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Florida treasure hunters find £3 million in rare Spanish coinsby Reuters

Wednesday August 19^th, 2015 at 5:31 PM

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Treasure hunters find 350 valuable rare gold coins off Florida coast that were being transported to the King of Spain

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Ashley Madison data dump exposes hundreds of public servants in sensitive positions by Telegraph Staff

Wednesday August 19th, 2015 at 5:30 PM

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Details of British civil servants, Ministry of Defence staff and banking workers leaked in adultery website hack

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Israeli 'spy dolphin' caught off Gaza coast by Inna Lazareva

Wednesday August 19th, 2015 at 5:30 PM

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Dolphin caught the attention of Palestinian militants because it was conducting "suspicious" manoeuvres in the water, Hamas says

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China, Russia Target U.S.-Funded Civil Society Groupsby Daniel Wiser

Wednesday August 19th, 2015 at 5:29 PM

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China and Russia are cracking down on civil society groups that receive funding from the United States and other countries, an escalation of campaigns by both authoritarian governments to maintain popular support through patriotic mobilization.

Russia recently added several non-government organizations (NGOs) to a list of “undesirables” that can be dissolved by its Justice Ministry for threatening “constitutional order.” One prominent group targeted by the Kremlin is the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), a U.S. organization that is mostly funded by Congress and has allocated millions to Russian NGOs in recent years.

Other groups that have been declared “foreign agents” in Russia for accepting money from abroad include the Committee Against Torture, which has helped compensate victims of police torture, and Memorial, Russia’s oldest human rights group and a documenter of abuses during the Soviet era.

NED, which might be forced to halt all of its activities in Russia, said in a statement that the Kremlin’s law banning undesirable groups is “the latest in a series of highly restrictive laws that limit the freedom of Russian citizens.”

“The true intent of these laws is to intimidate and isolate Russian citizens,” the group said.

Russia expelled the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in 2012 for supporting civil society groups.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has portrayed Western countries and any groups aligned with them as a potential threat to Russian sovereignty. Analysts say that as Russia’s economy has worsened, he has sought to maintain popular approval through nationalist speeches and aggressive actions abroad, including his destabilization of Ukraine.

Carl Gershman, president of NED, noted in a Washington Post op-ed that Putin has also sponsored repression at home against political opposition.

“The regime’s fear over its own lack of political legitimacy is apparent in the lengths to which it is going to prevent any electoral competition,” he wrote. “Not only has Russia moved up the date of 2016 national parliamentary elections, making it more difficult for the opposition to challenge incumbent officeholders, but also it is cracking down on three regional parliamentary campaigns in which a coalition of democratic opposition parties are trying to win seats in elections to be held in September.”

Alexei Pivovarov, campaign manager for the umbrella organization of opposition groups known as the Democratic Coalition, was arrested last month on what critics say are politically motivated charges. Some of the coalition’s candidates for local office in the large Russian city of Novosibirsk went on a hunger strike after they were denied spots on the ballot. They have since decided to lead protests on Sept. 13, local election day.

“The right for elections has been taken away from us—no more illusions—so we must hurry to make use of the right to walk through the streets before it is taken away, too,” wrote Leonid Volkov, a leader of the coalition, on his website.

Boris Nemtsov, the lone opposition candidate to win a regional seat, was shot and killed near the Kremlin in February.

In China, President Xi Jinping has also targeted civil society groups and human rights lawyers amideconomic woes for the country. An internal memo for the Chinese Communist Party in 2013, known as Document No. 9, expressed concern about “Western forces hostile to China and dissidents within the country” as well as the promotion of “universal values” such as human rights.

The Chinese government has proposed its own legislation to regulate “foreign NGOs” that receive funding from abroad. Groups designated under the law would have to be sponsored by a state agency and be subject to monitoring from police, a system that could force many NGOs to close.

There are about 6,000 foreign NGOs in China, according to reports, many with roots in the United States.

Victor Clemens, a researcher for the group Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD), said in an email that it is unclear when the NGO draft legislation might be passed. Many groups already face a “hostile” environment under Xi’s administration, he said, and could struggle to survive if the law is enacted.

“Some groups may simply disintegrate if they lose overseas funding—a major target of the draft law—and others could close just due to increased obstacles placed in their path by the government,” he said.

“If the NGO legislation becomes law as it is written, the work of civil society groups almost surely will become more criminalized,” he added.

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Vladimir Putin descends into briny deep on submarine ride

Wednesday August 19th, 2015 at 5:29 PM

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Russian president Vladimir Putin has gone to great lengths to demonstrate his virility and, by proxy, that of his nation. The former KGB officer has ridden horses shirtless, pumped and forged iron, skied, arm-wrested, driven race cars, chased whales — and, of course, invaded Crimea. On Tuesday, he descended to the depths of the Black Sea to take a peek at a 1,000-year-old sunken trading vessel.

     

Manipulation of personal data is a bigger danger than info theft in OPM cyber heist

Wednesday August 19th, 2015 at 4:54 PM

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It's not only about the theft of information, it's also about the potential manipulation of personal data. Records can be changed to make a federal employee appear less trustworthy or possibly destroyed to make a person disappear, at least in the computer files.

     

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» Manipulation of personal data is a bigger danger than info theft in OPM cyber heist
19/08/15 16:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. It's not only about the theft of information, it's also about the potential manipulation of personal data. Records can be changed to make a federal employee appear less trustworthy or po...

» Could hackers take down a city?
19/08/15 16:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. First the power goes out. It's not clear what's gone wrong, but cars are starting to jam the streets — the traffic light are down. And something seems to be going haywire with the subway...

» UN troops accused of 3 rapes in Central African Republic
19/08/15 16:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. says three young females, including a minor, have accused U.N. peacekeepers of raping them in the Central African Republic. The ann...

» Generator Failure Led to Drone Crash, Investigation Finds
19/08/15 16:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. A generator problem and electrical failure led to the crash of a drone in February, an Air Force investigation announced Wednesday.             

» UN to let Iran inspect alleged nuclear work site
19/08/15 16:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. Iran, in an unusual arrangement, will be allowed to use its own experts to inspect a site it allegedly used to develop nuclear arms under a secret agreement with the U.N. agency that nor...

» James C. Trainor, Jr. Named Assistant Director of Cyber Division - Federal Bureau of Investigation (press release) (blog)
19/08/15 16:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. James C. Trainor, Jr. Named Assistant Director of Cyber Division Federal Bureau of Investigation (press release) (blog) FBI Director James B. Comey has named James C. Trainor, Jr. as ass...

» Russian Regional Government Bans Books about WWII by British Historians
19/08/15 16:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. A regional government in Russia has banned the books of two British historians, claiming that their work spreads Nazi propaganda. According to E1 , a Russian news source, officials ...

» Russia's summer of intrigue: political trials take center stage
19/08/15 16:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. It's the summer of political trials in Russia. An Estonian officer allegedly abducted by Russia received 15 years in prison for espionage on Wednesday. Hours later, prosecutors in the so...

» Russia Agrees to Sell S-300 Missiles to Iran
19/08/15 16:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from In Homeland Security. By Glynn Cosker Managing Editor, In Homeland Security Russia appears ready to sell advanced S-300 surface-to-air missiles to Iran, in spite of international sanctions banning the arms...

» N.J. House Democrat Follows Menendez, Announces Opposition to Iran Nuclear Deal
19/08/15 16:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Rep. Donald Norcross (D., N.J.) joined fellow New Jersey Democrat  Sen. Bob Menendez in voicing opposition to the Iran nuclear agreement Tuesday. The freshman congressman came out a...

» U.S. Withdrawing Patriot Missiles from Turkey
19/08/15 16:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. The U.S. Army will withdraw two Patriot air defense missile batteries and their approximately 300 support personnel from Turkey in October, according to a joint announcement by the ...

» Iranian inspectors will control review of secret nuke site
19/08/15 16:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. In a development sure to incite more opposition in Congress to the Obama administration's nuclear deal, Iran is being granted the rare benefit of using its own ex...

