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The Undemocratic Design of the Electoral College: How It Subverts the Will of Voters
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The Undemocratic Design of the Electoral College: How It Subverts the Will of Voters

New Indian Express  

The Electoral College is an undemocratic institution that subverts the will of voters. The method of electing the president was designed to exclude the people from the process, with the states having the flexibility to choose the electors. This has led to the Electoral College often distorting the popular vote, with the winner often taking more than 50% of the …

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Housing minister says stamp duty is 'bad tax' that distorts the market
2 months ago

Housing minister says stamp duty is 'bad tax' that distorts the market

ABC  

Federal Housing Minister Clare O'Neil has swung her weight behind a Business Council of Australia push for states to scrap stamp duty and ease the housing crisis by removing barriers to property transactions. Clare O'Neil told ABC radio that stamp duty was a "bad tax" but noted she did not have the power to direct states to repeal it. BCA …

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How a terrorism exhibit in Colorado distorts the story of Jan. 6
2 months, 3 weeks ago

How a terrorism exhibit in Colorado distorts the story of Jan. 6

Raw Story  

When the CELL first opened in 2008, Melanie Pearlman, the executive director, remarked to a Denver Post reporter that the exhibit transcended partisanship. Those being simpler times, the Post referred to him as a “dignitary.” This was a sign from the future that aversion to terrorism is not exactly universal, since Giuliani would be a key figure 12 years later …

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Trade body: US distorts global solar market, hampers climate change battle
3 months ago

Trade body: US distorts global solar market, hampers climate change battle

China Daily  

The China Photovoltaic Industry Association recently highlighted serious concerns and strong opposition over the US distorting the global solar market by providing excessive subsidies to US companies and imposing high tariffs on imported solar products, hampering international cooperation to battle the looming issue of climate change. "The Inflation Reduction Act, introduced in 2022, offers subsidies of an unprecedented $369 billion …

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Trade body: US distorts global solar market, hampers climate change battle
3 months ago

Trade body: US distorts global solar market, hampers climate change battle

China Daily  

By Liu Yukun | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-09-22 21:03 The China Photovoltaic Industry Association recently highlighted serious concerns and strong opposition over the US distorting the global solar market by providing excessive subsidies to US companies and imposing high tariffs on imported solar products, hampering international cooperation to battle the looming issue of climate change. "The Inflation Reduction Act, introduced …

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Trade body: US distorts global solar market, hampers climate change battle
3 months ago

Trade body: US distorts global solar market, hampers climate change battle

China Daily  

The China Photovoltaic Industry Association recently highlighted serious concerns and strong opposition over the US distorting the global solar market by providing excessive subsidies to US companies and imposing high tariffs on imported solar products, hampering international cooperation to battle the looming issue of climate change. "The Inflation Reduction Act, introduced in 2022, offers subsidies of an unprecedented $369 billion …

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Can a single election in eastern Germany put a stop to Europe’s far-right surge?
3 months ago

Can a single election in eastern Germany put a stop to Europe’s far-right surge?

The Independent  

Voters in the German state of Brandenburg go to the polls this weekend, in the last of a trio of regional elections in the former East Germany that are seen as a gauge of the political climate – not just in these states, not just in Germany, but across Europe. While there are specific aspects of the history, geography and …

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IC 814 web series row: Row over names of hijackers in Netflix series “The Kandahar Hijack” | Explained
3 months, 2 weeks ago

IC 814 web series row: Row over names of hijackers in Netflix series “The Kandahar Hijack” | Explained

The Hindu  

Netflix’s latest web series IC 814: The Kandhar Hijack flew into a patch of turbulence early this week when several social media users expressed outrage over the names of the four hijackers in the critically-acclaimed series. The contention over the names of the hijackers emanates from the creative liberty taken by the makers of the series not to explicitly make …

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Opinion: Trump and other Republicans call Kamala Harris a failed ‘border czar.’ Here’s the truth
4 months, 1 week ago

