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George Weyerhaeuser, Child-Kidnapping Victim, Survived to Lead Forestry Giant

  
WSJ - 06.17.2022 Original article ›
James R. Hagerty
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The WSJ offers this profile of a son of German immigrants who accumulated timber lands in Minnesota, Wisconsin and the Pacific Northwest of the US. George Weyerhaeuser's company made the diapers for store brands across America. He says he was shocked at seeing the land when the timber was taken and the area cleared and started the practice of reforestation now a major goal set by COP26 in Glasgow.

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New York Would Change Minimum Wage and Bail in $229 Billion Budget Deal

  
NYTimes.com - 04.28.2023 Original article ›
Luis Ferré Sadurní, Grace Ashford
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Governor Hochul of New York was only able to increase the minimum wage by 2 dollars in New York to $17, up from $15, by 2026 in New York City, Long Island and Westchester. It would go up to $17 in the rest of the state by 2027. Assembly Democrats had asked for $21 saying that Seattle and Los Angeles offered a higher minimum wage.  Future increases would be pegged to inflation.

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Opinion | San Francisco Can’t Do the Math

  
WSJ - 04.28.2023 Original article ›
The Editorial Board
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Missing 8th grade algebra in San Francisco school curriculum is the subject of this editorial in the WSJ. The Department of Education calls algebra a gatekeeper course to future success. Taking Algebra 1 before high school can set students up for a foundation of STEM education and open the door for various career options. Yet San Francisco dropped 8th grade Algebra in the name of reducing inequities in 2014, says WSJ.

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Employees coming back to offices | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News

  
NHK WORLD - 05.16.2023 Original article ›
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A survey of 11,000 Japanese companies shows remote work continuing to be supported by about 38% of companies, an almost equal number of 39% support workers going back to the office. In the US major cities downtowns have high vacancies for office space with a strong tendency of some companies to keep practice of remote work or only 2-3 days in office from the pandemic period. About 23% of companies say they are undecided.

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Flying Object Shot Down Over Canada on Orders of Biden and Trudeau

  
WSJ - 02.11.2023 Original article ›
Gordon Lubold, Paul Vieira
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A second suspected Chinese spy balloon is shot down by US F-22 jet using sidewinder missile. This is a smaller balloon than the previous one first detected over Montana in US airspace at 58,000 feet. This object was hovering over Alaska and the Yukon territory of Canada at 40,000 feet, 475 miles east of Anchorage, and was shot down over the Yukon Territory. Airspace below 60,000 feet is considered the airspace of that country.

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New Toyota Chief Says He Will Accelerate Shift in EV Strategy

  
WSJ - 02.13.2023 Original article ›
River Davis
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The EV strategy of Toyota's new CEO Koji Sato is to make large upfront investments in EV dedicated parts and manufacturing methods. Koji Sato says "We've seen the kinds of EV's we're aiming for. Now that the timing is right, we will accelerate that development with a new approach." Under the former CEO Akio Toyoda Toyota fell behind in electric vehicles, as competitors surged ahead.

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Siemens partners with India on railway modernization – DW – 02/27/2023

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dw.com - 02.27.2023 Original article ›
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India places a $3 billion order for 1200 electric locomotives and railway modernization with Siemens. It includes a 35 year contract for maintenance. The equivalent of 800,000 trucks can be replaced by these locomotives over the lifetime. Siemens CEO Roland Busch says "This will help India create the world's largest green rail network, as our locomotives will save the equivalent of 800 million tons of CO2 emissions over their lifecycles."

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Here’s Why the Economy Seems Weird

  
WSJ - 03.09.2023 Original article ›
Greg Ip
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Greg Ip and other experts say the US economy is different today because nothing like the collapse of supply chains and the pandemic leading to shortage of workers has happened in the last 50 years. One has to go back to 1947 in the postwar period to see how the nation adjusted between supply of labor after World War II and supply of goods, to understand today's economy, says Greg Ip in the WSJ.

