Artist : Jeffrey Smart (Australia, b.1921)
Macro/Markets
- What the market forgot about Trump: The fiscal boost was temporary, but the chaos was permanent – Marketwatch
- Investors pile into money market funds amid market turmoil – Financial Times
- Last Month, Investors Seemed Too Pessimistic. Now, They Seem Prescient.– New York Times
- Google shifted $23 billion to tax haven Bermuda in 2017 – Reuters
Americas
- Trump aide deflects, says president ’doesn’t own’ shutdown – ABC News
- House Democrats vote to deny Trump wall money, defying veto threat – Washington Post
- Venezuela’s Hyperinflation Hits 80,000% Per Year in 2018 – Forbes
- New Muslim congresswoman to be sworn in with Thomas Jefferson’s centuries-old Quran – Miami Herald
- Donald Trump Finally Has a White House Science Adviser Senate confirms meteorologist Kelvin Droegemeier to lead the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy – Scientific American
- New US Congress makes history with record number of women – Aljazeera
- Dem introduces bills to eliminate electoral college, stop presidents from pardoning themselves – The Hill
- Trump Says Country Wants Border Wall, But That’s Not What Polls Say – Huffington Post
Europe/Middle East
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- Defying history, Moscow moves to defend Soviet war in Afghanistan – Washington Post
- Europe hints at backstop vow to get May’s Brexit deal through Commons vote – The Times
- Police reinforcements for Northern Ireland in case of no-deal Brexit – The Guardian
- Renewables overtake coal as Germany’s main energy source – Reuters
- ‘Mass hack attack’ on German politicians – BBC
- President Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria prompted a Syrian Kurdish leader to visit France recently to call on President Emmanuel Macron to provide protection against the Turkish military once the U.S. leaves – CNSNews
- Farming chief calls for ‘net zero’ agriculture emissions in UK by 2040 – Independent
- Germany’s 2018 unemployment hits record yearly low – DW
- Iran to send warships to the Atlantic, closer to U.S. waters – Reuters
- Most of May’s Conservative Party members oppose her Brexit deal – survey – Reuters
Asia/sub-continent
- Thirteen Canadians detained in China since arrest of Huawei exec in Vancouver, officials reveal – Toronto Star
- US government warns Americans that China may not let you come home – Business Insider
- China’s population shrinks for first time in 70 years despite two-child policy – Japantimes (I think they’re turning Japanese, I really think so)
- China warnings signal Trump’s trade war finally hitting home – Reuters
- China will support economic growth to avoid stagnation – China Underground
- 106th Indian Science Congress: Unlike Trump, Modi understands importance of science, say 2 Nobel winners – India Express
- Thailand hit by severe storm in peak season – BBC
Australia/New Zealand
- ‘Influential’ Australia should join the G7, says London think tank – CanberraTimes
- ASX ‘absolutely rife’ with negativity as economy ‘hurtles’ towards recession – ABC
- Major incident unfolding in Sydney: Truck crash, carjacking and stabbing – News.com.au
- Opal Tower has ‘design, construction issues’, engineers find – ABC News
- NSW town loses water as temperatures near 40C – ABC News
- Australian Blockbuster one of last 2 in the world – BrisbaneTimes
- A Current Affair accused of inciting violence in Melbourne ‘race war’ story – The Guardian (in related news, ACA accused of journalism, judge throws out case)
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- That Viral Video of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Dancing Is a Meta-Meme – Wired (the GOP really is screwed if that’s the best they can come up with)
- The New Congress Just Started And There’s Already A Bipartisan Marijuana Bill – Marijuana Moment
- Mexico finds Flayed god temple; priests wore skins of dead – MSN (eww…)
- Cargo Ship Carrying 3,500 Nissan Cars Ablaze and Adrift in the Pacific Ocean – Drive
- Police break down in tears at scene of Krispy Kreme doughnut van fire – MetroUK