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Trump administration review of Ukrainian security aid worries former Soviet satellite states    Washington Examiner US spies say Trump's G7 performance suggests he's either a 'Russian asset' or a 'useful idiot' for Putin    Business Insider Trump's Praise of Putin Mocked On Russian TV With 'Señorita' Mash-Up    Newsweek Trump holds up Ukraine military aid meant to confront Russia    POLITICO Trump seriously considering blocking $250M in military aid to Ukraine    CNN View full coverage on Google News

4 A Return to Geopolitics in the Mediterranean    The National Interest Online The Eastern Mediterranean is rapidly reemerging as a crucial geopolitical crossroads, driven by remarkable geostrategic realignments that raise prospects for ...

Trump didn’t hide his actions at G7 summit, and apparently he is a traitor. The pros call him a 'Russian asset' or ‘useful idiot’ - hope these observers are called before the House Impeachment Inquiry. It is past time to fully understand Trump’s Putin tie! https://t.co/TRWMXCyfxF — John Dean (@JohnWDean) August 30, 2019 US spies say Trump's G7 performance suggests he's either a 'Russian asset' or a 'useful idiot' for Putin    Business Insider Trump's Praise of Putin Mocked On Russian TV With 'Señorita' Mash-Up    Newsweek Trump holds up Ukraine military aid meant to confront Russia    POLITICO Trump seriously considering blocking $250M in military aid to Ukraine    CNN Trump administration could block $250m in military assistance to Ukraine    The Independent View full coverage on Google News

MSNBC Lawrence O'Donnell Retracts Donald Trump-Russia Story    TIME (NEW YORK) — MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell on Wednesday retracted his story about supposed Russian ties to President Donald Trump's finances and ...

Authored by Bowen Xiao via The Epoch Times, Greenland ’s basket of economic and strategic benefits, particularly when it comes to military advantage, is not going unnoticed, with the likes of  China and Russia showing increasing interest in the sparsely inhabited island. The implications of these two countries increasing their influence over Greenland is concerning to the United States, a defense expert said. Aside from Greenland’s strategic value with regard to its geography and positioning, the island also has an abundance of minerals and oils. President Donald Trump’s idea to potentially purchase the island is not as audacious as it sounds,  Peter Huessy, a senior defense consultant and Director of Strategic Deterrent Studies at the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, told The Epoch Times.   “If Greenland was like Guam we could deploy offensive, conventional missiles in northern Greenland along the Arctic and we would cover a very large portion of Russia and China, ” he said i

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The pound sterling has lost nearly 10% of its value in the last 120 days, as a no-deal Brexit has become more likely. The Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index, also called the FTSE 100 Index, has fallen into a bear market in the same period. Fear is spreading across the United Kingdom, also affecting the real estate market. Nested, a London-based "data-driven" real estate firm, is reporting 29% of London homeowners are slashing their asking prices ahead of Brexit's Oct. 31 deadline , reported Property Reporter . The new report shows over £2 billion ($2.43 billion) of price cuts have so far occurred in the London Metropolitan Region ahead of the deadline. About 11% of the listings in London (12,078) have seen at least £37,800 ($46,166) cut from the initial list price. Top areas of where the most substantial price discounts are being observed are in Westminster Kensington & Chelsea, Wandsworth, Camden, and Tower Hamlets. Another 18% of homes listed in the London ar

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Hugh Grant slams Boris Johnson in expletive-laden tweet over Parliament suspension    Fox News UK government asks Queen to suspend Parliament    CNN 'Stop the coup': nationwide protests as Boris Johnson suspends parliament    Guardian News Boris Johnson’s constitutional crisis now resembles America’s    The Washington Post Boris Johnson’s Brutal Game of Truth or Dare    Bloomberg View full coverage on Google News

As the Trump DOJ attempts to sift through exactly what the Obama administration was pulling during the 2016 US election, Attorney General William Barr and his team of investigators are pursuing  the following information , according to  RealClear Investigations ' Paul Sperry.  Agendas for former CIA chief John Brennan’s secret interagency task force meetings on alleged Trump-Russia collusion in the spring, summer and fall of 2016, which he sent in envelopes to FBI Director James Comey, Attorney General Loretta Lynch, and National Security Adviser Susan Rice. A series of papers that task force, known as the “fusion cell,” drafted for the White House. A classified August 2016 document Brennan hand-delivered in a sealed envelope to Obama containing information from someone Brennan described as "a critical informant close to Putin." The informant is  believed to have beeen a Russian source recycled from a largely debunked dossier compiled by ex-British agent Christop

Senate tangles with Russia after Trump's overtures to Putin    POLITICO Tensions between Russia and the Senate are rising after President Donald Trump's latest outreach to Moscow, with the Kremlin barring senators in both parties ...

