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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of May 2-8, 2016.
Donald Trump has begun quietly reaching out to the Republican establishment https://t.co/sS2f7hxs9X pic.twitter.com/guzFxNKapx
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) May 6, 2016
The U.S. will regret abandoning the Middle East, cautions CFR’s Ray Takeyh. Here’s why: https://t.co/dOpTBRvdDv pic.twitter.com/ulHqTE4m0n
— CFR (@CFR_org) May 5, 2016
Almost 20 million people were displaced by climate change or sudden disasters in 2014: https://t.co/Vj0NEKExsp pic.twitter.com/16TjGD8oVh
— Brookings (@BrookingsInst) May 5, 2016
Venezuela accuses U.S. of conspiring to topple Nicolás Maduro https://t.co/msfmsfk2XU pic.twitter.com/W7PvEuho6v
— Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) May 6, 2016
A conversation with the economist who sees a 60% chance of a recession in the next 12 months https://t.co/XOKuiBkQcf pic.twitter.com/70VuE0CdcX
— Real Time Economics (@WSJecon) May 5, 2016
Muqtada al-Sadr’s supporters accomplish their goals without plunging Iraq into chaos? https://t.co/Qni0crFdOz pic.twitter.com/IZoJpu6ChQ
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) May 5, 2016
64% of Repubs say gov’t anti-terror policies have not gone far enough to protect the U.S. https://t.co/4nBZ6qDINP pic.twitter.com/N5GWaVpcla
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) May 5, 2016
Meet the Bernie Sanders supporters who insist they will never vote for Hillary Clinton https://t.co/lLaS3ggk5G pic.twitter.com/b2ioKt2OSM
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) May 5, 2016
Energy companies are sidelining big ideas once touted as the future of the industry $RDS.A https://t.co/Xc3OVYJdbW pic.twitter.com/JHPVu6MDhs
— WSJ Business News (@WSJbusiness) May 5, 2016
Extending its soft power into Syria, Russia plays Bach where ISIS executed 25: https://t.co/YG0QPh5hLI pic.twitter.com/4SD9PJJyNU
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) May 6, 2016
Paul Ryan’s tea party challenger plays the man card and demands an arm-wrestling match https://t.co/jhlAOHqIqD pic.twitter.com/uMvBMDRZcr
— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) May 6, 2016
Greece & the IMF have reached another bailout stalemate. Here’s what could happen next: https://t.co/a5wtU2T5IY pic.twitter.com/30SVTOC9Ue
— Brookings (@BrookingsInst) May 5, 2016
Australia plans to spend $15 million to kill invasive carp—with herpes https://t.co/boKF2061KO pic.twitter.com/tla2f1usFw
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) May 6, 2016
WhatsApp blocked in Brazil amid fears for online privacy https://t.co/IKVcmEuY8h @maxlewontin pic.twitter.com/sHW2lh2lG4
— CS Monitor (@csmonitor) May 6, 2016
Trump’s “deportation force” would directly cost taxpayers between $200 billion and $619 billion. https://t.co/VUVSDzktUq #Cato2016
— Cato Institute (@CatoInstitute) May 6, 2016