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Opinion | Elizabeth Warren: We Can Prevent More Bank Failures

  
NYTimes.com - 03.13.2023 Original article ›
Elizabeth Warren
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US Senator Elizabeth Warren says the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank happened after president Trump signed a law with the help of Congress and the US central bank the Fed to roll back some of the strict oversight and regulations that were setup after the 2008 financial crisis from the failure of bank practices. The Guardian reports that the CEO of SVB lobbied to reduce the regulatory oversight needed leading to its collapse.

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India presents low cost manufacturing and high output opportunities: Modi

  
The Hindu - 10.30.2022 Original article ›
Dinakar Peri
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At the opening of the new aircraft manufcturing complex in Vadodara, Gujarat, PM Modi says- "The defense and aerospace sectors will be two important pillars of making India self reliant (atman nirbhar). We have. agoal of $25 billion in defense manufacturing by 2025, defense exports will be $5 billion." He said India will need 2000 aircraft in 15 years. "India will move forward with the mantra Make in India. Make for the Globe."

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What the Fed’s Rate Increases Mean for Your Financial Plans

  
WSJ - 11.02.2022 Original article ›
Julia Carpenter
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Ordinary Americans are better off paying of their credit card debt, delaying mortgages for an house when house prices have surged and mortgage rates once 3% are now about 7%, and not borrowing money for a car, says this report in the WSJ. Savings habits that were popular in the pandemic are needed today because credit card debt is a pre-pandemic levels, and spending habits need restraint for household budgets facing high inflation.

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Q&A: what does a split Congress mean for US politics?

  
The Guardian - 11.16.2022 Original article ›
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This report in The Guardian explains what a split Congress means in the US as the Republicans control the House and Democrats control the Senate in the midterms of 2022. This means legislative logjam says The Guardian.  The narrow majority also means there will be difficulty for the Republican Speaker to control the House with 3 newcomers from New York and others as moderates, and a mix of views within Republicans.

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P.T. Usha elected India's first woman Olympic chief

  
France 24 - 12.10.2022 Original article ›
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The 58 year old P.T. Usha, with multiple gold medals in running at the Asian Games, is elected president of the Indian Women's Olympics Association. This is a critical time for Indian sports athletes with building of better sports facilities, and support of athletes by the Indian government. India has lagged behind in the Olympics and is trying to catch up. Only a small number of medals were won at Olympics by Indian athletes.

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Varane driving France’s ‘historical soldiers’ in pursuit of World Cup

  
The Guardian - 12.12.2022 Original article ›
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The calming role that Varane takes on as the French soccer team's core seasoned players Giroud, Varane, Lloris and Griezman give direction and transmit a sense of calmness and composure when the stakes are high. Varane who is softspoken and quiet on the field in defense takes on a leadership role in such situations. The French team take on Morocco in the World Cup Soccer semifinals after winning 2-1 in the game with England.

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Courageous rail workers keep Ukraine running amid war | DW | 14.04.2022

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DW.COM - 04.14.2022 Original article ›
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This DW.com video shows the daily life of a train conductor on Ukraine Railways taking trains into Dnipro in central Ukraine to take refugees to the western part of the country. Ukraine Railways has 230,000 employees and all are at work for long hours helping refugees in packed trains, mostly women and children, make their way to safety in the western parts of the country, in Poland and other parts of Eastern Europe. 

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Lionel Messi's hometown ready for World Cup final – DW – 12/17/2022

  
dw.com - 12.17.2022 Original article ›
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Rosario, Argentina is the hometown of Lionel Messi. DW.com looks at this city, the third largest in Argentina, and capital of Santa Fe state. Two of Argentina's famous soccer coaches were born in Rosario. Lionel Scaloni, the current national coach and 1978 coach Cesar Luis Menotti. Argentina lost to Germany 1-0 in 2014, and 8 years later locals are sensing something big as Argentina meets France on Sunday.

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Why This Housing Downturn Isn’t Like the Last One

  
WSJ - 12.17.2022 Original article ›
Ben Eisen, Nicole Friedman
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The housing downturn as a result of sharply higher interest rates as the Fed's Jay Powell takes on surging inflation is very different from the problems of bank's shoddy mortgages of 2008. The 2008 financial crisis was a banking crisis from overleveraging by US banks and the use of questionable mortgages in housing. The rules set down and strict regulation since 2008 protect the housing market from the errors of 2008.

