Wednesday, October 17, 2018

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  Niskanen Center


  • The Niskanen Center submits a letter on the National Park Service’s proposed changes to the rules governing demonstrations and protests in Washington, D.C. The post Get Off My...
  • The State and Local Tax Deduction benefits the rich while encouraging exclusionary zoning. The post How the SALT Deduction Subsidizes Opportunity Hoarding appeared first on Niskanen...

    • Not for the first time, and probably not for the last, the Trump administration is trying to persuade its audience of a deeply pernicious version of “might makes right:” that a...

  • View Full Document as PDF Lamar Alexander, Chairman United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions 428 Senate Dirksen Office Building Washington, DC 20510...
  • The New York Times profiles Senior Attorney Ted Frank on Frank v. Gaos. Theodore H. Frank is familiar with the adage that a lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client. But...

    • Economists—and the world—breathed a sigh of relief when the United States, Canada, and Mexico stepped back from the brink of a trade war. That’s good news as far as it goes, but...

  • Nasa’s greatest feats were a triumph for mankind. History will be less kind to today’s space pioneersThe promised journey is from Earth to the edge of space, rather than London...
  • The fund reports that Britain’s finances are weaker than Portugal’s, and says privatisation is to blameColumnists usually proffer answers, but today I want to ask a question...

    • It may ease their way into the EU, but ethnically homogeneous states are a recipe for disaster. I know from my family historyThe Balkans are boiling again. This time it’s because...

      CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public RSS



  • There was a countdown and then cheers at midnight as customers in St. John’s, N.L., made history with the first legal purchase of recreational cannabis in Canada...
  • The federal government will announce on Wednesday morning that it intends to proceed with granting pardons to Canadians who have past simple possession charges...

    • Doctors in Colorado say their Canadian colleagues should expect an increase in emergency room visits after cannabis becomes legal for recreational use on Oct. 17...

      Tallbloke's Talkshop



  • Whatever the causes may be, an excess of mild weather and/or low heating bills can safely be ruled out. The number of people who died in Scotland last winter hit a 18-year high, new statistics...
  • Originally posted on American Elephants: President Trump was asked by “60 Minutes” Leslie Stahl about Hurricane Florence: He said: “I don’t know that it’s manmade. I...

    • Opponents seem to imagine there’s a magic button to press for extra energy when it’s dark and not windy, rather than use the reliable power of fuel-burning. But in the real world...

    Catallaxy Files



  • So Professor Jeffrey Sachs was on Q&A this week. Beating his own drum: No, I’m sorry, with respect, what I have helped to lead has been a massive decline of poverty on the same side...


    • The climate wars go on but they do not engage the median voter who has work to do, family responsibilities and the usual range of social and sporting interests. The median voter just...

  • Slowly but steadily, voices will spring up against misconduct even in the hinterland, inspired and egged on by women who have stood up to be counted.
  • These episodes have repeatedly happened across the country, but little attention is given to the reasons for migration.

    • In no other major religion of the world is the Goddess so boldly and colourfully worshipped as the Mother of the Universe, as she is honoured in Hindu Dharma. ...

    Zee News :Technology News



  • YouTube was down. We're not responsible. Neither is the police.
  • Users also reported being unable to access YouTube TV and YouTube Music.

    • The Amazon-exclusive phone will go on sale from October 24.

    Zee News :Zee News - Health



  • Lack of education leads patients to hallucinate post surgery consuming opioids to heal pain; results poorer quality of life and dependence following back surgery...
  • The University of Munich discovered that our brain performs best while our bodies are active and less in sedentary.

    • A recent research examines that how the brain processes visual information in patients with various types of lazy eye.

    Zee News :Sci-Tech



  • Scientists have identified a young star with four Jupiter and Saturn-sized planets orbiting it, the first time that so many massive worlds have been detected in such a system. The...
  • Russia has suspended its manned space program on Thursday until the investigation is pending into the rocket failure, ANI reported.

    • The rocket took off from Kazakhstan and was on its way to the International Space Station.

  • Imran Ali had confessed to raping nine girls, including Zainab Ansari.
  • President Hassan Rouhani has accused US of seeking a regime change in Iran.

    • Bangladesh is set to hold the election in December.

  • Richardson will be leading a command comprising 776,000 soldiers and 96,000 civilians, according to CNN.
  • "I think we have to find out what happened first. Here we go again with, you know, you’re guilty until proven innocent. I don’t like that."

    • The girl was reportedly playing a game on her phone inside the class when she was caught by her teacher.

  • There is a suspicion that Ashish, son of former BSP MP Rakesh Pandey, may be hiding using a false name.
  • Days after questioning the ongoing MeToo movement, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Udit Raj Wednesday claimed that never before has he witnessed a fight for slavery and inequality while...

