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» Germany investigating second U.S. spy suspect: security sources
09/07/14 10:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is investigating a suspected U.S. spy in its military, a security source said, days after the arrest of a member of its foreign intelligence agency as a doub...

» Sen. Robert Menendez seeks probe of alleged Cuban plot to smear him
09/07/14 09:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Sen. Robert Menendez is asking the Justice Department to pursue evidence obtained by U.S. investigators that the Cuban government concocted an elaborate plot to smear him with allegations that he cavorted wit...

» New Jersey senator Robert Menendez alleges Cuba behind sex allegations | World news
09/07/14 09:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. New Jersey senator Robert Menendez has urged the US Justice Department to investigate claims that the Cuban government may have plotted to smear him with allegations that he s...

» The Daily Caller's Menendez Smear May...
09/07/14 09:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from senator menendez - Google News. Media Matters for America (blog)  - ‎21 minutes ago‎ The Daily Caller may have been duped by the Cuban government when they published a series of stories ac...

» Robinson: Eugene Robinson: NSA’s misguided snooping on innocent people
08/07/14 18:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Opinions: Washington Post Opinion, Editorial, Op Ed, Politics Editorials - The Washington Post. Even those who believe the National Security Agency ’s vacuum-cleaner surveillance of electronic communicatio...

» They create specialized chamber to handle cases of bankruptcy Creole
08/07/14 18:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The president judge of the Supreme Court, Liana Fiol Matta, today created the specialized chamber that will be responsible for dealing with cases of public corporations seeking to renegotiate their debts thro...

» Russian Arrested in Guam on Array of US Hacking Charges - New York Times (blog)
08/07/14 14:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Russian Arrested in Guam on Array of US Hacking Charges New York Times (blog) A Russian man accused of being one of the world's most prolific traffickers of stolen financial informati...

» Moscow Wants a Population ‘National in Form but Russian in Content’
08/07/14 14:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The InterpreterThe Interpreter. Staunton, July 7 – In Soviet times, Moscow’s nationality policy was based on the idea that the non-Russian nations should be “national in form but Soviet in content,” ...

» U.S. Warns Against Power Grab Over Afghan Election Row
08/07/14 14:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has warned that any attempt to seize power in Afghanistan "by extra-legal means" would cost the country its international aid.

» EU Agrees in Principle to Expand Sanctions Over Ukraine, Diplomats Say
08/07/14 14:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. European Union governments have agreed in principle to expand the list of people targeted with asset freezes and travel bans over the Ukraine crisis, diplomats have said.

» Rebel Leader Says Separatists to Go On Offensive in Ukraine
08/07/14 14:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. A separatist leader in eastern Ukraine has warned Kiev that pro-Russian rebels would take the offensive again after regrouping forces in the region's biggest industrial hub of...

» Ukraine Liveblog Day 141: Ukrainian Defence Minister – No More Unilateral Ceasefires
08/07/14 14:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The InterpreterThe Interpreter. Yesterday’s liveblog can be found here . For an overview and analysis of this developing story see our latest podcast . Please help The Interpreter to continue providing thi...

» Serbia's PM To Discuss Energy Cooperation With Putin
08/07/14 14:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, on a visit to Moscow, is meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin.

» Two More Suspected Militants Killed In Daghestan
08/07/14 14:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Two more suspected militants have been killed in an ongoing special counterterrorism operation in Russia's North Caucasus Republic of Daghestan.

» Ukraine crisis: Bridges blown up near Donetsk as Poroshenko government re-takes key stronghold
08/07/14 14:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from - Europe RSS Feed. After Ukrainian forces' seizure of a key rebel stronghold in the east, the major cities of Donetsk and Luhansk could be the next focus of major fighting. Three bridges on roads leading t...

» Ukraine rejects talks with rebels unless they give up weapons
08/07/14 14:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russian news, all the latest and breaking Russia news. Defence minister takes hard line as troops advance on separatist strongholds

» Russia Follows 'Different Strategy' As Serbia Courts EU
08/07/14 14:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. As traditional Russian ally Serbia pushes ahead with its bid to join the European Union, Moscow's reaction has been muted. Does the Kremlin see strategic advantages in ha...

» Russia Denounces U.S. After Lawmaker's Son Faces Charges - Bloomberg
08/07/14 14:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. RT International Business Times Russia Denounces U.S. After Lawmaker's Son Faces Charges Bloomberg The son of a Russian lawmaker was arrested by the U.S. on charges of selling credit ...

» Lawmakers in Iraq Will Meet Again to Try to Form a Government
08/07/14 14:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The Parliament will convene on Sunday to try to put together a government from Iraq’s often hostile factions, two weeks after a similar effort failed.

» Under pressure to form new government, Iraq parliament to convene Sunday
08/07/14 14:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. BAGHDAD —Iraq’s parliament has announced that it will convene on Sunday, amid mounting pressure to form a new government that...

» Drone Causes Police Chopper To Change Course
08/07/14 14:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Police arrest two people when a drone flying over George Washington Bridge forces a helicopter to change course.

» Iranian journalist sentenced to two years and 50 lashes
08/07/14 14:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian journalist and blogger Marzieh Rasouli reported to Evin prison on Tuesday to serve a two-year sentence and receive 50 lashes over charges of spreading anti-go...

» UK sex abuse victim describes private meeting with the Pope
08/07/14 14:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Peter Saunders, 57, was abused for more than five years by two priests, a teacher and a member of his family from the age of 8.

» Genes that influence children's reading skills also affect their maths
08/07/14 14:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Study suggests that half of the genes that affect 12-year-olds' literacy also play a role in their abilities in mathematics Many of the genes that affect how well a child can ...

» Research Suggests Gut Microbes Impact Autism
08/07/14 14:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. New research suggests children with autism tend to have a less diverse population of gut microbes than other children. Scientists suspect modern practices, including eating processed food...

» Russia hits out at 'kidnapping' of MP's son by US secret service
08/07/14 13:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Roman Seleznev, son of politician known for anti-American outbursts, arrested in Maldives on suspicion of hacking activities Russian authorities have reacted with anger over t...

» Committee of Congress asked the federal Treasury to assist With the finances of the Island
08/07/14 13:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . WASHINGTON - By Congressman José Serrano, Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi managed to include in a report of the Committee on Appropriations of the House a recommendation to the federal treasury to ...

» Federal Figures Show 37,921 Jobs Lost During Governor’s Administration Instead of 55,305 Gained as He Now Claims
08/07/14 11:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico Report. Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla (‘Commonwealth’ party) has been taking pains since Wednesday to claim that 55,305 jobs had been created in Puerto Rico under his administra...

» Hillary Clinton interview 2014: Edward Snowden, ISIS, drone strikes & women's rights - YouTube
08/07/14 11:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Jul 4, 2014 Hillary Clinton, the former US Secretary of State, joins Phoebe Greenwood to discuss Edward Snowden, the NSA, drone strikes in Pakistan, the war in Iraq and whether the US contributed...

» Trouble Could Be Looming for Puerto Rico Bond Insurers - MoneyBeat
08/07/14 11:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from MoneyBeat. By Mike Cherney Puerto Rico could be another headache for bond insurers. Moody’s Investors Service MCO   -0.81% on Monday said a new law that provides a path for the financially troub...

» Ask the governor to fumigate in San Juan
08/07/14 10:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from El Vocero de Puerto Rico. THE SPOKESMAN / Archive By <a href="http://ElVocero.com" rel="nofollow">ElVocero.com</a> - 6:57 a.m. "If there is public pressure she acts and can not address Malthus ...

