In Hand-Delivered Letter, Britain Files for Brexit: Here’s What We’re Reading Today

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Here’s what we’re reading today.

1. Theresa May triggers article 50 with warning of consequence for UK

“Theresa May has told parliament that she accepts Brexit will carry consequences for the UK, as a letter delivered to Brussels began a two-year countdown to Britain’s departure from the EU.

The prime minister made a speech on triggering article 50 minutes after the European council president, Donald Tusk, confirmed he had received notification. He declared that “the UK has delivered Brexit” nine months after a bruising referendum campaign.”

The Guardian

+1: The EU’s already rejected Britains key demands – Independent

2. Police in Ottawa are wearing wrist bands in support of officer charged with manslaughter

“Ottawa’s police chief and the head of the Ottawa Police Services Board are urging caution about wristbands being worn by police in support of an officer charged with manslaughter in the 2016 death of Abdirahman Abdi.

“Ottawa Police Service members and their supporters have purchased about 1,200 wristbands showing solidarity with Const. Daniel Montsion. The black and blue silicone wristbands bear the words ‘united we stand’ on the outside and ‘divided we fall’ on the inside, along with Montsion’s badge number — 1998.”

CBC News

3. Trump’s move to revive coal won’t stop rise of its rivals

“For coal executives, however, optimism and expansion plans remain guarded. Regulatory relief could restore 10 percent of their companies’ lost market share at most, they say — nowhere near enough to return coal to its dominant position in power markets and put tens of thousands of coal miners to work.”

New York Times

+1: China says it’s still committed to Paris climate accord – Reuters

+1: As more Americans fail drug tests, employers turn to refugees – CNN

4. For advertisers, algorithms can lead to unexpected exposure on sites spewing hate

“As the owner of a small business in liberal Massachusetts, John Ellis was a natural sympathizer of the nationwide call for advertisers to boycott Breitbart News, with its hard-edge conservative politics and close ties to President Trump. But it made Ellis wonder about other, more extreme right-wing sites: Who is placing ads on them?

“A few clicks around the Internet revealed a troubling answer: He was.”

Washington Post

5. Our obsession with self-help is fueling global inequality

“The aggressive self-centeredness of this genre serves to obscure social and political issues.”

Quartz