» Undercover FBI agent tapes of KKK member played at death-ray trial - Palm Beach Post
19/08/15 16:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Palm Beach Post Undercover FBI agent tapes of KKK member played at death-ray trial Palm Beach Post The Times-Union of Albany, N.Y., reported that Chris Barker, leader of the Loyal White ...

» U.N. To Let Iran Use Own Experts to Inspect Alleged Nuclear Work Site
19/08/15 16:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. An apparent draft of one of the secret side agreements to the Iran nuclear deal indicates that Tehran will be permitted to use its own experts to inspect the Parchin nuclear site be...

» Second airship launched in test of missile defense system
19/08/15 16:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. On Wednesday, The North American Aerospace Defense Command launched the second of two helium-filled airships near Baltimore to test an East Coast missile defense ...

» 'Completely betrayed': An investigation into the insider attack that killed a 2-star general
19/08/15 16:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. The family gathered at the Pentagon for a private briefing on how an Afghan soldier fatally shot their loved one, Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene, the highest-ranking American officer killed ...

» Russia planting new anti-aircraft missiles in Arctic
19/08/15 16:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. Russia is moving new, specially modified air-defense systems that can withstand harsh arctic environments to key areas along its border with Norway and the U.S., ...

» NATO Warns Pro-Russia Rebels Against More Ukraine Land Grabs
19/08/15 16:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Agence France-Presse 3:58 p.m. EDT August 19, 2015 Pro-Russian separatists of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic sit atop a self-propelled gun on May 9 during the Victory Day parade in Donetsk. (Ph...

» Man Arrested for Allegedly Threatening to Blow Up Statue of Liberty
19/08/15 16:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. A West Virginia man was arrested and charged in federal court Wednesday for allegedly threatening to blow up the Statue of Liberty earlier this year. Jason Paul Smith, 42, was appre...

» Attackers on moped kill Tunisian policeman, wound 2 others near resort town - Fox News
19/08/15 16:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. The Straits Times Attackers on moped kill Tunisian policeman, wound 2 others near resort town Fox News TUNIS, Tunisia – A Tunisian official says two men on a moped opened fire with a r...

» U.S. Army Missed Soldier's Signs of Trouble
19/08/15 16:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. A military investigation found that U.S. Army leaders tried to cover up problems at an Afghanistan outpost after Staff Sgt. Robert Bales killed 16 Afghan villagers in 2012.

» Russian Court Sentences Estonian on Espionage Charges
19/08/15 16:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. A Russian court sentenced an Estonian security officer to 15 years in prison on espionage charges, drawing swift condemnation from Tallinn and the European Union, who say the officer w...

» Vladimir Putin takes dive in submarine – video
19/08/15 16:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. Vladimir Putin takes a dive in a small submarine in the Black Sea off the coast of Crimea on Tuesday. The Russian president was taken to the ocean floor to inspect an 11t...

» Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky from the air - video
19/08/15 16:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. Video taken from a landing plane shows the Russian city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, known for being one of the world’s most remote urban centres. Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsk...

» Mexico burns 140 tonnes of seized drugs
19/08/15 16:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Vast hauls of marijuana, cocaine and methamphetamines are incinerated by the Mexican authorities in 9 regions across the country

» Russia jails Estonian security officer in 'top secret' case
19/08/15 16:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. West accuses Kremlin of "abduction "adbuction and illegal detention" in case set to plunge relations to new lows.

» US Ads Target Illegal Immigration From Central America
19/08/15 16:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection launched an advertising campaign on Tuesday aimed at dissuading Central Americans from trying to enter the United States illegally and avoid...

» Nearing Milestone, Queen Elizabeth Shows no Sign of Stepping Aside
19/08/15 16:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. After 63 years on the throne, Queen Elizabeth next month becomes Britain's longest-ruling monarch but there is little prospect of her stepping aside, as other aging European crowned heads...

» Shots Fired, No Injuries Near Istanbul Landmark
19/08/15 16:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Police in Istanbul have arrested two people after shots were fired near the city's Dolmabache Palace. There are no reports of causalities in the attack near the popular tourist destinatio...

» Admiral Says 'No Reason' to Bar Women From SEALs - New York Times
19/08/15 16:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. NDTV Admiral Says 'No Reason' to Bar Women From SEALs New York Times The Navy is on track to open up its storied SEAL teams to women, a top admiral said in an interview with a mi...

» Russian Court Sentences Estonian Security Officer on Espionage Charges - Wall Street Journal
19/08/15 16:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Politico Russian Court Sentences Estonian Security Officer on Espionage Charges Wall Street Journal MOSCOW—A Russian court on Wednesday sentenced an Estonian security officer to ...

» Moscow Urges Europe to Get Ukraine to Comply With Truce
19/08/15 16:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. Moscow pushes Europe to get Ukraine to comply with February truce; Ukraine blames rebels

» Hague Court to Reconsider Whether Kenya Obstructed Prosecution of President
19/08/15 16:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. An effort to prosecute Uhuru Kenyatta, the Kenyan president, at the International Criminal Court over deadly postelection violence in 2007 collapsed last year.

» Homegrown Chechen Soap Opera Hits The Screen In Grozny
19/08/15 16:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The first-ever Chechen soap opera, a low-budget series tailored to family viewing titled Call Of The Heart, has premiered in Grozny.

» EU slams Russian 'abduction' of Estonian officer, demands release
19/08/15 16:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union demanded Russia release an Estonian police officer sentenced on Wednesday to 15 years in jail for spying, nearly a year after the EU says Eston ...

» Gunfire heard near entrance to Dolmabahce palace in Istanbul: news agency
19/08/15 15:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Gunfire was heard on Wednesday near the entrance to the Dolmabahce palace in Istanbul, an Ottoman-era building popular with tourists which also houses the prime mi...

» Bulgaria tries to stem rising migrant influx at its borders
19/08/15 15:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. LESOVO, Bulgaria (Reuters) - Bulgaria has beefed up its border police, installed cameras and motion censors, and is extending a security fence that will cover 160 km (100 miles) of its...

» Russia wants Germany, France to pressure Kiev over east Ukraine peace plan
19/08/15 15:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. SEVASTOPOL, Crimea (Reuters) - Russia expects the leaders of Germany and France to put more pressure on Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to implement a the February peace plan for ...

» Poland looking into report of Nazi treasure train found
19/08/15 15:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WARSAW (Reuters) - Two people in Poland say they have found a Nazi German train cloaked in mystery since it was rumored to have gone missing near the end of World War Two while carryin...

» Russia's Putin would consider meeting Obama at U.N.
19/08/15 15:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. SEVASTOPOL, Crimea (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend next month's U.N. General Assembly in New York and would "consider constructively" any request for a meeting...

» Libyan guards at main crossing to Egypt stop working
19/08/15 15:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BENGHAZI, Libya/CAIRO (Reuters) - Libya's regular border security guards have stopped working at the main border crossing to Egypt, officials said on Wednesday, a further breakdown of ...

» In Egypt, the 'disappeared' resurface on TV as 'terrorists'
19/08/15 15:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. CAIRO (Reuters) - Plainclothes Egyptian state security officers pounced on Suhayb Saad as he left a Cairo restaurant in June.

» Off Crimea, Putin Plunges Into Sea Of Memes
19/08/15 15:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russia's president submerges himself in Crimea's waters and the Internet reacts.

» Germany Announces Plan to Cope with Migrant Influx
19/08/15 15:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. A center for asylum seekers in eastern Germany, near the Polish border. Germany's interior minister says it is impractical in the long term for Germany to absorb some 40 percent of refugees...

» Vladimir Putin dives into the Black Sea in an underwater submersible
19/08/15 15:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from itnnews's YouTube Videos. From: itnnews Duration: 01:13 Russian President Vladimir Putin takes a dive in an underwater submersible in annexed Crimea. Report by Asana Greenstreet.

» 70 tonnes of drugs go up in smoke in Mexico border state
19/08/15 15:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from itnnews's YouTube Videos. From: itnnews Duration: 00:58 Authorities in Mexico have burned more than 70 tonnes of illegal drugs with a market value of more than $120 million. Report by Victoria Laurence.

