Sunday, August 25, 2019

25 August - iGoogle Portal - Tab 4


  • What if, instead of regulating the supply of credit, we reduced the demand? The post The Trade-Off between Social Insurance and Financialization: Is There a Better Way? appeared...
  • This season of debates might produce a television star, but voters' initial instincts may be hard to change. The post How Presidential Debates Influence Voters appeared first on...

    • How the U-Visa Unites Law Enforcement and Immigrant Communities for Public Safety The post Immigration Policy Brief: The ‘Law and Order Visa’ appeared first on Niskanen Center...

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  • Center-for-Energy-Environment.png  On August 22nd, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) released a 14,000-word plan to implement the Green New Deal—a detailed blueprint to “avert...
  • climate temperature.PNG  The Washington Post ran a long, complicated story by four reporters on August 14th headlined “Extreme climate change is here.” On the upper left...

    • On news that China plans to raise tariffs on Sep. 1 and Dec. 15, respectively, in retaliation for President Trump's recent increase, Competitive Enterprise Institute senior fellow...

  • It’s not leaving the EU without a deal but jitters in parliament afterwards that the prime minister should worry aboutAre you ready for a no-deal Brexit? Have you stockpiled enough...
  • The film is 50, and the debate is on about its motives. But growing up, I hankered after images of other gay men, however they were treatedMidnight Cowboy moseys into UK cinemas again...

    • Opinions are polarised over the reaction in Berlin and Paris to the PM’s Brexit gambitOn an unfavourable day, viewing Brexit-era Britain from the outside is like watching a goldfish...

      CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public RSS



  • Justin Trudeau met face-to-face with U.S. President Donald Trump today on the margins of the G7 summit in France, where the two were expected to discus trade and economic issues amid...
  • A new book arriving on the eve of the federal election campaign is offering policy geeks a comprehensive take on whether Justin Trudeau lived up to his 2015 vows...

    • Two newlyweds from Texas were killed in a car crash only minutes after their marriage was made official.

  • H/T The Global Warming Policy Forum (GWPF) Germany looks set to win the title of biggest punter in the climate gambling game. Believing in failing climate models and alarmist propaganda...
  • Somehow this apparently innocuous non-problem has to be hyped up into a crisis of epic proportions. To help achieve this, an army of climate spin doctors is always on hand to attempt...

    • The long-term consequences of exchanging on-demand for unpredictable power generation are not hard to figure out. But political leaders in some countries prefer to ignore such...
    • India has been in a state of dejection and self-denial over Kashmir since Independence.

  • The company also aims to ensure that ads continue to be relevant for the users.
  • With Tamil action-drama film #Viswasam grabbing the top spot, the trend reflected the rise of regional entertainment on Twitter.

    • Apple's upcoming iPhone 11 line-up is also expected to feature company's new A13 chip.

  • The technology not only detects the early spread of cancer but doctors say it can also speed up the cancer detection process.
  • Scientists at the city’s NCCR identified that the phenomenon was caused by the millions of a micro-plankton that is known as ‘sea sparkle’ or ‘noctiluca scintillans’...

    • Taking to Twitter, ISRO also said that the Mare Orientale basin and Apollo craters were identified in the picture. "Take a look at the first Moon image captured by Chandrayaan 2 #VikramLander...

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with the new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the sidelines of the G7 summit in France on Sunday. This is the first meet between...
  • PM Modi has met Trump once earlier this year - at the G20 summit in Osaka.

    • Imran had made a major faux pas when he had made the statement on Germany and Japan during his visit to Tehran earlier in 2019.

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with the new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the sidelines of the G7 summit in France on Sunday. This is the first meet between...
  • PM Modi has met Trump once earlier this year - at the G20 summit in Osaka.

    • An untoward incident soured the festival of Janmashtami for a 32-year-old govinda, when he slipped during the Dahi Handi revelry on Monday in Gujarat's Surat and fractured both his...

      Channel NewsAsia World News



  • WASHINGTON: Joe Walsh, a conservative former US congressman turned talk show host, on Sunday (Aug 25) became the second Republican to challenge President Donald Trump for the...
  • BEIRUT: Lebanon condemned an Israeli "aggression" on Sunday (Aug 25) after two drones targeted the Beirut stronghold of the Iran-backed Shiite group Hezbollah, warning of further...

    • ON BOARD THE OCEAN VIKING: At the height of Sudan's Darfur war in 2004 - then the world's worst conflict - an American nurse tended to a baby injured in the leg. Fifteen years later...

      Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific News



  • JOHOR BAHRU: Strong winds over the past few days caused a forest fire at Kampung Pekajang in Iskandar Puteri to spread to a new area of 98 hectares on Sunday (Aug 25), more than the 16...
  • HONG KONG: A Hong Kong police officer fired at least one gunshot Sunday (Aug 25), the first time a live round has been used during three months of protests. Violent clashes broke out...

    • A proposal to strengthen protection for mako sharks, hunted for their meat and fins, was adopted Sunday by 102 countries at the CITES global wildlife trade summit in Geneva...

      Channel NewsAsia Front Page News



  • WASHINGTON: Joe Walsh, a conservative former US congressman turned talk show host, on Sunday (Aug 25) became the second Republican to challenge President Donald Trump for the...
  • GOTHENBURG, Sweden: South African Erik van Rooyen birdied the final hole to grab his maiden European Tour title by beating Matthew Fitzpatrick by one shot at the Scandinavian Invitational...

    • There will be no shortage of big-name players in action when the U.S. Open begins on Monday but the talk around New York for days has centred around the marquee matchup between Serena...

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