Category: Business
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Book bans are surging — and taking an emotional toll on many authors | CNN
While some book bans have led to higher sales, as seen with “Maus” and “The Hate U Give,” some authors say the bans tank sales and devastate their careers, especially when they belong to marginalized communities. Source: Book bans are surging — and taking an emotional toll on many authors | CNN
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Leonard Leo moving judiciary to right
The man behind the conservative effort to move the judiciary to the right has ties to many of the groups and people arguing that Donald Trump should stay on the ballot in a case heard before the US supreme court this week.Leonard Leo’s advocacy and financial network played a major role in Trump’s judicial nominations…
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International Democratic Union
Harper, Mike Roman, Sheer, O’Toole and Poilievre have one major thing in common: they are all members of the International Democratic Union (IDU). This organization is an international alliance of far-right political parties that works to destroy democracy around the world. It was founded in 1983 by a group of conservative leaders from Europe and…
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HSBC Deposit Protection
Britain’s deposit protection rules require lenders to ensure critical information is held in order for the FSCS to compensate customers if a firm fails. The failings at one unit of HSBC – which was found to have incorrectly marked 99% of eligible beneficiary deposits as ineligible – were such that the BoE judged it would…
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Sometimes good sportsmanship means…
Sometimes good sportsmanship means… by Kim Couranz, SpinSheet magazineSailing is a unique sport for many reasons, including that in most regattas our fellow competitors are our “on-the-field” referees. Yes, deeper dives into incidents can take place through the arbitration, protest, and/or appeals processes. And some regattas do have on-the-water umpires to monitor actions and enact…
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Disqualification of House Republicans
Disqualification of House Republicans There have been discussions and legal efforts to disqualify certain House Republicans from re-election based on their involvement in the events of January 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol. These efforts stem from the interpretation of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits individuals who have engaged in insurrection…
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CAQ link to Koch Brothers
The oil lobby’s pipeline to the CAQ, part 1 Longtime member of Koch-backed think tank could soon shape Quebec’s economic policy Investigation byAndré Noël SEPTEMBER 23, 2018 Photo: CAQ leader François Legault. By Axel Drainville. When I was a journalist at La Presse, I investigated the strategies of certain industries, including generic drugs, construction, and…
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CAQ increases English Universities tuition, must learn french
In a letter sent to the heads of the province’s three English universities Thursday morning, Higher Education Minister Pascale Déry said the province will: Article content Déry told the leaders of Bishop’s, Concordia and McGill the changes will achieve several objectives. The funding of English and French universities will be more fairly balanced, she said.…