Economy
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America’s abortion providers face a fight for survival
Half a century ago, after the Supreme Court ruled abortion a constitutional right, Choices became the first clinic to open…
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Uruguay is back in the oil exploration business; three companies awarded four off shore blocks
Uruguay is back in the oil exploration business; three companies awarded four off shore blocks Saturday, June 25th 2022 –…
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The Supreme Court erases the constitutional right to abortion
NEARLY a half-century after five Republican-appointed justices joined two Democratic appointees to recognise a woman’s right to abortion, a different…
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Brazil: Inflation and GDP projections up from March figures
Brazil: Inflation and GDP projections up from March figures Friday, June 24th 2022 – 00:20 UTC The relevant horizon…
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America’s Supreme Court extends the right to bear arms outside the home
UNTIL FOURTEEN years ago, the Second Amendment was little more than a relic of America’s early republic. But in 2008…
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The Biden-Harris problem
Nothing raises the political stakes like an insurrection. As the House of Representatives’ January 6th committee publicises yet more details…
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How Russia’s war could revive America’s uranium industry
Edward abbey, an author, national-park ranger and relentless curmudgeon, once described south-eastern Utah as the “most arid, most hostile, most…
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California pushes back public-school start times
California’s teens can hit the snooze button a few extra times from July 1st. A new law requires all public…
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Biden’s gas-tax break is tempting politically but it’s a bad idea
Americans are mad about soaring petrol prices. Joe Biden’s administration has tried to pin the blame on one man, calling…
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The Biden administration’s confused embrace of trans rights
Until recently the term “conversion therapy” was used to refer to the barbaric and pointless practice of trying to turn…
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