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How Biden Got From ‘No More Drilling’ to Backing a Huge Project in Alaska

  
NYTimes.com - 03.15.2023 Original article ›
Lisa Friedman
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The Willow oil project in Alaska by Conoco-Phillips which has leasing rights was allowed to go ahead by president Biden with some environmental protections. The leasing rights would have given Coonco-Phillips the right to challenge the government in court with potential damages awarded of about $5 billion, says this report in NYT. It also comes as Biden is faced with the issue of oil prices and supplies, and the impact on inflation with the cost of living crisis, as well as the impact of climate change.

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U.S. Home Prices Hit a Record of $375,300 in March

  
WSJ - 04.20.2022 Original article ›
Nicole Friedman
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After rapid growth during 2021 home sales in the US are expected to decline by 10% in 2022, according to the National Association of Realtors. The rise of remote work and homebuyers seeking more space had pushed up sales in 2021 with low interest rates. Mortgage rates are now up to 5% in an higher interest rate environment having an impact on home sales. Higher median home prices with the median price of a home up 15% in March compared to the previous year, and 9.5% lower inventories are also having an impact.

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White House Considers Fed Vice Chair for Role as Biden’s Top Economic Adviser

  
WSJ - 01.25.2023 Original article ›
Andrew Restuccia, Ken Thomas, Nick Timiraos
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Fed vice chair Lael Brainard is president Biden's choice to replace Brian Deese as director National Economic Council. She would help Biden at a crucial period for the US economy with recession fears and inflation, and aggressive interest policy of the Fed's Jay Powell to slow inflation. Brainard is a daughter of a US diplomat who became interested in economics after living in Poland and Germany, and seeing how countries so close to each other divided by the Iron Curtain followed very different economic policies.

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David McCullough, Best-Selling Explorer of America’s Past, Dies at 89

  
NYTimes.com - 08.07.2022 Original article ›
Daniel Lewis
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David McCoullough, dies at 89 years. He is the author of two best selling biographies of American presidents at crucial points in the American experiment on Harry Truman (1992) and John Adams (2001), for which he won 2 Pulitzer Prizes. He also won the National Book Award for- Path Between the Seas- the Making of the Panama Canal. He saw writing as painting in words, and writing as an art form, did extensive research so that his Truman book took 10 years, the Adams book 7 years. 

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Health Officials Plead for Public to Observe a Locked-Down Easter

  
WSJ - 04.11.2020 Original article ›
Mike Cherney, Daniel Michaels
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Most countries in Europe and North America are observing a locked down Easter. In France 160,000 police officers and gendarmes are on duty to make sure people respect the lockdown. Fear that people will gather in parks and transmit the virus leads to officials in Germany, France and Britain to keep tight restrictions. The virus transmission has not abated in these countries. Religious services in Germany will be held online. Police in London patrolled parks and green spaces to prevent people going outside on sunny Spring days. 

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GPs’ leader condemns ‘malicious criticism’ by politicians

  
The Guardian - 10.14.2021 Original article ›
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At a time when family physicians in Britain are experiencing burnout a plan for patients to use text messages to rate family physicians by the new Health Secretary Sajid Javid arouses intense criticism. A former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt and the British AMA say the Boris Johnson government's effort to increase in person appointnments by offering incentives of 250 million pounds was a bad idea. They say efforts should be made to attract 6000 more general practitioners rather than demoralize family physicians who are already burned out.

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Beijing’s message: New border control plans signal China’s inflexibility. More icy hostility at LAC may follow

  
Times of India Blog - 10.26.2021 Original article ›
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This editorial in the Times of India says China's new border law that goes into effect on Jan 1, 2022, aims to tighten control over border areas, with strengthening of border defenses and integration of border populations. It says this means border relations will not be affected by improvements in bilateral relations. China is rejecting the Indian position for border standoffs to be settled through improvements in bilateral relations in other areas. The Times Editorial says that an "aggressive, inflexible, belligerent China" is what India now faces. 

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Biden Shifts Focus Back to U.S. Alliances in Japan, South Korea

  
WSJ - 03.17.2021 Original article ›
Andrew Jeong
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The first trips by the Secretary of State Blinken and Defense Secretary Austin show the Biden administration's priorities. Efforts to strengthen ties with Japan and South Korea giving the Indo-Pacific region top priority with the emergence of China as a challenge to US interests. Next stop is India. Even before the trips to Korea and Japan, a virtual summit was setup between the Quad countries, the democracies of Australia, US, Japan and India that are committed to an open and free Indo-Pacific region.

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Remote Work Is Here to Stay. Manhattan May Never Be the Same.

