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A Tale of Two Countries

CounterPunch 

To me, Jason Aldean’s recent hit “Try That in a Small Town” provides the best  answer to an Internet joke question I’ve seen floating around for several years: “If you could completely eliminate one genre of music, what genre would you choose and why would it be modern country?” The only thing remotely “country” about More

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America’s ‘new’ China narrative: A wounded dragon

The Japan Times 

Three recent articles in The New York Times have signaled a “new” narrative about China. Only weeks ago, China was America’s fearsome “peer competitor” on the world stage. But now, we are told, it is a wounded dragon. Once a threat by dint of its inexorable rise, now it poses a threat because it is in decline.

Financial Literacy, Compound Interest, And The Veneration Of Money

Scoop 

In New Zealand, both Labour and National want the teaching of 'financial literacy' to become compulsory in schools. (See Labour pledges compulsory financial literacy classes in schools and National also aiming to make financial literacy compulsory ...

Work Is The Least Alienating

CounterPunch 

“She’s on the go, way too fast and way too slow”—Dr. Dog Is work the least alienating part of modern adult life? I will try to make the case that while work is surely alienating, it is the easiest part of life to navigate on a purely social level. Modern social norms are so determined More

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Killer nurse Lucy Letby to be sentenced

Evening Standard 

Letby was convicted on Friday of the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of six more during her shifts at a neonatal unit

New Zealand Chinese Language Week 2023 - Connecting Through Culture

Scoop 

Connecting through culture is the theme of this year’s New Zealand Chinese Language Week Sunday September 17 to Saturday 23 September 2023. Established to encourage New Zealanders to learn more about Chinese language and culture, New Zealand Chinese ...

Four arrests made following rescue of 86 irregular migrants

Cyprus Mail 

Police on Sunday arrested four people following the arrival by boat of 86 irregular migrants in Famagusta. The arrest of the four, aged 18, 23, 27 and 30, was made after coast guard radar detected the boat in danger southeast of Cape Greco. Coastal and maritime police intercepted the 13m...

Today in History: September 2, Japan surrenders to end World War II

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Today in History

Today is Saturday, Sept. 2, the 245th day of 2023. There are 120 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:

On Sept. 2, 1945, Japan formally surrendered in ceremonies aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, ending World War II.

On this date:

In 1789, the United States Treasury Department was established.

In 1864, during the Civil War, Union Gen. William T. Sherman’s forces occupied Atlanta.

In 1935, a Labor Day hurricane slammed into the Florida Keys... Читать дальше...

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Palestinians Welcome China’s New Middle East Role, but It is Not Mediation They Need

CounterPunch 

It is feasible for China to continue playing an important role in mediating Middle East conflicts. In fact, it already has. In the case of the Israeli occupation of Palestine, however, mediation is hardly the issue. Even before Beijing successfully managed to achieve reconciliation between Saudi Arabia and Iran last April, Chinese diplomacy has shown More

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Today in History: September 1, Titanic wreckage is found

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Today in History

Today is Friday, Sept. 1, the 244th day of 2023. There are 121 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:

On Sept. 1, 1983, 269 people were killed when a Korean Air Lines Boeing 747 was shot down by a Soviet jet fighter after the airliner entered Soviet airspace.

On this date:

In 1715, following a reign of 72 years, King Louis XIV of France died four days before his 77th birthday.

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Today in History: August 31, U.S. mission in Iraq ends

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Today in History

Today is Thursday, Aug. 31, the 243rd day of 2023. There are 122 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:

On Aug. 31, 2010, President Barack Obama ended the U.S. combat mission in Iraq, declaring no victory after seven years of bloodshed and telling those divided over the war in his country and around the world: “It is time to turn the page.”

On this date:

In 1881, the first U.S. tennis championships (for men only) began in Newport, Rhode Island. Читать дальше...

Today in History: August 30, Thurgood Marshall confirmed as first Black Supreme Court justice

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Today in History

Today is Wednesday, Aug. 30, the 242nd day of 2023. There are 123 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:

On Aug. 30, 2021, the United States completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan, ending America’s longest war with the Taliban back in power, as Air Force transport planes carried a remaining contingent of troops from Kabul airport. After watching the last U.S. planes disappear into the sky over Afghanistan, Taliban fighters fired their guns into the air... Читать дальше...


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