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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of August 13-19, 2018.
Some Republican senators are panning President Donald Trump’s move to yank former CIA Director John Brennan’s security clearance, warning about the precedent it will set https://t.co/oCP3S9l3IH
— POLITICO (@politico) August 15, 2018
Drug overdoses killed about 72,000 Americans last year, a record number. The death toll is higher than the peak yearly death totals from HIV, car crashes or gun deaths. https://t.co/ofarrsnt7K
— NYT National News (@NYTNational) August 16, 2018
Here’s a deeper look at the trends in the United States economy. https://t.co/HAOH054PMP by @MarkTCSM
— CS Monitor (@csmonitor) August 16, 2018
Many more resources are required to fully address the needs of newly arrived Nicaraguans in Costa Rica, as well as the Salvadorans, Venezuelans and others who have already begun the asylum process. https://t.co/4H30rgYJeK
— WorldPoliticsReview (@WPReview) August 16, 2018
Already, more people in China have access to the Internet than in any other country, but Xi has grander plans. https://t.co/kvCsIqRgu9
— Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs) August 16, 2018
America’s commitment to expanding its fleet of ships is more than political posturing. China and Russia are investing in technologies that threaten American naval might https://t.co/vvPvPQfNLa
— The Economist (@EconUS) August 16, 2018
Ben Carson ends Obama-era efforts to reduce housing segregation: https://t.co/4p17Fk42x6 pic.twitter.com/c9nyDdejGO
— Slate (@Slate) August 16, 2018
My latest @TheWeek, on why America should back off and let South Korea take the lead in negotiating peace on the Korean Peninsula: https://t.co/9oU0bTNLeS
— Bonnie Kristian (@bonniekristian) August 15, 2018
The World Health Organization urges an end to violence in Congo amid an Ebola outbreak that has already killed 41 https://t.co/HTSK3jBxNB pic.twitter.com/zUxxfLF0fg
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) August 16, 2018
Colorado baker in case of Supreme Court sues state over ‘persecution’ https://t.co/lkHwXaulvi
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) August 16, 2018
“What Alexandria did, in pulling off one of the great upsets in recent history, is show the folks across this country that, yes, it can be done.” https://t.co/8KpO24Z9Ne
— The Nation (@thenation) August 16, 2018
Colombia’s former president is under investigation for bribery and perverting the course of justice.
Will the country’s complex judicial system be able to remain independent, or will it give into political influence? https://t.co/L4qiCGxM7x pic.twitter.com/bYhu7osSs0
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) August 16, 2018
A looming water shortage could trigger cutbacks at a vital Southwest reservoir in late 2019, officials said. https://t.co/pc5QnOTw0r
— AP West Region (@APWestRegion) August 16, 2018
Russian protestors accuse the government of targeting teen-agers on extremism charges to try to silence dissent online https://t.co/I6AZbY0Ap6
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) August 16, 2018
RT @postpolitics Trump’s lawyers preparing to fight subpoena all the way to the Supreme Court, Giuliani says https://t.co/TxtEV2AzC0
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 16, 2018