With just hours to go before its CBS television network televises what is certain to be a heavily watched debate between two candidates for Vice President of the United States, Paramount Global said late Monday night that its contract with Nielsen for audience measurement has expired — part of a broader dispute between the company […]
The death toll from rain-induced floods and landslides across Nepal crossed 215-mark on Tuesday, while the number of those gone missing stands at 28, officials said. The disaster, which began on Thursday, continued to cause widespread destruction in multiple provinces until Sunday, leaving thousands displaced. Large swathes of eastern and central Nepal have been inundated since Friday. However, the weather improved from Sunday in Kathmandu providing some relief to the disaster-affected people. The... Читать дальше...
Shakespeare’s Richard III famously immortalized the eponymous as a scoundrel and tyrant, thirsty for power and blood. Using economic data spanning centuries, Thomas Lambert questions the truth of this spurious reputation: Was Richard III indeed a murderous despot bent on absolute rule? Or a myth propagated by Tudor allies aiming to ingratiate themselves to the new dynasty? | more…
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A knife attack at a supermarket in Shanghai has killed three people and injured 15 others
Union dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas went on strike at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, putting coast-wide cargo in limbo.
The Bloomberg Agriculture Spot Index saw a significant monthly gain, reflecting crop shortfalls and heightened market uncertainties. If trends persist, consumer food costs could rise further.
Gold and silver prices witnessed some profit booking in the last 3 sessions with the former dipping by Rs 700 per 10 grams while the latter is down by Rs 500/kg.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Claudia Sheinbaum will take the oath of office Tuesday as Mexico’s first female president in more…
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Minqi Li and Lingyi Wei look to the Chinese and U.S. economies to illustrate the contradictions of secular stagnation, concluding that both economies will likely face great challenges in the decades to come. However, they write, progressive economic policies could change China’s future, encouraging massive investment into the state sector and bringing about the transition to a fully socialist society. | more…
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U.S. military facilities around the globe, including those in Japan and South Korea, are expected to benefit from the initiative.
ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter is preparing to celebrate his 100th birthday on Tuesday, the first time an American president…
Former president Jimmy Carter celebrates his 100th birthday Tuesday. It is the first time an American president has lived a full century and marks a milestone in a life that took the son of a Depression-era farmer to the White House and across the world as an advocate for democracy. The Democrat served as president from 1977 to 1981 and then worked for more than four decades leading The Carter Center, a non-governmental organization he and wife Rosalynn co-founded in 1982. Rosalynn Carter died last year at age 96. Читать дальше...
October 1 – France forward Antoine Griezmann has called time on his decade-long international career with his national team, the 33-year-old Atletico Madrid forward announced via Instagram on Monday.
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Sex therapists told BI that the quality of sex and the connection that one shares with their partner is more important than how often they have sex.
The lawsuit, launched by the ACLU in California, alleges that the summary banishment by the University of California Regents was illegal.
PM Kisan Yojana: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the 18th installment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) Yojana on October 5, 2024. The scheme offers ₹6,000 annually to eligible landholding farmers in India, divided into three installments of ₹2,000. Farmers must complete mandatory eKYC formalities to ensure direct benefit transfer into their bank accounts. This article provides detailed instructions on checking beneficiary status, completing eKYC, and understanding the scheme's eligibility criteria.
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If Trump-Vance campaign aides have their way, JD Vance won’t belabor Tuesday night over the outrageousness of pet-eating immigrants that ruled the presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.
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Since the 1980s, Chinese writers and thinkers have been engaging with Marxist ecology, constructing a theoretical system that starts with interpretation of Marx and Engels themselves. Chen Yiwen takes stock of how this framework progressed toward an overarching theory of ecological civilization, generating new questions to be answered at every stage of development. | more…
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Israeli said its troops had launched a "targeted and precise" ground operation in southern Lebanon aimed at the operations of Iran-backed Hezbollah, a militant group and political party that controls much of area, despite U.S. opposition to the move.
This article will be released in full online October 21, 2023.
Steve Ellner deconstructs the argument that Pink Tide governments elected since 2018 are in a state of “passive revolution,” having betrayed their progressive roots through concessions to conservative elements and capital. This analysis, Ellner finds, fails to capture the material impacts of Pink Tide governments, their strategic importance, or their potential to pull societies toward a more radical leftist future. | more…
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This new study has provided a scientific basis for conservation actions aimed at preserving the green sawfish and its critical habitats in Western Australia.
The gambling houses all say Brooklyn is going to be the worst team in the NBA. The Nets say don’t bet on it.