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Civic Platform (PO), the main Polish opposition party, announced on Thursday that it would try to claim Andrzej Duda’s victory in the second round of the presidential election last Sunday for allegedly using public funds to fund his campaign. “The vote itself may have been held correctly, but the context – the use of public…
House passes sweeping GOP tax bill, but has to vote again
WASHINGTON — The House passed a sweeping $1.5 trillion tax bill on Tuesday that slashes tax rates for corporations, provides new breaks for private businesses and reorganizes the individual tax code. But just a few hours later, House members learned they would have to vote on the bill again on Wednesday. Democrats in the Senate…
How Starbucks hopes to end staff racism
The coffee chain is giving all its US staff “unconscious bias” training after protests against the treatment of black customers at some of its stores. But how do such courses identify biases, and then try to change behaviour? We went to a training session for charity workers held in Richmond, Virginia, to find out. Video…
Rwanda approves the reopening of places of worship after four months of closure due to the corona virus
The government of Rwanda approved on Thursday the reopening of places of worship in the country that closed about four months ago due to the coronavirus pandemic, despite declaring that precautions are being taken to prevent the spread of the disease. Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente’s office has announced that the local government’s ministry will publish…
Tumultuous Week on Wall Street Ends With a Small Rally
But the sell-off Friday morning also served as a reminder that major markets in Asia had risen greatly, and in the minds of many analysts were ready to come down. For example, last year was stellar for shares of Chinese companies that trade around the world. The MSCI China stock index, which tracks shares of…
The Supreme Court immigration ruling formalizes terror against Latinos
Get the Think newsletter. SUBSCRIBE The U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Jennings v. Rodriguez on Tuesday is a bizarre and dark new development in the American experiment. Not only because it’s a breakdown of the court’s ability to properly interpret the constitution (as they formally institutionalize a de facto second class of citizens), but because…