LEADS

These Are the 10 Biggest Risks in the World, According to Eurasia Group
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-07/what-could-go-wrong-in-2019-eurasia-group-outlines-the-risks

IMF Warns World "Dangerously Unprepared" For Upcoming Global Recession
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-01-07/imf-warns-world-dangerously-unprepared-upcoming-global-recession

Stock-market investors, it’s time to hear the ugly truth
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/stock-market-investors-its-time-to-hear-the-ugly-truth-2019-01-05

Powell Muddies Fed’s Monetary Message to Calm Markets for Now
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-07/powell-muddies-fed-s-monetary-message-to-pacify-markets-for-now

Silicon Valley Puts The Fed On A Faster Path Toward Obsolescence
https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2019/01/06/silicon-valley-is-rapidly-bringing-on-the-federal-reserves-rush-to-obsolescence/

Forbes built a robot to pre-write articles for its contributors
https://digiday.com/media/forbes-built-a-robot-to-pre-write-articles-for-its-contributors/

CES 2019 kicks off with breast pumps and a bread robot
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/07/tech/ces-2019-trends/index.html

Simplehuman has seen the future, and it’s full of robot trash cans
https://www.fastcompany.com/90288123/simplehuman-has-seen-the-future-and-its-full-of-robot-trash-cans

Restaurants Are Scrambling for Cheap Labor in 2019
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-04/restaurants-are-scrambling-for-cheap-labor-in-2019

Trump Has Promised to Bring Jobs Back. His Tariffs Threaten to Send Them Away.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/06/business/trump-tariffs-trade-war.html

Trump’s “National Emergency” Threat For Wall Probably Wouldn’t Pass SCOTUS
https://hotair.com/archives/2019/01/06/trumps-national-emergency-threat-wall-probably-wouldnt-pass-scotus/

Fox News’ Chris Wallace Shreds Sarah Huckabee Sanders Over Border Terror Claims
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fox-news-chris-wallace-sarah-huckabee-sanders_us_5c321e10e4b073352833c7c0

Sanders repeats claim on terrorists at the border refuted by administration's own data
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sanders-repeats-claim-on-terrorists-at-the-border-refuted-by-administrations-own-data-chris-wallace-fox-news-sunday/

Bolton Puts Conditions on Syria Withdrawal, Suggesting a Delay of Months or Years
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/06/world/middleeast/bolton-syria-pullout.html

Bolton reassures a nervous Israel about Trump’s Syria plan
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/06/john-bolton-israel-syria-withdrawal-1083303

Bolton warns Turkey against attacking Kurdish fighters after US pullout from Syria
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/bolton-warns-turkey-against-attacking-kurdish-fighters-after-us-pullout-syria-1761852642

US Navy ship sails in disputed South China Sea amid US-China trade talks in Beijing
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-07/us-navy-ship-sails-in-disputed-south-china-sea-amid-trade-talks/10696148

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross: US tariffs pressure China’s ability to create jobs to stave off social unrest
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/07/commerce-secretary-wilbur-ross-us-tariffs-pressure-chinas-ability-to-create-jobs-to-stave-off-social-unrest.html

US troops in Gabon remain focused on Congo despite local coup attempt
https://www.stripes.com/news/us-troops-in-gabon-remain-focused-on-congo-despite-local-coup-attempt-1.563461

Gabon says coup attempt foiled, plotters arrested
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/01/gabon-coup-attempt-foiled-190107131011483.html

POLITICS and FLEAS

THE TRUTH ABOUT ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ: The inside story of how, in just one year, Sandy the bartender became a lawmaker who triggers both parties
https://www.thisisinsider.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-biography-2019-1

Trump racist? Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says "no question" Trump is a racist in 60 Minutes interview
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-calls-president-trump-a-racist-in-60-minutes-interview-2019-01-06/

Trump Is Desperately Trying to Start a War With Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
https://splinternews.com/trump-is-desperately-trying-to-start-a-war-with-alexand-1831542760

