Tuesday, December 24, 2019

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  Niskanen Center

  • Congress increased the Child Tax Credit in 2017. Poverty fell – a lot. The post The impact of the 2017 Child Tax Credit expansion was larger than anyone expected appeared first on...
  • Nurse practitioners and physician assistants make up a growing share of America's primary care work-force. The post America’s Reliance on Non-Physicians for Primary Care is...
    • Last month, Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee rolled out the Growing Renewable Energy and Efficiency Now (GREEN) Act, a bill that would extend the existing tax credits...

    Competitive Enterprise Institute

  • If you are looking to find some eco-friendly holiday gifts and decorations this year, be careful what advice you follow. Intentional or not, many suggestions about “eco-friendly”...
  • Last night, television entertainer Tucker Carlson aired a segment attacking CEI and other free-market groups for opposition to using government power to intervene in markets and...
    • Congressional negotiators recently announced a resolution to questions about the “tax extenders” package under consideration for inclusion in the end of year spending deal...
  • They break their word and govern erratically. Yet Britain’s misplaced faith in the Conservatives keeps them in powerBeneath the surface disorder of modern British politics...
  • My experience at Great Ormond Street hospital restored my faith in the health serviceFifteen years ago, my family’s life changed for ever when my father suffered a number of strokes...
    • Was Mary a virgin? Did she stay a virgin? The confusion goes back to Christ’s early followers, who turned a biological necessity into a viceAt Christmastide you can’t escape from...

      CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public RSS

  • Much of Newfoundland’s east coast is under a winter storm warning, where 30 centimetres of snow is expected on Christmas Eve, with an additional five to 10 centimetres expected...
  • U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may be planning to give him 'a nice present' such as a 'beautiful vase' for Christmas rather than a missile...
    • Boston Celtics centre Enes Kanter says he will be able to play in his team's Christmas Day game in Toronto against the Raptors after discussions with the Canadian government...
  • We’ve added the red herring query to the original headline. Cost, and realistic scale, of production aren’t discussed here. It still ends with fuel-burning. Produced from organic...
  • Child exploitation claims are casting a large shadow as a new case goes to court. Looking the other way won’t do any more, at least not if these major firms lose the legal argument –...
    • Evidence that at least one national leader understands that winding down the economy to impress shouty ‘activists’ is not a sensible policy, despite the current emergencies...
    • Some things in the narrative do not add up. Are there other forces at play in the drama between lawyers and Delhi Police?
  • A self-proclaimed hacker who held over 300 million iPhones to ransom after gaining access to their iCloud details and threatening to factory reset their iPhones has pleaded guilty...
  • By moving to its own OS, Facebook could integrate more indigenous features into its devices - and hopefully privacy - creating custom OS for its AR glasses or Portal devices. The...
    • Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh-backed Healthians, which is India's leading health test at home brand, has expanded its operations in more than 30 cities across seven states including...
  • North Korea warned Washington earlier this month of a possible “Christmas gift” after its leader Kim Jong Un gave the United States until the end of the year to propose new concessions...
  • "Very few entrepreneurs have built something as profound as Travis Kalanick did with Uber. I`m enormously grateful for Travis` vision and tenacity while building Uber, and for his...
    • North Korea has set a year-end deadline for the United States to change what it says is a policy of hostility amid a stalemate in efforts to make progress on their pledge to end the North`s...
  • The administration has issued a public notice asking people for their opinion to give new names to eight places including Manimajra, Dhanas, and Maloya. ...
  • Warrior, a unit raised by the Kolkata Police comprising 30 lady constables, were given advanced and specialised training after completing their basic training. These 50 lady constables...
    • In an interview with news agency ANI, Shah asserted, "There is no connection between the detention centres and NRC or CAA. The centre has been there for years and is for illegal immigrants...

      Channel NewsAsia World News

  • OUAGADOUGOU: Burkina Faso insurgents killed 35 mostly female civilians on Tuesday (Dec 24) after attacking a military outpost in northern Soum Province, and about 87 militants...
  • Hiring political and public officials is one way tech companies are balancing between pursuing government money and avoiding public scrutiny.
    • PARIS: Ballerinas in white tutus danced scenes from Swan Lake on the forecourt of the Paris Opera on Tuesday (Dec 24) to protest against President Emmanuel Macron's plans to scrap...
  • BANDA ACEH, Indonesia: Taking a stroll through Banda Aceh’s iconic Blang Padang Park, it’s hard to imagine that 15 years ago, this place was scattered with dead bodies and debris...
  • EL NIDO, Philippines: Ann Pansinsoy is a daughter of a fisherman. When she was young, life was simple but enriched by the abundance of the sea. Fish were everywhere – tonnes and tonnes...
    • Women worldwide have high expectations for marriage, and more decide to stay single to pursue their own ambitions, says Joseph Chamie.

      Channel NewsAsia Front Page News

  • OUAGADOUGOU: Burkina Faso insurgents killed 35 mostly female civilians on Tuesday (Dec 24) after attacking a military outpost in northern Soum Province, and about 87 militants...
  • Hiring political and public officials is one way tech companies are balancing between pursuing government money and avoiding public scrutiny.
    • BANDA ACEH, Indonesia: Taking a stroll through Banda Aceh’s iconic Blang Padang Park, it’s hard to imagine that 15 years ago, this place was scattered with dead bodies and debris...

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