» NATO Warns Russia Against Territory Grab In Ukraine
19/08/15 14:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. NATO has warned Moscow that any attempt by Russian-backed separatists to take more territory in eastern Ukraine would be "unacceptable."

» 'Israeli spy dolphin' is arrested by Hamas amid claims it captured the animal wearing a camera strapped to its head
19/08/15 14:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. A radio station run by the Israel Defence Forces has reported that Palestinian group Hamas claimed it captured a dolphin which was sent as a spy by Israel (file photo of normal dolphins)

» Feds: Fogle used "wealth, status and secrecy" to exploit children
19/08/15 14:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Home - CBSNews.com. Former Subway pitchman faces five to 12 years in prison after agreeing to plead guilty to receiving child pornography, engaging in sex acts with two minors

» ‘Kidnapped’ Estonian security officer sentenced in Russia over spy claims
19/08/15 14:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Europe. Russia says Eston Kohver snuck over border with a pistol and cash. Estonia says he was abducted in raid.

» Ukraine crisis: Putin shows who is boss in Crimea
19/08/15 14:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - Home. It was a typical display by Russia's action-man President, Vladimir Putin, clambering into a mini submarine and plunging to the depths of the Black Sea. The waves first washed over his gla...

» Putin shows who is boss in Crimea
19/08/15 14:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Russia's submariner president shows who runs Crimea

» Nazi gold train 'found in Poland'
19/08/15 14:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Two people in Poland say they may have found a Nazi train rumoured to be full of gold, gems and guns that disappeared at the end of World War Two, Polish media say.

» Slovakia 'to refuse Muslim migrants'
19/08/15 14:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Slovakia says it will only accept Christians when it takes in 200 Syrian refugees under a EU relocation scheme.

» Feds: Fogle sought sex with minors, had child pornography
19/08/15 14:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 1:20 p.m. EDT. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The latest on federal documents accusing longtime Subway pitchman Jared Fogle of engaging in sex acts with minors and receiving child pornography (al...

» Police: Ohio mom says she killed 3 young sons in 13 months
19/08/15 14:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 1:20 p.m. EDT. BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio (AP) -- A woman calmly called 911 to report her baby son wasn't breathing on Tuesday and then hours later confessed to killing him and her two other y...

» 2015-08-19ISIS, Syria, and Turkey’s New War on the Kurds | Russia jails ′abducted
19/08/15 13:59 from Mike Nova - Google+
2015-08-19 ISIS, Syria, and Turkey’s New War on the Kurds | Russia jails ′abducted′ Estonian security officer | News | DW.COM | Head of Russia's National Railway, a Putin Associate, Said to Be Ousted - New York Times | U.S. Navy Seeks Be...

» New hole opens up at site of fatal Florida sinkhole
19/08/15 13:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 1:20 p.m. EDT. SEFFNER, Fla. (AP) -- Another sinkhole opened Wednesday in the exact location where one swallowed a man as he slept in his bed more than two years ago, Florida emergency ...

» Arizona Militia Men Accused Of Stealing Cocaine From Smugglers In FBI Sting - Fronteras: The Changing America Desk
19/08/15 13:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Arizona Militia Men Accused Of Stealing Cocaine From Smugglers In FBI Sting Fronteras: The Changing America Desk According to court documents, Parris Frazier was contacted last February ...

» US launches biggest NATO drill in Europe since Cold War
19/08/15 13:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. August 19, 2015, 10:23 AM (IDT) Nearly 5,000 soldiers from 11 NATO allies are taking part in four weeks of "simultaneous multinational airborne operations" across Germany, Italy, Bulga...

» Russian arms lift to Syria continues after MiG landings
19/08/15 13:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. August 19, 2015, 11:26 AM (IDT) DEBKAfile’s military sources report that the Russian arms lift to Damascus continued Wednesday with a delivery by An-124 transports of heavy Russian M-46 MM...

» China Syndrome - Forbes
19/08/15 13:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. Forbes China Syndrome Forbes If smart Chinese have taken some stock market profits and reinvested them in American and Australian coastal real estate, then China's 37-year grow...

» 'Seed-to-sale' marijuana tracking system proposed for Michigan medical ... - MLive.com
19/08/15 13:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from house judiciary committee - Google News. MLive.com 'Seed-to-sale' marijuana tracking system proposed for Michigan medical ... MLive.com LANSING, MI — Medical marijuana sold through licensed dispensaries wo...

» Eight soldiers killed in PKK bomb attack in Turkey’s southeast
19/08/15 13:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. August 19, 2015, 4:12 PM (IDT) Eight Turkish soldiers were killed in PKK bomb attack in the southeastern province of Siirt. PKK militants remotely detonated a bomb placed on the road linking Sir...

» Secret Reports on Nazi Germany
19/08/15 13:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Intelligence Analysis and Reporting. Title:                      Secret Reports on Nazi Germany Author:                 Franz Neumann Neumann, Franz (2013), Herbert Marcuse, and Otto Kirchheimer; Raffaele ...

» Turkey Pays Former CIA Director and Lobbyists to Misrepresent Attacks on Kurds ... - Huffington Post
19/08/15 13:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. Turkey Pays Former CIA Director and Lobbyists to Misrepresent Attacks on Kurds ... Huffington Post The Gephardt lobbying team for Turkey consists of subcontractors Greenberg Traurig, Bri...

» Spy and Counterspy
19/08/15 13:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Intelligence Analysis and Reporting. Title:                      S py and Counterspy Author:                  Ian Dear Dear, Ian (2013). S py and Counterspy: A History of Secret Agents and Double Agents Fr...

» Illegal immigrant Dreamers who refused to return 3-year amnesties won't be deported
19/08/15 13:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. The government has revoked the amnesties of 22 illegal immigrants who refuse to return their three-year work permits, but Homeland Security officials said they wo...

» Donald Trump border wall proposal sparks controversy, but barriers are popular worldwide
19/08/15 13:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. Donald Trump isn't the world's only fan of walls. Three strands of razor wire currently delineate the boundary between Hungary and Serbia, but by the end of this ...

» Yazidi women freed from Islamic State slavery by benevolent smugglers
19/08/15 13:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. DOHUK, Iraq — Sitting in a partially built house in an abandoned Christian village in Kurdistan, a 21-year-old Yazidi woman quietly recounted her ordeal at ...

» Navy SEALs to admit women -- if they can pass physically demanding criteria
19/08/15 13:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. The brotherhood of the Navy's all-male SEALs will no longer be quite so brotherly. Adm. Jon Greenert, the chief of naval operations, told Defense News in an inter...

» Human rights group slams Egypt's new anti-terrorism law
19/08/15 13:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. CAIRO (AP) - New York-based Human Rights Watch says Egypt's sweeping new counterterrorism law erodes basic rights and defines terrorism so broadly that it could e...

» Obama: No U.S. drones for ally Jordan
19/08/15 13:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. The Obama administration has told a congressman it cannot ship Predator or Reaper remotely piloted vehicles to Jordan because of restrictions under the Missile Te...

» AP Exclusive: UN to let Iran inspect alleged nuke work site
19/08/15 13:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. VIENNA (AP) - Iran, in an unusual arrangement, will be allowed to use its own experts to inspect a site it allegedly used to develop nuclear arms under a secret a...

» Frontrunner for Major British Party a ‘Friend’ of Hamas, Hezbollah, Putin
19/08/15 13:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. The frontrunner to become the next leader of Britain’s Labour Party, one of the two major political forces in the country and the party once led by Tony Blair, has expressed a desir...

» LEADERSHIP: Change Not Welcome Here
19/08/15 13:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from StrategyPage.com. None

» AIR TRANSPORTATION: Another Casualty Of The War in Ukraine
19/08/15 13:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
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» Travis Air Force Base sergeant accused of taking bribes in Afghanistan
19/08/15 13:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. A sergeant at Travis Air Force Base in Solano County is accused in Sacramento federal court of accepting bribes from suppliers of goods and materials for humanitarian aid while he was se...

