Brazil: Acting President Pushes For Quick Impeachment Of Dilma Rousseff

Brazil acting President, Michel Temer

Brazil's interim government on Thursday pushed for speeding up the impeachment process against suspended president Dilma Rousseff, who could be forced from office just as Rio starts hosting the Olympic Games.

Rousseff is accused of taking unauthorized loans to patch up the state budget during her 2014 re-election campaign.  In early 2015, she was suspended for the trial on May 12.

The suspension can run as long as six months, but acting president Michel Temer's team argued for ending far earlier, possibly even before the start of the Rio Olympics on August 5.

"For us, for the Temer government, it would be best if it were as quick as possible, while respecting the rules laid down by the Supreme Court," Temer's chief of staff Eliseu Padilha said.

Donald Trump: Protesters Punch, Throw Eggs at Trump Supporters at San Jose

 Protesters gathered late Thursday outside a rally for Donald Trump in California, as police braced for violence that has erupted at similar events for the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.

The protesters chanted "No hate in our state" and carried signs that read "Dump Trump" as they marched near the San Jose Convention Center in northern California.

Police were out in force, at one point forming a line to allow Trump supporters access to the rally and prevent clashes that have erupted at a number of the real estate magnate's events in recent weeks.

One Trump supporter was egged while others were spit on. A protester was seen burning an American flag. Several fistfights erupted but were quickly broken up.

Extreme Weather Increasing Level Of Toxins In Food, Scientists Warn

A new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says that crops such as wheat and maize are generating more potential toxins as a reaction to protect themselves from extreme weather. These chemical compounds are harmful to people and animals if consumed for a prolonged period of time, according to a report released during a United Nations Environment Assembly meeting in Nairobi.

"Crops are responding to drought conditions and increases in temperature just like humans do when faced with a stressful situation," explained Jacqueline McGlade, chief scientist and director of the Division of Early Warning and Assessment at UNEP.

Under normal conditions, for instance, plants convert nitrates they absorb into nutritious amino acids and proteins. But prolonged drought slows or prevents this conversion, leading to more potentially problematic nitrate accumulating in the plant, the report said.