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Jan 15 2022
Opinion
Don’t negotiate with teachers who walk out over covid. Fire them.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot deserves credit for standing up to the Chicago Teachers Union. But the fact that so many Chicago teachers were willing to abandon their students in the first place is disgraceful. The next time they walk off the job in violation of the law, she shouldn’t negotiate with them — she should fire them.
It is appalling that nearly three-quarters of Chicago
Marc A. Thiessen
Dec 07 2021
News
Biden to Warn Putin Off Invasion of Ukraine
President Biden spoke Monday with European allies ahead of a call with Vladimir Putin in which he will warn the Russian president not to invade Ukraine, officials said.
Mr. Biden “will make clear that there will be very real costs should Russia choose to proceed, but he will also make clear that there is an effective way forward with respect to diplomacy,” a senior administration
Wall Street Journal (News)
Mar 22 2020
News
Germany Bans Gatherings as Europe Intensifies Bid to Check Virus
European nations tightened restrictions designed to check the spread of the coronavirus, with Germany banning gatherings of more than two people, Spain moving to extend a state of emergency and Italy ordering a halt to domestic travel.
Bloomberg
Jan 10 2022
Analysis
Omicron is surging — and Democrats aren’t shutting things down this time
Democrats have a message for Omicron-flooded America: get vaxxed and carry on.
From New York to California, Democratic mayors and governors are fighting to keep schools and businesses open with an urgency they haven’t flexed before in the pandemic.
In Chicago, where a teachers union dispute has shuttered the nation’s third-largest school system, Mayor Lori Lightfoot blasted
Politico
Oct 02 2019
News
Government publishes Brexit proposals
The government has published its Brexit proposals to the EU, including plans to replace the Irish backstop.
The plan would see Northern Ireland essentially stay in the European single market for goods through the creation of an "all-island regulatory zone".
The Northern Ireland Assembly would have to approve the arrangements first and be able to vote every four years on whether
BBC News
Sep 30 2021
News
WHO Reports Decline in COVID-19 Cases, Deaths Across the World
The World Health Organization (WHO) is reporting a 10 percent global decline in new CCP virus cases and deaths.
An estimated 3.3 million new COVID-19 infections and roughly 55,000 deaths were reported in the past week, WHO said on Sept. 28 in a brief statement. The largest drop-off in cases and deaths was in the Americas, Middle East, and Western Pacific.
COVID-19 is the disease
The Epoch Times
Dec 02 2021
Analysis
Winsome Sears makes head-scratching COVID claims during CNN interview
Lt. Gov-elect Winsome Sears made four baffling statements about the COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday during an appearance on CNN’s "State of the Union."
Although Sears and her Republican running mate, Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin, remain opposed to mandatory vaccination, they urged people to get vaccines this fall.
CNN’s host, Donna Bash, noted that Virginia schools require a number of
PolitiFact
Apr 21 2021
News
Brazil’s Climate Overture to Biden: Pay Us Not to Raze Amazon
Brazil’s government, widely criticized by environmental groups as a negligent steward of the Amazon rainforest, has made an audacious offer to the Biden administration: Provide $1 billion and President Jair Bolsonaro’s administration will reduce deforestation by 40%.
The proposal was made as the Brazilian president prepares for a virtual environmental summit with roughly 40 heads of
Wall Street Journal (News)
Apr 16 2019
News
In major shift, Trump to allow lawsuits against foreign firms in Cuba
The Trump administration will allow lawsuits in U.S. courts for the first time against foreign companies that use properties confiscated by Communist-ruled Cuba since Fidel Castro’s revolution six decades ago, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday.
The major policy shift, which will be announced on Wednesday, could expose U.S., European and Canadian companies to legal action and deal a
Reuters
Oct 20 2020
News
DOJ to file antitrust lawsuit against Google
The Department of Justice will file its antitrust lawsuit against Google Tuesday, which will reportedly focus on the tech giant’s dominance in online search.
Eleven Republican state attorneys general have joined the DOJ as plaintiffs in the case: Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, South Carolina and Texas, according to an open
CNBC