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For nearly two centuries the Economist has shaped the liberal mind. But its days of playing God may be over. Reflecting on almost 50 years as an editor at the Economist, Barbara Smith, in a valedictory column of 2003, offered a revealing anecdote. “How do you write like the Economist?”, a new recruit asked a senior editor when composing their...
Quid pro quo: the original meaning of the term haunting Donald Trump
Credits Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images Alt Text Donald Trump Professor of historical linguistics explores how the use of the Latin phrase has evolved In Depth Wednesday, November 27, 2019 – 8:45am …read more Source:: The...
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Wednesday 27 Nov 2019
Trump told to attend impeachment hearing or ‘stop complaining’ The US House Judiciary Committee has invited Donald Trump or his counsel to participate in the panel’s first hearing next week on whether the president should be impeached for allegedly trying to blackmail Ukraine into investigating rival Joe Biden. The committee’s...
Ukraine’s prosecutor on mission to root out corruption
Anti-corruption chief Ruslan Ryaboshapka says ‘there are no untouchables’ …read more Source:: Financial...
Trump ‘knew about the whistleblower’s complaint when he released aid to Ukraine’
President Donald Trump (pictured) reportedly knew about the whistleblower complaint when he released military aid to Ukraine in September. …read more Source:: Daily...
White House budget lawyer quit over Ukraine aid concerns, says witness
Mark Sandy said individual resigned in part over issues with Trump’s freeze on the aid, according to closed-door deposition A lawyer for the White House’s budget office resigned partly because of concerns over Donald Trump’s freeze on military aid to Ukraine, a longtime career official from the office has testified to Congress...
Pompeo suggests debunked Ukraine election meddling theory should be probed
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday suggested that Ukraine should be investigated over allegations that it interfered in the 2016 election, a debunked theory advanced by President Donald Trump that witnesses told the congressional impeachment inquiry was spread by Russian spy agencies. …read more Source::...
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Tuesday 26 Nov 2019
Chief rabbi criticises Corbyn over anti-Semitism response The UK’s Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis has made an unusual political intervention, writing an opinion piece for The Times in which he asks if Jeremy Corby is “unfit for office”. Mirvis accuses Labour of a “failure of leadership” over the handling of anti-Semitism within the party and...
Ex-White House counsel must testify before Congress
Description Don McGahn Credits ( Saul Loeb-Pool/Getty Images) Alt Text Don McGahn Federal judge rejects Trump administration’s claim of immunity One-Minute Read Tuesday, November 26, 2019 …read more Source:: The...
Euro 2020 draw: how it works, teams, pots, start time, UK TV channel
Description Euro 2020 takes place from 12 June to 12 July Credits Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images Alt Text Euro 2020 takes place from 12 June to 12 July England and Wales are through to next summer’s championships …read more Source:: The...
