Monday, March 11, 2019

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  • Tim Wu's new book uses the specter of fascism to advance a policy agenda that simply doesn't follow from the facts. The post Tim Wu’s Bad History: Big Business and the Rise of Fascism...
  • A new report on the Bennet-Brown child allowance. The post The American Family Act — A Roadmap To End Child Poverty appeared first on Niskanen Center...

    • An explanation of the 9th Circuit's decision and how it may impact review of asylum claims. The post Opening the Door to Judicial Review of Removal Orders appeared first on Niskanen...

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  • President Trump’s budget submitted to Congress today contains an ill-advised tax on e-cigarettes. CEI Senior Fellow Michelle Minton says such a tax would do less to improve public...
  • View Full Document as PDF View Regulatory Comments on Volcker Rule Relief Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: As conservative and free-market organizations concerned with reducing red...

    • View Full Document as PDF View CEI Led Coalition Letter in Support of Volcker Rule Relief Re: Proposed Revisions to Restrictions on Proprietary Trading and Certain Interests in...

  • The PM’s desperate dash to Strasbourg will ultimately solve nothing. The only way to bring closure is to remainBring on the mayhem, roll on the waves of chaos, let Brexit and its conflicted...
  • Australians want the UK to do well. But there’s no way free trade with us or others can make up for the hit of leaving the EU • Kevin Rudd is a former prime minister of AustraliaI’m...

    • The MP was criticised after a recent interview and photoshoot. This discussion about class is beyond tedious – and vastly hypocriticalI am not so much angry with the working class...

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  • Eighteen Canadians were killed when an Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all 157 aboard. It was on en route to Nairobi, Kenya...
  • Canada's major airlines are being inundated on social media with questions about the safety of their fleet in the wake of the fatal Ethiopian Airlines crash on Sunday...

    • A scorpion stung a passenger on an Air Transat flight from Toronto to Calgary two weeks ago, in what the airline is calling 'an extremely rare situation.'...

  • How about a ban on endless international climate conferences that lead to hundreds of flights – including many long-haul – but produce little of value, ‘to save emissions’?...
  • In which we are informed that the Maunder Minimum was ‘an incident’, warming is due to ‘climate change’, and solar cycle 25 may not start until 2020. Some fear that we could...

    • Originally posted on PA Pundits - International: Joe Bastardi  ~      I went to school with a lot of great forecasters. One of them was Scott Chesner, who is an on-air meteorologist...

  • The wisdom of the Supreme Court judges likely lies in understanding the shades of grey that lie between shades of saffron and green.
  • Many other stars have agreed to avoid kissing on screen after getting married.

    • Is there a conspiracy behind the peace campaign?

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  • The Apple technology would put end-to-end encryption to a phone's unique ID, thus inhibiting the use of "Stingray" boxes used to track users' locations...
  • It remains unclear what products were covered under the agreement.

    • Is it worth spending close to Rs 2 lakh on this? Let's find out.

  • Up until the last decade, scientists thought the Moon was arid, with any water existing mainly as pockets of ice in permanently shaded craters near the poles...
  • The patient became the second man in the world to be cleared of AIDS virus.

    • As the Sun streams protons to the Moon, they found, those particles interact with electrons in the lunar surface, making hydrogen (H) atoms.

  • The cricketer-turned politician's net income in the year 2015 was 3.56 crore Pakistani rupees, it dropped sharply to Rs1.29 crore in 2016 and further down to Rs 0.47 crore in the year...
  • The images were taken on February 22 by imaging company DigitalGlobe.

    • FATF requires Pakistan to take more concrete action against banned outfits.

  • The “enormous” solar storm is believed to have stuck the ancient Earth around 2,600 years ago.
  • Brexiteers in May`s party accuse her of surrendering to the EU and it was not clear if the assurances she agreed would be enough to win over the 116 additional lawmakers she needs turn...

    • Just 18 days before the United Kingdom is due to leave the EU, there is still no ratified divorce deal and talks with the bloc stalled over the weekend...

  • Attacking the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance, she said that the previous government denied benefits to the "martyrs" of paramilitary forces for years but the Narendra...
  • As per the election commission, Lok Sabha polls will be held in seven phases from April 11.

    • In a statement, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said interim safety measures are being taken with inputs available at this stage.

      Channel NewsAsia World News



  • PARIS: A number of countries have grounded Boeing's 737 MAX 8 medium-haul workhorse jet in response to an Ethiopian Airlines crash on Sunday (Mar 10) that killed all 157 people...
  • Boeing Co confirmed late on Monday it will deploy a software upgrade to the 737 MAX 8, a few hours after the Federal Aviation Administration said it would mandate "design changes" in...

    • SAO PAULO: Brazilian airline Gol announced on Monday (Mar 11) it was grounding its Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft following the Ethiopian Airlines crash involving the same model that left...

      Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific News



  • PARIS: A number of countries have grounded Boeing's 737 MAX 8 medium-haul workhorse jet in response to an Ethiopian Airlines crash on Sunday (Mar 10) that killed all 157 people...
  • WASHINGTON: A possible summit between President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping remains up in the air as negotiators try to resolve the two massive economies'...

    • For the first time in nearly five years, Thailand will leave the military rule for democracy. Here is what you need to know about the Thai election on Mar 24 and the political game that...

      Channel NewsAsia Front Page News



  • SINGAPORE: Singapore's aviation regulator has ordered the temporary suspension of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft into and out of the country, it said on Tuesday (Mar 12). "The Civil...
  • An inquest into The Prodigy frontman's death has now been opened and adjourned for a full hearing by a coroner.

    • The new album, Persona, marks the beginning of their new chapter, Map Of The Soul.

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