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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of November 13
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
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Novo Nordisk suggested to senior UK government officials that they could “profile” benefit claimants – those who are most likely to return to the labour market
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Sweden's government has pledged to take an active role in securing financing for a massive buildout of nuclear power to meet an expected surge in electricity demand
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NGO CLASP report - Out of date, inefficient air conditioners sold by the millions in smaller Asian countries
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Norwegian state-run telco Telenor announced plans to sell its satellite division to Space Norway, part of the country's space agency
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Denmark is to restrict the sale of alcohol to under-eighteens and increase the price of suckable nicotine sachets, as their growing popularity is worrying health authorities
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Pedro Sánchez prepares for fraught second term as Spanish PM after Catalan amnesty
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US cable lobby and Ted Cruz are disappointed as FCC bans digital discrimination
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Ex-leader David Cameron makes shock return to UK government as foreign secretary
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Mexican Congress holds second UFO session featuring Peruvian mummies
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Jezebel and the question of women’s anger
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One huge contradiction is undoing our best climate efforts
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Privacy win: EU Parliament decides that your private messages must not be scanned
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Payments app Zelle begins refunds for imposter scams after Washington pressure
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New York residents say a hazardous waste incinerator’s emissions violate their new constitutional right to a “healthful environment.”
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Massachusetts passed a law requiring cars make data accessible to independent shops to allow repairs. Automakers sued.
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Pakistan is planting lots of mangrove forests. Is it restoration? Carbon colonialism? Both?
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Outrage grows after ‘chilling call for genocide’ by Florida Republican
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How millions of US borrowers got $127 billion in student loans canceled
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of November 6
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
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Ontario to ban Canadian work experience requirement in job postings
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Denmark is building on the success of blockbuster drugs – the country's focus on reinvestment is feeding a stream of discovery
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The Republican Revolution and how the party switch actually happened
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Sweden's schools minister Lotta Edholm aims to limit the profit-making ability of friskolor/free schools in her plans for education reform
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New College: How Ron DeSantis is forcing Florida brain drain by targeting an LGBTQ+ campus
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Ukraine is ready to start process of joining European Union, European Commission says
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How Greenland’s mineral wealth made it a geopolitical battleground
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Denmark is preparing to make a significant pledge toward a new climate disaster fund, breaking ranks with other developed countries
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The bizarre story behind Shinzo Abe’s assassination
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State opening of parliament 2023 | Live video from 11:15 GMT
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Mike Johnson's 'porn monitoring' remarks spark US national security concerns
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A Meta engineer known as an expert at curbing online harassment saw his own child face harassment on Instagram. Now, he’s testifying before the US Congress
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US diplomats privately criticize US public policy stance towards Israel in leaked memo
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Nationalist leader convicted for ordering violence against Polish abortion rights, lgbtq rights, protester “Grandma Kate”
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Bangladesh police have arrested nearly 8,000 opposition figures including party leader in a nationwide crackdown since officers broke up a major rally in the capital a week ago
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How Montreal built a blueprint for bargain rapid transit
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of October 30
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
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Denmark's former defence minister and ex-spy chief have spoken of their relief after prosecutors dramatically dropped criminal charges for leaking state secrets
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Online vitriol could undo decades of political progress, warns Dutch deputy PM
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Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu appoints new head of subcommittee related to the West Bank - from the Religious Zionist Party
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Europe’s coming reckoning on immigration – large-scale immigration is the only thing that can prevent Europe from becoming an empty amusement park
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Vladimir Putin signs bill revoking Russia’s ratification of a global nuclear test ban treaty
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Why the US never saves money on health care
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of October 23
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
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Benjamin Netanyahu lobbied EU to pressure Egypt into accepting Gaza refugees
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US opened its northernmost diplomatic station in Tromsø, Norway on Friday – highlights increased importance of the Arctic region for Washington
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Norway's government risks crisis over a contentious package of EU energy bills
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The unexpected climate policy that could tackle both national debt and China: Carbon pricing has the potential to become a bipartisan policy
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Fact sheet: US President Joe Biden issues executive order on safe, secure, and trustworthy artificial intelligence
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