Monday 26 June 2017

Monday's Headlines: Kushner firm given $285 million Deutsche Bank loan a month before Election Day

As U.S. grapples with Russian meddling, Europe is pushing back against the Kremlin; As coral reefs wither amid climate change, so will the Florida Keys' economy ; A father and daughter made it to the U.S. after fleeing gang threats. They don't know how long they can stay.;
 
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Kushner firm given $285 million Deutsche Bank loan a month before Election Day
Jared Kushner's real estate company received the loan as the bank was negotiating to settle federal and state charges that it aided a possible Russian money-laundering scheme. Kushner's association with Deutsche Bank is among a number of financial matters that could come under review by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III, who is examining President Trump's son-in-law as part of his probe into possible Russian influence in the election.
As U.S. grapples with Russian meddling, Europe is pushing back against the Kremlin
European nations have devoted years to developing bold tactics to expose and counter Russia's extensive use of disinformation, hacking and trolling.
 
As coral reefs wither amid climate change, so will the Florida Keys' economy
While the debate over climate change is often framed as pitting jobs against the need to protect the planet, the devastation of the Florida Reef Tract due to the warming sea is a stark example of how rising temperatures threaten existing economies.
 
A father and daughter made it to the U.S. after fleeing gang threats. They don't know how long they can stay.
Miguel doesn't know much about President Trump or his policies, which have led to thousands fewer people crossing the border. But the practice of allowing families with children seeking asylum to live with their relatives as long as they appear for check-ins — the one that kept Miguel and Sandra, 3, from being deported — is one that Trump has moved to end.
 
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Chinese Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo released from prison on medical grounds
Liu, who participated in the Tiananmen Square demonstrations, is suffering from late state liver cancer, activists and relatives say.
Fact Checker | Analysis
Are MS-13 gang members being deported 'by the thousands,' as Trump claims?
The administration is indeed ramping up enforcement actions against the notorious gang, but deportations so far this year are in the hundreds, not the thousands.
Air-bag maker Takata files for bankruptcy in U.S. and Japan
The Japanese air-bag maker is overwhelmed by lawsuits and recall costs related to its production of faulty air bag inflaters linked to at least 16 deaths in the U.S.
Perspective
Trump won, and Amy Siskind started a list of changes. Now it's a sensation.
The former Wall Street executive is tracking the subtle alterations in once taken-for-granted governmental norms that she believes could undermine democracy. A lot of people are paying attention.
Hundreds have gone missing in eastern Ukraine's dirty war
Civilians are attempting to survive on contested ground, pinned between marauding forces accused of pillage, violent intimidation, sexual abuse, torture and even summary execution.
Websites of Ohio governor, Maryland county hacked, defaced with pro-ISIS message
The hacking was allegedly done by an entity calling itself "System Dz," which has taken credit for breaches of local government websites for more than two years.
John McEnroe: If Serena Williams played the men’s circuit, she’d rank ‘like 700’
McEnroe said Williams is the best female tennis player in the world, but would struggle to compete with men on a consistent basis.
 
     
 
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