» Wall Street Waits While Statehood Debate Handcuffs Puerto Rico Decision Makers
08/07/14 09:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . By Maryellen Tighe and Ellie Ismailidou Puerto Rico has become much more than a vacation destination for anyone who invests their money on Wall Street, plans for retirement using pension funds, or even pays t...

» New York governor signs medical marijuana bill into law
08/07/14 09:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Monday he had signed legislation making New York the 23rd state to allow medical marijuana, calling his approach, which forbids smoking of the drug and includes strict limits, th...

» Is Puerto Rico’s Population Drop Really a ‘Brain Drain’?
08/07/14 09:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico Report. Puerto Rico is seeing an exodus: The territory’s population has been decreasing by about 100 every day for the past few years, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures. Most of the...

» Is There Really a Brain Drain
08/07/14 09:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños. Is There Really A Brain Drain Migration to the U.S.? By Clarisel Gonzalez While the common perception is that Puerto Rico is losing its best, brightest and youngest prof...

» The State of Puerto Ricans 2013
08/07/14 09:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Centropr Store: Latest News. The State of Puerto Ricans 2013 Edited by Edwin Meléndez and Carlos Vargas Ramos The State of Puerto Ricans, 2013 collects in a single report the most current data on soci...

» Puerto Rico's Debt Woes Could Spread
08/07/14 09:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . July 8, 2014 5:59 a.m. ET The novela that is Puerto Rico's debt drama continues. On Monday, the struggling Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority made a deal with its bank lenders to delay certain payments on i...

» U.S. officials: 'No reason to doubt' it's al-Baghdadi in video
08/07/14 09:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. The United States "has no reason to doubt" the authenticity of a video that purports to show ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi delivering a sermon at the Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul, t...

» Russia Urges Bulgaria to Resume Building Gas Pipeline
08/07/14 09:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. In a visit to Sofia on Monday, the Russian foreign minister also said Europe should not interfere with existing pipeline agreements.

» Two Koreas, Russia Consider Building Railway Training Center
08/07/14 09:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. South Korea’s national railroad operator, Korail, says it has suggested setting up a tri-national training center that would include North Korea and Russia. In a phone interview with the ...

» Drunk ferry passenger sparked air-sea rescue and caused £815k damage starting fire smoking cannabis in cabin
08/07/14 08:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Boden Hughes, 26, from Sunderland, sparked a blaze by smoking cannabis on a ferry to Amsterdam putting the lives of more than 1,000 passengers and crew at risk.

» Bahrain Moves to Expel U.S. Official for Meeting Opposition Group
08/07/14 08:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Bahrain asked Tom Malinowski, assistant secretary of State for democracy, human rights and labor, to leave the country after the U.S. official met Sunday with Bahrain's main Shiite opp...

» EU to Add Names to Ukraine Sanctions List
08/07/14 08:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. European Union governments agreed in principle on Monday to place sanctions on additional people connected with the violence in Ukraine, two diplomats said.

» Does video show ISIS leader in Iraq?
08/07/14 08:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Does video show ISIS leader in Iraq? CNN's Hala Gorani speaks to terrorism expert Peter Neumann about video that purports to show ISIS' leader in Iraq. From: CNNInternational V...

» White House on the back foot over CIA role in German spying scandal
08/07/14 07:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Germany already taking counter-measures as CIA maintains silence over alleged recruitment of German intelligence official The White House was forced to defend its increasingly...

» Bahrain orders US diplomat to leave - Financial Times
08/07/14 07:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Bahrain orders US diplomat to leave Financial Times Bahrain demanded on Monday that a senior US diplomat leave the country, after it accused him of interfering in its affairs by ...

» Egypt's Sissi: Extremists Destroying Region, Threaten World
08/07/14 07:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi warned world powers on Monday that Islamist militants are ravaging the Middle East and pose a threat to everyone's security. "Be alert to what is h...

» Retreating Ukraine Rebels Dig In at Donetsk
08/07/14 07:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Pro-Russian separatists retreating ahead of a Ukrainian military offensive in eastern Ukraine dug in Monday in the city of Donetsk, building barricades and erecting checkpoints along main...

» White House says most children at border to be sent home - Reuters
08/07/14 07:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Reuters White House says most children at border to be sent home Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Monday that most unaccompanied minors flooding into the Un...

» Israel launches military offensive against Gaza militants
08/07/14 07:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel launched an aerial offensive in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, calling it part of a campaign named "Operation Protective Edge" targeting Hamas Islamist mi...

» U.S. Spying Claim Angers Germany
08/07/14 07:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. German anger was growing over the arrest of an intelligence-service employee believed to have been selling secret documents to the U.S.

» Argentina Asks for More Time in Debt Dispute
08/07/14 07:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The country's Economy Minister Axel Kicillof told a court-appointed mediator Monday that it needs more time to solve a creditor dispute over unpaid debts that could see the it default ...

» Pushed from Slaviansk, Ukraine rebels barricade Donetsk
08/07/14 07:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) - Pro-Russian rebels erected new barricades on the streets of Donetsk on Monday, preparing to make a stand in the city of a million people after losing their ...

» In Bulgaria, Corruption and Mistrust Turn Promise Into Pain
08/07/14 07:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Bank runs and political instability have cast a shadow on the future of the European Union’s poorest member state.

» Open Source: No Signs of Fabrication in Imprisoned Al Jazeera Crew’s Reports From Egypt
08/07/14 07:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The three journalists were recently sentenced to at least seven years in prison for spreading “false news” during their reporting on unrest in Cairo.

» Hamas Steps Up Rocket Fire, Israel Says Ready for Escalation
08/07/14 07:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME » Time Sections » World. Hamas stepped up rocket fire at southern Israeli towns and Israel called up reserve troops on Monday in anticipation of a possible escalation of hostilities with the Islamist ...

» Bakery in court over gay cake row after owners refused to decorate confectionery with slogan 'support gay marriage'
08/07/14 07:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. The bakers have been warned by the Equality Commission that the law does not allow them to turn down an order to bake a cake bearing the slogan 'support gay marriage'.

» Bahrain Declares Visiting US Official Persona Non Grata
08/07/14 07:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Bahrain on Monday ordered a visiting senior U.S. official to leave the kingdom immediately because he had “intervened flagrantly” in the country's internal affairs, the state news agency ...

» Obama Urges Restraint for Israel, Palestinians - ABC News
08/07/14 07:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Obama Urges Restraint for Israel, Palestinians ABC News President Barack Obama called for Israelis and Palestinians alike to restrain themselves and put an end to acts of retribu...

» US Announces Arrest of Russian National in Credit Card Theft Scam
08/07/14 07:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. officials say a Russian national is in custody on charges linked to the theft and resale of tens of thousands of consumer credit card numbers. The suspect, identified as 30-year-old ...

» Ukraine Rebels Are Retreating for Last Stand
08/07/14 07:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Separatist rebels retreated Monday from positions throughout eastern Ukraine and began building barricades in Donetsk and Luhansk in anticipation of a final stand against advancing governme...

» DealBook: U.S. Scrutiny for Banks Shifts to Commerzbank and Germany
08/07/14 07:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The authorities are said to have begun settlement talks with Commerzbank over its dealings with Iran and other countries blacklisted by the United States, to pave the way toward talks with ...

» Afghanistan's Abdullah rejects election result as 'coup' against people
08/07/14 07:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan presidential contender Abdullah Abdullah's camp rejected preliminary results of last month's run-off election on Monday as a "coup" against the people, putting...

» Kerry Condemns Afghan Parallel Government Proposals
08/07/14 07:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. U.S. Secretary of State said protester proposals for a parallel government in Afghanistan in the wake of contested presidential elections raised concerns and could jeopardize U.S. supp...

