Showing posts with label Europe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Europe. Show all posts
Thursday, February 6, 2020
2/6/2020: Maine lawmakers take up bill to ban ‘deepfake’ political ads - Trump zeroes in on his next trade target: Europe
Today's Article: Maine lawmakers take up bill to ban ‘deepfake’ political ads
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
1/23/2018: Europe Urges Trump to Honor Iran Nuclear Deal - North and South Korea agree to compete, march together at Olympics
Today's Article: Europe Urges Trump to Honor Iran Nuclear Deal
From: CNN
Readability Score: 13.2
Every 90 days President Trump must again sign a series of wavers to uphold the Iran nuclear deal. He keeps saying he will not unless certain conditions are met.
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Today's Alternate Article: North and South Korea agree to compete, march together at Olympics
Readability Score: 8.6
Monday, September 18, 2017
9/18/2017: Boeing Declares Victory in Airbus Subsidies Dispute - Be Thankful for Price Gouging in Houston
Today's Article: Boeing Declares Victory in Airbus Subsidies Dispute
From: BBC
Readability Score: 9.7
US aircraft manufacturer Boeing has won a victory in a long-running dispute with European rival Airbus.
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Today's Alternate Article: Be Thankful for Price Gouging in Houston
Readability Score: 7.4
When demand shoots through the roof, the reason prices need to go up is not simply business greed. Higher prices slow demand.
From: BBC
Readability Score: 9.7
http://www.izzit.org/events/index.php
Readability Score: 7.4
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
3/14/2017: Commentary: Why I Decided To Become A German Citizen After Brexit - Parking Space in Brooklyn Comes with $300,000 Price Tag
Today's Article: Commentary: Why I Decided To Become A German Citizen After Brexit
From: NPR
Readability Score: 11.4
When I awoke on June 24 to hear that my country had voted in favor of a Brexit, I felt bereft.
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Today's Alternate Article: Parking Space in Brooklyn Comes with $300,000 Price Tag
Readability Score: 7.6
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
11/17/2015: World Leaders Vow Vigorous Response After Paris Terror Spree - Billionaire Buys Daughter Blue Moon Diamond for Record $48 Million
Today's Article: World Leaders Vow Vigorous Response After Paris Terror Spree (11.7)
From: Associated Press
The attacks in the heart of Europe — combined with earlier incidents in Lebanon and Turkey, as well as the downing of a Russian airliner in Egypt — suggest the Islamic State is reaching beyond its base in Iraq and Syria, an expansion the West has feared.
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From: Associated Press
The attacks in the heart of Europe — combined with earlier incidents in Lebanon and Turkey, as well as the downing of a Russian airliner in Egypt — suggest the Islamic State is reaching beyond its base in Iraq and Syria, an expansion the West has feared.
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Today's Alternate Article: Billionaire Buys Daughter Blue Moon Diamond for Record $48 Million (8.9)
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Tuesday, January 8, 2013
1/8/13 - Europe's Fading Fortunes Push Young Professionals Abroad; Newborns Know Their Native Tongue, Study Finds
Today's Articles:
Washington Post
December 25, 2012
"Europe’s fading fortunes push young professionals abroad"
"...he was raised with a set of expectations familiar in the developed world: Study hard, learn a technical trade like architecture, and the path to a solid standard of living and a comfortable retirement would be set. In today’s Europe, he said, that narrative is urgently out of date. Some of his school classmates are narrowing their vision, settling on makeshift jobs like furniture repair. Others search the globe for a better foothold."
Yahoo News
January 2, 2013
"Newborns Know Their Native Tongue, Study Finds"
"Just hours after they're born, babies seem to be able to tell the difference between sounds in their native tongue and a foreign one, according to a new study that suggests language learning begins in utero."
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Washington Post
December 25, 2012
"Europe’s fading fortunes push young professionals abroad"
"...he was raised with a set of expectations familiar in the developed world: Study hard, learn a technical trade like architecture, and the path to a solid standard of living and a comfortable retirement would be set. In today’s Europe, he said, that narrative is urgently out of date. Some of his school classmates are narrowing their vision, settling on makeshift jobs like furniture repair. Others search the globe for a better foothold."
Yahoo News
January 2, 2013
"Newborns Know Their Native Tongue, Study Finds"
"Just hours after they're born, babies seem to be able to tell the difference between sounds in their native tongue and a foreign one, according to a new study that suggests language learning begins in utero."
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