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The IRS: A Broken Home in Need of Repair
Modernizing the IRS provides an untapped opportunity to improve taxpayer services and the tax enforcement simultaneously. The post The IRS: A Broken Home in Need of Repair appeared first on Niskanen Center...
Terminating the Migrant Protection Protocols Is A Step In The Right Direction, But Should Go Further
For over two years, MPP has been a black mark on the U.S.’s reputation as a nation of immigrants that endangered over 60,000 migrants. The post Terminating the Migrant Protection Protocols Is A Step In The Right Direction, But Should Go Further...
Can TV News Keep Politics Local?
Most of the politics voters see are national and presidential. Local television news can help Americans learn about state and local politics, but it is threatened by nationalization. The post Can TV News Keep Politics Local? appeared first...
Opinion | The Guardian
As the Delta variant spreads in England, our most vulnerable are losing protection | Christina Pagel
The Delta variant is surging, and the government’s failure to act quickly will likely cost livesA new coronavirus variant that was first sequenced in India has been doubling about every eight days in England since early April. The Delta...
Pressured by Biden, Johnson may finally face reality on Northern Ireland | Simon Jenkins
The US president should tell the British prime minister to honour the protocol or take the whole UK into the EU’s trading standards regimeThis week’s planned G7 chat on Northern Ireland between the US president, Joe Biden, and British...
Falling sperm counts aren't as alarming as they sound | Marion Boulicault and Meredith Reiches
Apocalyptic predictions about male infertility seem to be everywhere, but the science doesn’t support themWhat’s too small to see with the naked eye, made by half the population in batches of millions, and in alarmingly short supply?...
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Putin confirms Russian exit from overflight treaty
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a bill to withdraw from an international treaty allowing surveillance flights over military facilities, following the U.S. exit from the pact.
Jeff Bezos is going to space on first crewed flight of rocket
Jeff Bezos will be flying to space on the first crewed flight of the New Shepard, the rocket ship made by his space company, Blue Origin. The flight is scheduled for July 20th, just 15 days after he is set to resign as CEO of Amazon...
5 things to know for Monday, June 7, 2021
Canada has now administered at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to 70 per cent of the country's eligible population. Here's what else you need to know to start your day.
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Heat pumps may cause dangerous water pollution, report warns
Forcing householders to replace gas boilers that release the harmless and vital trace gas CO2 with expensive heat pumps, to conform to curious and unproven climate-related ideas, may be an even worse plan than originally thought. – –...
International Energy Agency’s Green Energy Fantasy Is A Hoot
Originally posted on PA Pundits - International: By David Wojick, Ph.D. ~ Looking for laughs? The International Energy Agency has produced a laugh filled report, grandly titled: “Net Zero by 2050: A roadmap for the global energy system“...
Aquatic fungus creates a fast track for carbon dioxide, say researchers
Proving once again how massively important carbon dioxide is to nature, via photosynthesis. – – – Tiny algae in Earth’s oceans and lakes take in sunlight and carbon dioxide and turn them into sugars that sustain the rest of the aquatic...
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WhatsApp Flash Call feature: Now you will get call for verification, but it won’t work on THESE phones
According to WABetaInfo, WhatsApp’s Flash Call feature was first spotted on WhatsApp beta version 2.21.11.7 of the app. With this feature, WhatsApp instead of sending an SMS with a code will call the user and then automatically end the call...
OnePlus Nord CE price leaked: Check the expected price, features and more
In terms of specifications, the OnePlus Nord CE 5G will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SoC and it will be equipped with a 6.43-inch AMOLED display with a refresh rate of 90Hz. It can come with up to 8 GB of RAM and up to 128 GB of internal...
Apple WWDC 2021 on June 7: How to watch keynote event, what to expect
The company is streaming the event live on its website and on YouTube. Apple users can watch the keynote on their iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV as well. On the iPhone, iPad and Mac, users can watch the keynote on the Safari browser for the best...
Zee News :Sci-Tech
World Environment Day: Awareness and action are needed to restore the ecosystem
World Environment Day is globally celebrated every year on June 5.
NASA planning two missions worth $1 billion to Venus to study 'lost habitable' world
NASA has selected two new missions to study Venus to understand how Earth’s nearest planetary neighbour became an inferno-like world when it may have been the first habitable world in the solar system, complete with an ocean and Earth-like...
