News / MN Newsletter // October 22

October 22, 2019

News and Times Top stories - Google News: Experts react to Adam Neumann's 'stone-cold crazy' WeWork buyout - Business Insider Top stories - Google News: Snapchat falls despite Q3 beat, adding 7M users & revenue up 50% - TechCrunch Top stories - Google News: Anonymous Trump official who wrote New York Times op-ed has a book coming out - CNN Top stories - Google News: Actress Lori Loughlin and husband facing additional charges in college admissions scandal - NBC News Top stories - Google News: Week 8 Fantasy Flames: Packers' Williams to earn cheddar in KC - Yahoo Sports Top stories - Google News: Experts react to Adam Neumann's 'stone-cold crazy' WeWork buyout - Business Insider News and Times from Michael_Novakhov (15 sites) The news that SoftBank will give Adam Neumann close to $1.7 billion as part of a package to leave WeWork's board and give up his voting power sent reverberations through the world of tech and finance Tuesday morning.Experts largely agree that SoftBank made the right move by separating Neumann from WeWork, but many bowled over by the astronomical value of Neumann's golden parachute.Legal experts said a shareholder lawsuit is unlikely, but that shareholders have good reason to be upset by the deal.Meanwhile, outside experts said the episode tarnishes the reputation of SoftBank and its billionaire CEO Masayoshi Son.Click here for more WeWork coverage.Japanese investor Softbank will reportedly give former WeWork CEO Adam Neumann close to $1.7 billion to leave the company's board and give up his voting power, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday morning, a move that sent reverberations through the world of tech and finance. Read More Top stories - Google News: Snapchat falls despite Q3 beat, adding 7M users & revenue up 50% - TechCrunch News and Times from Michael_Novakhov (15 sites) Snapchat soars in Q3, adding 7M users & revenue up 50% The Snap-back continues. Snapchat blew past earnings expectations for a big beat in Q3, as it added 7 million daily active users this quarter to hit 210 million, up 13% year-over-year. Read More Top stories - Google News: Anonymous Trump official who wrote New York Times op-ed has a book coming out - CNN News and Times from Michael_Novakhov (15 sites) CNN has exclusively obtained a cover of the book, which has been a closely guarded secret until now and will be released November 19 by Twelve, a division of the Hachette Book Group. Read More Top stories - Google News: Actress Lori Loughlin and husband facing additional charges in college admissions scandal - NBC News News and Times from Michael_Novakhov (15 sites) Actress Lori Loughlin and 10 other parents are facing additional charges for their alleged roles in a massive college admissions scandal, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. A grand jury in the District of Massachusetts filed additional charges against 11 of the 15 parents charged in the college admissions case, including Loughlin. Read More Top stories - Google News: Week 8 Fantasy Flames: Packers' Williams to earn cheddar in KC - Yahoo Sports News and Times from Michael_Novakhov (15 sites) Forget Freddy Krueger, Jason Vorhees, Michael Myers or the demonic nuns from “The Conjuring,” the most bone-chilling villain to grace television screens this Halloween season is the injury imp. Read More

Russia-2 "Russia Ukraine" - Google News: Ukrainian Journalist Held by Russia-Backed Separatists Sentenced to 15 Years - VOA News "shoigu" - Google News: Putin and Erdogan just did a deal on Syria. The US is the biggest loser. - CNN "shoigu" - Google News: Putin, Erdogan Did Not Discuss Timeline for Turkish Presence in Northeast Syria - Shoigu - UrduPoint News "shoigu" - Google News: Syria's five-day "ceasefire" runs out today: Live updates - CNN International "Russia" - Google News: Turkey and Russia agree on Kurdish withdrawal, joint patrols in Syria - POLITICO.eu "Russia Ukraine" - Google News: Ukrainian Journalist Held by Russia-Backed Separatists Sentenced to 15 Years - VOA News 1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (116 sites) A court established by Russia-backed separatists who hold parts of eastern Ukraine has sentenced journalist Stanislav Aseyev, an RFE/RL contributor, to 15 years in a penal colony. In a ruling condemned as "reprehensible" by RFE/RL's president, separatist news outlet DAN reported on Tuesday that the court had found Aseyev guilty of espionage, extremism, and public calls to violate the territory's integrity. Read More "shoigu" - Google News: Putin and Erdogan just did a deal on Syria. The US is the biggest loser. - CNN 1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (116 sites) The two leaders unveiled a 10-point memorandum of understanding with an unstated bottom line: The Americans do not have a place in shaping the future of Syria. Russia and Turkey announced a wide-ranging agreement that addresses a major Turkish concern -- the presence of Kurdish YPG forces near their border. Read More "shoigu" - Google News: Putin, Erdogan Did Not Discuss Timeline for Turkish Presence in Northeast Syria - Shoigu - UrduPoint News 1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (116 sites) BOCHAROV RUCHEY (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 23rd October, 2019) Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan did not discuss a timeline for Turkey's military presence in northeast Syria during their marathon six-hour talks in Sochi, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday. Read More "shoigu" - Google News: Syria's five-day "ceasefire" runs out today: Live updates - CNN International 1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (116 sites) 4 min agoYesterday was the largest withdrawal of US forces from Syria to dateFrom CNN's Helen Regan and Nick Paton Walsh Hundreds of trucks carrying American troops have crossed into Iraq in a long military convoy yesterday, marking the largest withdrawal of US forces from Syria to date. Read More "Russia" - Google News: Turkey and Russia agree on Kurdish withdrawal, joint patrols in Syria - POLITICO.eu 1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (116 sites) Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan | Sergei Chirikov/AFP via Getty Images Turkey and Russia agree on Kurdish withdrawal, joint patrols in Syria Syrian Kurdish fighters will have 150 hours from noon on Wednesday to withdraw from areas near the border. Read More

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