Tuesday, October 9
Can Mike Bloomberg Make America Boring Again? (Buzzfeed)
Mike Bloomberg, in South Florida ‘Promised Land,’ Sounds Off on Donald Trump, Guns and Andrew Gillum (Sun-Sentinel)
Hot on the Bloomberg:
IMF Cuts Forecast for Global Growth as Trade War Takes Toll (Bloomberg)
For the hypothetical situation that President Trump needs to call Fox News and complain about coverage:
Ex-Trump Aide Hope Hicks to Join New Fox as Communications Chief (Bloomberg)
Trump Campaign Aide Pursued a Plan of Deception to Tilt 2016 Race; Sought Online Manipulation Plans from Israeli Intelligence Firm (New York Times)
You can delete your Google+ app: Google Shuts Google+, Discloses Privacy Security Flaw Kept Quiet Since March (Bloomberg)
Missing Journalist’s Fiancee Demands to Know: ‘Where is Jamal?’ (Washington Post)
The End of Coal Could Be Closer Than It Looks (Bloomberg Opinion – David Fickling)
Headlines from around the world.
Evening Standard (UK): Second Skripal Novichok Suspect ‘Revealed as a Doctor in Russia’s Military Intelligence Agency’
Bloomberg: Trump Is Still Losing Millions at His Golf Resorts in Scotland
China Daily: White House Must Stop Portraying US as Victim
Bloomberg: Tencent’s $220 Billion Rout Is Breaking All Kinds of Records
Saudi Gazette: Bloomberg Convenes Women in Finance Network in Riyadh
Best of late night.
“There was chaos in Dublin, Ireland, after the grand-opening of its first Krispy Kreme donuts. Witnesses say the Irish got into fist-fights and street brawls, then they saw the Krispy Kremes.”
— Conan O’Brien
“You probably experienced this yesterday, Instagram underwent a world-wide outage for nearly an hour. Do you realise what that means? For almost 60 minutes, the Kardashians technically did not exist!”
— Conan O’Brien