Tuesday, August 20, 2019

"West Russia Putin" - Google News: Trump postpones meeting with Danish PM after she says Greenland is not for sale – as it happened - The Guardian

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August 20, 2019
"West Russia Putin" - Google News: Trump postpones meeting with Danish PM after she says Greenland is not for sale – as it happened - The Guardian
Voice of America - English: Report: Trump Says More Background Checks for Gun Buyers 'Off the Table'
Voice of America - English: Trump Delays Denmark PM Talks Over Lack of Interest in Greenland Sale
"Ukraine" - Google News: Australian parents warn reality of Ukrainian surrogacy doesn't always match the dream - ABC News
Putin and Putinism - News Review: Romney: 'Putin and Kim Jong Un deserve a censure rather than flattery' | TheHill - The Hill

"West Russia Putin" - Google News: Trump postpones meeting with Danish PM after she says Greenland is not for sale – as it happened - The Guardian

1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (116 sites)
2020 Democratic presidential candidate Kirsten Gillibrand has faced consistent scrutiny over her role in calling for the resignation of former US Senator Al Franken after he was accused of sexual misconduct.
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Voice of America - English: Report: Trump Says More Background Checks for Gun Buyers 'Off the Table'

1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (116 sites)
President Donald Trump has told the head of the National Rifle Association that strengthening background checks for gun buyers is "off the table," the Atlantic magazine reports. "He was cementing his stance that we already have background checks and that he's not waffling on this anymore," Atlantic quotes a top White House official who witnessed a telephone call between Trump and NRA chief Wayne LaPierre.
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Voice of America - English: Trump Delays Denmark PM Talks Over Lack of Interest in Greenland Sale

1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (116 sites)
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he is postponing a planned meeting with Denmark's prime minister due to her lack of interest in selling Greenland to the United States.
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"Ukraine" - Google News: Australian parents warn reality of Ukrainian surrogacy doesn't always match the dream - ABC News

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Australian parents warn reality of Ukrainian surrogacy doesn't always match the dream Updated August 21, 2019 11:30:16 Two couples who had children through surrogates in Ukraine are warning prospective parents to do their research thoroughly before choosing an agency to help facilitate it.
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Putin and Putinism - News Review: Romney: 'Putin and Kim Jong Un deserve a censure rather than flattery' | TheHill - The Hill

1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (116 sites)
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) on Monday took an implicit shot at President Trump's approach to certain world leaders, arguing that Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "deserve a censure rather than flattery."
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News / MN Newsletter // August 20

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August 20, 2019
Saved Stories - None: Michael Novakhov - SharedNewsLinks℠: Telegramgate - Google Search
Saved Stories - None: Michael Novakhov - SharedNewsLinks℠: Telegramgate, opened widely: which Israeli company arranged social media coverage? - Google Search
Saved Stories - None: mikenov on Twitter: Telegramgate, opened widely: which Israeli company arranged social media coverage? - Google Search google.com/search?q=Teleg…
Saved Stories - None: mikenov on Twitter: #Telegramgate, opened widely: which Israeli company arranged social media coverage? - Google Search google.com/search?q=Teleg…
Saved Stories - None: "Trump Investigations" - Google News: Another domino just fell toward an impeachment inquiry for Trump - Business Insider

Saved Stories - None: Michael Novakhov - SharedNewsLinks℠: Telegramgate - Google Search

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Michael_Novakhov shared this story . 1280 × 720CollectionsGet helpSend feedbackYouTube[PDF] Firings To Begin Within The Puerto Rico Government Over TelegramGate July 12, 2019 Michael Novakhov - SharedNewsLinks℠
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Saved Stories - None: Michael Novakhov - SharedNewsLinks℠: Telegramgate, opened widely: which Israeli company arranged social media coverage? - Google Search

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Michael_Novakhov shared this story . #TelegramGate Continues: New Leaks Expose Sexist Language From ... https://www.latinorebels.com/2019/07/11/telegramgatecontinues/CachedJul 11, 2019 - Via En Blanco y Negro Media ...
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Saved Stories - None: mikenov on Twitter: Telegramgate, opened widely: which Israeli company arranged social media coverage? - Google Search google.com/search?q=Teleg…

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Telegramgate, opened widely: which Israeli company arranged social media coverage? - Google Search google.com/search?q=Teleg… Posted by mikenov on Tuesday, August 20th, 2019 5:22pm
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Saved Stories - None: mikenov on Twitter: #Telegramgate, opened widely: which Israeli company arranged social media coverage? - Google Search google.com/search?q=Teleg…

