News / MN Newsletter // October 17

October 17, 2019

News and Times Top stories - Google News: You won’t have to buy any of Modern Warfare’s weapons or attachments - Polygon Saved Stories - None: Mick Mulvaney Just Gave Away the Game on Ukraine - Esquire.com Saved Stories - None: Pence Says Turkey Will Pause Military Operations in Syria to Allow Kurds to Withdraw - The Wall Street Journal Saved Stories - None: U.S. Ambassador Criticizes Trump's Decision To Involve Giuliani In Ukraine Policy Saved Stories - None: What it means for US bases in Syria to be occupied by Syrian and Russian forces - Military Times Top stories - Google News: You won’t have to buy any of Modern Warfare’s weapons or attachments - Polygon News and Times from Michael_Novakhov (15 sites) With its upcoming game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, developer Infinity War is attempting to make the most accessible and player-friendly Call of Duty game ever. The developer has already announced that it would be bringing new modes and maps to players for free, rather than as part of a season pass, and on Thursday afternoon it announced the game’s new microtransaction system which will only include cosmetics. Read More Saved Stories - None: Mick Mulvaney Just Gave Away the Game on Ukraine - Esquire.com News and Times from Michael_Novakhov (15 sites) Look, we pretty much knew there was a quid pro quo, not least because Donald Trump insisted there wasn't a quid pro quo. Also, the most senior diplomat in Ukraine—well, he was the most senior after the U.S. Read More Saved Stories - None: Pence Says Turkey Will Pause Military Operations in Syria to Allow Kurds to Withdraw - The Wall Street Journal News and Times from Michael_Novakhov (15 sites) Breaking News Pence Says U.S. and Turkey Have Agreed to Ceasefire in Syria Pence: Turkey Will Pause Military Operations for 120 Hours to Allow Kurds to Withdraw Pence:... Read More Saved Stories - None: U.S. Ambassador Criticizes Trump's Decision To Involve Giuliani In Ukraine Policy News and Times from Michael_Novakhov (15 sites) WASHINGTON -- An American diplomat at the center of a House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump’s phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart has criticized the U.S. leader for involving his personal lawyer in foreign policy making. Read More Saved Stories - None: What it means for US bases in Syria to be occupied by Syrian and Russian forces - Military Times News and Times from Michael_Novakhov (15 sites) As U.S. forces make a grab for the exit from Syria in a hurry, reports and video coming in suggest they are dumping equipment and leaving bases intact while stripping sensitive items. Read More

Russia-2 Window on Eurasia -- New Series: Struggle Between Eastern Ukraine and Western Ukraine Opened Way for Central Ukraine to Emerge, Hrytsak Says Voice of America - English: Energy Secretary Perry Tells Trump He Plans on Resigning "Putin personal dictatorship" - Google News: 'The Most Overt Corruption to Date': Mulvaney Confirms Plan to Host G7 Summit at Trump Golf Resort - Common Dreams "shoigu" - Google News: J&J agrees to $117M settlement over pelvic mesh devices - WKRC TV Cincinnati "russia ukraine" - Google News: Mulvaney: Trump Held Back Ukraine Aid Pending Investigation of Democrats - The New York Times Window on Eurasia -- New Series: Struggle Between Eastern Ukraine and Western Ukraine Opened Way for Central Ukraine to Emerge, Hrytsak Says 1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (116 sites) Paul Goble Staunton, October 14 – Just as Soviet wits said the USSR was ruled alternatively by the hairy and the smooth, a pattern that allowed them to predict who would come next and what his policy would be, so Ukrainians see that their country’s rulers have alternated between those who speak Ukrainian and those who speak Russian, a reflection of the deep east-west divide there. Read More Voice of America - English: Energy Secretary Perry Tells Trump He Plans on Resigning 1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (116 sites) FORT WORTH, TEXAS - Energy Secretary Rick Perry has notified the president that he intends to leave his job soon. That's according to an administration official who confirmed the news on condition of anonymity. Read More "Putin personal dictatorship" - Google News: 'The Most Overt Corruption to Date': Mulvaney Confirms Plan to Host G7 Summit at Trump Golf Resort - Common Dreams 1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (116 sites) President Donald Trump came under fire from ethics watchdog groups, Democratic lawmakers, and other critics Thursday after Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney confirmed to reporters that the president will host the Group of 7 meeting next June at the Trump National Doral Miami golf resort in Florida. Read More "shoigu" - Google News: J&J agrees to $117M settlement over pelvic mesh devices - WKRC TV Cincinnati 1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (116 sites) J&J agrees to $117M settlement over pelvic mesh devices WKRC TV Cincinnati "shoigu" - Google News Read More "russia ukraine" - Google News: Mulvaney: Trump Held Back Ukraine Aid Pending Investigation of Democrats - The New York Times 1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (116 sites) WASHINGTON — Mick Mulvaney, the acting White House chief of staff, said Thursday that the Trump administration withheld nearly $400 million in military aid to pressure Ukraine to investigate what the president has long insisted was Kiev’s assistance to Democrats during the 2016 election. Read More

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