Sunday, September 13, 2020

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  • Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes today announced Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute President and former CEI attorney Melissa Holyoak will serve as the next Solicitor General for the...
  • Neither major political party holds a monopoly on bad ideas when it comes to federal policy towards the technology sector, according to a new report released today by the Competitive...
  • Terrible Tech 2.0

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    • View Full Document as PDF Executive Summary If you are looking for bipartisanship in Washington, D.C., the technology policy sector may be your best bet— but not in a good way. There...
  • Despite this broad support for a carbon tax, some have raised concerns that a carbon tax could place a disproportionate burden on the poor or that it would not guarantee that emission...
  • Read our new brief on birthright citizenship here. When Joe Biden selected Kamala Harris as his vice-presidential running mate, law professor John Eastman, writing for Newsweek...
    • Birthright citizenship is a strength, rather than a weakness, of the American immigration system, encouraging assimilation by allowing children of immigrants to participate...
  • For the right, exploiting prejudices is all that counts. The things that used to be avoided are now being actively encouragedAt the heart of power, there used to be a distinction that...
  • The rule of six will just add more confusion. It’s starting to feel like March all over again, except solidarity has given way to resentmentKeeping up with lockdown rules in Greater...
    • Ethical wellbeing is as crucial as physical or mental health. There’s a way to rescue it from the jaws of modern politicsBritain is a country built on moral principles. The nation...

      CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public RSS

  • Aline Chretien, the wife and trusted adviser of former prime minister Jean Chretien, has died at 84.
  • Aline Chretien is being remembered as a tenacious and devoted partner, one who played a quiet yet influential role in Canadian politics.
    • For thousands of COVID-19 patients around the world, the disease has become a chronic condition.

      Tallbloke's Talkshop

  • Looks like the UK government and the police are finally getting tired of allowing themselves to be made to look weak by XR climate buffoons. Tolerance doesn’t work with fanatics...
  • This scheme trumpeted: “Since July 2018 all of the electricity we supply to our customers is 100% green*. Whichever tariff you take from us all of the electricity we provide is certified...
    • Shockingly – for some – nature’s ocean carbon cycle is functioning quite well, despite constant attempts by feckless humans to undermine it [/sarc]. Time to revisit those...
  • Facebook has started removing false claims that the deadly wildfires in Oregon were started by various left-wing and right-wing groups, a spokesman for the social media company...
  • The event is set to focus on some of the great games coming to PS5 at launch and the company is also expected to disclose the PS5 price and its confirmed release date.  ...
    • In order to provide reliable information faster for people everywhere, Google is conducting more than 1,000 tests per day on an average to maintain quality in its Search and News platforms...
  • The report also included pioneering modelling which showed that without further efforts to counteract habitat loss and degradation, global biodiversity will continue to decline. ...
  • NASA is looking for private companies from around the world that can grab lunar dirt and rocks, setting off the process of creating a new marketplace for space resources...
    • The results show that exposure to UV-filters over a 48-hour period prevented the fleas from navigating through their environment. Exposure over a 14-day period--similar to what...
  • A security team comprising the Nepal Army and Nepal Police personnel have been dispatched to the incident site for carrying out search and rescue operation...
  • At least 18 people have been killed in recent blazes in California.
    • Many fundamental questions about the mechanisms of colour-emotion associations have yet to be clarified, said a researcher.
  • The Sikh separatists in the West are purportedly trying to drum up interest in a referendum on their demand for an independent state called Khalistan – meaning, Land of the Pure. ...
  • The state also registered the recovery of 3,363 coronavirus patients taking the total number of cured people so far to 1,18,642 which is 78.67 per cent...
    • The Delhi government has allowed gyms to resume operations from Monday (September 14, 2020), also yoga institutes has been permitted to reopened from Monday. While, the weekly markets...

      Channel NewsAsia World News

  • The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Sunday reported 6,467,481 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 40,423 cases from its previous count, and said...
  • Around 4,000 health workers demonstrated in Brussels on Sunday (Sep 13), calling for more spending on the healthcare system in a country that was badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic...
    • Greece said Sunday it hoped thousands of asylum seekers left homeless by fires at Europe's largest migrant camp could be rehoused within a week to end a crisis that has seen protesters...

      Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific News

  • India said on Sunday it was considering granting an emergency authorisation for a COVID-19 vaccine, particularly for the elderly and people in high-risk workplaces, as the country's...
  • Walt Disney's live-action remake of Mulan pulled in US$23.2 million over the weekend at box offices in China, a slow start for the big-budget epic about a Chinese folk hero in its...
    • KATHMANDU: Landslides triggered by torrential rain swept through two villages in Nepal on Sunday (Sep 13), killing at least 12 people, a government official said. Ten people were...

      Channel NewsAsia Front Page News

  • The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Sunday reported 6,467,481 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 40,423 cases from its previous count, and said...
  • REUTERS: Thai racer Alex Albon thanked Red Bull for their faith in him after he took his first Formula One podium finish at the Tuscan Grand Prix. The British-born 24-year-old finished...
    • Around 4,000 health workers demonstrated in Brussels on Sunday (Sep 13), calling for more spending on the healthcare system in a country that was badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic...

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