» World Briefing | United Nations: A Victory for Same-Sex Unions
08/07/14 07:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The marriages of gay men and lesbians who work for the United Nations Secretariat will be recognized by the organization if they have been wed in a jurisdiction where same-sex unions are le...

» Six NATO servicemen killed in suicide attack in Afghanistan-police
08/07/14 07:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KABUL (Reuters) - At least six NATO servicemen, 10 Afghan civilians and two Afghan policemen were killed on Tuesday in a suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan's Parwan province northwest ...

» German Exports and Imports Fall
08/07/14 07:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Both Germany's exports and imports fell in May, official data showed, reflecting a slowdown in economic activity.

» Ahmad Chalabi: the pariah who could become Iraq's next prime minister
08/07/14 07:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Even for the Bush administration, Chalabi was too untrustworthy. That the White House now needs him is a sign of its despair If any confirmation were needed of the disintegrat...

» Investment in Russian Real Estate Plummets 60%
07/07/14 17:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Investment in Russian real estate fell nearly 60 percent in the first half of this year amid looming economic stagnation, volatility in the ruble exchange rate and uncertainty...

» White House: Most kids at border won't stay in US - WKRC TV Cincinnati
07/07/14 17:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. WKRC TV Cincinnati White House: Most kids at border won't stay in US WKRC TV Cincinnati WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House said Monday that most unaccompanied children arriving at...

» Exclusive: CIA had role in Germany spy affair
07/07/14 17:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Central Intelligence Agency was involved in a spying operation against Germany that led to the alleged recruitment of a German intelligence official and has ...

» Edward Snowden wants to return to US in 'medium to long term', says lawyer - video
07/07/14 17:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. Edward Snowden's lawyer in Germany says the NSA whistleblower wishes to return to the US in the 'medium to long term'. Wolfgang Kaleck says Snowden is living in 'relative...

» Sistema TV Informa celebra su 5to aniversario (4/4)
07/07/14 16:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by SistemaTV Canal. Sistema TV Informa celebra su 5to aniversario (4/4) Sistema TV Informa agradece a todo el equipo de Sistema TV que permite la realización del noticiero. Asimismo, agradec...

» AEE anuncia acuerdo con bancos que le permitiría retrasar pagos
07/07/14 16:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Noticias y Blogs de PR - Review. SAN JUAN – El director de la Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica (AEE), Juan Alicea Flores anunció el lunes que los acreedores de sus líneas de crédito, que se utilizan pa...

» White House Says 'Most' Children At The Border Will Be Sent Home
07/07/14 16:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Latino Voices News on The Huffington Post. WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Monday that most unaccompanied children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border are unlikely to qualify for humanitarian relief ...

» Public workers stage 24-hour strike
07/07/14 16:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Caribbean Business - More Local News. Public workers stage 24-hour strike Issued: July 2, 2014 Thousands of government workers in Puerto Rico have launched a 24-hour strike across the U.S. territory to pro...

» Is Puerto Rico going to default? - CNNMoney
07/07/14 16:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rico business - Google News. CNNMoney Is Puerto Rico going to default? CNNMoney In court filings, they revealed that they collectively own more than $1.7 billion in Puerto Rico power company bonds a...

» Puerto Rico open to adding casinos to boost economy ...
07/07/14 16:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rico business - Google Blog Search. Puerto Rico's Department of Economic Development and Commerce is in the market for new entertainment options in the Caribbean island. ... Puerto Rico open to addi...

» 4 shot at Houston festival, 2 hurt when leaving - The Southern
07/07/14 16:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Geopolitical Aspects PR Political Status. 4 shot at Houston festival, 2 hurt when leaving The Southern HOUSTON (AP) — A man opened fire on an arena floor at a Caribbean music festival, wounding at least fo...

» Navy Admiral on new era of warfare
07/07/14 16:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from PR Videos - Review. Navy Admiral on new era of warfare Four-star Admiral Michelle Howard on the situation in Iraq and the Navy's possible role. From: CNNInternational Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 02:26 More in...

» Yields on Puerto Rico Bonds Jump, Prices Plummet - Fox BusinessYields on Puert...
07/07/14 16:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from PR Economy and Business News Review. Yields on Puerto Rico Bonds Jump, Prices Plummet - Fox Business Yields on Puerto Rico Bonds Jump, Prices Plummet Fox Business After Puerto Rico's governor signed a...

» Women head Puerto Rico’s public sector workforce
07/07/14 15:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News is my Business. Women head Puerto Rico’s public sector workforce July 7, 2014 //  No Comments Anguilla plans new int’l airport to lure direct flights July 7, 2014 //  No Comments July 2014  (12) Women...

» Misplaced Priorities: An Analysis of a Discussion on U.S. ...
07/07/14 15:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Geopolitical Aspects PR Political Status. While improved security must certainly be part of any new strategy to combat drug trafficking , the policies of the U.S.-led “War on Drugs” have failed, and in man...

» An Analysis of a Discussion on U.S. Drug Policy
07/07/14 15:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Council on Hemispheric Affairs. By: Michael Lohmuller, Patrick Burchat, and Ryan Eustace “We cannot continue to bury our head in the sand”, said Congressman Matt Salmon (R – AZ) on June 2...

» US Bond Funds Worried By Puerto Rico's New Debt Restructuring Law - Bidness Etc
07/07/14 15:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rico - Google News. Bidness Etc US Bond Funds Worried By Puerto Rico's New Debt Restructuring Law Bidness Etc A new debt restructuring law passed by the Puerto Rican government has raised concerns a...

» Annexing and island in the empire
07/07/14 15:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Illinois Press Blog. On July 7, 1898, President William McKinley signed the Newlands Resolution which annexed the Republic of Hawai’i and created the Territory of Hawai’i. The annexation gave t...

» Moody’s affirms ratings of PR banks
07/07/14 15:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Caribbean Business. Moody’s affirms ratings of PR banks Moody’s Investors Service has affirmed all the ratings of three Puerto Rican ban ... Pierluisi to raise bailout issue on Hill Resident Commissioner P...

» Children of same-sex couples are happier and healthier than peers, research shows
07/07/14 15:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Children of same-sex couples fare better when it comes to physical health and social well-being than children in the general population, according to researchers at the University of Melbourne in Austral...

» (2458) (2458) (1589)The 'perfect Aryan' child used in Nazi propaganda was actually Jewish
07/07/14 15:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Search - The Washington Post. (2458)  (2458)  (1589) The 'perfect Aryan' child used in Nazi propaganda was actually Jewish Children of same-sex couples are happier and healthier than peers, research shows ...

» Puerto Rico's electric authority gets creditor reprieve to July 31
07/07/14 15:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . July 7 Mon Jul 7, 2014 1:51pm EDT July 7 (Reuters) - Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, or PREPA, on Monday said the lenders providing it revolving lines of credit have agreed not to exercise their rights ...

» Puerto Rico's electric authority gets creditor reprieve to July 31 - Reuters
07/07/14 15:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rican community in usa - Google News. Puerto Rico's electric authority gets creditor reprieve to July 31 Reuters July 7 (Reuters) - Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, or PREPA, on Monday said the...

» Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Reaches Deal With Lenders
07/07/14 15:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . July 7, 2014 2:00 p.m. ET The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority reached agreements with two banks to defer payment on lines of credit that threatened to burden the cash-strapped utility with $671 million i...

» Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Reaches Deal With Lenders - Wall Street Journal
07/07/14 15:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rican community in new york - Google News. Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Reaches Deal With Lenders Wall Street Journal William Dudley, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York , said...

