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What Trump Can’t Do in the Race for Senate GOP Leader

  
POLITICO - 11.13.2024 Original article ›
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Senator Thune's election as the majority leader acts as continuity for the work of Mitch McConnell, the longest serving Majority Leader, who was Leader for 18 years. Cornyn of Texas raised $400 million for Republicans. Rick Scott is likely to throw his support to Thune of South Dakota, and DJT  asks for concessions from Thune and Mitchell on getting his nominees approved.

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SPD picks Scholz for chancellor candidate again – DW – 11/25/2024

  
dw.com - 11.26.2024 Original article ›

Trump comeback overshadows gathering of European leaders – DW – 11/07/2024

  
dw.com - 11.09.2024 Original article ›
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The second time around European leaders are more adept at handling a new DJT administration in the US. Scholz meets with Orban in Budapest. All European leaders meet in Budapest to assert a combined approach to Ukraine, to the US tariffs plans. European Union leaders feel confident they can come up with solutions acceptable to Europe, and assert Europe's interests without being dependent on the US.

Even the collapse of the Scholz German coalition government with the FDP party and Lindner defecting is taken in stride by saying that a new coalition will take its place. The loss of the FDP is not seen as critical as it is down to less than 4% in popular support in Germany. Orban and Hungary are also brought into the discussion to present a united Europe.

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Germany's government falls apart — how it happened – DW – 11/06/2024

  
dw.com - 11.07.2024 Original article ›

Mexico: 'Nothing illegal' about US drone flights – DW – 02/19/2025

  
dw.com - 02.19.2025 Original article ›

Croatia's gas-powered streetlights still burn brightly – DW – 12/27/2024

  
dw.com - 12.27.2024 Original article ›
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For 161 years Croatia's old town in Zagreb is lighted with gas lamps. Tomislav Deak lights these lamps every day, a tradition Zagreb is holding on to in Croatia. Only Warsaw is lit with such gas lamps.

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Fact check: where RFK Jr really stands on the big issues

  
The Times - 01.29.2025 Original article ›
Samuel Lovett, Us Reporter | David Charter, Washington

Social Democrats lead Hamburg state election: projection – DW – 03/02/2025

  
dw.com - 03.02.2025 Original article ›

In table tennis, Europe challenges China's dominance – DW – 12/07/2024

  
dw.com - 12.09.2024 Original article ›

Do I Really Need to Throw Out My Black Plastic Spatula?

  
NYTimes.com - 12.11.2024 Original article ›
Emily Schmall
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Toxic chemicals in black spatulas used in cooking. Flame retardents are found in household plastic items that are toxic. These chemicals were added by companies unaware of the risks to reduce chance of fires. A professor of environmental health at a major university says it can come to bite us a second time when banned chemicals are found in household items.

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What we know about American Airlines plane crash in Washington DC

  
BBC News - 01.30.2025 Original article ›

German economy shrank once again in 2024 – DW – 01/15/2025

  
dw.com - 01.28.2025 Original article ›
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The cost of living crisis and low export demand causes 0.2% decline in the German economy in 2024. This is the second year that the German economy is shrinking slightly. Germany in ocntrast to the US is not able to invest in the ageing and deteriorating infrastructure, in transportation and in roads and bridges, other investment needs, because Merkel placed a clause to limit spending into the German constitution. The FDP party in the German Social Democrats Greens FDP coalition acted as a brake on spending during the Scholz first term. The result is deep problems in German infrastructure. Deutsche Bahn trains are chronically late because of poor maintenance and old equipment.

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Germany updates: Merz attends papal inauguration Mass – DW – 05/18/2025

  
dw.com - 05.18.2025 Original article ›

Choice of de-escalation is with Pakistan: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri

  
YouTube - 05.08.2025 Original article ›
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India's Foreign Secretary, Vikram Misri, provides briefings on the Indian response of May 7th in the early hours of the morning to the terrorist attacks on tourists in Kashmir with efforts to target tourism and destroy the Kashmir economy.

Indian missile attacks were launched on specific terrorist camps inside Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir. It is purely a response to terrorism and efforts to derail the modernization of the largest population economy in Asia of 1.4 billion people. Indian response was kept limited to terrorist targets and avoided Pakistan military.

