Sunday, September 08, 2019

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  Niskanen Center



  • In addition to compiling and summarizing relevant materials for use by attorneys on staff, the RA will help develop and pursue the relevant department’s policy agenda through...

  • Trump’s Duplicitous Justification for Lowering Refugees Admissions

    3 days ago
  • The administration cannot use foreign aid programs as an excuse to lower the refugee cap — especially when those aid programs are more fiction than fact. The post Trump’s Duplicitous...

  • Job Opening: Major Gifts Officer

    11 days ago

    • The MGO will help design, develop, and implement the major gift program and related events, and will be responsible for managing and cultivating relationships with prospects to...

    Competitive Enterprise Institute



  • Today, the Centers for Disease Control put out a dire warning against use of e-cigarettes in the aftermath of a spate of recent lung illnesses associated with use of THC-containing...

  • Tech Antitrust Probes Good Politics for State AGs, but Terrible for Consumers

    2 days ago
  • According to reports, a group of state attorneys general are planning to launch antitrust probes into Facebook and Alphabet’s Google division. New York AG Leticia James announced...

  • GSE Reform Proposal a Positive Step Towards Reducing Government Role in Housing Finance

    3 days ago

    • The Treasury Department today released a proposal aimed at reforming Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, both Government Sponsored Entities or "GSEs." According to the proposal, the agency...

      Opinion | The Guardian



  • Johnson’s risky tactics may be working, according to the polls. But he will come to regret his purge of the moderatesConviction often has its own contagious energy. When Dominic...

  • Like Macbeth, Johnson is too stepped in blood to turn back. Where next? | Andrew Rawnsley

    20 hours ago
  • He has lost control of Brexit, parliament and election timing. Resigning may soon look like his least worst optionBecause Boris Johnson has such a notoriously casual relationship...

  • Mugabe’s death can be the start of Zimbabwe’s healing process | Petina Gappah

    12 hours ago

    • His successor must address corruption and human rights abuses and engage with the millions who feel disenfranchisedZimbabwe’s founding leader, Robert Gabriel Mugabe, has died...

      CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public RSS



  • Dorian weakened below hurricane force Sunday moving toward Newfoundland and Labrador as word came down that parts of Nova Scotia might not see their electricity service restored...

  • This is what Nova Scotia looks like post-Dorian

    14 hours ago
  • With maximum recorded winds of 145 km/h, Dorian hit much of the Maritimes at hurricane strength, leaving a wide trail of devastation.

  • Dorian sets sights on Newfoundland and Labrador; threat remains in Maritimes

    16 hours ago

    • Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remained without power Sunday morning as Dorian roared toward Newfoundland and Labrador.

      Tallbloke's Talkshop



  • The contention here is that in the time taken for 14 lunar nodal cycles, the difference between the number of Saros eclipse cycles and lunar apsidal cycles (i.e the number of ‘beats’...

  • E-bike grumbles echo in the Bavarian Alps

    17 hours ago
  • Are power-assisted e-bikers on walking trails ‘cheating’ and/or a hazard to walkers? How many is too many? Robert Werner and his wife Ursula usually make time to say a friendly...

  • NASA quip: ‘Honey I Shrunk the Planetary System’

    2 days ago

    • The headline was NASA’s joke about both the size and the short orbit periods (all less than two days) of the three planets in the Kepler-42 system. The discovery of this system dates...

    Zee News :Zee News - Blog


    • India has been in a state of dejection and self-denial over Kashmir since Independence.

    Zee News :Technology News



  •  Samsung said 5G and IoT will connect phones with TVs and kitchens to transform everyday lifestyles.

  • Google Pixel 4 to come with 90Hz refresh rate display

    3 days ago
  • Pixel 4 device would not feature any front-firing speakers like the previous Pixel models.

  • Google brings Assistant Ambient Mode for phones, tablets

    3 days ago

    • Ambient Mode will be available on the upcoming Lenovo Smart Tab M8 HD and Lenovo Yoga Smart Tab, Nokia 7.2 and 6.2, Google said.