» Book review: “The Literary Churchill: Author, Reader, Actor,” by Jonathan Rose
07/07/14 14:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Opinions: Washington Post Opinion, Editorial, Op Ed, Politics Editorials - The Washington Post. Like Abraham Lincoln, the greatest statesman of the 19th century, Winston Churchill, the greatest of the 20th...

» Commercial drones are ready for takeoff
07/07/14 14:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Opinions: Washington Post Opinion, Editorial, Op Ed, Politics Editorials - The Washington Post. Lightweight commercial drone aircraft are poised to transform industries from online retail to film and photo...

» Will: The Supreme Court reins in government bullies
07/07/14 14:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Opinions: Washington Post Opinion, Editorial, Op Ed, Politics Editorials - The Washington Post. Two 5 to 4 decisions this week, on the final decision day of the Supreme Court’s term, dealt with issues that...

» Scientists criticize Europe's $1.6B brain project
07/07/14 14:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Science News At 12:30 p.m. EDT. BRUSSELS (AP) -- Dozens of neuroscientists are protesting Europe's $1.6 billion attempt to recreate the functioning of the human brain on supercomputers, fearing it w...

» Soviet Defector's Trove Of KGB Secrets Made Public
07/07/14 14:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. KGB files smuggled out of Russia to Britain in 1992 by senior KGB official Vasily Mitrokhin have been opened to the public for the first time.

» Merkel Says U.S. Spy Allegations Are Serious, If True
07/07/14 14:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME » Time Sections » World. (BEIJING) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday that if reports that says that if allegations a German intelligence employee spied for the United States are proven tru...

» Merkel Speaks on Alleged Double Agent
07/07/14 14:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Germany's leader says reports that a German intelligence employee spied for the United States are "serious." Chancellor Angela Merkel, speaking at a news conference on a visit to Beijing,...

» Shevardnadze, Former Georgian President, Dies at 86
07/07/14 14:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Eduard A. Shevardnadze, an ex-president of Georgia and former Soviet foreign minister, died on Monday after a long struggle with illness, his personal assistant said.

» Israel Foreign Minister Ends Political Alliance with Prime Minister
07/07/14 14:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Avigdor Lieberman says Benjamin Netanyahu should take tougher measures against the Islamist movement Hamas to stop rocket fire from the Gaza Strip.

» Hours after Israeli airstrikes kill seven members of Hamas, Netanyahu's coalition partner Lieberman ends alliance complaining that PM is TOO SOFT on terror group
07/07/14 14:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, the leader of the Yisrael Beitenu party, announced on Monday that his relationship with Mr Netanyahu was unworkable.

» Journalism and social role "GFR Media
07/07/14 13:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Comments on: El Periodismo y su rol social. Journalism in Puerto Rico is undergoing a profound crisis of credibility and identity that demands a questioning of their role in these times of crisis and take ...

» A Vision for a New Puerto Rico
07/07/14 12:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Canal: News and Analysis Blog from the PanAm Post. Español I recently had a discussion with a friend on Twitter regarding the kind of republic that would be created under my proposal for Puerto Ri...

» Information is police officer’s best weapon against crime
07/07/14 12:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Arkansas Online stories. BENTON — The case was an example of crime-fighting in the 21st century. On Tuesday morning, a Summit Bank in Benton was robbed by a man with a gun. Within two hours, a video ...

» Closes with five murders over the weekend of July 4
07/07/14 12:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Diario de Puerto Rico. SAN JUAN - The five murders Reported this weekend of July 4, the number of murders Increased to 359 so far This Year for a reduction of 94 Reported Compared to the 453 at the same ti...

» NY Fed chief: Puerto Rico on economic deadline
07/07/14 12:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . By Associated Press June 24 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico’s government needs to move quickly to adopt measures to help pull the island out of a nearly decade-long economic slump, the preside...

» He asked to review the fiscal situation
07/07/14 12:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from El Vocero de Puerto Rico. THE SPOKESMAN / Archive For Yennifer Álvarez Jaimes, EL Vocero - 4:00 am Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi consult with the leadership of the U.S. Congress their opinion ...

» Four arrested at airport with Thousands of dollars
07/07/14 11:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . By <a href="http://Primerahora.com" rel="nofollow">Primerahora.com</a> 06.07.2014 | 11:23 a.m. Two men and two women Were Placed under arrest on Saturday afternoon at the Luis Munoz Marin Airport ...

» Caen for prostitution, weapons and drugs in San Juan
07/07/14 11:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Assigned to the San Juan Division Drug agents arrested four men for prostitution and other Violations of the 11 Act and Firearms Act controlled During Saturday night at the Vista Hermosa residential substance...

» Exposed the socioeconomic profile of public employees
07/07/14 11:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . By <a href="http://Primerahora.com" rel="nofollow">Primerahora.com</a> 06.07.2014 | 1:39 pm The 54% of people who work in government are women, the median age Among public servants is 45 years and...

» Resident Commissioner highlights the family unit
07/07/14 11:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Metro - Últimas noticias. The president of the New Progressive Party (PNP), Pedro R. Pierluisi, yesterday continued his tour of the beaches of Puerto Rico as part of the July 4th festivities in carrying th...

» Inmates will hunger strike if the Secretary fails
07/07/14 11:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Metro - Últimas noticias. Inmates of the Institution Guayama 500 begin Monday from breakfast time, a hunger strike to demand the Presence there of Corrections Secretary José Negrón Fernández...

» Successful first outdoor market of marijuana
07/07/14 11:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Los Angeles. With a bestseller and a huge public acceptance, Culminating today in Los Angeles, California, the first outdoor market of marijuana in the United States. The innovative Brought 50 growers who tho...

» Unionized UIA protest against García Padilla
07/07/14 11:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . By <a href="http://Primerahora.com" rel="nofollow">Primerahora.com</a> 07.07.2014 | 7:15 a.m. A group of members of the junction Authentic Independent Union (UIA) of the Water and Sewerage Authori...

» GDB Employees protest against the Department of Labor
07/07/14 11:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The Union of Employees of the Government Development Bank (GDB) will manifest in the morning before the Department of Labor to repudiate the Alleged intransigence of the employer to negotiate wage Increases a...

» Tildan a AGP de “verdugo de los trabajadores”
07/07/14 11:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Diario de Puerto Rico. SAN JUAN – El presidente de la Unión Independiente Auténtica (UIA), Pedro Irene Maymí dijo el lunes que el gobernador Alejandro García Padilla será rec...

» Former Georgian President, Soviet FM Shevardnadze Dies at 86
07/07/14 10:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Former Georgian President and Soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze, who helped end the Cold War as the Soviet Union's last foreign minister, Shevardnadze has died at the age of 86....

» Georgia Ex-President Shevardnaze Dies
07/07/14 10:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Eduard Shevardnaze, a groundbreaking Soviet foreign minister and later the president of an independent Georgia, died Monday at the age of 86.

» Georgia's former president Eduard Shevardnadze dies aged 86
07/07/14 10:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Soviet minister who was the diplomatic face of Gorbachev's policies during the cold war has died after a long illness Eduard Shevardnadze, the Soviet Union's last foreign mini...

» Putin says Russia must boost arms exports: RIA news agency
07/07/14 10:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia should boost its arms exports to help the industry upgrade and add more high-end jobs to the labor market, President Vladimir Putin was quoted as saying on Mo...

» Eduard Shevardnadze, Soviet Foreign Minister Under Gorbachev, Is Dead at 86
07/07/14 10:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Eduard A. Shevardnadze, center, then the Soviet foreign minister, with President George Bush, left, and Secretary of State James A. Baker in the White House Rose Garden in 1989. Mr. Shevard...

