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What happened during the last government shutdown: 4 essential reads

What happened during the last government shutdown: 4 essential reads

The U.S. is (once again) staring down the barrel of a government shutdown. Barring progress on a spending bill to fund government agencies past Sept. 30, 2021 – and Democrats are busying themselves trying to…

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China’s metal consumers to feel supply sting from forced power cuts By Reuters

China’s metal consumers to feel supply sting from forced power cuts By Reuters

© Reuters. Workers of grid operator China Southern Power Grid climb a transmission tower to inspect power cables in Dongguan, Guangdong province, China May 29, 2018. Picture taken May 29, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer/Files By Tom Daly…

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How to ensure global debates about inequality are informed by views from developing countries

How to ensure global debates about inequality are informed by views from developing countries

In the last decade inequality has been placed at the centre of the agenda for global social and economic policy. This has been driven in large part by the pioneering work of the British economist…

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Male mosquitoes don’t want your blood, but they still find you very attractive

Male mosquitoes don’t want your blood, but they still find you very attractive

The whine of the mosquito is unpleasant and often inescapable outdoors on summer evenings. Mosquitoes track you down from tens of metres away by sensing carbon dioxide in the air you breathe out. Within seconds,…

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Mexican currency under pressure over ratings downgrades

Mexican currency under pressure over ratings downgrades

The Mexican peso came under pressure this week as Fitch and Moody’s revised downwards their ratings of Mexico’s sovereign debt and national oil company Pemex. Since June 5, the currency has shed 1.5% of its…

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Oil Inventories Rise by 4.1M Barrels Last Week: API By Investing.com

Oil Inventories Rise by 4.1M Barrels Last Week: API By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Yasin Ebrahim Investing.com – U.S. crude stockpiles unexpectedly rose last week following a strong start to the week in oil prices amid global energy crunch in .  , the benchmark fell to…

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Trillions in infrastructure spending could mean hundreds of billions in fraud

Trillions in infrastructure spending could mean hundreds of billions in fraud

The U.S. government may be on the verge of spending as much as US$4.5 trillion in what could be one of the biggest investments in infrastructure and the social safety net in decades. The House…

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Meet the prehistoric eagle that ruled Australian forests 25 million years ago

Meet the prehistoric eagle that ruled Australian forests 25 million years ago

The parched deserts of the South Australian outback were once a rainforest filled with a rich variety of birds and animals. Now, thanks to a new fossil discovery, we know the apex predator of this…

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Brent tops $80 a barrel on tighter supplies By Reuters

Brent tops $80 a barrel on tighter supplies By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: An employee holds a sample of crude oil at the Yarakta oilfield, owned by Irkutsk Oil Co, in the Irkutsk region, Russia on March 11, 2019. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko/File Photo By Ahmad…

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How lawyers could prevent America’s eviction crisis from getting a whole lot worse

How lawyers could prevent America’s eviction crisis from getting a whole lot worse

Lawyers may be the only thing standing in the way of eviction for millions of renters. With the end of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s eviction moratorium on Aug. 26, 2021, most…

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