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Apple personal assistant Siri
09/20/2016
Grouped Articles
Apple’s Siri: A Lot Smarter, But Still Kind of Dumb
WSJ 09/20/2016
Apple Needs to Reinvent Itself. It Just Might Be Doing So.
The New York Times 06/06/2017
How Apple’s Siri Lost Its Edge
WSJ 06/07/2017
2016 U.S. Congressional elections- New Hampshire
09/20/2016
A contest between two women in New Hampshire that could determine who controls the U.S. Senate in 2017.
Grouped Articles
How a few thousand votes in New Hampshire could change America
The Economist 09/19/2016
Berlin 2016 state election
09/19/2016
Grouped Articles
Opinion: Berlin, capital of mediocrity | Opinion | DW.COM | 19.09.2016
DW.COM 09/19/2016
Merkel Accepts Responsibility for Party’s Losses in Berlin Election
The New York Times 09/19/2016
Berlin's new left-wing government set to change city | Germany | DW.COM | 07.12.2016
DW.COM 12/07/2016
Germany's experience with resettling refugees- one year later in September 2016
09/14/2016
Grouped Articles
Taking Stock One Year After the Arrival of Refugees in Germany - SPIEGEL ONLINE
SPIEGEL ONLINE 09/02/2016
White House raises refugee target to at least 110,000
Washington Post 09/14/2016
Opinion poll shows 60 percent of Germans want a cap on refugees | News | DW.COM | 16.09.2016
DW.COM 09/16/2016
What happens next | ZEIT ONLINE
ZEIT ONLINE 08/30/2016
Merkel Reelection Chances Remain Good Despite Poor Results - SPIEGEL ONLINE
SPIEGEL ONLINE 09/19/2016
Germany's Merkel denies change of course on refugees | News | DW.COM | 01.10.2016
DW.COM 10/01/2016
Italy birthrate and fertility
09/13/2016
Grouped Articles
Italy’s ‘Fertility Day’ Call to Make Babies Arouses Anger, Not Ardor
The New York Times 09/13/2016
Trump and Russia's president Putin
09/08/2016
Grouped Articles
Trump praises Putin at national security forum
Washington Post 09/08/2016
Donald Trump, on Russian TV Network, Criticizes U.S. Foreign Policy
WSJ 09/09/2016
Trump attacks U.S. foreign policy, political press corps on state-owned Russian television network
Washington Post 09/09/2016
It’s No Cold War, but Vladimir Putin Relishes His Role as Disrupter
The New York Times 09/30/2016
What Is Russia Up To, and Is It Time to Draw the Line?
The New York Times 09/30/2016
Investigating Donald Trump, F.B.I. Sees No Clear Link to Russia
The New York Times 11/01/2016
ECB interest rates adjustments 2015-2016
09/08/2016
Grouped Articles
European Central Bank Leaves Rates Unchanged
WSJ 09/08/2016
Negative Rates Are Working (a Bit)
WSJ 09/07/2016
ECB Move Prompts Volatile Trading in Eurozone Bonds, Euro
WSJ 12/08/2016
Tweaks but No Tapering From ECB
WSJ 12/08/2016
ECB to End Bond-Buying Program in December as Crisis-Era Policies Wind Down
WSJ 06/14/2018
Trump's changes to immigration policies by September 2016
08/31/2016
Trump says only criminals and bad illegals would be immediately deported in a modification of his immigration policy. This is similiar to president Obama's policy.
Grouped Articles
Trump’s Shift in Immigration Stance Echoes Obama Administration Policy
WSJ 08/31/2016
After subdued trip to Mexico, Trump talks tough on immigration in Phoenix
Washington Post 09/01/2016
Donald Trump’s big immigration speech proves it: There is no ‘new’ Donald Trump
Washington Post 09/14/2016
Donald Trump Gambles on Immigration but Sends Conflicting Signals
The New York Times 08/31/2016
Explaining What Donald Trump Wants to Do Now on Immigration
The New York Times 09/01/2016
Trump presidency: Border hawk ex-general to run US security - BBC News
BBC News 12/07/2016
The European Union Commission's ruling that Ireland must recover 13 billon in back taxes from Apple following Apple's astonishingly low tax rate of .005% for 2013 in Europe
08/30/2016
Grouped Articles
Apple should repay Ireland 13bn euros, European Commission rules - BBC News
BBC News 08/30/2016
Apple must now pay its taxes. This is a vindication of protest | Owen Jones
The Guardian 08/30/2016
Apple ordered to pay up to €13bn after EU rules Ireland broke state aid laws
The Guardian 08/30/2016
Apple owes $14.5 billion in back taxes, European authorities say
Washington Post 08/30/2016
Why U.S. taxpayers may pay most of the bill for Apple’s $14.5 billion tax judgment
Washington Post 08/30/2016
EU’s Apple Tax Hit: Ire In Ireland, Confusion Elsewhere
WSJ 08/30/2016
The college educated suburban voter in the 2016 U.S. presidential election- decisive role, especially for women
08/29/2016
The unpopularity of Trump with college educated voters in the suburbs, especially women, is a key factor in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
Grouped Articles
Democrats Step Up Pursuit of House Republicans Left Limping by Donald Trump
The New York Times 08/28/2016
Millennials Have Cooled on Hillary Clinton, Forcing a Campaign Reset
