News / MN Newsletter // January 29

January 29, 2019

News and Times Top stories - Google News: Canopy Growth's Moment Of Truth - Seeking Alpha Top stories - Google News: Stacey Abrams to deliver Dems' State of the Union response - Atlanta Journal Constitution Top stories - Google News: Fortnite mobile players can now use a controller - FortniteINTEL Top stories - Google News: Gwyneth Paltrow sued by Utah man over alleged hit-and-run ski crash - Fox News Top stories - Google News: The Real Science Behind Trump's Climate Change Tweet - TIME Top stories - Google News: Canopy Growth's Moment Of Truth - Seeking Alpha News and Times from Michael_Novakhov (15 sites) In October of last year, a major change took place in the marijuana industry in Canada. After having announced earlier in 2018 that cannabis would be made legal for recreational purposes, the government finally opened the floodgates, allowing companies to ramp up production and permitting citizens the right to indulge in what might be the most controversial plant in the world. Read More Top stories - Google News: Stacey Abrams to deliver Dems' State of the Union response - Atlanta Journal Constitution News and Times from Michael_Novakhov (15 sites) WASHINGTON —  Stacey Abrams will deliver the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address next week, giving the former gubernatorial candidate one of the nation’s most prominent pulpits as she considers whether to run for U.S. Read More Top stories - Google News: Fortnite mobile players can now use a controller - FortniteINTEL News and Times from Michael_Novakhov (15 sites) The game has officially changed for mobile players. While a lot of the focus today has been on the addition of the Chiller Grenade and on the numerous datamines, mobile Fortnite players received a big boost today. Read More Top stories - Google News: Gwyneth Paltrow sued by Utah man over alleged hit-and-run ski crash - Fox News News and Times from Michael_Novakhov (15 sites) A-lister Gwyneth Paltrow has expanded Goop to a brick-and-mortar store, a magazine and maybe a TV show Gwyneth Paltrow is being sued by a Utah man who claims the Hollywood actress smashed into him while skiing before allegedly fleeing the scene. Read More Top stories - Google News: The Real Science Behind Trump's Climate Change Tweet - TIME News and Times from Michael_Novakhov (15 sites) President Trump has been a longtime opponent of taking action on climate change, as evidenced by everything from his accusation that the phenomenon is a “hoax” created by China to his decision to pull the U.S. Read More

Russia-2 Window on Eurasia -- New Series: Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service Assumes Higher Public Profile Voice of America: PM: Ireland Ready to Tap Range of Emergency Aid in No-Deal Brexit Voice of America: US Consumers Rattled by Shutdown, Roiling Markets Voice of America: Former Chief Prosecutor to Run for President in Guatemala NYT > Europe: Theresa May Survives a Critical Brexit Vote Window on Eurasia -- New Series: Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service Assumes Higher Public Profile 1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (114 sites) Paul Goble             Staunton, January 29 – Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, the SVR, is undergoing a fundamental change under its director Sergey Naryshkin: it is now talking about itself via its press office, something that would have been unthinkable only a few months ago, according to Yevgeny Krutikov.  Read More Voice of America: PM: Ireland Ready to Tap Range of Emergency Aid in No-Deal Brexit 1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (114 sites) Ireland has alerted the European Commission that it will seek emergency aid in the event of a no-deal Brexit and is considering a range of other ways to help firms cope, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Tuesday. Read More Voice of America: US Consumers Rattled by Shutdown, Roiling Markets 1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (114 sites) WASHINGTON —  U.S. consumer confidence tumbled this month to its lowest reading in a year and a half, tested by the partial government shutdown and roiling financial markets. Still, consumer spirits remain robust by historic standards. Read More Voice of America: Former Chief Prosecutor to Run for President in Guatemala 1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (114 sites) GUATEMALA CITY —  A former chief prosecutor lauded for efforts to root out high-level corruption plans to compete for Guatemala's presidency. Samuel Perez is secretary general of the recently formed Seed Movement party and he announced Thelma Aldana's candidacy overnight. Read More NYT > Europe: Theresa May Survives a Critical Brexit Vote 1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (114 sites) LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May survived a critical vote in Parliament on Tuesday that could have delayed Brexit, undermining her strategy for leaving the European Union and undercutting the country’s constitutional protocol. Read More

