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Inflation and devaluation bring Argentina closer to collapse
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Inflation and devaluation bring Argentina closer to collapse

numerous Venezuelans leave Argentina. They had arrived with the illusion of a promised land that would leave behind the hardships of their own country. The first slap of reality was in 2019 with the right-wing government of Mauricio Macri. But it is the Peronist present that has activated the need to return part of the 173,000 immigrants from Venezuela. As with the Argentines, they have to save in dollars. They glimpse a law that is regularly enforced in this country: devaluation, crisis and the specter of a social explosion. A new 2001. The situation has worsened for the president Albert Fernandez. The devaluation winds threaten to become hurricanes that pie...
Airstrikes on ports could derail grain export plan, warns Ukraine |  Ukraine
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Airstrikes on ports could derail grain export plan, warns Ukraine | Ukraine

Ukraine has warned that grain exports via the Black Sea would not restart as hoped if a Russian airstrike on a key port was followed by more, as Moscow insisted its weekend missile barrage on Odessa hit a warship and weapons stores.Saturday's attack, which the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, denounced as “barbarism” that showed Moscow could not be trusted to implement a freshly inked deal allowing grain exports to resume, drew international condemnation.Turkey, which helped broker the agreement aimed at easing global food shortages, said immediately after the double cruise missile hits on the strategic southern port that it had received assurances from Moscow that Russian forces were not responsible.But Russia's defense ministry said on Sunday the strikes had destroyed a naval...
Max Verstappen wins French F1 GP as Charles Leclerc crashes out |  Formula One
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Max Verstappen wins French F1 GP as Charles Leclerc crashes out | Formula One

Max Verstappen won the French Grand Prix with a dominant run and made a significant step toward his second Formula One world championship as title rival Charle Leclerc's hopes were left in tatters as he crashed out from the lead. The Red Bull driver eased to victory at Paul Ricard from Lewis Hamilton in second and George Russell in third taking the first double podium for Mercedes this season. Verstappen's teammate Sergio Pérez was fourth, and Carlos Sainz in fifth from 19th on the grid for Ferrari.Verstappen's win from second on the grid was unspectacular in a race that was defined by the moment Leclerc made an uncharacteristic error that has dealt his championships hopes an enormous blow.The victory has crucially further extended Verstappen's lead over Leclerc who is second in the c...
Ponting backs this MI star to play for Australia in T20 World Cup;  ‘Reminds me of Symonds’
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Ponting backs this MI star to play for Australia in T20 World Cup; ‘Reminds me of Symonds’

Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has backed Tim David to play for Australia in the upcoming T20 World Cup. Ponting said if he was a selector, he would include David in the squad because of his power-hitting ability. Ponting stated that David is the kind of player who could actually help Australia win the World Cup, which is scheduled to be held in October-November. "If I was a selector, I would love to have someone like that in my team. If he's playing or not, just to have that sort of striking power ability around, he's an out and out match-winner," Ponting said. Ponting compares David to Andrew Symonds Ponting also compared David to former Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds, saying that he reminds him of a lot of the late cricketer. Symonds, according to Ponting, w...
Pete Buttigieg pleads with Republicans to back same-sex marriage bill |  pete buttigieg
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Pete Buttigieg pleads with Republicans to back same-sex marriage bill | pete buttigieg

The US transportation secretary, Pete Buttigieg, has delivered an emotional appeal for Republicans to support a law protecting same-sex marriage as it heads for the Senate.Democrats who control Congress aim to protect same-sex marriage amid uncertainty over which privacy based rights the conservative-dominated supreme court might target next, having overturned the right to abortion last month.Appearing on CNN's State of the Union, Buttigieg–the first openly gay cabinet secretary – was asked about dismissive remarks about the Respect for Marriage Actwhich also protects interracial marriage, made by Marco Rubio, a Florida senator.“If he's got time to fight against Disney, I don't know why he wouldn't have time to help safeguard marriages like mine,” Buttigieg said.That was a reference to ...
Ukraine to restart grain exports after Russian missiles struck Odesa port
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Ukraine to restart grain exports after Russian missiles struck Odesa port

Ukraine pressed ahead on Sunday with efforts to restart grain exports from its Black Sea ports under a deal aimed at easing global food shortages but warned deliveries would suffer if Russia's strike on Odessa was a sign of more to come.President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denounced Saturday's attack as “barbarism” that showed Moscow could not be trusted to implement a deal struck just one day earlier with Turkish and United Nations mediation.Public broadcaster Suspilne quoted the Ukrainian military as saying after the strike that the missiles did not hit the port's grain storage area or cause significant damage and Kyiv said preparations to summarize grain shipments were ongoing.“We continue technical preparations for the launch of exports of agricultural products from our ports,” Infrastruct...
Liz Cheney Says Ginni Thomas, Wife of Clarence Thomas, Could Get Jan. 6 Subpoena
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Liz Cheney Says Ginni Thomas, Wife of Clarence Thomas, Could Get Jan. 6 Subpoena

Ginni Thomas, the wife of the stoutly conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas who played a pivotal role in the attempt to overturn the 2020 election, now faces the threat of a subpoena to force her to testify before the Jan. 6 Committee.During a Sunday morning TV appearance on CNN’s State of the Union show, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) told host Jake Tapper that the committee continues to negotiate with the well-connected conspiracy theorist’s lawyer in an attempt to get her to testify about her role in the insurrection.Cheney said “the committee is engaged with her counsel” and have been trying to get her to appear for weeks.“I certainly hope she’ll do so voluntarily,” she said. “But the committee is fully prepared to contemplate a subpoena if she does not.”Her lawyer did not resp...
Record-breaking temperatures forecast as heat wave blasts across US
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Record-breaking temperatures forecast as heat wave blasts across US

Tens of millions of Americans are living under excessive heat warnings and advisories as forecasters warn of “dangerously hot conditions” over the next 24 hours.“Numerous record highs are forecast to be tied and/or broken today in the Northeast,” the National Weather Service said in a bulletin Sunday of the heat wave that is expected to last through Tuesday. Taking humidity into account, the bulletin said that the mercury could hit 105 to 110 degrees Fahrenheit.An excessive heat warning was issued for large swaths of Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey, the bulletin said. “The extreme heat and humidity will significantly increase the potential for heat-related illnesses, particularly for those working or participating in outdoor activities,” according to the National Weather Service....
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The best 100+ deals to shop this week

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Berating climate skeptics isn’t enough – disruptive protest now seems the only way forward |  John Harris
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Berating climate skeptics isn’t enough – disruptive protest now seems the only way forward | John Harris

For the past year or so, I have been repeatedly listening to a critically acclaimed album, Ignorance, released in 2021 by the Canadian band the Weather Station. Its music is graceful, poised and smooth, but it is also an almost conceptual set of songs about the urgency of the climate crisis and the disorientation of living in a culture that still refuses to acknowledge it. According to its chief creator, the singer-songwriter and former actor Tamara Lindeman, many of its songs evoke what happens when “this veneer of 'everything will be OK' disappears”. That moment of revelation is perfectly captured in one song I have played over and over again – which is simply called loss, and finds Lindeman recalling a conversation: “What was it last night she said? At some point you'd have to li...