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Opinion | We Should Give Up the Fantasy of Solving the Border Crisis

  
NYTimes.com - 03.15.2023 Original article ›
Dara Lind
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The border with Mexico and the surge in immigration over the last two decades is an issue that has been tackled in largely the same manner by administrations of both Republicans and Democrats. It had one intent- to discourage illegal immigration and migrants flow across the border. Intentions have been well meaning for the Biden administration yet the goal is the same- discourage and send a signal to migrants so that there is no surge in migrants. A problem that is not easily resolved.

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German Foreign Minister Baerbock urges China policy change – DW – 11/01/2022

  
dw.com - 11.01.2022 Original article ›
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Annalena Baerbock German Foreign Minister continues to voice concerns about German policy towards China after the sale of a stake in Hamburg port to Chinese shipping company Cosco. Chancellor Scholz went ahead with a smaller stake after opposition from 6 ministries within his administration including the Free Democrats and the Greens. He will be visiting China soon after the recent party Congress. Scholz's spokesperson says Scholz does not favor decoupling with China, yet favors diversifying and minimizing the risks.

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Elon Musk Hints at $8 Monthly Subscription for Twitter’s Verified Users

  
WSJ - 11.01.2022 Original article ›
Alyssa Lukpat
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With about $13 billion of debt taken up by Twitter in the deal with Musk there is increasing concern about servicing this debt, and the interest costs of about $1 billion a year far exceeding the $150 million previously borne. Musk says Twitter cannot rely on advertisers and he expects verified users to pay a $8 monthly fee for use of Twitter. "Its the only way to defeat the bots and trolls," says Musk of the subscription fees needed to pay the bills.

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More austerity, more division, more decline: Sunak is merely a sequel in a tired Tory franchise | Rafael Behr

  
The Guardian - 11.02.2022 Original article ›
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This report on Tory politics of the past 12 years looks back at how it has failed to bring upward mobility to British working families, widened disparities, and failed to make needed investments for the future for infrastructure and renewable energy. Mr. Sunak is seen as only the last of a series of prime ministers in a tired Tory party with internal divisions, that through its austerity policies has failed Britain and the aspirations of working families for a brighter future.

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How UN secretary general became an outspoken voice for climate action

  
The Guardian - 11.04.2022 Original article ›
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Antonio Guterres was prime minister of Portugal from 1995 to 2002. As climate change action leader he plays an important role in 2022. He is interviewed here by The Guardian with a look at his role so far before COP27 opens in Egypt. Guterres became Secretary General of the United Nations in 2017. His leadership and visible presence is a source of reduction of tensions during the war in Ukraine and a source of renewed commitment during the climate change disasters of 2022.

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Jürgen Klopp and Liverpool keep quadruple hopes alive | DW | 13.04.2022

  
DW.COM - 04.16.2022 Original article ›
James Thorogood
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The rivalry between Jurgen Klopp of Liverpool and Pep Guardiola of Manchester City with only one point separating the two teams in the Premier League. Liverpool was 3-3 with Benefica of Portugal on the second leg, after winning 3-1 in the first. Liverpool now meet Villareal in the Champions League semifinals and will play Manchester City in the Premier League. Villareal, part of the Valencian community in eastern Spain, won aginst Bayern Munich and Juventus to get to the semi-finals.

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The Struggle and the Promise: Restoring India’s Potential review: A Forbes wish list: How India can lift its game

  
The Hindu - 04.23.2022 Original article ›
Suresh Seshadri
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Larger investments are needed in science and technology development, and in research and development, secondary and higher education, says Naushad Forbes, for India to reach its potential. He says industry has been too timid when it comes to setting goals for design, innovation, and research and development. He calls for a listening society and culture that is open to to outside ideas, continuously makes connections with the outside world, and is keen to apply new ideas learned in the interactions.

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Opinion | Germany’s Tax-Cut Inflation Cure

  
WSJ - 04.29.2022 Original article ›
The Editorial Board
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Energy tax cuts that would save Germans 900 euros a year are a good idea says this WSJ editorial opinion, and something the US should consider. One of the taxes energy levy EEG added 3.72 cents per kilowatt hour to household electricity bills is a tax started 20 years ago. The EEG is being phased out. Other tax changes in Germany to help households tackle inflation are the increase in tax allowance making the first 10,347 euros of annual income tax free.