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"Путин иногда слышит "нет" от Порошенко": Украинский депутат рассказал, как в Незалежной требуют Крым - Телеканал Царьград

January 29, 2019

Putin "Путин иногда слышит "нет" от Порошенко": Украинский депутат рассказал, как в Незалежной требуют Крым - Телеканал Царьград Путин встретится с Додоном и обсудит с министрами будущее туризма - Российская Газета Путин призвал поддерживать уровень зарплат учителей в Тамбовской области - РИА Новости Путин хочет быть собирателем земель русских: эксперт пояснил, почему РФ "подавится" Беларусью - УНИАН Dates of potential meeting between Putin, el-Sisi meeting not discussed yet — diplomat - TASS "Путин иногда слышит "нет" от Порошенко": Украинский депутат рассказал, как в Незалежной требуют Крым - Телеканал Царьград Телеканал Царьград "Путин иногда слышит "нет" от Порошенко": Украинский депутат рассказал, как в Незалежной требуют Крым Read More Путин встретится с Додоном и обсудит с министрами будущее туризма - Российская Газета Российская Газета В среду, 30 января, президент России Владимир Путин посвятит день как международным, так и внутренним делам. Глава государства проведет переговоры с молдавским лидером. Игорь Додон посетит нашу страну с рабочим визитом, сообщили в пресс-службе Кремля. Read More Путин призвал поддерживать уровень зарплат учителей в Тамбовской области - РИА Новости РИА Новости МОСКВА, 29 янв – РИА Новости. Президент России Владимир Путин на встрече с главой Тамбовской области Александром Никитиным обратил внимание на необходимость поддерживать уровень заработной платы учителей не ниже средней по региону. Read More Путин хочет быть собирателем земель русских: эксперт пояснил, почему РФ "подавится" Беларусью - УНИАН УНИАН По его словам, батька, "который всеми своими конечностями держится за власть", прекрасно понимает существующую угрозу. Лукашенко всерьез боится сценария поглощения РФ / фото president.gov.by Read More Dates of potential meeting between Putin, el-Sisi meeting not discussed yet — diplomat - TASS TASS CAIRO, January 29. /TASS/. Dates of a possible meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sisi are not discussed yet, although there is the need for top-level contacts between Moscow and Cairo, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and Presidential Envoy for the Middle East and Africa Mikhail Bogdanov told reporters. Read More

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Настоящее Время: Довольны ли москвичи медицинскими услугами

January 29, 2019

Russia Настоящее Время: Довольны ли москвичи медицинскими услугами Voice of America: America's First Muslims Were Slaves NYT > Europe: Theresa May Calls for Reopening Brexit Pact With E.U. Новости - Настоящее Время: В России появится телеканал "Победа". Он будет показывать фильмы о Великой Отечественной войне "Ukraine" - Google News: Pentagon ex-official Twitter-blocks journalists who point to Ukraine MP’s neo-Nazi ties - RT Настоящее Время: Довольны ли москвичи медицинскими услугами 1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (114 sites) Журналисты Настоящего Времени спросили прохожих на улицах Москвы, довольны ли они медицинскими услугами в государственных больницах и поликлиниках. Оказалось, что подавляющее большинство опрошенных вообще не ходит в государственные медучреждения Read More Voice of America: America's First Muslims Were Slaves 1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (114 sites) In 1807, a wealthy 37-year-old scholar was captured in West Africa, in what is now Senegal, and transported to the United States to be sold into slavery. That man, Omar Ibn Said, lived the remainder of his life enslaved in the American South, and his story might have been forgotten if not for the handwritten autobiography he left behind. Read More NYT > Europe: Theresa May Calls for Reopening Brexit Pact With E.U. 1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (114 sites) LONDON — Facing a series of critical votes in Parliament, Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday raised the stakes by promising to reopen Britain’s withdrawal agreement with the European Union, putting her on a direct collision course with the bloc. Read More Новости - Настоящее Время: В России появится телеканал "Победа". Он будет показывать фильмы о Великой Отечественной войне 1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (114 sites) В России запустят телеканал "Победа". В его эфире будут показывать фильмы и программы о Великой Отечественной войне. "Победа" будет вещать в сетях кабельных и спутниковых операторов, а его распространением займется "Первый канал. Read More "Ukraine" - Google News: Pentagon ex-official Twitter-blocks journalists who point to Ukraine MP’s neo-Nazi ties - RT 1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (114 sites) A former Pentagon official and DC think tank hero has decided to block journalists on Twitter, rather than acknowledge the inconvenient fact that Ukraine’s parliamentary speaker has a well-documented neo-Nazi past. Read More