» Islamic State beheads leading Syrian antiquities scholar
19/08/15 13:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. Syrian state media and an activist group say that Islamic State extremists have beheaded one of the country's most prominent antiquities scholars in the ancient town of Palmyra.

» Doctor's state license, military contracts suspended over misconduct allegations
19/08/15 13:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. The Washington State Medical Commission has suspended the license of Dr. John Hagmann for professional misconduct. Hagmann is a retired Army doctor whose business, Deployment Medicine In...

» Russia sends Estonian security officer to prison for spying
19/08/15 13:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. A Russian court has sentenced an Estonian security service officer to 15 years in prison for spying.

» Islamic State bomb in Kurdish town in Syria kills at least 11
19/08/15 13:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. Syrian activists say an Islamic State suicide bomber has targeted a predominantly Kurdish town in northeastern Syria, killing at least 11 people.

» What Trump’s success says about us
19/08/15 13:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. If there’s one thing more fascinating than watching Donald Trump campaign for president, it’s watching his poll numbers continue to rise with every inflammatory, insulting pronouncement ...

» Black America has no rising leader, not even Obama
19/08/15 13:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. The death on Saturday of Julian Bond, a leading 1960s civil rights leader who became chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, raises a deep question ab...

» Obama makes skeptics, not Iran, the enemy
19/08/15 13:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. For those watching with concern and trying to figure out where the truth lies on the Iran nuclear agreement, the spectacle surrounding the disagreement is as great a source of distress a...

» Drone hobbyists continue to interfere with wildfire battles in West
19/08/15 13:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. Aircraft firefighting efforts were recently delayed in the Cajon Pass area because as many as five drones flew around the blaze, an official told a California legislative hearing this week.

» From Revolution to Rangers, Meet the Women Who’ve Pushed the Military’s Boundaries
19/08/15 13:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > United States Defense and Military Forces. The two women graduating from the Army’s Ranger School on Friday are the latest in a long line of pioneers who expanded the military’s definition of wome...

» 2 Women Set to Graduate From Ranger School Are Experienced Officers
19/08/15 13:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > United States Defense and Military Forces. The first two female soldiers who will graduate from the program have already served in jobs that have been part of the de facto integration of women int...

» Libya Asks Arab League Countries to Help Battle Islamic State
19/08/15 13:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). An appeal that risks new regional entanglements in what is already at least a three-way conflict among the Islamic State and two rival Libyan factions.

» ISIS Beheads Syrian Antiquities Scholar in Palmyra
19/08/15 13:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The body of Khalid al-Asaad, the city’s retired director of antiquities, was hung from a Roman column, the state news media and an activist group said. Mili...

» Bombs at 3 Churches in Las Cruces, New Mexico, Confound the Authorities
19/08/15 13:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Federal Bureau of Investigation. Detonations at two churches this month, and an unexploded device at a third, caused no injuries. As for motives and suspects, the hunt continues.

» News Roundup and Notes: August 19, 2015
19/08/15 11:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Just Security. Nadia O'Mara Before the start of business,  Just Security  provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. IRAQ and SYRIA A suicide attac...

» Violent Patterns Emerge in Putin's War on Ukraine
19/08/15 10:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from StrategyPage.com.   Latest News     Most Read     Hot Topics by Austin Bay August 18, 2015 Russian dictator and shameless propagandist Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine of escalat...

» U.S. Navy Seeks Better Sub-Hunting Technology to Counter Putin
19/08/15 10:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The U.S. Navy wants to upgrade its ability to detect Russian submarines in response to assertive naval moves by President Vladimir Putin. The Navy is seeking to deploy a sophisticated surveillance device made...

» ISIS, Syria, and Turkey’s New War on the Kurds
19/08/15 10:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense One - All Content. DIYARBAKIR , Turkey—It was nearly midnight on July 23 when a slew of Turkish police officers raided Mehmet Cedinkaya’s home and detained his 17-year-old mentally disa...

» Russia jails ′abducted′ Estonian security officer | News | DW.COM
19/08/15 10:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . A Russian court sentenced Estonian policeman Eston Kohver to 15 years in jail on espionage charges Wednesday, further stoking tensions with Estonia. Russia claimed Kohver was caught on Russian territory as he...

» Путин, возможно, теряет интерес к своим дружкам - Inopressa
19/08/15 09:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from путин – Новости Google. Коммерсантъ Путин , возможно, теряет интерес к своим дружкам Inopressa "Владимир Якунин казался вечным: создавалось впечатление, что он не мог сделать ничего такого, что пошатн...

» Head of Russia's National Railway, a Putin Associate, Said to Be Ousted - New York Times
19/08/15 09:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Financial Times Head of Russia's National Railway, a Putin Associate, Said to Be Ousted New York Times MOSCOW — Vladimir I. Yakunin, the director of Russia's national railway company a...

» U.S. Navy Seeks Better Underseas Sub-Hunting to Counter Putin - Bloomberg
19/08/15 09:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Bloomberg U.S. Navy Seeks Better Underseas Sub-Hunting to Counter Putin Bloomberg The U.S. Navy wants to upgrade its ability to detect Russian submarines in response to assertive naval...

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» 3,361,2703,361,2702015-08-18Turkey arrests four ISIS operatives with drone Tuesday August
18/08/15 21:25 from Mike Nova - Google+
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» Readout of Secretary Carter's Meeting with Georgia Minister of Defense Tinatin Khidasheli
18/08/15 19:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
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» Russia To Build New Radar Stations In Azerbaijan, Near Arctic Circle
18/08/15 19:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalSecurity.org. Moscow has plans to start building new early warning radar stations in Azerbijan and near the Arctic Circle.

» Fighting Intensifies Along Eastern Ukraine Cease-Fire Line
18/08/15 19:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. Fighting between government forces and Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine has escalated sharply in recent days, with each side blaming the other for the violence.

» Obama administration objects as Russia moves ahead with Iran missile sale - Fox News
18/08/15 19:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Jerusalem Post Israel News Obama administration objects as Russia moves ahead with Iran missile sale Fox News Despite a five-year ban on arms shipments to Iran under the nuclear agree...

» $40 oil could be a game-changer for Russia - Business Insider
18/08/15 19:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Business Insider $40 oil could be a game-changer for Russia Business Insider putin REUTERS/Alexei Nikolsky/RIA Novosti/KremlinThings that have plunged this summer: oil, the ruble, and...

» Pentagon report: Russia is deploying new, specially modified air-defense ... - Business Insider
18/08/15 19:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Business Insider Pentagon report: Russia is deploying new, specially modified air-defense ... Business Insider Russia is moving air defense systems modified for the harsh Arctic envir...

» Putin Goes Diving in Black Sea
18/08/15 19:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia used a submersible to explore the waters off the coast of Crimea, looking for a centuries-old shipwreck.

» China, Russia to launch largest ever joint navy exercise - Washington Times
18/08/15 19:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Washington Times China, Russia to launch largest ever joint navy exercise Washington Times Russian President Vladimir Putin, centre, sits on board a bathyscaphe as it plunges into the...

» Russia burned 50 ducklings because it's pissed at Ukraine - Mashable
18/08/15 19:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Mashable Russia burned 50 ducklings because it's pissed at Ukraine Mashable Fifty ducklings are the latest casualty in the political spat between Russia and its perceived enemies. Acc...

» 30 Million Illegal Immigrants in US, Says Mexico's Former Ambassador
18/08/15 19:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Breitbart News. MSNBC Screenshot by Brandon Darby 18 Aug 2015 676 Mexico’s former ambassador to the U.S. said that 30 million “undocumented immigrants” are living in the United States in ...

» Turkey arrests four ISIS operatives with drone
18/08/15 18:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. August 18, 2015, 6:23 PM (IDT) In an anti-terror operation in the southeastern Syrian border town of Gaziantep, Turkish police Tuesday arrested four ISIS suspects riding in a car loaded with mil...

