Subject: Daily Skimm: I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore
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Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2019 06:35:08 -0500 (EST)

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QUOTE O= THE DAY

"Wife is a relationship or status. It is not an ident=ty" – Tabitha King

TIME TO LAWYER UP

The Story

Yesterday, Israel's attorney general said he plans to indict Prime Minister Be=jamin Netanyahu.

Seems kind of intense. What's he in trouble for?

For more than two years, there have been investigatio=s into three separate allegations. Police recommended charges in all of th=se cases, but it's up to the AG to decide if Netanyahu should be indicted.=Yesterday, the AG said there's enough to indict Netanyahu on charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of tr=st.

What kind of allegations are we talking about?

One…He allegedly received hu=dreds of thousands of dollars worth of gifts to promote a tax break that w=uld have benefited wealthy businessmen, including an Israeli Hollywood pro=ucer. The finance ministry apparently blocked the legislation.

Two…He allegedly discussed a plan to help a newspaper =ake down its competition in exchange for good press. The deal never went t=rough.

Three…He allegedly got involved with an Israeli teleco= company merger in exchange for positive coverage on its news site. This i= the most serious allegation because it has to do with bribery.

What's Netanyahu's POV?

He denies all of the allegations. And says this is a witch hunt courtesy of his=liberal opponents. Before a formal indictment, he gets a hearing to explai= why he shouldn't be charged. That whole process could take months. If the=AG presses charges, Netanyahu would be the first sitting PM in Israel to b= indicted. Also, the timing has everyone a little stressed out.

Why?

Because the country's elections are less than 40 days=away. And Netanyahu is running for his fourth consecutive term.

Is this going to hurt his chances?

Unclear. Netanyahu is still pretty popular in the country – weathering =ther controversies in the past. But some have indicated he should step asi=e. And if he's re-elected, some parties may not want to partner with his c=nservative party to form a coalition. Which could explain why Netanyahu partnered with a far-right p=rty – something some see as an attempt to hold on to power.

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Netanyahu is already one of the longest-serving PMs i= Israel's history. Many consider him a stable force in an unstable region.=But some think these allegations warrant a new leader that'll put Israel's=best interests first – rather than their own. We'll find out what =he voters think in April.

REPEAT AFTER ME...

What to say when you take the blame for something�=80�

So is PG&E. Yesterday, California's largest publi= utility said its equipment p=obably caused last year's Camp Fire – the deadliest in the state's history. It killed at=least 86 people and destroyed 14,000 homes. Earlier this year, the company=had to file for bankruptcy because of liabilities around its history of starting wildfires. Now it's=saying it might be behind the Camp Fire too. Moving on to the Midwest: Tol=do, Ohio voted to give Lake Erie personhood status. Meaning it'll have the same legal rights as a pe=son. Yes, this is real. In 2014, pollution caused the lake to develop a to=ic algae bloom, which cut off drinking water to hundreds of thousands of p=ople. The new personhood rights allow residents to sue lake polluters to p=y for things like cleanup costs. All of this is something that Andrew Whee=er will be thinking about. He was just confirmed as the new EPA administrator. Welcome.

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What to say when you hear about the allegations against Canadian PM Justin Trudeau<=a>…

He's not the only one getting called out. Yesterday, =eps. Mark Meadows (R-NC) and Jim Jordan (R-OH) asked the DOJ to investigat= Michael Cohen for perjuryCPAC – which stands for Conservative Po=itical Action Conference. It's pretty much a networking event-slash-bootca=p for conservatives. It kicked off earlier this week and ends tomorrow, wh=n Trump is scheduled to speak. TBD if Trump has to pull some string= to get Jared Kushner through=security.

What to say when you feel your co-worker looking over=your shoulder…

What are you trying to find? Yesterday, Thailand pass=d a cybersecurity bill th=t lets the gov access personal data without a court order. Lawmakers there=have been working on a cybersecurity bill like this for years. But edits w=re made after pushback from the public and worry from critics that this ma= let the gov silence opposition. The fine print of the bill: officials can=seize, search, and make copies of computers or other info if a certain gov=committee sees it as a serious security threat.

What to say when you hear how much MLB's Bryce Harper's raking in…<=h3>

Some Ube= and Lyft drivers are also hitting a home run. The two companies' IPOs=are some of the biggest expected to hit Wall Street this year. Now, they'r= planning to give some of their most active drivers cash bonuses to buy st=ck in their IPOs. It's not all good news in the business world. HBO's CEO =s breaking up with the co=pany. And Gap is dealin= with a breakup too. Yesterday, the company announced that Old Navy will b=eak off as a separate company to allow it to grow on its own.

What to say when you miss babysitting…

Get the =lub back together. The Jo=as Brothers know what we mean.

What to say when you're tired of your Spotify playlis=s…

When you get home, put this on.

SKIMM READS

"More Tha= Words" by Jill Santopolo

When the owner of a fancy hotel chain dies, he leaves=behind a big secret that seriously shakes up his daughter's life. And make= her rethink her relationship status. This one – by the author of "The Light We Lost" – =s best read at home (hint: tissues).

Happy Women's History Month. The 19th Amendment �=80� which gave women the right to vote – was passed in 1919. 100=years later (hi, 2019), we're celebrating with 19 for 19, a spotlight on 1= women and movements that inspire us.

Thes= women have broken barriers in entertainment, business, sports, and politi=s, and paved the way for generations to come. Meet them here.

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SKIMM'RS

Shoutout to…Aryn M (GA). She paid off =er student loans less than three years after graduation. And to Emily O=(WI), who's headed on a solo trip to Australia this weekend. If you ne=d a travel buddy, we've always wanted to recreate "Our Lips Are Sealed." J=st saying…

S=otlight on…Jane C (TX). She's part of a student group at the U=iversity of Texas at Austin called Projects with Underserved Communities. =er team is partnering with an Indian NGO to build a disaster shelter in In=ia. So far, they've raised more than $17,000 for it – and this sum=er, they'll travel there to make it all happen.

(=ome) Birthdays… Nancy Lane (NY), Lucy Schulson (MA), Robert Co=nelly (NY), Leah Kessler (CA), Erica Nimensky (NJ), Keshia Ashe (VA), Susa= Danilow (NY), Lynn Rivers (CA), Krista Gathercole (PA), Celinda Miranda-L=Bella (NV), Carl Marquardt (GA), Patti Wenk (TX), Hester Sullivan (OH)

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