
U.K. Police Rebuke U.S. for Leaking Information on Terror Probe
published May 24th 2017, 7:05 pm, by Svenja O’Donnell, Alex Morales and Robert Hutton (Bloomberg) —British police condemned U.S. officials’ leaking of intelligence relating to the Manchester terror attack, calling it a breach of trust that risks undermining their investigations as the probe into the bombing extended to Libya. The

Trump’s Pentagon Budget Delays Big Defense Buildup He Promised
published May 23rd 2017, 4:46 pm, by Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) —President Donald Trump’s first full-year defense budget would delay big increases in multibillion-dollar weapons systems while putting more money into troop readiness and precision munitions, such as 100 additional Tomahawk cruise missiles from Raytheon Co. The budget proposed Tuesday for

U.K.’s May Warns Further Terrorist Attacks Could Be Imminent
published May 23rd 2017, 6:40 pm, by Tim Ross, Robert Hutton and Thomas Penny (Bloomberg) —The British military will guard music and sports events in an unprecedented security operation as police hunt for potential accomplices of the suicide bomber who killed 22 people at a Manchester pop concert. After meeting

Devotional 5/24: A Prayer for Hugh Hefner
I am not a big fan of Deadpool (the Marvel character) or dead pools (polls that usually involve betting who will die in the present year). However, regarding dead pools, two men are usually at the top of them who I would just hate to see the world be without.

Mexico Oil Reform Advances With First Private Well in 80 Years
published May 23rd 2017, 1:07 pm, by Alex Nussbaum (Bloomberg) —For the first time in almost 80 years, a private company has sunk a new offshore oil well in Mexican waters — the latest step in the country’s drive to allow foreign competitors back into its energy markets. A joint

Trump Bets Sunni Fears of Iran Can Win Israeli-Palestinian Peace
published May 22nd 2017, 7:45 pm, by Margaret Talev and David Wainer (Bloomberg) —Donald Trump is betting that Arab nations hold the key to securing peace between Israel and the Palestinians, a paradoxical premise founded on his belief that shared concern over Iran will bring longtime rivals to the bargaining
Trump Bets Sunni Fears of Iran Can Win Israeli-Palestinian Peace
published May 22nd 2017, 7:45 pm, by Margaret Talev and David Wainer (Bloomberg) —Donald Trump is betting that Arab nations hold the key to securing peace between Israel and the Palestinians, a paradoxical premise founded on his belief that shared concern over Iran will bring longtime rivals to the bargaining

China Spins a Worldwide Web of Food From Mozambique to Missouri
published May 22nd 2017, 4:00 pm, by Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) —Inside a gated compound patrolled by armed guards, hulking towers and concrete buildings loom over fields where Silva Muthemba once grew maize and fattened his cattle. The granaries and surveillance cameras in this corner of southern Mozambique were part of

Amazon’s a la Carte TV Helps Starz, HBO Stand Out in Netflix Era
published May 22nd 2017, 6:05 pm, by Lucas Shaw, Nate Lanxon and Joe Mayes (Bloomberg) —Media companies hoping to challenge Netflix and YouTube with their own online services are getting a huge boost from an unexpected source: Amazon.com Inc. For about a year and a half, Amazon’s Prime membership service

Israel Takes Steps to Help Palestinian Economy as Trump Arrives
published May 21st 2017, 4:28 pm, by Jonathan Ferziger and David Wainer (Bloomberg) —Israel passed a series of measures aimed at bolstering the Palestinian economy as a confidence-building measure before U.S. President Donald Trump arrives and elaborates on his plans for addressing the Middle East conflict. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu