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Alibaba founder Jack Ma took a shot at US government priorities during an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. He told a reporter America is hurting, China is not to blame for America's economic downfall, but its own overblown military budgets.
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Professional drivers such as Limo and Taxi employees are calling for the ban of self-driving Uber cars to be brought to New York in fear of losing their jobs to automation
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President Obama, in the last hours of his presidency has commuted the sentence of Chelsea Manning who is currently serving 35 years in a US military prison for espionage. In 2010, Manning leaked a trove of information to Wikileaks, related to illegal activities conducted by the US military around the globe. She is scheduled to be released on May 17 of this year, instead of her originally scheduled release date of 2045.
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A Nigerian Air Force fighter jet on a mission against Boko Haram extremists mistakenly bombed a refugee camp Tuesday, killing more than 100 refugees and wounding aid workers, a Borno state official said. A Red Cross worker said 20 volunteers with the aid group had been killed.
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Recent research by Oxford University has shown us an underlying problem in the 9-5 day - we shouldn't start work until 10!
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Recently it was reported that eight men are as wealthy as 50% of the entire world. Many people are claiming a broken economy, as these men are leaders of large corporations. The solution however to this unbalance in the economy could be an increase in small business rather than a complete rethinking of our economic structure.
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Last year, the Commander in Chief of the US Military, President Obama permitted 26,171 bombs to be dropped against perceived foreign targets. That means, every hour of last year, the US dropped at least 3 bombs on enemy targets. That's a lot of enemies.
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We love beautiful architecture, especially when it is empowered by private enterprise. This week the American Institute of Architects (AIA) released the winners of the 2017 Honor Awards, the professions highest recognition of works that exemplify excellence in architecture, interior architecture and urban design.
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Two airlines are now offering flights between Europe and America for only $69. WOW Air and Norwegian Air said, they can lower ticket prices this much due to them having the latest energy efficient aircrafts, the strengthening US dollar and the recent decline in jet fuel prices.
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The Czech Republic already has lenient gun laws. Applicants must; have no criminal record, prove they are over 21, and pass a firearms questionnaire.
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Following an attack on the Mezzeh Airport compound, the Syrian Government has again condemned the Israeli Defence Forces for alleged support of terrorist groups, while threatening retaliation.
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The infamous hacker known as Guccifer 2.0 has come out of hiding and slammed the US intelligence report about Russian involvement in the hack on the DNC servers, saying it was "crude fake" evidence.
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Amazon has announced it will create 100,000 jobs over the next 18 months. Currently Amazon has about 268,900 employees and will look to increase that figure to 368,900 by mid-2018.
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The Green Party in Germany has been listening to Marvin Gaye a little too much; Sexual Healing is on their agenda. They propose the government should pay prostitution bills for those who are disabled and seriously ill.
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In September of 2016 the medical community, and the United States congress, were appalled when healthcare company Mylan Inc. announced a 500% price increase (now currently at a cost of $608 dollars) for a two-pack of allergy attack saving EpiPens. The free market once again comes to the rescue as CVS has just announced it is selling a generic version of the drug at a sixth of the price.
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The latest hysteria put out by the establishment news organizations has been about all of the fake news purportedly coming from alternative media. The big claim is that fake news has convinced millions of Americans to switch their vote and elect Donald Trump.
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As of December 2016, the National Federation of Independent Business reported that small business confidence was up to 105.8 points, the highest rating since December 2002.
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The total of student loan debts in the United States is almost at $1.3 trillion dollars and is considered to be the next bubble following the housing bubble that burst in 2008 causing the Great Recession. President Elect Donald Trump, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, and Maryland Governor Larry Hogan believe that they have plans to solve the debt crisis for young graduates.
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Canada has been running an interesting experiment for the last half century, provincial welfare. Wealthier provinces have to donate much of their capital to less wealthy provinces in the form of "Equalization Payments".
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The president of the Venezuelan Republic has announced a drastic increase in the minimum wage in that country with a 50% increase, the 5th such increase within the last year. This was done in an attempt to shield workers from the worlds fastest growing interest rate which is due to draconian economic planning in that socialist utopia.
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In government, the scum rises to the top.
- Friedrich Hayek