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Next financial crisis will come from private cryptocurrencies: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das

  
The Economic Times - 12.22.2022 Original article ›
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The governor of India's central bank, the RBI, says cryptocurrency are a threat to the economy and stability and savings of ordinary Indians. He believes private cryptocurrencies should be prohibited. He recently launched RBI own digital currency to combat the problem of private cryptocurrency firms. There is no proper regulatory oversight for cryptocurrency leading to abuses as most recently seen in the dramatic collapse of FTX in the US which was based in the Bahamas. It is covered by the WSJ.

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Opinion | Covid Testing for Travelers From China Won’t Stop Variants

  
WSJ - 12.28.2022 Original article ›
The Editorial Board
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This Editorial Board opinion in the WSJ says the covid test requirement for travelers from China is inadequate because it does not apply to travellers from Europe. In the early part of the pandemic travelers from Europe brought the virus to the US. The virus first spread to Europe from China before entering the US. It does not go into effect for another week. WSJ cites reports that show the surge in cases in China is already accelerating in cities like Shanghai.

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Restoration of the Ozone Layer Is Back on Track, Scientists Say

  
NYTimes.com - 01.09.2023 Original article ›
Henry Fountain
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Emissions from China of ozone depleting chemicals such as from this refrigerator factory shown in NYT, have hurt the earth's ozone layer. This has been stopped says this UN report cited in NYT, CFC-11 emissions were a major issue at one time - the stopping of such emissions is a move in the right direction to allow the ozone layer to recover by 2040 say experts. NYT says that small factories in Eastern China were the source at one time.

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Essay | Without Consciousness, AIs Will Be Sociopaths

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WSJ - 01.13.2023 Original article ›
Michael S.A. Graziano
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Without human consciousness Ai's simply lack the vital elements of what makes us human. So called intelligent behaviours don't amount to much in this the most important aspect of our behaviours that makes us human in the way we have evolved over long periods of time. A recent Japanese movie showed how even the creators of AI that runs things in a futuristic Japan find themselves trapped in an AI run society, and how AI fails Japanese society.

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‘Super-tipping points’ could trigger cascade of climate action

  
The Guardian - 01.22.2023 Original article ›
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Super tipping points in climate change action for decarbon ization can occur through relatively small interventions in policy for electric cars, plant based alternative foods, and for green fertilizers, say experts in a report from the Davos Forum in Switzerland. A super tipping point happens when a zero carbon solution becomes more competitive than a  existing high carbon option. More sales lead to cheaper products creating feedback loops that lead to exponential growth and a rapid takeover, says the report.

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Opinion | China and the Population Bomb That Wasn’t

  
WSJ - 01.23.2023 Original article ›
William Mc Gurn
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McGurn looks at a time when population growth was seen as an existential threat in China. China's population declined by 850,000 in 2022. An accompanying article in the NYT by Hawon Jung describes the views of South Korean women, which also reflect views of Chinese and Japanese women, about the uneven burdens of raising children between men and women, the discrimination against married women with young children in the workplace, the other challenges women face that have led to a marraige strike.

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Women’s Tour de France: Director relishes chance for girls to ‘identify with champions’

  
France 24 - 07.15.2022 Original article ›
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Marion Rouse, Director of the Women's Tour de France is interviewed by FR24. The Women's cycling event is from July 24 to July 31. Here she talks about the resumption of this event after it stopped in 1989 and what it will mean to a new generation of young women cyclists. These girls on the side of the road cheering will now have women as role models, says Rouse who remembers herself as a little cyclist at age six years.

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Oregon’s Rural-Urban Divide Sparks Talk of Secession

  
NYTimes.com - 03.24.2023 Original article ›
Mike Baker, Hilary Swift
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Eastern Oregon that lies on the other side of the Cascade mountains from Portland and western Oregon is mostly rural and feels a world away from Portland. Here farmers have organized a secessionist movement to join the neighboring state of Idaho which is closer to them on cultural issues. The NYT's Across the Country series of articles looks at ways in which America has become different in different states and regions across the country and how local people see what impacts their lives.

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Labour and Tories smell blood in Scotland after Yousaf victory

  
The Times - 03.28.2023 Original article ›
Steven Swinford, Political Editor
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Britain's Labour party sees a big opportunity in Scotland with the divided SNP. Mr. Humza narrowly edged out Forbes for leader of the SNP party in the election to replace Nicola Sturgeon. Labour could win 20 seats north of the border putting Mr. Starmer in No.10, say some Labour party leaders. Labour sees that it has been left out of Scotland's parliament and government for far too long with a cost of living crisis and need for public services.

