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Trump Refuses to Call Russia an Adversary Because They 'Really Helped Us' During World War II

President Donald Trump refused to use the word “adversary” to describe Russia during an interview, pointing to how Russia had helped the U.S. during World War II and saying he wanted the countries to “live in peace.”.

Asked by Fox News host Tucker Carlson whether the president viewed Russia as the U.S.’s chief adversary, Trump replied: “I don’t want to use the word 'adversary.'

He just said it’s not Russia,” Trump told reporters following his press conference with Putin on Monday.

The president said that when he had said he didn’t see any reason why it would be Russia, he had misspoken.

“I said the word 'would' instead of 'wouldn't' and the sentence should have been: 'I don't see any reason why it wouldn't be Russia.'

“Russia lost 50 million people and helped us win the war," Trump said. »

The Soviet roots of invoking fears about World War III

Authored by brookings.edu

Dire predictions about foreign intervention leading to “World War III” aren’t merely the most predictable and laziest form of anti-interventionist “logic.”

and the Daily Express ran one declaring “World War 3 ALERT: The ‘REAL reasons’ Trump is going to war in Syria.”

Ponder a world where America and its allies backed down from their commitments and principles at every Russian cry of imminent world war. »

Europe fines Google $5 billion for abusing its Android dominance

Authored by money.cnn.com

Europe has hit Google with a record $5 billion fine.

Related: Europe has fined Google $5 billion.

Last year, Google was hit with a record EU antitrust fine of €2.4 billion ($2.8 billion) for prioritizing its shopping service over competitors in search. »

Thailand Cave Boys Say They Want to Be Navy SEAL Divers in First Public Comments Since Rescue

Authored by newsweek.com

A small soccer field had been set up in front of the stage, where the boys displayed some of their skills before speaking.

Lt. Col. Dr. Pak Lohanchun remained with the boys until the last one had been rescued from the cave on July 10.

A few even hope to become Thai Navy SEAL divers, following in the footsteps of their rescuers and newfound heroes. »

Underestimating the power of gratitude – recipients of thank-you letters are more touched than we expect – Research Digest

Authored by digest.bps.org.uk

And then we figure it probably won’t mean much to them anyway; if anything it could all be a bit awkward.

Meanwhile, the researchers made contact with the recipients to find out how they actually felt and what they actually thought.

The senders of the thank-you letters consistently underestimated how positive the recipients felt about receiving the letters and how surprised they were by the content. »