The British trader fighting extradition to the United States on charges that he illegally contributed to the 2010 Wall Street "flash crash", appeared in court on Wednesday and was ordered to be kept in custody after failing to meet his bail conditions.
Despite his recognition that the violence in Baltimore is rooted in economic desperation, Barack Obama has been unable to enact substantial policies to tackle inner city problems, facing limits imposed by Congress and his own identity as the first black president.
U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation on Tuesday to end spy agencies' bulk collection of Americans' telephone data, setting up a potential showdown over the program, which expires on June 1.