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Journalist. Editor. Bonds, pensions, public policy, plus travel and lots of sunsets.
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MARCO RUBIO IN 2017: "Foreign Aid is not charity. We must make sure it is well spent, but it is less than 1% of budget & critical to our national security.”
MARCO RUBIO IN 2025: "USAID is a global charity."
MARCO RUBIO IN 2025: "USAID is a global charity."
How Marco Rubio helped bury American soft power
This is why his boss once called him "Liddle Marco."
www.publicnotice.co
February 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
MARCO RUBIO IN 2017: "Foreign Aid is not charity. We must make sure it is well spent, but it is less than 1% of budget & critical to our national security.”
MARCO RUBIO IN 2025: "USAID is a global charity."
MARCO RUBIO IN 2025: "USAID is a global charity."
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Hundreds of asylum seekers were deported from the U.S. to Panama and locked in a hotel without access to lawyers, or their own passports.
Under Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan, Some Migrants Are Being Sent to Panama
The administration has asked Panama to take in hundreds of people who can’t easily be sent back to their countries. Many say they are in danger.
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Hundreds of asylum seekers were deported from the U.S. to Panama and locked in a hotel without access to lawyers, or their own passports.
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Ratner predicts the appointment of Kennedy, a vaccine skeptic, will impact vaccine availability and hesitancy: "It is much easier to scare people than to un-scare them," he says.
A pediatrician warns of 'long lasting' consequences of RFK Jr. leading HHS
Ratner predicts the appointment of Kennedy, a vaccine skeptic, will impact vaccine availability and hesitancy: "It is much easier to scare people than to un-scare them," he says.
www.npr.org
February 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Ratner predicts the appointment of Kennedy, a vaccine skeptic, will impact vaccine availability and hesitancy: "It is much easier to scare people than to un-scare them," he says.
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Gil Won-ok, one of the last survivors of sexual slavery in brothels for Japan’s World War II troops, who campaigned to bring international attention to the suffering of thousands of women like her, died this week at 96.
Korean Victim of WWII Sex Slavery Who Fought for Japan’s Apology Dies
She led a tireless campaign for a formal apology and reparations from Japan for what it did to thousands of women like her — mostly Korean — during World War II.
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Gil Won-ok, one of the last survivors of sexual slavery in brothels for Japan’s World War II troops, who campaigned to bring international attention to the suffering of thousands of women like her, died this week at 96.
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166,000 Germans under 18 have voted and the Linke (leftist) and SPD (liberal) parties win. This is the future.
www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/juge...
www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/juge...
February 18, 2025 at 1:15 PM
166,000 Germans under 18 have voted and the Linke (leftist) and SPD (liberal) parties win. This is the future.
www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/juge...
www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/juge...
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Earlier this month, Sheinbaum shared a letter addressed to Google with reporters, arguing that the U.S. had no authority to unilaterally rename the Gulf.
Mexico's President Sheinbaum threatens to take legal action over the Gulf name change
Earlier this month, Sheinbaum shared a letter addressed to Google with reporters, arguing that the U.S. had no authority to unilaterally rename the Gulf.
www.npr.org
February 18, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Earlier this month, Sheinbaum shared a letter addressed to Google with reporters, arguing that the U.S. had no authority to unilaterally rename the Gulf.
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Come work for an award-winning news organization with a robust business model and no layoffs in the 25 year history of the organization. talkingpointsmemo.com/careers
February 18, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Come work for an award-winning news organization with a robust business model and no layoffs in the 25 year history of the organization. talkingpointsmemo.com/careers
Study History!
a good example of how the world is getting dumber. the new politico playbook writer didn't know who FDR was until a reader told him about that whole "new deal" thing. this newsletter is read by every important person in DC.
February 18, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Study History!
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Hundreds of Federal Emergency Management Agency employees were fired as part of a wave of terminations of federal workers over the weekend. The cuts, which come in addition to the firing of over 200 last week, target probationary and contract employees.
FEMA is losing scores of employees. That could slow disaster response.
Cuts at the Federal Emergency Management Agency could affect people across the country who are struggling to rebuild and prepare for disasters.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Hundreds of Federal Emergency Management Agency employees were fired as part of a wave of terminations of federal workers over the weekend. The cuts, which come in addition to the firing of over 200 last week, target probationary and contract employees.
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white nationalist men are too emotional to be in charge
February 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
white nationalist men are too emotional to be in charge
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JPM DESK, on federal funding freeze:
“.. Medicaid provides health insurance to ~72mm people. .. Keep an eye on this situation, since any legal challenge could take weeks, or months, to adjudicate .. and we could see a hit to consumption in the interim. These freezes may impact ~$3T in spending.”
“.. Medicaid provides health insurance to ~72mm people. .. Keep an eye on this situation, since any legal challenge could take weeks, or months, to adjudicate .. and we could see a hit to consumption in the interim. These freezes may impact ~$3T in spending.”
January 29, 2025 at 10:57 AM
JPM DESK, on federal funding freeze:
“.. Medicaid provides health insurance to ~72mm people. .. Keep an eye on this situation, since any legal challenge could take weeks, or months, to adjudicate .. and we could see a hit to consumption in the interim. These freezes may impact ~$3T in spending.”
