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February 17 - 21, 2020
Making it easy to follow the news
 

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Let's break down what happened in the news this week. + GetSmart (Route 66 plays a song when you drive over it)

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NewsBites

BREAKING: U.S. and Taliban officials reached a violence reduction agreement that will last one week, beginning today, with expectations for a permanent peace plan soon. The agreement will cover roadside and suicide bombs, as well as rocket attacks.

2020 Election Russian Interference: U.S. Intelligence officials sent a warning to the House last week that Russia is actively interfering to help Trump in the upcoming 2020 election. The New York Times reported that Trump was angry at the director of national intelligence, Joseph Maguire in wake of the report. 

Syrian Refugee Crisis: Since Dec. 1, some 900,000 Syrians have been forced to leave their homes in the Idlib region (the last rebel stronghold) amid the advance of President Bashar al-Assad’s government f…