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from Anglican Communion News Service
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has used an address to Britain’s Trade Union Congress to speak of a society where church-run food banks and homeless shelters are no longer needed. Archbishop Justin delivered his address as the TUC gathered in Manchester for their annual conference in its 150th year, and told them that “unions must have a vision of a just and a righteous society.”
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from Asia Times Online
News & Media Website
White House speculates about chemical attacks amid Russian accusations of white phosphorus bombing. As Russia continues to bombard the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib from the skies, in support of the country’s ruling government’s campaign to retake territory, Washington is warning of retaliatory strikes. Trump administration national security advisor John Bolton said this week that the US is currently in talks with France and the UK about possible airstrikes targeting Syrian government assets.
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from The Atlantic Magazine
How the Enlightenment Ends
By Henry A. Kissinger. Philosophically, intellectually — in every way — human society is unprepared for the rise of artificial intelligence. Three years ago, at a conference on transatlantic issues, the subject of artificial intelligence appeared on the agenda. I was on the verge of skipping that session — it lay outside my usual concerns — but the beginning of the presentation held me in my seat. The speaker described the workings of a computer program that would soon challenge international champions in the game Go. I was amazed that a computer could master Go, which is more complex than chess. In it, each player deploys 180 or 181 pieces (depending on which color he or she chooses), placed alternately on an initially empty board; victory goes to the side that, by making better strategic decisions, immobilizes his or her opponent by more effectively controlling territory.
from CNN
LEFT BIAS
European lawmakers have approved new rules that could force Google and Facebook to stop users uploading copyrighted content and to share revenue with writers and musicians. The vote in the European Parliament is a major setback for Big Tech, which has already come under pressure from EU regulators over how the industry handles personal data and objectionable content. The new copyright rules must get final approval from the European Commission and EU member states, but the overhaul promises to give more power to artists and publishers while piling new costs on tech companies. "This is a good sign for the creative industry in Europe," said Axel Voss, a German lawmaker who sponsored the bill. Supporters say the reforms will restore the balance of power between musicians, filmmakers and news publishers on one side and Big Tech on the other. But critics have warned that the rules could signal the end of internet memes, or even lead to the closure of Google News.
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from FEE (Foundation for Economic Education)
RIGHT-CENTER BIAS, HIGH, non-profit organization
3 Mistakes that Led to the 2008 Financial Crisis (All of Which We're Repeating)
People of good will may disagree on how free financial markets should be, but among those who have studied the crash, there is broad consensus that three key factors led Western economies astray in late 2008. First, bank regulation was too complex, which encouraged gaming the system, complicated supervision, and raised barriers to competition. Second, government programs to extend credit to disadvantaged groups were poorly conceived and ended up hurting the people they were meant to help. Third, governments lacked the wherewithal to stand by their commitment not to bail out financial institutions once the crisis hit. So long as the people in charge insist on governing the financial system through rules that no individual or group of individuals can hope to master, they will continue to overlook looming crashes.
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from HumanProgress.org Education Website
Norman Ernest Borlaug was an American agronomist and humanitarian born in Iowa in 1914. After receiving a PhD from the University of Minnesota in 1944, Borlaug moved to Mexico to work on agricultural development for the Rockefeller Foundation. Although Borlaug’s taskforce was initiated to teach Mexican farmers methods to increase food productivity, he quickly became obsessed with developing better (i.e., higher-yielding and pest-and-climate resistant) crops.
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from Orthodox Christianity
Organization in Moscow, Russia
U.S. Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Samuel D. Brownback has met with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, pledging America’s continued support for the struggle for an autocephalous Church that was launched by Ukrainian politicians and schismatics.
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from Psephizo Blog
Should Christian leaders pronounce on political positions?
What happens when Christian leaders align themselves with particular economic and political positions? Last week, Archbishop Justin Welby published an article in the Daily Mail in which he argued that wealthier families should pay more tax in order to reduce the widening levels of inequality in contemporary Britain. His comments accompanied the report of a ‘think tank’ group he has been part of, the ‘left leaning’ Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), which proposed a wide range of changes to policy, including a renewal of the manufacturing sector in the UK. Welby introduces his comments with reference to stagnation of income and growing inequality. Any Christian leader who identifies with a particular political or economic policy too closely falls into the trap of accepting the terms and assumptions of the debate from the outset—that we are autonomous, rational individuals who’s happiness is the ultimate goal and this is achieved by material prosperity—in short, materialist utilitarianism. But it seems to me that the Christian gospel is far too radical to be captured in such a set of assumptions.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington
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from WND (World Net Daily)
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'EXTINCTION-LEVEL' EVENT FOR WEB MOVES FORWARD
Members of the European Parliament have voted to approve new web copyright rules and regulations that have been described by a prominent privacy organization as an “extinction-level” event. And even members of the lawmaking body are beginning to issue warnings about the plans, which still need approval from member nations and the European Commission
'EXTINCTION-LEVEL' EVENT FOR WEB MOVES FORWARD
Members of the European Parliament have voted to approve new web copyright rules and regulations that have been described by a prominent privacy organization as an “extinction-level” event. And even members of the lawmaking body are beginning to issue warnings about the plans, which still need approval from member nations and the European Commission
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