Key US House, Senate races still too close to call
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Image via Architect of the Capitol PHOENIX, Ariz./BIRMINGHAM, Mich. — Control of Congress was up for grabs after Tuesday’s US midterm elections…
COP27: Hosts launch plan to help poorest adapt to climate change
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ KRIZ JOHN ROSALES SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — The hosts of the COP27 climate talks on Tuesday launched a global plan…
Taiwan aims for British trade deal
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REUTERS TAIPEI — Taiwan hopes to sign a trade deal with Britain and deepen cooperation with new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government,…
Mexican village blames climate change as sea swallows its homes
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THE MEXICAN FLAG flutters during the National Flag Day event in Iguala, Guerrero State, Mexico, Feb. 24, 2021. — REUTERS EL BOSQUE,…
California Powerball player to claim record $2-billion jackpot
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PIXABAY ATLANTA — A Powerball player in California holds the only winning ticket sold for the $2.04-billion jackpot, the lottery game’s website…
Fare is fair
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MIGUEL DE GUZMAN The Metro Rail Transit Line 3, or MRT-3, started full operation in 2000 under a 25-year concession…
Twitter layoffs will shrink free speech around the world
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TWITTER, INC. — now under new management, if that’s the right word — fired about half its workers over the weekend, a…
Is consent of the governed essential?
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ELEMENT5 DIGITAL-UNSPLASH The US midterm elections ended yesterday and the results will definitely have a profound impact both on the United States…
Confidence is an economic asset
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LUCREZIA CARNELOS-UNSPLASH BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS relates emotion such as optimism (or its opposite) with economic decision-making. Does confidence in the economy and the…
North Korea’s missile launches show no scarcity of weapons funding, materials despite sanctions
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SEOUL — North Korea’s record year of missile launches has shown its willingness to pour resources into producing and deploying more weapons…