Steve Scalise Calls on AOC to Stand Up to Her Twitter Followers For Sending Inappropriate Tweets
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/steve-scalise-calls-on-aoc-to-stand-up-to-her-twitter-followers-for-sending-inappropriate-tweets/

Progressives used fake social media pages to fight Roy Moore
https://www.axios.com/alabama-roy-moore-democrats-fake-facebook-twitter-e95a5422-f3b5-4127-864b-c8305697d4fc.html

House Democrats prepare fusillade of Trump investigations
http://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/07/congress-house-democrats-trump-subpoenas-oversight-1082563

FOREIGN ENTANGLEMENTS

'We are witches': Clerical abuse scandal divides parishes and politics in Poland
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-poland-church-abuse-insight/we-are-witches-clerical-abuse-scandal-divides-parishes-and-politics-in-poland-idUSKCN1P1024

Ukrainian Orthodox Church Formally Split from Russia in Istanbul
https://eu.greekreporter.com/2019/01/05/ukrainian-orthodox-church-formally-split-from-russia-in-istanbul/

Belgium Bans Religious Slaughtering Practices, Drawing Praise and Protest
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/05/world/europe/belgium-ban-jewish-muslim-animal-slaughter.html

Government distances itself from bizarre comments that drew flak at Indian Science Congress
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/government-distances-itself-from-bizarre-comments-that-drew-flak-at-indian-science-congress/story-MZW45PIKQr6QoFZLvAMmGO.html

Can the Land of a Million Elephants Survive the Belt and Road?
https://thediplomat.com/2019/01/can-the-land-of-a-million-elephants-survive-the-belt-and-road/

What if New Zealand's War on Wildlife Included Primates?
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/animal-emotions/201901/what-if-new-zealands-war-wildlife-included-primates

PANDORA'S BOXCUTTER

The Trillion-Dollar Question: How Can We Unlock the Money Needed to Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy?
https://warontherocks.com/2019/01/the-trillion-dollar-question-how-can-we-unlock-the-money-needed-to-transition-to-a-low-carbon-economy/

Converting Plastic Into Energy May Be Key To Cleaning Oceans
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tmullen/2019/01/07/converting-plastic-into-energy-may-be-key-to-cleaning-oceans/

If you recycled the world’s plastic trash, you could buy Apple
https://www.fastcompany.com/90287668/if-you-recycled-the-worlds-plastic-trash-you-could-buy-apple

THE MEDIA SCRUM

The Golden Globes Were an Embarrassment Not Even Sandra Oh Could Save
https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-golden-globes-were-an-embarrassment-not-even-sandra-oh-could-save

Christian Bale Thanks 'Satan for Giving Me Inspiration' for Golden Globe-Winning Portrayal of Dick Cheney
https://people.com/movies/golden-globes-2019-best-actor-movie-musical-comedy-winner-christian-bale/

Church of Satan Reacts to Christian Bale Making Dick Cheney Comparison: ‘Satan is a Symbol of Pride’
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/church-of-satan-reacts-to-christian-bale-making-dick-cheney-comparison-satan-is-a-symbol-of-pride/

The Complete List of 140 Things You Can’t Say About Assange or WikiLeaks
https://emma.best/2019/01/07/140-things-youre-not-allowed-to-say-about-assange-or-wikileaks/

ODDS, ENDS

According to some (who may or may not be aliens), extraterrestrials could be thriving among us
https://www.circa.com/story/2019/01/06/science/according-to-some-who-may-or-may-not-be-aliens-extraterrestrials-could-be-thriving-among-us

Microgravity Appears to Permanently Mutate Bacteria to Make Them Faster Breeders
https://www.sciencealert.com/microgravity-appears-to-permanently-mutate-bacteria-to-make-them-faster-breeders

Humanity Has Managed to Change Places We’ve Barely Even Visited
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/how-humans-affect-space-oceans-antarctica

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