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Interview: Jente Posthuma, author, What I’d Rather Not Think About, and translator Sarah Timmer Harvey
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Interview: Jente Posthuma, author, What I’d Rather Not Think About, and translator Sarah Timmer Harvey

Hindustan Times  

Did making it to the shortlist come as a surprise? *** Sarah Timmer Harvey: “I’m most excited by writing that changes my mind about something” Translator Sarah Timmer Harvey How did you come to translate Dutch literature and poetry? I want fiction and poetry that show me new ways of looking at the world and that’s definitely something I find …

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'Sad little man': Trump mocked online for response to Iran attack on Israel
8 months, 1 week ago

'Sad little man': Trump mocked online for response to Iran attack on Israel

Raw Story  

Donald Trump on Saturday decided to respond to the recently reported attacks by Iran on Israel, and it did not go well. Former Trump supporter Joe Walsh, a former "Tea Party" GOP lawmaker who has since left the Republican party, had this to say about the post. Foreign policy analyst David J. Rothkopf said, "Don't let Trump or MAGA GOPers …

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NOS director steps down after reports that he ignored miscondutct allegations
9 months, 1 week ago

NOS director steps down after reports that he ignored miscondutct allegations

NL Times  

Gerard Timmer has stepped down as director of the broadcaster NOS with immediate effect. Several BNNVARA executives told the newspaper that Timmer and his management discussed the misconduct committed by Matthijs van Nieuwkerk at DWDD but never intervened. A report by the Van Rijn Committee on social security at public broadcasters showed that NOS employees reported bullying, harassment, sexual misconduct, …

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How An EV Battery Factory Divided A Michigan Town
1 year, 4 months ago

How An EV Battery Factory Divided A Michigan Town

Huff Post  

GREEN CHARTER TOWNSHIP, Mich. ― Jim Chapman is a former police officer, a grandfather and a Republican. And it drove me crazy.” Gotion had other options, including several in the “battery belt” for EV production that’s emerging across Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee, where officials have traditionally lured companies with lucrative financial incentives. “We didn’t know shit, and we thought a …

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World Bank lowers India’s growth forecast to 6.3%, says labour market needs to be more inclusive
1 year, 8 months ago

World Bank lowers India’s growth forecast to 6.3%, says labour market needs to be more inclusive

The Hindu  

The World Bank has forecast a 6.3% economic growth rate for India in the current fiscal year which ends March 31 2024, a downgrade of 0.7 percentage points since its October forecast. The primary reasons for this are high borrowing costs and slower income growth causing weaker consumption, as well as the government tightening fiscal expenditure, the World Bank said …

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Michigan GOP leaders encourage rule breaking at poll worker training session
2 years, 3 months ago

Michigan GOP leaders encourage rule breaking at poll worker training session

CNN  

CNN — The evening before Michigan’s state primary, Wayne County GOP leaders held a Zoom training session for poll workers and partisan observers – warning them about “bad stuff happening” during the election and encouraging them to ignore local election rules barring cell phones and pens from polling places and vote-counting centers. That’s undercover training.” Approached by CNN at the …

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India projected to grow at 8% this fiscal: World Bank
2 years, 8 months ago

India projected to grow at 8% this fiscal: World Bank

The Hindu  

India is projected to grow at 8% over the current fiscal year, and 7.1% over the next fiscal year, the World Bank said in its twice yearly South Asia Economic Focus Reshaping Norms: A New Way Forward, released on Wednesday, in the run-up to the World Bank IMF Spring Meetings. External shocks “Given these challenges, governments need to carefully plan …

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