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MLB roundup: Shohei Ohtani (HR, SB) helps Dodgers edge D-backs

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

(Photo credit: Owen Ziliak/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK) Will Smith hit a three-run homer, Freddie Freeman belted a two-run shot and Shohei Ohtani hit a solo blast to help the Los Angeles Dodgers record a wild 10-9 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night in Phoenix. Los Angeles ace Clayton Kershaw departed in the second inning due to painin his left big toe. Kershaw allowed three runs, three hits and on

Vietnamese helping victims of Agent Orange used by US troops in Vietnam War among Magsaysay winners

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

A Vietnamese doctor who has helped seek justice for victims of the powerful defoliant dioxin “Agent Orange” used by U.S. forces during the Vietnam War is among this year’s winners of the Ramon Magsaysay Awards — regarded as Asia’s version of the Nobel Prize. The other winners announced on Saturday were a group of doctors who struggled to secure adequate healthcare for Thailand’s rural poor, an Indonesian environmental defender, a Japanese animator who tackles complex issues for children and a Bhutanese... Читать дальше...

Will things will get worse like Keir Starmer says? - BBC.com

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  1. Will things will get worse like Keir Starmer says?  BBC.com
  2. Will things get worse like Keir Starmer says?  BBC
  3. Labour’s doom-and-gloom messaging on the economy risks backfiring  The Guardian
  4. Starmer’s rose garden moment backfires as he ends up facing his own questions about sleaze  The Telegraph
  5. Keir Starmer's speech on fixing the foundations of our country: 27 August 2024  GOV.UK

Ireland, Authenticity, and the European Union

Ludwig von Mises Institute 

While recent European Parliament elections have raised questions about Ireland’s role in the EU, the truth is that Ireland’s historical role in civilizing Europe reminds us that Ireland is more European than the EU itself.

Rothbard on Liberty and Free Will

Ludwig von Mises Institute 

Modern egalitarians play down the idea of free will, claiming that free will is relevant only if individuals have no interference with their choices. Murray Rothbard, on the other hand, recognized that self-ownership and one's ability to engage in reason is enough to recognize free will.

Old School Economics

Ludwig von Mises Institute 

The phrase, old school economics, is often used approvingly by many, but it's rarely explained. What is it?