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Emma Bonino: Italy’s pro-Europe, pro-immigrant conscience
The former foreign minister, activist and politician has radical ideas for todays Italy Forty years ago, Emma Bonino fought to secure abortion rights in Italy in the shadow of the Vatican. Her campaign involved hunger strikes and a three-week stint in jail. These days, the former foreign minister, activist and candidate for parliament, is waging…
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New Jersey Transits Hidden Danger: Bad Brakes, Bare Wires, Rotten Parts
Federal inspectors found scores of New Jersey Transit train cars riddled with fire risks, faulty brakes and electrical hazards as they scrutinized the troubled railroad that brings 95,000 workers to Manhattan daily. One engine was so defective it was declared unsafe, documents obtained under New Jersey’s Open Public Records Act show. In some cases, NJ Transit’s…
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Brexit is a ‘nationalist spasm’: Lord Adonis resigns as infrastructure tsar
Labour peer urges his party to support second referendum as he steps down as chair of national commission Brexit has caused a nervous breakdown in Whitehall, the former Labour minister Andrew Adonis has said following his resignation as chair of the government-backed National Infrastructure Commission. Lord Adonis resigned on Friday in protest at Theresa Mays…
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2018 Feels Ripe for Big Unexpected Crisis, Eurasia Group Says
This year could see a geopolitical crisis on the scale of the financial crash a decade ago, Eurasia Group warned in its annual outlook. Describing global political challenges as “daunting,” the New York-based political risk consultancy said that “if we had to pick one year for a big unexpected crisis — the geopolitical equivalent of the…
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Gun Buying Loses the Fear Factor Under Trump, Sparking Price War
A bad dream for U.S. firearms producers has become reality: The fear-based motivation for gun purchases has evaporated and is being replaced by bargain hunting. A price war has broken out across the gun industry with no end in sight. Sales and profits are dropping. American Outdoor Brands Corp., the maker of Smith & Wesson weapons,…
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Dramatic video shows escape, shooting of North Korean defector
Warning: Some viewers might find the above video disturbing. It’s the stuff of action movie climaxes, but IRL. A new video captured by the United Nations Command depicts a North Korean soldier defecting by crossing the “Joint Security Area” (JSA) of the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). The gunfire that the escape attempt drew is a…
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Banks Pine for Loan Growth as Clients Wait on Trumps Promises
President Donald Trump’s pledges to overhaul taxes, trade, infrastructure and health care may thrill some corporate leaders, but it’s causing many to delay expansions. That’s bad for banks. Lending growth probably decelerated for a fourth straight quarter in the three months ended Sept. 30 across more than a dozen of the biggest U.S. banks, according…
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South Korea Phones the North Twice a Day. No One Answers
Seoul, South Korea (AP) — Every day, South Korea's Unification Ministry sends officials to the border village of Panmunjom to call North Korea at 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. For more than 18 months, the North hasn't picked up. As North Korea steps up its nuclear weapons tests and threats, the Unification Ministry, dedicated to…
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Las Vegas Horror Drives All-Too-Predictable Gun Stock Rally
The grim predictability of stock-market reactions to U.S. mass shootings—where before a final tally of casualties can be reached, shares of gun makers rise—continued Monday in the wake of a Las Vegas attack that killed at least 58 and wounded 515. Historically, gun stocks have experienced a bump after a mass shooting for reasons both political…
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Uber apologises after London ban and admits ‘we got things wrong’
London mayor Sadiq Khan says he welcomes apology by CEO of ride-hailing app, which has been stripped of its licence Ubers chief executive has apologised for the taxi apps mistakes in London and promised to change as the company fights a decision by the city not to renew its licence. The firm is battling to…
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