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Hunter Biden Served On Board For Group Lobbying Obama Over Ukraine Aid Ukrainian Revolution

Hunter Biden Served On Board For Group Lobbying Obama Over Ukraine Aid

Hunter Biden served on the board of a trade group that lobbied for increased spending on international aid, including for Ukraine.  Biden’s association with the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition and its close affiliate, the Center for U.S. Global Leadership, has gone unexplored in the coverage of his business dealings.  While…
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February 18, 2020
Polestar brings Google Assistant, Maps and the Play Store to its electric cars Polestar 2

Polestar brings Google Assistant, Maps and the Play Store to its electric cars

Swedish EV brand, Polestar, has announced it with further its collaboration with Google to bring Android Auto with Google Assistant, Google Maps and the Google Play Store built-in as standard on its vehicles. The Polestar 2 becomes the first vehicle on the market with the full array of Google apps and services onboard.…
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February 18, 2020
Afghanistan ceasefire; Russia-backed attack in Ukraine; Arms flow into Libya; Bracelet of silence; And a bit more. Korean Peace Talks

Afghanistan ceasefire; Russia-backed attack in Ukraine; Arms flow into Libya; Bracelet of silence; And a bit more.

Taliban, U.S. set ceasefire deal. The United States and the Taliban have reached an agreement for a seven-day ceasefire that will start ‘very soon,’ a senior administration official revealed on Friday, adding that that the U.S. has agreed to reduce its military presence in the country “if the Taliban live…
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February 18, 2020
I’ve been traveling in Asia for 3 weeks in the midst of the deadly coronavirus outbreak, and actually catching the virus is far from my biggest fear Vietnam

I’ve been traveling in Asia for 3 weeks in the midst of the deadly coronavirus outbreak, and actually catching the virus is far from my biggest fear

In Ho Chi Minh City surgical masks are a common sight. Kate Taylor/Business Insider Three weeks into a two-month trip throughout Asia, it has been impossible not to have travel plans disrupted by the deadly coronavirus COVID-19.With a relatively low rate of confirmed cases outside China, fears about catching the…
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February 18, 2020
Apple’s customizable AR buttons could strengthen core parts of its business Virtual Reality

Apple’s customizable AR buttons could strengthen core parts of its business

This story was delivered to Business Insider Intelligence Connectivity & Tech subscribers earlier this morning.To get this story plus others to your inbox each day, hours before they're published on Business Insider, click here.Apple will offer developers the ability to add customizable buttons to content that utilizes its Quick Look…
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February 18, 2020
As Assad advances in Syria – Turkey finds itself in a tough spot between Trump and Putin Korean Peace Talks

As Assad advances in Syria – Turkey finds itself in a tough spot between Trump and Putin

Turkey’s back is to the wall over the Idlib crisis and it's options are swiftly running out. According to the UN, the Russian-backed rapid advance of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad’s forces has displaced 900,000 civilians since December – and many will be banging on Turkey’s door for refuge. For officials in…
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February 18, 2020
Black academics launch 1776 Project in response to NYT’s anti-American 1619 Project Slavery Abolition

Black academics launch 1776 Project in response to NYT’s anti-American 1619 Project

A group of African-American scholars has come together to confront the negative view of United States history depicted in The New York Times’ 1619 Project, which, among other falsehoods, holds that a primary reason the colonists declared independence from Great Britain was to protect slavery. The 1619 Project derives its…
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February 18, 2020
Deep Dive: Health-care stocks hinge on presidential politics — and they’re now looking favorable Plastic Pollution

Deep Dive: Health-care stocks hinge on presidential politics — and they’re now looking favorable

Investors don’t fear Sen. Bernie Sanders as much as they do Sen. Elizabeth Warren in becoming the Democratic nominee for president. Both have proposed massive government spending, including an overhaul of the country’s health-care system, but Sanders has pulled ahead in primaries so far. Want evidence? Check out the following…
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February 18, 2020