Migrant caravan member cites Biden’s pledge to suspend deportations for 100 days as reason for traveling to US

Biden promised pathway to legal permanent residency for those here illegally. A migrant traveling with a caravan that left Honduras on Friday told a reporter he was headed to the U.S. because soon-to-be President Joe Biden is “giving us 100 days to get to … Read More

Will Brexit Be a Barrier for Retooling the Economy?

Britain’s problem is low productivity. EU membership could have helped. The ghost haunting the British economy is low productivity. A study covering 2007–2016 shows a productivity growth per year of 0.1 percent, below Germany, France, and Spain and at par with … Read More

At least 96 killed, nearly 70,000 displaced as quake, floods hit Indonesia

The quakes have forced about 28,000 people to take shelter in 25 evacuation centres in the city of Mamuju.PHOTO: AFP JAKARTA (XINHUA, AFP) – The death toll from a strong earthquake and floods in the central parts of Indonesia has … Read More

Biden outlines 10-day blitz of executive actions to nullify Trump era

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Washington: In his first hours as president, Joe Biden plans to take executive action to roll back some of the most controversial decisions of his predecessor and to address the raging coronavirus pandemic, his incoming chief of staff said on Saturday. … Read More

Biden’s plans for digital government set an example the UK and Europe must be willing to follow

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Joe Biden seems set on transforming US administration (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) This week, days before Joe Biden had even stepped foot in the White House as US President, he showed a greater commitment to digitally-enabled government than most … Read More

German states plan to lock up quarantine breakers

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Berlin: Germans who repeatedly refuse to quarantine after being exposed to coronavirus will be locked up in detention centres under tough rules drawn up by regional authorities and permitted by emergency powers. The eastern state of Saxony has confirmed plans to … Read More

The long goodbye: Who can replace Angela Merkel?

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel waves at the first election campaign rally in the final phase of campaigning on September 8, 2013 – when Merkel and the CDU had a strong lead in polls over the opposition. –Sascha Schuermann | Getty … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 15 January 2021

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Greetings from Tyler, Since everybody’s been locked down and masked in public, how come they’re still reporting records?  Every news break is COVID ad nauseum.  There have been records right along for months.  Some of the “surges” are coming out … Read More

Evidence of planned attack on Capitol undercuts Dems’ incitement claim

President Donald Trump speaks at a rally Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) The Democratic impeachment claim that President Trump spurred the attack on the U.S. Capitol by whipping his supporters into a violent mob is coming … Read More

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