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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of August 6-12, 2018.
NEW REPORT | After the Showdown in Libya’s Oil Crescenthttps://t.co/bk1cwHeNLU
— Crisis Group (@CrisisGroup) August 9, 2018
The vote breakdown in Ohio’s special election this week amplified a trend that’s been building in the suburbs during the Trump erahttps://t.co/sNzuTvoEZo
— POLITICO (@politico) August 9, 2018
Scientists are saying that the earth is on its way to entering a ‘hothouse’ state—a point of no return. Why is it so hard to get people to care?: https://t.co/mbXOlCgJtV pic.twitter.com/en7E0pAFYU
— Maclean’s Magazine (@macleans) August 9, 2018
Mike Pence announced the first steps in the Trump administration’s bid to establish a standalone military Space Force by 2020, including creating an elite group of space troops https://t.co/OTvPzTJZGa pic.twitter.com/AZXNygd0UW
— POLITICO (@politico) August 9, 2018
Bernie Sanders is sputtering.https://t.co/uQ3coHsn2i
— POLITICO (@politico) August 9, 2018
To make a permanent dent on corruption, Argentina and other Latin American countries will have to take much more drastic actions — such as eliminating cash. See: https://t.co/LD0PP4Nrdd @miamiherald pic.twitter.com/o6gPnNA6fL
— Andres Oppenheimer (@oppenheimera) August 9, 2018
Should the veil be a matter for the courts or conscience? https://t.co/LzdYaKHTLh
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) August 9, 2018
Calls for uncompromising democratic socialism, argues @conor64, pose an unrecognized threat to the rights of minorities: https://t.co/N1dB2eJsAF
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) August 9, 2018
China’s influence on digital privacy could be global https://t.co/fEy0Pc7090 by @tiffanycli
— Post Opinions (@PostOpinions) August 7, 2018
A community in Israel is protesting a law that asserts that only Jews have the right to self-determination in the country — something they say demotes them to second-class citizens. https://t.co/JQiiueIYT7
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) August 9, 2018
NEW: Battle of the billionaires drives Nevada contest https://t.co/Sjj1Lh5wbS pic.twitter.com/Dar1nFbPgX
— The Hill (@thehill) August 9, 2018
Mary Wollstonecraft’s approach to liberty requires equality—in a move that runs contrary to much liberal thinking, writes @DrHannahDawson #OpenFuture https://t.co/wpm65c5XZL
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) August 9, 2018
“After years of investing in Somali security forces, the UAE saw its gains swept away by what it perceived to be an axis of Qatari and Turkish influence,” said @dickinsonbeth of @CrisisGroup https://t.co/jN1k4UGj3Q
— Maggie Fick (@MaggieFick) August 9, 2018
Rep. Devin Nunes, in secretly recorded tape, tells donors GOP majority is necessary to protect Trump: ‘We’re the only ones’https://t.co/LHKRvEs6b4
— The Seattle Times (@seattletimes) August 9, 2018
Loyalty rates among small-town newspaper devotees are twice that of readers of national or regional papers https://t.co/rmyrcAWFjx
— The Economist (@EconUS) August 9, 2018