G.O.P. Promises to Swiftly Counter Obama’s Immigration Moves: "Mr. McConnell did not say what options Republicans were considering, but the party is sharply divided about whether to shut down the government or seek Mr. Obama’s impeachment in an effort to stop the executive actions from moving forward." | Ukraine’s Slow Collapse - NYTimes.com | » Is Russia cozying up to China? - CNN (blog) 20/11/14 12:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks

G.O.P. Promises to Swiftly Counter Obama’s Immigration Moves

Thursday November 20th, 2014 at 2:10 PM

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WASHINGTON — Republicans on Thursday vowed a swift and forceful response to the executive action on immigration that President Obama is to announce in a prime-time address, accusing the president of exceeding the power of his office and promising a legislative fight when they take full control of Congress next year.

Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, who will become majority leader in January, said in a speech on the Senate floor Thursday morning that Mr. Obama would regret choosing to ignore the wishes of the American people.

“If President Obama acts in defiance of the people and imposes his will on the country, Congress will act,” Mr. McConnell said just hours before the president was scheduled to speak to the nation on television. “We’re considering a variety of options. But make no mistake. Make no mistake. When the newly elected representatives of the people take their seats, they will act.”

Mr. McConnell did not say what options Republicans were considering, but the party is sharply divided about whether to shut down the government or seek Mr. Obama’s impeachment in an effort to stop the executive actions from moving forward. Some conservatives are pushing to do one or the other, while other Republicans have urged the party to avoid going down either of those routes.

President Obama’s executive action plans may allow up to five million unauthorized immigrants to stay in the United States and obtain work permits.

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But Mr. McConnell made clear that regardless of the tactical considerations, the party intends to seize on Mr. Obama’s immigration actions as a central issue as the new Congress begins. Even before the president’s remarks Thursday night, a steady stream of Republicans condemned Mr. Obama for what they expected him to announce.

When the cameras turn on at just after 8 p.m., Mr. Obama is expected to announce that he will protect up to five million undocumented immigrants from deportation and provide many of them with permits to work legally in the United States. The president has said he intends to act on his own in the face of Republican opposition to immigration legislation.

The formal announcement will intensify a battle to sway public opinion that had already begun before the president’s scheduled address to the nation on Thursday evening from the East Room of the White House.

Conservative critics of the president were accusing him of a vast abuse of power, while immigration advocates and Democratic supporters praised Mr. Obama for asserting his authority on behalf of millions of undocumented immigrants.

Senator John Cornyn, Republican of Texas, said on Wednesday that the president was “provoking a constitutional crisis,” and he predicted that Mr. Obama’s actions would make it harder for Congress to ever agree on a more lasting overhaul of the immigration system.

“I believe his unilateral action, which is unconstitutional and illegal, will deeply harm our prospects for immigration reform,” Mr. Cornyn said. “It will be deeply harmful to our nation’s tradition of the rule of law and deeply harmful to the future of our democracy.”

Representative Steve King, Republican of Iowa, a fierce opponent of Mr. Obama’s actions, accused the president of “throwing this nation into a crisis.” And Senator Tom Coburn, Republican of Oklahoma, warned that the president’s speech could set off violent reactions among Americans who disagree with it.

“The country’s going to go nuts, because they’re going to see it as a move outside the authority of the president, and it’s going to be a very serious situation,” Mr. Coburn said in an interview with USA Today. “You’re going to see — hopefully not — but you could see instances of anarchy. You could see violence.”

Republicans pledged to try to stop Mr. Obama. But as the president’s speech approached, it was unclear whether his adversaries had settled on a legal or legislative strategy to block him. Several Republican lawmakers said they did not want to shut down the government or fail to pass a budget in the coming days.

“It doesn’t make a lot of sense to play with shutting down the government over a particular issue, if you disagree with the president,” said Representative Tom Cole, Republican of Oklahoma.

Defenders of Mr. Obama’s executive action were just as urgent. Speaking on the floor of the Senate on Wednesday after the president’s speech was announced, Senator Barbara Boxer, Democrat of California, said Mr. Obama’s actions would help the economy by keeping immigrant families together.

“If we don’t act, the dire situation of undocumented immigrants will only get worse, families will continue to be torn apart, people will continue to live in the shadows,” Ms. Boxer said. “I say to the president today, as I have said to him in writing, if you act, you will have my strong support, and you will have the support of so many people across the country.”

Representative Ben Ray Luján, Democrat of New Mexico, said he supported Mr. Obama’s actions even as he continued to hope that Republicans would eventually join Democrats in passing a bipartisan overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws.

“Until that time, the president’s legal action will ensure that millions of men and women who work hard and pay taxes can now stay with their families,” Mr. Luján said in a statement Wednesday afternoon.

Mr. Obama planned to travel to Las Vegas on Friday, where he is expected to appear at a high school alongside Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the majority leader. The decision by the president to rally support for his actions with Mr. Reid by his side should give the Nevada senator a boost with the many Latinos who live in that state.

“This is personal to me,” Mr. Reid said in a statement, adding that he has been disappointed that Republicans have “ducked, dodged and skirted” taking up legislation, forcing Mr. Obama to act administratively. “There is no better place than Nevada for President Obama to outline the actions he is taking.”

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Ukraine’s Slow Collapse - NYTimes.com

Thursday November 20th, 2014 at 2:07 PM

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The crisis in Ukraine has reached an impasse. The cease-fire signed in Minsk, Belarus, in September never really took hold, but at least it provided a cover for efforts to reduce the level of fighting and focus on stabilizing and reforming the Ukrainian economy as a prelude to a serious, long-term search for a resolution of the crisis. Now even the fig leaf of cease-fire is gone. Russian armored vehicles are rolling into eastern Ukraine — disowned, of course, by Moscow.

Gunfire is exchanged constantly in and around Donetsk, and Kiev has basically disowned residents of territories claimed by separatists by cutting most government services, benefits and pensions. And though elections to the Ukrainian Parliament on Oct. 26 brought in a new, pro-Western legislature, Kiev is still far from forming a government or producing a viable program of reforms.

The United States and the European Union have made clear, and correctly so, that they hold President Vladimir Putin of Russia largely responsible for this state of affairs. He was snubbed at the Group of 20 meeting in Brisbane, Australia. Then Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, once the European leader deemed most cautious in relations with Moscow, assailed him for reviving a Cold War atmosphere 25 years after the Berlin Wall fell.

There is no question that by annexing Crimea and arming separatists in eastern Ukraine, Mr. Putin has done great damage to East-West relations — and to his country, which finds itself isolated and in economic trouble. The decision on Monday by the European Union to add more separatist leaders to the list of Mr. Putin’s allies barred from Europe may be largely symbolic, but along with the cold reception in Brisbane, it does let the Russian leader know that the West is not about to let him off the hook.

