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Sep 12 2024
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Housing Crisis ‘Devastating’ for Homeless Londoners and Council Finances: Report
Local authorities in the capital have asked the government for extra funding, ahead of the Autumn Statement, to help them stay afloat. The housing crisis is having a “devastating” impact on Londoner’s lives, leading to homelessness and a growing financial squeeze on local authorities, London Councils has warned. The cross-party body, which represents all 33 councils in London, has called on
The Epoch TimesSep 12 2024
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Climate Crisis -- Taking the Week to Write Letters to Voters
Because we seem to be trying to turn a planet that supports life into one that does not, I’m posting a question or topic here every week to see if together we can work out some nuts and bolts of how to survive. The whole linkable list of prior questions/discussions can be found here.
This week, though, I’m taking the time I normally spend putting together these stories to write letters
Daily KosSep 09 2024
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Pakistan's central bank expected to cut rates
KARACHI, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Pakistan's central bank is expected to cut its key interest rate further during its policy meeting on Thursday, analysts said, after inflation dropped to single digits in August for the first time in nearly three years. That would follow two consecutive cuts - of 150 basis points in June and 100 bps in July - that have taken rates from an all-time high of 22% to
ReutersSep 12 2024
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UAMS gets to work on fixes for maternal health crisis in Arkansas
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is turning suggestions on how improve maternal health into actions. Why it matters: Arkansas has the highest rate of maternal mortality — pregnancy and birth-related deaths — in the nation. Some 92% of those deaths are probably preventable, according to the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement. State of play: A committee appointed by Gov. Sarah
AxiosSep 11 2024
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Fox’s “crime crisis” narrative imploded at the debate and the network is furious
The “crime crisis” narrative Fox News concocted for Donald Trump was exposed at Tuesday night’s debate when moderator David Muir pointed out that FBI data shows violent crime has actually fallen dramatically in recent years. The network’s stars are responding by lashing out at Muir, falsely claiming violent crime is actually up, and arguing that even if data show violent crime is plummeting, “
Media MattersSep 05 2024
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An Interfaith Dispatch From the West Bank
I am writing this from Palestine, where I am part of an interfaith delegation that has come to bear witness, listen deeply, and physically stand with the people of this troubled land. Our group is diverse—Muslims, Christians, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists—and we are here because we understand that this is not just a conflict between Jews and Muslims. The suffering here touches all communities living
The NationSep 12 2024
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Brian Moynihan isn’t pressing Warren Buffett on his sale of Bank of America shares
After many years of holding Bank of America stock and praising its leadership, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has started offloading shares worth billions. Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan says he doesn’t know why—and he may never find out. Buffett’s support of BofA goes back more than a decade, starting when he purchased $5 billion worth of stock in 2011. At the time, the purchase was
FortuneSep 12 2024
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FirstRand Banks on South Africa as It Sits on Excess Capital
FirstRand Ltd. is doubling down on South Africa in a bet that interest-rate cuts and economic reform will create growth opportunities, where it can spend excess cash sitting on its books.
The country’s biggest lender by market value is eying post-election efforts to improve the performance of South Africa’s battered infrastructure and energy sectors, while forecasting that the central
BloombergSep 12 2024
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American Activist Killed in West Bank Will Be Buried in Turkey
The body of a Turkish American activist killed by Israeli gunfire was expected to arrive in Turkey on Friday for her funeral and burial in a town on the Aegean coast. Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, was protesting near an Israeli settler outpost in the occupied West Bank last week when she was shot in the head by Israeli forces. The Israeli military has said it was highly likely that her shooting was
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