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WIRED
Robert Mueller
The Evidence That Could Impeach Donald Trump
WIRED - Garrett M. Graff
As all of Washington—and the country—await the conclusion of Robert Mueller’s special counsel probe, which could come at any moment, House Speaker …
Fox News
Kremlin
Mueller would ‘almost be guilty of treason’ if he withheld evidence that Trump was blackmailed by Kremlin: Greenwald
Fox News - Amy Lieu
Glenn Greenwald, co-founding editor of The Intercept was interviewed Monday on "The Ingraham Angle" and said that if special counsel Robert Mueller has evidence that President Trump is indeed a Russian
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Crimea
Putin jokes about Jews and money during visit to Crimea
timesofisrael.com - By TOI staff and AP
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday cracked a joke about Jews and money during a visit to Crimea, and also quipped about inviting Prime …
Business Insider
Politics
A Russian 'troll slayer' went undercover at a troll factory and found that hundreds of Russians were working as paid trolls
Business Insider - PRI's The World
Slaying online trolls can be a lonely business. Just ask Russia's Lyudmila Savchuk, who first exposed the story of Russia's disinformation campaign back in 2014. The journalist and 33-year-old mother two,
Voxadded this to Policy & Politics
Donald Trump
The 3 Trump-Russia ties the Mueller investigation has revealed
Vox - Alvin Chang
What Robert Mueller’s investigation has revealed thus far. During the 2016 presidential campaign, we didn’t have a full picture of what was happening behind the scenes. It’s something that didn’t quite
grafhamadded this to Defence
Autos
Watch a Speeding Leopard 2A4 Tank Completely Obliterate a BMW 3 Series
The Drive - By Kyle Cheromcha
Sublimation: Changing directly from a solid to a gaseous state. via YouTube Kyle CheromchaView Kyle Cheromcha's …
Newsyadded this to Newsy
Fake News
New Laws In Russia Criminalize Spread Of 'Fake News'
newsy.com - Katie Cammarata
News outlets that are found guilty of using "unreliable" information could face up to $23,000 in fines. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a set …
Kazakhstan
President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, Resigns After Three Decades
themoscowtimes.com - Reuters
Nursultan Nazarbayev, the president of Kazakhstan, said on Tuesday that he was resigning as the oil-rich Central Asian nation's leader after three …
Haaretzadded this to Haaretz News
Vladimir Putin
Putin Makes Joke About Jews and Money - Speaks Hebrew
haaretz.com - JTA and Marcy Oster
Russian President Vladimir Putin made a joke invoking the anti-Semitic trope about Jews and money during a visit to Crimea. During a visit with local …
Donald Trump
DELUSIONAL: Trump Desperately Embraces 'Witch Hunt' Poll that He Utterly Fails to Understand
dailykos.com - News Corpse
It's hard out here for a pompous narcissist. Donald Trump lives for positive validation from whatever ignorant or corrupt source he can scrape it off …
Daly Valetadded this to World
Algeria
Russia warns of attempts to destabilize situation in Algeria
Reuters - Reuters Editorial
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a news conference following the talks with his Austrian counterpart Karin Kneissl in Moscow, Russia March 12, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov MOSCOW (Reuters)
MSNBC
Donald Trump
Papadopoulos calls Trump Russia investigation start into question
MSNBC - Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow notes that Donald Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos is telling interviewers that he does not recall telling Australian diplomat …
U.S. News & World Report
Fake News
Russia Passes Law Punishing ‘Disrespect’ and ‘Fake News’
U.S. News & World Report - Lylah Alphonse
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a set of bills into law criminalizing the spread of what his government considers to be "fake news," with …
waral01added this to Rumors Of War
U.S. Army
This Video Might Be the Future of Russia's Army: Armed Ground Robots
nationalinterest.org
The Russian army is developing tactics for a future force of armed ground robots. And the tactics include human infantry scouting ahead of the main …
Josh added this to The Daily Interest
Human Rights
Russian striker Pavel Pogrebnyak's comment on black players 'smells of racism'
BBC News - By BBC Monitoring
Former Fulham and Reading striker Pavel Pogrebnyak's comment that it is "laughable" to have black players in the Russian national team has been condemned by Russian president Vladimir Putin's human rights