That said, it is important to acknowledge that officials in Kiev, and more specifically President Petro Poroshenko and Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, have responsibilities they must live up to. Ukraine has been plagued by corruption since it became independent, and the current crisis has made it even more imperative for the leaders to form a government and come up with a credible economic and political strategy.

The Ukrainian economy is in terrible shape — the currency has lost almost half its value against the dollar in 2014, the industrial centers of Donetsk and Luhansk are in separatist hands, coal mines have shut down. The International Monetary Fund has provided emergency aid, but the hard fact is that the European Union and the United States cannot be expected to make substantial commitments until Ukraine provides a clear reform plan and priorities for outside investment. Johannes Hahn, the new European Union commissioner for enlargement, is right to insist that the union will not hold a donors’ conference without this.

In addition to an economic strategy, Kiev needs to prepare a plan for loosening central control in a way that might satisfy residents of the eastern provinces. The decision by President Poroshenko to cut government benefits and pensions to residents of areas under the control of Kremlin-backed separatists, though understandable in the circumstances, has left those unable to flee feeling betrayed by Kiev, creating a vacuum for Moscow to fill.

There is no question that ordering painful reforms when a country is already on its knees is asking a lot. That is why it is imperative that Western leaders make clear that they will give Kiev substantial assistance only after it embarks on a serious program of economic and political reform. After all, that was what the Ukrainians who took to the streets in December 2013 fought for.

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» Window on Eurasia: Putin May ‘Freeze’ Ukrainian Conflict but ‘Save Face’ by Attacking in the South Caucasus, Piontkovsky Says
19/11/14 12:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble               Staunton, November 19 – Faced with a united front in the West, Andrey Piontkovsky says,...

» Sanctions Affect Half Of Russia's Banking Sector, Report Says
19/11/14 12:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Russian banks are the most vulnerable among the world's large emerging market economies due to Western sanctions and near zero levels of economic growth, a Standard & Poor's r...

» Будапешт начнет строительство "Южного потока", независимо от позиции ЕС и США - Независимая газета
19/11/14 12:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Российская Газета Будапешт начнет строительство "Южного потока", независимо от позиции ЕС и США Независимая газета Венгрия намерена начать строительство своего участка га...

» Mysterious Russian Space Object May Be Anti-Satellite Warfare Technology
19/11/14 12:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Space experts say Russia may be testing a satellite capable of chasing down other orbiting spacecraft either to approach and observe or disable and destroy them. Amateur astronomers Tuesd...

» СНБО подтверждает: под Луганск стянули авиацию из Перьми - Подробности
19/11/14 12:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Подробности СНБО подтверждает: под Луганск стянули авиацию из Перьми Подробности Совет национальной безопасности и обороны заявляет об увеличении численности российских войск около...

» Ukraine rules out direct talks with separatists - Reuters
19/11/14 10:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Reuters Ukraine rules out direct talks with separatists Reuters KIEV/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia urged Ukraine's leaders on Wednesday to talk directly to separatists to end the con...

» Bodies believed of Miss Honduras, sister found
19/11/14 10:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 9 a.m. EST. TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) -- Two bodies authorities believe to belong to Miss Honduras 2014 and her sister have been found buried near the spa where they disappeared six da...

» Proper Response to Kremlin is to Make Ukraine a NATO Member Now
19/11/14 10:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The InterpreterThe Interpreter. Staunton, November 18 – Dmitry Peskov, Vladimir Putin’s press secretary, says that Russian wants to receive “a 100 percent guarantee” that “no one will think about Ukraine e...

» Лавров: США требуют от других стран поддержать антироссийские санкции - НТВ.ru
19/11/14 10:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. НТВ.ru Лавров: США требуют от других стран поддержать антироссийские санкции НТВ.ru Сегодня министр иностранных дел России Сергей Лавров выступает на правительственном часе в Госду...

» Яценюк поддержал одностороннюю демаркацию границы с РФ - BBC Russian
19/11/14 10:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Яценюк поддержал одностороннюю демаркацию границы с РФ BBC Russian Премьер-министр Украины Арсений Яценюк высказался за принятие правительством страны проекта президентского указа ...

» France 'blocks' Russian sailors from boarding warship
19/11/14 10:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from - Europe RSS Feed. Amid a growing diplomatic crisis between Vladimir Putin and the rest of Europe, hundreds of Russian sailors have reportedly been prevented from boarding a warship built for them in weste...

» В России впервые признали экстремистским анекдот - Корреспондент.net
19/11/14 10:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Корреспондент.net В России впервые признали экстремистским анекдот Корреспондент.net Индустриальный районный суд Ижевска, столицы Удмуртской Республики, удовлетворил иск прокуратур...

» Window on Eurasia: Kremlin Divided Only on When to Begin Full-Scale War with Ukraine, Sheremet Says
19/11/14 10:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble               Staunton, November 19 – There are “no influential forces in the Kremlin now” calling fo...

» The good news about the 'death' of NSA reform: surveillance supporters may have dug their own grave
19/11/14 10:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Snowden haters may have blocked the USA Freedom Act, but the clock is ticking before the law that justifies vacuuming your phone records blows up in the face of newly conserva...

» Putin Tells New U.S. Envoy Ties Must Be Based On Equality
19/11/14 09:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. President Vladimir Putin says that Russia is ready for cooperation with the United States as long as Washington treats Moscow as an equal, respect its interests, and refr...

» San Francisco TV reporter expenses $600 of cannabis – but doesn't inhale
19/11/14 08:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Mike Sugarman purchased the pot legally with his marijuana medical card from 12 different dispensaries, in order to have potency of each tested A TV reporter in San Francisco ...

» Obama Condemns ‘Horrific Attack’ on Jerusalem Synagogue
19/11/14 08:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. President Barack Obama has condemned Tuesday’s attack on a Jerusalem synagogue that killed five people, including three U.S. citizens, as a tragedy for both Israel and the United States. ...

» Russia Wants a ’100% Guarantee’ That Ukraine Won’t Join NATO
19/11/14 08:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. A top adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that the Kremlin wants “a 100% 100 percent guarantee” that Ukraine will be prevented from joining NATO. Dmitri Peskov told the BBC that ...

» Former Kazakh Prime Minister Under House Arrest
19/11/14 08:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Kazakh former Prime Minister Serik Akhmetov has been placed under house arrest on corruption charges.

» The Queen warns against focusing too much on ebola
19/11/14 08:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. At an event alongside world leaders in the science of infectious diseases at London’s Chatham House, she asked ‘piercing’ questions about how the disease ought to be controlled.

» Russia Blames West For Ukraine Crisis, Says Ties Must Be Equal
19/11/14 08:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russia has lashed out at the United States and European Union over Ukraine, saying the conflict there is the product of what Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called 25 year...

» Russia warns of military assault on the east - MiamiHerald.com
19/11/14 08:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Russia warns of military assault on the east MiamiHerald.com Russia's foreign policy chief on Wednesday claimed that Ukraine's decision to freeze budget payments to the eastern r...

