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3 weeks, 3 days ago

'He can't resist chaos': Critics reject 'wishful thinking' about Trump's second term

Donald Trump has nominated a Cabinet full of loyalists with questionable qualifications, but his critics predict they'll quickly become consumed by chaos and infighting. "Regardless of whatever individual ideological leanings these people have had at varying points in their adult lives, it’s largely irrelevant because the only litmus test we have seen put forward is absolute fealty to Donald Trump," …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Asylum Minister accused of ignorance, wishful thinking as she brushes MP concerns aside

NL Times

Asylum Minister Marjolein Faber clashed with parliamentarians from the SP, CDA, ChristenUnie, D66, and others during the debate about her ministry’s plans and budget. Denk MP Stephan van Baarle accused Faber of flexing her muscles with “vague promises.” Multiple parliamentarians accused her of wishful thinking. CDA leader Bontenbal explained to the Minister that for a strict asylum policy, you need …

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1 year, 1 month ago

‘The Railway Men’ series review: A bracing, wishful saga of bravery

The Hindu

The Railway Men opens with a short coda in the immediate aftermath of the 1984 Bhopal gas leak tragedy, which killed over 15,000 people and is considered the world’s worst industrial disaster. In this case, it’s a set of employees of the Indian Railways who conduct a daring rescue operation to save a fraction of the population after highly toxic …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Have India, Russia suspended negotiations to settle trade in rupees?

Live Mint

Russian officials have rubbished claims about a suspension of rupee trade talks, dubbing it “wishful thinking” by western media. India and Russia have now been engaged in talks for a rupee trade settlement mechanism for over a year. Meanwhile a Reuters report cited Indian government officials to say that Russia was not comfortable holding rupees and wanted to be paid …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Book Review | Oh, the joy of the book hunt, the thrill of wishful contemplation

Deccan Chronicle

A Gentle Madness is Nicholas Basbanes’ wonderful account of the bibliophile’s eternal passion for books and book collecting, and it could well have been the title for this review. The book title could also well be ‘The Print Beautiful’ for Pradeep’s book is an ode to fine print, in many cases, he is not able to collect whole books but …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Opinion: Reality deniers like Kari Lake fit right in with Arizona’s history of wishful thinking

LA Times

Kari Lake isn’t giving up. Election denial has become one of the pillars of the modern GOP — but the desert soil of Arizona soaks up such hallucinatory claims like rain, at least partly because of the state’s unique history. During the 1960s, shady real estate brokers treated Arizona like a dry Florida with cactus, with homesites of worthless scrub …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Crypto Hack: DeFi Market Maker Wintermute Loses $160 Million In Hacking

ABP News

New Delhi: Leading cryptocurrency market maker Wintermute has lost $160 million in a hacking attack on its decentralised finance operation, the company's CEO said on Tuesday. In a tweet, the company's founder and CEO Evgeny Gaevoy said that they have been hacked for about $160 million in their DeFi operations. Staying bold in our approach helped us grow to where …

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2 years, 4 months ago

China renews Taiwan threats, island cites ‘wishful thinking’

Associated Press

BEIJING — China on Thursday renewed its threat to attack Taiwan following almost a week of war games near the island. Taiwan’s “collusion with external forces to seek independence and provocation will only accelerate their own demise and push Taiwan into the abyss of disaster,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a daily briefing. On Wednesday, Britain’s government …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Bhuvan Bam to Make His OTT Debut with Taaza Khabar, Starring With Shriya Pilgaonkar, Deven Bhojani

News 18

Social media star and actor Bhuvan Bam is set to star in “Taaza Khabar”, a feel-good series from Disney+ Hotstar, the streaming platform announced Friday. “I feel grateful that I got to explore a completely new side to wishful thinking with my character in Taaza Khabar… As we begin shooting, I’m confident that emoting this character is going to be …

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2 years, 9 months ago

The art of good hope: What we can learn from George Eliot

ABC

Most of those who have research and written on hope acknowledge an important — and positive — connection between hope and agency. Fred’s story ends happily enough, thanks to the wise and generous support of others who enable him to redirect his hopeful energy towards developing his own powers of agency — though, as George Eliot remarks in the closing …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Searching for Sushant Singh Rajput

The Quint

Once Sushant’s family in Bihar filed a First Information Report against the actor’s girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty and her family, the bloodhounds were joined by the Central Bureau of Investigation, the Narcotics Control Bureau, and the Enforcement Directorate. To recollect those days with journalistic detail, before prime time news was compelled to shift its attention to the Bengal elections of 2021, …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Cheney: ‘Wishful thinking’ by Trump she won’t seek 4th term

Associated Press

— Speculation by former President Donald Trump that she won’t seek re-election next year is “wishful thinking,” Liz Cheney said Wednesday. Trump suggested Tuesday that Wyoming’s congresswoman would become a lobbyist or “maybe embarrass her family by running for president” to save face amid criticism for her vote to impeach Trump for his role in the Jan. 6 riot at …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Huda Beauty Ramadan calendar: Where to buy it

The Independent

Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for insider tips and product reviews from our shopping experts Sign up for our free IndyBest email Sign up for our free IndyBest email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “So, I wanted to put together a kit for you guys that would …

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3 years, 11 months ago

Wishful thinking

China Daily

A still from Sino-US animated film Wish Dragon, which will open across the Chinese mainland on Friday. Throughout a film career spanning five decades, action legend Jackie Chan has amazed and astounded his legions of fans with death-defying stunts. In the upcoming Sino-US animated film, Wish Dragon, Chan lends his voice to the titular character, a divine dragon covered with …

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4 years, 3 months ago

'Are You Really That Old': PM Modi Jokes About Milind Soman's Age During Fit India Dialogue 2020

News 18

On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked actor Milind Soman if he really is as old as he says he is during the Fit India Dialogue 2020. As part of the event, PM Modi interacted with several influencers and fitness activists like cricketer Virat Kohli and Soman, in celebration of the first anniversary of the Fit India Movement. Envisioned by …

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4 years, 4 months ago

NEP's proposal to make board exams easy will not emphasise on rote learning: Manish Sisodia

India Today

According to Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, the proposal of making board exams easy in the National Education Policy 2020, which was recently approved by the Union Cabinet, will not address the issue of rote learning for school students. Reforms part of “wishful thinking” During the interview, he also said, “By saying that board exams will be easy, we …

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