Niskanen Center
Oil Companies Should be Held Accountable for Climate Change 15 hours ago
Why would a think tank chock-full of libertarian expats represent local governments in a lawsuit against oil companies? Because we take property rights and the rule of law seriously...
Mark Zuckerberg and the Crossing of Silicon Valley’s Rubicon 5 days ago
For Facebook, the social media landscape, and the Internet more broadly, the regulatory die is cast. The post Mark Zuckerberg and the Crossing of Silicon Valley’s Rubicon appeared...
A Balanced Budget Amendment Takes a Good Idea and Stands it on its Head 6 days ago
Fiscal rules are good, but the proposed balanced budget amendment would destabilize the economy. The post A Balanced Budget Amendment Takes a Good Idea and Stands it on its Head appeared...
Competitive Enterprise Institute
CEI Experts Respond to Supreme Court Hearing on Internet Sales Tax in Wayfair Case 18 hours ago
Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) Associate Director of the Center for Technology and Innovation Jessica Melugin responded to today’s Supreme Court argument in South...
AUDIO: Ryan Radia Discusses Increased Regulation of the Tech Sector On CNBC 2 days ago
Research Fellow and Regulatory Counsel, Ryan Radia, recently joined Power Lunch on CNBC to discuss calls for increased regulation of the tech sector. Date: Monday, April 16...
CEI Commends Court Ruling Against PETA in Monkey Business Case 4 days ago
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)'s motion to dismiss and vacate a district court's ruling that only...
Opinion | The Guardian
What is the Commonwealth if not the British Empire 2.0? | Afua Hirsch 16 hours ago
While Britain is proud of the institution, its black and brown people are regarded with contemptCongratulations must go this week to Prince Charles, who has overcome some really...
The shameful Windrush saga has struck fear into EU nationals’ hearts | Tanja Bueltmann 20 hours ago
The government has shown itself to be incompetent and untrustworthy. EU citizens in the UK are in danger tooWhen even the Daily Mail – usually the anti-immigration cheerleader...
Here’s another job for migrants in Britain – taking on the City’s greed | Aditya Chakrabortty 5 hours ago
A small union standing up for low-paid cleaners has set its sights on a corporate colossus, and its patronage of Tate ModernLate last Saturday afternoon, and the queue is growing outside...
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Bank of Canada to make interest rate announcement 2 hours ago
The Bank of Canada will decide today whether to continue raising interest rates, and will issue its latest predictions for the Canadian economy.
CIA director Pompeo met with North Korea's Kim Jong Un: U.S. officials 8 hours ago
CIA Director Mike Pompeo recently travelled to North Korea to meet with leader Kim Jong Un, two officials told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Secret watchdog report warned of 'undue pressure' from CSIS on detainees an hour ago
Newly disclosed documents show a top secret federal report - kept under wraps for over a decade - criticized Canada's spy agency for shortcomings as its members increasingly travelled...
Tallbloke's Talkshop
ANTARCTICA : It’s Time We Had That Talk 21 hours ago
Originally posted on Climatism: The Ross Ice Shelf is Freezing, Not Melting. Which Is Weird | Popular Mechanics IT’S time for “the talk.” You know, the one we’ve been putting...
Coal boom: India slashes plans for new nuclear reactors by two thirds 2 days ago
A big vote of no confidence in the Paris climate agreement, by the world’s second most populous country. Political reality comes first: coal is much cheaper than nuclear. India...
Resolving misconceptions about the Nikolov and Zeller universal theory of climate 2 days ago
We’ve been having a good knockabout on twitter with Patrick Moore concerning Ned and Karl’s Pressure-Insolation theory; their discovery that a simple formula using surface...
Catallaxy Files
“Without me, they wouldn’t be discussing anything” an hour ago
Stormy Daniels is still news, but this barely raises a ripple: US and North Korea holding ‘extremely high level’ talks ahead of Trump’s meeting with Kim Jong-un. “We have...