» Arrest After Man Pushed In Front Of NYC Train
19/11/14 08:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Kevin Darden is suspected of shoving Wai Kuen Kwok from behind into the path of a subway train - the victim died at the scene.

» Putin says relations with US must be based on equality - Reuters
19/11/14 08:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Reuters Putin says relations with US must be based on equality Reuters ... during a meeting with his core support group, the People's. 1 of 2. Russia's President Vladimir Putin a...

» NYC checking woman's body for Ebola after she dies of heart attack - Newsday
19/11/14 08:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. NYC checking woman's body for Ebola after she dies of heart attack Newsday Out of "an abundance of caution," New York City Health Department officials are looking into ...

» Kerry puts onus on Iran as nuclear talks resume - Independent Online
19/11/14 08:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Independent Online Kerry puts onus on Iran as nuclear talks resume Independent Online Vienna/London - Iran and six world powers got down to business in Vienna on Wednesday, gropi...

» Intelligence services identify second French jihadi in Islamic State video
19/11/14 08:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Man seen in Isis video showing killing of US hostage Peter Kassig and 18 Syrian soldiers is said to be Michaël Dos Santos France’s intelligence services have reportedly identi...

» France Identifies 2nd French Citizen in Islamic State Video
19/11/14 08:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. French officials say they have identified a second Frenchman among the militants in a video showing the severed head of an American aid worker and the beheadings of at least 18 Syrian sol...

» How to respond to assertive Russia
19/11/14 08:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. Last week, the news broke that Russian aircraft will commence patrolling the skies over the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico. Washington reacted mildly to Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu's ...

» Putin, German FM Discuss Ukraine
19/11/14 08:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Germany's foreign minister met with Vladimir Putin in Moscow for talks on Ukraine after a last-minute invitation from the Russian president. Frank-Walter Steinmeier talked for 75 minutes ...

» Inside Islamic State’s oil empire: how captured oilfields fuel Isis insurgency
19/11/14 08:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Coalition air strikes have not stopped the militant group from earning millions of dollars a week from its Iraqi oil operations Islamic State has consolidated its grip on oil ...

» Ukraine crisis: Russia demands guarantees from Nato - BBC News
19/11/14 08:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. BBC News Ukraine crisis: Russia demands guarantees from Nato BBC News Russia has called for "a 100% guarantee that no-one would think about Ukraine joining Nato", President Vladimir P...

» В Москве и Петербурге временно приостановлена выдача американских виз - Пронедра
19/11/14 08:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Пронедра В Москве и Петербурге временно приостановлена выдача американских виз Пронедра 00:46 / 19.11.2014 Из-за технического сбоя у жителей Москвы и Петербурга не получится стать ...

» Senate votes on USA Freedom Act to limit NSA surveillance – live updates
18/11/14 19:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Bill to restrict NSA surveillance must clear 60-vote threshold to proceed. Follow the latest in our live blog 6.26pm ET The Senate hasn’t yet begun debate on the USA Freedom A...

» Ekho Moskvy Chief Editor Wants To Buy Radio Station
18/11/14 19:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The chief editor of the Ekho Moskvy radio station Aleksei Venediktov has said he was preparing to make an offer to purchase the embattled media outlet.

» Kansas Supreme Court allows more gay marriages - Chron.com
18/11/14 19:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Chron.com Kansas Supreme Court allows more gay marriages Chron.com Krista Casmaer, left, and Mindy Kufahl trade wedding bands with Kufahl's daughter Phoebe Edgerton-Kufahl, 7, as...

» Back to the Putin Front - Wall Street Journal
18/11/14 19:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti-americanism in russia - Google News. Wall Street Journal Back to the Putin Front Wall Street Journal He attacked Georgia in 2008. Enraged by anti-government street protests in early 2012, he revved up...

» Putin's Disinformation Matrix - Wall Street Journal
18/11/14 19:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti-americanism in russia - Google News. Wall Street Journal Putin's Disinformation Matrix Wall Street Journal Russia Today, the Kremlin's English-language TV organ, launched a U.K. edition earlier this m...

» France Descends Into Ridiculousness - Wall Street Journal
18/11/14 19:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti-americanism in russia - Google News. Wall Street Journal France Descends Into Ridiculousness Wall Street Journal The country is at a practical and spiritual low point, living through a tragicomic fug ...

» Generation Slave: New Study Finds 35.8 Million Worldwide Live in Slavery
18/11/14 19:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Breitbart Feed. A joint study by Gallup and the Walk Free Foundation finds that the global scourge of slavery has now grown to include 35.8 million adults and children worldwide. The landmark 81-page ...

» Secretary of Defense Hagel: Ebola As Serious a Threat to US As Terrorism
18/11/14 19:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Breitbart Feed. During a visit to Kentucky’s Fort Campbell on Monday, Pentagon Chief Chuck Hagel told soldiers from the Army’s 101st Airborne Division that they have made a “huge dif...

» Quarter of Reported Sex Offences 'Not Recorded'
18/11/14 19:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Breitbart Feed. Home Secretary Theresa May has said a report claiming more than a quarter of sex offences are not recorded made "disturbing reading”. Commenting on the investigation by Her Majesty's ...

» Horror: Woman Sexually Assaulted, Beaten, And Set on Fire In Wichita Park
18/11/14 19:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Breitbart Feed. A woman who was beaten, sexually assaulted and set on fire in a Wichita park, last Friday was in critical condition Monday, with burns all over her body and cuts to her head. With little to...

» Jorge Ramos: Latinos Expecting at Least Five Million Illegals to Receive Exec Amnesty
18/11/14 19:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Breitbart Feed. The Latino community will be disappointed if President Barack Obama does not grant executive amnesty to at least five million people and view those opposed to amnesty as "anti-immigrant and...

» N.Y. Times and Washington Post Question Obama on Immigration
18/11/14 19:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Breitbart Feed. Unsure how far they can go in supporting Barack Obama in his expected grant of blanket amnesty to illegal immigrants residing in the United States, the two leading liberal newspapers in the...

» GOP Rep: Dems Pushing Obama Amnesty to Gain Votes
18/11/14 19:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Breitbart Feed. Tuesday on Newsmax TV's "America's Forum," Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) said President Barack Obama's executive order amnesty plan puts the needs of those from other countries before citizens' n...

» Perry, Dewhurst and Straus Extend Texas Border Surge Through August 2015
18/11/14 19:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Breitbart Feed. Texas Governor Rick Perry, Lt. Governor David Dewhurst and Speaker of the House Joe Straus have extended the Texas led border surge through the end of the current fiscal year that ends in A...

» NYC Subway Suspect Kevin Darden Linked To Earlier Platform Push, Still At Large
18/11/14 19:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Breitbart Feed. Kevin Darden , the violent parolee wanted in connection to the fatal subway platform push of 61 year-old Wai Kuen Kwok is said to be linked to a previous platform pushing incident acco...

