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Is Hyperinflation Coming to Afghanistan? Some Preliminary Notes
There are already dire warnings that the economy will collapse, with prices exploding into hyperinflation. How likely is that? We don’t know yet, but this commentary explains what to watch for. The post Is Hyperinflation Coming to Afghanistan?...
All Hail Medicaid 1115 Waivers – Slayer of Work Requirements
Work requirements don’t work, and we have the Trump administration to thank for reminding us! The post All Hail Medicaid 1115 Waivers – Slayer of Work Requirements appeared first on Niskanen Center...
The Role of the Corporate Elite in Politics, with Mark Mizruchi
Mark Mizruchi joins Geoff Kabaservice to provide a detailed history of the role of the corporate elite in stabilizing American politics, and how elites have gradually abdicated that role. The post The Role of the Corporate Elite in Politics...
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David Squires on Desmond Swayne’s comments on Afghans fleeing the Taliban – cartoon
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The Guardian view on high pay: the fat cats are still there | Editorial
Vast disparities in income may have lost some of their power to shock. But they remain a gross injusticePublic anger about the vast salaries extracted from business by the highest-paid people surfaces less often than one might expect, given...
The Guardian view on the Art Fund Museums Prize: serving communities | Editorial
The past year has rightly shifted the way that cultural value is estimatedIn living memory, there has been no worse year for museums and galleries, along with many other arts organisations. With closure forced on them by the pandemic, they...
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'Seems like using the nuclear option': Canadians who don't want the jab decry COVID-19 vaccine mandates
With Ottawa's announcement that federally regulated workplaces will require staff to get vaccinated against COVID-19, some Canadians feel they are being forced to choose between getting the jab or losing their job...
O'Toole says doctors must refer for services they object to, reversing pledge
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says he believes doctors must refer patients seeking services like abortion or medical assistance in dying to another provider if they object to performing these procedures themselves...
Housing affordability shaping up to be a top issue in the 2021 federal election: Nanos
As party leaders close out their first week of campaigning, Nanos Research’s Nik Nanos says it shouldn't be surprising that affordable housing has become a top issue in the 2021 federal election.
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GM recall of all Chevy Bolts due to battery fire risk likely to cost $1 billion
No hope of ever breaking even on that model now, if there was any to start with. Another edition of the recurring lithium-ion safety issue in the world of EVs: battery ’emissions’. – – – DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is recalling...
IPCC Proposed Banishment Of Fossil Fuels Would Place Most Of The World’s Population At Risk
Originally posted on PA Pundits - International: By Ronald Stein ~ The AR6?Climate Change 2021Report just released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), an intergovernmental body of the United Nations, has called out...
Net zero switch threatens new oil shock, warns top economist
This economist clearly has faith in IPCC climate models and theories, but he may be in for his own shock by putting all his climate eggs in the carbon dioxide emissions basket. Meanwhile, brace for economic pain. – – – The vast expense of...
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OnePlus 9 RT to be launched in October in India: Check features, price and more
OnePlus 9 RT will be equipped with a 120Hz AMOLED panel, a higher-binned version of the Snapdragon 870 and a 4500mAh battery with 65W charging.
Unbelievable! Robbers used Apple Watch to steal Rs 37,171,025 in cash
According to the federal prosecutors, this heist occurred in 2020 when their alleged leader bought an Apple Watch and linked it to his AT&T account.
Pre-booking Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3, Galaxy Z Flip 3? Check date, timings and more
The live pre-booking event will start at 6 PM on August 23. Customers can easily pre-book the Galaxy smartphones in the live event.
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NASA halts work on lunar lander by SpaceX after Blue Origin files suit
Billionaire businessman Jeff Bezos`s Blue Origin sued the US government on the 'flawed acquisition process found in NASA`s Human Landing System' following which the US space agency halted work on a $2.9 billion lunar lander contract awarded...
Rare 'seasonal blue moon' to light up the sky this weekend, know more here
The rare 'seasonal full moon' will be visible in the sky for two successive evenings over the weekend do not miss the rare celestial event cause as the saying goes they only come around once in a blue moon...
Chinese scientists discover ancient fossils of new rodent species
Based on the analysis of the teeth of the new species of rodents, it is believed that they lived in the late Eocene, about 38 million to 34 million years ago.
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Official Taliban websites go offline, reasons unknown
It is not immediately clear, though, why the sites in the Pashto, Urdu, Arabic, English and Dari languages went offline Friday.
UK will work with Taliban if necessary, says PM Boris Johnson amid Afghanistan crisis
He also defended his foreign minister who has come under fire for his handling of the situation.
Afghanistan crisis: UAE to temporarily shelter 5,000 Afghan refugees
The United Arab Emirates has agreed to host 5000 Afghan nationals evacuated from Afghanistan on their way to third countries. The UAE officials added that the Afghan evacuees would arrive in the UAE on US aircraft in the upcoming days...
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Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw dances with tribal women in Odisha- Watch
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw is in Odisha along with Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to partake in the Jan Ashirwad Yatra.
Watch: Police throw out senior BJP leader from Jyotiraditya Scindia`s Jan Ashirwad event
Madhya Pradesh Congress took a dig at the BJP and Scindia over the incident and tweeted, “Traitors are being worshipped, loyalty is being hit.”
Reservation benefit: Person can claim quota in either state upon reorganisation, says Supreme Court
A Supreme Court bench decided the "peculiar question" after a resident of Jharkhand, Pankaj Kumar, filed an appeal against the 2:1 majority High Court order denying him appointment in state civil service examination of 2007 on the ground...
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‘There’s something about singing together’: 12 fun facts and stories behind our national songs
What prompted songwriters to pen some of the most beloved National Day tunes? The series Striking A Chord: The Songs That Made Singapore uncovers their origins, evolution and more.
Commentary: Biden’s coming Southeast Asia agenda in focus with Kamala Harris’ Singapore visit
Harris’ visit will be looked at for signs of the US’ evolving approach to Southeast Asia and the Indo-Pacific more widely, say BowerGroupAsia’s James Carouso and Prashanth Parameswaran.
IN FOCUS: More firms open to hiring workers, interns with disabilities
With more employment opportunities emerging for people with disabilities, CNA examines what is driving these changes.
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