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Jan 23 2023
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Japan PM says country on the brink over falling birth rate
Japan's prime minister says his country is on the brink of not being able to function as a society because of its falling birth rate.
Fumio Kishida said it was a case of "now or never."
Japan - population 125 million - is estimated to have had fewer than 800,000 births last year. In the 1970s, that figure was more than two million.
Birth rates are slowing in many countries
BBC NewsJun 15 2023
Perspectives Blog
What's Next for Trump After 2nd Indictment?
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The Department of Justice indicted former President Donald Trump this week on 37 criminal charges related to the alleged mishandling of classified materials.
Details: Ten months after FBI agents raided Mar-a-Lago and seized over 100 documents with classified markings,
AllSides StaffDec 13 2022
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Bipartisan Legislation Seeks to Ban ‘CCP Puppet Company’ TikTok From US
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is seeking to ban social media giant TikTok from operating in the United States. The effort follows extensive testimony from U.S. intelligence leaders that the app poses a threat to national security.
Legislation seeking to ban the app was introduced into both houses of Congress on Dec. 13 by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) and
The Epoch TimesSep 08 2022
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GOP donor pool unexpectedly shrinks as midterms near
The number of online donors to the Republican Party unexpectedly dropped in the first half of 2022, according to a POLITICO analysis of campaign finance data — one in a series of setbacks that have tempered expectations of a red wave in November.
Online fundraising usually ramps up dramatically and predictably over the course of an election cycle. But campaign finance data show that in
PoliticoSep 16 2022
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Apple Has Displaced Tesla As the No.1 Shorted Stock on Wall Street
For almost three years, Tesla was consistently the most shorted stock on Wall Street. The electric carmaker recently yielded that position to Apple, the world’s most valuable public company, according to S3 Partners, a financial data analytics firm.
The Observer (New York)Feb 09 2023
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What Recession? Some Economists See Chances of a Growth Rebound.
Many economists and investors had a clear narrative coming into 2023: The Federal Reserve had spent months pushing borrowing costs rapidly higher in a bid to tame inflation, and those moves were expected to slow growth and the labor market so much that the economy would be at risk of plunging into a downturn.
But the recession calls are now getting a rethink.
Employers added more
New York Times (News)Feb 09 2023
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U.S. declassifies balloon intelligence, calls out China for spying
The State Department on Thursday released several data points on China’s high-altitude balloon surveillance program, declassifying information collected by U.S. U-2 spy planes and other sources to expose what it’s calling a sophisticated effort to surveil “more than 40 countries across 5 continents.”
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Washington PostJun 30 2023
Perspectives Blog
What do we really think about Immigration?
This data analysis was originally posted on ActiVote.net (not rated).
In June 2023, AllSides, CommonSense American and ActiVote collaborated on an Immigration Survey with 10 questions, each with 5 possible answers and 1 historic immigration bill with a yes/unsure/no vote. The poll was processed using ActiVote’s standard polling methodology. The average sample size was 1042 per
Victor AllisFeb 13 2023
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Twitter’s plan to charge for crucial tool prompts outcry
In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria, thousands of volunteer software developers have been using a crucial Twitter tool to comb the platform for calls for help — including from people trapped in collapsed buildings — and connect people with rescue organizations.
They could soon lose access unless they pay Twitter a monthly fee of at least $100 — prohibitive
Associated PressFeb 13 2023
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There’s a new inflation warning for consumers coming from the supply chain
As the markets prepare for the latest consumer price index data to be released on Tuesday, logistics managers are warning of a persistent source of inflation in the supply chain and saying consumers should be ready for the effect it will have on their wallets.
While many sources of supply chain inflation that stoked higher goods prices have come down sharply — including ocean freight
CNBC