» Q&A With Masha Gessen: Russia in 'Final' Phase of Putin's Rule
07/07/14 10:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. In an interview with VOA’s Mark Snowiss, journalist and author Masha Gessen talks about what she called the “third and final stage of Putin’s rule,” including a sustained assault on Russi...

» Hillary Clinton Begins to Move Away From Obama Ahead of 2016
07/07/14 09:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . July 6, 2014 8:13 p.m. ET Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton at a May dedication ceremony for the National September 11 Memorial Museum. Richard Drew/Press Pool Hillary Clinton has begun distan...

» Pro-Russia Rebels Prepare Last Stand in East Ukraine
07/07/14 08:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Updated July 7, 2014 7:12 a.m. ET Ukraine neared a final showdown with pro-Russia rebels, after Kiev forced insurgents to retreat to the last major cities they control and Moscow showed no signs of intervenin...

» Mary O'Grady: Puerto Rico's Borrowing Bubble Pops
07/07/14 08:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . July 6, 2014 6:04 p.m. ET Here we go again: Another big-government paradise is running out of other people's money—to paraphrase Margaret Thatcher. This time it's the commonwealth of Puerto Rico that ha...

» German 'double agent' who sold secrets to US caught trying to make deal with Russians too
06/07/14 18:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. German counter espionage agents only discovered one of their own spies leaking secret files to the US after he tried to make a deal with Russia. The US Ambassador has been summonsed to ...

» On eve of election results, Afghan candidate sends warning to rival
06/07/14 18:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah warned his rival on Sunday he would refuse to accept the outcome of the country's troubled election unless he saw firm...

» Rep.: Obama one step behind on crisis
06/07/14 18:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Rep.: Obama one step behind on crisis Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) says administration is one step behind on immigration crisis and should have seen it coming. From: CNNInternatio...

» Large crowds dress up for Madrid's gay pride parade
06/07/14 18:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. Large crowds dress up for Madrid's gay pride parade Vast crowds of revellers in high heels, wigs and figure-hugging dresses flood the streets of Madrid in what organisers say is...

» Donetsk becomes a ghost town as fearful residents flee conflict
06/07/14 17:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Three months into crisis, businesses have closed, ATMs have run out of cash, and flowers are a guilty pleasure It was like one of the illicit apartment concerts from Soviet da...

» US Has $10M Bounty on ISIL Leader It Previously Held
06/07/14 17:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. For nearly three years the United States has had a $10 million bounty on the man who has emerged as the leader of Islamic insurgents, even though American authorities had him in custody d...

» Germans Demand U.S. Response to Spy Allegation
06/07/14 17:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, on a trip to China, has kept quiet on the matter There was anger but also caution, suggesting that the scandal over the arrest of a German intelligence ...

» US Lawmakers to Weigh in on Border Enforcement, Immigration
06/07/14 17:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. lawmakers will weigh in on border enforcement and immigration reform when they return to work this week after an Independence Day recess. VOA’s Michael Bowman reports, a stream of un...

» As West, Russia talk truce, Poroshenko heeds Ukrainians' call to arms
06/07/14 17:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: Top News. KIEV (Reuters) - In a country torn between Russia and western Europe, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko's decision to resume an offensive against pro-Moscow rebels has carefully ignor...

» Hillary Clinton promotes new book in Germany
06/07/14 17:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters Video: Top News. Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton talks about suspected 'double agent case' as she promotes her new book "Hard Choices" in Germany. Linda So reports.

» U.S. needs 'to do right' for immigrant children: official
06/07/14 17:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: U.S.. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top U.S. official said on Sunday the U.S. border is not open to illegal entry into the country, but acknowledged the government does need to be sensitive to the tens...

» Indiana police officer found fatally shot in patrol car
06/07/14 17:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: U.S.. (Reuters) - An Indiana police officer was discovered fatally shot in his patrol car early Sunday, state police said.

» 22 dead in attacks on Kenyan coast, Red Cross says
06/07/14 17:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Christian Science Monitor | World. Questions remain about who actually carried out the deadly assault in a pair of communities on the Kenyan coast.

» Letter From Washington: The Overkill in Homeland Security
06/07/14 17:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Politics. With their petty turf fights, Republicans and Democrats alike have put parochial politics ahead of security.

» Ukrainians push back pro-Russian fighters - New York Daily News
06/07/14 17:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Ukrainians push back pro-Russian fighters New York Daily News Ukrainian troops forced pro-Russian insurgents out of a key stronghold in the country's embattled east on Saturday, ...

» Indianapolis officer dies after alley gun battle - Thegardenisland.com
06/07/14 17:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Nation - Google News. Indianapolis officer dies after alley gun battle Thegardenisland.com INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A veteran Indianapolis police officer was shot and killed after he and another patrolman excha...

» В районе Донецкого аэропорта слышны взрывы, - мэрия - НОВОСТИ.UA
06/07/14 17:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. В районе Донецкого аэропорта слышны взрывы, - мэрия НОВОСТИ.UA В районе Донецкого аэропорта слышны взрывы. Об этом говорится в сообщении пресс-службы Донецкого горсовета. "По ...

» Украинские военные сообщили о полном контроле над Славянском и Краматорском - BFM.Ru
06/07/14 17:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. ЛІГА.net Украинские военные сообщили о полном контроле над Славянском и Краматорском BFM.Ru Украинские военные взяли под полный контроль Славянск и Краматорск, которые в течение до...

» Неизвестные напали на иностранную туристку в Кении, сообщает РИА Новости. - Российская Газета
06/07/14 17:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Сусанин Неизвестные напали на иностранную туристку в Кении, сообщает РИА Новости. Российская Газета Инцидент произошел в Момбасе - втором по величине городе страны, расположенном н...

» «Народный мэр» Славянска заявил о своем освобождении - Полит.ру
06/07/14 17:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Телеканал 24 «Народный мэр» Славянска заявил о своем освобождении Полит.ру Бывший «народный мэр» Славянска Вячеслав Пономарев освобожден из-под стражи и перебрался вместе с другими...

» Российскую туристку в Кении расстреляли ради мобильника и видеокамеры - НТВ.ru
06/07/14 17:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. НТВ.ru Российскую туристку в Кении расстреляли ради мобильника и видеокамеры НТВ.ru Молодая российская туристка была убита выстрелом в голову при нападении грабителей в кенийском г...

» Boehner defends lawsuit against Obama - USA TODAY
06/07/14 17:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. USA TODAY Boehner defends lawsuit against Obama USA TODAY House Speaker John Boehner has taken to the CNN website to defend the Republicans' prospective lawsuit against President...

» Rick Perry: Obama 'Doesn't Particularly Care' Whether Border is Secure - Mediaite
06/07/14 17:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Nation - Google News. ABC News Rick Perry: Obama 'Doesn't Particularly Care' Whether Border is Secure Mediaite Texas Governor Rick Perry appeared on This Week with George Stephanopoulos and told cohost Mar...

» US needs 'to do right' for immigrant children: official - Reuters
06/07/14 16:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Nation - Google News. Reuters US needs 'to do right' for immigrant children: official Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top U.S. official said on Sunday the U.S. border is not open to illegal entry into the...

» Obama under pressure to visit US-Mexico border
06/07/14 16:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 3:33 p.m. EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is facing mounting calls from Republicans to take a firsthand look at an immigration emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border. But th...

» Journal expresses 'concern' over Facebook study
06/07/14 16:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 3:33 p.m. EDT. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The scientific journal that published a study by Facebook and two U.S. universities examining people's online mood swings regrets how the social exp...

» AP PHOTOS: Naturalization ceremonies around US
06/07/14 16:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 3:33 p.m. EDT. The U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service is swearing in over 9,000 new citizens over the Fourth of July holiday week in ceremonies held around the country....