News and Times from Michael_Novakhov (15 sites)
#Telegramgate, opened widely: which Israeli company arranged social media coverage? - Google Search google.com/search?q=Teleg… Posted by mikenov on Tuesday, August 20th, 2019 5:22pm
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Saved Stories - None: "Trump Investigations" - Google News: Another domino just fell toward an impeachment inquiry for Trump - Business Insider

News and Times from Michael_Novakhov (15 sites)
Another domino just fell toward an impeachment inquiry for Trump Business InsiderThe movement to remove President Donald Trump from office gained a critical ally this week, when Rep.
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Window on Eurasia -- New Series: ‘Liberal Party in the Kremlin’ a Myth Invented and Cultivated by Russia’s ‘Mainstream Liberals,’ Skobov Says
News: Britain tops healthy league table in supermarket sold food, Oxford University study finds
golosamerikius's YouTube Videos: К 2100 году таяние ледников в Гренландии может сказаться на повышении уровня моря на 1 метр
"Putin" - Google News: Trump's wrong about Putin: We need to keep Russia out of the G-8 - Washington Examiner
Voice of America - English: Philippines' Duterte Warns of 'Unfriendly' Greeting for Uninvited Warships

Window on Eurasia -- New Series: ‘Liberal Party in the Kremlin’ a Myth Invented and Cultivated by Russia’s ‘Mainstream Liberals,’ Skobov Says

1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (116 sites)
Paul Goble Staunton, August 18 – One of the most popular notions among mainstream Russian liberals, Aleksandr Skobov says, is that there are two parties within the Kremlin elite contending for influence: “some ‘civic liberals who support bourgeois modernization” and “siloviki chekists” who back totalitarianism.
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News: Britain tops healthy league table in supermarket sold food, Oxford University study finds

1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (116 sites)
Britain isn’t on a junk food diet - the food sold in its supermarkets tops health league tables, a study by Oxford University suggests.  The study of more than 400,000 food and drink products from 12 countries ranked Britain best for the levels of sugar, fat, salt and calories in common foods. 
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golosamerikius's YouTube Videos: К 2100 году таяние ледников в Гренландии может сказаться на повышении уровня моря на 1 метр

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From: golosamerikius Duration: 02:28 Ученые Нью-Йоркского университета прогнозируют теплое и влажное будущее для всей планеты Оригинальное видео: https://www.golos-ameriki.ru/a/5049996.html
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"Putin" - Google News: Trump's wrong about Putin: We need to keep Russia out of the G-8 - Washington Examiner

1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (116 sites)
Trump's wrong about Putin: We need to keep Russia out of the G-8 Washington ExaminerDid Vladimir Putin outsmart President Obama? Yes, in Ukraine, in Syria, with his election interference, and with his fraying of U.S.
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Voice of America - English: Philippines' Duterte Warns of 'Unfriendly' Greeting for Uninvited Warships

1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (116 sites)
President Rodrigo Duterte warned on Tuesday foreign ships faced "unfriendly" treatment if they ventured into Philippines' territorial waters without permission, in a swipe at China's deployment of warships a few miles off the coast.
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Putin's Mercenaries Are Using Syria as a Training Ground - LobeLog

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August 20, 2019
Putin's Mercenaries Are Using Syria as a Training Ground - LobeLog
Kremlin upbeat on Putin-Macron meeting - TASS
Vladimir Putin gives French first lady Brigitte Macron bouquet of roses - New York Post
Macron, Putin see chance on Ukraine but clash on Syria - Yahoo News
Putin: Any meeting in "Normandy format" should lead to concrete results - UNIAN

Putin's Mercenaries Are Using Syria as a Training Ground - LobeLog

12 Engagement count   LobeLog
by Nicolai Due-Gundersen The year 2014 was a difficult one for the Middle East but an interesting one for Russia. While the Muslim world watched the rise of the Islamic State (IS or ISIS), Russian President Vladimir Putin was reversing Russia’s ban on private military contractors (PMCs), after admitting in a 2012 interview that they “should be considered”.
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Kremlin upbeat on Putin-Macron meeting - TASS

4 Engagement count   TASS
MOSCOW, August 20. /TASS/. Monday’s talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron were generally positive, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Tuesday.
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Vladimir Putin gives French first lady Brigitte Macron bouquet of roses - New York Post