» White House: Obama Is Not A King Or An Emperor But He Can Order Executive Amnesty
18/11/14 19:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Breitbart Feed. President Obama is not a king or an emperor, according to the White House, but he still has lawful authority to issue executive amnesty for illegal immigrants. White House Press Secretary J...

» Child Apprehensions at the Border Went Up Nearly 5% Last Month
18/11/14 19:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Breitbart Feed. You won't find it spelled on the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol website but apprehensions of unaccompanied children on the southwest border went up nearly 5% between September and October. ...

» Baby Boom of Hispanic, Asian, and Black Children to Make Whites a Minority by 2050
18/11/14 19:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Breitbart Feed. A new baby boom of Hispanic, Asian and black children is coming to America - and it will make whites a minority by 2050. The surge is not due to new immigrants coming to the United States -...

» Drone snaps superyachts
18/11/14 15:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. Drones are revolutionizing how we capture many sports, but does anything come close to these shots of superyachts at sea?

» Putin says United States want to subdue Russia
18/11/14 15:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday accused the United States of wanting to subdue Moscow but warned Washington it would never succeed.

» Chaos and Mourning in Jerusalem After Synagogue Attack
18/11/14 15:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. Two Palestinians from East Jerusalem burst into a West Jerusalem synagogue Tuesday morning, killing four people and wounding several others. Three American-Israeli dual-citizens were identified among...

» Obama Orders Review of Hostage Policy
18/11/14 15:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The review includes how the government deals with hostage’s relatives, some of whom have complained about the administration refusal to pay ransoms.

» Putin says United States will never 'subdue Russia - euronews
18/11/14 15:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Putin says United States will never 'subdue Russia euronews MOSCOW (Reuters) – The United States wants to subdue Moscow, but will never succeed, Russian President Vladimir Putin ...

» Putin: U.S. Wants "To Subdue Us, Solve Their Problems At Our Expense' - Headlines & Global News
18/11/14 15:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Headlines & Global News Putin: U.S. Wants "To Subdue Us, Solve Their Problems At Our Expense' Headlines & Global News Russian President Vladimir Putin says no one, not even ...

» Rhetoric: Britain's weapon against Isis and Putin
18/11/14 15:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. • Rhetoric and propaganda, common weapons in two very different conflicts Britain faces two potential threats to its security. The threats are very different but the weapons c...

» Putin says US wants to subdue Russia - Washington Post
18/11/14 15:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Telegraph.co.uk USA TODAY Putin says US wants to subdue Russia Washington Post MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin says that the United States wants to make Russia submissi...

» Russian politician covered her in oil and feathers by masked men
18/11/14 15:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. A terrifying video reveals the moment a former politician in Ukraine was surrounded by masked men and covered in oil as she feared she was about to be set on fire.

» Russia, Venezuela Discuss Stabilizing Oil Prices
18/11/14 15:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Russia and Venezuela discussed joint action to combat falling oil prices, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Tuesday after holding talks with Venezuela's Foreign Minister Raf...

» WorldViews: The Marxist-Leninist militants linked to the Jerusalem synagogue attack
18/11/14 15:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. It's not clear at present which, if any, Palestinian militant organization was behind Tuesday's attack  at an Orthodox synago...

» Top German spy says Berlin under cyber attack from other states
18/11/14 15:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BERLIN (Reuters) - German government and business computers are coming under increasing cyber attack every day from other states' spy agencies, especially those of Russia and China, Ge...

» Putin says United States will never 'subdue' Russia
18/11/14 15:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalPost - Home. Meanwhile, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk called for talks with Russia on 'neutral territory' as fighting raged on in the east. read more

» Iraqi forces wrest oil refinery from Isis
18/11/14 15:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News. Baiji victory seen as a milestone in Baghdad’s war against the Islamist group

» Russian police to get reindeer in hunt for Arctic criminals
18/11/14 15:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russian news, all the latest and breaking Russia news. Officers say beasts are more reliable than snowmobiles as transport when chasing thieves and hooligans into the snow

» Putin:'US wants to subdue Russia, but no one did or ever will' - RT
18/11/14 15:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. RT Putin:'US wants to subdue Russia , but no one did or ever will' RT ​The US has no plans to humiliate Russia , but instead wants to subdue it, Russian President Vladimir Putin has s...

» FBI Warns Ferguson Ruling ‘Will Likely’ Spur Violence
18/11/14 15:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Authorities in the central U.S. state of Missouri are not the only ones worried about potential violence as the city of Ferguson awaits a grand jury decision in the fatal police shooting ...

» Игра с Эболой
18/11/14 15:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by Голос Америки. Игра с Эболой Для борьбы со смk...

» Finland back on red alert over expansionist Russia
18/11/14 15:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. Almost a century after breaking free from its giant neighbour Helsinki still follows Moscow’s every move Captain Markus Aarnio, chief of the Gulf of Finland naval command, has the so...

» Vladimir Putin vows that United States 'will never subjugate Russia'
18/11/14 15:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russian news, all the latest and breaking Russia news. Russian president echoes Al Capone as he says 'weapons and politeness' are better than 'politeness alone'

» Russia, Turkey Inch Toward Improved Relations - U.S. News & World Report
18/11/14 12:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. The Independent Russia , Turkey Inch Toward Improved Relations U.S. News & World Report Russia and Turkey have had a long, often tumultuous relationship, and some of their difficu...

» Putin's Loss of German Trust Seals the West's Isolation of Russia - TIME
18/11/14 12:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. TIME Putin's Loss of German Trust Seals the West's Isolation of Russia TIME As President, Putin's foreign and economic policies have always looked to Germany as a pivotal ally, a vita...

» Isolated at G20, Putin Showed He Won't Be Swayed on Ukraine
18/11/14 12:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Following the G20 summit in Brisbane and an Asia-Pacific summit the week before, at least one thing seems clear: anyone who thought the Russian leader would soon blink over Uk...

» НАТО развернет военную базу в Грузии - Утро.Ru
18/11/14 12:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Утро.Ru НАТО развернет военную базу в Грузии Утро.Ru В Грузии откроется совместный с НАТО тренировочный центр, заявил министр обороны страны Миндия Джанелидзе по итогам время встре...

» Лавров: Киев взял курс на "удушение" экономики Донбасса и грозит региону силовым сценарием - Московский комсомолец
18/11/14 12:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Московский комсомолец Лавров: Киев взял курс на "удушение" экономики Донбасса и грозит региону силовым сценарием Московский комсомолец Глава МИД РФ Сергей Лавров выразил ...

» Полиция Крайнего Севера может пересесть на оленей - Утро.Ru
18/11/14 12:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Аргументы и факты Полиция Крайнего Севера может пересесть на оленей Утро.Ru МВД России рассматривает вопрос о закупке служебных оленей для работы полиции в регионах Крайнего Севера...

