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Analysis | Trump canceled the ‘conflict minerals’ provision of Dodd-Frank. That’s probably good for Congo.

9/27/2018, 12:09:44 PM
So what would a more effective policy look like? ✔ For instance, if armed groups’ revenues declined because of the de facto ban, they may have a harder time buying weapons, potentially decreasing violent conflict ✔ Peter van der Windt is an assistant professor at the Division of Social Science of New York University Abu Dhabi


Congress resolution aims to force Trump into ending US involvement in Yemen War

9/27/2018, 3:00:35 PM
US involvement in the “world’s worst humanitarian crisis” – the war in Yemen – could soon come to a halt as 23 members of Congress put forward a resolution to stop troops from assisting in “unauthorized” hostilities. ✔ Our coalition to end the war in Yemen has expanded & the call for withdrawing U.S. involvement is louder ✔ Shrapnel recovered from scene showed it was a US-based bomb maker that made the weapon that obliterated the bus ✔ Trends: Saudi-led coalition strikes in YemenYemen news


Easier movement in Assad's Syria brings some economic reward

9/27/2018, 2:49:13 PM
hammed Abu al-Khair sends 25 buses a day from the Syrian capital Damascus to Ale... ✔ Assad’s military gains this year suddenly eased conditions, freight and bus companies said ✔ The recapture of eastern Ghouta, located by the main highway that runs north from Damascus, meant traffic no longer had to traverse a 90-minute diversion through the hills outside the capital ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


U.S.-led fight on Islamic State killed more than 1,100 civilians:...

9/27/2018, 3:04:54 PM
More than 1,100 civilians have been killed in U.S.-led strikes against Islamic S... ✔ FILE PHOTO: A plume of smoke rises above a building during an air strike in Tikrit March 27, 2015 ✔ The military’s official tally is far below those of outside organizations ✔ The U.S.-led coalition, along with local partners, has largely cleared the militant group from Iraq and Syria but remains concerned about its resurgence ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


Thursday Morning Briefing

9/27/2018, 1:05:55 PM
Trump says he wants two-state solution for Middle East conflict, China demands U... ✔ Monday will mark one year since a banned referendum in Catalonia on whether to separate from the rest of Spain ✔ Reuters TV Stakes are high for Judge Brett Kavanaugh as he and his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, testify at a high-profile hearing into multiple accusations of sexual misconduct against the Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh faces new accusations ahead of testimony Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


Robin Hood trailer: Taron Egerton transforms from veteran to outlaw

9/27/2018, 12:25:10 PM
Taron Egerton's heroic transformation from beaten war veteran to masked outlaw has been teased in the latest trailer for the action-packed Robin Hood. ✔ You're only powerless if you believe you're powerless' Progressing: In a scenes that would look at home in a film such as Rocky, Hood gets into shape as the film's main man who will 'steal from the rich and give to the poor' as the lore says The training then commences, with Hood finally picking up the bow and arrow which have made him so famous in folklore


Trump’s new ‘enemy number one’ is Iran: US President shifts gaze from Kim for new battle

9/27/2018, 2:46:41 PM
DONALD Trump’s ongoing war of words with Iran prove he has replaced North Korea’s supreme leader Kim Jong-un with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani as his public enemy number one, an academic has said. ✔ Mr Pieper also suggested there was a question mark over the long-term future of the agreement ✔ Mr Trump’s decision to pull out of the JPCOA accord has exacerbated the situation, as have suggestions that the US is attempting to encourage demonstrations against Iran’s rulers within Iran itself


Israel, Palestinians on agenda at UN General Assembly

9/27/2018, 12:38:33 PM
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Israeli and Palestinian leaders are preparing to take center stage within an hour of each other at the U.N. General Assembly. Their speeches co ✔ Their speeches come a day after Donald Trump suggested for the first time as U.S. president that he liked a two-state solution as the most effective way to resolve their conflict ✔ Also on the docket at the U.N.: a Security Council meeting chaired by the American secretary of state that will focus on North Korea and its nuclear program


Oil price latest: Saudi Arabia risks Iran fury as it boost production to keep prices down

