Trump fires John Bolton over disagreements

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John Bolton is pictured in a file photo

US National Security Adviser John Bolton is gone after a tweet from President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he had requested Bolton’s resignation Monday night. How will Bolton’s departure will impact US national security? Many women use apps to track their menstrual cycles and help determine the best time to get pregnant. A new report from Privacy International finds that some of these apps are sharing very sensitive information with third parties like Facebook. And some Brits are so depressed by politics at home in the UK that they’ve decided to double-down on political disharmony: They’ve booked their vacations to Iowa to see American democracy in action and check out the Democratic campaign for the 2020 presidential elections.

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