Apr 9, 2017

K.T. McFarland to leave White House

Dave Lawler, author of World

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Former Fox News commentator K.T. McFarland has been asked to step down as Donald Trump's Deputy National Security Adviser, Bloomberg reports. She will reportedly be offered a new post, as ambassador to Singapore. Here's what you need to know:

  • National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster is being given the opportunity to bring in his own team.
  • This comes days after Steve Bannon was removed from the National Security Council.
  • Nat Sec shakeup following Mike Flynn's resignation continues.

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Coronavirus dashboard

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  1. Global: Total confirmed cases as of 10 p.m. ET: 30,065,728 — Total deaths: 944,604— Total recoveries: 20,423,802 — Map
  2. U.S.: Total confirmed cases as of 10 p.m. ET: 6,674,070 — Total deaths: 197,615 — Total recoveries: 2,540,334 — Total tests: 90,710,730 — Map
  3. Politics: Former Pence aide says she plans to vote for Joe Biden, accusing Trump of costing lives in his coronavirus response.
  4. Health: Pew: 49% of Americans would not get COVID-19 vaccine if available today — Pandemic may cause cancer uptick — The risks of moving too fast on a vaccine — COVID-19 racial disparities extend to health coverage losses.
  5. Business: Retail sales return to pre-coronavirus trend.
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Ina Fried, author of Login
8 hours ago - Technology

Scoop: How the Oracle-TikTok deal would work

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An agreement between TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance and Oracle includes a variety of concessions in an effort to make the deal palatable to the Trump administration and security hawks in Congress, according to a source close to the companies.

Driving the news: The deal, in the form of a 20-page term sheet agreed to in principle by the companies, would give Oracle unprecedented access and control over user data as well as other measures designed to ensure that Americans' data is protected, according to the source.

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Zachary Basu
9 hours ago - World

How the EU plans to take on human rights abusers

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Amid a global assault on human rights stretching from Belarus to Hong Kong to Yemen, the European Union signaled yesterday that it may act to deter corrupt kleptocrats and state abusers by hitting them where it hurts: their assets.

Driving the news: Europe's chief executive Ursula von der Leyen revealed in her first-ever State of the Union speech that she will bring forth a European Magnitsky Act, a sanctions framework modeled after a U.S. law that restricts malign actors' access to travel and the global financial system.

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