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Russia-Ukraine War: Hard-Line Positions Suggest Progress Toward Peace Talks Is Far-Off

  
NYTimes.com - 12.28.2022 Original article ›
Shashank Bengali
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Both sides hold positions unacceptable to the other in the Russia Ukraine conflict making negotiations difficult. Russia wants to hold on to annexed regions in the east including Donetsk and Luhansk. Russia continues shelling of Kherson after it was taken back by Ukraine. The conflict drags on in the winter months. The civilian population of Ukraine bears a significant burden from damage to the electricity grid, reducing heating and lighting in the winter.

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Germany: Number of young people falls to record low | DW | 25.07.2022

  
DW.COM - 07.25.2022 Original article ›
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Germany is seeing more demographic changes as its population gets older. Only 10% of its 83 million population is in the younger age group of 15-24, according to Federal Statistical Office Destatis. Only 8.3 million are in the young age group 15-24 years. Compare this to 1983 when it was 17%. It also makes Germany a more conservative oriented country politically. And accelerates the shortage of young workers as the economy expands.

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Forces in India, US seek to sow division: USAID administrator

  
The Indian Express - 07.27.2022 Original article ›
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USAID Administrator Samantha Powers talk at the IIT- Delhi is covered in detail in the Indian Express. Powers says India's aid to Sri Lanka with $3.5 billion in credit lines during the pandemic is an example of the kind of help the US and India have made to assist poor countries. She sees ever broader and deeper cooperation between the US and India to help African, Asian and Latin American nations build a better future.

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Ukraine War Threatens Commodities Supply and Miners Can’t React

  
WSJ - 03.23.2022 Original article ›
Rhiannon Hoyle
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Commodity prices are surging worldwide. Shortages of potash with cutoff of supplies from Russia and Belarus is affecting fertilizer supplies and agriculture  worldwide. New mines for commodities in much demand will take years to begin production. A mine in the Canadian prairies is expected to be the largest potash mine in the world, yet production will not begin till 2027. The situation is the same for coal  copper, nickel, and other commodities.

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Jaishankar visits Lanka IOC to take stock of fuel supply situation

  
The Hindu - 03.28.2022 Original article ›
Pti
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India's Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar visits the local subsidiary of Indian Oil Corporation in Colombo to get some idea of the fuel supply situation in Sri Lanka. Facing a shortage of foreign exchange reserves and payment due for its debt in 2022 Sri Lanka has cut imports, including oil imports. India has offered a $1 billion line of credit and other assistance to Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is also getting financial help from the IMF.

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How the West Misread Vladimir Putin

  
WSJ - 02.25.2022 Original article ›
Michael R. Gordon In Washington, Stephen Fidler In London, Alan Cullison In Kyiv, Ukraine
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This WSJ report looks at US-Russia relations under different administrations with US presidents failing to understand the intentions of the Russian president as Eastern European countries sought a new relationship with the US and western Europe. The view of western leaders was events such as the 1956 Hungarian revolution and the 1968 Czech revolution and the entry of Soviet Russian tanks into Budapest and Prague were a thing of the distant past. 

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William Ackman to Close $4 Billion SPAC

  
WSJ - 07.12.2022 Original article ›
Julie Steinberg
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The retrieval of $4 billion in  capital from SPAC misallocation of capital back to HEIRS- Health, Education, Infrastructure, Retirees, and Societal needs leading to much needed Upward Mobility in 2022. WiIliam Ackman says he is returning the capital for this SPAC after failing to find companies that meet investment criteria. This SPAC hedge fund raised $4 billion on the New York Stock Exchange in July 2020 as an Initial Public Offering.

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French Socialist, Green, conservative candidates back Macron in election run-off against Le Pen

  
France 24 - 04.11.2022 Original article ›
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A major factor in the next step in the French presidential election, the runoff second round, is how voters who supported former socialist candidate Jean Luc-Melenchon will vote in second round. He has now asked his voters not to give a single vote to Marie Le Pen. The socialist and Republicain candidates, and Green candidate now also support Mr. Macron in the second round of voting on April 24. 

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