» СМИ: российские моряки не могут подняться на борт вертолетоносца "Владивосток" во Франции - Российская Газета
18/11/14 12:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Российская Газета СМИ: российские моряки не могут подняться на борт вертолетоносца "Владивосток" во Франции Российская Газета Российские моряки не могут подняться на борт...

» Fall of Communism Heightened Tensions With Russia, Vatican Says
18/11/14 12:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. The end of communist rule in Europe was not all positive for Christianity because it brought tensions between Rome and Russia back to the surface, a senior Vatican official said.

» Germany's Steinmeier Visits Kiev as Five More Ukrainian Soldiers Killed
18/11/14 12:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Five Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in the conflict in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours, the military said on Tuesday, as Germany's foreign minister prepared to hold ...

» Страшнее, чем Эбола?
18/11/14 12:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by Радио Свобода. Страшнее, чем Эбола? "Россия представляет собой наибольший риск для мировых рынков и пострадает больше других стран от падения... From: Радио Свобода Views: 20 5 0 0 ratings Time:...

» Watchdog to Bring Charges Against Russian LGBT Teens Support Group
18/11/14 12:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Russia's media watchdog has said it will bring charges against a journalist who runs an online support group for LGBT teenagers under a law that bans the promotion of "gay pro...

» Window on Eurasia: For Putin, Ukraine is All about Maintaining His Own Power, Shevtsova Says
18/11/14 12:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble               Staunton, November 18 – Vladimir Putin’s actions in Ukraine are not part of a broader i...

» Russia, Ukraine Dispute Truce Format as NATO Sees Buildup - Bloomberg
18/11/14 12:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Bloomberg Russia , Ukraine Dispute Truce Format as NATO Sees Buildup Bloomberg Ukraine and Russia clashed over how to move toward a new cease-fire agreement, after President Petro Por...

» Russian Capital Flight May Hit $130 Billion, Finance Minister Says
18/11/14 12:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Capital outflow from Russia could grow to $130 billion this year, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said Monday, news agency Bloomberg reported.

» Атлас Мира: Австралийцы против Путина - 18 ноября, 2014
18/11/14 12:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Радиопрограммы и подкасты - Радио Свобода. Владимира Путина холодно приняли в Австралии, в Сирии убит американский заложник, Катар проведет ЧМ-2022, Африканский Кубок Наций перенесен из Марокко в Экваториа...

» МИД Италии: ЕС еще вернётся к вопросу вхождения Крыма в состав России - ИА REGNUM
18/11/14 12:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. The Savvy МИД Италии: ЕС еще вернётся к вопросу вхождения Крыма в состав России ИА REGNUM После урегулирования кризиса на востоке Украины ЕС вернётся к вопросу вхождения Крыма в со...

» A Journey Into A Mysterious Siberian Crater
18/11/14 12:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Three massive craters were discovered this summer on the Yamal Peninsula in northern Siberia. In an effort to understand the origins of the newly formed craters, a group ...

» Kerry, Zarif Say Iran Nuclear Deal Possible as Deadline Looms
18/11/14 12:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Secretary of State John Kerry says he is hopeful the U.S. and group of five other world powers can reach a deal with Iran on the country's nuclear program, but that he will not make any p...

» ДНР и украинские силовики обменялись пленными - Zarusskiy.org
18/11/14 12:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. ДНР и украинские силовики обменялись пленными Zarusskiy.org Как сообщила глава комитета Донецкой республики по делам беженцам и военнопленных Дарья Морозова, «Еще 14 ноября мы отда...

» Russia sees no chance of breakthrough on Ukraine in German minister's visit - Reuters
18/11/14 12:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Reuters Russia sees no chance of breakthrough on Ukraine in German minister's visit Reuters KIEV (Reuters) - Germany's foreign minister said he would assess the chances of making prog...

» NATO Sees 'Serious Military Buildup' on Russia-Ukraine Border
18/11/14 12:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg denounced on Tuesday what he called a serious military buildup both inside Ukraine and on the Russian side of the border and urged Mosc...

» Window on Eurasia: Moscow Risks Radicalizing Muslims in Crimea by Its Harsh Actions
18/11/14 12:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble               Staunton, November 18 – Islam in Crimea traces its history back to the time of the Prop...

» Лукашенко обеспокоен ухудшением ситуации в Украине - Белорусские новости
18/11/14 12:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Forbes Ukraine Лукашенко обеспокоен ухудшением ситуации в Украине Белорусские новости Беларусь обеспокоена тенденцией ухудшения ситуации в Украине. Об этом, как сообщает пресс-служ...

» Ukraine Readies for Possible Russian-Backed Rebel Attack
18/11/14 12:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Ukraine's military is preparing to repel a possible assault by Russian-backed rebels in the east following reports of Russian military reinforcements crossing the border. Ukraine's Presid...

» Embattled Ekho Moskvy’s Long Record Of Riling Officials
18/11/14 12:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. For nearly 25 years, the Russian radio station Ekho Moskvy has been targeted by officials in Moscow over its fiercely independent reporting and commentary. Here’s a look ...

» Ukraine Live Day 274: Having Sent Tanks To Donetsk, Moscow Accuses Kiev Of Strangling Donbass
18/11/14 12:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The InterpreterThe Interpreter. Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here . An archive of our liveblogs can be found here . For an overview and analysis of this developing s...

» At Least Six Killed in Attack on Jerusalem Synogogue
18/11/14 12:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Two suspected Palestinian men armed with axes and knives killed four people in a Jerusalem synagogue on Tuesday before being shot dead by police, Israeli police and emergency services sai...

» Window on Eurasia: Putin, Now Marginalized Internationally, May Become Even More Dangerous, Oreshkin Says
18/11/14 12:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble               Staunton, November 18 – The G-20 meeting in Brisbane demonstrated that “the marginaliza...

» Pope Francis declares union between man and woman 'at root of marriage' in blow to gay rights
18/11/14 12:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from - Europe RSS Feed. Pope Francis has apparently spoken out in defence of marriage as an institution between a man and a woman, hurting the hopes of those who see him as a liberal driving force in the Cathol...

» Kazakhstan Says Over 300 Fighting Alongside Islamic State Militants
18/11/14 12:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Kazakhstan's National Security Committee (KNB) says that the number of Kazakh citizens fighting as "jihadists" alongside Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq exceeds...

» Ukraine Readies for Possible Russian-backed Attack
18/11/14 12:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Ukraine's military is preparing to repel a possible assault by Russian-backed rebels in the east following reports of Russian military reinforcements crossing the border. Ukraine's Presid...

» Window on Eurasia: Russians Beginning to Laugh at Putin
18/11/14 12:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble               Staunton, November 18 – A leader, someone has said, can tolerate almost any attack, but...

» Kurds Claim To Be Making Advances Against IS In Kobani
18/11/14 11:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Kurdish militias in the besieged northern Syrian town of Kobani claim to be making gains against Islamic State (IS) militants.