I know just what he means 21 hours ago
This is by Roger McGough where I found it reprinted in The Oxford Book of Comic Verse Survivor EVERYDAY I think about dying. About disease, starvation...
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Akshaya Tritiya 2018: Allocate upto 15% of total portfolio on gold 6 hours ago
Rajeev Kapoor, Vice President, Trustline, shared his views on impact on gold amidst heightened geo-political tension, investment and the prospects of returns in gold...
Vantage Point - Justice vs pettiness in Kathua rape case: Why we need to separate good politics from the bad 18 hours ago
The 8-year-old rape victim represents five layers of the underprivileged in India.
Vantage Point - Caste, communists, cinema, Cauvery: Why BJP cannot jump easily over the C factors in southern India 8 days ago
The southern states are miles ahead or miles away from most of BJP's pet poll planks: national security, law and order, Hindutva and the fight against corruption...
Zee News :Technology News
Motorola opens 60 'Moto Hubs' in Madhya Pradesh 25 minutes ago
Additionally, the Lenovo-owned brand also announced the opening of 50 new Moto Hubs in Mumbai and 25 Moto Hub stores in Kolkata, respectively.
Huawei predicts 100 billion Internet connections globally by 2025 25 minutes ago
Last month, Huawei showcased DS7 -- the first car featuring "Huawei Connect Car Solution" -- at the Eco-Partner Conference in China.
Huawei to launch end-to-end 5G solution later this year 25 minutes ago
In February, Huawei and telecom services provider Bharti Airtel announced to have successfully conducted 5G network trial under a test set-up in India...
Zee News :Zee News - Health
Have high BP? Listen to classical music after taking medicine 4 hours ago
Music enhances the beneficial effects of medication a short time after it is taken to control high blood pressure, showed the findings published in the journal Scientific Reports...
Consuming raw fruit, veggies boosts mental health: Study 4 hours ago
A new study has found that eating raw fruit and vegetables such as kiwis, bananas, apples and dark leafy greens may lower symptoms of depression and improve mental health, more than...
Parental diet, obesity before conception affects child's health 5 hours ago
A new study showed that smoking, high alcohol and caffeine intake, diet, obesity and malnutrition in either or both parents, potentially increases a child's lifelong risk of heart...
Zee News :Sci-Tech
Spaceflight may harm muscles of astronauts: Study 39 minutes ago
The inactivity of astronauts during spaceflights presents a significant risk to their muscles, according to a study which simulated the impact of low gravity environments such...
India, China account for more than half of world's air pollution deaths: Study 2 hours ago
Air pollution has been linked to higher rates of cancer, stroke and heart disease, as well as chronic respiratory conditions like asthma.
World's second-largest Banyan tree on saline drips, 'crutches' for support 8 hours ago
The tree has been suffering from a major termite infestation and is now being injected with a special saline drip to rejuvenate it.
Zee News :South asia
Six-year-old girl raped, murdered in Pakistan's Karachi, sparks outrage and protests 18 hours ago
The six-year-old girl had gone missing on Sunday and her body was later found in the bushes in Manghopir.
Gunman shoots at house of Pakistan Supreme Court judge 3 days ago
Opposition leader Imran Khan, who was central to starting legal proceedings against Sharif, suggested there may have been a political motive for the shooting to "pressurise" the...
Man tries to hijack Beijing-bound Air China flight with pen, forces plane to make emergency landing in Zhengzhou 3 days ago
According to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), a man on board tried to hijack the flight with a pen.
Zee News :World
PM arrives in UK, to attend bilateral meetings: Here's his schedule 3 hours ago
Modi is set for a packed day of official engagements on Wednesday, starting with his bilateral meeting with British Prime Minister Theresa May at 10 Downing Street...
CIA chief holds secret meet with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un 4 hours ago
President Donald Trump gave his blessing to talks aimed at formally ending the Korean War in a series of diplomatic revelations Tuesday, as reports said CIA director Mike Pompeo had...
