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Mexico Sees Its Energy Future in Fossil Fuels, Not Renewables

  
NYTimes.com - 08.17.2022 Original article ›
Oscar Lopez
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Privatization of the oil sector and corruption is leading to a new policy of president Lopez Obrador to restore the oil sector to government ownership. Obrador sees this as a priority and says it will take time for Mexico to switch to renewable energy, with the priority being self sufficiency in energy using fossil fuels at this time.

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In Battle for Workers, Companies Build Houses

  
WSJ - 05.22.2022 Original article ›
Chip Cutter, Lauren Weber| Photographs By Nick Oxford For The Wall Street Journal
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This WSJ report shows ways in which companies are attracting and retaining employees by building homes. One company shown here is building the homes to keep costs down using subcontractors. Costs are kept down so that houses can be built at $200,000, to make them affordable at $1000 a month mortgages for workers earning $40,000 to $100,000.

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Deadly Indian heatwave made 30 times more likely by climate crisis

  
The Guardian - 05.23.2022 Original article ›
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March 2022 was the hottest month in India for 122 years since records began. It was also extremely dry. Scientists say such a heat wave with temperatures reaching 50 degrees centigrade in April and May in India, "would have been extraordinarily rare without the climate crisis." They say it has a 1% chance even with current global warming.

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Oil Prices Fall Ahead of OPEC+ Meeting

  
WSJ - 06.02.2022 Original article ›
Caitlin Ostroff
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Oil prices using the Brent crude benchmark drop to $113 a barrel this week with further declines expected as the Saudis are now prepared to increase oil production to support the US in its deterrence campaign against Russia and China. Saudis under Prince Salman will do this in exchange for security guarantees against Yemeni rebels and Iranian attacks.

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10 most expensive cities in the world | DW | 04.12.2021

  
DW.COM - 12.04.2021 Original article ›
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In the US Los Angeles and New York City are the two most expensive cities. In Europe, Paris, Copenhagen, Zurich and Geneva. Tel Aviv is ranked the most expensive city in the world. In Asia Osaka and Singapore. Expensive is not a desirable situation as these cities have seen costs soar and become overcrowded, with better alternatives for visitors.

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LaGuardia Airport Is No Longer the Worst. This Team Fixed It.

  
WSJ - 09.15.2022 Original article ›
Ben Cohen | Photographs, Video By George Etheredge For The Wall Street Journal
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See pictures of the new La Guardia airport, and the work of the team that made the new Terminal B happen. The old airport was called a "third world airport" by president Biden. A reflection of what had happened in America with the defunding of infrastructure leaving subways and airports that were simply breaking down and dilapidated.

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Climbing Housing Costs Could Prop Up Inflation for a While

  
WSJ - 09.20.2022 Original article ›
David Harrison
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Inflation in the US eased from 8.5% to 8.3% in July according to the Labor Department consumer price index. This reflected declines in gasoline costs, airfares, and slower growth in cost of groceries. Climbing housing costs are a problem. They now make up 25% of the August 2022 inflation rate, up from 20% in February.

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Goods Deflation Is Back. It Could Speed Inflation’s Return to 2%.

  
WSJ - 12.03.2023 Original article ›
David Harrison
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Bringing US inflation from 5.5% in 2022 to 3.5% now is helped by decline in durable goods prices. Prices of furniture, used cars, appliances have fallen for 5 months and are expected to decline further. In October 2023 they were down from their peak in September 2022 by 2.6%, the Commerce Department shows. This is good news for the economy.

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Ukraine updates: Zelenskyy on surprise visit to Germany – DW – 12/15/2023

  
dw.com - 12.15.2023 Original article ›
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Germany is taking on a larger role in helping Ukraine as the US Congress Republicans negotiate with president Biden on aid to Ukraine tied to action on the Mexican border. The surge in migrants is causing problems. Zelensky visits Germany as the European Union finally decides to sidestep Orban of Hungary and bring Ukraine into the European fold.

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Bank of England’s inflation target may be hit by April

  
- 01.10.2024 Original article ›
Jack Barnett, Economics Correspondent
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The British people should see further improvement in cost of living concerns with drop in energy bills and inflation falling to below its current level of 3.9%. Decline in inflation could go closer to the 2% set by the Bank of England making interest rate cuts possible by the Bank of England. At one point inflation had reached 11%. 

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: The First One Hundred Years (U.S. National Park Service)

  
National Park Service - 02.26.2024 Original article ›
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There is something about John F. Kennedy that makes his 1000 days simply the blueprint for America's first 100 years since his presidency in 1960- in space and by extension in climate change, in civil rights, in diversity that spans the whole world of Asia-Africa-Latin America, in the struggle for global literacy and education.

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Mourners choose favourite moments of Elizabeth II's 70-year reign - France 24

  
France 24 - 09.10.2022 Original article ›
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What Queen Elizabeth meant to the everyday lives of people in the French speaking world, as well as the English speaking world, and the world over, is seen in this video in FR24. She reflected a sense of steadfastness, of hope, wisdom and optimism for the future for 70 years through post war recovery and right into the pandemic.

