European Central Bank Leaves Rates Unchanged; Unveils Bond-Buying Plan
“The European Central Bank refrained from cutting interest rates today as President Mario Draghi prepares to unveil a bond-purchase plan …
Extreme Weather Means Extreme Food Prices Worldwide, Aid Agency Warns
Reducing greenhouse gases and saving the polar bears tend to dominate discussions on climate change. But to the booming world …
Putin Flies With Migrating Cranes, Opines About Group Sex; Seriously
Keeping up with the things Russian President Vladimir Putin says and does that set him apart from other world leaders …
Guess Who’s Chopping Down The Amazon Now?
Though Brazil’s Amazon has been the focus of environmental groups for decades, the deforestation rate there has fallen dramatically in …
What The Democrats’ Do-Over Really Says About Party Platforms
Party platforms are like contracts, no one bothers to read them until something bad happens. We all know that parties …
Clinton And Other Dems Did Some Cherry-Picking, Fact Checkers Say
Good morning. Just as they did during the Republican National Convention, independent fact checkers are watching and listening to what’s …
Noah’s Face Is Now Six And A Half Years Older
He keeps getting older, and we get to watch, day by day by day by day. You probably know his …
L.A.’s Ban On Marijuana Dispensaries Halted For Now
Thursday was supposed to mark the end of medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles, after the city council approved a …
Employers Added 201,000 Jobs Last Month, Report Signals
Three bits of good news about jobs were just released. “Private-sector employment increased by 201,000 from July to August on …
Same Streets, Different Lives In ‘NW’ London
Writer Zadie Smith burst onto the literary scene with her first novel White Teeth more than a decade ago. Set …
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