administration is raising costs for working families in order to provide a bigger […]
MIL-OSI Security: Mexican Illegal Alien Charged for Orchestrating ‘Kidnapping’ Hoax
Source: US Department of Homeland Security Liars like Yuriana Julia Pelaez Calderon are fueling an 830% increase in assaults against ICE WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement after the Department of Justice, in coordination with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Los Angeles, arrested and filed charges against Mexican […]
MIL-OSI Australia: P-plater caught at dangerous speed on Midland Highway
Source: New South Wales Community and Justice P-plater caught at dangerous speed on Midland Highway Friday, 18 July 2025 – 9:46 am. A P-plater will be proceeded against after he was caught travelling 44km over the speed limit on the Midland Highway yesterday.About 4.30pm, police intercepted the 17-year-old, who had held his licence for just […]
MIL-OSI USA: Pressley Slams Trump DOJ for Seeking One-Day Sentence for Officer Convicted in Breonna Taylor Case
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) issued the following statement slamming the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for seeking a one-day jail sentence for the officer convicted in the 2020 killing of Breonna Taylor. “Breonna Taylor should be alive today. Instead, she was shot and […]
MIL-Evening Report: Thinking of trekking to Everest Base Camp? Don’t leave home without this expert advice
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Heike Schanzel, Professor of Social Sustainability in Tourism, Auckland University of Technology Purnima Shrestha /AFP via Getty Images Tourists in Kathmandu are tempted everywhere by advertisements for trekking expeditions to Everest Base Camp. If you didn’t know better, you might think it’s just a nice hike in […]
MIL-OSI USA: Cornyn Slams Smithsonian for Playing Politics
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Texas John Cornyn WASHINGTON – Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) called out the Smithsonian Institution Museums for playing political games and pandering to the Left rather than objectively displaying and celebrating great Americans’ contributions that make up the history of the United States. […]
MIL-OSI USA: Klobuchar, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Crack Down on Illegal Drug Activity on Social Media
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn) WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) reintroduced the bipartisan Cooper Davis and Devin Norring Act, which would require social media companies and other communication service providers to take on a more active role in working with federal agencies to combat the illegal sale and […]
MIL-OSI USA: Congressman Brad Sherman Condemns Settler Violence, Urges Arrests in Killing of U.S. Citizen
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) Washington, DC — Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32) released the following statement: I am the Co-Chair of the Israel Allies Caucus, the Ranking Member of the Congress-Knesset Friendship Group, and a lifelong advocate for an ironclad U.S.-Israel relationship. It is in the spirit of […]
MIL-OSI USA: Warnock Renews Effort to Address Bias in Housing Appraisals, Help Families Build Generational Wealth through Homeownership
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock – Georgia Warnock Renews Effort to Address Bias in Housing Appraisals, Help Families Build Generational Wealth through Homeownership Senator Reverend Warnock’s legislation would empower Georgians with more data and tools to fight bias that would lower their homes’ values For most Americans, the largest driver of […]
MIL-OSI USA: Florida House Democrats Call for Closure and Demand More Access, Oversight in No Cages in the Everglades Act
Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) “Trump and Ron DeSantis have exploited legal ambiguity around this Everglades internment camp to avoid any scrutiny of abuses there,” said Wasserman Schultz. “Our bill would shut down this atrocity, strengthen oversight of detention facilities nationwide, and mandate public reporting on costs, conditions, […]
MIL-OSI Security: Pocatello Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Drugs
Source: Office of United States Attorneys POCATELLO – Jack Edward Newsom, 43, of Pocatello, was sentenced to 121 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, Acting U.S. Attorney Justin Whatcott announced today. Chief U.S. District Judge David C. Nye also ordered Newsom to serve five years of supervised release after he completes […]
MIL-OSI Security: Federal Jury finds Armed Career Offender Guilty of Illegally Possessing a Firearm
Source: Office of United States Attorneys Memphis, TN – A federal jury recently returned a guilty verdict in the case of an armed career offender accused of a firearm offense. Turante Nunn, 33, faces a minimum of 15 years in federal prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. Joseph C. Murphy Jr., Interim […]
MIL-OSI Security: California Man Convicted at Trial
Source: Office of United States Attorneys FORT WAYNE – Petru-Razvan Bruma, 40 years old, a citizen of the United Kingdom and a California resident, was found guilty of possessing device-making equipment after a three-day jury trial presided over by United States District Court Chief Judge Holly A. Brady, announced Acting United States Attorney M. Scott […]
MIL-OSI USA: Three Memphis Bank Robbers Convicted at Trial
Source: US State of California A federal jury in Memphis, Tennessee, convicted three men today for their roles in a violent bank robbery conspiracy, involving five bank robberies and an attempted sixth, in which the robbers shot two people. The defendants were found guilty of four bank robberies and using firearms during some of those […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Law and Research – Study slams Family Court’s reliance on ‘junk’ research – UoA
Source: University of Auckland (UoA) The Family Court is basing decisions on ‘junk’ evidence and putting children’s futures at risk, according to a new journal article. You might imagine the expert evidence heard in the Family Court, such as what’s provided by court psychologists, would stand up to scrutiny… not so, according to a scathing […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Minister welcomes Auckland Central Police Base
Source: New Zealand Government The opening of the new Auckland central police station will mean higher police visibility, and accessibility to the public, our retail sector and business community, in the heart of our largest city,” says Police Minister, Mark Mitchell. “The community have been asking for a central police station for some time, and […]