» IRS Hack Job Compromises more than 300,000 Tax Records
18/08/15 18:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from In Homeland Security. By Brett Daniel Shehadey Special Correspondent for In Homeland Security America is moving too fast in the technical space. It is at least moving faster than it is ready for. Whether i...

» MI6 The History of the Secret Intelligence Service 1909-1949
18/08/15 18:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Intelligence Analysis and Reporting. Title:                      MI6 The History of the Secret Intelligence Service 1909-1949 Author:                 Keith Jeffery Jeffrey, Keith (2012). MI6: The History o...

» The CIA's Coup Against Iran's Mohammad Mossadegh - Huffington Post
18/08/15 18:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. The CIA's Coup Against Iran's Mohammad Mossadegh Huffington Post On August 16, 1953, the Shah formally dismissed Mossadegh and nominated the CIA's choice, General Fazlollah Zahedi, as Pr...

» UN: Some sexual abuse charges against peacekeepers ignored
18/08/15 18:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. The 12-year-old girl said she had been raped by a foreign soldier, one of many who had come to Central African Republic to calm sectarian violence. So the military commander brought...

» ISIS Video Urges Turks to Revolt Against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
18/08/15 18:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). A seven-minute video called President Recep Tayyip Erdogan an infidel for collaborating with Western powers in their attacks on the Islamic State.

» US trains Afghan forces after NATO drawdown
18/08/15 18:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AFP's YouTube Videos. From: AFP Duration: 00:46 US troops provide training and tactical advice to the 201st Afghan army corps as they take on the Taliban on the battlefield.

» Donald Trump tells a young boy he's Batman
18/08/15 18:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from itnnews's YouTube Videos. From: itnnews Duration: 01:20 Donald Trump has told a young boy that he's Batman. Could being a superhero help his chances of becoming the next President of the United States?...

» Putin dives in mini-sub to shipwreck off Crimea
18/08/15 18:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AFP's YouTube Videos. From: AFP Duration: 00:33 Russian President Vladimir Putin burnished his action man image on Tuesday by diving down in a mini-submarine to explore a shipwreck off the coast of the...

» Islamic State jihadis 'behead top archaeologist in Palmyra'
18/08/15 18:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Isil jihadis behead antiquities scholar in ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, a government official has said

» Wyeth Art: FBI Offers Reward For Stolen Work
18/08/15 18:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Two paintings by early 20th century American NC Wyeth have been missing for two years when they were among six taken from a home.

» Dutch government to face possible no confidence vote over Greece
18/08/15 18:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The government of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is expected to face a call for a no-confidence vote from euro-sceptic, right-wing rival Geert Wilders, when parl...

» Police: Officer Shoots Man Who Approached Carrying Knife
18/08/15 18:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. Police: Officer shoots man who approached carrying knife during domestic disturbance call

» Man to Plead Guilty to Role in Cybercriminal Marketplace
18/08/15 18:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. Florida man to plead guilty to role in cybercriminal marketplace shut down by US government

» China Says It Has Arrested 15,000 People for Cybercrimes
18/08/15 18:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. Chinese police arrest 15,000 for suspected cybercrimes as special operation gets underway

» FBI Seeking Help to Find 2 of 6 Stolen N.C. Wyeth Paintings
18/08/15 18:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. FBI seeking help to find 2 of 6 valuable N.C. Wyeth paintings nabbed in 2013

» Russia to show mega H-bomb replica
18/08/15 18:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. A copy of the world's biggest ever nuclear bomb - the Soviet-era "Tsar Bomba" - is to go on display in central Moscow.

» 'Nazi Horse' at German School Draws Fire
18/08/15 18:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The sculpture by one of Hitler’s favored artists has sparked a battle between the Bavarian school and local politicians, historians and Jewish leaders, who say the horse is an affront ...

» Libya Asks Arab Neighbors for Help in Fight Against Islamic State
18/08/15 18:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Libya’s internationally backed government called for fellow Arab states to directly arm its military, as it faces a renewed assault by Islamic State.

» Ukrainian President to Meet EU Officials
18/08/15 18:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko will travel to Brussels to meet senior EU officials before the end of the month, a European Commission spokeswoman said amid heightened violence in...

» Bangladesh Police Arrest Three Men Tied to Blogger Deaths
18/08/15 18:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Bangladeshi police arrested three alleged Islamist militants in connection with fatal assaults on atheist bloggers that have stirred fears of mounting extremism in the Muslim-majority ...

» Dangerous Sites Flout Rules in Chinese Port City
18/08/15 18:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The warehouse at the center of last week’s blast in the Chinese city of Tianjin wasn’t the only one located too close to residential areas.

» Islamic State Ally Menaces Afghanistan
18/08/15 18:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. An extremist group allied with Islamic State has emerged as a potent force on the battlefield in northern Afghanistan, threatening the country with more instability.

» Photos of the Day: August 18
18/08/15 18:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. In photos chosen Tuesday by Wall Street Journal editors, Vladimir Putin goes under the sea, a surfer returns to the waves after a shark attack, and migrants continue to swarm across th...

» For Mexicans, Trump’s bid is getting scarier
18/08/15 18:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. MEXICO CITY — If Donald Trump were president, he would have Mexico pay to build a wall along its 2,000-mile border to keep it...

» A flurry of diplomacy to end Syria's war raises hope, but even more doubt
18/08/15 18:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. BEIRUT — Concerns about BEIRUT — Concern over President Bashar al-Assad’s growing rising vulnerability and gains by the extre...

» Angry Chinese ask: Why did so many firefighters die in Tianjin explosion?
18/08/15 18:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. BEIJING — Last Wednesday night, 25 members of the fifth company of the Tianjin Port Group fire department rushed to the site ...

» Trump Border Plan Fuels Debate Among Rivals
18/08/15 17:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Some Republicans voice support for elements of the policy, but others say the proposals don't make any sense.

» Clinton opposes oil drilling in Arctic
18/08/15 17:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News. Democratic candidate breaks ranks with Obama on environment

» Teenager charged after pointing laser at police helicopter
18/08/15 17:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. This teen picked on the wrong pilot when he shone a laser beam at a police helicopter in Canada

» Spanish chef gets crowdfunding to counter Donald Trump
18/08/15 17:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Spanish-born José Andrés faces lawsuit for cancelling restaurant venture in Trump-owned Washington hotel after businessman's "insulting comments" about Mexican immigrants

» Germany to expect 750000 refugees in 2015 - reports - BBC News
18/08/15 17:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. BBC News Germany to expect 750000 refugees in 2015 - reports BBC News The number of refugees seeking asylum in Germany could surge to 750,000 this year, according to reports citing off...

» Mandela's Grandson Arrested for Alleged Rape in South Africa - New York Times
18/08/15 17:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Times LIVE Mandela's Grandson Arrested for Alleged Rape in South Africa New York Times JOHANNESBURG — South African police say a man identified as one of Nelson Mandela's grandsons has...

» Germany Set to Raise Asylum-Seeker Forecast to 750,000
18/08/15 17:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The German government will sharply raise its forecast for the number of asylum-seekers expected to arrive this year to a record-breaking 750,000, coalition sources said on Tuesday. The in...

» Study: Andes Faces Water Woes
18/08/15 17:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Residents of the Central Andes mountains in Peru and Bolivia, already short of water, could see rainfall decline by up to 30 percent by the end of the century, a new Swiss study said. Eve...

» LA Hospital Prepares Navy Medical Staff for Combat Zone
18/08/15 17:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. New research by the University of California Davis finds that university hospital trauma centers provide the best experience for military surgeons who will someday be working in a combat ...

» Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton have long, complicated friendship - CBS News
18/08/15 17:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. CBS News Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton have long, complicated friendship CBS News WASHINGTON -- Over the past quarter century or so, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Joe Biden have col...

» Hillary Clinton Accused Of 'Victim Blaming' During Tense Black Lives Matter ... - Daily Caller
18/08/15 17:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Mashable NBCNews.com Hillary Clinton Accused Of 'Victim Blaming' During Tense Black Lives Matter ... Daily Caller Video from Hillary Clinton's meeting with Black Lives Matters ac...