» Donetsk Residents Angry Over Kyiv Threat
18/11/14 11:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Citizens of the Ukrainian city of Donetsk say they did not ask for pro-Moscow separatists to take over their city and they should not be punished for the breakaway insurgency by the Ukrai...

» Ukraine Releases Russian Jailed Over Alleged Plot To Kill Putin
18/11/14 11:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A Ukrainian court has ordered the release of a Russian citizen who was jailed in 2012 over an alleged plot to kill Russian President Vladimir Putin.

» EU Says Russia Is Breaking WTO Rules With Export Duties on Oil
18/11/14 11:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. The European Union has told Russia that its system of oil export duties breaks World Trade Organization rules by discriminating in favor of China and against European buyers.

» Михаил Лесин: от НТВ до "Эха Москвы" - 18 ноября, 2014
18/11/14 11:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Радиопрограммы и подкасты - Радио Свобода. События вокруг радиостанции "Эхо Москвы" воскрешают в памяти разгон НТВ и закрытие телеканалов ТВ-6 и ТВС Download audio: http://flashvideo.rferl.org/clips/RU/201...

» Report Says 35 Million People Trapped In Slavery
18/11/14 11:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A report says more than 35 million people around the world are trapped in modern forms of slavery, including forced labor, forced marriages, human trafficking, debt bonda...

» Study: Terror Attacks Up In 2013, Iraq The Biggest Victim
18/11/14 11:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A new report says nearly 18,000 people were killed in terrorist attacks in 2013, some 60 percent more than the year before.

» Window on Eurasia: Moscow has Effectively Ceded Central Asia to China, Tajik Analyst Says
18/11/14 11:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble               Staunton, November 18 – Articles predicting in apocalyptic terms that Vladimir Putin’s ...

» Riyadh Fears Islamic State Militants Want Sectarian War in Arabia
18/11/14 11:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Tighter security in Saudi Arabia has made it hard for Islamic State group to target the government so the militants are instead trying to incite a sectarian conflict via attacks on the Sh...

» 18.11.2014
18/11/14 11:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Новости дня.   18 ноября 2014 г. Подробнее...

» Russian Lawmaker Lambasts Ukraine Over Osmayev's Release
18/11/14 11:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A Russian lawmaker says a Ukrainian court's November 18 decision to release a suspect in alleged plot to kill Russian President Vladimir Putin is politically motivated.

» Is 'Big Marijuana' Inevitable? - Room for Debate
18/11/14 11:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Responses to Is 'Big Marijuana' Inevitable?. Introduction Small marijuana plants at the Growing Kitchen in Lafayette, Colo. Ivan Couronne/Agence France-Presse – Getty Images It looks like the...

» A Crucial Vote on the Surveillance Bill
18/11/14 11:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The Republican Party is so badly fractured that it is impossible to tell what steps it will take on domestic surveillance once it assumes control of Congress in January. Its rising libertarian wing wants to c...

» Briton and Frenchman Tentatively Identified in Islamic State Execution Video
18/11/14 11:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . LONDON — A Briton and a Frenchman were tentatively identified on Monday among a group of executioners seen in video clips released a day earlier by the Islamic State militant group that announced the be...

» Merkel Issues Rebuke to Russia, Setting Caution Aside
18/11/14 10:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . LONDON — Tit-for-tat expulsions of diplomats. Russian naval ships showing up as world leaders meet in Australia. Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany telling Russia sternly to play by 21st-century rules ...

» Deaths Linked to Terrorism Are Up 60 Percent, Study Finds
18/11/14 09:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . LONDON — As Western governments grapple with heightened apprehension about the spread of Islamic militancy, an independent study on Tuesday offered little solace, saying the number of fatalities related...

» Putin Plays Hardball - NYTimes.com
18/11/14 09:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . This week marks the fifth anniversary of Sergei Magnitsky’s death in a Russian prison. He was 37 years old, a member of the emerging middle class who worked as a lawyer for a man named Bill Browder, the...

» Obama in Winter - NYTimes.com
18/11/14 09:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . They say failure can be a good teacher, but, so far, the Obama administration is opting out of the course. The post-midterm period has been one of the most bizarre of the Obama presidency. President Obama has...

» Global economy hovering between growth and stagnation
18/11/14 09:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. The world economy’s warning lights are flashing red, the PM said at the weekend. Here are six reasons he may be right Ambitious plans for Britain to export its way out of trou...

» Replacing the rhetoric of ObamaCare repeal - The Hill (blog)
18/11/14 09:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Replacing the rhetoric of ObamaCare repeal The Hill (blog) Since the outset of the national healthcare reform debate in 2008, conservatives have recognized the need to infuse the...

» Putin vows to protect Ukraine separatists from defeat - Los Angeles Times
18/11/14 09:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Putin vows to protect Ukraine separatists from defeat Los Angeles Times Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed to prevent the defeat of allied separatists in eastern Ukraine ...

» 'Red warning lights' flashing for global economy
18/11/14 09:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 8 a.m. EST. LONDON (AP) -- The global economy's problems seem to be multiplying....

» In The South, Obamacare Advocates Try to Outmaneuver Opponents - NBCNews.com
18/11/14 09:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. NBCNews.com In The South, Obamacare Advocates Try to Outmaneuver Opponents NBCNews.com In North Carolina, there's a staff of dozens of people, led by a director, who are in charg...

» Iran and six powers haven't discussed extending nuclear talks: U.S.
18/11/14 09:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran and six major powers have so far not discussed extending negotiations on a nuclear agreement despite the fact that their deadline is a week away, a senior U.S. ...

» Major brain pathway rediscovered
18/11/14 09:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. A massive white matter tract at in the back of the brain, overlooked for the past century, might be crucial for skills such as reading. A team of neuroscientists in America sa...

» SPIN METER: Obama is firm but vague on immigration
18/11/14 09:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 8 a.m. EST. WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says he plans to help immigrants living illegally in the United States "get legal" without any action from Congress. And he promise...

» Vincent van Gogh was MURDERED, says forensic expert
18/11/14 09:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. New analysis of forensic evidence by gunshot wound expert Dr Vincent di Maio suggests troubled painted Vincent van Gogh did not shoot himself in a field outside Paris in 1890.

» Weed and Radiotherapy Can Cure Brain Tumors
18/11/14 09:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The European Union Times - World News, Breaking News. Two cannabis components can have a significant effect on the size of cancerous tumors in the brain, especially when combined with radiotherapy, accordi...

» State Of Emergency For Ferguson Decision
18/11/14 09:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. The Missouri town remains on edge ahead of a grand jury decision on whether to charge a police officer in Michael Brown's killing.

» After Ferguson Shooting, a Debate Emerges on Policy Changes
18/11/14 09:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. That a white police officer fatally shot an unarmed black teenager in a central U.S. city on August 9, 2014, is undisputed. More than three months later, however, whether Michael Brown's ...

» Police search for suspect in fatal subway shove - seattlepi.com
18/11/14 09:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. seattlepi.com Police search for suspect in fatal subway shove seattlepi.com NEW YORK (AP) — Police on Monday hunted for the man who shoved a stranger off a subway platform to his...

