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  Niskanen Center




  • Quick hits on the border, USCIS processing, and the new White House plan. The post BI-WEEKLY BRIEF: THREE MIGRATION TAKEAWAYS appeared first on Niskanen Center...
  • Obamacare substantially increased American health coverage, but now some states and the Trump administration are acting to curtail benefits. Do Obamacare exchanges and Medicaid...

    • The Conrad 30 program waives a requirement for doctors on the J-1 visa to return to their home country for a minimum of three years after completing their residency. Instead, they can...

    Competitive Enterprise Institute



  • On behalf of the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), we are pleased to submit the following comments on the Department of Labor’s (DOL) proposed rule on Defining and Delimiting...
  • The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) today petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its appeal of CEI v. Michael Mann. At issue is criticism of Mann’s climate hockey stick...

    • View Full Document as PDF Dear Chair Schakowsky, Ranking Member McMorris Rodgers, and members of the Subcommittee, Thank you for the opportunity to supplement the record of your...

  • Corbyn’s attempt to unite leave and remain was right. But a people’s vote may be the only solution to the Tories’ toxic messTo be a Brexit pragmatist has become an increasingly...
  • The left must fight the no-deal crash-out pushed by the Brexit party leader, which could tip millions more into povertyBy any yardstick, the European election results were remarkable...

    • It was a great night for Italy’s rightwing strongman Matteo Salvini, while German Greens led the challenge to Merkel Continue reading...

      CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public RSS



  • An Ontario family that ended up with a baby they didn't plan for after a mishandled sterilization procedure is suing their hospital and doctors for $800,000, claiming the cost of raising...
  • Toronto Police have arrested a 31-year-old man in connection with a hit-and-run incident that left a four-year-old boy in critical condition.

    • Former ministers Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott will be running for re-election in the fall federal campaign as independent candidates, though have both cited an intent...

      Tallbloke's Talkshop



  • Very unlikely to be offered one, but with a big win in the European elections the Brexit Party leader has a point – and probably a pint too. One report says he will be ‘the head of the...
  • The aim here is to show a Lucas number based pattern in five rows of synodic data, then add in a note on Mercury as well. There’s also a strong Fibonacci number element to this, as shown...

    • Originally posted on Spaceweather.com: May 24, 2019: In November 2032, Earth will pass through the Taurid Swarm, a cloud of debris from Comet 2P/Encke that makes brilliant fireballs...

  • “She asked for it”.
  • Most of our film personalities are atrociously ignorant on political matters.

    • There should be controversy over the capabilities of the Indian Navy and Coast Guard instead.

    Zee News :Technology News



  • Currently, Alexa-enabled devices do not understand commands when the wake word is spoken in the middle or end of the sentence.
  • Other apps like Instagram and TikTok already let users add music to their content.

    • Google unveiled its Cloud gaming service at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in March.

  • Scientists say they have uncovered the oldest meteorite collection on Earth's surface in Chile's Atacama Desert, allowing them to reconstruct the rate of falling meteorites over...
  • RISAT-2B weighs 615 kg and has a mission life of five years.

    • Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) PSLV-C46 carrying earth observation satellite RISAT-2B lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on Wednesday...

  • At the very local level, people who critique CPEC are often labelled as terrorists, said researcher Shamila Chaudhary, who served in the previous Obama Administration...
  • The nature of the explosion is yet to be ascertained.

    • A series of deadly explosions on Sunday killed over 200 dead in Sri Lanka. 

  • One young schoolgirl was killed and at least 12 others were injured in a stabbing at a bus stop just outside the Japanese capital, Tokyo, on Tuesday, national broadcaster NHK cited...
  • In a preliminary vote, parliament decided to dissolve itself. In order to disperse and set an election date, legislators would still have to hold a final vote, likely to take place...

    • The head cleric of the local mosque, Maulvi Ishaq Nohri, filed the complaint with the police alleging that the doctor had torn pages of a holy book and wrapped medicines in them. ...

  • The Congress ministers and MLAs also said that accountability must be fixed and those responsible for party's disastrous performance in Rajasthan must face action...
  • The chief minister also announced his ministers and MLAs, including himself, will use Scorpio vehicles instead of Fortuner SUVs which were being used by the elected representatives...

    • The security personnel were out on special operations when the blast took place.

  • WELLINGTON: Releasing what it said were key details of Thursday's budget, New Zealand's main opposition party slammed the government for "all spin and no substance" in its highly-anticipated...
  • ON BOARD JS KAGA, Japan: US President Donald Trump said Tuesday (May 28) that Americans "stand with the people of Japan" after a mass stabbing attack south of Tokyo in which two people...

    • TOKYO: President Donald Trump bid farewell Tuesday (May 28) to Japan's Emperor Naruhito and flew to a US naval base to wrap up a symbolism-laden state visit reaffirming Washington's...

      Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific News



  • ZHENGZHOU, China: For the last decade, the city of Zhengzhou has been getting a taste of the Chinese dream. Fuelled by investment, including large subsidies from the central government...
  • GERMANTOWN: In May 1989, Wang Dan was 20 years old. With a megaphone held up to his thin face, which was in part masked by his large glasses, he rallied the pro-democracy crowds in Beijing's...

    • U.S. President Donald Trump's comment signalling an announcement on trade in August probably reflected his hope for quick progress in negotiations, Japan's Economy Minister Toshimitsu...

  • Microsoft Corp and Facebook Inc have agreed to help boost the security of Canada's October election by removing fake accounts and cracking down on bots, a top government official...
  • GERMANTOWN: In May 1989, Wang Dan was 20 years old. With a megaphone held up to his thin face, which was in part masked by his large glasses, he rallied the pro-democracy crowds in Beijing's...

    • SINGAPORE: In the first case of its kind in Singapore, a company was charged with flying an unmanned aircraft outdoors without a permit. The Singapore branch of civil engineering...

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