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Census poverty numbers may underestimate pandemic UI impact by half
Misleading data estimates can have large effects on people’s perceptions and, eventually, policy decisions. The post Census poverty numbers may underestimate pandemic UI impact by half appeared first on Niskanen Center...
What is the permanent problem?
Capitalism has roused us to elevate new values to the position of primary concern, but has failed to supply conditions consistent with achieving them. This is the classic situation that gives rise to revolutions and the collapse of established...
How immigration can address American labor shortages and jumpstart economic growth
How immigration can play a key role in addressing labor shortages. The post How immigration can address American labor shortages and jumpstart economic growth appeared first on Niskanen Center.
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Martin Rowson on National Grid’s warning of energy outages this winter – cartoon
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The Guardian view on energy rationing: Truss cannot be trusted | Editorial
In a remarkably short period, the prime minister has established a record of saying things with confidence that turn out to be wrongGovernments do not get to choose the weather, but that does not mean they are at the mercy of the elements. The...
The Guardian view on Annie Ernaux: a vintage Nobel winner | Editorial
One of France’s finest writers has joined an all too select bunch of female laureates. And about time tooWhen future ethnographers want to study what it was like to be a woman in Europe in the decades between the second world war and today, they...
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Murder charges to be filed in fatal Las Vegas stabbings involving large kitchen knife
A man with a large kitchen knife who terrorized tourists and locals on the Las Vegas Strip in a stabbing rampage that left two people dead and six others wounded will be charged with murder, the region's top prosecutor said Friday...
Canadian travellers heading to Uganda urged to take precautions
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is warning Canadian travellers entering Uganda to take extra precautions before flying due to an Ebola outbreak that was declared in the nation last month.
Did vaccines make a difference? Study looks at rates of severe illness from COVID-19
A study of 1.6 million U.S. patients has found that COVID-19 vaccines and boosters lead to low rates of severe illness and death.
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UK starts new licensing round for oil and gas exploration ‘despite climate fears’, says ITV News
Climate obsessives think importing energy from anywhere and everywhere is somehow better than producing it at home. Economics and geo-politics don’t get considered. They expect to wake up one day and find fuel power is history, despite...
Seasonal change in Antarctic ice sheet movement observed for first time – but what does it mean?
Assumptions challenged by new data. Talk of “potentially important implications for global sea-level rise estimates”. – – – Some estimates of Antarctica’s total contribution to sea-level rise may be over- or underestimated...
Be afraid! Professors call for more research into climate-change related threats to civilization
Scare the masses with doom-laden climate scenarios! Academia sees an opportunity. – – – An opinion piece published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences urgently calls for more research into the specific pathways...
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Apple iPhone 14 Plus is on Sale today in India; Check prices, specs, and other details
The entry-level Apple iPhone 14 Plus with 128GB of storage costs Rs 89,900 in India. The other smartphone models, which come in 256GB and 512GB storage capacities, are available for Rs 99,900 and Rs 1,19,900, respectively. ...
Airtel 5G launch: Step-by-Step guide to activate 5G service on YOUR smartphone
If you are an Airtel customer and 5G service is available at your location, here’s how you can activate the 5G network on your smartphone now.
Google Pixel 7 Specifications: Check full list of features, price and other details
Google Pixel 7 comes with a new Tensor chip called G2.
Zee News :Sci-Tech
With drained battery and no fuel, India's 'Mangalyaan' mission comes to an end
"Right now, there is no fuel left (in India's Mars Orbiter craft). The satellite battery has drained," sources in ISRO told news agency PTI.
Just like 'Armageddon', NASA spacecraft crashes into asteroid in first planetary defense test
NASA spacecraft Dart rammed an asteroid named Dimorphos, which was 9.6 million kilometers away, in an unprecedented dress rehearsal for the day a killer rock menaces Earth.
Meet Sonnet Mondal: Indian poet to perform at International Literary Festivals
The literary festivals in which Sonnet will be performing include the Pestext International Literary Festival, Budapest, Hungary; followed by the Poetry Africa International Festival, Durban, South Africa; and the Offline Istanbul...
Zee News :World
Hindu temple attacked in Bangladesh, Goddess Kali idol vandalised
Authorities of the Kali temple in Dautiya village in Bangladesh's Jhenaidah district found the idol smashed into pieces on Friday and dumped the idol's head on a road half a kilometre from the temple's premises...
'ALARMING': MEA slams Pakistan over 'increasing Indian prisoners death'
"These increasing incidents of deaths of Indian prisoners are alarming and raise the question of their safety and security in Pakistani jails."Underlining the situation as an ongoing problem," the official spokesperson of the Ministry...
Human rights of people of Xinjiang should be respected and guaranteed: India on abstaining from UNHRC vote against China's treatment of Uyghurs
India on Thursday abstained from voting on a draft resolution in the UN Human Rights Council on holding a debate on the alleged mistreatment of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang province of China.
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Uttarkashi avalanche: 10 more bodies recovered, toll climbs to 26
The avalanche occurred at a height of 17,000 feet on Tuesday when a team of the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM) was returning after summiting Draupadi Ka Danda II peak.
`I am Not Sonia Gandhi`s REMOTE CONTROL`: Mallikarjun Kharge questions how BJP elects its party chiefs
Senior Congress leader and candidate for the party's presidential polls Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday has dismissed BJP's allegation of being Sonia Gandhi’s remote control even after he is elected party president...
Shiv Sena symbol row: Shinde faction claims `bow and arrow` poll symbol, EC asks Thackeray camp to respond
EC's directive to the Thackeray faction came on Friday, when the Shinde faction submitted a memorandum seeking allocation of the 'bow and arrow' election symbol as the Andheri East assembly bypoll approaches...
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'The convincer': One man in Japan has made it his job to convince social recluses to seek mental health treatment
The Japanese government estimated that there are more than one million hikikomori, or social recluses, in the country. Ahead of World Mental Health Day on Oct 10, CNA looks in detail at how young people are becoming socially withdrawn...
Malaysia’s billion-ringgit vaping empire – and the anti-smoking bill that could curtail it
As a law to curb vape sales is proposed, Talking Point talks to a major player in Malaysia’s globe-spanning vaping industry. And a public health expert says why we should be sceptical of the industry’s claims...
Commentary: Electric vehicles face uphill climb from niche to mass market in Malaysia
Despite government incentives, electric vehicles remain unaffordable for the average Malaysian, and inconvenient with the lack of charging infrastructure, says an academic.
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Albirex Niigata win Singapore Premier League with victory over Lion City Sailors
Former national athletes Joscelin Yeo and Zhang Tingjun are now teaching kids how to survive in the wild
After representing Singapore and competing at the top of their sports, swimmer Joscelin Yeo and netball player Zhang Tingjun hope to pass on their biggest takeaways to kids at their new wilderness survival camps...
Elderly self-harm a growing concern; SOS sees slight increase in crisis calls over past year
Observers believe that self-harm among the elderly is being under-reported. Ahead of Mental Health Day on Oct 10, CNA looks at recent developments.
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