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News / MN Newsletter // January 29

January 29, 2019

Russia Ukraine Denmark warns Russia over captured Ukrainian sailors – The Post - The Copenhagen Post - Danish news in english OSCE representative’s ‘UN initiative’ on Donbass is ‘surprising’ – Russian envoy - RT Hundreds of Ukranian Jews land in Israel - The Jerusalem Post Corruption Perception Index 2018: Ukraine up 10 places, still among most corrupt in Europe - Kyiv Post Reuters: Danish minister calls for EU-wide sanctions on Russia over Azov Sea - Kyiv Post Denmark warns Russia over captured Ukrainian sailors – The Post - The Copenhagen Post - Danish news in english The Copenhagen Post - Danish news in english The foreign minister, Anders Samuelsen, has warned Russia that new EU sanctions could be on the horizon if the country doesn’t free the 24 Ukrainian sailors detained since late November following a drama in the Kerch Strait. Read More OSCE representative’s ‘UN initiative’ on Donbass is ‘surprising’ – Russian envoy - RT RT Russian Representative to the Contact Group on resolving the conflict in eastern Ukraine Boris Gryzlov has described as “surprising” OSCE’s special representative Martin Sajdik’s interview with an Austrian newspaper, in which he tried to shift responsibility for resolving Ukraine’s domestic crisis to the UN. Read More Hundreds of Ukranian Jews land in Israel - The Jerusalem Post The Jerusalem Post Share on facebook Share on twitter Read More Corruption Perception Index 2018: Ukraine up 10 places, still among most corrupt in Europe - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Ukraine is not as corrupt as it was a year ago, but it’s still the second most corrupt country in Europe after Russia, according to anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International. Read More Reuters: Danish minister calls for EU-wide sanctions on Russia over Azov Sea - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Reuters: Danish minister calls for EU-wide sanctions on Russia over Azov Sea Published Jan. Read More

Top News U.S. attorney general pick says he has discussed Mueller probe with Pence - Reuters How President Trump Is Like A Terrible Poker Player - FiveThirtyEight Roach issues found at 2 South Florida restaurants - WPLG Local 10 Second Look Top Stories (1-28-2019) - KALB News Expect more requests to subscribe from Apple on iPhones and iPads - USA TODAY U.S. attorney general pick says he has discussed Mueller probe with Pence - Reuters Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, William Barr, told U.S. lawmakers in comments released on Monday that while he has never spoken about the substance of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation with Trump, he has discussed it in broad terms with Vice President Mike Pence. Read More How President Trump Is Like A Terrible Poker Player - FiveThirtyEight FiveThirtyEight I was playing poker in Atlantic City this weekend, so I’ve had poker on the brain as I’ve been thinking about President Trump’s tactics during the partial government shutdown, which ended on Friday after Congress passed a three-week continuing resolution to fund the government. Read More Roach issues found at 2 South Florida restaurants - WPLG Local 10 WPLG Local 10 Read More Second Look Top Stories (1-28-2019) - KALB News KALB News Click Here to access the online Public Inspection File Viewers with disabilities can get assistance accessing this station's FCC Public Inspection File by contacting the station with the information listed below. Read More Expect more requests to subscribe from Apple on iPhones and iPads - USA TODAY USA TODAY Don't look now, but expect a lot more messages from Apple this year to try out new services, analysts say.  The company, which "hit a wall" in 2018 with falling iPhone sales, realizes selling new services to its base of 1.3 billion iPhone users is the best way to pick up the financial slack, says Gene Munster, an analyst with Loup Ventures.  Read More

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