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Russia-Ukraine War: U.S. Poised to Send Patriot Missiles to Ukraine

  
NYTimes.com - 12.13.2022 Original article ›
Eric Schmitt, John Ismay
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Paris hosts a large gathering to give $19 billion in loans and $1 billion in direct aid to help Ukraine get through this winter with damaged electricity grid and damaged infrastructure. US plans to send Patriot air defense system to Ukraine after Kviv and Odessa are hit badly by drone strikes on the electricity grid putting the lights out.

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Georgia Case Presents Unique Challenges for Trump—and Prosecutors

  
WSJ - 08.15.2023 Original article ›
Corinne Ramey, James Fanelli
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This report in the WSJ says the RICO (Georgia Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) charges in the Trump Indictment in Georgia offer opportunity for a sweeping narrative. Charges include several related Solicitation of Violation of Oath by Public Officer, False Statements and Writings. In addition to Mr. Trump charges were made for 18 other individuals. 

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India Imposes Export Tax on Onions to Curb Food Inflation as Elections Near

  
WSJ - 08.21.2023 Original article ›
Vibhuti Agarwal
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The Indian government imposes a 40% export tax on onions. Tomato pries have increased fivefold and onion prices have surged with drought in some areas and floods damaging crops. Uneven rainfall is affecting grain supplies also and the Indian government is keeping a close watch on this. Prime minister Modi also stated this in his Independence Day speech.

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Opinion | It Is No Longer Possible to Escape What We Have Done to Ourselves

  
NYTimes.com - 08.23.2023 Original article ›
Serge Schmemann
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Even in a remote part of Canadian wilderness at Lac LaBelle Serge Schmemann of the NYT finds no respite, no escape from the fires that have consumed large parts of the Canadian forests and sent acrid smoke into neighboring regions. Here he describes the problems stemming from climate change and the dangers if temperatures rise by 2.5 degrees.

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White House wants federal workers back in the office in September. It’s a rare bright spot for D.C. properties.

  
MarketWatch - 08.24.2023 Original article ›
Joy Wiltermuth
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The White House is expecting the half of the 2.2 million federal government workers who do not work out of their government offices to show up at offices and use them with "enhanced flexibilities." A GAO report shows that 17 out of 24 federal agency headquarters buildings in Washington D.C. had an utilization rate of 25%.

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9th Annual International Day of Yoga led by PM

  
PM's Site - 06.21.2023 Original article ›
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PM Modi is shown in this video doing Yoga at the International Day of Yoga on the lawn of the UN Headquarters in New York City. People from all over the world came to this Yoga session the first of its kind spreading the message of Yoga in a troubled world with climate change, unhealthy lifestyles, and conflict.

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Drone Deal Will Help India Track Chinese Troops on Disputed Border

  
WSJ - 06.23.2023 Original article ›
Rajesh Roy
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The Indian drone deal with the US that helps secure the border with China by providing a 24 hour all weather surveillance from Ladakh in the Himalayas all along a long border that goes to Arunachal Pradesh in the north east. Drones also would support India, Japan and Australia in the Indo-Pacific ocean as part of the Quad.

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Britons’ earlier deaths linked to NHS underinvestment – study

  
The Guardian - 06.25.2023 Original article ›
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UK underinvestment in health care infrastructure and NHS is leading to it "underperforming significantly," says a King's fund health thinktank study. UK annual capital spending in healthcare is about 0.33% of GDP in 2019 compared to 0.65% in the US. A lack of doctors and nurses is a severe problem for the NHS in UK.

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Xi Jinping Chokes Off Crucial Engine of China’s Economy

  
WSJ - 07.13.2023 Original article ›
Lingling Wei
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Foreign investment at high rates helped China build its middle class. In the first quarter of 2023 it dropped to $20 billion from $100 billion a year earlier. This means about $80 billion will be going elsewhere to increase incomes and the middle class through investments in the US itself, and in countries such as India and Vietnam.

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Rise of Far Right Leaves Germany’s Conservatives at a Crossroads

  
NYTimes.com - 07.26.2023 Original article ›
Catie Edmondson
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During the war in Ukraine and refugee crisis the CDU and SPD have an identity crisis says this report in NYT, now that the AfD is surging and shows 22% support close to CDU, and above the SPD. Chancellor Scholz and also CDU have not made a convincing case about their policies and for the future of Germany says this report.

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How the U.S. Was Eliminated From the World Cup, Shot by Shot

  
NYTimes.com - 08.07.2023 Original article ›
Juliet Macur
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The last kick on goal in a penalty shootout between Sweden and the US is decided by VAR review. The ball was hit so well that the American goalkeeper had difficulty keeping the ball outside the goal line even though she pushed it out. The Swedish women's team kept a remarkable composure throughout the game and the shootout.

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Sober Travelers Find Something to Savor in Wine Country

  
NYTimes.com - 04.17.2024 Original article ›
Christine Chitnis
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Sober travel is surging among young people in America. This report shows sober travel meaning no alcohol in wineyard trips to Sonoma, California, or in the foothills of the Andes mountains in Mendoza wine countryside. For them it makes good sense, wellness, beautiful landscapes and fine dining. This NYT report shows a growing trend of travel of this kind.

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Being a Doctor Is Hard. It’s Harder for Women.

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- 12.07.2017 Original article ›
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This article in the NYT cites research published in JAMA that shows higher rates of depression among women who complete medical residency training, because of the larger share of child care and household duties. This places a bigger burden on women than their male counterparts, even though the long hours and strenuous duties create a high rate of depression for doctors.

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