Thursday, February 20, 2020

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  Niskanen Center

  • You either think the basic structure of America’s democracy and market economy is broken, or you don’t. The post Building a Better Warrenism appeared first on Niskanen Center...
  • But on July 1, 2018, Rachel Bitecofer released her prediction of a 42-seat "blue wave," while also citing the Arizona and Texas U.S. Senate races as “toss-ups.” Her startling...
    • A public option can work, but only if it's carefully designed. The post The Public Option Dilemma: Can Health Insurance Coverage be Both Universal and Voluntary? appeared first on...

    Competitive Enterprise Institute

  • View Full Document as PDF Dear Director Rosenfield, On behalf of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, I respectfully submit the following comments. Founded in 1984, the Competitive...
  • In recent speeches, President Trump hailed deregulation as key to fueling big economic gains for all types of workers. Mr. Trump reminded Americans in his 2020 State of the Union address...
    • 24/7 Customs Broker News cites senior fellow Marc Scribner on the Department of Homeland Security's recent decision: Marc Scribner, senior fellow at Washington think tank Competitive...
  • Shutting out low-skilled workers from entering the country is all about politics, not the economyThere was a solitary question on the ballot paper in the 2016 referendum. It asked...
  • Cuts to domestic violence services, refuges and legal aid have resulted in increased levels of risk for women targeted by menThe latest UK Femicide Census shows that, despite more...
    • A public information campaign is urgently needed to tell people that all bar the very ill should access help from homeEveryone in my walk-in centre is getting a bit twitchy. Coronavirus...
  • Dengue fever has exploded in prevalence in South America and the Caribbean with several tropical countries reporting outbreaks.
  • Canadians quarantined on a cruise ship in Japan who tested negative for COVID-19 are preparing to return home aboard a chartered flight on Friday.
    • Two elderly passengers taken off the Diamond Princess cruise ship because they were infected with a new virus have died, Japan's Health Ministry said Thursday, becoming the first...

      Tallbloke's Talkshop

  • Here comes the latest ‘green’ pipedream that won’t work, as the report almost admits. Another thin excuse to bang the tedious climate change propaganda drum. Ocean-going...
  • Originally posted on PA Pundits - International: By Larry Bell ~ As we all recognize, access to clean and reliable energy is fundamentally important to countless aspects of our lives...
    • Not sure where the 90 mph winds were supposed to be (the report says ‘parts of the UK’), but it has been blustery on and off for a few days. Enough for politicians to raise the spectre...
  • Facebook Inc said it was "deeply concerned" about a Singapore government order to block access to a blog page on its social media website under a controversial fake news law...
  • Dubbed as India-first smartphones, Samsung launched six models - M10, M20, M30, M40, M10s and M30s under the M series in 2019.
    • With the recent few intense cyber-attacks taking place globally it is a good practice to understand how these cyberattacks work and how can they be prevented. Kaspersky talks about...
  • The study showed the world could lose most of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, which rests on the seabed and is fringed by floating ice, in a warmer world...
  • If the sky is clear on the morning of Tuesday, February 18th, you could see Mars wink out as the Moon passes in front of the Red Planet in what is known as an occultation...
    • Solar Orbiter is on a unique trajectory that will allow its comprehensive set of instruments to provide humanity with the first-ever images of the Sun's poles, NASA said...
  • Two passengers from a coronavirus-hit cruise ship moored near Tokyo have died and 29 people were in a serious condition, Japanese media reported on Thursday, as a second group of passengers...
  • This brings the total accumulated number of confirmed cases in mainland China to 74,576 so far.
    • The U.S.-Taliban deal was struck in protracted negotiations in the Qatari capital Doha and was announced on Friday after a meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Ghani...
  • In 2004, five members of a family residing in Amritsar committed suicide and blamed the then SSP Kulatar Singh for their deaths.
  • Prior to this, Air India had earlier suspended all flights to China till March 28.
    • Intelligence report states that at least 378 Rohingyas have moved to Nepal from India and some of them are in touch with real estate brokers to buy land in the land-locked Himalayan...

      Channel NewsAsia World News

  • The success of smartwatches follows the cliche of software eating hardware, as we have seen with cameras, calculators and DVDs, says the Financial Times' John Thornhill...
  • President Donald Trump on Wednesday named U.S. ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell, a strong supporter of his policies, to be acting director of national intelligence...
    • Michael Bloomberg came under heavy fire at his first Democratic presidential debate on Wednesday, with rivals leaping to criticize him as a billionaire copy of President Donald...

      Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific News

  • KUALA LUMPUR: A fugitive Malaysian financier wanted over a massive graft scandal has been spotted in the city at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak, police said, although it was...
  • VIENTIANE: China's efforts to control the deadly outbreak of a new coronavirus "are working", Beijing's top diplomat said Thursday (Feb 20), attributing an easing in new cases to...
    • BEIJING: China on Thursday (Feb 20) announced it would cut interest rates in a bid to boost the economy, as it battles the economic fallout of the new coronavirus outbreak. The reduction...
  • Wix.com, which helps small businesses build and operate websites, reported a smaller than expected decline in profit in the fourth quarter and forecast a rise of about 25per cent...
  • India vice captain Ajinkya Rahane has no concerns about inexperienced openers Prithvi Shaw and Mayank Agarwal potentially facing a fired-up New Zealand attack on a seaming wicket...
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