» Report: German intel worker allegedly spied for US
06/07/14 16:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 3:33 p.m. EDT. BERLIN (AP) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman said Friday that she had been informed of the arrest of a German man who, according to media reports, is an intelligen...

» Report: Ordinary Americans caught up in data sweep
06/07/14 16:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 3:33 p.m. EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) -- When the U.S. National Security Agency intercepted the online accounts of legally targeted foreigners over a four-year period it also collected the con...

» Backlash stirs in US against foreign worker visas
06/07/14 16:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 3:33 p.m. EDT. Amid calls for expanding the nation's temporary skilled worker program, some Americans are pushing back. They argue the so-called H-1B program has been hijacked by staffi...

» Doral Financial wins round in Puerto Rico legal case, shares jump
06/07/14 12:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . July 2 Wed Jul 2, 2014 1:43pm EDT July 2 (Reuters) - Troubled lender Doral Financial Corp said an appeals court in Puerto Rico reversed a lower court's ruling that it lacked jurisdiction to hear a case stemmi...

» Don't Be Another Victim of Puerto Rico's Default
06/07/14 12:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Canal: News and Analysis Blog from the PanAm Post. Español Major US investment houses and many small investors stand to lose billions of dollars, thanks to what appears to be the imminent default ...

» Estrella 51: Alejandro García Padilla: Anuncio Engañoso
06/07/14 11:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Estrella 51. Nuestros mejores éxitos vienen a menudo después de nuestras mayores decepciones. Henry Ward Beecher Clérigo, abolicionista y famoso e influyente orador estadounidense. Zaudy Riv...

» puerto rico government advertising campaign - Google Search
06/07/14 10:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Press Release – AFF Ad Campaign Highlights Puerto Rico's ... ame rican futurefund.com/press-release-aff- ad - campaign -highlights- puert ... Cached Share View shared post Jun 18, 2014 - Press Release &...

» Press Release – AFF Ad Campaign Highlights Puerto Rico’s Slouch Towards Venezuela, Governor Padilla’s Contempt for U.S. Taxpayers and Laws
06/07/14 10:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Comments on: Press Release – AFF Ad Campaign Highlights Puerto Rico’s Slouch Towards Venezuela, Governor Padilla’s Contempt for U.S. Taxpayers and Laws. June 18, 2014 DES MOINES, IA – The American Fu...

» PNP condemns waste of public funds
06/07/14 10:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from El Vocero de Puerto Rico. By <a href="http://ElVocero.com" rel="nofollow">ElVocero.com</a> - 10:35 am The Secretary General of the New Progressive Party, José Aponte Hernández, by the...

» Héctor Ferrer - Google Search
06/07/14 10:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Héctor Ferrer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Héctor _ Ferrer Cached Similar Share View shared post Héctor J. Ferrer Ríos (born March 27, 1970) is a Puerto Rican ...

» Héctor Ferrer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
06/07/14 10:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Wikipedia - Recent changes [en]. Héctor J. Ferrer Ríos Cámara de Representantes de Puerto Rico Minority Leader of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives In office January 2, 2005 R...

» Thousands of people take part in the march in Madrid (PHOTOS)
06/07/14 09:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Spain - El Huffington Post. Tens of Thousands of people-more than one million According To the organizers and TVE-have Emerged Saturday from the center of Madrid in the Pride march to denounce the injustic...

» A well-orchestrated resignation - The New Day
06/07/14 09:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . July 5, 2014 First Hand - Irene Fernández Garzón Going, going and gone. 's exsenador Eder Ortiz discreetly stepped down as commissioner election of the Popular Democratic Party, but before I tied se...

» Focus on the fight against child exploitation
06/07/14 09:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . July 6, 2014 The most disturbing finding acerca child exploitation in Puerto Rico, discussed This at the Annual Conference of the American Bar Association recently held in San Juan, is how little progress has...

» The budget and the golden calf: CNE - Center for a New Economy
06/07/14 09:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNE - Centro Para Una Nueva Economía - Center for a New Economy. By Sergio M. Marxuach Director-Public Policy Center for a New Economy The Center for a New Economy is eight years analyzing the annual budge...

» AGP will not go to opening commercial offices in Colombia
06/07/14 09:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Metro - Últimas noticias. Governor Alejandro García Padilla no longer participate in a reception this Monday, July 7, in Colombia, on the occasion of the inauguration of the Office of the Commonwealth...

» The Cyberwarfare Arms Race by Iran, China and Russia is Threatening ... - Forbes
06/07/14 08:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. The Cyberwarfare Arms Race by Iran, China and Russia is Threatening ... Forbes Chinese cyber-crooks are stealing the secrets of the leading weapons systems manufacturers. Iran and oth...

» Jimmy Carter in Russia - PJ Media
06/07/14 08:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Jimmy Carter in Russia PJ Media You'll have a hard time finding any mention of it in the left-wing mainstream media, but last Saturday former U.S. President James Earl Carter flew int...

» NATO, wary of testing a newly aggressive Russia, decides against expansion - National Post
06/07/14 08:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. National Post NATO, wary of testing a newly aggressive Russia , decides against expansion National Post Analysts say that NATO members are worried about granting, or being perceived a...

» Ukraine crisis: Government forces retake Slovyansk from rebels
06/07/14 08:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from - Europe RSS Feed. Separatists who seized Slovyansk, turning the eastern city into a pro-Russian stronghold, have been overwhelmed by a large-scale offensive by government forces.

» Iraq says footage purporting to show Islamic State leader is false
05/07/14 14:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The Iraqi government said on Saturday that a video posted online purporting to show the reclusive leader of the militant group Islamic State praying in the northern...

» First Video Of Islamist Militant Group Leader
05/07/14 14:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. In his first video sermon, apparently filmed on Friday, ISIS leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi calls on all Muslims to obey him.

» Puerto Rico: The New Detroit
05/07/14 10:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . July 4, 2014 2:32 a.m. ET Review | Preview Puerto Rico may have miscalculated when it enacted legislation recently to allow the restructuring of some $20 billion of debt issued by various public corporations,...

» Héctor Ferrer leaves the political anonymity to ask yes or no consultation statehood
05/07/14 10:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The popular exrepresentante Hector Ferrer Rios left his political anonymity since he became a private citizen to attack statehood at a time when the leadership of the New Progressive Party claimed equality in...

» Former ‘Commonwealth’ Party President Urges His Party to Agree to a Statehood: Yes or No Plebiscite
05/07/14 10:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico Report. A recent president of the ‘Commonwealth’ party used the holiday celebrating the independence of the United States Friday to reiterate his call for a plebiscite in Puerto Ric...

» Brzezinski calls to isolate Russia, urges US to arm Ukrainian military - The Voice of Russia
05/07/14 09:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Brzezinski calls to isolate Russia , urges US to arm Ukrainian military The Voice of Russia Russia has neither the right to protect its national interests nor the right to be differen...

» ISIL Militants Seize Syrian Oilfield Near Iraq
05/07/14 09:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has seized control of a Syrian oilfield located near the border with Iraq according to a monitoring group.

» Putin calls for better Russia-US relations - KPRC Houston
05/07/14 09:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. KPRC Houston Putin calls for better Russia -US relations KPRC Houston Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday he hoped for better ties with the United States in a July Fourth mes...

» Ukraine Offers Peace Talks With Pro-Russia Rebels - Wall Street Journal
05/07/14 09:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Ukraine Offers Peace Talks With Pro- Russia Rebels Wall Street Journal MOSCOW—Ukraine said it had offered talks, backed by the West and Moscow, with pro- Russia rebels Saturday aimed ...