51 Engagement count   New York Post
Vladimir Putin is living la vie en roses. The Russian president on Monday met with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on the Côte d’Azur — and he didn’t come empty-handed. The despot was spotted handing a classy bouquet of roses and baby’s breath to French first l ady Brigitte Macron, on the steps of Fort de Brégançon, a medieval fortress that has served as a summer home for French presidents since 1968.
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Macron, Putin see chance on Ukraine but clash on Syria - Yahoo News

68 Engagement count   Yahoo News
Bormes-les-Mimosas (France) (AFP) - French President Emmanuel Macron and Russia's Vladimir Putin on Monday agreed changes in Ukraine had bolstered the chances of peace in its east but clashed on Syria, as the Russian leader made a rare bilateral visit to a key EU power.
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Putin: Any meeting in "Normandy format" should lead to concrete results - UNIAN

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Putin: Any meeting in "Normandy format" should lead to concrete resultsThere's a "number of issues that we need to agree upon," the Russian leader said. REUTERS Russian President Vladimir Putin during his meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Bormes-les-Mimosas, southern France, on Monday stated that any meeting in the Normandy format should yield concrete results."As for the Normandy format, I really believed and still believe that any meeting, including that in the Normandy format, should lead to concrete results.
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Europe: E.U. slaps down Johnson’s opening gambit to renegotiate Brexit agreement

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August 20, 2019
Europe: E.U. slaps down Johnson’s opening gambit to renegotiate Brexit agreement
"Russia" - Google News: Cruise line scrambles to reschedule after Russia denies access to Arctic waters - New York Post
RSS: Около 500 человек ежедневно приходят поклониться Главной иконе Вооруженных Сил России «Спас Нерукотворный» в Чебаркуле
Voice of America - English: Report: Beckham Stadium Site Has Unsafe Arsenic Levels
Voice of America - English: Democrats Spending Millions to Try To Take Back Statehouses

Europe: E.U. slaps down Johnson’s opening gambit to renegotiate Brexit agreement

1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (116 sites)
Karla Adam London correspondent covering the United Kingdom August 20 at 10:46 AM BRUSSELS — E.U. leaders on Tuesday slapped down an effort by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to renegotiate Britain’s departure from the European Union, declaring that they were unwilling to agree to any deal that did not include ironclad assurances to ensure peace in Northern Ireland.
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"Russia" - Google News: Cruise line scrambles to reschedule after Russia denies access to Arctic waters - New York Post

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A cruise ship won’t be making its scheduled trip through arctic waters near Russia. A Norwegian cruise line was denied entry to Russian waters above the Arctic Circle just two weeks before they were set to sail, leaving the company scrambling to contact guests who had already purchased tickets.
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RSS: Около 500 человек ежедневно приходят поклониться Главной иконе Вооруженных Сил России «Спас Нерукотворный» в Чебаркуле

1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (116 sites)
Главная Новости В стране Подробнее 20.08.2019 (17:01)Около 500 человек ежедневно приходят поклониться Главной иконе Вооруженных Сил России «Спас Нерукотворный» в Чебаркуле Около 500 человек ежедневно приходят поклониться Главной иконе Вооруженных Сил России «Спас Нерукотворный» в Чебаркуле.
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Voice of America - English: Report: Beckham Stadium Site Has Unsafe Arsenic Levels

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MIAMI, FLORIDA - An environmental analysis shows the proposed site for David Beckham's Major League Soccer stadium in Miami is far more toxic than previously expected. The Miami Herald reports the analysis found arsenic contamination reaching more than twice the legal limit, and surface-level soil samples containing hazardous debris at the Melreese golf course site, where people have played golf for more than 50 years.
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Voice of America - English: Democrats Spending Millions to Try To Take Back Statehouses

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Democrats still shaken by the 2010 tea party wave that netted Republicans six governors' offices, flipped 21 statehouse chambers and drove nearly 700 Democratic state legislators from office are mounting a comeback, pouring millions of dollars into state level races.
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News / MN Newsletter // August 20

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August 20, 2019
Russian-led forces mount two attacks on Ukrainian positions in Donbas since midnight - UNIAN
RFE/RL: Kyiv prepares for potential Russian gas-transit cutoff - Kyiv Post
Mysterious military accident none of your business, Russia tells nuclear monitoring group - ABC News
Kremlin - No date set for Normandy talks on Ukraine despite Macron meeting - Newsbook
Ukraine imports 4.86 bcm of gas since year-start - UNIAN

