Monday, September 26, 2016

In the news, Sunday, September 11, 2016


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from BBC News (UK)

Tanzania earthquake kills 13 and injures more than 200
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake has killed at least 13 people and injured 203 in northern Tanzania, the authorities say. The quake struck close to the border with Uganda and Rwanda near Lake Victoria.

Northampton: The ancient English university killed by a king
Oxford proved useful to Henry III, who said he was revoking Northampton's charter to protect the future of learning in Oxford.


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from Bill Moyers

The Lost Innocence of 9/11
The renewed patriotism and commitment we felt 15 years ago has decayed, sullied by jingoism, xenophobia and paranoid fantasies about race and religion.

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from Bipartisan Report
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

BREAKING: DNC Calling ‘Emergency Meeting’ To Consider Replacing Hillary Clinton (DETAILS)

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from Coeur d'Alene Press

from Communities Digital News, LLC

Patriot Day and lessons yet to be learned
How sharp a contrast from the days after the terrorist attacks, when Americans honored the police, firefighters, and first responders – especially those who gave their lives for the sake of innocent people. Only one election or two can make such a drastic difference in the manner in which Americans view the men and women in uniform.

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from FEE (Foundation for Economic Education)
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

It’s commonly believed by Americans that allowing students to skip grades is unhealthy for their social and emotional development. However, an article in this month’s Scientific American suggests the opposite.

"Employment Protection Legislation" ironically leads businesses to substitute capital for labor. Low-skilled labor suffers the most.

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from Forum for Middle East Understanding
(FFMU) (Rescue Christians) (Shoebat.com)
[Information from this site may be questionable.]
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from The Heritage Foundation

What the Media, Academics Get Wrong When They Blame Crime Rate on Poverty, Discrimination
No one bothers to ask why crime was falling in the 1930s, ’40s, and ’50s, when black Americans faced far greater poverty and discrimination.

The Most Dangerous Period in Washington Could Be About to Happen
The lame-duck session is the most dangerous period in the nation’s capital that you’ve never heard of. Why is it dangerous? Because those lame ducks have no oversight or accountability, and the members who are returning have just won re-election—and won’t have to face the voters for two or six more years.

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from Mises Institute
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Central Banks May Choose Helicopter Money Over Negative Rates
The US Federal Reserve (Fed) is considering raising rates. Is the “normalization” of interest rates about to happen which savers and investors have been yearning for? Most likely not. Policymakers are merely realizing that the policy of zero rates — or even negative rates as in the euro area or Switzerland — doesn’t work as intended.

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from The Spokesman-Review

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from Sputnik
(Russian government-supported propaganda channel)

US May Use Ceasefire in Syria to 'Help Allied Groups in Aleppo'
Washington is not ready for an agreement with Moscow on Syria. The United States is using talks to buy time to help militant groups entrapped in eastern Aleppo, an analyst said.

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