Friday, September 14, 2018

In the news, Sunday, August 19, 2018


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from Bloomberg
Media/News Company

Venezuela Adds to Chaos With One of Biggest Currency Devaluations Ever
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro carried out one of the greatest currency devaluations in history over the weekend -- a 95 percent plunge that will test the capacity of an already beleaguered population to stomach even more pain. One likely outcome is that inflation, which already was forecast to reach 1 million percent this year, will get fresh fuel from the measures. Prices are currently rising at an annualized rate of 108,000 percent, according to Bloomberg’s Café con Leche index. A massive exodus of Venezuelans fleeing the crisis to neighboring countries will likely increase and with it, tensions and restrictions like the ones seen over the past few days.

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from FEE (Foundation for Economic Education)
RIGHT-CENTER BIAS, HIGH, non-profit organization

Ethanol Is Terrible for Health and the Environment, but Government Keeps Backing It
The US federal government still strongly pushes corn- and soy-based ethanol despite the EPA's new study showing its harmful effects.

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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington

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from Sputnik
RIGHT-CENTER BIAS, MIXED, Broadcasting & Media Production Company out of Moscow, Russia

Putin, Merkel Agree Nord Stream 2 Should Not Be Politicized - Kremlin
The talks between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded late on Saturday in the German Schloss Meseberg palace. In an unusual format, the leaders made statements to the press prior to the meeting. As the Kremlin clarified, such decision was made because addressing media late on Saturday would have been "inconvenient."

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