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Is Nebraska in play? How an unlikely candidate could upend GOP's Senate hopes
6 months, 1 week ago

Is Nebraska in play? How an unlikely candidate could upend GOP's Senate hopes

Salon  

Union steamfitter Dan Osborn is running against incumbent Republican Sen. Deb Fischer in Nebraska, one of the country's reddest states — and there are signs that the race could be much closer than expected. Osborn also runs close to Fischer among the state's heavily conservative rural voters, trailing her by 40 to 36 percent with Democrat Preston Love far behind …

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Young voters want abortion rights and gun control. Will that bring them to the polls?
1 year, 11 months ago

Young voters want abortion rights and gun control. Will that bring them to the polls?

NPR  

Young voters want abortion rights and gun control. Access to abortion and gun control are issues that young people say are important to them but do these issues also drive young voters to the polls? NPR political reporter Elena Moore keeps a close eye on those young voters, and she joins us now. You know, guns are the leading cause …

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Hearing on complaint linked to controversial Goa restaurant begins
2 years, 7 months ago

Hearing on complaint linked to controversial Goa restaurant begins

The Hindu  

Goa Excise Commissioner, on Friday, began the hearing on the complaint filed by an activist-lawyer, who alleged that the licence to run a controversial upmarket restaurant in Assagao in North Goa, was obtained "illegally", and that it was renewed this year in the name of a person, who died in 2021. The hearing for the day, which began at 11 …

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Farmers’ protest | Farmers, Centre reach agreement on two issues
4 years, 2 months ago

Farmers’ protest | Farmers, Centre reach agreement on two issues

The Hindu  

Protesting farmers and Central Ministers have reached an agreement on the decriminalisation of stubble burning and safeguarding power subsidies, two out of four issues on the negotiating table during their final round of talks for the year. However, deadlock continues on the two biggest demands — repeal of three farm market reform laws and a legal guarantee for minimum support …

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汉语盘点2016：“规”当选年度汉字
8 years, 3 months ago

汉语盘点2016：“规”当选年度汉字

China Daily  

由国家语言资源监测与研究中心、商务印书馆、人民网主办的“汉语盘点2016”12月20日揭晓，最终“规”、“小目标”、“变”、“一带一路”分别当选年度国内字、国内词、国际字、国际词。2016年度十大流行语、十大新词语、十大网络用语同时发布。 China released its annual characters and words of 2016 on Tuesday.The annual character on Chinese issues goes to 规, and the annual character on international issues goes to 变. 小目标 was selected as the annual word on Chinese issues, while 一带一路 became the annual word on international issues. 中国发布2016年度字词。“规”、“小目标”、“变”、“一带一路”分别当选年度国内字、国内词、国际字、国际词。 商务印书馆党委书记肖启明解读，年度国内字“规”体现出中华传统与时代需求的融合。规矩，方圆之至也。老规矩是民族的立身之本，取其精华、去其糟粕，该坚守的还要坚守；新规矩是新时代新要求，体察民生、追踪民情，方能不断匡正。 “变”和“一带一路”领衔国际字词，体现出在充满未知的世界变局中，互联互通、合作共赢仍是人类的共同诉求和最大公约数。 【亚洲其他国家和地区年度汉字】 2016年马来西亚年度汉字为“贪”（corruption），新加坡年度汉字为“变”（change），日本年度汉字为“金”（gold），中国台湾地区年度汉字为“苦”（bitter），反映出本年度各国家地区的社会发展和民众关切，也充分说明了汉字文化的独特魅力和国际传播力。 【年度十大盘点】 2016年度十大网络用语 ：洪荒之力, 友谊的小船, 定个小目标, 吃瓜群众, …

'BJP should not have raised the issue'
23 years, 3 months ago

'BJP should not have raised the issue'

The Hindu  

The Telugu Desam Party, a major ally of the National Democratic Alliance, supports the Atal Behari Vajpayee government without participating in it. Although the TDP initially disapproved of the Prime Minister's stand on the Ayodhya issue, it fell in line along with other BJP allies and voted in favour of the government when the matter came up for debate in …

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