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Michel Barnier is approved by 52% of French people in an Ifop poll, yet 74% think he will not last long. The NFP will call a no confidence motion when its candidate 37 year old Lucie Castets of the Finance Ministry was turned down by Macron. The RN of Marie Le Pen will support Barnier for now and Marie Le Pen says she expects new elections within 1 year. Barnier supports halting migration to France for 4 years, a position RN of Le Pen supports. Denmark with a socialist government has taken similar position. By taking strong action on migration as northern and southern Europe both shift to this policy including Socialist parties, the EU as is happening in the US can address fundamental issues of cost of living action, infrastructure investment and investment in education, healthcare, science and technology competitiveness, renewable energy. Removing the migration issue can put a clear focus on the action needed to address these problems.

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From 2027 to 2030 Drax will get 500 million pounds for using 700 million tons of biomass pellets to make 4% of UK's electricity. This was at one time the largest coal burning power plant in the UK. It still is a large carbon emitter. What are the choices? 

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Inflation is higher in the Atlanta and Phoenix regions in 2024 compared to 2020, a persistent challenge for Harris-Walz and Biden.

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Even an islands economy dependent on tourism restricts cruise visits in 2024.

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In today's tech crazy world libraries offer human contact, a chance to avoid isolation for adults and stimulating the imagination for children. With literacy and love of reading suffering during the pandemic libraries are a haven for getting children engaged in reading and knowing the world.

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The race to get the votes of 240,000 Latinos in Latino areas of Philadelphia for Harris-Walz, particularly Latino men.

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Differences between Trump's operations and the Republican party's efforts in Macomb County, Michigan. Trump operatives are skeptical of the established conservative Republican leadership in the state from the last decade, leading to lack of coordination.

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The third largest nickel, and second largest copper mineral deposits, are to be found in northeastern Minnesota. Governor Tim Walz has supported environmental studies on the Twin Metals project. Much of these deposits will be needed for supporting demand for renewable energy electric car batteries. Union labor supports the project and sees Walz as an ally.