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Warren warns Democrats must deliver more to avoid midterm wipeout
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is cautioning Democrats that they must deliver more on their promises to avoid a brutal outcome in this fall’s midterm elections. “Democrats win elections when…
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Legalizing marijuana lowers demand for prescription drugs, study finds
Story at a glance Cornell University researchers analyzed data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in all 50 states from 2011 to 2019. They found a decline in the volume of pre…
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Are we witnessing the beginning of de-dollarization?
The hegemony of the U.S. dollar was reliant on America’s hegemonic status in the world. With the world moving toward multipolarity and with the U.S. no longer the world’s largest trading nation (it…
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New York Times updates Twitter policy for reporters
The New York Times is updating its policies for how its journalists use Twitter, and is emphasizing that use of the social media platform is optional given the dangers of online harassment. In a me&he
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The Supreme Court just made a US-EU Privacy Shield agreement even harder
The justices gave the U.S. government more latitude to invoke “state secrets” in surveillance cases.
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Major government surveillance revelations fail to make a big splash
Multiple covert government surveillance operations hoovering up Americans’ information without oversight have been exposed in the last year. Those not following closely may not have noticed.
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Monday. India bought Russian oil in Rupees!
Tuesday Myanmar and Thailand decided to trade in Baht and Kyat.
The decoupling from USD is happening before our eyes.
Tuesday Myanmar and Thailand decided to trade in Baht and Kyat.
The decoupling from USD is happening before our eyes.
Saudi Arabia reportedly considering accepting yuan instead of dollar for oil sales
Saudi and Chinese officials are in talks to price some of the Gulf nation’s oil sales in yuan rather than dollars or euros, The Wall Street Journal
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Zelensky won’t address Council of Europe due to ‘urgent, unforeseen circumstances’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will not give his scheduled Monday address to the Council of Europe, citing “urgent, unforeseen circumstances.”
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Deutsche Bank reverses after criticism, will withdraw from Russia
Deutsche Bank released a statement Friday saying they are “winding down” operations in Russia following criticism of their previous stance to stay in the country.
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Romania prepared to accept 500K Ukrainian refugees, official says
Romania is prepared to accept 500,000 Ukrainian refugees if the situation in Ukraine deteriorates, according to the country’s defense minister, Reuters reported.