» Hillary Clinton on NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden - the full interview
05/07/14 09:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. Hillary Clinton, the former US secretary of state, joins Phoebe Greenwood to discuss Edward Snowden, drone strikes in Pakistan, whether the US contributed to the current threat from ...

» Russia passes law to force websites onto Russian servers - Reuters
05/07/14 09:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. TechCrunch Russia passes law to force websites onto Russian servers Reuters MOSCOW, July 4 (Reuters) - Russia's parliament passed a law on Friday to force Internet sites that store th...

» NATO, Russia Launch Black Sea Drills
05/07/14 09:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. NATO and Russia both launched on July 4 naval exercises in the Black Sea amid strained ties between the Kremlin and the West over the crisis in Ukraine.

» Russia Passes Internet Data Law - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
05/07/14 09:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. TechCrunch Russia Passes Internet Data Law RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Russia's parliament has passed a law requiring Internet sites to store data of Russian citizens inside the coun...

» Russia Passes New Internet Bill: Critics Call It Another Attempt To Tighten ... - International Business Times
05/07/14 09:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. International Business Times Russia Passes New Internet Bill: Critics Call It Another Attempt To Tighten ... International Business Times In a move seen as the latest attempt to tight...

» Iraq Prime Minister Vows to Fight for Third Term
05/07/14 09:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is vowing to fight for a third term in office despite growing pressure for him to step down. In a statement read Friday on state television by an anno...

» David Cameron in talks with EU leaders over international DNA database
05/07/14 09:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Ministers pledge to compensate Brussels if Britain pulls out as part of decisions over Europe-wide policing measures David Cameron has been involved in talks which could incre...

» Iran Pursues Subtle Strategy on Iraq
05/07/14 09:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Iran is pursuing a delicate strategy of supporting fellow Shiite Muslims and preserving its influence in neighboring Iraq without pushing the confrontation there into outright sectaria...

» World Briefing: Ukraine: Troops in Deadly Clash With Separatists
05/07/14 09:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Fighting in eastern Ukraine left at least nine Ukrainian soldiers dead and 13 wounded on Friday, Ukrainian officials said.

» Obama Vows to Act, Border Protest Goes On - Wall Street Journal
05/07/14 09:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. USA TODAY NPR Obama Vows to Act, Border Protest Goes On Wall Street Journal Faced with growing criticism over immigration policies, President Barack Obama said on Friday he would...

» Mexico finds radioactive load from stolen truck
05/07/14 09:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican authorities on Friday found a load of dangerous radioactive material that was in a stolen pick-up, a top civil protection official said.

» Taliban launch rocket attack on Kabul oil tankers - BBC News
05/07/14 08:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. BBC News Taliban launch rocket attack on Kabul oil tankers BBC News The Taliban in Afghanistan say that they have carried out a rocket attack on dozens of oil tankers outside the...

» Ukraine Says Rebels Flee Slovyansk
05/07/14 08:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The rebels have confirmed their retreat, Russia state TV says. The Ukrainian president ordered the Ukraine flag raised above Slovyansk.

» Ukraine leader orders flag raised in rebel stronghold after overnight army successes
05/07/14 08:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Saturday ordered the army to raise the national flag in the separatist stronghold of Slaviansk, eastern Ukraine, after hearing ...

» Ukraine claims victory in rebel stronghold - MiamiHerald.com
05/07/14 08:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. MiamiHerald.com Ukraine claims victory in rebel stronghold MiamiHerald.com DONETSK, Ukraine -- A rebel stronghold in east Ukraine has been taken by government troops, the country...

» Poroshenko Orders Ukraine Flag Raised Over Slovyansk
05/07/14 08:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has ordered troops to raise the country's national flag over the city of Slovyansk in eastern Ukraine, after reports the army retook the area Friday. ...

» Taliban insurgents set oil tankers ablaze in Afghanistan
05/07/14 08:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban insurgents set fire on Saturday to about 200 oil tanker trucks supplying fuel for NATO forces in an attack just outside the Afghan capital Kabul, police said.

» Dozens of Tankers Burn Outside Kabul
05/07/14 08:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Afghan officials say dozens of fuel tankers parked in a lot on the outskirts of the capital have been set ablaze. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the fiery attack on the trucks...

» 25 Years Later: Oliver North and The Iran-Contra Scandal
05/07/14 08:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME » Time Sections » World. 25 years ago, Marine Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North did something really, really bad. He sold weapons to Iran in an effort to help fund rebels fighting Nicaragua’s Soci...

» Ukraine army regains control of Slavyansk
05/07/14 08:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. President Petro Poroshenko orders national flag to fly over rebel stronghold after armed pro-Russian separatists flee Ukrainian troops have regained control of the key eastern...

» José Aponte challenges García Padilla to accept a yes or no consultation statehood
05/07/14 08:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . PNP General secretary the Governor urged us to accept the proposal of the popular exrepresentante Héctor Ferrer The secretary General of the New Progressive Party (PNP), José Aponte Hernández, ...

» Pierluisi held July 4 on a beach
05/07/14 08:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . PNP President PARTICIPATED in the activity With the greatest of Fajardo, Anibal Melendez. Video Nodding full and without any flags, Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi held Friday independence of the United...

» García Padilla is going on vacation and Meeting with governors
05/07/14 08:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . I Will attend the summer meeting of the Association of U.S. Governors Fortress That said Friday the governor Alejandro García Padilla Attend the summer meeting of the Association of Governors of the Unit...

» Alternative approach to the energy crises
05/07/14 08:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . July 5, 2014 Amid the overall alarm over the crises in the Electric Power Authority (PREPA), keep the perspective of what is still the future of the industry and the overall development of Puerto Rico: the cr...

» Putin to Tour Latin America
04/07/14 19:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Russian President Vladimir Putin will start a major Latin America tour next week that will take him to Cuba and Argentina ahead of a summit in Brazil for the BRICS emerging economies, whi...

» Iraq's PM al-Maliki refuses to step down: 'I will continue to fight' - Christian Science Monitor
04/07/14 19:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Christian Science Monitor Iraq's PM al-Maliki refuses to step down: 'I will continue to fight' Christian Science Monitor Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki vowed Friday to fight unti...

» Iraq’s Maliki to Run Again, Rejecting Pressure to Step Down
04/07/14 19:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Despite nearly universal criticism in Iraq and even from friendly nations, Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki said he would seek a third term.

» Putin Wishes Obama Happy Fourth of July
04/07/14 19:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME » Time Sections » World. Russian President Vladmir Putin called for improved relations between the United States and Russia in a surprise statement wishing President Barack Obama a happy Fourth of Jul...

» How ISIS amassed a fortune
04/07/14 19:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. How ISIS amassed a fortune Hala Gorani speaks to Middle East experts Sam Jones and Fawaz Gerges about how ISIS acquired the fortunes it runs on. From: CNNInternational Views: 0...

» Venezuela's El Universal Sold to Undisclosed Investor
04/07/14 19:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. El Universal, one of the few remaining national newspapers openly critical of Venezuela's socialist government, was sold to an undisclosed investor, raising concerns about the erosion ...

» Russian Nationalists Feel Let Down by Kremlin
04/07/14 19:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Alexander Dugin saw his star rise with Russia's annexation of Crimea and the rebellion in eastern Ukraine, but now feels let down as Vladimir Putin engages in talks rather than overt m...

» Ukraine Military Faces New Challenge: Governing
04/07/14 19:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Any success in the offensive against pro-Russia rebels means that local governments must be re-established—a task that is falling to military commanders without much of a road map.

