US: FTC to examine acquisitions by tech giants Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/02/11/google-apple-amazon-facebook-microsoft-acquisitions-focus-ftc/4723940002/ from today

Asia: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/parliament-maritime-security-task-force-plans-to-restructure-amid-rise-in-piracy-in

From Feb. 4 2020

https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/equity-and-debt-fundraising-up-49-in-january-to-504-billion-sgx Equity and debt fundraising up 49% in January to $50.4 billion: SGX From today

https://apnews.com/969de0066e93fbc26a4e258b7b7eca1d

Philippines notifies US of intent to end major security pact

By JIM GOMEZ

36 minutes ago

>Locsin signed the notice on the order of Duterte, who has often criticized U.S. security policies while praising those of China and Russia despite the Philippine military’s close historic ties with its American counterpart.

https://apnews.com/986c0a99e757d187cfcb4e8c5578ef6b

Not in the script: Weinstein won’t testify at rape trial

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS

today

Just wow.

Some good news today. https://wtop.com/local/2020/02/coast-guard-officer-accused-of-terror-plot-appeals-sentence/

https://wtop.com/business-finance/2020/02/us-charges-4-chinese-military-hackers-in-equifax-breach/ US says Chinese military stole masses of Americans’ data from yesterday

https://wtop.com/government/2020/02/justice-dept-wont-oppose-probation-for-ex-trump-aide-flynn/ Justice Dept. won’t oppose probation for ex-Trump aide Flynn From yesterday