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Opinion | The GOP’s Big 2024 Problem

  
WSJ - 09.03.2023 Original article ›
The Editorial Board
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About one and a half time of voters are more likely to be against voting for Mr. Trump for president in 2024 than for Mr. Trump, according to a WSJ poll taken after the four indictments, says this Editorial Board opinion in WSJ. It cites the poll of 1500 respondents taken August 24-30 which shows 24% more likely to vote for Trump in a general election and 37% less likely, 35% no effect. WSJ says this presents political headwinds for Republicans.

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A diabetes disparity: Why Colorado's healthy lifestyle brand isn't shared by all

  
USA TODAY - 10.02.2023 Original article ›
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Even in a state that has the lowest diabetes rate in the US at 8.1% there are huge disparities in health and living. USA Today offers a look at these two Colorado's one of affluent Colorado residents who have access to trails, have the knowledge and resources for healthier lifestyles and the other around them who lack access to healthy food, and lack knowledge and education about healthy lifestyles, and face financial and other stress that aggravates their health conditions. 

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Could Steve Scalise Quell the House GOP Revolt to Become Speaker?

  
WSJ - 10.07.2023 Original article ›
Siobhan Hughes
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Steve Scalise of Louisiana and Jim Jordan of Ohio are candidates for the position of Speaker in the US House of Representatives. WSJ looks at the career and political positions taken by Steve Scalise who favors aid to Ukraine and working in incremental steps. Scalise has also come to agreement on raising the debt ceiling. Former Speaker McCarthy is said to favor Jim Jordan for the Speaker's position. Some Republicans who want a non traditional choice also favor Jordan.

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In Tel Aviv, Biden’s Embrace of Israel Came With a Gentle Warning

  
NYTimes.com - 10.19.2023 Original article ›
Peter Baker
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President Biden reassured yet also cautioned Israel by saying that in the rage over the Hamas attacks Israel should "not be consumed by it."  And make mistakes that the US made after the 9/11 attacks of going too far, losing world sympathy and entangled in decades of conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan. He also stated that US information showed that Israel had not bombed a Gaza hospital, that the damage came from rocket attacks within Gaza.

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Maduro Antagonist on Track to Win Venezuela Primary

  
NYTimes.com - 10.23.2023 Original article ›
Isayen Herrera, Genevieve Glatsky
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Marina Corina Machado shown with her son and daughter in Caracas on Sunday. The Venezuelan leader wins a primary that was held throughout the country with the help of civilians groups. About 2.3 million Venezuelans turned out to vote in a country of 28 million people where many have emigrated overseas or are refugees in neighboring countries with increasing scarcities, high inflation and difficult economic conditions which could have been prevented. The UN reports 7 million refugees or migrated or about 25% of the population.

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Denmark Aims a Wrecking Ball at ‘Non-Western’ Neighborhoods

  
NYTimes.com - 10.26.2023 Original article ›
Emma Bubola
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Segregated enclaves are considered "parallel societies" that do not fit into Danish culture or Danish law.  In the past these immigrant communities stayed separate culturally from the rest of the country where people did not learn Danish and participate in the wider society, and yet benefitted from the welfare system's benefits. Young children in preschools will now be required to take 25 hours a week in preschools that teach the  Danish language and help them integrate culturally.

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China Mourns Former Premier Whose Death Hovers Over Xi Jinping

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WSJ - 11.02.2023 Original article ›
Chun Han Wong
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China mourns the loss of premier Li Keqiang who served for over a decade with Xi Jinping. Li Keqiang died at the age of 68 years from heart failure. Li came from a humble background and was fortunate to be able to complete his education just when China was opening up to the world. He passed university exams soon after the end of the chaos from the Great Proleterian Cultural Revolution. He eager to absorb ideas about western constitutional government at the time.

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The $2 Million Coal Mine That Might Hold a $37 Billion Treasure

  
WSJ - 11.09.2023 Original article ›
Julie Steinberg | Photographs By Louise Johns For The Wall Street Journal
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A old $2 million coal mine in Wyoming is now the biggest find for rare earth elements in the US since 1952. It could be worth as much as $37 billion says this report in WSJ. Randall Watkins the son of Ashland Oil founder the elder Watkins, runs Ramaco, the $600 million metallurgical coal company that bought this coal mine. He says he has learned lessons from his father that will help him build on this rare earth elements discovery for commercialization.