Opinion: Trump and other Republicans call Kamala Harris a failed ‘border czar.’ Here’s the truth

LA Times  

Migrants beginning their journey to the U.S.-Mexico border on a highway in El Salvador in 2019. Donald Trump, JD Vance and other Republicans incessantly disparage Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris as the Biden administration’s “failed border czar.” That seriously distorts and shortchanges both the immigration policy she pursued and her record in implementing it. So investments in addressing root causes …

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Vloggers offer reality check on biased coverage of China
4 months, 1 week ago

Vloggers offer reality check on biased coverage of China

China Daily  

Reanne Dridge from the United Kingdom says the experience in Beijing was "100 percent not like" what she expected. Negative narratives A report published in January this year, which examined British media coverage of China between 2020 and 2023, found that negative framing and tone dominated stories. "What seems to be happening is that more negative issues are selected for …

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What is 'Thinspo'? Know how this harmful social media trend distorts body image, ways to stop it
4 months, 1 week ago

What is 'Thinspo'? Know how this harmful social media trend distorts body image, ways to stop it

India TV News  

In recent years, social media has given rise to various trends and movements, but not all of them are positive. Thinspo content typically includes images, quotes, and stories that glorify extreme thinness and encourage restrictive dieting, excessive exercise, or even dangerous behaviors like starvation. Impact on Mental Health: Exposure to thinspo content can negatively affect self-esteem and body image, leading …

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Nawazuddin Siddiqui 'Sad' About Social Media Scrutiny Around His Personal Life: 'Aadi Ho Chuka Hu'
5 months, 1 week ago

Nawazuddin Siddiqui 'Sad' About Social Media Scrutiny Around His Personal Life: 'Aadi Ho Chuka Hu'

News 18  

Nawazuddin Siddiqui and his wife Aaliya’s marital journey has been a topic of much discussion. When questioned about the effects of social media scrutiny on his life, Nawaz mentioned that he has learned to navigate it, gradually adapting to the spotlight. In a recent interaction with Hindustan Times, Siddiqui addressed the ongoing social media scrutiny focused on his personal affairs. …

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FACT FOCUS: Trump distorts use of ‘deadly force’ language in FBI document for Mar-a-Lago search
7 months ago

FACT FOCUS: Trump distorts use of ‘deadly force’ language in FBI document for Mar-a-Lago search

Associated Press  

Former President Donald Trump pointed to standard language in an unsealed FBI document to baselessly claim that the Biden administration wanted to kill him during a search of his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, nearly two years ago. CLAIM: The Biden administration authorized the use of “deadly force” against former President Donald Trump during an FBI search of his …

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PEN America, facing criticism over its response to the Mideast war, gathers for annual gala
7 months, 1 week ago

PEN America, facing criticism over its response to the Mideast war, gathers for annual gala

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Like a political convention held amidst an intra-party rift, Thursday night’s PEN America gala was a call for unity, dialogue and a renewed sense of mission at a time when PEN’s priorities have been called into question. We are haunted by destruction, death and suffering that has caused some to question PEN America’s words, deeds and purpose.” …

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The Labor Of Love (Throwback) : Throughline
7 months, 2 weeks ago

The Labor Of Love (Throwback) : Throughline

NPR  

The Labor Of Love Enlarge this image David McNew/Getty Images David McNew/Getty Images There's a powerful fantasy in American society: the fantasy of the ideal mother. We don't have federally mandated paid family leave or a meaningful social safety net for when times get rough. Sponsor Message Today on the show, we look at three myths that sustain the fantasy: …

'Overcapacity' an excuse to target 'made-in-China'
8 months ago

'Overcapacity' an excuse to target 'made-in-China'

China Daily  

SAIC's Roewe brand showcases its models at the 2023 Shanghai auto show. Concurrently, the Joe Biden administration is considering imposing high tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum, potentially opening a new front in the ongoing trade conflicts in order to contain Beijing's "made in China" drive. Western pressure on China's industries and trade has intensified in recent years, with many …

