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South Africa political parties cobble together unity government as deadline to elect president looms
WWTI Watertown· 15 hours agoJOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African lawmakers are expected to elect the country’s president on Friday...
German politician proposes ‘reunification 2.0’ after east of country votes for far-Right AfD
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 days agoA leading German politician has called for “reunification 2.0” after the country’s eastern region...
This 18th-Century 'Ex-Hacienda' Used to Be a Pig Farm. Today It's Full of Soul and Modern Art.
Veranda· 6 hours agoFor designer Raúl Cabra, these intangibles are the real treasures held within the three-foot-thick...
Trump vs. Biden Again in 2024? What That Could Mean for Your Grocery Bill
GOBankingRates via Yahoo Finance· 11 hours agoThe candidates for U.S. president in 2024 aren't yet official, but there's a high likelihood that we...
How left-wingers abandoned free trade
The Economist· 9 hours agoFOR MOST of modern political history, free trade has been a radical idea. The Economist was founded in 1843 to campaign against the Corn Laws, tariffs on...
Why Is the Philippines Blocking ‘Miracle Crops’?
Foreign Policy Magazine· 7 hours agoWhen a Philippine court ruled in April against the commercial propagation of two key genetically modified crops, it inflamed a debate that has divided...
South African opposition parties holding crunch talks on the ANC's unity plan. But deep rifts remain
Associated Press Finance via Yahoo Finance· 6 days agoSouth African opposition parties were meeting Friday and will continue crunch talks into next week...
White Politician Poised for Power Faces Hurdle in South Africa
New York Times· 6 days agoAs John Steenhuisen, who leads the second-largest party, negotiates for a place in the government,...
Fire Agencies To Conduct Prescribed Burns Near Lake Sonoma This Week
San Francisco Chronicle· 2 days agoMultiple agencies will conduct a prescribed burn between Wednesday and Friday this week near Lake Sonoma. The Northern Sonoma County Fire Protection District, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ...
What If Reconstruction Didn’t End Till 1920?
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThough more conservative voices in Congress rejected the boldest plans for land redistribution, freedpeople’s grassroots activism, Sinha argues, pushed...
