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#Matthews: Bidenomics is Xinomics with American characteristics | The Hill

Admin3 years ago010 mins

Deng Xiaoping, who led China from 1978-89, famously described his effort to integrate limited, free market capitalism into China’s communist system as “socialism with Chinese characteristics.” Taking that step helped China become an economic powerhouse and the world’s second largest economy. Chinese President Xi Jinping has been steadily undoing Deng’s reforms by imposing top-down, command-and-control policies, and China is suffering for it both economically and…

#Recycling won’t solve the plastic problem. Here’s what will.

Admin3 years ago08 mins

There is no shortage of news about plastic’s ubiquity or its harms. Microplastics are in clouds, drinking water, playgrounds and our blood. Marine mammals are entangled in and ingest plastic at alarming rates. Plastic exacerbates climate change and biodiversity loss, and high-income countries increasingly consume and export used plastic to lower-income countries for disposal. The…

#Senate Democrats shoot down Biden naysayers in party

Admin3 years ago012 mins

Senate Democrats are pushing back hard on criticism from within their own party that President Biden’s poll numbers are so weak that the party should replace him atop the ticket, dismissing concerns about Biden’s electability as totally counterproductive. Some of the sharpest criticism of Biden’s electability has come from former President Obama’s senior political…

#Navy plane overshoots runway, ends up in Hawaii bay

Admin3 years ago03 mins

A Navy plane overshot the runway while landing at the Marine Corps Air Station and landed in the nearby waters of Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. A Navy P-8 Poseidon plane overshot the runway at about 2 p.m. local time, according to a statement from Lt. Mohammad N. Issa, the deputy public affairs officer for the Third…

#Gas prices could hit lowest Thanksgiving level in years

Admin3 years ago04 mins

The national average of gas prices could drop to the lowest level around Thanksgiving in years, according to new estimates. On Monday, AAA reported that the average national price of gas was about $3.31 per gallon — nearly a 10 percent decrease from last year’s average of $3.67 per gallon during the same period. The national average…

#Biden marks ‘146th birthday’ with flaming cake

Admin3 years ago03 mins

President Biden marked his 81st birthday with a tongue-in-cheek reference to his age in a fiery Instagram post on Monday. “Turns out on your 146th birthday, you run out of space for candles!” Biden joked in the post, showing off his cake decorated with dozens of lit candles huddled together along the perimeter. The crowded…

#Biden discusses framework for Israel-Hamas in Washington Post op-ed

Admin3 years ago08 mins

President Biden penned an op-ed in The Washington Post where he discussed his framework for the Israel-Hamas war, saying the United States is “prepared to take our own steps” on the issue. Biden said a two-state solution would be the road to peace for Israel and the civilians of Gaza, adding they must have equal…

#DeSantis exacerbates attacks on GOP rival with ‘Real Nikki Haley’ website

Admin3 years ago04 mins

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) escalated his attacks on 2024 GOP presidential rival former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-S.C.) with the launch of the “The Real Nikki Haley” website. “Nikki Haley is not the conservative she pretends to be, so the Ron DeSantis for President campaign is launching a new microsite today shining a light on the…

#Breonna Taylor mistrial: What to know after jury deadlocks over charged officer

Admin3 years ago07 mins

A federal jury reached an impasse on Thursday in a civil rights case against a police officer involved in Breonna Taylor’s shooting death in 2020, forcing a mistrial. After nearly a week of deliberation, the jury could not agree on whether to convict former officer Brett Hankison of using excessive force that violated the rights…

#Conservatives not planning to shift education messaging ahead of 2024

Admin3 years ago010 mins

Republicans say their education policies are not to blame for last week’s election losses, and they are planning to hold their current course heading into 2024. Last week, Virginia Democrats, many of whom made schools a leading campaign issue, were able to secure full control of the state’s General Assembly, while Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear…