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Coal Baron or Climate Warrior? The Dizzying Rise of Asia’s Richest Man.

  
NYTimes.com - 01.31.2023 Original article ›
Emily Schmall, Hari Kumar
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The renewable energy and coal projects of India's Gautam Adani are shown here in this report Emily Schmall and Hari Kumar in the NYT. The Financial Times looked into Mr. Adani's projects and financing and found that much of it comes from a scale of risk taking and business innovation, timely delivery that few businesses in India have an affinity for. As a result he has taken on a role of lead innovator for projects of scale in both coal and renewable solar energy for India.

 

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Epic Housing Booms Meet Their Match in Australia, Canada, New Zealand

  
WSJ - 11.06.2022 Original article ›
James Glynn
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House prices that went up by 532% in Australia, 602% in Canada since 1990 now face the prospect of decline by 20 or 30% after sharp increase in interest rates by central banks in the US and other countries. US prices were up 289% since 1990 by comparison. The Fed's moves could also lead to a decline in US home prices as mortgages become costlier. As many mortgages are not fixed in Australia and Canada the costs can increase sharply with rising rates.

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Could India Help Broker Peace in Ukraine?

  
NYTimes.com - 11.07.2022 Original article ›
Jeffrey Gettleman, Mujib Mashal
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Could S. Jaishankar borker a peace in the Ukraine Russia war. Mr. Macron thinks India's Jaishankar and Modi could help set up a peace agreement. Germany's chancellor Scholz visited Beijing and called for an end to the war with president Xi of China. Jaishankar India's most experienced diplomat with long periods as a diplomat in China, is expected to visit Russia for setting up the groundwork for a peace settlement even though its outlines are not evident at this time.

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China Scraps Most Covid Testing, Quarantine Requirements in Policy Pivot

  
WSJ - 12.07.2022 Original article ›
Selina Cheng
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Just as Democrats and Mr Biden learned from the experience of earlier lockdowns in the US and opened up the US economy in 2021 and 2022, China is now taking its own steps to move away from its earlier policies that affected the economy with frequent lockdowns and tight restrictions. There are some risks but in the long run this could get China to a better place after the people's fatigue with lockdowns that is similar to what happened in the US getting the US to where it is today.

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Germany set for bumper pension hike amid inflation surge | DW | 13.04.2022

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DW.COM - 04.13.2022 Original article ›
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This years pension hike of 5.35% in Germany is being completely eaten up by the inflation of 5.1% leaving pensioners in the same situation as before after many years when no adjustments were made. The catchup factor for meeting cost of living changes and inflation was put on hold by chancellor Merkel in 2018, another way social goals were not met under Merkel while infrastructure and child care were also neglected. Only now under a SPD Greens coalition are these problems of falling standard of living being tackled.

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GOP Sparring Over U.S. Role in Ukraine War Colors Ohio Senate Race

  
WSJ - 04.16.2022 Original article ›
Joshua Jamerson | Photographs By Andrew Spear For The Wall Street Journal
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The vote in Ohio in midwestern US for the Republican seat vacated by Rob Portman brings together voters concerned about crime, the Southern border and taxes. One of the candidates Mr. Vance, says problems closer to home are more important than Ukraine. This WSJ report looks at thinking in Ohio. About 88% of Republican have a negative opinion on Mr. Putin and 95% of Democrats. When it comes to helping Ukraine defend itself 35% of Democrats  and 62% of Republicans believe the US is not doing enough to help Ukraine defend itself.

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Opinion | The Stakes in the Battle for the Donbas

  
WSJ - 04.22.2022 Original article ›
The Editorial Board
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This WSJ Editorial Board view of the situation in eastern Ukraine in the Donbas region is that Russian forces aim to secure the whole southern region including port of Odessa and its link with global commerce. It says Russia seeks to also control Moldova, close to Romania, and would then be a threat to other NATO countries with significant Russian population. It calls for a vigorous program of military aid to Ukraine to prevent such a situation from happening before some sort of ceasefire takes place.

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ChatGPT Wrote My AP English Essay—and I Passed

  
WSJ - 12.21.2022 Original article ›
Joanna Stern
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What Joanna Stern doesn't say in the title when she says she passed is that she got C grades and could not contribute much to the AP English class she joined at a Secaucus, N.J. high school class. Grammarly to check grammatical and spelling errors is one thing and English essay writing using AI tools is another. Most of all it is about not learning even when it can be difficult. And some literary works such as Kafka's are difficult for most of us.

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Russia-Ukraine war live: Ukraine confirms it has withdrawn from Soledar; Germany to send 14 tanks to Ukraine

  
The Guardian - 01.25.2023 Original article ›
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German chancellor Scholz finally approves 14 Leopard tanks for Ukraine. Shown here in this report is a graph of all the in service and stored Leopard tanks in individual countries of Europe including Poland, Spain and Finland which are ready to supply these tanks to Ukraine. Scholz says that he has acted with international coordination with the US. Ukraine says it needs a lot more tanks to face an expected Russian offensive and to initiate its own operations in coming months in the south and east.

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Opinion | Ron Klain Exits the White House Stage Left

  
WSJ - 01.25.2023 Original article ›
Karl Rove
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Even Republican Karl Rove has kind words for the performance of "consequential" Ron Klain as Biden's chief of staff. He says among Klain's achievements are regaining the momentum for president Biden and passing some of the biggest legislation since FDR and LBJ for American renewal, "impressive legislative achievements close to FDR's and LBJ's, and focussing Team Biden's agenda, keeping Democrats united. Rove says there is room for reaching across the aisle for his successor Jeff Zients.

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Opinion | The GOP’s Senate Primary Woes

  
WSJ - 08.01.2022 Original article ›
The Editorial Board
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Things may not turn out the way polls show is the subject of this editorial in the WSJ. Prospects of some Republican candidates for the Senate in Arizona and Missouri are not what they appeared before. The division among Republicans about the legitimate votes in the 2022 presidential election as an issue in the midterms is leading to a fragmented election effort. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2021 shows Democrats responding to the issue of inflation and climate change, leading to new questions about Republicans in the rest of 2022.

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Court Upholds Federal Government’s Title 42 Border Policy

  
WSJ - 03.05.2022 Original article ›
Michelle Hackman, Alicia Caldwell
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US law now supports turning back migrants at the border. Under public health policy Title 42 migrants are denied asylum, a federal appeals court ruling supporting this. It is also now supported by the Biden administration. It is a key tool used by both the Trump and Biden administrations to combat illegal border crossings. It also reduces one more area in which differences were mistakenly created between Republican and Democratic parties, that distracted from focus on much needed infrastructure and other priorities for the American people.

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China’s Coal Shortage Threatens Farmers in India and Truckers in South Korea

  
WSJ - 11.11.2021 Original article ›
Jiyoung Sohn In Seoul, Vibhuti Agarwal In New Delhi
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Shortages of urea from China used for fertilizer in India and urea solution used for reducing diesel emissions in South Korea is affecting farmers in India, and cargo truck drivers in South Korea. Prices of urea increased 10 fold in 2021. Urea is extracted from coal and coal shortages in China are worsening. China makes 40% of world urea supply and India takes half of China's exports. This is one more example of how the supply chain is affected by coal shortages in China.

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It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas—and Like 2019

  
WSJ - 11.24.2021 Original article ›
Justin Lahart
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Consumer spending in the US is up for Christmas 2021 with 5.8 million more US jobs in October than a year earlier, with higher wage checks and stimulus checks, child tax credit payments, all boosting spending power. With 231 million Americans vaccinated with at least one shot compared to none Christmas last year more Americans are in stores. Shopping online is up only 7%, in store retail sales up 14%, according to Commerce Department. Passenger traffic on interstate highways is back up to where it was before the pandemic.

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France, Italy Sign Pact Seeking More Influence in Europe

  
WSJ - 11.26.2021 Original article ›
Giovanni Legorano
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The cooperation between France and Italy helped persuade Germany to move forward with massive aid to the EU countries during the pandemic. Scholz, the new SPD chancellor of Germany sees the European Union with more voices from southern Europe, from France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Greece as a good thing. Northern European countries are also moving in a different direction with Social Democrats governments elected in Denmark and Sweden, working on policies to reduce inequality, bring together different sections of society in a shared future, and the dignity of human beings.

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In California, New Year Brings New Regulations for Businesses

  
WSJ - 01.01.2020 Original article ›
Christine Mai Duc
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New laws in California are designed to protect renters and workers in the internet ride getting business. Landlords will not be allowed more than a 5% increase in rent annually. Workers cannot be classified as independent contractors in the ride hailing business dominated by Uber and Lyft so that workers can benefit from overtime pay, minimum wages, and sick leave.  Other laws in 2019 protect consumers privacy by requiring companies to delete information they collect and stop selling it if consumers request this. 

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HTLS 2020: India’s new era will be defined by the idea of decentralization

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Hindustan Times - 12.08.2020 Original article ›
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The chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Indian prime minister, says India will grow at an accelerated pace after the worst effects of the pandemic are over by 2021. The changes introduced by the prime minister in the economy should make a big difference in growth. Compared to the growth with centralization in India Acts of 1919 and 1935 when there were concerns about holding avast country together, future growth will be based on decentralization, says Bibek Debroy, who is also a member of Niti Aayog.

