New Mexico proposal would extend free child care indefinitely for children up to age 5
Fox News New Mexico would extend indefinitely no-pay child care for most children up to age 5 with increased payment rates to private and public child care providers under proposed regulations announced Monday. New Mexico’s current child care subsidies — among the most expansive in the nation — were initiated with federal coronavirus relief money.…
Read MoreIMF: Israel growth slowing, judicial reforms add to downside risks
Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-742636
Read MorePutin announces call up of Russians to military training camps
Pravda Ukraine Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, has announced the call of reservists to military training camps. Source: Russian Kremlin-aligned news agency RIA Novosti Quote: “[I hereby order to] call up the citizens of the Russian Federation, who are a part of the reserve army, to the military training in the Armed Forces of…
Read MoreWe May Be Getting Used to High Inflation, and That’s Bad News
Wall Street Journal The more people behave as if high inflation is here to stay, the likelier it is to stay. That would force the Federal Reserve to choose between inducing a potentially deep recession to force inflation lower, or giving up on its 2% inflation target. https://www.wsj.com/articles/we-may-be-getting-used-to-high-inflation-and-thats-bad-news-d3a63e6f
Read MoreKiel-Qingdao Sister City Plan Stalled Amid German Wariness of China
New York Times The German port of Kiel and the Chinese port of Qingdao have a lot of things in common. Unfortunately, submarines are among them. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/10/world/europe/germany-china-sister-cities.html
Read MoreHow the Demographics of Entrepreneurship Has Changed
Wall Street Journal For one thing, there are many more entrepreneurs with Latino and Asian heritage. https://www.wsj.com/articles/entrepreneur-demographics-latino-asian-9044bc30
Read MoreCongressman George Santos Indicted on Fraud Charges
Wall Street Journal Republican from Long Island surrendered to authorities Wednesday morning https://www.wsj.com/articles/congressman-george-santos-indicted-on-fraud-charges-9755064c
Read MoreDiplomat slams Ukrainian intel chief’s remark about plans to keep killing Russians
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Maria Zakharova was surprised at the lack of a clear reaction from the West https://tass.com/politics/1615529
Read MorePeople from elite backgrounds increasingly dominate academia, data shows
Washington Post A new analysis shows that two thirds of new U.S.-born PhDs in economics have parents with graduate degrees, up from around 20 percent a few decades ago. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/07/08/dept-of-data-academia-elite/
Read MoreWill data privacy concerns kill ChatGPT?
Jerusalem Post A data privacy expert weighs in on the concerns raised by ChatGPT’s rampant data collection, and explains what safeguards should be implemented to the platform. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/article-742632
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