» The Most Important Story in the GOP Race Isn't About Donald Trump - New York Times
18/08/15 17:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. New York Times The Most Important Story in the GOP Race Isn't About Donald Trump New York Times Donald Trump is dominating the news media and the Internet. He is leading in the p...

» Herzog to Abbas: Peace deal can be reached within two years - Jerusalem Post Israel News
18/08/15 17:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Jerusalem Post Israel News Herzog to Abbas: Peace deal can be reached within two years Jerusalem Post Israel News “The recent terrorist attacks could lead to a third intifada, wh...

» Cecil the lion killer's dentist office reopens - USA TODAY
18/08/15 17:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. USA TODAY Cecil the lion killer's dentist office reopens USA TODAY The dentist office of Dr. Walter Palmer, the hunter who was internationally shamed for killing a famed lion nam...

» Putin shows his love for stunts by riding to the bottom of the Black Sea to ... - Minneapolis Star Tribune
18/08/15 17:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Putin shows his love for stunts by riding to the bottom of the Black Sea to ... Minneapolis Star Tribune MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken a small submersible c...

» Moscow-based Church of Scientology allegedly spied on visitors
18/08/15 17:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The European Union Times - World News, Breaking News. Police sources say a raid on the Moscow headquarters of the Church of Scientology earlier this year revealed spy equipment installed in reconciliation ...

» U.S. military probe of Afghan shooting found Bales' camp had lax discipline
18/08/15 17:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The month before he killed 16 Afghan civilians in a shooting rampage, Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales bloodied the nose of an Afghan truck driver in an assault ...

» Islamic State militants behead archaeologist in Palmyra: Syrian official
18/08/15 17:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Islamic State (IS) militants beheaded an antiquities scholar in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra and hung his body on a column in a main square of the historic s...

» Rogelio Livieres Plano, Bishop Ousted by Pope Francis, Dies at 69
18/08/15 17:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Bishop Livieres, a conservative clergyman in Paraguay, sheltered a priest accused of molestation and made him vicar general, responsible for handling accusations of sexual abuse.

» Obama's Iran deal may well survive on Capitol Hill
18/08/15 17:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 4:50 p.m. EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) -- The fiercely contested Iran nuclear deal will likely survive in Congress despite unified GOP opposition and some Democratic defections, the top Senate ...

» The world's most liveable cities - 2015: in pictures
18/08/15 16:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. The Economist Intelligence Unit has released its latest rankings of the world's most liveable places - and there's no sign of London

» In pictures: Vladimir Putin - man of action
18/08/15 16:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Vladimir Putin has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize

» Vladimir Putin's spokesman honeymoons on board 'luxury yacht'
18/08/15 16:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Campaigners ask how Dmitry Peskov managed to hire a yacht costing £270,000 per week on a declared income of £93,000 in 2014

» Vladimir Putin plunges into Black Sea in research submarine
18/08/15 16:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, takes part in expedition to explore sunken shipwreck off the coast of Crimea

» Second, Smaller Blast in Bangkok
18/08/15 16:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from VOAvideo's YouTube Videos. From: VOAvideo Duration: 02:00 Bangkok was hit by a second, smaller blast a day after a powerful bomb tore through a popular shrine. The initial explosion killed more than 20...

» Chinese Markets Suffer Biggest Decline in 3 Weeks
18/08/15 16:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from VOAvideo's YouTube Videos. From: VOAvideo Duration: 02:06 The economic fallout continues in the aftermath of China's dramatic devaluation of its currency, the yuan, last week. VOA’s Bernard Shusman upd...

» Tianjin Explosion Will Strain Chinese Insurers
18/08/15 16:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Insurance claims from devastating explosions at the Chinese port of Tianjin last week could exceed initial estimates and strain the finances of regional insurers, credit rating agency Fit...

» China: 15,000 Arrested for Cybercrimes
18/08/15 16:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Chinese police have arrested 15,000 people on suspicion of cybercrimes as the government tightens its control over the Internet, the Ministry of Public Security said Tuesday. Police throu...

» IS Threatens Turkey, Calls Erdogan 'Traitor'
18/08/15 16:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A new Islamic State video is taking aim at Turkey, issuing a call to arms to "conquer Istanbul." The undated footage, labeled "A Message to Turkey," criticizes the Turkish president as a ...

» UN: Islamic State Uses Murder Against Libyan Dissenters
18/08/15 16:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights reports the Islamic State Group is resorting to reprisal killings and other barbaric measures to crush dissent in Sirte, Libya. T...

» US Poll: Trump Leading Republican Presidential Candidates
18/08/15 16:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A new political survey in the U.S. shows billionaire real estate mogul Donald Trump pulling into a clear lead in the crowded 2016 Republican presidential nominating contest. The CNN/ORC p...

» Ukraine Fighting Eases as Putin Blames Kyiv for Hostilities
18/08/15 16:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Fighting in eastern Ukraine between government troops and Russia-backed rebels eased Tuesday as Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed Kyiv for a week of intense clashes that threatened ...

» Pakistan's opposition leader Abdul Rashid Godil killed by motorcycle assassins
18/08/15 16:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Police said four attackers on two motorcycles fired on Abdul Rashid Godil (pictured arriving for treatment at hospital) as they sped past his Toyota Corolla car in the southern port cit...

» British Al Qaeda jihadi Abu Basir al-Britani in Syria in an anti-ISIS video
18/08/15 16:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Calling himself Abu Basir al-Britani, the militant is seen in the Syrian town of Baraghedeh carrying a toothbrush tucked into an ammunition belt packed with loaded assault rifle magazines.

» Syrian migrant describes using a people smuggler to get from Turkey to Greece
18/08/15 16:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Preparing to risk their lives crossing the Aegean Sea on board a small inflatable dinghy, Duaa, 22, said that her family hope the journey will mark the moment their lives finally take a...

» Venice mayor taunts Elton John over ban on children's books with gay parents
18/08/15 16:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Luigi Brugnaro, pictured right, has retweeted dozens of tweets of support for the ban since Sir Elton, who has two sons with his husband David Furnish, pictured, launched the attack.

» Nelson Mandela's grandson, 24, appears in court after being charged with raping 15-year-old girl in restaurant toilet as new scandal hits his family
18/08/15 16:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Mbuso Mandela (pictured), 24, appeared at a Johannesburg court yesterday and will be held in police custody until he returns for a bail hearing on Friday for allegedly raping the girl.

» Is he trying out for the next Bond villain? Vladimir Putin takes control of a research submarine in the Black Sea in latest bizarre stunt
18/08/15 15:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Vladimir Putin (pictured), who has previously been pictured topless on the back of a horse, took the mini-submarine to the bottom of the Black Sea to inspect an ancient shipwreck.

» Russian Police Get Tough on Illicit Cheese
18/08/15 15:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. A series of raids led the authorities to a ring of people suspected of peddling contraband dairy products made with banned Western ingredients.

» Experts Back Iran Nuclear Deal
18/08/15 15:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Seventy nonproliferation experts have signed a statement expressing support for the international nuclear agreement reached with Iran last month.

» 'No Other Way:' GoFundMe Effort Aims To Rescue Yazidi Women From IS
18/08/15 15:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. In the sweltering summer heat of Duhok, in Iraq's Kurdistan region, American retiree Amy L. Beam spends her days making lists.

» Al-Qaeda Claims Kyrgyz Sniper Injured In U.S. Drone Strike Regains Consciousness
18/08/15 15:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A Kyrgyz militant injured in a U.S. drone strike against Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate Jabhat al-Nusra has "regained consciousness from a coma," according to Nusra's Russia...

» Russians Feel Ruble’s Fall, but Putin Remains Mostly Unscathed
18/08/15 15:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The country is experiencing the first sustained decline in living standards in the 15 years since President Vladimir V. Putin came to power.

