Monday, February 18, 2019

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February 18, 2019
Michael Novakhov - SharedNewsLinks℠: Facebook is a law-breaking “digital gangster,” UK government report says
mikenov on Twitter: Trump Investigations: 4:27 PM 2/18/2019 - Politics: ‘Illegal and treason... trumpinvestigations.blogspot.com/2019/02/427-pm…
Top stories - Google News: Bruce Bochy To Retire After 2019 Season - MLB Trade Rumors
Top stories - Google News: Pregnant Meghan Markle having baby shower in New York City - Page Six
Top stories - Google News: EU threatens ‘swift and adequate’ action if Trump imposes tariffs on imported cars | TheHill - The Hill

Michael Novakhov - SharedNewsLinks℠: Facebook is a law-breaking “digital gangster,” UK government report says

News and Times from Michael_Novakhov (15 sites)
Michael_Novakhov shared this story from Ars Technica. Facebook yesterday said it is willing to face "meaningful regulation" after UK lawmakers accused the company of acting like a "digital gangster" that has knowingly violated laws and helped spread Russian misinformation during elections.
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mikenov on Twitter: Trump Investigations: 4:27 PM 2/18/2019 - Politics: ‘Illegal and treason... trumpinvestigations.blogspot.com/2019/02/427-pm…

News and Times from Michael_Novakhov (15 sites)
Trump Investigations: 4:27 PM 2/18/2019 - Politics: ‘Illegal and treason... trumpinvestigations.blogspot.com/2019/02/427-pm… Posted by mikenov on Monday, February 18th, 2019 8:31pm
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Top stories - Google News: Bruce Bochy To Retire After 2019 Season - MLB Trade Rumors

News and Times from Michael_Novakhov (15 sites)
Bruce Bochy To Retire After 2019 Season By Steve Adams | February 18, 2019 at 1:35pm CDT Giants manager Bruce Bochy announced today that he will retire at the end of the 2019 season (Twitter link).
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Top stories - Google News: Pregnant Meghan Markle having baby shower in New York City - Page Six

News and Times from Michael_Novakhov (15 sites)
Meghan Markle has touched down in the Big Apple to celebrate her pregnancy. Page Six has learned that Markle is in New York City for her baby shower, which will take place on Tuesday.
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Top stories - Google News: EU threatens ‘swift and adequate’ action if Trump imposes tariffs on imported cars | TheHill - The Hill

News and Times from Michael_Novakhov (15 sites)
The European Union on Monday said it will act in a “swift and adequate” manner if President Trump decides to slap tariffs on imported vehicles to the U.S. EU spokesman Margaritis Schinas warned that if the U.S.
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Window on Eurasia -- New Series: 'Russian World' Center Near the Kremlin Shut Down Because of Debts
Voice of America: Presidents Day Protests Decry Trump's Emergency Declaration
Voice of America: Four Zimbabwe Generals Retired in Mnangagwa's First Purge of Military
Voice of America: Auto Industry Lines up against Possible US Tariffs
Voice of America: The Five Candidates Running in Senegal's Presidential Election

Window on Eurasia -- New Series: 'Russian World' Center Near the Kremlin Shut Down Because of Debts

1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (114 sites)
Paul Goble             Staunton, February 17 – The headquarters of the International Foundation for Slavic Writing and Culture, informally known as the center of the “Russian world” and
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Voice of America: Presidents Day Protests Decry Trump's Emergency Declaration

1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (114 sites)
Activists in Washington, Chicago and dozens of other U.S. cities protested on Monday's Presidents Day holiday against President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency to secure funding for a U.S.-Mexico border wall.
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Voice of America: Four Zimbabwe Generals Retired in Mnangagwa's First Purge of Military

1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (114 sites)
HARARE, ZIMBABWE —  Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa retired four generals on Monday, in the first major shake-up of the armed forces since he took office and including the man who led a deadly crackdown against post-election protests in August.
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Voice of America: Auto Industry Lines up against Possible US Tariffs

1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (114 sites)
The U.S. auto industry urged President Donald Trump's administration on Monday not to saddle imported cars and auto parts with steep tariffs, after the U.S. Commerce Department sent a confidential report to the White House late on Sunday with its recommendations for how to proceed.
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Voice of America: The Five Candidates Running in Senegal's Presidential Election

1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (114 sites)
DAKAR —  Senegal, the most stable democracy in West Africa, is preparing for an election on Sunday with President Macky Sall facing off against four other candidates. Sall is widely expected to win a second term, after the country's two best-known opposition figures were barred from running because of corruption allegations, in moves critics said represented a worrying crackdown on dissent.
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