“.. Medicaid provides health insurance to ~72mm people. .. Keep an eye on this situation, since any legal challenge could take weeks, or months, to adjudicate .. and we could see a hit to consumption in the interim. These freezes may impact ~$3T in spending.”
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Send news and information about business journalism for Talking Biz News to team@talkingbiznews.com
January 30, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Send news and information about business journalism for Talking Biz News to team@talkingbiznews.com
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Around 10 years ago I almost died because a road not built with climate change in mind was so wrecked it damaged the bus I was on. I knew that I would eventually write a story about how climate change is wrecking roads, and endangering lives. This is me trying to explain that. Gift lift.
These Roads Aren’t Built for Wilder Weather Driven by Climate Change
Important motorways across the world weren’t designed to withstand more extreme temperatures and rainfall.
www.bloomberg.com
January 30, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Around 10 years ago I almost died because a road not built with climate change in mind was so wrecked it damaged the bus I was on. I knew that I would eventually write a story about how climate change is wrecking roads, and endangering lives. This is me trying to explain that. Gift lift.
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American Airlines CEO Robert Isom said four crew members were on board the plane that crashed: two flight attendants, one pilot who had six years’ experience, and a first officer with two years’ experience.
Live updates: No survivors from D.C. plane crash, officials believe, as recovery operations begin
The American Airlines plane operating as American Eagle Flight 5342 collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
American Airlines CEO Robert Isom said four crew members were on board the plane that crashed: two flight attendants, one pilot who had six years’ experience, and a first officer with two years’ experience.
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Warren: "He can stand there, smile at you and say, 'anybody can vaccinate their kids who wants to,' but he literally could bankrupt the vaccines manufacturers with the power he will have. And since he's got a financial incentive to do that, we cannot trust him in that job."
January 30, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Warren: "He can stand there, smile at you and say, 'anybody can vaccinate their kids who wants to,' but he literally could bankrupt the vaccines manufacturers with the power he will have. And since he's got a financial incentive to do that, we cannot trust him in that job."
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Meta paid Donald Trump $25m … for suspending his social media accounts. The same company that has stripped all news links from its Canadian website to avoid paying journalists for reporting ….. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
Exclusive | Meta to Pay $25 Million to Settle 2021 Trump Lawsuit
The president had sued the social-media company after his accounts were suspended following the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
www.wsj.com
January 30, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Meta paid Donald Trump $25m … for suspending his social media accounts. The same company that has stripped all news links from its Canadian website to avoid paying journalists for reporting ….. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
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Millennial wealth in the United States has nearly quadrupled since 2019, outpacing both Gen X and baby boomers. My latest for @fastcompany.com
www.fastcompany.com/91267859/mil...
www.fastcompany.com/91267859/mil...
Millennials are plagued by 'phantom wealth': Why the generation doesn't feel rich despite their net worth quadrupling
Millennial wealth is surging, yet many still feel like they're struggling because their cash is tied up in assets not readily available.
www.fastcompany.com
January 28, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Millennial wealth in the United States has nearly quadrupled since 2019, outpacing both Gen X and baby boomers. My latest for @fastcompany.com
www.fastcompany.com/91267859/mil...
www.fastcompany.com/91267859/mil...
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Can’t wait t’git my hands on nem cheap eggs!
January 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Can’t wait t’git my hands on nem cheap eggs!
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@statnews.com seeks a DC reporter: talkingbiznews.com/biz-news-hel...
STAT News seeks a DC reporter - Talking Biz News
STAT is looking for an enterprising, versatile, curious, and hard-charging reporter to join our award-winning Washington D.C. bureau at this unique moment in our country’s history, when an understandi...
talkingbiznews.com
January 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
@statnews.com seeks a DC reporter: talkingbiznews.com/biz-news-hel...
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what would you do differently if you were trying to legalize discrimination?
Friday night inbox: Department of Labor to cease and desist all enforcement actions under Equal Employment Opportunity Act
January 25, 2025 at 2:51 AM
what would you do differently if you were trying to legalize discrimination?
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Submissions are open for the 15th edition of the Stories on Umbria International Journalism Award 2025. Deadline for submissions: 9 February. www.journalismfestival.com/news/stories...
Stories on Umbria International Journalism Award 2025
Submissions are now open for the 15th edition of the Stories on Umbria International Journalism Award. The competition, organised by the Umbria Chamber of Commerce, is reserved to those articles deali...
www.journalismfestival.com
January 13, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Submissions are open for the 15th edition of the Stories on Umbria International Journalism Award 2025. Deadline for submissions: 9 February. www.journalismfestival.com/news/stories...
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This billboard says it all.
January 14, 2025 at 1:58 PM
This billboard says it all.
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Elizabeth Warren: "It's safe to assume that when he says he has never disparaged women in the military, he's just trying to see what he can get away with. Because we've got the video, we've got him in print what he has just said as recently as November of 2024."
January 15, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Elizabeth Warren: "It's safe to assume that when he says he has never disparaged women in the military, he's just trying to see what he can get away with. Because we've got the video, we've got him in print what he has just said as recently as November of 2024."