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The Sleep Habit That’s More Important Than Getting 8 Hours

  
WSJ - 11.09.2023 Original article ›
Alex Janin
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Regularity of sleep is an important factor for longevity, say researchers. Sleeping at the same time every day is important, in addition to getting about 7 hours of sleep or 7-9 hours, and feeling rested. Avoiding interruptions in sleep and napping are also important for longevity. Lack of social connectedness affects sleep. Starting early in life with good sleep habits helps in achieving a long healthy life. Other studies in Japan on good sleep habits have confirmed its importance for health and longevity.

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Political Pressures on Biden Helped Drive ‘Secret Cell’ of Aides in Hostage Talks

  
NYTimes.com - 11.22.2023 Original article ›
Michael D. Shear
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Release of 50 hostages and 4 day ceasefire required extraordinary efforts from president Biden and a special group of aides working for the president, says Shear in this NYT report. Biden put pressure on Israel and on Hamas through the emir of Qatar to get agreement on hostage release and ceasefire. As part of the ceasefire 150 Palestinian prisoners will be released. Biden does not want to stop there- he wants to end these wars for good, see his article in The Washington Post.

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Supreme Court Gives State Courts More Power Over Corporate Defendants

  
WSJ - 06.27.2023 Original article ›
Jess Bravin
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Norfolk Southern fails to limit exposure of State courts. The Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision says states can require companies to submit to their jurisdiction as a condition of doing business within their borders. Justice Neil Gorsuch writing for the Court said that the Pennsylvania law does not violate the Constitution's Due Process Clause. The case comes from a retired worker at Norfolk Southern now living in Pennsylvania who said he developed cancer after exposure to carcinogens in Virginia and Ohio.

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Electric cars: Chinese carmakers outpace German giants – DW – 08/06/2023

  
dw.com - 08.07.2023 Original article ›
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Germany is facing a shrinking market for its electric car exports to China as local makers dominate the market in China for the first time in 2023. BYD is China's largest e-car maker and is growing much faster than American or European makers. Every second e-car worldwide in 2023 is made in China. Germany's e-car exports are 60% of what they were in 2022. BYD sells 20 times more e-cars in China than VW.

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Miscalculation Leads to Escalation as Israel and Iran Clash

  
NYTimes.com - 04.17.2024 Original article ›
Ronen Bergman, Farnaz Fassihi, Eric Schmitt, Adam Entous, Richard Pérez Peña
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Israeli officials say it did not see an attack on the Iran consulate in Damascus as a provocation. Israel did not let the US know till just before the attack. Israel's government made a miscalculation on the response says this report in the NYT. US officials see  events in the Middle East as miscalculation after miscalculation on all sides leading to escalation after escalation with unpredictable consequences, and seek to de-escalate the conflict.

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Global Competition to Cut Corporate Taxes Heats Up

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WSJ - 11.21.2016 Original article ›
Eric Sylvers, Jenny Gross
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The UK corporate tax rate is set to go down to 17% in 2020. To discourage the one fifth of British companies planning to move headquarters overseas the Theresa May government plans to accelerate the lowering of the corporate tax rate. The Trump administration is considering reducing the corporate tax rate down to 15%. Ireland has a tax rate of 12.5%. The move by the Trump administration would reduce the incentive for inversion by corporations trying to reduce taxes by moving overseas.

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Jeremy Corbyn: Infighting could cost Labour power

  
The Times - 03.09.2019 Original article ›
Kieran Andrews
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Jeremy Corbyn, Labour Party leaders, says he will root out antisemitsm, bigotry and racism from the party. He made a plea for unity and said he was determined to tackle any cases of discrimination. He told a Scottish Labour conference- "The only thing that can hold us back is if we turn our fire on each other rather than on the Tory government and the wealthy establishment interests they represent." For Labour to return to poser at Westminster it had to remain united.

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Coronavirus vaccine: 'First tests coming soon' | DW | 24.03.2020

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DW.COM - 03.24.2020 Original article ›
Henrik Böhme
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Biotech firm CureVac is developing a vaccine for coronavirus that should be available by fall 2020. It hopes to develop the vaccine using mRNA (messenger ribonucleic acid) as a source of information. Managing director of Hopp Biotech the holding company for CureVac, says mRNA has several advantages, including one related to a vaccine developed by CureVac for rabies. He says 1 microgram could suffice to vaccinate 1 million people because it is very potent, and because it can be mass produced quickly.

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Why Are Coronavirus Cases Decreasing? Experts Say Restrictions Are Working

  
NYTimes.com - 08.24.2020 Original article ›
Lauren Leatherby
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After the outbreaks in July Florida, the Carolinas, Arizona, and other states in the southern U.S. imposed some form of mask mandates either locally or at the state level. This combined with the restrictions on gatherings and reversal of opening of restaurants and bars, other places of gatherings, have helped slow the spread and reduce cases. Even though the cases are still high there is a levelling off in late August, says this report in the NYT, with graphs in color showing trends.