  
NYTimes.com - 03.29.2021 Original article ›
Matthew Haag
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At one time Spotify's headquarters in World Trade Center 4 took up 16 floors of space. Today Spotify employees can work from distant locations. Spotify told employees they can work remotely, even in another state. Company after company is vacating space or reducing the amount of space it uses in the high rise buildings in New York City. New York may never look the same. The sight of thousands of employees entering he high rise office buildings to go to work spaces may now be a thing of the past.

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Opinion: COVID-19 has stolen a young generation's future | DW | 25.04.2021

  
DW.COM - 04.25.2021 Original article ›
Salome Gongadze
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The pandemic came to young German people at a time when the trend was for less opportunity, more inequality. These trends are now aggravated and the loss of opportunities, and the loss of hope is even worse now in 2021. Job searches are being conducted while experiencing intense social isolation, boredom and lack of physical acitivity. The job competition is described here as horrendously competitive, a few roles and so many job seekers jostling to get them as companies have been hammered during the pandemic. 

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‘Sofagate’: I was denied chair at Erdogan meeting because I’m a woman, says von der Leyen

  
- 04.27.2021 Original article ›
Joshua Thurston
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EC Council president Michel apologizes for not responding when EC Commission president von der Leyen was left without a seat at a meeting with Erdogan, Turkey's president, in Ankara April 6, 2021. Michel could easily have offered his seat to Ms.  Ursula von der Leyen and taken a seat on the nearby sofa instead, as a form of courtesy. This would have prompted the Turkish side to arrange for another chair next to Erdogan for face to face discussions on improving ties with Turkey during the pandemic.

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Pep Guardiola has given Manchester City a singular creativity and inspiration that money never could

  
The Times - 05.05.2021 Original article ›
Matt Dickinson, Chief Sports Writer
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Matt Dickinson says in The Times that Pep Guardiola goes at it with fascination for the game, and with a singular drive and curious search to find the best he can in his players. It is not just that he has players like Kevin Bruyne, Foden and Mahrez. It is not just the money that backs the team. There is he says an extraordinary amount of creativity that Guardiola brings to his coaching efforts. Manchester City are now in the finals of the Champions League ready to face either Chelsea or Real Madrid.

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U.K. Opposition Leaders See Opening in Tying Boris Johnson to Trump

  
WSJ - 11.05.2019 Original article ›
Max Colchester, Jason Douglas
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Labour Party's strategy in the coming British election is to tie Boris Johnson to Trump. This resonates especially on the issue of the National Health Service, with Labour saying a trade deal with the U.S. planned by Johnson is likely to raise costs of NHS with costly U.S. priced drugs. Mr. Trump says he sees little chance of the Johnson negotiated trade deal with the European Union allowing for a trade deal with the U.S. negating Conservatives plan to make Brexit work by negotiating trade deals independently. 

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Struggling for work and food, Indonesia’s poorest suffer as Covid crisis deepens

  
The Guardian - 07.21.2021 Original article ›
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The situation in poor neighborhoods of Jakarta, Indonesia, where workers in the informal economy need to work to make a living selling out of food stalls, and in other ways. With the lockdowns making this difficult during the surge in coronavirus in Indonesia, poverty is increasing and families struggle to survive. The covid social aid is not working as efficiently as in India where the prime minister had introduced various schemes including direct bank deposits to every one of India's vast population of households.

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What do Boris Johnson’s new laws mean for Brexit and trade?

  
The Times - 09.07.2020 Original article ›
Oliver Wright, Bruno Waterfield
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Without a final Brexit agreement Britain has the advantage of being able to use Northern Ireland, which would remain in the EU, as a way to send British goods into the European market including goods from companies subsidized by Britain. This and related reasons on Britain being able to set its own rules on the borders between the two Irelands, and on its trade and movement of goods, is why Boris Johnson says Britain does not absolutely need an agreement on Brexit with the EU.

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BP makes $1.1bn move into offshore wind power

  
The Times - 09.10.2020 Original article ›
Emily Gosden, Energy Editor
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BP's new strategy is to increase wind energy from 2.5 gigawatts in 2019 to 50 gigawatts by 2030, in the next 10 years. It will partner in  offshore wind projects in the U.S. done with Norway's Equinor. It will invest in 50% of leases with Equinor for $1.1 billion. Another $3 billion will be needed to spend on the first of four wind farms planned for New York and Massachusetts in offshore locations. It expects a 10% return on its investment.