9/27/2018, 2:46:39 PM
SAUDI Arabia will add extra oil to the market to stop prices from spiralling out of control as production in Iran drops. Donald Trump demanded Saudi Arabia cool oil prices ahead of a meeting between the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) ministers and allies including Russia in Algiers this week. ✔ Another added: There are more demand threats next year compared to supply threats ✔ Oil prices rose to their highest since 2014 above $80 per barrel this week on fears that a steep decline in Iranian oil exports in response to new US sanctions against Iran which are due to come into force on November 4 will deepen an oil deficit, along with production declines in Venezuela ✔ It's a historic political isolation that is rare for America


'We got really lucky': how novichok suspects' identities were revealed

9/27/2018, 12:11:13 PM
Old-school journalism and intuition are behind success of Bellingcat and The Insider sites ✔ The odds of finding the Salisbury novichok poisoning suspects’ real identities seemed remote ✔ A: Less than a month provided they use Google #TheTruthIsOutThere ✔ Aric Toler, a lead researcher for Bellingcat, shot back, referencing one discovery from Bellingcat and The Insider’s investigation into why the two men had similar passport numbers: Well, yeah, thanks to you guys being geniuses in doing things like handing out passports with consecutive numbers to your spies


Historian Yuval Noah Harari on the Robot Revolution

9/27/2018, 3:55:35 PM
Yuval Noah Harar, the author of “Sapiens,” sees a future in which machines make better doctors, AI aids dictatorships and surveillance has a silver lining. ✔ Science fiction is full of artificial intelligence that gains consciousness and wreaks destruction on humankind ✔ AI Will Centralize Power Democracy processes information in a distributed way ✔ It distributes information and the power to make decisions among many institutions, organizations and individuals


Jeremy Hunts points the finger at Putin over Salisbury attack

9/27/2018, 3:27:12 PM
The Foreign Secretary revealed he had a 'frank' meeting with Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov in New York - diplomatic code for a blazing row. ✔ Jeremy Hunt pointed the finger of blame at Vladimir Putin over the Salisbury nerve agent attack today ✔ He told Sky News that while Britain had been careful to only assign specific blame where it is proven, Putin had to accept responsibility for the Kremlin's activity ✔ Chepiga was made an elite special forces soldier in 2001 - three years before Skripal's arrest for treason - so it is possible the men may have men


Britain and America were rivals, and partners, in the Middle East

9/27/2018, 12:06:00 PM
James Barr explores the difficult transition from Pax Britannica to Pax Americana ✔ The author suggests that the CIA helped set up Nasser’s influential and stridently anti-imperialist radio station, Voice of the Arabs ✔ This is an admirably researched book, but its title may be misleading ✔ Many outside powers have attempted to dominate the deserts of the Middle East


Trump says China respects his ‘very large brain’ in bizarre press conference

9/27/2018, 12:10:27 PM
PRESIDENT Donald Trump has given what may be his most bizarre press conferences to-date following a speech to the UN that drew laughs from world leaders. Among a series of strange boasts the presid… ✔ EPA 7 Trump didn't seem put off by a smattering of laughter during his UN speech US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley also took it upon herself to  back up the president's version of events at the UN, saying leaders weren’t laughing at Trump – they were respecting him and enjoying his honesty


Analysis | The Daily 202: Tribalism fuels GOP embrace of Kavanaugh

9/27/2018, 1:27:56 PM
Susan Collins is wavering. Trump is willing to drop his nominee if the hearing goes poorly. McConnell has another “Maalox moment.” ✔ We don’t want to them to meddle or interfere in our upcoming election ✔ Mine is a tough story to tell, but it's not mine alone ✔ pic.twitter.com/BqklWNntWI Bo Erickson (@BoKnowsNews) September 26, 2018 And an injured turtle received a custom wheelchair made from LEGOs:


Analysis | The Cybersecurity 202: Senate hearing highlights challenges of crafting national privacy law

9/27/2018, 12:10:05 PM
Here are six takeaways. ✔ In his remarks at the Security Council meeting, Trump made no mention of Russian interference, though he did say later that his administration also will not let Moscow interfere in the elections... ✔ EASTER EGGS Trump says he prefers to keep  Rosenstein: Michael Caputo loses temper on CNN panel: Injured turtle fitted with custom wheelchair:


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