» See Vladimir Putin Ride a Minisub in the Black Sea
18/08/15 15:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. See Next : 23 Pictures That Prove Vladimir Putin Thinks He’s an Action Figure

» Democratic Senator Bob Menendez Will Oppose Iran Nuclear Deal
18/08/15 15:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. (SOUTH ORANGE, N.J.) — New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez announced on Tuesday his opposition to the Iran nuclear deal, the second Democratic senator to go against President Barack Obama, who is heav...

» Zimbabwe court charges game park owner over illegal hunt of Cecil the lion
18/08/15 15:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. HARARE (Reuters) - The game park owner accused of letting an American tourist illegally hunt and kill a lion on his property in Zimbabwe has been charged in connection with the killing...

» Lobster population is shifting north; ocean warming blamed
18/08/15 15:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 3:38 p.m. EDT. PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- The lobster population has crashed to the lowest levels on record in southern New England while climbing to heights never before seen in the cold ...

» Russia's stunt-loving Putin rides to bottom of Black Sea
18/08/15 15:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 3:38 p.m. EDT. MOSCOW (AP) -- Another summer, another trip to the bottom of a sea for Russia's adventure-loving president....

» High-tech cars bring Detroit, Silicon Valley face to face
18/08/15 15:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 3:38 p.m. EDT. PALO ALTO, California (AP) -- The office has all the trappings of a high-tech startup. There's a giant beanbag in the foyer and erasable, white board walls for brainstorm...

» Democrat Menendez announces opposition to Iran nuclear deal
18/08/15 15:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 3:38 p.m. EDT. SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez announced on Tuesday his opposition to the Iran nuclear deal, the second Democratic senator to go against Presiden...

» Turkey's Erdogan takes a gamble, eyes a new election
18/08/15 15:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 3:38 p.m. EDT. ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appeared a shadow of his former self after his party suffered major losses in the June election - embattled ...

» Russian President Vladimir Putin pays visit to Crimea in a submarine
18/08/15 15:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Putin looked as if he was auditioning for a Bond film when he visited the Black Sea to explore a sunken shipwreck in a mini-sub

» Where the GOP 2016 Candidates Stand on Birthright Citizenship - NBCNews.com
18/08/15 15:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. NBCNews.com Where the GOP 2016 Candidates Stand on Birthright Citizenship NBCNews.com With his call over the weekend to "end birthright citizenship," Donald Trump reign...

» Democratic Senator Bob Menendez Will Oppose Iran Nuclear Deal - TIME
18/08/15 15:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. TIME Democratic Senator Bob Menendez Will Oppose Iran Nuclear Deal TIME (SOUTH ORANGE, N.J.) — New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez announced on Tuesday his opposition to the Iran nuclear deal...

» Hermitage Chief On Russian Museum Attack: 'Our Society Is Sick'
18/08/15 15:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The director of Russia’s world-renowned Hermitage Museum has called the attack on an exhibition of Soviet avant-garde art a sign that Russian society is “sick.”

» Clinton Spars With Black Lives Matter Activist
18/08/15 15:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. The exchange becomes heated as one of the campaigners accuses the Democratic presidential candidate of "victim blaming".

» Bangkok bombing: dashcam shows blast in Thai capital - video
18/08/15 15:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. Dashcam footage shows the moment a bomb explodes near a popular shrine in Bangkok, killing 22 people on Monday. The video, filmed from inside a car, shows stationary traf...

» College isn't paying off for many minorities
18/08/15 15:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Home - CBSNews.com. Higher education is supposed to provide a socioeconomic step up, but that's often not the case for blacks and Hispanics

» Report sheds new light on U.S. soldier who murdered 16 Afghans
18/08/15 15:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Home - CBSNews.com. Sgt. Robert Bales punched an Afghan truck driver and showed other erratic behavior had fellow soldier concerned about his steroid use one month before massacre massacre, report says

» Second high-profile Senate Democrat comes out against Iran deal
18/08/15 15:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Home - CBSNews.com. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-New Jersey, said the agreement wandered too far from the original principles Congress wanted

» Путин объяснил, для чего погрузился на дно Черного моря
18/08/15 12:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ОАО «ТРК ВС РФ «ЗВЕЗДА». 18 августа 2015, 17:47 Президент РФ расск&...

» Islamic State fighter urge fellow Turks to conquer Istanbul
18/08/15 11:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A fighter proclaiming allegiance to Islamic State has appeared in a video urging fellow Turks to rebel against "infidel" President Tayyip Erdogan and help conquer ...

» Chinese police arrest 15,000 for Internet crimes
18/08/15 11:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BEIJING (Reuters) - Police in China said on Tuesday they had arrested about 15,000 people for crimes that "jeopardized Internet security", as the government moves to tighten controls o...

» Rachmaninoff Family Denounces Russian Officials' Reburial Push
18/08/15 11:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The descendants of famed pianist and composer Sergei Rachmaninoff say Moscow-led efforts to transfer his remains from the United States to Russia violate his last will.

» Despite President Vladimir Putin’s high approval rating at home
18/08/15 11:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Institute of Modern Russia. Despite President Vladimir Putin’s high approval rating at home, he and Russia are viewed unfavorably outside the country’s borders. According to a recent poll, only 30% of resp...

» German Lawmakers Debate Greek Bailout, Merkel Faces Rebellion
18/08/15 11:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. German lawmakers broke off their holidays on Tuesday to debate Greece's third bailout plan before approving it, though Chancellor Angela Merkel faces a rebellion in a vote shaping up as h...

» Encryption: Officials seek 'backdoor' entry points; critics decry government ... - Washington Times
18/08/15 11:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. Washington Times Encryption: Officials seek 'backdoor' entry points; critics decry government ... Washington Times James B . Comey , the director of the FBI, told reporters in...

» AG Kane potentially facing FBI investigation: Report - Philadelphia Business Journal
18/08/15 11:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Philadelphia Business Journal AG Kane potentially facing FBI investigation: Report Philadelphia Business Journal “According to one knowledgeable source, at least one former employee of t...

» Active duty military sought to combat Western wildfires now spread to 7 states
18/08/15 11:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. With seven Western states battling devastating wildfires, the National Interagency Fire Center is mobilizing active duty soldiers to aid thousands of firefighters in their suppressi...

» NY Times gets legislative and constitutional dynamic on Iran deal fundamentally wrong
18/08/15 11:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Just Security. Marty Lederman John Harwood writes in the  Times  today : [T]he mechanism for congressional consideration, agreed on by Republican leaders and the White House, reverses the typical legislati...

» US Stocks Open Lower Following Slump in China - ABC News
18/08/15 11:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. Reuters US Stocks Open Lower Following Slump in China ABC News U.S. stocks followed world markets lower Tuesday after China's main index suffered its biggest tumble since late ...

» I Am Republican, Hear Me Roar
18/08/15 10:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . To hear most of the Republican candidates tell it, all an American president has to do is talk tough, make demands, send more troops overseas, pour billions more dollars into the Pentagon and the world will f...

» President Obama’s Department of Injustice
18/08/15 10:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . WASHINGTON — LAST month, President Obama used his clemency power to reduce the sentences of 46 federal prisoners locked up on drug-related charges. But for the last six years, his administration has wor...

» Latest CNN Republican Poll Has Donald Trump at 24% - First Draft. Political News, Now.
18/08/15 10:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Comments on: Latest CNN Republican Poll Has Donald Trump at 24%. Support for Donald J. Trump remains robust among Republicans after the first debate, according to a new poll from CNN that shows nearly a qu...

» Russia's Putin blames Kiev for increased violence in east Ukraine
18/08/15 10:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . <iframe src="//www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-W9SLGS" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe&amp...

» 2015-08-15NATO refutes report on active preparations for war with Russia
18/08/15 09:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Mike Nova's Blogs Posts Review. 2015-08-15 NATO refutes report on active preparations for war with Russia - Washington Times NATO refutes report on active preparations for war with Russia - Washington ...

» 2015-08-15News Headlines: 8.15-1.15
18/08/15 09:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Mike Nova's Blogs Posts Review. 2015-08-15 News Headlines: 8.15-1.15 News Headlines: 8.15-1.15 Current News Topics General best photos today - Google Search best photos today - Google Search Security e...