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Taiwanese FM on China: 'After Hong Kong, Taiwan might be next' - The Interview

  
France 24 - 09.19.2020 Original article ›
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In this interview with France24 Foreign Minister Joseph Wu of Taiwan says his country is a front line democracy fighting an authoritarian regime. He warned that after Hong Kong "Taiwan might be next." He also said the mood of the European Union was changing and perceptions had changed after observing the situation in Hong Kong, the escalation at the India-China border, and in the South China Sea. He sees the threat of military intervention against Taiwan as having "intensified."

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Huang’s Law Is the New Moore’s Law, and Explains Why Nvidia Wants Arm

  
WSJ - 09.19.2020 Original article ›
Christopher Mims
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Chip performance that doubles every two years is now the norm. Costs decline proportionately. Of more concern today is investment that pulls educational levels up in schools at even a small fraction of that speed and this investment has sorely been lacking. Investment in infrastructure, in education, in health, in public services that improve the quality of life have declined with the obsession with technology that is showing poor results when it comes to education of children in schools from elementary to secondary to higher secondary schooling.

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Bridgestone closure triggers debate on globalization | DW | 28.09.2020

  
DW.COM - 09.28.2020 Original article ›
Lisa Louis
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The debate in France about the need for a new policy to boost manufacturing at home. The planned closure of a Bridgestone factory in Bethune in northern France in 2021 provides another example of the effect on local communities with closing of plants. The French government has pledged to relocate more production back to France. About 15 billion euros of a 100 billion euros package to fight the effects of the pandemic on the economy will go to relocate sectors and boost local manufacturing and jobs.

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A world confined: FRANCE 24 reports from Germany to Gabon - A world confined

  
France 24 - 05.08.2020 Original article ›
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This is part of France 24's "A world confined" series. It shows testing in Germany with Centogene doing 50,000 tests and 7000 tests in Rostock. About 50 such companies are leading the testing effort in Germany making testing convenient and readily available. It also shows problems with testing in Russia, and the problems in developing countries such as Gabon where running water is lacking to wash hands, and in war torn Afghanistan where a large part of the population could be affected by coronavirus.

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France to impose digital tax with or without international agreement

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France 24 - 05.15.2020 Original article ›
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Finance ministries around the world are looking for ways to save their economies after the impact of coronavirus and economic aid packages in trillions of dollars have diminished finances. France says now more than ever a digital tax makes sense. An EU wide tax is unlikely because of Ireland where the low tax location is provided. Earlier attempts for equitable tax sharing have failed. One of the principal reasons may be that the U.S. does not get the taxes because of European offshore location.

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'Surreal' for Dortmund in empty stadium - France 24

  
France 24 - 05.16.2020 Original article ›
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Dortmund's coach speaks of a very odd experience, "surreal" as his team beats Schalke 4-0 in the Bundesliga in front of an empty stadium that normally holds 80,000 people. Over 175,000 coronavirus cases by May 16 in Germany and France and 240,000 in Britain. Still life moves on and televised matches in the Bundesliga, the French and Premier Leagues, will bring back sports to millions of football fans around the world. Dortmund is now 1 point behind leaders Bayern Munich. 

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Solar Power Booms in Texas

  
WSJ - 11.28.2020 Original article ›
Katherine Blunt
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Texas is expected to surpass California in 2021 in solar energy with a new $1.6 billion project solar farm north of Dallas. California has 13,000 megawatts of solar energy. Texas has 29,000 megawatts of wind and solar energy production combined, the largest of any state in the U.S. Texas solar has potential to boost supplies in daytime when demand is highest. The cost of solar is coming down and the development of solar will accelerate in the U.S. in the next 5 years.

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Long a Holdout From Covid-19 Restrictions, Sweden Ends Its Pandemic Experiment

  
WSJ - 12.06.2020 Original article ›
Bojan Pancevski
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As cases mount during the second wave Sweden abandons its response of voluntary actions by the public,  experimenting some say with herd immunity in mind. Ban on large gatherings, school closures, as the toll reaches a level of per capita deaths taht are among the highest in the world. There is now fear of the health system being overwhelmed just as in the rest of Europe. There has been heated debate on the voluntary response and critics charged the government with abandoning the less vulnerable in the population.

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‘Growing recognition, acceptance for idea of Indo-Pacific’, says External affairs minister S Jaishankar

  
Hindustan Times - 12.15.2020 Original article ›
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Increased maritime and defense cooperation as Dominic Raab, UK Foreign Secretary visits India and has talks with Jaishankar, India's External Affairs minister. For the UK there is no stronger partner than India looking east, says Raab. India, UK and Australia form a core of the British Commonwealth of nations, an idea that brings together the English speaking world in Asia and Africa. After Brexit Britain is free to form its own relationships based on its history, and links of culture and language. Boris Johnson will visit India in January 2021.

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