The British pound tumbled Wednesday morning on reports British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his government would ask Queen Elizabeth II to suspend Parliament when it returns from its summer break next month, the BBC reports . The pound has reacted negatively as discontinuing the parliamentary session - or "proroguing", as the official terminology labels it - would leave lawmakers with less time to debate any Brexit-related bills, including a potential revised withdrawal agreement. However, the pound pared its drop after Johnson insisted on Wednesday that he's not preparing for a general election, and that there would be "ample time" for MPs to debate any new Brexit-related legislation. GBP/USD was off 0.7% at $1.2203. Johnson said the Queen's speech would take place after the suspension ends on Oct. 14. Dominic Grieve, a critical Tory backbencher, said the decision was "an outrageous act." Meanwhile, Speaker John Bercow denounced Johnson'

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At the start of August, we explained how - by scapegoating the global economy for the Fed's July 31 rate cut - the central bank had now trapped itself, having certified before the world that any further escalations in Trump's trade war are effectively a justification for more rate cuts. Whether this was Powell's intention is unclear, although as we said at the time, "it certainly means that Trump is now de facto in charge of the Fed's monetary policy by way of US foreign policy, and it also means that as BofA wrote, "the Fed is unintentionally underwriting the trade war." Here, the only thing one can perhaps add is that the Fed may very well be intentionally underwriting Trump's trade war. In either case, as Bank of America's chief economist Michelle Meyer said, such a circular framework is a problem for many reasons, and as the bank admits, it is worried about an adverse feedback loop where the trade war hinders economic growth, therefore prompti

Trump: Obama Was Outsmarted By Putin When Russia Annexed Crimea, "It Was Very Embarrassing To Him"    RealClearPolitics Donald Trump re-ups desire for Russia to join G7, says Putin 'outsmarted' Barack Obama    USA TODAY Trump advocates for Putin at G-7 summit in move to soften Russia’s pariah status    The Washington Post 'He was outsmarted': Trump mocks Obama on world stage    POLITICO Trump wants to welcome Russia back into G7. John McCain must be rolling in his grave    CNN View full coverage on Google News

WATCH: @Yamiche asks President Trump about his calls for Russia to rejoin the G-7, what the political impact might be and why he repeats a misleading statement that "Putin outsmarted" former President Obama. pic.twitter.com/Yjoc9Fv8HE — PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) August 26, 2019 I wish for all children with pre-existing conditions (like heart problems) the same great health care Sean Duffy's kids enjoy, and that none of them will be denied insurance later for those same pre-existing conditions the way he wanted. And that's all I'll say about that. — shauna (@goldengateblond) August 26, 2019

Chris Rowe, 35, a coal miner who used to work for the bankrupt company Blackjewel, poses at the railway blockade protesting for unpaid wages outside of the Blackjewel mining complex in Cumberland, Ky.  Does this mean trump did not make coal great again? https://t.co/YTefWBhCc2 — Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) August 26, 2019

New Jersey insurance executive Eric Linder, who woke up from a night’s sleep at the resort in March 2016 with dozens of bites, didn’t return calls for comment. Neither did his lawyer nor Trump’s local lawyer. Expect turn out for next year's G-7 to be sparse if Trump holds it at Doral. https://t.co/vkMGIvnSG1 — Ronald Klain (@RonaldKlain) August 26, 2019

Russian Rep. Sean Duffy To Resign From Congress https://t.co/QfEuSDMXbJ via @dailycaller — Weston Post🇺🇸 (@colbynews) August 26, 2019 I wish for all children with pre-existing conditions (like heart problems) the same great health care Sean Duffy's kids enjoy, and that none of them will be denied insurance later for those same pre-existing conditions the way he wanted. And that's all I'll say about that. — shauna (@goldengateblond) August 26, 2019

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Trump says others support his call to add Russia back into the G7    CNBC Trump ruins G7 summit dinner by insisting group readmit Russia    Quartz Trump wants to welcome Russia back into G7. John McCain must be rolling in his grave    CNN G7: Trump's demands for Russia's readmission cause row in Biarritz    The Guardian Trump says it's 'possible' he'll invite Russia to the G-7 next year    New York Post View full coverage on Google News

Trump wants to welcome Russia back into G7. John McCain must be rolling in his grave    CNN Top EU Official Blasts Trump's Plan to Invite Russia to G7 Meeting    Mother Jones Trump and Macron Agree Russia Should Join G-8 in 2020 But Will It?    VOA News The Latest: Trump says he may invite Russia to join next G-7    RochesterFirst G7 summit: Trump and Marine Le Pen team up to blast 'absurd' plan to block Russia    Express.co.uk View full coverage on Google News

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If you thought corn and soybean farmers in the Central and Midwest US had it rough, Maine's blueberry industry just witnessed the largest ever collapse in sales to China, because that country imposed a 70% tariff on berries in retaliation to President Trump's tariffs targeting Chinese goods. Maine's blueberry industry could be on the verge of a crisis, a 70% tariff rate has generated so much confusion and uncertainties that berry farmers are asking for a government bailout to prevent a tidal wave of farm bankruptcies in the state. However, what's surprising, is that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) denied berry farmers government bailouts this summer, which were mostly reserved for corn and soybean farmers in the Midwest. "I thought we had a pretty good case," says Nancy McBrady, director of the Department's Bureau of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources. "There's a demonstrated challenge relative to loss of access to China because of the