» Suit Demands Incorporation of Puerto Rico
04/07/14 14:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico Report. Puerto Rico is facing serious troubles. Residents are leaving in record numbers, the government bonds the economy depends on have been downgraded to junk status, the workers are demonst...

» Putin Delivers Independence Day Message to U.S.
04/07/14 14:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The Russian president told Barack Obama he hopes the U.S. and Russia can improve relations.

» Op-Ed Contributor: The Persecution of Witches, 21st-Century Style
04/07/14 14:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Far from being a horror from our medieval past, vigilante violence against those accused of witchcraft is very much still with us.

» Putin's Fourth Of July Message To Obama
04/07/14 14:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. The Russian leader calls for better relations between the old Cold War foes "despite differences" in a message to Barack Obama.

» Iraq army retakes Saddam Hussein's home village from Islamist rebels - Daily News & Analysis
04/07/14 14:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Daily News & Analysis Iraq army retakes Saddam Hussein's home village from Islamist rebels Daily News & Analysis The Iraqi army drove Sunni insurgents out of late dictator Saddam...

» Obama Reflects on Independence Day
04/07/14 14:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. President Barack Obama reflected on the meaning of Independence Day - the fourth of July - in his weekly address. He said the founding fathers were "united by a simple truth - that w...

» Ukraine protests to Russia over airspace violations
04/07/14 14:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said on Friday it had protested to Russia over "gross, systematic violations" of Ukrainian airspace and demanded they stop immediately.

» German Arrested on Suspicion of Passing Secrets
04/07/14 14:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. German media reported that the man, 31, worked for Germany’s intelligence service and is suspected of spying for the United States.

» German Arrested on Suspicion of Passing Secrets - New York Times
04/07/14 14:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. www.worldbulletin.net German Arrested on Suspicion of Passing Secrets New York Times BERLIN — A 31-year-old German man was arrested this week on suspicion of spying for a foreign...

» Putin's July 4 wish? Closer U.S. ties
04/07/14 14:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday he hoped for better ties with the United States in a July Fourth message to his U.S. counterpart, President Barack Obama.

» Germany arrests suspected double agent spying for U.S.: two German politicians
04/07/14 14:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BERLIN (Reuters) - German authorities have arrested a German man employed by the domestic intelligence agency (BND) on suspicion of spying for the United States, two politicians with k...

» Ukraine OKs Preliminary Emergency Energy Plans
04/07/14 14:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Ukraine's parliament gave preliminary approval on Friday to a draft law that would allow the Kyiv government to exert tighter control over the energy sector in the face of dwindling natur...

» Merkel Heads to China to Keep Alive ‘Golden Decade’ of Deals
04/07/14 14:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Some experts are warning that the era of rapid growth in German-Chinese trade and dealings may be ending.

» UK military's secret plan to train Syrian rebels to topple Bashar al-Assad
04/07/14 14:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. General Sir David Richards' bid for 100,000-strong force had support from US heavyweights but was shelved as too risky The British military drew up a secret plan two years ago...

» Why the crisis in Iraq is an opportunity for Kurds
04/07/14 14:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. The Kurds are no longer isolated and, with the support of regional players, could achieve their dream of statehood Kurds push for independence vote amid Iraq chaos With crisis...

» Report: German Intel Worker Allegedly Spied for US - ABC News
04/07/14 14:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. BBC News Report: German Intel Worker Allegedly Spied for US ABC News Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman said Friday that she had been informed of the arrest of a German man who...

» France Beefs Up Security on Flights to U.S.
04/07/14 14:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME » Time Sections » World. France is ramping up security measures on all outgoing flights to the U.S. following terrorism warnings. “At the request of American authorities, security measures at ai...

» Ukraine Proposes Time and Place for Talks
04/07/14 14:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Kiev proposed a time and place for talks on Saturday aimed at resolving the crisis in eastern Ukraine, but was still awaiting a response, Ukraine's presidential office said.

» Assisted dying is the final triumph of market capitalism
04/07/14 14:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. I have no religious objection to assisted dying, but let's not underestimate the hydra-like emotions that surround this choice I have seen many people die. Some slip away on a...

» Belarus vows to build military might at independence parade - video
04/07/14 14:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko vows to build up military might to defend the state from external 'interference'. He cites the Middle East and neighbouring Ukraine...

» Israel says Iran nuclear deal unlikely by July 20 deadline
04/07/14 14:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. JERUSALEM/VIENNA (Reuters) - Israel does not expect world powers to reach a nuclear agreement with Iran by a late July deadline, a government minister said on Friday, accusing Tehran o...

» Russian internet companies to store personal data
04/07/14 14:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News. Moscow steps up its efforts to tighten control over the web raising fears over the ‘balkanisation’ of the internet

» Ukraine set for talks as fighting continues - USA TODAY
04/07/14 14:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. USA TODAY Ukraine set for talks as fighting continues USA TODAY Ukraine's president said Friday that he would be willing to resume peace talks with pro-Russian separatists on Sat...

» Edward Snowden should have right to legal defence in US, says Hillary Clinton
04/07/14 14:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Former secretary of state tells Guardian that NSA whistleblower should return to US if he is serious in engaging in debate Hillary Clinton has said Edward Snowden should be en...

» Germany arrests BND member on suspicion of spying for US
04/07/14 14:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Media says alleged double agent may have been tasked with spying on committee investigating NSA's activities in Germany A new surveillance scandal is threatening to unsettle U...

» Iraq’s Sunni leaders plot against Maliki
04/07/14 14:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News. Internal divisions and differing priorities have made it hard for the Sunni to unite and stand up to the Shia-dominated government

» Finnish Prime Minister Still Eyes NATO Membership
04/07/14 14:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Finland is unlikely to join NATO in the coming years because of a lack of support among Finnish voters—despite Russia's recent annexation of Crimea—but the country's new prime minister...

» Al-Maliki hints at another try for Iraqi PM
04/07/14 14:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. A defiant Nuri al-Maliki announced Friday that he would not withdraw his name as a candidate for prime minister, a statement that came hours after a leading lawmaker alleged he had agreed ...

» On July Fourth holiday, Obama urges immigration overhaul - Reuters
04/07/14 14:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Reuters On July Fourth holiday, Obama urges immigration overhaul Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama told Americans on the Independence Day holiday on Friday th...

» Germany Arrests Man Said to Be U.S. Spy
04/07/14 14:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME » Time Sections » World. A German man was arrested this week on charges of spying for foreign intelligence services, a German official confirmed to TIME on Friday. Another official, German Chancellor ...

» Russia's Putin tells Obama he wants better ties: Kremlin
04/07/14 10:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: Politics. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin called for better relations with the United States on Friday in a congratulatory message to President Barack Obama marking U.S. Indepe...

» Who Mr. Tefft is and what he brings to Russia - The Voice of Russia
03/07/14 22:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. The Guardian Who Mr. Tefft is and what he brings to Russia The Voice of Russia While Russia has yet to approve the suggested candidacy for the vacant US ambassador post in the country...

» Podcast: Russia's Thought Police
03/07/14 22:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The Kremlin made new moves this week to control discourse. Will it lead to an Orwellian nightmare or a Kafkaesque theater of the absurd?

» Scores of Sunni Militants Reported Killed by Iraqi Army
03/07/14 22:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The toughest fighting was in the northern Iraqi city of Tikrit, where residents said an intense bombing campaign by the Iraqi Army was underway in an effort to retake the city center.

» Merkel, Obama urge Moscow to obtain separatist ceasefire - Zee News
03/07/14 22:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Merkel, Obama urge Moscow to obtain separatist ceasefire Zee News German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Barack Obama on Thursday urged President Vladimir Putin to obta...