» Wife witnesses husband hit, killed by D train in the Bronx, person of interest ... - WABC-TV
18/11/14 09:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Wife witnesses husband hit, killed by D train in the Bronx, person of interest ... WABC-TV Authorities have identified a person of interest in the death of a man who was pushed i...

» After Ferguson Shooting, Demands Surface for Policy Changes
18/11/14 09:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by VOAvideo. After Ferguson Shooting, Demands Surface for Policy Changes In a case that triggered weeks of widespread protests and allegations of racial discrimination in Ferguson, Missouri, a gran...

» 4 held in case of missing Honduras beauty queen - MiamiHerald.com
18/11/14 09:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. IBNLive 4 held in case of missing Honduras beauty queen MiamiHerald.com Businessweek TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Honduran authorities are holding four people for questioning about the...

» Putin’s Loss of German Trust Seals the West’s Isolation of Russia
18/11/14 09:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. Vladimir Putin has long had a soft spot for Germany. As an officer of the KGB in the late 1980s, he was stationed in the East German city of Dresden, where he developed a love of the language and, ac...

» French, Dutch hostages held by Qaeda appeal in video
18/11/14 09:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. PARIS (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's north African arm, AQIM, has issued a video of a French national and a Dutch national they are holding hostage in which the two men urge their respective g...

» Ukrainians living underground brace for freezing winter
18/11/14 09:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. Ukrainians living underground brace for freezing winter People living in underground shelters to hide from near-daily shelling in the hard-hit areas of eastern Ukraine's city of...

» Quiet start seen for Obamacare enrollment period - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
18/11/14 09:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Fox Business Quiet start seen for Obamacare enrollment period Milwaukee Journal Sentinel The federal health insurance marketplace set up under the Affordable Care Act has gotten ...

» Accused Mexican Drug Boss Appears in US Court
18/11/14 09:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Accused Mexican drug lord Alfredo Beltran Leyva made an initial appearance in a U.S. court on Monday to face charges of shipping cocaine and methamphetamines to the United States, the Jus...

» FBI Warns Ferguson Decision 'Will Likely' Lead to Violence By Extremists ... - ABC News
18/11/14 09:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. ABC News FBI Warns Ferguson Decision 'Will Likely' Lead to Violence By Extremists ... ABC News As the nation waits to hear whether a Missouri police officer will face charges for...

» Frenchman seen in Islamic State video of beheadings
18/11/14 09:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - A Frenchman is believed to have been among Islamic State jihadists appearing on a video showing the severed head of U.S. aid worker Peter Kassig, but a British...

» Fivefold increase in terrorism fatalities since 9/11, says report
18/11/14 09:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Islamic State, Boko Haram, the Taliban and al-Qaida responsible for most of the 18,000 killings last year Terrorism is on the rise, with an almost fivefold increase in fatalit...

» Police fail to record 800,000 offences a year, including one in four sex crimes
18/11/14 09:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Police watchdog condemns dismissal of offences reported by public, with some rape victims never told cases were dropped The police are failing to record more than 800,000 offe...

» Britain is Europe's number one terror target after 131 incidents in past year
18/11/14 09:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. The UK suffered 131 terror incidents last year, with three people killed including Lee Rigby, the soldier butchered by Muslim fanatics outside his barracks in Woolwich, south-east London.

» Nearly a million offences a year are ignored by target-chasing officers
18/11/14 09:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. More than 800,000 crimes reported to police go unrecorded every year, with more than 200 rapes dismissed as 'no crime', according to Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary.

» Five million of us have high blood pressure... but don't know it: Condition is nation's biggest 'silent killer' as it has no obvious symptoms
18/11/14 08:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. High blood pressure, dubbed Britain's 'silent killer', is one of the most common causes of premature death and disability as it can lead to strokes, heart attacks, and heart and kidney ...

» World Briefing: Millions Forced to Live as Slaves, a Human Rights Group Reports
18/11/14 08:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Almost 36 million people are living as slaves across the globe, according to a human rights group, with India having the largest number over all and Mauritania the highest percentage of its...

» Colombia peace talks in limbo over kidnapped army general
18/11/14 08:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's peace talks with Marxist FARC rebels were in crisis on Monday as troops scoured a Pacific coast region for an army general kidnapped over the weekend in a...

» One in nine men admits they have paid for sex: Single men aged 25-34 in professional jobs found to be likeliest group to use prostitutes
18/11/14 08:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Around 3.6 per cent of the 6,000 men surveyed admitted visiting prostitutes in the past five years. Billie Piper (pictured) as Belle de Jour in Secret Diary of a Call Girl.

» Poland, Russia Tit-For-Tat Diplomatic Expulsions
18/11/14 08:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Poland and Russia have carried out tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsions in a spying affair as bilateral tensions have intensified over the Ukraine crisis.

» California salmon run flounders as rivers run warmer and lower
18/11/14 08:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Heat and drought blamed for delay in famous annual migration from Pacific Ocean to inland spawning grounds The annual autumn migration of Chinook salmon has been delayed by wa...

» U.S. Official: 'Very Serious Gaps' In Iran Nuke Talks
18/11/14 08:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A senior U.S. official says "very serious gaps" remain in the nuclear talks between major world powers and Iran aimed at reaching a lasting deal over Tehran’s nuclear act...

» President of Colombia Halts Peace Talks With Rebels After General Is Seized
18/11/14 08:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Describing what occurred as a kidnapping, President Juan Manuel Santos said that he had directed the country’s peace negotiators not to travel to Havana for a new round of talks with the gu...

» Obama should compromise, but not cave - Herald Times Reporter
18/11/14 08:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Herald Times Reporter Obama should compromise, but not cave Herald Times Reporter President Obama watched his fellow Democrats lose control of the Senate, giving opposition Repub...

» Kerry: U.S. Won't Be 'Intimidated' By IS
18/11/14 08:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has said the United States world will not be intimidated by Islamic State militants.

» FBI Looking Into Laws About Body Parts Shipments
18/11/14 08:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. (LAS VEGAS) — U.S. investigators are trying to determine whether any laws were broken by two American tourists who police say tried to ship preserved human parts from Thailand to Las Vegas. FBI spoke...

» Brazil's Rousseff Tries to Boost US Ties, State Visit Up in the Air
18/11/14 08:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff, who cancelled a White House trip last year in anger over U.S. spying revelations, now wants to improve ties and reschedule the state visit - but some U....

» President Orders Review of U.S. Hostage Policies
18/11/14 08:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The Obama administration is undertaking a review of how it handles cases of U.S. citizens held captive by extremists abroad, according to a letter from a top Pentagon official made pub...

» Putin says he will not let Ukraine rebels be beaten - Herald Scotland
18/11/14 08:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Putin says he will not let Ukraine rebels be beaten Herald Scotland MOSCOW will not allow the defeat of pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin ha...