Entrepreneurship
Putin highlights pressing need for efficient protection of entrepreneurs’ rights
tass.com
The Russian president requested prosecutors to "decisively respond to violations in this sphere"
INSIDERadded this to Politics INSIDER
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin signed a restrictive new law that makes it illegal to insult government officials — including him
INSIDER - Sinéad Baker
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a new law that can jail citizens for insulting government officials — including him. People who show …
Hatem Zaghlouladded this to Middle East And The World
World News
Putin: Only in Crimea can Jews have problems with money
jpost.com - Hagay Hacohen
The Russian leader was responding to a question from a Jewish person when he met the public in Crimea. Putin tells a joke about Israeli army. …
Forbesadded this to Technology
Southern Africa
5 Exotic Bike Adventures For 2019
Forbes - Everett Potter
If you’ve biked Tuscany and Provence, wheeled through Moab, and done Napa and Sonoma, maybe this is the year that you break out of the pack and do something different. If you need inspiration, here are
Fake News
Vladimir Putin Bans ‘Fake News’ and ‘Disrespect’ In New ‘Internet Insults’ Bills
mediaite.com - Pardes Seleh
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has signed a set of speech-related bills into law banning the spread of online “fake news” and information that …
Axiosadded this to Axios
NATO
As U.S. eyes China, Europe wonders if it could fend for itself
Axios - Dave Lawler
French Defense Minister Florence Parly said today that an “unthinkable” question now hangs over Europe: What happens if the U.S. leaves us to fend …
Hatem Zaghlouladded this to Middle East And The World
World News
Has life improved for people in Crimea since its annexation?
Euronews - Galina Polonskaya
Five years ago on March 18, Russia announced the accession of Crimea based on a referendum that had taken place on the peninsula. Since then, Russian state-controlled media have spoken of the enormous
The Independentadded this to News
Politics
UK government condemns Trump over 'completely false' suggestion UK invented Russia's 2016 election meddling
independent.co.uk - Tom Embury-Dennis
Donald Trump's suggestion that Britain invented Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election has been branded "completely false" by the UK …
Reuters
Russia's Sberbank approves CEO Gref as candidate to become the bank's president
Reuters - Reuters Editorial
MOSCOW, March 19 (Reuters) - The chief executive of Russia’s biggest bank Sberbank, German Gref, has been approved as a candidate for the post of the bank’s president, Gref told reporters on Tuesday. said
U.S. Politics
Tired Of Mueller? Poll Says Americans Increasingly Believe Russia Investigation Is A 'Witch Hunt'
dailywire.com - Emily Zanotti
A new USA Today/Suffolk poll seems to show that Americans are growing increasingly antsy with Special Counsel Robert Mueller, and now, more than …
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World News
Europe is home to some of the most expensive cities in the world in 2019 — where are they?
Euronews - Emma Beswick
Paris has been given the title of the world’s most expensive city along with Singapore and Hong Kong, according to The Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) 2019 Worldwide Cost of Living Survey. It is "not
Lebanon
Lebanon Awaits Pompeo’s Visit, Aoun’s Moscow Trip, Arab Summit
aawsat.com
Lebanese officials are counting on three important events during the upcoming days: the first in Beirut on March 22, where they will meet with US …
Social Media
New White House policy states reporters must spend 50% of their time at the White House, which few currently do, to qualify
mediagazer.com - www.mediagazer.com
7:30 AM ET, March 19, 2019 Rep. Devin Nunes is suing Twitter and some of its users for defamation, alleging Twitter is shadow banning conservatives, …
Gizmodo
Fake News
'Fake News' Bill Signed Into Law in Russia
Gizmodo - Melanie Ehrenkranz
A pair of bills that limit speech online were signed into law by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, promising harsh penalties for those who …
Reuters India
Sanctions
Russia's Evraz says share sales by Abramovich and partners lower sanction risks
Reuters India - Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian steel company Evraz said a decision by Roman Abramovich and his partners to sell some of their shares in the group would reduce sanctions risks. FILE PHOTO: Chelsea owner Roman