Subject: Daily Skimm: Don’t be fooled by the rocks that I got
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Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 06:37:11 -0400 (EDT)

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MARCH =1, 2019

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Skimm'd while getting down to business…

QUOTE O= THE DAY

"Shoutout my agent" – Chicago Bears' Kyle Long, after being named the t=am's most overpaid player. Mo' money, mo' gratitude.

THINGS CARRYING PROTEST S=GNS

Venezuela

The Story

Venezuela is in the midst of a major power outage.

Sounds dark.

It is. Last week, the country's main power plant suff=red an outage, leading to days of blackouts around the country. Millions h=ve been left without electricity or internet. President Nicolás Madur= blames the power failure on the US, which he says is trying to sabotage h=m since it backs opposition leader Juan Guaidó's claim to power. But =ritics like Guaidó – who also goes by 'president' – bla=ed Maduro's government for years of mismanagement.

So do people have power back yet?

In many places, no. And we're seeing the effects. The=number of hospital patients estimated to have died from the blackout range=from 13 to more than 70. And economists are apparently watching to see if =he outage will hurt Venezuela's already failing economy.

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The opposition isn't backing down. Even with the inte=net temporarily down, thousands gathered to protest. Today, Guaidó's =lanning to announce a nationa= emergency to keep up pressure on the gov.

Russia

The Story

Yesterday, thousands of people took to the streets to=protest Russia's new internet=bill.

Tell me more.

The bill would route all of Russia's web traffic thro=gh state-controlled servers. And set things up so that Russia's internet c=uld still work if it was cut off from the rest of the world. Supporters sa= this bill will help with Russia's cybersecurity. Critics see it as just a=other way for the gov to censor and crack down on dissent. And are calling=it an online "Iron Curtain."

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This weekend's protests were reportedly some of the b=ggest there in years. The question now is whether opposition is enough to =top the bill from getting signed into law – even though support fo= it already has momentum in parliament.

Algeria

The Story

Over the weekend, thousands continued to protest Pres=dent Abdelaziz Bouteflika's choice to run for a fifth term.

Seems like a lot of terms...

Algerians think so. Bouteflika has been in power sinc= 1999. But the country's getting a little tired of him. The job market isn=t so hot for young people. There are accusations of government corruption.=And Bouteflika has been rarely seen in public after suffering a stroke in =013. Yesterday, he returned to the country from a Swiss hospital.

How was the reception?

Not great. People took to the streets – as th=y have been for weeks – to protest his choice to run again next mo=th. The protests are considered one of the biggest threats to his decades-=ong rule. And some cracks are reportedly starting to show – like a= indication that the military might be siding with the protesters. And a s=atement from his political party that it's open to working with all partie=.

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There's no evidence that Bouteflika's backing down. E=eryone will be watching later this week as the country's Constitutional Co=ncil says whether it'll approve his run for re-election.

REPEAT AFTER ME...

What people are thinking about…

Ethiopia= Airlines Flight 302. Yesterday, the plane from Ethiopia's capital tow=rd Nairobi, Kenya crashed shortly after takeoff. All 157 people on board d=ed. The pilot sent out a distress call and was approved to turn back but t=en lost contact. The plane's flight-data recorder hasn't been found. The p=ane was new – and is the same Boeing model as the Indonesian Lion =ir flight that went down minutes after takeoff last year, killing all 189 =eople on board. The crash is =aising questions for Boeing on the safety of its new plane, which is u=ed by airlines around the world. China isn't taking chances – yesterday it ordered airlines =o ground this type of Boeing model.

What to say when you hear about North Korea's version of elections...

Well that's...interesting. Meanwhile, back here in th= US, President Trump plans to=ask Congress for $8.6 billion in new funding for the US-Mexico border =all today. Trump has been willing to go through a government shutdown and a national emergency declaration to get money for th= wall. Now, this is his latest request. It's expected to be DOA in Congres=, where Dems control the House. Meaning the only thing to last longer than=this funding fight, is the wait for GoT. In related news, mumps and other outbreaks are reportedly f=rcing US detention centers to quarantine thousands of migrants. The number=of people being detained under the Trump admin has reached record highs =E2�� and some say the disease outbreaks may limit access to legal serv=ces.

What to say when you hear Antonio Brown is headed to the Oakland Raiders…<=h3>

In other sports news, a federal judge ruled that the =CAA cannot limit compensation or benefits for student-athletes that are "<= href="https://link.theskimm.com/click/16243630.2964887/aHR0cHM6Ly9za2lt=XRoLmlzLzJYTk5XRmc/5bae7b412ddf9c633bb801b8Bc3d9b34b" target="_blank" st=le="color:#00b2a9;text-decoration:none;">related to education." The =uling may mean more schol=rship money for student-athletes and for school supplies, but it prevents =thletes from receiving unlimited benefits aka actual cash – which =laintiffs had hoped for. The NCAA is likely going to appeal the ruling bec=use it says changes like this could lead to pay-for-play. If the ruling we=e to go into effect, some think it will advantage richer teams – w=ich could use their money to help attract the best recruits.

Who people are remembering...

Kelly Ca=lin. The 23-year-old Olympic cyclist died by suicide. She was part of =he US cycling team that won a silver medal in the 2016 Olympics. And was a=grad student at Stanford University. RIP.

<=>PS: If you or someone you know needs this, here's the number for the =a href="https://link.theskimm.com/click/16243630.2964887/aHR0cHM6Ly9za2l=bXRoLmlzLzJHUno5RUw/5bae7b412ddf9c633bb801b8Bd581ec3e" target="_blank" s=yle="color:#00b2a9;text-decoration:none;">National Suicide Prevention Li=eline: 1-800-273-8255.

What to say when you hear Jussie Smollett is facing 16 felony counts...Tucker Carlson is facing criticism over comments about women.

What to say when you hear Carol Danvers rocked the box office…

Mikaela =hiffrin rocked the World Cup.

What to say when you find your Sunday Candy...

Love don=t cost a thing.

In 1919, the 19th Amendment gave women the right t= vote. 100 years later, we're spotlighting 19 women and movements that ins=ire us during Women's History Month.

This=week, we're getting down to business. As in, we're highlighting businesswo=en. Guess the women from the clues below…

This woman has a Pep in her step. As in, she was Peps='s first female CEO

Say bonjour to this French female finance minister

Who are these two women? Check to see if you got it r=ght with our full list h=re.

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SKIMM'RS

Cutting ribbons for...Joanna L (CT), who opene= her own sewing and knitting business last year after friends and families=said she should go pro. Sew cool. Speaking of women in biz, Karen L (MO=. She started a group for women in business, helping nearly 300 women =ith their professional growth since last year alone. Don't stop, get it ge= it.

S=otlight on…James M (NY) and Colleen T (GA). They're fin=shing up their time as Peace Corps volunteers in Vanuatu (it's a country n=ar Fiji, we had to look it up too). For the last two years, they've been w=rking to get clean water in a village there by designing a sustainable cle=n running water project.

(=ome) Birthdays...Joe Schechter (FL), Dani Lazarus (NY), Joanne Stein (=Y), David Alpert (NY), Jane Zimmerman (NY), Ashley Dronsfield (MA), Caroli=e Mancusi (MA), Katie Stack (NY), Ryan Abbadi (NY), Leah Baines (DC), Suni=a Ramnarinesingh (FL), Evgenia Ilienko (GR), Jaslyne Sunday (BC)

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