» 2015-08-157:14 PM 8/15/2015 - World News Review: » Japan’s emperor offers remorse on anniversary
18/08/15 09:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Mike Nova's Blogs Posts Review. 2015-08-15 7:14 PM 8/15/2015 - World News Review: » Japan’s emperor offers remorse on anniversary of WWII surrender 16/08/15 01:17 from World: World News, International ...

» 2015-08-16The Murder of Mexico’s Free Press Sunday August 16th, 2015 at 9:45 AM
18/08/15 09:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Mike Nova's Blogs Posts Review. 2015-08-16 The Murder of Mexico’s Free Press Sunday August 16th, 2015 at 9:45 AM The Murder of Mexico’s Free Press Sunday August 16 th , 2015  at  9:45 AM 1 Share The da...

» 2015-08-16Government air raids near Syrian capital kill more than 80by BASSEM
18/08/15 09:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Mike Nova's Blogs Posts Review. 2015-08-16 Government air raids near Syrian capital kill more than 80by BASSEM MROUE Sunday August 16th, 2015 at 6:35 PM Government air raids near Syrian capital kill mo...

» 2015-08-17» Fatal Explosion Reported in Bangkok - ABC News 17/08/15 10:04 from Google News
18/08/15 09:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Mike Nova's Blogs Posts Review. 2015-08-17 » Fatal Explosion Reported in Bangkok - ABC News 17/08/15 10:04 from Google News - Top Stories | Islamic State Suffers Spate of Desertions in E. Syriaby webde...

» News Roundup and Notes: August 18, 2015
18/08/15 08:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Just Security. Nadia O'Mara Before the start of business,  Just Security  provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. IRAQ and SYRIA Syrian governme...

» Libya asks Arab states to help arm its military to fight IS
18/08/15 08:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. Libya's internationally recognized government is urging fellow Arab countries to arm its military so it can face the expanding Islamic State affiliate in the country.

» Tianjin warehouse handled chemicals without licence, reports Chinese state media
18/08/15 08:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Yu Xuewei, chairman of the Dongjiang Port Ruihai International Logistics Company was taken into custody on Thursday but it is not clear if he and nine others have been charged

» Quadruplets born to 65-year-old woman to leave hospital soon
18/08/15 08:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 8:07 a.m. EDT. BERLIN (AP) -- Doctors in Germany say quadruplets born prematurely three months ago to a 65-year-old woman are doing well and can leave a Berlin hospital soon....

» Former 'troll' wins Russian damages
18/08/15 08:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. A former Russian internet "troll" is awarded one rouble ($0.01) in damages after she sues her ex-employer to expose it as a propaganda "factory".

» The difference between asylum seekers, refugees and economic migrants
18/08/15 08:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from - World RSS Feed. In the current frenzied media and political debate about the chaotic situation in Calais and the supposed benefits abuse by migrants in Britain, the complex legal distinctions between asy...

» Third of cases lost by Britain at ECHR brought by terrorists, prisoners or criminals
18/08/15 08:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada speaks to the media after his release from Mwaqar 2 prison near Amman, Jordan. A Jordanian court acquitted Abu Qatada on Wednesday of charges of providi...

» Egypt introduces tough counter-terrorism laws
18/08/15 08:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from - World RSS Feed. Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has approved stringent new counter-terrorism laws establishing special courts and imposing heavy fines on journalists and bloggers who contradict of...

» Former KGB officer facing deportation voluntarily leaves Canada
18/08/15 08:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from intelNews.org. A Russian former officer in the Soviet KGB, who defied deportation orders issued against him by the Canadian government by taking refuge in a Vancouver church for six consecutive years, has ...

» MURPHY'S LAW: The Russian War Against Time
18/08/15 08:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from StrategyPage.com. None

» Sullivan: Russian moves highlight Arctic concerns
18/08/15 08:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan said the Russians are looking to militarize the Arctic, making it all the more important for the U.S. to have a broad...

» 2 fighter jets collide on ground at Nellis Air Force Base
18/08/15 08:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AP) - Base officials didn't disclose whether pilots were hurt or the amount of damage to two U.S. Air Force fighter jets that collide...

» UN to contact AT&T about report US wiretapped Internet at UN
18/08/15 08:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United Nations said Monday it plans to contact telecom giant AT&T about a report that it allowed the U.S. National Security Agency t...

» Army investigates soldier found dead in Fort Bragg barracks
18/08/15 08:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) - The U.S. Army is investigating after a paratrooper was found dead in his barracks room. The Army said in a news release that Pfc. Tanner C...

» Islamic State takes hold in Libya; Arab League weighs airstrikes in emergency meeting
18/08/15 08:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. While the American-led campaign against the Islamic State has focused on Syria and Iraq, the terror group's burgeoning spread into North Africa is prompting incre...

» WFB’s Liz Harrington Breaks Down Trump’s Immigration Proposal
18/08/15 08:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. None

» Iran Threatened ‘Harm’ to Top Nuke Inspector to Prevent Disclosure of Secret Deal
18/08/15 07:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Iranian leaders prevented a top International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) official from disclosing to U.S. officials the nature of secret side deals with the Islamic Republic by thr...

» North Korea has threatened US attack for years, everyone thinks it's a bluff
18/08/15 07:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. Things are a little tense right now with North Korea.

» US: Computer breach bigger than first thought; 334K victims
18/08/15 07:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. A computer breach at the U.S. tax collecting agency in which thieves stole tax information from thousands of taxpayers is much bigger than the agency originally disclosed.

» Iraq’s Maliki rejects Mosul file report, blames KRG
18/08/15 07:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalSecurity.org. Former Iraqi prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, has rejected allegations that he was responsible for the fall of Iraq’s second city Mosul to Daesh Takfiri militants last year.

» Dempsey Thanks Danes for Military Muscle
18/08/15 07:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalSecurity.org. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff today thanked Danish defense leaders for their efforts to promote peace and stability around the world.

» Dempsey Makes Case for Long-Term Effort to Defeat ISIL
18/08/15 07:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalSecurity.org. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant is just the most recent manifestation of an underlying set of instabilities, inequities and ideologies that will be around for at least 20 years.

» Bernanke: Near Term Deficit Woes Don't Justify Defense Cuts
18/08/15 07:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. Short term deficit reduction is not a good reason to cut federal military spending, and defense spending cuts under sequestration likely hurt the US economic recovery, former Federal R...

» Another Iranian roadblock against nuclear inspections
18/08/15 07:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. August 18, 2015, 1:53 PM (IDT) International nuclear inspectors will only be permitted into the country after offering proofs of suspicious activity at the sites to be inspected, Iran’s De...

» Iran and Russia use nuclear deal to boost military ties - Fox News
18/08/15 07:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. Fox News Iran and Russia use nuclear deal to boost military ties Fox News Hannah suspects that even though the conventional arms embargo remains in place for five years, “we wi...

» Game of trolls: the hip digi-kids helping Putin's fight for online supremacy
18/08/15 07:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. As court award damages to ex-employee, we visit St Petersburg factory manufacturing comments, blogs and videos in which Russia’s president takes on the world – and wins The jo...

» Alaska Village Seeks to Reunite With Russian Relatives
18/08/15 07:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. Tiny Alaska village seeks to reunite with long-lost relatives from nearby Russian island

» Shanghai Share Index Plunges More Than 6 Percent
18/08/15 07:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. Shanghai share index plunges more than 6 percent

» Synthetic Identity Fraud: A Costly New Twist to ID Theft
18/08/15 07:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. Identity theft has been an ever-growing problem, but authorities say there is a new twist on an old problem for us to worry about: Synthetic identity fraud.

» IS Militants Call on Muslims in Turkey to Join Fight
18/08/15 07:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. In video message, IS calls Turkey's Erdogan traitor, urges Muslims to fight 'crusaders'

» It's insane for NHS to dole out junk food because it is gluten-free
18/08/15 07:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. I’d far rather an elderly woman has her cataracts operated on so she can live an independent life safely than someone can indulge in gluten-free doughnuts, says MAX PEMBERTON.