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Ex-Trump adviser Roger Stone admits to spreading lies online in lawsuit settlement

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Former presidential adviser and longtime Republican operative Roger Stone admitted in federal court papers filed Monday that he has spread false information online. In the settlement, which was first reported by the Wall Street Journal, Stone retracted the information and apologized to Guo Wengui, an outspoken critic of the Chinese government also known as Miles Kwok. A defamation lawsuit filed by Guo in May said Stone had used the far-right conspiracy theory site InfoWars to accuse Guo of making illegal political donations to Hillary Clinton and financing a presidential run by former Trump strategist Steve Bannon. The suit also said Guo had been convicted of financial crimes in the United States. "This is not true," the suit says. The suit sought $100 million in damages. In Monday’s settlement, a statement from Stone said he’d failed to do his own research and “improperly” relied on former Trump campaign advisor Sam Nunberg. The statement  says Nu...

A 'no-deal' Brexit might look like this

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LONDON — It’s the Brexit scenario that almost everyone dreads: Britain crashing out of the European Union with no divorce agreement and no arrangement for future trade. And at the moment, that's the default option for what will happen on March 29. By sending notification that it was leaving the E.U., the U.K. started a stopwatch of sorts giving it two years to come to an agreement. On Monday, Prime Minister Theresa May announced that a vote by lawmakers on the withdrawal agreement she negotiated with the E.U. would take place in mid-January. An earlier vote was postponed at the 11th hour because May's plan didn't have enough support. May subsequently survived an attempt by her own party's lawmakers to oust her. With politicians still squabbling about both what the future relationship with the E.U. should look like and how the U.K. should leave the 28-member bloc, a "no-deal" Brexit is a very real possibility. The vast majority of lawm...

SpotifyWrapped

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What Is Spotify Wrapped? Spotify Wrapped is a sleek microsite built by the popular streaming service, which pulls data from your account and walks you through an overview of your listening habits throughout the year. In addition to showing you things like your most-listened to artist, song, and genres, it'll also give you a sense of just how much time you've spent jamming to individual tunes and podcasts. 2018 is almost over, and Spotify likes to celebrate another year accomplished by releasing its annual Spotify Wrapped playlist. Wrapped is a personal playlist with 100 of the top tracks you were listening to this year. That means your playlist is most likely one-of-a-kind, and curated based on your taste (or what Spotify thinks you like). There are a few ways to find your Wrapped playlist:     Go to the Spotify Wrapped website and log into your account     Open up the Spotify desktop app, scroll down to "Genre & Moods" and select "Wr...