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Competitive Enterprise Institute

  • Today the Securities and Exchange Commission announced action to liberalize so-called accredited investor regulation. John Berlau, a longtime proponent of such reform, praised...

  • How Trump Can Help Reopen America's Schools

    7 days ago
  • It’s almost the middle of August, and many parents still have little idea if their kids will be able to go to school in a few weeks. If schools are unable to reopen, it will be one of...

  • App Shrugged: Will Uber Go Galt in California?

    8 days ago
    • The rideshare company Uber is threatening to end its operations in California entirely if the Golden State forces the company to classify all its drivers as employees rather than...

      Niskanen Center

  • Republicans have to ramp up the outrage stoking due to their lack of broad policy appeals. The Republican Party’s economic positioning is internationally extreme and threatens...

  • Open Role: 2020-2022 Litigation Law Fellow

    3 days ago
  • The Fellow would work primarily on property rights issues created by the abuse of eminent domain by oil and gas pipeline companies, and other public interest litigation. The post...

  • Responses to Sean Casten’s Mega-Thread on Carbon Pricing

    8 days ago
    • On Monday, Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL) posted a 31-part mega-thread on Twitter about carbon pricing (CP). I think he and I are on the same side of this issue, for the most part, but a few of...

      Opinion | The Guardian

  • The prime minister blames ‘mutant’ algorithms but it’s increasingly clear his government is not up to the jobBoris Johnson has found a new role for Britain’s most endangered...

  • Too many corners are being cut in the race to find a Covid-19 antibody test | Jon Deeks

    6 hours ago
  • Despite optimistic coverage, the results from a new test seem too good to be trueReport: Claims of 99% accuracy for UK Covid antibody test ‘cannot be trusted’Coronavirus –...

  • Closing children's centres is the very opposite of 'levelling up' | Polly Toynbee

    4 hours ago
    • As a Conservative council closes yet more services, it’s clear the party will continue to neglect under-18sWhat a time to announce it, just as evidence grows that children are under...

      CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public RSS

  • Elections Canada says it would be able to run a general election amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but is anticipating an uptick in mail-in voting and is eyeing updates to federal...

  • Louisiana governor reports Hurricane Laura fatality: girl, 14, killed when tree fell on home

    10 hours ago
  • Hurricane Laura pounded the Gulf Coast with ferocious wind and torrential rain and unleashed a wall of seawater that could push 40 miles (64 kilometres) inland as the Category 4 storm...

  • Fleeing Hurricane Laura: Survivor describes her race to safety

    5 hours ago
    • An evacuee describes what it’s like to flee Hurricane Laura fifteen years after she escaped another devastating storm.

      Tallbloke's Talkshop

  • Nothing to do with the ‘climate emergency’ being a man-made myth, surely? Once again the so-called green economy fails miserably to deliver on its promises, including one of...

  • How cold was the ice age? Researchers now know – but blame ‘carbon’

    9 hours ago
  • But they ignore the fact that historical changes in carbon dioxide levels always followed changes in temperatures, so could not be the cause of such changes. The article below asserts...

  • Black turbine blade ‘can cut bird deaths’

    a day ago
    • Admitting the problem is a start, but not installing the turbines in the first place is obviously the most effective solution. Reducing deaths and injuries would hardly be a triumph...

    Zee News :Technology News

  • The invitation programme is a chance for existing PlayStation customers to get their shot at being able to order the upcoming console.

  • Fortnite Chapter 2 - Season 4 Nexus War released: Check out the Marvel-themed trailer

    10 hours ago
  • The popular game has amassed a huge following of 350 million players, and is available on multiple platforms.

  • No Fortnite for iPhone or iPad users: Epic Games

    10 hours ago
    • Fortnite was removed from the Apple App Store on August 13 for adding an in-app payment system in violation of the App Store rules.

    Zee News :Sci-Tech

  • NASA scientists have predicted that the asteroid "2018VP1" with a diameter of 0.002 km (about 6.5 feet) will pass near Earth one day before the 2020 US election, reports the CNN...

  • Will everyone on earth become a billionaire? NASA spacecraft to study asteroid 16 Psyche worth $10,000 quadrillion

    8 days ago
  • Rich in gold and other precious metals, the 16 Psyche is situated in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter and measures some 200 km (130 miles).

  • Centre to launch project for conservation, protection of Dolphins in rivers, oceans across country

    10 days ago
    • Project Dolphin will involve conservation of Dolphins and the aquatic habitat through the use of modern technology especially in enumeration and anti-poaching activities. ...

    Zee News :World

  • The strength of this atom bomb can be gauged from the fact that it was 3333 times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped in Hiroshia, Japan.

  • Progress made in disengaging frontline troops of both sides, says China on border situation with India

    3 hours ago
  • China said that both the nations have "agreed to follow the important consensus reached by the leaders of both countries".

  • Hurricane Laura slams into Louisiana in US, forecasters warn of wall of water

    10 hours ago
    • Hurricane Laura made landfall early on Thursday in southwestern Louisiana as one of the most powerful storms to hit the state, with forecasters warning it could push a massive wall...

    Zee News :India National

  • Speaking at the Defence Industry Outreach Webinar, Singh said that the government has made several bold policy reforms to promote self-reliance in the defence sector. ...

  • Necessary protocols are being prepared for members and their staff: Speaker Om Birla

    in 10 hours
  • The Speaker directed all the agencies concerned to work diligently for sanitisation and other arrangements.

  • India calls for reciprocal action on disengagement, China says progress made by troops along LAC

    in 10 hours
    • Last week the 18th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) took place during which focus remained on disengagement...

      Channel NewsAsia World News

  • US deaths from the novel coronavirus were approaching 180,000 on Thursday after a surge of new cases in June and July, particularly in hotspots like California, Florida, and Texas...

  • New UK coronavirus cases jump to highest since Jun 12

    34 minutes ago
  • Britain reported its biggest daily increase in coronavirus cases since June 12 on Thursday, although for now infection rates remain well below those in Spain, France and other parts...

  • White House must agree to more COVID-19 aid for talks to resume: Pelosi

    an hour ago
    • US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the White House must agree to spend more money on coronavirus aid during a phone call slated for Thursday afternoon, if talks...

      Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific News

  • KATHMANDU: Climbers tackling Mount Everest are twice as likely to make it to the summit and slightly less likely to die than two decades ago, despite a sharp increase in crowding in...

  • Indonesia gets UN funds to fight climate change, deforestation

    6 hours ago
  • Indonesia has received an injection of cash from the United Nation's Green Climate Fund to help reduce carbon emissions and tackle forest fires at a time when the country has had to...

  • Yuen Long attack: Hong Kong court grants bail to opposition lawmakers charged over 2019 protests

    6 hours ago
    • A Hong Kong court granted bail to two opposition lawmakers on Thursday over anti-government protests in July last year, one of whom was charged for rioting during an incident in which...

      Channel NewsAsia Front Page News

  • Lionel Messi has never made a secret of his desire to play for home town club Newell’s Old Boys but his decision to leave Barcelona has not prompted dancing in the streets of Rosario...

  • US COVID-19 deaths exceed 180,000; Iowa and Minnesota see spikes in new cases

    15 minutes ago
  • US deaths from the novel coronavirus were approaching 180,000 on Thursday after a surge of new cases in June and July, particularly in hotspots like California, Florida, and Texas...

  • New UK coronavirus cases jump to highest since Jun 12

    34 minutes ago
    • Britain reported its biggest daily increase in coronavirus cases since June 12 on Thursday, although for now infection rates remain well below those in Spain, France and other parts...
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