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When a TSA officer at Portland International Airport was called over to translate for a Spanish-speaking family, he learned that they had been stuck in the airport overnight. The family had intended to travel to Portland, Maine, but a travel agent booked them a flight to Portland, Ore. Officer Martin Rios escorted the family to …
City firms revealed in the final months of 2020 that they planned to shift nearly £100bn in assets to the EU, taking the total value of assets lost to the bloc since the Brexit vote to £1.3 trillion, according to a new survey. The data from consulting group EY pointed to a last-minute push by …
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Do you remember last time what we took? A crime DVD or that Middle East book? We’ve given them flowers and the odd potted plant, And that re-cycled candle that came from your aunt. And didn’t we bring back some French confiture? Perhaps that would do? Or the blackberry liqueur? But hang on a moment, …
The Vice Chair of the Patriotic Millionaire,Stephen Price, has a message for lawmakers “Stop giving me all these handouts. Instead, my neighbors need that money.” A national 15 dollar minimum wage is the right thing to do for workers and businesses, and the Biden administration’s push to pass it right now is a welcome and …
The world’s most robust study of universal basic income has concluded that it boosts recipients’ mental and financial well-being, as well as modestly improving employment. Finland ran a two-year universal basic income study in 2017 and 2018, during which the government gave 2000 unemployed people aged between 25 and 58 monthly payments with no strings …
Only in America! A thief who stole an Oregon woman’s SUV with her 4-year-old child inside drove back to criticize her parenting. The unnamed woman left the vehicle idling outside a store while she ran in to buy milk. The suspect stole it and drove off, but briefly returned to demand the woman remove her …
An education commission formed by the Trump administration after last summer’s Black Lives Matter protests issued a report this week equating progressive politics with fascism and accusing American educators of brainwashing kids. The “1776 Report” prepared by the 18-member commission—with no professional historians—called for “patriotic education,” blasting educators for highlighting the nation’s “sins.” The commission …
“Reputation is what other people know about you. Honour is what you know about yourself. Guard your honour. Let your reputation fall where it will.” (Novelist Lois McMaster Bujold, quoted in The Times) My comment: What you know about yourself can give you secret misgivings, e.g you know you lied to someone when you were …
Since 2010 there has been a steady increase in people being killed by motorists in cars. In that year 4,302 pedestrians were killed on American roads. Since then the total of deaths has steadily increased. In 2018 41% more pedestrians were killed than in 2008. Drivers, on the other hand, have become safer, that is, …
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deported at least 72 people to Haiti on Monday, including a two-month-old baby and 21 other children, in an apparent flagrant breach of the Biden administration’s orders only to remove suspected terrorists and potentially dangerous convicted felons. The children were deported to Haiti on Monday on two flights chartered …
President Biden’s proposed $15 minimum wage is a key part of setting the economy right. Predictably, however, critics pounced on it as soon as it was announced, making the usual arguments against paying folks decently. This time, however, because we’re in the middle of a pandemic, these critics are also trying to argue that providing a liveable …
A woman in a supermarket is following a grandfather and his badly-behaved grandson. He has his hands full with the child screaming for candy, cookies, all sorts of things. The grandpa is saying in a controlled voice: “Easy, William, we won’t be long—easy, boy.” The boy has another outburst and she hears the grandpa calmly …
Lisa Montgomery was executed in Indiana last Wednesday morning, becoming the first woman to die under the federal death penalty in nearly seven decades. Her sentence was carried out after the Supreme Court lifted one stay and declined to grant another last-minute request for a delay from her attorneys. The court’s three liberals, Justices Stephen …
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Amanda Gorman, the nation’s first-ever youth poet laureate read the following poem during the inauguration of President Joe Biden on January 20th. One cannot replicate Amanda’s excellent presentation, unfortunately. But the words are wonderful. An amazing talent: When day comes we ask ourselves, Where can we find light in this never-ending shade? The loss we …
The following is my personal list of qualities needed for anyone, woman or man to be judged a good and civilized human being. (There is no significance to the order in which they are listed): Consideration for others Empathy for the sick and old Generosity with time and money, according to means Critical thinking Ethical …