WSJ 09/16/2016
Hillary Clinton Returns to Campaigning, Seeks to Refine Message
WSJ 09/15/2016
Presidential election debate: Trump and Clinton clash - BBC News
BBC News 09/27/2016
The Morning After the Debate, Donald Trump Goes on the Attack
The New York Times 09/27/2016
US presidential debate: Clinton doubts Trump 'groping' apology - BBC News
BBC News 10/10/2016
Scotland and Brexit
08/27/2016
Grouped Articles
‘Brexit’ Vote Feeds Scotland’s Alienation
The New York Times 08/26/2016
Theresa May, Britain’s Prime Minister, Plays the ‘Brexit’ Waiting Game
The New York Times 09/14/2016
Brexit Court Ruling Further Clouds the Horizon for Companies
WSJ 11/03/2016
The Parallels Between Brexit and Scottish Independence
WSJ 03/16/2017
Scottish parliament votes for second independence referendum
The Guardian 03/28/2017
The Brexit arguments work for Scotland too
The Economist 03/29/2017
The U.S. Federal Reserve and the populist movements of 2016 of Trump and Sanders
08/26/2016
By missing the signals of the bubble in financial markets and letting the mortgage crisis develop upto the point that the overleveraged banks had to be rescued and the global economy went into a deep recession, the U.S. Fed created the conditions for the populist movements of 2016. Very low rates designed to help the economy recover hurt savers, further depressing the financial assets of the middle and working class. The lack of access to public colleges hurt upward mobility, and the high cost of tution led to parents assuming large amounts of student debt further depressing their condition. The assets of middle and working class people revealed at a Boston Fed sponsored Inequality conference in Oct. 2014 were shocking- the average net worth of the lower half of the distribution in the U.S., or 62 million households was an average of $11,000, with one quarter at zero net worth, according to Janet Yellen, the chairman of the Fed, America's central bank.
Grouped Articles
Years of Fed Missteps Fueled Disillusion With the Economy and Washington
WSJ 08/26/2016
From Trump to Brexit rhetoric: how today's politicians have got away with words
The Guardian 08/27/2016
Apple should repay Ireland 13bn euros, European Commission rules - BBC News
BBC News 08/30/2016
Apple must now pay its taxes. This is a vindication of protest | Owen Jones
The Guardian 08/30/2016
The Economic Expansion Is Helping the Middle Class, Finally
The New York Times 09/13/2016
Fed, With 3 Officials in Dissent, Stands Firm on Interest Rates While Noting Improving Economy
The New York Times 09/21/2016
The renewed debate on drug pricing after the EpiPen price increases by Mylan Pharmaceutical
08/26/2016
Grouped Articles
Painted as EpiPen Villain, Mylan’s Chief Says She’s No Such Thing
The New York Times 08/26/2016
Mylan Reacts to EpiPen Backlash
WSJ 08/26/2016
EpiPen Maker Dispenses Outsize Pay
WSJ 09/13/2016
Lawmakers grill Mylan CEO over EpiPen price hikes
Washington Post 09/22/2016
Mylan’s EpiPen Pretax Profits 60% Higher Than Number Told to Congress
WSJ 09/26/2016
Analysis | The Trump administration is taking on drug prices — but not drug companies
Washington Post 11/24/2017
The Alt-Right movement and its linkup with Donald Trump's 2016 U.S. presidential campaign
09/20/2016
Articles describing how the Trump campaign and the Alt-Right are drawn to each other and how it has presented rebellious sentiment during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign. Predominantly a social media movement in its expression, it also combines elements of mysogynistic expression and contempt for current values.
Grouped Articles
The Economist 09/17/16
Trump Rhetoric Poses Dangers to American Democracy - SPIEGEL ONLINE
SPIEGEL ONLINE 10/19/16
Both Old and New Media Are Failing Voters
WSJ 11/03/16
The New York Times 11/07/16
The Guardian 11/06/16
Washington Post 11/08/16
U.S. quarterly GDP and economic growth for 2016
09/19/2016
Grouped Articles
October Surprise? U.S. Economic Growth May Accelerate Just Before Election Day
WSJ 09/19/16
Fed Raises Rates for First Time in 2016, Anticipates 3 Increases in 2017
WSJ 12/14/16
G.D.P. Report Shows U.S. Economy Off to Slow Start in 2017
The New York Times 04/28/17
U.S. GDP Growth Revised Up to 3% Pace in the Second Quarter
WSJ 08/30/17
New prostate cancer studies in 2016
09/16/2016
Grouped Articles
Prostate Cancer Study Details Value of Treatments
The New York Times 09/14/16
Trump Foundation
09/14/2016
Grouped Articles
New York attorney general launches probe into Trump charity | News | DW.COM | 14.09.2016
DW.COM 09/14/16
Poverty in Germany
09/12/2016
Grouped Articles
Study finds 2 million poor children in wealthy Germany | Germany | DW.COM | 12.09.2016
DW.COM 09/12/16
Opinion | It Doesn’t Matter Who Replaces Merkel. Germany Is Broken.
