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How the Democrats Can Strengthen the Immigration Provisions in Reconciliation
Congress would be remiss not to also include in reconciliation those immigrants forced to wait in line because of wasted green cards. To address this problem, the reconciliation bill should include provisions to recapture wasted green cards...
The Growing Influence of the Non-Religious
Fewer Americans are identifying as Christians and more have no religious affiliation. How will secular Americans transform politics? The post The Growing Influence of the Non-Religious appeared first on Niskanen Center...
Expand Medicaid, Crush “Predatory Lenders” — How Medical Debt Fuels Financialization
How Medicaid helps reduce household debt and combat financialization. The post Expand Medicaid, Crush “Predatory Lenders” — How Medical Debt Fuels Financialization appeared first on Niskanen Center...
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Nicola Jennings on Joe Biden and Afghanistan
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The abandonment of Afghanistan is shameful | Letters
Jane Ghosh thinks we have left behind devastation and despair, Trevor Curnow looks at parallels with Vietnam, while Daniel Peacock expresses concern for a generation of women and girls. Plus letters from Martin Harris and Caroline WillcocksThe...
Crisis in children’s services has its roots in austerity | Letters
Readers respond to reports on the state of social care in England and lack of support for vulnerable familiesPatrick Butler is right that the pandemic has made the crisis in children’s social care “even more acute” (Crisis in children’s...
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'Canada left them behind': Afghan interpreters and their families plead to be evacuated from Afghanistan
The Afghan interpreters who aided the Canadian military are desperately trying to leave the country as the Taliban swept through Afghanistan’s capital on Sunday.
What will an Afghanistan under the Taliban look like?
Now that the Taliban has swept into Afghanistan's capital Sunday after the government collapsed, what will life in the country look like?
Biden team surprised by rapid Taliban gains in Afghanistan
U.S. President Joe Biden and other top U.S. officials were stunned on Sunday by the pace of the Taliban's nearly complete takeover of Afghanistan, as the planned withdrawal of American forces urgently became a mission to ensure a safe evacuation...
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La Niña to emerge in Aug-Oct season, U.S. weather service says
No imminent upward pressure on global temperatures resulting from the ENSO phenomenon, judging by the latest analysis. Possibly the opposite, if current trends continue. – – – Aug.12 (Reuters) — The La Niña weather pattern could...
Punishing Climate Policies to Fix What’s Not Broken
Originally posted on Science Matters: Ben Pile writes at Spiked Climate policy, not climate change, poses the biggest risk to our daily lives. Excerpts in italics with my bolds. Firstly, Ben provides evidence for a reasonable person to...
UK plan to replace fossil gas with blue hydrogen ‘may backfire’
‘Academics warn fugitive emissions from producing hydrogen could be 20% worse for climate than using gas’, reports The Guardian. Climate claims aside, the lack of practicality in the hydrogen plan (is there one?) is becoming ever clearer...
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Good news for Motorola Razr owners! Smartphone is finally getting Android 11 update
The new release seems to be only going out for handsets purchased from Verizon. The new build is labelled RPV31.Q2-62-7-10 and includes the July 2021 security patches.
Microsoft brings new update to Teams to allow parents, teachers connect easily
An upcoming feature for Microsoft Teams will help teachers connect with parents and guardians of students.
Xiaomi removes THIS feature from Mi Mix 4 feature, check why
The Mi Mix 4 has a built-in virtual SIM card that can help locate the device even if it has no SIM card.
Zee News :Sci-Tech
BEWARE! Asteroid the size of the Empire State Building might just hit earth!
But earthings can breathe easy for some time, at least. Located over 100 million miles from Earth, the asteroid, named Bennu, will hit the earth, if at all, in the next century or two, say researchers...
Mission failed: ISRO fails to put GISAT-1 EOS-03 satellite into orbit
ISRO's mission to launch Geo Imaging Satellite (Gisat-1) earth observation satellite into orbit was declared 'unsuccessful'.
Annual Perseid meteor shower is almost here, know how and when to watch
The Perseids will be best visible during the early hours before dawn on Thursday, August 12. The meteor show will be at its visible best in the same timeframe all through this week.
Zee News :World
Donald Trump blames Joe Biden for Afghanistan crisis, demands US President's resignation
Former US President's statement comes amid Taliban capturing Afghan capital Kabul on Sunday.
Deeply concerned, says UN Chief Antonio Guterres on Afghanistan situation, urges Taliban to exercise restraint
"All abuses must stop," the UN Chief expressed adding that the international humanitarian law and human rights, especially the hard-won gains of women and girls, must be preserved.
Left country to avoid bloodshed, says Afghan President Ashraf Ghani as Kabul falls to Taliban
Ghani, however, did not disclose details on his current location, but he is said to have fled to Tajikistan.
Zee News :India National
Not a single communal riot in last 53 months, UP role model in law and order: Yogi Adityanath
The CM further said that under his tenure, the state attracted investment worth Rs 4 lakh crore and became the second biggest economy in the country.
We have contingency plans: Govt sources on evacuation of Indians as Taliban seize Afghanistan
It has emerged that a fleet of the C-17 Globemaster military transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force is kept on standby to undertake evacuation missions. According to reports from Kabul, Taliban fighters have entered the outskirts of the...
India at 75: Anand Mahindra`s influential post on Independence Day goes viral, check here
In the same course, India's one of the most famous Industrialists Anand Mahindra also expressed his views and shared a post on Independence Day to wish his fans and followers a powerful message on his Twitter handle. ...
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‘More than a day to bore through 10cm of rock’: Making Stage 2 of the Thomson-East Coast Line a reality
Transition to cleaner energy will involve 'trade-offs', EMA to reduce cost impact where feasible: CEO
The Big Read: Singapore’s endless love affair with private tuition just got deeper with COVID-19
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