Friday, September 27, 2019

27 September - iGoogle Portal - Tab 4


  • The essential values that Lincoln espoused remain as relevant today, as they were during the agony of the Civil War and its aftermath. They need to be restored as the core of the party...
  • The Niskanen Center applauds Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1), Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Scott Peters (CA-52), and Francis Rooney (FL-19) for their new proposal: Modernizing...
    • Republicans have gained a lot of electoral ground in the states, while building an impressive infrastructure of conservative organizations to push policy rightward. But have they...

    Competitive Enterprise Institute

  • A Washington State couple today challenged as unconstitutional a part of the 2017 tax reform law known as the Mandatory Repatriation Tax. This provision taxes U.S. citizens on certain...
  • A Washington State couple challenged as unconstitutional a part of the 2017 tax reform law known as the Mandatory Repatriation Tax. This provision taxes U.S. citizens on certain...
    • Orlando, Florida was not widely known to the public as a hub of automotive innovation. But in July, more than 1,000 researchers and developers joined throngs of tourists at a large...
  • Dominic Cummings wants a ‘people v parliament’ election. But what happens afterwards? You, then, are ‘parliament’Drawn increasingly into darkness and rage, the UK government...
  • Though the impeachment announcement and supreme court judgment are welcome, there are dangers ahead for progressivesSince 2016, Britain and the United States have grappled with...
    • I fear Boris Johnson will use political chicanery to bypass the anti-no-deal Brexit law. Time for parliament to show its strengthAt the moment, our country is more unsettled, more...

      CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public RSS

  • Climate change is an international emergency and political leaders across the globe -- including Canada -- aren’t doing enough to confront the crisis, Swedish teen activist Greta...
  • Accused Toronto van attacker Alek Minassian suggests that a lack of attention from women is what pushed him to take action.
    • More than a year after the deadly Toronto van attack, CTVNews.ca looks back at the 10 victims who included a great-grandmother who loved the Toronto Blue Jays, a chef, a single mother...
  • Obsessing about tiny percentages of trace gases in the atmosphere may be a popular sport in some quarters these days, but it’s an unproductive one. Political and corporate leaders...
  • That’s what you may get for years of government climate fearmongering, followed by trying to cosy up to the narrow-minded junior climate fanatics it has generated. These same governments...
    • Originally posted on PA Pundits - International: By Paul Driessen ~ The full-court press is on for climate chaos disaster and renewable energy salvation. CNN recently hosted a seven-hour...
    • India has been in a state of dejection and self-denial over Kashmir since Independence.
  • Entering the Indian TV market with a bang, Chinese tech company OnePlus on Thursday launched "India-first" 55-inch Android TV in two variants -- both with 4K QLED display -- starting...
  • Google, the most visited website in the world, was founded by two Ph.D. students Sergey Brin and Larry Page in 1998 at Stanford University in California...
    • For the first time since Huawei was placed on the backlist in May, American semiconductor giant Qualcomm Inc. has resumed trade with the Chinese tech giant...
  • The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) informed it is possible that the Vikram lander of Chandrayaan-2 is hiding in a shadow on the lunar surface after it had a hard...
  • A national-level committee is now analysing what really went wrong with the lander said Sivan. He said after the committees submit the report, the ISRO might work on the future plan. ...
    • Extreme sea level events including flooding, that used to occur once in every 100 years will strike every year on many low-lying areas by 2050, revealed a United Nations report of the...
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan addressed the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Friday.
  • After Pakistan Prime Minister launched anti-India rhetoric and warned of a potential nuclear war amid escalated tensions between the neighbouring countries, India has decided...
    • Prime Minister Narendra Modi invoked three-millennia old Tamil poet and philosopher Kaniyan Poongundranar to highlight the essence of Indian unity in diversity and emphasise...
  • PM Modi urged the international community to unite in the fight against terrorism and talked about the steps being taken by India to fight climate change...
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan addressed the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Friday.
    • After Pakistan Prime Minister launched anti-India rhetoric and warned of a potential nuclear war amid escalated tensions between the neighbouring countries, India has decided...

      Channel NewsAsia World News

  • Representatives from around 195 countries meet in Poland from Dec. 2-14 to agree on the rules of a landmark climate pact. Decades of climate talks have spawned a host of acronyms and...
  • WASHINGTON: House Democrats subpoenaed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for Ukraine-related documents on Friday (Sep 27) as they plunged into an impeachment probe of President...
    • The little town of Guyra in eastern Australia lies next to a freshwater lagoon just half a day's drive from Sydney, but its drinking water is due to run dry in 400 days' time...

      Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific News

  • PALU, Indonesia: One year since Indonesia’s Palu was hit by a triple whammy of a 7.4-magnitude earthquake, a tsunami and soil liquefaction, roughly 700 people are still listed...
  • In the final part of a series looking at Thailand's changing relationship with its elephants, CNA visited a park where abused, neglected and elderly elephants can taste freedom...
    • In the second part of a series looking at Thailand's changing relationship with its elephants, CNA investigated how the animals are trained to perform unnatural acts in shows for...

      Channel NewsAsia Front Page News

  • The McLaren Formula One team will go back to using Mercedes engines from the 2021 season, the BBC reported on Friday.
  • PALU, Indonesia: One year since Indonesia’s Palu was hit by a triple whammy of a 7.4-magnitude earthquake, a tsunami and soil liquefaction, roughly 700 people are still listed...
    • Travel can involve hiccups like a misrepresented property or a destination that pales to the hype. The key is taking the snafus in stride.

    No comments: