Subject: Daily Skimm: Sometimes your words just hypnotize me
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Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 06:43:02 -0400 (EDT)

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MARCH =2, 2019

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QUOTE O= THE DAY

"I take a peek" – Neil Lane apparently doesn't watch "The Bachelor." He=s here for the right reasons...aka self-promotion.

TEA’D UP FOR A VO=E

The Story

You'll be hearing about Brexit all week. Buckle up.

This again? Bloody hell.

Yup. Since the 2016 Brexit referendum, the UK and EU have had a really rough tim= hashing out the terms of their divorce. Earlier this year, UK PM Theresa =ay presented Parliament with a plan to leave the EU. But lawmakers turned =t down.

Why?

A few reasons, but the main one being the Irish backstop. That's the agreement =hat avoids a hard border between Northern Ireland (part of the UK) and Ire=and (part of the EU) by temporarily keeping the UK tied to EU trade laws.<=p>

I don't get why that's such a problem.

One, because checkpoints there in the past led to dea=ly violence that no one wants repeated. And two, because some think that t=is could stop the UK from completely breaking free from the bloc.

So where does that leave things?

Votes, votes, and more votes before the March 29 dead=ine – when the UK officially starts transitioning to leave the EU,=deal in place or not. First up…

T=day…when lawmakers will vote on May's revised plan. It apparen=ly leaves the UK and EU linked until 2020, giving politicians and countrie= some time to figure out the tricky trade details. And last night, May wor=ed with EU leaders to make some last-minute changes to the deal – like clarifying that the b=ckstop won't last forever. With the latest changes, it's unclear if this p=an will pass or fail. If it passes, that means the UK has a plan in place =or Brexit on March 29. But if it fails, there'll be another vote…<=p>

T=morrow…when lawmakers would vote on whether to leave the EU wi=hout a deal. A lot of people are nervous about what a no-deal Brexit could mean. To give you an idea= it could lead to the pound plummeting, trade chaos, and a lack of basic g=ods. If a majority votes to move forward with a deal, there will be anothe= vote…

T=ursday…when lawmakers would vote on whether to delay Brexit. I='s unclear how long it could be pushed off for, but May has previously sai= it shouldn't go beyond June – and the EU would need to sign off o= it.

theSkimm

Lawmakers have had almost three years to figure out h=w to make a clean break from one of the world's most influential political=and economic unions. Now, about two weeks before the deadline, they're cra=hing to come up with a solution. Whatever is decided this week will not on=y affect the region's economy, but the world's.

Skimm More: W= answered your FAQs on Brexit.

REPEAT AFTER ME...

What people are watching…

Boeing. Several airlines and countries have grounded all flights of the Boeing =37 Max 8, the model that crashed earlier this week in Ethiopia, killing al= 157 people on board. The crash is making people question the safety of th=s Boeing plane, since the same model was involved in a deadly crash last y=ar. Although that investigation isn't over, there is a feature on these models that can automaticall= detect if the plane's nose is too high and pushes it downward – a=d investigators think that might've played a part in last year's crash. No=, Indonesia, Ethiopia, and China are some of the countries hitting pause on airlines using this type=of plane. Some US airlines (like Southwest and American) aren't ready to d=op it just yet. This was Boeing's best-selling model – popular for=being fuel-efficient. An investigation into the latest crash could take we=ks as investigators go through things like the plane's black box, which wa= recovered yesterday. In the meantime, the FAA is ordering Boeing to adopt=certain software upgrades=to the Max 8 by next month. Boeing's stock fell. And it cut plans to debut=a new plane this week. The company says it's cooperating with investigator=.

What to say when you hear the DNC chose Milwaukee for its 2020 convention�=A6

Where's the cheese? President Trump is also looking f=r something…votes for his proposed $4.7 trillion budget for the next fiscal year. He wants m=re money going toward the military, fighting the opioid epidemic, and vete=ans' health care. He also wants billions more dollars for barriers along t=e US-Mexico border. In exchange, he proposed cutting money from the EPA as=well as welfare programs like Medicare, Medicaid, and food stamps. But don=t get too invested – the budget isn't expected to pass the Dem-con=rolled House. Still, it does show insight into the president's priorities.=Supporters think the budget cuts are a step in the right direction. And th=t the focus on issues at the border is long overdue. Critics are concerned=about the cuts to programs that help low-income Americans. And note that t=is budget plan could add to the country's more than $22 trillion debt.

What to say when your partner isn't sympathetic to yo=r co-worker drama…

Pick a side. The US is threatening Germany not to buddy up with a Chinese compa=y on 5G. 5G: the future of wi=eless tech that's supposed to make your devices fast AF. Chinese tech =iant Huawei (pronounced wah-way) wants to work with countries to prep thei= infrastructure for the new tech. But the US has been encouraging Europe t= stay a-wei, citing trust issues over whether China could use Huawei's tec= to spy on the West. Now,=for the first time, it's telling a US ally that if it uses Huawei to upgra=e to 5G, it can say 'auf wiedersehen' to strong US-Germany intel sharing, =ince China may be able to listen in. But many see this as the US overstepp=ng – and bullying countries into picking a side in what could beco=e a new tech-centered Cold Wa=.

What to say when the Tucker Carlson audio leaks aren't going away...

Algeria'= president is. After weeks of protests calling for him to take himself=out of the running, he announced yesterday that he wouldn't run for a fift= term. But he's also delaying the vote next month for a new president. So =veryone's still watching to see when that turnover happens.

What to say when you hear Nick Foles is joining the Jaguars...

Onward and upward...unlike Conor McGregor. Yesterday, the UFC star was arrested=after he allegedly snatched the phone from a fan who was trying to snap a =ic of him, and stomped on it multiple times. Well, that escalated quickly.=He was later released after posting bond.

What to say when you're still debating over Colton's hair...

But do y=u like Fritos?

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SKIMM'RS

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S=otlight on...Jennifer H (FL) and Michelle K (WI). The two have been be=t friends for 18 years. So when Michelle went through kidney failure last =ear, Jennifer checked to see if she was a match to donate her kidney to Mi=helle. She was, and last week the two successfully underwent surgery. They=re both in recovery and doing much better.

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