Debate Club: The U.S. Must Attract and Retain Global Talent to Stay Competitive

Source: The New America Foundation

There aren't many issues in politics that are so obvious they shouldn't need debating. But attracting and retaining skilled knowledge workers is surely one of them. It's like motherhood and apple pie—a total no-brainer. Economists, left, right, and cent ...
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Navigating the ETF jungle

Source: Toronto Star

If you’re a mid- to large-cap stock picker you have to comb through a selection of 252 issuers that make up the S ...
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US Gov't Tells Developing Nations That Patents & High Prices Are Good For The Health Of Their Citizens

Source: Techdirt

There is no easy solution to these problems. Reducing patent protection is not likely to solve these thorny issues.... To the contrary, the lack of effective patent protection can be one of the many factors which prevent the appropri ...
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AP police on tenterhooks as Jagan faces arrest

Source: IBN Live

Kadapa: Amid reports of possible arrest of YSR Congress chief Y S Jaganmohan Reddy in the disproportionate assets case against him, the Andhra Pradesh police are taking no chances on law and order front and have heightened security in the state. " ...
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Syria grain trade signals alarm for Assad

Source: Lebanon Daily Star

LONDON/HAMBURG: Syria is struggling to meet its grain import needs because of sanctions, raising the risk of bread shortages that could sap public support for President Bashar al-Assad as he tries to snuff out a ...
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Artist's continuing love affair with the banyan...

Source: Times of India

VADODARA: City-based celebrated sculptor Nagji Patel let his fascination with the banyan tree - the tree which has lent its name to his city, Vadodara - be publically known when he made the 20-ft high, spectacular tree sculpture of the 'Va ...
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AIE new international schedule; Mangalore- Mumbai flights withdrawn from May 27.

Source: Times of India

MANGALORE: Air India Express has announced its new schedule effective from May 28. This schedule will be operative till June 30. In the new schedule, the Mangalore - Mumbai -Mangalore flight (IX 802/208) stands withdrawn from May 28 and the ...
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Review: The Meadow

Source: Hindustan Times

On the morning of August 14, 1995, I stood at the market outside my ancestral home in Seer village in Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Villagers had gathered, and spoke in grim voices: “How could they do this? This ...
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Like curry? New biological role identified for compound used in ancient medicine

Source: YubaNet

CORVALLIS, Ore. May 25, 2012 - Scientists have just identified a new reason why some curry dishes, made with spices humans have used for thousands of years, might be good for you. New research at Oregon State University has discovered that cu ...
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