News / MN Newsletter // January 03

January 03, 2019

News and Times Michael Novakhov - SharedNewsLinks℠: What happens if Mueller comes up empty (opinion) Michael Novakhov - SharedNewsLinks℠: Crime and Criminology from Michael_Novakhov (8 sites): InSight Crime: GameChangers 2018: The Year Crime Became an Ideology Trump Investigations Report: What happens if Mueller comes up empty – CNN Trump Investigations Report: Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner then and now – couple had $1 million wedding ceremony – Express Trump Investigations Report: Trump blames shutdown on 2020 election despite claiming he would take responsibility – live – The Guardian Michael Novakhov - SharedNewsLinks℠: What happens if Mueller comes up empty (opinion) News and Times from Michael_Novakhov (15 sites) Neither liberals nor conservatives have adequately considered this prospect. They should. For liberals, it is an article of faith that Mueller will produce a damning report if only he is allowed to complete his investigation. Read More Michael Novakhov - SharedNewsLinks℠: Crime and Criminology from Michael_Novakhov (8 sites): InSight Crime: GameChangers 2018: The Year Crime Became an Ideology News and Times from Michael_Novakhov (15 sites) Welcome to InSight Crime’s Criminal GameChangers 2018, where we highlight the most important trends in organized crime in the Americas over the course of the year. From a rise in illicit drug availability and resurgence of monolithic criminal groups to the weakening of anti-corruption efforts and a swell in militarized responses to crime, 2018 was a year in which political issues were still often framed as left or right, but the only ideology that mattered was organized crime. Read More Trump Investigations Report: What happens if Mueller comes up empty – CNN News and Times from Michael_Novakhov (15 sites) Neither liberals nor conservatives have adequately considered this prospect. They should. For liberals, it is an article of faith that Mueller will produce a damning report if only he is allowed to complete his investigation. Read More Trump Investigations Report: Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner then and now – couple had $1 million wedding ceremony – Express News and Times from Michael_Novakhov (15 sites) Ivanka Trump, 37, is the daughter of President Donald Trump. She is currently employed as a senior political advisor to her father, and her husband has the same role. The couple moved to New York City to Washington to live near Ivanka father when he moved into the White House. Read More Trump Investigations Report: Trump blames shutdown on 2020 election despite claiming he would take responsibility – live – The Guardian News and Times from Michael_Novakhov (15 sites) 8.36am EST 08:36 Incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she won’t rule out the possibility that Donald Trump could be indicted while in office, calling the question “an open discussion.” Read More

Russia-2 Voice of America: Global Stocks Fall After Apple Trims Sales Forecast Voice of America: Pakistan Stops Issuing 'On Arrival' Visas for Afghans Voice of America: New US Congress Grapples with Government Shutdown Voice of America: US Urges Increased Caution for Americans Traveling to China Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty: Navalny Supporter Charged With Hooliganism In Russia's Perm Voice of America: Global Stocks Fall After Apple Trims Sales Forecast 1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (114 sites) Stock markets around the globe dropped Thursday after tech giant Apple said that sales of its devices had fallen sharply in China last month, perhaps signaling a broader slowing in the world economy. Read More Voice of America: Pakistan Stops Issuing 'On Arrival' Visas for Afghans 1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (114 sites) ISLAMABAD —  Immigration authorities in Pakistan have stopped issuance of visas at airports and border crossings to citizens of neighboring Afghanistan, citing security concerns. Read More Voice of America: New US Congress Grapples with Government Shutdown 1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (114 sites) CAPITOL HILL —  A new, politically divided U.S. Congress is being sworn in and confronts an immediate task: ending a partial government shutdown that is nearing the two-week mark. Read More Voice of America: US Urges Increased Caution for Americans Traveling to China 1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (114 sites) The U.S. State Department has updated its travel advisory on China, calling on Americans to exercise "increased caution" in the country due to "arbitrary enforcement of local laws as well as special restrictions on dual U.S.-Chinese nationals." Read More Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty: Navalny Supporter Charged With Hooliganism In Russia's Perm 1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (114 sites) Russian authorities have charged a supporter of Russian opposition politician and anticorruption campaigner Aleksei Navalny with hooliganism, said an activist. Sergei Ukhov, a coordinator for Navalny in the city of Perm, said activist Aleksandr Shabarchin was arrested and charged on January 3. Read More

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