DAY 110: USA HELD HOSTAGE

PASTICHE:

a compelling compendium








SAUDI ARABIA


Saudi Arabia and Israel Will Be on Itinerary of Trump’s First Foreign Trip

Trump goes soft on Saudi

A Saudi man has been sentenced to death after insulting the prophet Muhammad on Twitter

Saudi Arabia slashes deficit by half in Q1



PUBLIC LANDS


Trump orders review of national monuments, vows to ‘end these abuses and return control to the people’

Trump orders review of national monuments to allow development

PHOTOS: See The Sweeping American Landscapes Under Review By Trump

Theodore Roosevelt and Conservation

Zinke to tour Bears Ears amid Trump monuments review 






MEANWHILE... AT THE WHITE HOUSE


White House officials asked Trudeau to plead NAFTA's case to Trump

In 100 Days, A New Jewish Elite Rises Under Trump
White House fires its chief usher — the first woman in that job

Inside Evangelical Leaders' Private White House Dinner

White House explanation on Duterte and North Korea ‘just doesn’t make sense’ OPINION




EPA


EPA seeks governors’ input in rewriting Obama water rule

EPA removes climate change page from website
EPA employees targeted by Trump defend their role: 'We're here to protect public health'

EPA plans to offer buyouts as part of Trump push to shrink workforce

EPA chief recuses himself from climate, water rule cases




MEDIA



Sinclair announces deal to buy Tribune for $3.9B

A TV company warned its viewers about the media’s ‘fake news.’ Now it’s about to take over some of the nation’s biggest stations.

‘Boffins and their VERY academic chants’: How the media covered the March for Science

Anne Morrissy Merick, a trailblazing Vietnam War journalist, dies at 83

The government wants Julian Assange in jail. That could hurt the rest of us.



SCREEN



ENERGY
Is NSF feeling the Trump effect on clean energy?

Cities and Towns Continue to Lead the Way with New “Mayors for 100% Clean Energy” Push

Emergency declared at Washington state nuclear site

Dem senator pushes bill to overhaul clean energy tax credits

Oil lobby pushes for offshore drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico




SCIENCE


A deadly salamander disease just got a lot scarier

Giant space magnet may have trapped antihelium, raising idea of lingering pools of antimatter in the cosmos

Nerve Cells in the GI Tract are Capable of Regeneration

Have Aliens Built Huge Structures around Boyajian's Star?

Technique Prevents Graft-Versus-Host Disease




CYBER SECURITY


Lawmakers grill IRS, Education officials over data breach

Democrats press OPM on cyber hiring

The Bondnet Army

HOW A FAKE CYBER STATISTIC RACED THROUGH WASHINGTON

US, Japan deepen cyber information sharing






NOTE: The news sources here vary.  Not all sources have the same credibility, but in an effort to share some different perspectives, they are included here.  This compendium itself cannot claim to be unbiased.  Please take into consideration where these different perspectives originate in assessing their value.  Thank you. 

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