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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of July 30-August 5, 2018.
Talk of a new political movement in Britain has been constant since the Brexit vote. The Lib Dems could provide an alternative https://t.co/1McDdzhwJ1
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) August 2, 2018
Opinion: The nail business is getting hammered by Trump’s steel tariffs, writes Chris Pratt https://t.co/GeBeR2rHsS
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) August 2, 2018
A multilateral framework including both China and India is more likely to restrain Pakistan than intermittent pressure from a distracted United States. https://t.co/92JSgItlOQ
— Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs) August 2, 2018
The fact that Trump wants to dismantle the liberal world order has obscured the more important question of whether he can, writes @jkirchick: https://t.co/femVLdsjhS
— Brookings FP (@BrookingsFP) August 2, 2018
National Archives warns it can’t turn over all requested Kavanaugh docs until late Oct. possibly pushing confirmation after midterms https://t.co/UnpfqGdvuf pic.twitter.com/qmLQOpH551
— The Hill (@thehill) August 2, 2018
Opinion: Yes, Medicare for All is expensive. That’s not the point. https://t.co/DSdeNZrgXH
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 2, 2018
Trump’s EPA formally launches attack on California’s fuel-economy rules https://t.co/W6hjskh4Lu pic.twitter.com/QdWVNW0YGy
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) August 2, 2018
As the US sanctions Turkish officials, relations between the two countries are ever tenser. In @ForeignAffairs, @A_Sloat outlines a way forward: https://t.co/wsi4jt3ojr
— Brookings FP (@BrookingsFP) August 1, 2018
Why Corbynism is a threat to Jews throughout the Western world https://t.co/Eh8prosm1W
— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) August 2, 2018
“If any opioids were going to be tightly regulated, it would be these.” For years, doctors have prescribed cancer pain drugs to patients with other conditions, despite deadly side effects. The F.D.A. knew about it. https://t.co/AS6Cpab5MY by @Emily_Baum
— NYT Science (@NYTScience) August 2, 2018
We’ve updated our roundup of facts about the death penalty https://t.co/HamfwIxJLp
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) August 2, 2018
Far more people will find their jobs changed rather than lost because of #automation. https://t.co/0uUGy66hLj @ForeignPolicy
— McKinsey Analytics (@McKAnalytics) August 1, 2018
Why are San Francisco’s streets lined with needles and human feces? https://t.co/cQ4MkFRB1N pic.twitter.com/gcbXxMsEeM
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) August 2, 2018
#Venezuela socialists set to legalize money exchange operations https://t.co/57QsxPTKjf pic.twitter.com/qpMOFVm18i
— Reuters Venezuela (@ReutersVzla) August 2, 2018
Possible new U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods not ‘cataclysmic’: Commerce Secretary https://t.co/BmJ3g78h7r pic.twitter.com/e2arHZ7O3e
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) August 2, 2018