News / MN Newsletter // August 28

August 28, 2019

Russia Ukraine Russia may transfer political prisoners Panov, Syzonovych to Ukraine, - Justice Ministry - 112 International UNIAN: Ukrenergo files lawsuit against Russia over assets in Crimea - Kyiv Post Reuters: Ukraine frees jailed Russian journalist amid prisoner swap talks - Kyiv Post UNIAN: Kolomoisky says Russia has lost the war - Kyiv Post Ukrainian court frees Russian journalist - ABC News Russia may transfer political prisoners Panov, Syzonovych to Ukraine, - Justice Ministry - 112 International 112 International Ukrainian political prisoner Panov Illegally convicted in Russia political prisoners Yevhen Panov and Oleksy Syzonovych may be transferred to Ukraine for the further serving of sentence as Hromadske reported citing Justice Ministry of Ukraine. Read More UNIAN: Ukrenergo files lawsuit against Russia over assets in Crimea - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post UNIAN: Ukrenergo files lawsuit against Russia over assets in Crimea Published Aug. 28. Updated Aug. 28 at 3:10 pm A man walks past a campaign billboard of Russian President Vladimir Putin, reading "Simferopol for a Strong Russia!" in Simferopol, Crimea, on March 15, 2018. Read More Reuters: Ukraine frees jailed Russian journalist amid prisoner swap talks - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Reuters: Ukraine frees jailed Russian journalist amid prisoner swap talks Published Aug. 28. Updated Aug. 28 at 2:43 pm Ukrainian-Russian journalist Kyrylo Vyshynsky is pictured as he enters the court hall prior a court hearing on July 15, 2019. Read More UNIAN: Kolomoisky says Russia has lost the war - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post UNIAN: Kolomoisky says Russia has lost the war Published Aug. 28. Updated Aug. 28 at 2:21 pm A Ukraininan soldier mans a PKM machine gun nest during a combat clash near town of Novoluhanske, eastern Ukraine, on June 14, 2019. Read More Ukrainian court frees Russian journalist - ABC News ABC News A Ukrainian court has released a Russian journalist, an apparent signal that a much-anticipated prisoner exchange with Russia is getting on track. The court ruled Wednesday to free Kirill Vyshinskiy on parole following more than a year in jail. Read More

Top News We’re still not getting voice assistants right - The Verge What to watch today: Bond yields hit stocks, possible opioid deal, and China spies use LinkedIn - CNBC Bernie bashes billionaires in manifesto to rescue the media - Fox News Lowe's executive apologizes for derogatory comment about Hispanics - CNN Ex-Google engineer charged with stealing company's trade secrets for driverless cars - ABC News We’re still not getting voice assistants right - The Verge The Verge The BBC is launching its own voice assistant, appropriately called ‘Beeb’ (though the efficacy of that wake word is completely suspect in a world where people might talk about Justin Bieber, just saying). Read More What to watch today: Bond yields hit stocks, possible opioid deal, and China spies use LinkedIn - CNBC CNBC BY THE NUMBERSU.S. stock futures have moved in a narrow range between gains and losses this morning, following a Tuesday session that saw stocks give up a chunk of their Monday gains as bond yields fell. Read More Bernie bashes billionaires in manifesto to rescue the media - Fox News Fox News 'MediaBuzz' host Howard Kurtz weighs in on why Bernie Sanders is bashing billionaires like Jeff Bezos in a manifesto to 'rescue the media.' Bernie Sanders wants to save the free press. Read More Lowe's executive apologizes for derogatory comment about Hispanics - CNN CNN "This is perfect for them. Lifetime warranty on this. What else could you want?" said Joe McFarland, Lowe's (LOW) executive vice president of stores, in a corporate video broadcast to store employees Monday. Read More Ex-Google engineer charged with stealing company's trade secrets for driverless cars - ABC News ABC News A former Google engineer spent months downloading Google’s secret files on self-driving cars before he abruptly quit the company in 2016 to run Uber's autonomous vehicle program, federal prosecutors alleged on Tuesday. Read More

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