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Israel fakes GPS locations to deter attacks, but it also throws off planes and ships
8 months ago

Israel fakes GPS locations to deter attacks, but it also throws off planes and ships

NPR  

Israel fakes GPS locations to deter attacks, but it also throws off planes and ships Enlarge this image toggle caption Hassan Ammar/AP Hassan Ammar/AP BEIRUT — For the past few months, the U.S.-operated Global Positioning System has been listing planes, people and even ships hundreds of miles from Lebanon in a surprising place — Beirut's international airport. It's the result …

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Trump is actually on trial for election interference – not hush money payouts: expert
8 months, 1 week ago

Trump is actually on trial for election interference – not hush money payouts: expert

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's first criminal trial has been commonly described as the "hush money case," but a legal expert said that vastly understates the seriousness of his alleged crimes. Jury selection began Monday in the Manhattan trial involving Trump's alleged falsifications of business records to cover up hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels, but legal expert Norm Eisen …

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World benefits from greater China-Germany economic cooperation
8 months, 1 week ago

World benefits from greater China-Germany economic cooperation

China Daily  

The flags of Germany and China are seen in Berlin, Germany, June 19, 2023. During Scholz's inaugural visit to China as German chancellor in 2022, amidst a hullabaloo of "decoupling," significant strides were made in bolstering mutual understanding and trust between the two nations. With strong economic interdependence, China and Germany, as the world's second-largest economy and the EU's largest …

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Yellen says China’s rapid buildout of its green energy industry ‘distorts global prices’
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Yellen says China’s rapid buildout of its green energy industry ‘distorts global prices’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called out China’s ramped-up production in solar energy, electric vehicles and lithium-ion batteries, calling it unfair competition that “distorts global prices” and “hurts American firms and workers, as well as firms and workers around the world.” Yellen, who is planning her second trip to China as Treasury secretary, said Wednesday in Georgia that she …

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Can't imagine this movie without Randeep, says Anand Pandit
9 months ago

Can't imagine this movie without Randeep, says Anand Pandit

Deccan Chronicle  

A section of society often distorts facts and deviates from the truth, Swatantra Veer Savarkar is an attempt to show the real history, says Bollywood filmmaker Anand Pandit in this exclusive interview with Deccan Chronicle. I read a lot of books on him during my school days in Gujarat and I always thought that he’s one of those unsung heroes …

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How Trump urging Russia to invade ‘delinquent’ NATO members distorts how the alliance works
10 months, 1 week ago

How Trump urging Russia to invade ‘delinquent’ NATO members distorts how the alliance works

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Donald Trump, the front-runner in the U.S. for the Republican Party’s nomination this year, says he once warned that he would allow Russia to do whatever it wants to NATO member nations that are “delinquent” in devoting 2% of their gross domestic product to defense. Speaking at a rally in Conway, South Carolina, Trump recalled how as …

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How Trump urging Russia to invade ‘delinquent’ NATO members distorts how the alliance works
10 months, 1 week ago

How Trump urging Russia to invade ‘delinquent’ NATO members distorts how the alliance works

LA Times  

Then-President Trump is shown at a NATO summit in December 2019. Trump’s comment Saturday on NATO and Russia was the latest instance in which the former president seemed to side with an authoritarian state over America’s democratic allies. Former President Trump, the front-runner for the Republican Party’s nomination this year, says he once warned that he would allow Russia to …

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Overcoming the Fox News-Musk-Trump propaganda machine
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Overcoming the Fox News-Musk-Trump propaganda machine

Raw Story  

A new study reports that a quarter of Americans believe the FBI, not Donald Trump, instigated the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Propaganda is dividing the country Mainstream media’s “performative neutrality,” as the Guardian’s Margaret Sullivan put it, doesn’t result in the delivery of neutral news. While barely discussing one of Trump’s many indictments, Fox News …

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