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Kashmiris struggle to make their voices heard – DW – 05/21/2025

  
dw.com - 05.21.2025 Original article ›
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DW.com shows Kashmiris voicing their concerns about their future. The Kashmir economy can get an immediate and significant boost from tourism which creates significant number of jobs and opportunities for young Kashmiris. Spain gets 85 million tourists and its economy is highly dependent on tourism. Kashmir also has the potential for boosting production of fruits and vegetables for export. 

It is this economic force that Kashmir can see building its future and would boost the living standards of the people in this region. By creating a strong economy Kashmir can boost investments in schools, universities and hospitals, healthcare, to improve the quality of life in the region.

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Five things Carney says he will do as Canadian prime minister

  
BBC News - 04.29.2025 Original article ›
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Mark Carney's program for Canada is based on 5 Actions-

1. Double the rate of home building to get 500,000 additional homes a year.

2. Ease Cost of living pressures. Reduce the lowest tax bracket rate to 14% from 15%. Scrap the sales tax on buying the first home for homes less than C$ 1 million about $720,000. Make dental care available for low income Canadians adding 4.5 million Canadioans to the national insurance program.

3. Build a national electricity grid east to west, reducing dependence on the US.  Invest in both clean energy and fossil energy.

4. Increase defense spending to 2% of the budget with $18 billion in additional spending over 4 years.

5. Invest $5 billion in ports, rail, and infrastructure to create new trade corridors.

 

 

 

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Germany updates: Conservative-led coalition signs agreement – DW – 05/05/2025

  
dw.com - 05.06.2025 Original article ›

Trains halted and taps run dry as power outage hits Iberia

  
- 04.28.2025 Original article ›
Isambard Wilkinson, Madrid | Ben Clatworthy, Transport, Travel Correspondent

Signs of dementia or normal forgetfulness? How to tell the difference

  
The Guardian - 04.28.2025 Original article ›

Germany's Merz 'extremely satisfied' with Trump talks – DW – 06/05/2025

  
dw.com - 06.06.2025 Original article ›
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A good meeting of Merz with Trump at the White House and reaching out at a personal level. The German leader handed Trump a birth certificate of his grandfather from the Palatinate region of Bavaria. Merz says-

"I'm returning with the feeling that I've found in the American president someone I can speak with very well on a personal level," he said. "We have a lot in common, even in the different career paths we've taken between politics. That creates a certain bond."

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Italians vote on citizenship rules, labor laws – DW – 06/08/2025

  
dw.com - 06.08.2025 Original article ›
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Without 50% turnout most Italian referendums fail. Italy's referendum on citizenship rules in June 2025 calls for loosening citizenship rules at a time when most of the EU and the US is going in the opposite direction. Italian government led by Meloni asks voters to not turnout.

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Germany updates: Population growth on the decline – DW – 06/20/2025

  
dw.com - 06.20.2025 Original article ›

The Trump Indictments: Analyzing His Legal and 2024 Campaign Strategy

  
WSJ - 08.24.2023 Original article ›
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The Wall Street Journal offers this exceptional video that looks at what each of the indictments of Mr. Trump mean and how they affect his campaign, and how the campaign strategy of playing to public opinion may or may not work. It is possible that all the four trials could take place during the campaign season and Mr. Trump would have to defend in court as well as conduct his election campaign at the same time, says this video. 

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Trump gives WHO ultimatum over virus handling

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BBC News - 05.19.2020 Original article ›

Coronavirus: Tracking the global outbreak

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BBC News - 04.07.2020 Original article ›
The Visual, Data Journalism Team
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Take a a look at the moving BBC chart  "How the coronavirus spread" to see the dizzying speed at which the virus spread in America. In the beginning of March there are only about 200 confirmed infection cases in the U.S., by April 7 the number skyrocketed to 379,000. The public health experts were right including Dr. Fauci and Dr Birx. Even these experts may have been astounded at the speed with which it has spread, and going through a very difficult time convincing others including the skeptical public about the great danger to America. China's quarantine of the entire country of about 1 billion people, Italy's experience and data freely available from Italian doctors to American doctors, were warnings of what lay ahead for America. 

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