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Analysts believe interest rate hikes will not rein in inflation quickly

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The European Central Bank raised interest rates by another 0.5 points this week seeking to slow down rapid price advance. While this will render borrowing more expensive still, analysts in Estonia do not believe the move could quickly bring inflation in under control.

Australia prepare for South Africa series

Sydney Morning Herald 

South Africa captain Dean Elgar said his side is not scared of the Gabba pitch, despite early indications indicating a green wicket for the first Test between Australia and the Proteas.

Why Not Pay Fine Imposed for Actions Against Nuclear Threats?

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I’ve been sentenced to a 50-day jail term in Germany for refusing to pay fines imposed for trespass convictions after two “go-in” actions against nuclear weapons threats. The actions were two uninvited entries into Germany’s Büchel Air Base where up to 20 US hydrogen bombs are stationed under a policy called “nuclear sharing.” The sentence More

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The Crypto-Populist Pyramid Scam

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It should be obvious to pretty much everyone at this point that anything crypto is an old-fashioned grift, a scam, a Ponzi scheme. Those who got in on the ground floor of crypto-currencies and NFTs and the like—and then left when the going was good—have made out like bandits. The rest of us are left More

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Congress: Fund the Fight Against Union-Busting

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Last year, lid manufacturer Tecnocap illegally slashed health benefits for workers at its Glen Dale, West Virginia plant. Workers began delaying doctor’s appointments. Others were forced to delve deeply into their pockets — one even put thousands of dollars of chemotherapy charges on credit cards to save his wife’s life. Lisa Wilds, president of United More

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Apple's Cook says Japan investing $100 billion in local supply chain

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TOKYO, Japan: During the visit of Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook to Japan's semiconductor manufacturing hub Apple said it had invested more than $100 billion in its Japanese supply network over the last five years.

This week, Cook wrote on Twitter that he visited Kumamoto prefecture in southwestern Japan, home to factories manufacturing semiconductors, along with leading technology firms, including an un

The Yemen Yes-Men Ride Again

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“Today,” US Senator Bernie Sanders (D-Masquerading-as-I — VT) said in a December 13 statement, “I withdrew from consideration by the U.S. Senate my War Powers Resolution after the Biden administration agreed to continue working with my office on ending the war in Yemen. Let me be clear. If we do not reach agreement, I will, More

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A Year of Global Displacement

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This year had the unwelcome distinction of being the first to see over 100 million people displaced worldwide. Such a staggering milestone reminds us that greater efforts are needed to address the underlying causes forcing so many innocent people to flee their homes. Even more alarming, this milestone was reached by the middle of the year. Over 50 More

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New York Times Strike: From Reporters to Rabble-Rousers

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Strike activity in the United States appears to have reached an all-time high as the unionized staff of the New York Times recently joined the ranks of iconic brands like Starbucks and Amazon in agitating for their rights. More than 1,100 staffers, represented by the NewsGuild of New York, staged a one-day walkout on December More

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Humans Are Weapons of Mass Extinction

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Humanity at a crossroad In 2020, a UN report (Global Biodiversity Outlook 5) warned: “Humanity stands at a crossroads with regard to the legacy it leaves to future generations. Biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate, and the pressures driving this decline are intensifying. None of the… Biodiversity Targets will be fully met…The COVID-19 pandemic More

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Year-End Special: ‘New investors should not get lured by high returns’

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Debt market has bright prospects amid rising interest rates. The yield on the benchmark 10-year government bonds has increased by 101 bps to 7.34%. It is expected that Repo rate will be hiked till 6.5% as the central bank’s step towards bringing inflation under RBI’s tolerance band 2-6%.

Amtraks Across America: Oswald’s New Orleans

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This is the sixth part in a series about Amtrak travels during summer 2022. Early in the morning, on my way to a breakfast diner, I loved riding my beach cruiser bicycle through the French Quarter, which, despite the evening onslaught of the tourist brigades, come sunrise retained its European sensibility. I warmed to the More

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The Pentagon Audit: Assets Gone Missing

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The Pentagon – the U.S. “Defense” Department – was just audited for the fifth time. And they just announced they failed for the fifth time. If that’s not accountability, I don’t know what is! When I say they “failed” their audit, I don’t mean they put a 9 instead of a 7 on one of the balance More

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“The Twitter Files”: It’s Not About Free Speech

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A few days ago Matt Taibbi began publishing “The Twitter Files,” a summary of documents apparently handed over to him by Elon Musk. The documents thus far amount to a recap of the Hunter Biden saga—a story whose legitimate merits have been overshadowed by years of right-wing obsession—a look at how Trump’s and others’ tweets More

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