Wednesday, September 26, 2018

26 September - iGoogle Portal - Tab 4

  Niskanen Center

  • The “AI in Government Act of 2018” would be a monumental – and positive – shift in emerging technology governance. The post Codifying “Soft Law” Governance in Statute...
  • Our social ties, resources, and racial views are all dividing us into two partisan sides. The post How Marriage and Inequality Reinforce Political Polarization appeared first on...
    • In recent months, the Trump administration has indicated a renewed interest in cracking down on the fraudulent use of immigration benefits that the administration alleges is rampant...
  • Today, the Federal Communications Commission voted to streamline the buildout of 5G infrastructure, America’s next generation of wireless technology. The Competitive Enterprise...
  • The Honorable Paul Ryan Speaker U.S. House of Representatives H-232, The Capitol Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Kevin Brady Chairman House Committee on Ways and Means 1102...
    • Congress is running out of time to pass legislation authorizing spending for the Federal Aviation Administration, with a September 30 deadline looming. CEI transportation policy...
  • Our writers react to the Labour leader taking the stage at Liverpool Continue reading...
  • The president’s belief that the nation state can cure economic ills is not without meritOnce every three years the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank hold their annual...
    • The president’s fatal ignorance could result in a conflict much bigger than any convenient crisis manufactured for the midtermsDespite the giggles that greeted Donald Trump...

      CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public RSS

  • U.S. President Donald Trump says he rejected a one-on-one meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau because he’s upset with Canadian tariffs -- but Trudeau’s office says it...
  • The federal government will be reviewing the decision to transfer a woman convicted of first-degree murder in the kidnapping, rape and murder of eight-year-old Tori Stafford from...
    • The Ontario government says it will not put a cap on pot shops when it starts licensing and regulating the province's private cannabis retail marketplace...

      Tallbloke's Talkshop

  • Growing Pressure for Clexit – (even from France) And it’s Time to Defund all UN Climate bodies Viv Forbes 25 September 2018  President Trump has extinguished all hopes that USA...
  • In Spain, every ‘green job’ created led to the loss of 2.2 others in the real economy. Meanwhile one of Jeremy Corbyn’s MPs, Laura Smith, the Labour MP for Crewe and Nantwich...
    • ‘Move along please, nothing to see here, science is settled’. Is that the BBC’s climate reporting policy? Does controversy have to be swept under the carpet, for fear of upsetting...

    Catallaxy Files

  • Why did the Labor Politician cross the road? To increase their taxes as well. Of course. Let’s just get something straight. By virtue of inflation, that wonderful thing the Treasury...
  • Chris Berg and I have an op-ed in the AFR this morning: It is very likely the ABC board is looking for a “safe pair of hands” who will return the ABC to a business-as-usual path of...
  • The death of coal

    3 hours ago
    • is fake news.

    Zee News :Zee News - Blog

  • Self-knowledge is the foundation of all knowledge. If we don't first know ourselves, how can we claim to truly know anything at all?
  • Has Rahul Gandhi been compromised? Joining the dots leads you to this inference. But we do not know.
    • Narendra Modi and Indira Gandhi are in contrasting contexts, yet there are striking similarities in their style and populism
  • The smartphone has been priced at Rs 17,990.
  • Instagram Chief Executive Officer Systrom and Chief Technical Officer Krieger have notified the photo-sharing app`s leadership team and Facebook on Monday about their decision...
    • The feature will not work for GIFs or videos.
  • Evidence suggests that homosexuality is governed by genetic influences and gay couples reproduce less than heterosexuals. Scientists are now debating how such behaviour fits...
  • Trip to Mars? Anyone?
    • Next year, researchers will initiate an aerobraking manoeuvre by skimming the spacecraft through Mars' upper atmosphere to slow it.
  •  The tombstone is made from basalt in the shape of a black iPhone showing a picture of the woman.
  • Khan has warned that Pakistan will not tolerate any act of hostility.
    • Abe defeated former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba in the race for LDP chief's post.
  • The 55-kilometre sea bridge has a total of six lanes and has four tunnels and four artificial islands.
  • Qureshi in an interview with the official Pakistani media described it as an "informal meeting" with Trump during which, he claimed, they discussed matters relating to bilateral...
    • "People had a good time with me. We were doing it together. We had a good time, they respect what I have done."
  • According to news agency ANI, at least two terrorists are believed to be trapped in Noor Bagh area on the outskirts of Srinagar.
  • Senior Sena MP Sanjay Raut said the characteristics of the 17th century Maratha king were in contrast to what was being projected by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). ...
    • Speaking to ANI, the woman alleged that an agent lured her with the promise of a lucrative job in Kuwait as a beautician.

      Channel NewsAsia World News

  • TAIPEI: Taiwan said on Thursday (Sep 27) its relationship with the Vatican is stable and it would be closely watching developments between China and the Vatican after a landmark deal...
  • In a remote corner of northwestern Spain, a small town has set itself the ultimate weight loss challenge: by early 2020, its residents must shed 100,000 kilos (220,500 pounds)...
    • SYDNEY: A row is raging over Australia's warming-damaged Great Barrier Reef, with firms worried that scientists' apocalyptic warnings are scaring visitors out of the water. Every...

      Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific News

  • The woman who started South Korea's #MeToo movement has a shy demeanour and a whispery voice, but Seo Ji-hyun's actions have had a resounding impact on the lives of her countrywomen...
  • TAIPEI: Taiwan said on Thursday (Sep 27) its relationship with the Vatican is stable and it would be closely watching developments between China and the Vatican after a landmark deal...
    • Wetlands, among the world's most valuable and biodiverse ecosystems, are disappearing at alarming speed amid urbanisation and agriculture shifts, conservationists said Thursday...

      Channel NewsAsia Front Page News

  • SINGAPORE: An 80-year-old man was killed in a road accident with a minibus along Woodlands Avenue 3 on Wednesday evening (Sep 26), said the police. The accident occurred while the...
  • Only one in 20 kids in the United States meets guidelines on sleep, exercise and screen time, and nearly a third are outside recommendations for all three, according to a study published...
    • The woman who started South Korea's #MeToo movement has a shy demeanour and a whispery voice, but Seo Ji-hyun's actions have had a resounding impact on the lives of her countrywomen...

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