Study reveals which will be the safest transportation mode amid COVID-19
A recent study found that a person is 300 times more prone to contract COVID-19 infection while sitting in an AC cab with an infected passenger than in an autorickshaw.
Zee News :World
8-10 men beat me mercilessly, Barbara Jabarica involved in 'kidnap': Mehul Choksi files complaint
In the 5-page complaint dated June 2, Choksi said that his friend Barbara Jabarica was involved in the ordeal and that “she was an integral part of this entire scheme to kidnap me”.
COVID-19 origins: Antony Blinken calls on China to cooperate in 'getting to bottom' of novel coronavirus
Amid criticism surrounding the inconclusive international probe into the virus` origins, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the Joe Biden administration is determined to "get to the bottom" of the origins of the novel coronavirus...
Mehul Choksi files complaint with Antigua Police, alleges Barabara ‘integral’ to his kidnap
In the five-page complaint dated June 2, Choksi has detailed the ordeal under which he was alleged to have been taken from Antigua to Dominica and the role played by Barabara.
Zee News :India National
IED weighing 6kg detected in South Kashmir`s Pulwama district
Police and security forces claimed that they have recovered an Improvised Explosive Device, weighing about 6 kilograms, near the Saimu area of Tral in Pulwama district south Kashmir.
Former Prasar Bharati CEO shares morphed image of PM Modi, draws flak
In the now-deleted post, PM Modi was shown standing with folded hands before Reliance Foundation chairperson Nita Ambani. However, in the original picture, the woman was Deepika Mandal who runs an NGO standing with Modi...
Indian Air Force Recruitment 2021: Apply for AFCAT, NCC, Met, check registration details and last date here
The Indian Air Force has invited online applications for the courses commencing in July 2022.
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Nigeria orders broadcasters not to use Twitter to gather information
Nigerian television and radio stations should not use Twitter to gather information and have to de-activate their accounts, the broadcast authority said following the move to suspend the U.S. social media giant in Africa's most populous...
Moderna seeks EU, Canada approval for COVID-19 vaccine's use in teens
Cambridge, MASSACHUSETTS: Drugmaker Moderna said on Monday (Jun 7) it has submitted applications to the European and Canadian health regulators seeking authorisation for the expanded use of its COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents. The...
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to take first Blue Origin flight into space
SEATTLE, Washington: Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos will fly to space next month on the first human flight launched by his rocket company Blue Origin, he said on Monday (Jun 7). "Ever since I was five years old, I've dreamed of travelling to...
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Football: Johor’s U-21 team looking to play in Singapore Premier League, says Johor crown prince
JOHOR BAHRU: Malaysia Super League giant Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) is looking to send its U-21 squad to play in the Singapore Premier League (SPL), said Johor Crown Prince Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim. In an interview with Astro Arena...
Football: South Korean World Cup star Yoo Sang-chul dies from cancer
Former South Korean footballer Yoo Sang-chul, who starred in the country's run to the World Cup semi-finals in 2002, has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer, the Korea Football Association (KFA) said on Monday (Jun 7). He was 49...
'Very slow' progress on resolving Myanmar crisis is 'disappointing': Vivian Balakrishnan
SINGAPORE: The “very slow” progress being made to resolve the ongoing crisis in Myanmar is disappointing, said Singapore’s Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan on Monday (Jun 7). The situation in Myanmar was among the...
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Bosch opens German chip plant, its biggest-ever investment
BERLIN :Robert Bosch opened a 1 billion euro (US$1.2 billion) chip plant in Germany on Monday, a record investment by the leading automotive supplier as it stakes a claim to equipping the latest electric and self-driving cars...
5 new COVID-19 community infections in Singapore, all linked to previous cases
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported five new COVID-19 community infections as of noon on Monday (Jun 7), all linked to previous cases and already in quarantine. Nine imported cases were also reported. This was the lowest number of new cases...
33 under investigation for breaking COVID-19 rules at unlicensed KTV outlet in Tanjong Pagar
SINGAPORE: Thirty-three people are under investigation for allegedly flouting COVID-19 safe management measures at an unlicensed KTV outlet in Tanjong Pagar, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said on Monday (Jun 7). The 33 people, aged...
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