Tuesday, December 03, 2019

3 December - iGoogle Portal - Tab 4

  Niskanen Center

  • Read the full brief here. Yesterday, the Niskanen Center filed an amicus brief in the WashTech v. DHS case. WashTech questions the legal basis of the Optional Practical Training (OPT)...
  • This country needs a One Nation party, which stands for capitalism with a human face and can navigate between Trump’s populist insanity and Bernie Sanders’ socialism. Perhaps...
    • Building moderate factions within the two major parties is the best investment of time, energy, and money for those who want a more deliberative, entrepreneurial, and productive...

    Competitive Enterprise Institute

  • Progressives dream of making the District of Columbia into a state, but now a pair of Republican senators have the same vision reflected through a funhouse mirror. The Helping Infrastructure...
  • President Trump this morning announced via Twitter that he is imposing steel and aluminum tariffs against Brazil and Argentina. Tariffs won’t help farmers or manufacturers...
    • For much of the past century, conservatives in America largely fused the ideas, means and political factions of two distinct worldviews: traditional social arrangements informed...
  • The Nato summit has underlined a problem both Johnson and Corbyn deny – the cost in power and influence of leaving the EUIt is a common problem, especially at this time of year. You...
  • Women who allege sex trafficking and abuse deserve due process, not TV appearances that turn us all into jurorsWhere is Ghislaine Maxwell?In the scandal engulfing her good friend...
    • Warnings before the tragedy were ignored. Two years on, a lack of action means thousands still live in towers with combustible cladding• Sandra Ruiz is a member of the Grenfell United...

      CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public RSS

  • B.C. photographer Tavish Campbell has released new video showing blood contaminated with piscine reovirus gushing from a pipe connected to a farmed-salmon processing plant...
  • The union representing Ontario’s high school teachers says parents and caregivers should be prepared for a one-day strike on Wednesday.
    • Every year, the population of Ravenna, Italy, commemorates the Allied forces, including thousands of Canadian soldiers, who liberated it from Nazi control in the Second World War...
  • So IPCC climate theory now means that cleaner air is more of a problem. Classic. The relationship between aerosols (particulate matter) and their cooling effect on the Earth due to...
  • Making some progress anyway – and finding resonance is a key factor. A Queen’s University Belfast scientist has led an international team to the ground-breaking discovery of...
    • Note that the Oort Cloud referred to in the article, although often discussed as though it exists, has to date never been directly observed, perhaps due to its supposed great distance...
  • Some things in the narrative do not add up. Are there other forces at play in the drama between lawyers and Delhi Police?

  • Google co-founders Larry Page and Brin, the CEO and president of Alphabet, will continue their involvement as co-founders, shareholders and members of Alphabet`s Board of Directors...
  • The photo transfer tool Facebook is starting to roll out is based on code developed through its participation in the open-source "Data Transfer Project"...
    • Realme will focus on bringing 5G to mid-range and budget phones next year, to make them more popular and easily accessible to young customers.
  • On its website, a statement was issued by the space agency on September 10, 2019, stating, "Vikram lander has been located by the orbiter of Chandrayaan-2, but no communication with...
  • Recent research indicated that TBK1, which normally mediates induction of type 1 interferon in response to viruses or bacteria, promotes the survival and reproduction of KRAS-dependent...
    • Researchers have found that burning of the rainforest in southwestern Amazonia (the Brazilian, Peruvian and Bolivian Amazon) may increase the melting of tropical glaciers in the...
  • The former Pakistani leader also said that he fought wars for Pakistan and served the country for a decade. "This case is baseless for me. I have fought wars for Pakistan and served my...
  • "Don`t worry, Mr. President. I`ll see you at your trial," Kamala Harris hit back at Donald Trump, referring to the impeachment enquiry initiated against him for his dealings with...
    • The blast at a factory in a northern suburb was so powerful it blew the tanker into a nearby lot, according to witnesses and a senior civil defence official. Video footage showed people...
  • After the incident on Wednesday (December 3) at 2 pm, the Army launched search and rescue operations to find the missing jawans. The other jawans who were struck by the avalanche, have...
  • The bill holds significance since the BJP leadership equates it with the Centre's move to nullify Article 370 that gave special status to the erstwhile state of J&K...
    • The country on Tuesday morning woke up to a grisly incident where five members of a family were found dead in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad. In Vaibhav Khand area of Indirapuram, three...

      Channel NewsAsia World News

  • MANILA: The death toll from a typhoon that hit provinces south of the Philippine capital rose to 10, disaster agencies said on Wednesday (Dec 4), pointing to precautions and compulsory...
  • Chants demanding complete regime change have echoed across Iraq for weeks, but what first brought demonstrators onto the street was the profound poverty of one of the world's most...
    • Treating younger people with high cholesterol levels may help reduce their risk of heart attack or stroke in later life, a major study showed Wednesday...

      Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific News

  • HONG KONG: The venue is reserved, the wedding rings custom-made and the search for the dress has begun. But Hong Kong protester May's nuptials are on hold because her friends oppose...
  • MANILA: The death toll from a typhoon that hit provinces south of the Philippine capital rose to 10, disaster agencies said on Wednesday (Dec 4), pointing to precautions and compulsory...
    • KUALA KANGSAR, Perak: Parti Keadilan Rakyat's (PKR) president Anwar Ibrahim said on Tuesday (Dec 3) that although he was always patient and open to criticism, his patience has...

      Channel NewsAsia Front Page News

  • CLARK, Philippines: Goh Quee Kee, Lim Poh Eng and Shermeen Lim won Singapore’s first ever SEA Games gold in lawn bowls on Wednesday (Dec 4) after they beat the Philippines 16-13 in...
  • MELBOURNE: Australia are not just going to next year's Copa America to make up the numbers and will be looking to "shock the world" by beating co-hosts Argentina on the way to reaching...
    • MANILA: The death toll from a typhoon that hit provinces south of the Philippine capital rose to 10, disaster agencies said on Wednesday (Dec 4), pointing to precautions and compulsory...

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