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How America’s Jobs Machine Keeps Humming

  
WSJ - 03.09.2024 Original article ›
Aaron Back
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The workforce participation rate reached a high of 84.5% in 2023. WSJ points to how the flexibility to work from home, remote work, is playing a role in bringing more women, and men into the workforce. More jobs are being created 275,000 in February, and the economy is resilient with inflation coming under control with a larger supply of labor productively used in the economy. Additional immigration, though the need for it to be organized is clear, has added to supply of labor.

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Labour’s ‘rooftop revolution’ to deliver solar power to millions of UK homes

  
The Guardian - 07.13.2024 Original article ›
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Three solar farms in the east of England get approved in the first week of the Labour government. At present most of the solar energy is generated in the north without transmission capabilities to get it where it is needed in the south. Starmer's Labour government is planning a major expansion of solar energy with rooftop panels for homes so that households can cut energy costs. Plans are to triple solar energy by 2030 and quadruple wind offshore energy.

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Corporate Tax Rate Spurs Political Fight With More Than $1 Trillion at Stake

  
WSJ - 06.17.2024 Original article ›
Richard Rubin
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The difference between the 21% tax rate down form 35% put in place in 2017 and the proposed tax rate of 28% by Democrats is $1 trillion over 10 years. The corporate tax rate generates only 8% of government revenues and Lael Brainard thinks this is too low for investment that the government needs to make in climate change action, infrastructure, manufacturing, healthcare, childcare, education and other priorities neglected by different administrations over the last three decades, that are vital to rebuilding America.

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Netanyahu, Defiant, Appears to Have Gone Rogue, Risking a Regional War

  
NYTimes.com - 08.02.2024 Original article ›
Steven Erlanger
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Contrast today's prisoner exchange with Russia and elation at the WSJ News Desk with this title from a senior NYT reporter Steven Erlanger, and one sees how difficult the Middle East is, still is, after decades of war in Iraq-Iran with Reagan/Rumsfeld taking sides and beginning three decades of wars. Wars that went through several administrations to be finally ended in Afghanistan by president Biden saving vital resources for the Nation and the Free World.

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In Germany, a Tournament Runs Smoothly, but the Trains Do Not

  
NYTimes.com - 06.24.2024 Original article ›
Rory Smith, Melissa Eddy
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During Euro Cup soccer 2024 Germany's faltering rail system Deutsche Bahn presents challenges with frequent cancellations and delays. So frequent are the delays that they are announced matter of factly as if it was standard way of operating the trains. One can see this in Frankfurt, which has a vast rail network operating connecting most of Europe from its main rail station. It is a result of failure to invest in upgrading rail systems and signalling, tracks, rolling stock. 

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Big River: Can the Mississippi build America again?

  
POLITICO - 07.05.2024 Original article ›
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Another one of president Biden's projects to cut climate change emissions is on the Mississippi River. $2.5 billion from the Infrastructure Law is being used to support improving navigation on the Mississippi River so that grain and other goods from the Nation's breadbasket including Republican states along the river, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, can be transported with a 85% cut in emissions. Use of river navigation transport cuts emissions to one sixth compared to trucks on highways.

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In Arizona, Many Latino Families Are Divided About the 2024 Election

  
NYTimes.com - 10.24.2024 Original article ›
Jack Healy, Robert Gebeloff
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Older and young Latinos in Arizona think differently. The demographics and attitudes are changing. Younger Latinos in Arizona are considering both parties and see the issues of cost of living and gender similar to other voters. Older Latinos think more about cultural affinities. Part of this change is that two thirds of Latinos in Arizona were born in the US and 40% of Latino immigrants are naturalized citizens. Economic issues and opportunities are playing a bigger part in how they see the world.

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Democrat Ruben Gallego Defeats Kari Lake in Arizona Senate Race

  
WSJ - 11.12.2024 Original article ›
Lindsay Wise, Xavier Martinez
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Ruben Gallego is Democrat elected to the US Senate from Arizona defeating Republican Kari Lake 50% to 47.8%. Ruben Gallego, Latino activist, took a different approach to immigration enforcement criticizing the Biden administration for not forcefully tackling the surge at the Border in 2022. By 2023 he supported bipartisan legislation that was negotiated by Feb 2024, which by that time failed to get full support. The return of migrants to their home countries was not properly addressed in the legislation.

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