» White House reviewing policy toward U.S. hostages held by militants
18/11/14 08:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has ordered a comprehensive review of U.S. policy governing efforts to free Americans being held by militant groups overseas, the White Ho...

» Take It In: 'Vape' Is The Oxford Dictionaries Word Of The Year - KPBS
18/11/14 08:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. KPBS Take It In: 'Vape' Is The Oxford Dictionaries Word Of The Year KPBS Vape was chosen as the word of the year for 2014 in part because it provides a window "onto how we d...

» African Militants Release Hostage Video
18/11/14 08:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The North African jihadist group al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has released a video showing a French and a Dutch hostage pleading with their respective governments to negotiate t...

» Push in U.N. to Intercept Jihadists’ Oil
18/11/14 08:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. A United Nations panel urges the seizure of oil trucks entering and leaving territory controlled by jihadists in Iraq and Syria and a moratorium on antiquities sales from those countries.

» Obama orders full review of US hostage policy - Fox News
18/11/14 08:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Obama orders full review of US hostage policy Fox News President Obama has ordered a complete review of the government's policy regarding U.S. hostages taken overseas, the White ...

» Truck bomb hits Kabul military base
18/11/14 08:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Two Afghan guards killed, say authorities, and explosion heard across capital as Taliban attack depot used by foreign forces A truck bomb hit a base for foreign forces in Afgh...

» Emil Michael of Uber Proposes Digging Into Journalists' Private Lives - New York Times (blog)
18/11/14 08:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Emil Michael of Uber Proposes Digging Into Journalists' Private Lives New York Times (blog) Uber, the immensely popular ride-hailing service, has said in the past that it has had...

» US Hosts Record 866,000 Foreign Students
18/11/14 08:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Close to 900,000 international students are studying at American universities and colleges, more than ever before. About half of them come from Asia, mostly China. The United States hosts...

» Global Surge In Terrorist Attack Deaths
18/11/14 08:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Terror attacks are found to have almost doubled in the space of a year, resulting in the deaths of some 18,000 people.

» G20's new growth plans suspiciously long in the tooth
18/11/14 08:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. SYDNEY (Reuters) - As leaders of the world's 20 most powerful nations congratulate themselves on plans to boost economic growth, a closer look at their 800-plus policy proposals reveal...

» Surgeon dies of Ebola at Nebraska hospital after contracting disease in Sierra ... - New York Daily News
18/11/14 08:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. New York Daily News Surgeon dies of Ebola at Nebraska hospital after contracting disease in Sierra ... New York Daily News The doomed doctor who contracted Ebola while working in...

» Uber executive wants to dig into personal lives, discredit journalists who cover ... - New York Daily News
18/11/14 08:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. New York Daily News Uber executive wants to dig into personal lives, discredit journalists who cover ... New York Daily News One tech exec is uber sorry after being outed for his...

» Vape gathers linguistic steam to become Word of the Year 2014
18/11/14 08:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Oxford Dictionaries settles on term for using e-cigarettes after the word’s usage more than doubled in the last year. What do you think should be the word of the year? Tell us...

» Our crime figures are no more than a political charade
18/11/14 08:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. With promotions and peerages at stake, it’s little wonder that police chiefs have failed to blow the whistle on the system It is a question reasonably asked by every household...

» Russia Says Four Militants Killed In Chechnya
18/11/14 08:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russian authorities say four alleged militants have been killed and two police officers wounded in a gunbattle in the North Caucasus province of Chechnya.

» WorldViews: Chart: The top buyers and sellers in the global arms race
18/11/14 08:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. The APEC Summit in Beijing last week and the G20 meetings held in Brisbane, Australia, were both reminders of how the center ...

» Five more Ukrainian soldiers killed, German foreign minister visits Kiev
18/11/14 08:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KIEV (Reuters) - Five Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in the conflict in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours, the military said on Tuesday, as Germany foreign minister prepared to...

» Angry Mob of Doctors Beats Man to Death in India for Stealing Cellphones
18/11/14 08:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. A group of about 12 junior doctors at an Indian medical school tortured and killed a man they suspected of being a thief, according to local police. The doctors from the 140-year-old Nilanjan Sircar ...

» Jerusalem synagogue gun attack – video
18/11/14 08:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. Footage has emerged of the deadly attack at a Jerusalem synagogue on Tuesday morning. Two Palestinians stormed the building during morning prayers, attacking worshippers ...

» Chronology of Israeli-Palestinian violence
18/11/14 08:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 6:53 a.m. EST. JERUSALEM (AP) -- It has been a difficult year for Israelis and Palestinians, with the failure of peace talks and a string of violent incidents that shows no signs of end...

» Indonesia Tests Female Police Recruits' Virginity - ABC News
18/11/14 08:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. International Business Times UK Indonesia Tests Female Police Recruits' Virginity ABC News Indonesia must stop subjecting female police recruits to physical tests in an effort to deter...

» Female Police Recruits in Indonesia Are Made to Take ‘Virginity Tests’
18/11/14 08:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. Woman applying to join Indonesia’s national police National Police are subjected to “virginity tests” that are described by recipients as “painful and traumatic,” Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Tuesda...

» Deaths caused by terrorism rises by 61 percent, report shows - Deutsche Welle
18/11/14 08:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Deutsche Welle Deaths caused by terrorism rises by 61 percent, report shows Deutsche Welle In 2013, nearly 18,000 people died as a result of acts of terrorism around the world, a...

» Global migration
18/11/14 08:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. Global migration Legal immigration has grown by 50 percent in the last 25 years. Currently 3.2 percent of the global population -- or 232 million people -- are considered to be ...

» Two Americans Sought In Thai Body Parts Case
18/11/14 08:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Thailand issues arrest warrants after a baby's head, a baby's foot and a heart were among body parts found in US-bound parcels.

» Moscow: UN's IS Report Backs Its Call For Fresh Syria Talks Involving Assad
18/11/14 08:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russia's Foreign Ministry continues to push for the resumption of intra-Syria talks that include Moscow's ally, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

» WorldViews: Map: The world’s 36 million slaves
18/11/14 07:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. To many Americans, slavery might seem like a problem from the distant past. However, it is very much a present reality, as a ...

» If Charles Manson has found love, surely that’s a good thing?
18/11/14 07:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. A 26-year-old woman is due to marry the 80-year-old killer – there are precedents, and the motivation is not always cynical Woman, 26, is to marry mass murderer, Charles Manso...

» Four killed in Jerusalem synagogue attack - The Guardian
18/11/14 07:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from world - Google News. The Guardian Four killed in Jerusalem synagogue attack The Guardian Two men armed with axes, knives and a pistol have killed four Israelis and wounded several others in a Jerusalem syn...

» Militant attack deaths soar to all-time high: report
18/11/14 07:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of people killed in militant attacks worldwide jumped more than 60 percent last year to a record high of nearly 18,000 and the figure could rise furth...