Wednesday, June 12, 2019

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  Niskanen Center



  • Would a big increase in public jobs add value to the economy? The post The Economics of a Job Guarantee: Wage and Employment Effects appeared first on Niskanen Center...
  • Atop Democratic primary polls, Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden are re-igniting a debate about whether moderates are more electable. Are voters pushing the candidates to the extremes...

    • RSVP today! The post Upcoming Event: Recruiting, Retaining, and Capitalizing on Foreign Students at U.S. Universities appeared first on Niskanen Center...

    Competitive Enterprise Institute



  • Location: Russell Senate Office Building 2 Constitution Ave NE Washington, DC 20002 United StatesEvent Date: Google Outlook MAC/iOS Teaser: Join us for an expert panel discussion...
  • There are growing calls from both sides of the political aisle for government regulation of speech on social media platforms, but letting government dictate what is acceptable...

    • A California jury this week awarded a whopping $2 billion based on a couple's claim that glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s weed killer known as Roundup, caused their...

  • There is still much that can be done to prevent the worst, but even remainer optimists must accept the risk standsIt happened again. Parliament was offered a clear route to take back...
  • In the face of homophobic assaults and attacks on trans people, this isn’t a time for commercialised parades – but for rageHistory is but an unstoppable march towards freedom...

    • He charmed the Tory faithful with bluster but this launch was a policy-free performance from a man without qualitiesThe charm, the magic, the charisma were well polished – and this...

      CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public RSS



  • Authorities say eight people have been arrested following the early-morning rescue of two Canadian women who were abducted in Ghana last week.
  • An expert panel is calling for the federal government to work with the provinces and territories to create a single-payer pharmacare plan to cover every Canadian...

    • Disrespect was front and centre this week in the sports world following two sportsmanship controversies, one involving Toronto Raptors fans who mocked Kevin Durant’s Achilles...

      Tallbloke's Talkshop



  • Spurious virtue signalling trumps economics and even sanity in UK politics it seems. Belief in the empty box that is man-made climate change will be a massive and futile financial...
  • This tiny island near Madeira has an area of 16.28 square miles but gets a flying visit from the BBC’s leading climate alarm advocate Roger Harrabin, no doubt in a fuel-burning aeroplane...

    • Not what some might have imagined perhaps. Researchers found that temperature difference between the surface and the liquid was less important than ‘the difference in pressure...

  • The old logic of caste equations may not hold, and Mayawati may be trying to test that theory.
  • No Indian films at Cannes this year, but our stars were there for sure.

    • India is not just rising in power, but also in terms of self-confidence in its Dharmic civilisation.

    Zee News :Technology News



  • The upcoming iPhone XR 2 is also being speculated as coming with Apple's A13 processor made with a second generation 7nm process that would increase the battery performance, thus...
  • "Test flights (are) due to start from 2020 and plans for commercial operations (will) commence from 2023," Uber announced in a statement, reported Efe news. Dallas and Los Angeles...

    • Twitter only contacts users in-app or via an email sent from an @twitter.com email address. The platform never asks users to provide their password via email, Direct Message, or...

  • The study, commissioned by World Wildlife Fund (WWF), suggests that people are consuming about 2,000 tiny pieces of plastic every week -- amounting to about 21 grams a month, just...
  • Members of Auckland Council's Environment and Community Committee voted to join a growing community of cities around the world who have formally and publicly recognized the urgency...

    • Under the initiative, a cadre of 200 'Climate Smart Community Resource Persons' and over 100 young professionals will be trained, who will be expected to disseminate the practice...

  • 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.

  • "As Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi said in his latest campaign, 'Modi hai to mumkin hai,' or 'Modi makes it possible', I'm looking forward to exploring what's possible between our...
  • Police fired rubber bullets, tear gas and pepper spray in a series of skirmishes on Wednesday to clear demonstrators from the city`s legislature.

    • A 5-year-old boy who had crossed into Uganda from Congo died late on Tuesday, said Uganda`s health minister, Jane Ruth Aceng, and his family were now being monitored in isolation. ...

  • Indian Coast Guard, Navy, Army and Air Force units have been put on standby to deal with the impact of cyclone Vayu.
  • PM Modi will hold bilateral meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani...

    • "As Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi said in his latest campaign, 'Modi hai to mumkin hai,' or 'Modi makes it possible', I'm looking forward to exploring what's possible between our...

      Channel NewsAsia World News



  • Ecuador's highest court on Wednesday approved same-sex marriage in a landmark ruling in the traditionally Catholic and conservative South American country...
  • More than 3,200 workers at Chile's huge Chuquicamata copper mine plan to go on strike this week after union-management talks broke down, state-run miner Codelco -- the world's largest...

    • ANCHORAGE, Alaska: At least 60 dead seals have been discovered along beaches of the Bering Sea and Chukchi Sea in northwestern Alaska, and scientists are trying to determine what...

      Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific News



  • SHAH ALAM: Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Wednesday (Jun 12) described the spreading of sex videos allegedly linked to a minister as politically motivated. He said...
  • HONG KONG: Hong Kong was facing growing international pressure Thursday (Jun 13) over a controversial extradition Bill that has prompted violent street protests. Police used...

    • HONG KONG: Hong Kong authorities were shutting government offices in the city's financial district for the rest of the week after a day of violence over an extradition Bill that would...

      Channel NewsAsia Front Page News



  • Ecuador's highest court on Wednesday approved same-sex marriage in a landmark ruling in the traditionally Catholic and conservative South American country...
  • More than 3,200 workers at Chile's huge Chuquicamata copper mine plan to go on strike this week after union-management talks broke down, state-run miner Codelco -- the world's largest...

    • SHAH ALAM: Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Wednesday (Jun 12) described the spreading of sex videos allegedly linked to a minister as politically motivated. He said...

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