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Opinion | Joe Biden Isn’t Sorry About His Afghanistan Withdrawal

  
WSJ - 04.06.2023 Original article ›
The Editorial Board
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Both Obama and Trump failed to end Bush's war in Afghanistan. America did not need the huge cost and distraction of wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The money spent on wars is badly needed to go on building infrastructure and American manufacturing, supporting workers and families, public services in the US, and building American leadership in science and technology. Biden had the courage to make the right decision in the face of criticism such as that made here in the WSJ.

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Dr. ISO's Pandemic History, Info & Tips: Epidemics in the Nara Period - Culture Crossroads - TV | NHK WORLD-JAPAN Live & Programs

  
NHK WORLD - 04.01.2022 Original article ›
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This NHK video report says the epidemics of previous periods in history were no different than today. It points to the Nara period (710-794) when smallpox killed 20 to 30% of the population. This was a period of international exchange and large roads were built bringing people from all parts of Japan to Nara and increasing the risk of infection. In fact the Great Buddha at Nara was built by the Emperor at the time to entrust the peace of Japan to the Buddha.

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Jewar Airport: Why the upcoming international airport is a big deal for infra, tourism and connectivity growth

  
The Economic Times - 12.01.2021 Original article ›
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The new Noida International Airport, Asia's largest when completed in 2024, will be a model for connectivity with connections to high speed rail, bullet trains. It will also be developed as an export hub for the country to provide needed logistics for India as a manufacturing hub in the new world supply chain. As part of the Master Plan for Gati Shakti it will be integrated into the development of the country as a whole over the next two decades.

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Xi Jinping expected to snub UK summit on climate crisis

  
The Times - 10.20.2021 Original article ›
Oliver Wright, Policy Editor | Will Humphries
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Queen Elizabeth's voice is heard on the microphone before a meeting of the Welsh parliament: "We only know about people who are not coming to the Glasgow Climate Change Summit, its very irritating that they say but they don't do." China had promised to peak coal use by 2030, and help achieve reducing global warming under Paris summit goals. This looks like a remote possibility today as China faces blackouts and factory closings from reducing coal use.

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Micron to Expand Chip Production With $150 Billion in Capital Spending Over Coming Decade

  
WSJ - 10.20.2021 Original article ›
Robert Wall, Alex Leary
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Micron Technology, GlobalFoundaries, Intel, Samsung are planning large investments with the assistance of governments in US, and Japan. Taiwan Semiconductor plans to build a chip plant in Japan. US has allocated $52 billion for domestic investments by chip companies. In recent decades bad policy has led to chip making demise in the US which the Biden administration is determined to reverse by boosting US chip production. Intel Corp has announced large investments in US and Europe, Micron is expected to follow in this direction.

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New Covid-19 Outbreaks Test South Korea’s Strategy

  
NYTimes.com - 09.02.2020 Original article ›
Choe Sang Hun
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The consensus in South Korean society about rules for tackling coronavirus surge are breaking down, because some groups are pushing for keeping the economy free of lockdown and some are pushing for stricter rules as the cases increase once again into the hundreds. Berlin had a big rally of right wing protesters last week showing that the consensus is fraying as tempers rise about the effects of the lockdown, as cases increase and the government is forced to restrict activity and gatherings.

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The rise and fall of the most European state in the Union

  
Washington Post - 12.01.2020 Original article ›
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How Vermont compares with the rest of America with higher proportion of women with bachelors degrees and lower fertility rates leading to a declining population. It compares more with declining population in European countries. A shift back to rural areas could bring more Americans into rural Vermont after the pandemic and reverse the population trends because of the quality of life in Vermont. The School Dartmouth is just across the river from Vermont and Burlington the state capital is close to Canada.

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Moderna Says Covid-19 Vaccine for South Africa Strain Is Ready for Human Testing

  
WSJ - 02.24.2021 Original article ›
Peter Loftus
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Moderna has made the initial batches of doses of the vaccine for the variant of coronavirus including South African variant, and shipped these to the National Institutes of Health in the US. If the test results are positive the vaccine for variant could be given authorization by the third quarter of 2021. It is becoming crucial to stay ahead of variants developing from the coronavirus and pharmaceutical companies Pfizer, J&J, Astra Zeneca are working on the technology to tackle this.

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