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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of September 17-23, 2018.
"If we brand Kavanaugh guilty and drum him from the public square without evidence, then we will have created incentives that value character assassination above actual character." https://t.co/T7UFTIVLGq pic.twitter.com/nFWfAmILEc
— The Week (@TheWeek) September 20, 2018
Brazil is in desperate need of reform, but Jair Bolsonaro would make a disastrous president. Our cover this week https://t.co/3IGmJT3Sbw pic.twitter.com/sNAzaXRH3n
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) September 20, 2018
Sarah Palin blasts Mueller for "fishing expedition" on Trump: He's not going to stop until he's caught something https://t.co/4ZSyHc6p81 pic.twitter.com/W0B99Ai97J
— The Hill (@thehill) September 19, 2018
Opinion: “One day, whether next year, or in 2021, or in 2025, he’ll be asked to leave the White House. What if he won’t go?” https://t.co/T4iWz5rge2
— POLITICO (@politico) September 20, 2018
Democratic women of color have risen up in races in the Bronx, Boston, Georgia — and don't forget in mostly white Iowa, says @RobertLeonard https://t.co/w8eLD8ifHE
— NYT Opinion (@nytopinion) September 20, 2018
Many Americans see uneven expectations, gender discrimination as major obstacles for women seeking leadership roles https://t.co/6V9v1CodQL pic.twitter.com/mT8Y2diUz9
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) September 20, 2018
It is not in the U.S. interest to put so much pressure on North Korea and Iran that the two could be driven into a more intimate military embrace.https://t.co/kkx5J8hgqg
— Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs) September 20, 2018
Former aide to Andrew Cuomo sentenced to 6 years in prison https://t.co/GIJdsu71pL pic.twitter.com/Bcfp0xko1w
— The Hill (@thehill) September 20, 2018
Japan hit by another cryptocurrency heist, $60 million stolen https://t.co/I8hGAu5mhB pic.twitter.com/HI5pwnwk8p
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) September 20, 2018
Germany is a cautionary tale for increasingly disconnected and isolated societies.
Many of its people have lost their belief in shared values — an essential element of any democracy, writes Jutta Allmendinger in @TheWorldPosthttps://t.co/4MJAVNNOkI
— Clarissa Pharr (@ClarissaPharr) September 19, 2018
EU leaders reject the British government’s proposal for how to maintain economic relations with the bloc post-Brexit, piling pressure on Theresa May https://t.co/iYLxftZzng
— WSJ Europe (@WSJeurope) September 20, 2018
The future is African: nearly 60% of Africans are under the age of 25. The kind of future they have depends on African countries investing in young people’s health and education. Read the #Goalkeepers18 report to find out what needs to be done https://t.co/tOL40CV01e pic.twitter.com/5Ybc7qBGLK
— Gates Africa (@GatesAfrica) September 19, 2018
Corbyn belongs not in the Palestinian peace camp, but in its rejectionist wing | Opinion https://t.co/lm4U53J2Lh
— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) September 20, 2018
Earlier this year Germany's spy chief spoke about the importance of truth. Now he's under fire for casting doubt on anti-migrant protests. @emilyrs reports: https://t.co/olquPFTF6c
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) September 20, 2018
#Russia has partnered with #Turkey in a deal to avert an all-out
assault on #Idlib.This agreement may prove only a temporary reprieve before a final
confrontation. Still, it represents at least some hope of averting a
genuine humanitarian catastrophe.https://t.co/4n4caiTm9z— Crisis Group (@CrisisGroup) September 20, 2018
Rwanda is still a patriarchal society, with high levels of domestic violence that often goes unreported. Deeply ingrained societal expectations mean that women's empowerment often ends at the front door to the home @AJEnglish https://t.co/WAVMVaKM4f
— Azad Essa (@azadessa) September 20, 2018