    • The Western Naval Command has conducted successful maiden trials of the DSRV.

      Channel NewsAsia World News



  • Wooden beams tilted at crazy angles poke out of piles of shattered concrete littered with battered motorbikes and household items, from crumpled pots and pans to smudged notebooks...
  • When Central African Republic (CAR) pleaded for help last year to fight marauding militias, former colonial ruler France offered guns it had seized off Somalia. But Russia objected...

    • Wildlife officials in southern Australia on Wednesday announced an investigation into the mass death of 58 penguins they believe were killed in a dog attack...

      Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific News



  • Thailand's new army chief on Wednesday did not rule out another military intervention if there was political conflict after the return of civilian rule in a general election next...
  • BEIJING: China will not allow gambling or horse-racing in the southern province of Hainan, a newspaper controlled by the provincial government reported on Wednesday, citing comments...

    • Wildlife officials in southern Australia on Wednesday announced an investigation into the mass death of 58 penguins they believe were killed in a dog attack...

      Channel NewsAsia Front Page News



  • Thailand's new army chief on Wednesday did not rule out another military intervention if there was political conflict after the return of civilian rule in a general election next...
  • BEIJING: China will not allow gambling or horse-racing in the southern province of Hainan, a newspaper controlled by the provincial government reported on Wednesday, citing comments...

    • The U.S. Trade Representative's office told Congress on Tuesday it intends to open trade talks with the European Union, the United Kingdom and Japan.

    17 October - iGoogle Portal - MSM News

    Sydney Morning Herald RSS News Headlines

  • The mega deal mooted on Tuesday began to come together just after lunch on Wednesday with four trades completed in half an hour.
  • The Indonesia-Australia free trade deal, which was finalised in August and is due to be signed later this year. Although that could change.
    • Hugh Bowman hopes The Cliffsofmoher can end his Caulfield Cup wait.

      The Times of India



  • “I don’t even know him. He came at me with the pistol, shouting that he would shoot me. I asked him why, but he only kept on abusing me,” recollected Gaurav Singh, the man who was...
  • Tension prevails in Kerala as Sabarimala opens for the first time since the historic Supreme Court verdict allowing women aged between 10 and 50 to pray at the hill temple, with hundreds...
  • 5 suspects have been identified by Turkey in the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi case. One of them has been identified as a frequent companion of the kingdom's powerful...
  • Daughter Nandita Das explains how she will continue to add her voice to the movement despite the allegations against her father.

    • A civil engineer and six plumbers hailing from Bihar employed at a construction site of a primary school of Vadodara Municipal Corporation were sitting and chatting when three residents...

  • Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday released the results of a DNA test that the Massachusetts Democrat said proves she has Native American ancestry.


  •   UK news | The Guardian



  • Prime minister asks cabinet to ‘stand together and stand firm’ on eve of crucial EU summitTheresa May will urge EU leaders in Brussels on Wednesday to keep the door open to continuing...
  • Judges unanimous in choice of Northern Irish winner for ‘utterly distinctive’ Troubles-era novelAnna Burns has become the first Northern Irish author to win the Man Booker...

    • Backbenchers are anxious about impact of universal credit rollout and years of austerityPhilip Hammond is planning to pepper his budget with a series of spending announcements...


      CNN.com - Top Stories




  • The body of missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi was cut into pieces after he was killed two weeks ago at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, a Turkish official told CNN on Tuesday...


    • Saudi Arabia's big investment conference has lost another high-profile guest after International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde dropped out.


  • Torching their fields is a cheap and ­efficient means for India’s farmers to ready their fields for the next crop. It is also a major contributor to the smog that has turned Delhi...
  • On Oct. 16, 1968, American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists at the Summer Olympics in Mexico City — a photo that still reverberates five decades later...

    • The data guru calculates how well the media have learned the lessons of the 2016 election.



    PCWorld





  • Cord cutters can get their fill of big nationally televised games, but local broadcasts are still left on the bench.
  • Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC hardware topics. Today's show is about Brad's Nvidia RTX 2070 review and Principal Technologies controversial CPU benchmarks...

    • Now that we’ve seen the Pixel 3, tested it, and measured the notch, you’ve probably made up your mind as to whether you’re going to buy one. And if you are, you already know that’s...



      WSJ.com: World News





  • Saudi operatives beat, drugged, killed and dismembered a dissident Saudi journalist in the presence of the kingdom’s top diplomat in Istanbul, Turkish officials said. President...
  • French President Emmanuel Macron appointed several cabinet ministers in an attempt to stabilize his government and stem a decline in public support for his push to overhaul France’s...

    • A brief hostage-taking that seriously burned a 14-year-old girl and injured a woman on Monday is being investigated as a possible terrorist attack, German police said...

    17 October - Technology - Tech Crunch / The Verge

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