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Boris Johnson must help us kick our sugar habit

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The Times - 07.17.2021 Original article ›
Janice Turner
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Janice Turner writes about all those empty calories that are being taken without a thought. For children obesity starts with cereals such as Frosted Sugar Flakes with extremely high sugar content, and other cereals that have high sugar content with fancy names, says this report of how people unconsciously take in so many empty calories. Sugar content that can range to as high as 37%. This builds up disease in our bodies, and obesity. Obesity acts during this time of coronavirus to create a wild fire.

 

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How the Atlantic Went From Broke to Profitable in Three Years

  
WSJ - 03.28.2024 Original article ›
Alexandra Bruell
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The Atlantic evolving with the times. Not just a shift to revenue making journalism with $100 million in subscription and advertising, in addition coverage in depth dropping breaking news coverage entirely. A digital subscription that cost $50 now costs $80. The depth is indepth-indepth meaning taking it to even more than indepth an whole issue dedicated to one topic. The theme of democracy, the US Constitution and other similar topics are taken on in a new way, and open to different points of view. 

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Ukraine's Crimean fightback having 'psychological impact' on Russia

  
BBC News - 08.19.2022 Original article ›
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This BBC report says the Russian Black Sea fleet is reduced to little more than a coastal flotilla and the fleet is now adopting a defensive posture after heavy losses. This also makes an attack on Odessa unlikely. Odessa and other Black sea ports are where grain shipments leave Ukraine for Africa and other parts of Europe. This means shipments using Turkey and UN sponsored deal can now safely be routed from Odessa. 

It also means Ukraine is in a better position in the south in and around Crimea.

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Midlife health test: the 9 ways to check your brain and fitness

  
- 08.19.2022 Original article ›
Peta Bee
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An excellent midlife health test for checking physical health, mental health and cognitive health. This can be done by anyone at home and is fairly simple to take. Also suggested are exercises that may help in each of 9 categories of the test. This includes the well known standing on one leg in yoga pose, press-ups, sitting and standing from a chair, linking fingers behind your back, calf raises. And for mental health drawing a clock face with the numbers, jotting down fruits and vegetables you can in 60 seconds.

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Russian plant ‘burning off £8m of gas a day’ as supply to Germany is limited

  
The Guardian - 08.26.2022 Original article ›
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In a strange situation at the Russian border with Finland and close to where the Nordstream 1 pipeline starts a Russian LNG plant is burning about 9 million dollars worth of natural gas, according to BBC News. The burning of gas on this scale and in this manner hurts the environment and increases climate change. Russia has cut supplies to Germany on its Nordstream 1 pipeline and the Germans facing a natural gas shortage are scrambling to get LNG supplies from US and Qatar. 

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Europe’s Bid to Kick Russian Natural Gas Faces Opposition

  
WSJ - 05.30.2022 Original article ›
Matthew Dalton, Eric Sylvers
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The opposition to wind and solar energy comes from environmental groups and local authorites. In Italy 90% of wind turbine projects are opposed by local authorites. Europe under plans made by Germany and other countries seeks to remove the dependence on Russian energy by massive investments in solar and wind energy. This makes overcoming opposition to free up the needed climate change action of major importance. This action also  removes dependence on Russian energy following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. 

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Why BJP defied predictions to win Madhya Pradesh: Shivraj Singh Chouhan's agricultural revolution

  
The Indian Express - 12.03.2023 Original article ›
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The expansion of irrigation coverage for agriculture from 40% to 82% is one of the great achievements of the Chouhan government in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. This enables 1.9 crops per year. MP now ranks as the top state in agriculture  above Punjab Gujarat and Maharashtra. All farmers are paid Rs 6000 annually by the state government in addition to Rs 6000 from federal government. Farmers, women, tribal people, young people provide overwhelming support for the development agenda of the Modi government.

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COP28 draft deal fails to include fossil fuel 'phaseout' – DW – 12/11/2023

  
dw.com - 12.12.2023 Original article ›
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Failure of the COP28 summit agreement to call for the phaseout of fossil fuels. Oil producing UAE, Saudi Arabia and other oil producing countries are seen as watering down the final agreement in their own interests ignoring the impact of climate change fires and drought, floods in 2023. The COP28 conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is unusual in that it is taking place in a country that is a big producer of fossil fuels and has no immediate interest in cutting use of fossil fuels.

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