Trade with India more than doubled, want level-playing field for US companies: Trump official 6 hours ago
Wells said the US-India ties were strong enough to weather the occasional storm of disagreements over trade and economic issues.
Zee News :India National
International conspiracy to hit Indian economy: Akhilesh Yadav on cash crunch in 10 hours
Akhilesh Yadav asked if the cash was being held back on the directions of the government.
1993 Mumbai blasts death row convict Tahir Merchant dies in 10 hours
According to police, Merchant had arranged the finance for the blasts, and was also linked to conspirators Tiger Memon and Dawood Ibrahim.
Shameful that cases like Kathua rape happen even 70 years after independence: President Ram Nath Kovind in 10 hours
President Kovind said it is our responsibility to ensure such a thing does not happen to any girl or woman.
Channel NewsAsia World News
Top French university Sciences Po blocked by students an hour ago
The main entrance to the prestigious French university Sciences Po in Paris was blocked on Wednesday after students opposed to President Emmanuel Macron's education reforms occupied...
No Brexit deal without Ireland solution: EU's Tusk an hour ago
Britain must come up with a solution for the Irish border after Brexit or there will be no divorce deal or transition period, EU President Donald Tusk warned on Wednesday...
South Korea says discussing peace deal with North Korea ahead of summit 2 hours ago
South Korea said on Wednesday it is considering how to change a decades-old armistice with North Korea into a peace agreement, as U.S. officials confirmed an unprecedented top-level...
Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific News
Malaysian critic slammed for 60kg fashion show comment an hour ago
KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian fashion critic sparked uproar Wednesday (Apr 18) after saying people weighing more than 60kg should not attend fashion shows as other guests would find...
Gunmen kidnap Afghan election staff, burn voter documents 2 hours ago
Gunmen have attacked a voter registration centre in Afghanistan, kidnapping five people, including three election employees, and destroying documents, officials said Wednesday...
China fights big smog with big air purifier an hour ago
China has a found a novel way to tackle its massive air pollution problem: Putting up a giant air purifier the size of an industrial smokestack in the middle of a smog-plagued city...
Channel NewsAsia Front Page News
Asian markets rise as Wall St, North Korea provide positive lead 9 minutes ago
Shares in top Chinese manufacturing companies plunged on Wednesday (Apr 18) after Beijing announced plans to phase out ownership limits for foreign automakers, shipbuilders and...
Top Japanese bureaucrat resigns after allegation of sexual harassment 16 minutes ago
Japan's top finance bureaucrat resigned on Wednesday, Finance Minister Taro Aso said, after a weekly magazine reported that he had sexually harassed several female reporters...
Airlines inspecting Boeing 737 engines after fatal Southwest incident 14 minutes ago
SINGAPORE: Some major customers of Boeing Co's popular 737 jets including Korean Air Lines Co Ltd said on Wednesday (Apr 18) they were inspecting engines of the type that blew apart...
The Sydney Morning Herald articles
Sculptures by the Three Sisters 13 minutes ago
Sculptures on display at Scenic World in the Blue Mountains.
Best of the world in pictures 34 minutes ago
The best photos from around the world chosen by Fairfax photo editors.
'Absolutely putrid': Fishermen hunt source of foul smell around Perth's southern beaches an hour ago
"He took them home, went to cook them – and excuse the language – but when he cracked them open they looked like sh-t".
The Sydney Morning Herald articles
The uncomfortable truth about a conflicted and unconvincing James Comey 32 minutes ago
In a book filled with carefully-crafted displays of self-flagellation, the former FBI director makes one remarkable admission.
China's live fire drill a 'red line' in Taiwan Strait 2 hours ago
Chinese media says military drills are designed to 'deter separatists', as Taiwanese president travels overseas.
Gallery: The best photos from around the world 2 hours ago
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our Picture Editors.
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