Russian-led forces mount two attacks on Ukrainian positions in Donbas since midnight - UNIAN

UNIAN
Russian-led forces mount two attacks on Ukrainian positions in Donbas since midnight15:29, 20 August 2019 War 2 0 There have been no casualties among the Ukrainian soldiers. Photo from UNIAN
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RFE/RL: Kyiv prepares for potential Russian gas-transit cutoff - Kyiv Post

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Ukraine's Energy Challenge RFE/RL: Kyiv prepares for potential Russian gas-transit cutoff Published Aug. 20 at 3:05 pm A worker walks through UGV pipe infrastructure at Yablunivsky oil and gas condensate field on Oct, 26, 2018 in Poltava Oblast.
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Mysterious military accident none of your business, Russia tells nuclear monitoring group - ABC News

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Mysterious military accident none of your business, Russia tells nuclear monitoring group Posted August 20, 2019 22:01:59 Russia's foreign ministry has told an international organisation set up to verify a ban on nuclear tests that a military testing accident in northern Russia earlier this month is none of its business and handing over radiation data is entirely voluntary.
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Kremlin - No date set for Normandy talks on Ukraine despite Macron meeting - Newsbook

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FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with French President Emmanuel Macron at Fort Bregancon near the village of Bormes-les-Mimosas, France August 19, 2019. Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin via REUTERS/File PhotoFILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with French President Emmanuel Macron at Fort Bregancon near the village of Bormes-les-Mimosas, France August 19, 2019.
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Ukraine imports 4.86 bcm of gas since year-start - UNIAN

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Ukraine imports 4.86 bcm of gas since year-startThe agency says Swiss-registered companies have supplied the largest volumes, that is 1.7 bcm, worth $372.8 million. REUTERS Ukraine in January-June 2019 imported 4.86 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas totaling $1.06 billion, the State Statistics Service reports.Read alsoUkraine to receive gas from Romania (Scheme)
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Planned Parenthood refuses federal funding after abortion referral bans – as it happened - The Guardian
Twitter and Facebook take first actions against China for using fake accounts to sow discord in Hong Kong - The Washington Post
World stocks rally as Trump steps up pressure on Fed to cut rates - The Guardian
Huge Group of States Considering Antitrust Probe of Facebook, Google, Amazon, and Apple - Vanity Fair
Sir Elton John attacks 'distorted and malicious' accounts of Harry and Meghan's visit - Sky News

Planned Parenthood refuses federal funding after abortion referral bans – as it happened - The Guardian

The Guardian
That’s up from 25% in a survey taken in February. Only 2% of those polled expect a recession to begin this year, while 38% predict that it will occur in 2020. [...] The economists have previously expressed concern that Trump’s tariffs and higher budget deficits could eventually dampen the economy.
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Twitter and Facebook take first actions against China for using fake accounts to sow discord in Hong Kong - The Washington Post

The Washington Post
Riot police detain a protester during a demonstration in the Tsim Sha Tsui neighborhood of Hong Kong on Aug. 11. (Issei Kato/Reuters) Twitter and Facebook said Monday they had taken action against China for using hundreds of fake accounts to sow political discord during the Hong Kong protests, marking the first time the social media giants had identified Beijing directly for spearheading such an operation.
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World stocks rally as Trump steps up pressure on Fed to cut rates - The Guardian

The Guardian
Stock markets have been boosted by the growing prospect of more stimulus measures by central banks and governments across the world as Donald Trump heaped more pressure on the Federal Reserve to slash interest rates.
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Huge Group of States Considering Antitrust Probe of Facebook, Google, Amazon, and Apple - Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair
Silicon Valley may soon have yet another antitrust headache on its hands. Following the launch of formal antitrust investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, and House Judiciary Committee, the tech industry's biggest players are reportedly now facing a brand-new investigation—this time from the states.
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Sir Elton John attacks 'distorted and malicious' accounts of Harry and Meghan's visit - Sky News

Sky News
By Sharon Marris, news reporter Sir Elton John has attacked what he describes as "distorted and malicious" accounts of Harry and Meghan's private stay at his home in Nice. The singer posted a series of tweets after newspaper reports of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex taking four trips by private jet in 11 days.
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