    Zee News :Sci-Tech



  • ISRO chairman K Sivan said 90 to 95 per cent of the mission objectives have been accomplished.

  • Chandrayaan-2 lunar mission continues, 'cutting-edge science' expected from Orbiter

    2 days ago
  • The Orbiter is still in contact with ISRO and will beam back critical information.

  • Chandrayaan-2 and the other moon missions the world has been on, here's a recap

    2 days ago

    • Chandrayaan-2 was just 2.1 km away from the moon surface, the communication from the Lander to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) control room was lost. The Rs 978 crore...

    Zee News :World



  • Trump on Saturday announced that he was calling off the peace negotiations with the Taliban and cancelled a "secret meeting" with the group`s representatives at Camp David in the...

  • Zimbabwe plans Mugabe's funeral and burial on September 14

    10 hours ago
  • Robert Mugabe had dominated Zimbabwean politics for almost four decades from independence in 1980 until he was removed by his own army in a November 2017 coup...

  • India-Pakistan clash on Kashmir issue likely at 42nd session of UNHRC

    10 hours ago

    • Pakistan plans to rake up the Kashmir issue at UNHRC meet in Geneva. All its efforts on the matter has failed miserably so far and India is ready to retort in Switzerland, as strongly...

    Zee News :India National



  • The water level of several rivers is flowing in a severe situation including, River Godavari (Andhra Pradesh), River Bagmati and River Kosi (Bihar), River Cauvery (Karnataka)...

  • All schools in 11 districts of Madhya Pradesh closed on Monday, orange alert issued over incessant rainfall

    in 10 hours
  • As many as 11 districts of Madhya Pradesh have declared a holiday for all government and private on Monday due to incessant rainfall lashing parts of the state since Saturday evening...

  • Authorities demand ban on SP chief Akhilesh Yadav`s visit to Rampur on Monday to support MP Azam Khan

    in 10 hours

    • Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's scheduled two-day visit to Uttar Pradesh commencing on Monday has created a stir. Yadav is visiting Rampur in support of party MP Azam Khan...

      Channel NewsAsia World News



  • SEOUL: A South Korean cargo vessel carrying 4,000 cars bound for the Middle East listed heavily on Sunday (Sep 8) off the coast of the southern US state of Georgia, an official of operator...

  • Kuwait's ruler in US hospital for tests, postpones Trump meeting

    2 hours ago
  • DUBAI: The ruler of Kuwait, Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, has been admitted to a hospital in the United States for "medical tests", a senior official said on Sunday (Sep 8)...

  • British Airways faces first global pilots' strike

    28 minutes ago

    • British Airways pilots began a 48-hour strike on Monday, grounding most of the airline's flights and disrupting thousands of travelers' plans in unprecedented industrial action...

      Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific News



  • HONG KONG: Hundreds of secondary school students, many wearing masks with their uniforms, formed human chains in districts across Hong Kong on Monday (Sep 9) in support of anti-government...

  • China will not tolerate attempts to separate Hong Kong from China: State media

    2 hours ago
  • SHANGHAI: Hong Kong is an inseparable part of China and any form of secessionism "will be crushed", state media said on Monday (Sep 9), a day after demonstrators rallied at the US...

  • Hong Kong police fire tear gas after clashes erupt as protesters start street fires

    4 hours ago

    • HONG KONG: Protesters set barricades, smashed windows, started street fires and vandalised the MTR metro station in Central district in Hong Kong on Sunday (Sep 8). Central...

      Channel NewsAsia Front Page News



  • Japan's economy grew at a slower pace than initially estimated in the second quarter as the U.S.-China trade war prompted a downward revision of business spending, intensifying...

  • Rugby: Schmidt dreams of one final bit of history with Ireland

    44 minutes ago
  • Joe Schmidt is too canny to set targets publicly but he admits he dreams of bowing out as Ireland head coach by taking them to their first ever Rugby World Cup semi-final...

  • Blackpink overtakes One Direction as music group with most YouTube subscribers

    an hour ago

    • The K-pop band now has several thousand more followers on their channel than the British boyband.
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