New York Times 12/07/18
Apple iPhone 7
09/08/2016
Grouped Articles
iPhone 7 First Look: Practical, but Not Jaw-Dropping
WSJ 09/08/16
Apple’s iPhone 7 vs. iPhone 6s: What’s Different?
WSJ 09/08/16
Apple’s iPhone 7 vs. iPhone 6s: What’s Different?
WSJ 09/08/16
For Apple’s iPhone 7, China Is a Challenge
WSJ 09/08/16
iPhone 7 Review: The Anti-Anxiety iPhone
WSJ 09/13/16
The 10th Anniversary iPhone: Is Apple Trying to Do Too Much?
WSJ 06/28/17
U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump's tax plans
09/01/2016
Grouped Articles
If Trump Gets His Way, Real Estate Will Get Even More Tax Breaks
The New York Times 09/01/16
Taxes Under Trump: Almost Everyone Pays Less and the Richest Pay a Lot Less
WSJ 12/02/16
Dealt a Defeat, Republicans Set Their Sights on Major Tax Cuts
The New York Times 03/27/17
Trump Plans to Seek Tax Rate of 15% on Owner-Operated Companies
WSJ 04/25/17
Trump Unveils Broad Tax-Cut Plan
WSJ 04/26/17
Republicans’ Fiscal Discipline Wilts in Face of Trump’s Tax Plan
The New York Times 04/28/17
Fact checking the statements by Apple CEO Tim Cook on the European Union Commission's ruling of $13 billion in back taxes owed
08/31/2016
NYT's fact check on Apple CEO's letter to the EU Commission. The appeal say legal experts is not as likely to lead to a reversal of the ruling as Tim Cook says it would be, because of the way the EU courts operate based only on looking at the legal aspects of the EU's authority, not the overall case. Public opinion is also shifting rapidly in favor of corporations paying their fair share of taxes, and corporations are lagging in their understanding and grasp of public opinion- the extent to which the middle and working classes have slipped in the last decade of financial crises and shifting of jobs overseas, what Theresa May, the British prime minister has called "burning injustice." Two thirds of Ireland's social services budget and its entire national health service budget is what the $13 billion pays for. During 2009-2013 Ireland suffered a severe crisis with deep cuts in public spending, and rising poverty.
Grouped Articles
Fact-Checking Apple’s Claims on E.U. Tax Ruling
The New York Times 08/31/16
Apple's cash pile is nearing $250 billion. What would you do with that much money?
WSJ 05/01/17
The agreement between the Ciudadanos party and the Partido Popular of prime minister Rajoy in Spain in August 2016
08/29/2016
Grouped Articles
Spain’s Ruling Party Strikes Deal With Centrists to Support Prime Minister’s Re-Election
WSJ 08/28/16
What Spain owes the ejected Mariano Rajoy
The Economist 06/11/18
The migration issue in Brexit negotiations
08/28/2016
Grouped Articles
The Economist 08/27/16
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May Pivots Party Toward Working-Class Voters
WSJ 10/05/16
Britain Moves To Trigger Brexit Next Wednesday - SPIEGEL ONLINE
SPIEGEL ONLINE 03/24/17
DW.COM 03/31/17
‘Brexit’ Talks Open in Brussels, With a Mountain to Climb
The New York Times 06/19/17
Brexit meets Alice in Wonderland - BBC News
BBC News 06/20/17
Trump's health letter from Dr. Bornstein that experts say is full of hyperbole, and was rushed into 5 minutes says Dr. Bornstein
08/27/2016
The unusual story of how a health letter for president was written.
Grouped Articles
The strange tale of Donald Trump’s doctor letter just got stranger
Washington Post 08/27/16
America's blue collar working class and the 2016 presidential election
08/26/2016
Grouped Articles
Trump a Working-Class Hero? A Blue-Collar Town Debates His Credentials
The New York Times 08/26/16
Apple should repay Ireland 13bn euros, European Commission rules - BBC News
BBC News 08/30/16
Obama blasts Trump as a phony champion of the working class
Washington Post 09/14/16
Working-Class White Men Are Falling Further and Further Behind College Graduates
WSJ 10/05/16
Struggling to Serve at the Nation’s Richest University
The New York Times 10/24/16
Big government is the new West Coast craze
Washington Post 11/06/16
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