Hello Australia!! - US Feds arrest a die-hard Trump fan in the mail bombs sent to Democratic Party leaders - Officials squirm when forced to consider if Trump's words inspired the bomber - Ireland scrapes off some 17th century law - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

US Federal Agents swooped in on an auto parts store outside Miami, Florida and arrested a suspect in the week-long series of mail bombings that targeted top Democratic Party officials including Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, Democratic supporters like billionaire financier George Soros and actor Robert De Niro, and others.  The suspect is 56-year old Cesar Sayoc, Jr., a vocal and bizarre supporter of Donald Trump with several social media accounts under various names who has parroted his conspiracy theories, and whose life appeared to be on a downward trajectory.
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Members of the FBI, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, plus postal inspectors and the New York City Police Department were there outside the auto parts store, where they also impounded the suspect's van in which he lived.  The vehicle was festooned with pro-trump stickers, but also with bitter and violent signs depicting sniper targets over the faces of Mr. Obama and Ms. Clinton and others.  The van was well known in this part of Florida, and people had already taken photos of the vile stickers in the past, which they uploaded to social media as the identity of the suspect became clear.
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Sayoc has a lengthy and disturbing history of financial problems and extensive record of past arrests.  A loner, amateur bodybuilder, and former male stripper, he was once convicted of threatening to blow up a utility company that cut off his electricity.  Sayoc also was busted over possession of steroids and using a fake driver's license after altering his birth date to make him appear younger.  A cousin told NBC news that the steroid abuse "melted his brain".  After showing little interest in politics throughout his life he came to be an instant and fawning supporter of Donald Trump in 2016, attending several rallies and going on to express deep hatred for the people who were smeared in Trump's speeches and Twitter blasts.

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions and federal law enforcement chiefs held a triumphal news conference at the Justice Department to announce that Cesar Sayoc would initially face five charges that could net him up to 58 years in prison; more charges could be added later.  The suspect is linked to the bombs by DNA evience and a fingerprint on one of them.  They also said that despite the amateurish execution, the bombs were for real and not hoaxes.  But the self-congratulatory tone was broken as reporters peppered them with questions about whether Trump's eliminationist rhetoric inspired Sayoc.  After a few nervous glances, Sessions admitted that the accused bomber could be "a partisan".  And the news conference broke up shortly after that.

Later in the day and on his way to a campaign rally, Trump denied inspiring the attempted bombing murders of: George Soros; Hillary and former US President Bill Clinton; former US President Barack Obama; former Vice President Joe Biden; former CIA Director John Brennan; another former CIA chief James Clapper; US Senators Cory Booker and Kamala Harris; US Representatives Maxine Waters and Debbie Wasserman-Schultz; actor Robert De Niro; and billionaire Tom Steyer, who has paid for national TV ads calling for the impeachment of Trump.

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Japan and China are vowing to forge closer ties, signing a broad range of agreements including a US$30 Billion currency swap pact.  Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang also agreed the two countries would work together to achieve denuclearisation on the Korean Peninsula. 

A 39-year-old woman carrying a kitchen knife attacked and injured 14 children at a kindergarten in in Chongqing, southwest China.  Police arrested the suspect quickly.

Ireland's march towards a more free and progressive society appears to be taking another giant step, as exit polls suggest voters are scrapping the country's blasphemy law.  The exit poll by Irish Broadcaster RTE said 71 percent voted to strike the law from the Irish Constitution.  The last person to be prosecuted for blasphemy was in 1855 when the British ruled Ireland, and few realized the law was still in force when some busybody called the police on actor and writer Stephen Fry who spoke about about what he regarded as God's cruelty during an RTE show.  Police declined to prosecute.  In the same Friday election, voters appeared to reelect Irish President Michael Higgins to his largely ceremonial role.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a US$56.3 Billion credit line for Argentina, clearing the way for the embattled South American economy to receive a larger amount of funding at a faster pace than originally negotiated.  The second-largest economy in South America, Argentina's currency has plunged, inflation is up, and there are fears of back to back years of recession after conservative President Mauricio Macri put the country on an austerity path.  That's likely to get even worse, because Mr. Macri had to promise to balance the government budget in 2019 to get the IMF money.