Saturday, December 9, 2017

In the news, Thursday, November 16, 2017


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from BBC News (UK)
LEFT-CENTER BIAS

Spanish nuns face fine for restoring church organ
A convent of Spanish nuns is facing a steep bill for having a priceless church organ repaired without the state's permission. The sisters of Santa Ines in Seville, southern Spain, decided that the instrument in their convent church needed to be fixed, and accepted an offer from a local charity to have it restored it for free. But the regional government of Andalusia did not see it that way, and has fined the convent a hefty 170,000 euros for the "unauthorised" work on the organ. It has, however, said it will let the charity finish the restoration work in time for Christmas.

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from Bloomberg
Media/News Company

Let's Start Taking Trump's Unpopularity Seriously
The FiveThirtyEight polling aggregator tells us that Wednesday was Donald Trump's 300th day in office -- and he's still breaking records for unpopularity at this stage of his presidency.

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from The Economist

What they don’t tell you about climate change
Stopping the flow of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere is not enough. It has to be sucked out, too

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from The Guardian (UK)
LEFT-CENTER BIAS, HIGH, daily newspaper

Bellringers to create dazzling light show at Durham Cathedral
Sensors on each bell will trigger flashes of light during six-hour performance for Lumiere festival

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from The Heritage Foundation
RIGHT BIAS, MIXED, think tank in Washington, D.C

Don’t Allow Canada and Mexico to Influence US Environmental Laws at NAFTA Talks
The fifth round of NAFTA renegotiations is getting underway in Mexico City. Unfortunately, American trade negotiators have proposed expanding NAFTA’s environmental reach. This is counterproductive and seems to be inconsistent with the Trump administration’s broader deregulatory agenda. U.S. officials should not only reject an expansion of NAFTA’s environmental regulatory reach in this round, they should work to remove any focus on environmental regulation from the NAFTA process altogether.

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from New York Times
Newspaper in New York

The House Just Voted to Bankrupt Graduate Students
Our tax burden could increase by tens of thousands of dollars, based on money we don’t even make.

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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington

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from USA Today

25 must-see buildings in Washington State
In 2017, USA TODAY Travel and the American Institute of Architects (AIA) are teaming up to help travelers find the best buildings in America. We asked AIA chapters nationwide to name 25 structures visitors to their state should see. These architects and design professionals also share their perspective on why these buildings, monuments and gardens are so significant. 

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from Washington Examiner

Neil Gorsuch: Scalia's views on the Constitution aren't 'going anywhere on my watch'
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch touted his confirmation to the high court as evidence that the late Justice Antonin Scalia's legal thinking had triumphed. Gorsuch spoke at a dinner Thursday night held by the Federalist Society in honor of Scalia at Union Station in Washington, D.C., and said the jurisprudential philosophies of originalism and textualism popularized by Scalia had emerged victorious. "Tonight I can report that a person can be both a publicly committed originalist and textualist and be confirmed to the Supreme Court of the United States," Gorsuch said. "Originalism has regained its place at the table … textualism has triumphed … and neither one is going anywhere on my watch."

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