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Argentina’s right-wing president-elect to meet with top Biden adviser

Posted by Damon Arnold
November 28, 2023

WASHINGTON — Argentina’s right-wing President-elect Javier Milei will meet with President Joe Biden’s national security adviser on Tuesday in Washington, according to the White House....

Sri Lanka’s Worst Economic Crisis In Decades

Posted by Ryan Wagner
November 26, 2023

Rome (16/11 – 57) Sri Lanka is mired in a deep political and economic crisis and the country’s then President Rajapaksa has flown out of the country, days after a huge crowd of...

United States Environmental Protection Agency Awards $4 Million to City of Seattle for Solid Waste Infrastructure, Advancing Environmental Sustainability Efforts

Posted by Frank David Wilkerson
November 25, 2023

SEATTLE –Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a $4,000,000 grant to the City of Seattle for a Solid Waste Infrastructure project. Funding for the grant...

One Size Fits None: the United States Needs a Grand Defense Industrial Strategy

Posted by Barry Simmons
November 23, 2023

The war in Ukraine has been simultaneously described as the first networked war and a “return of industrial warfare.” Lockheed Martin repurposed a diaper factory to make...

US’ Blinken Urges Israel to Stop Settler Violence in West Bank

Posted by Alayna Jaden
November 19, 2023

Top US diplomat makes plea amid surge in reports of settler violence since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. United States Secretary of State...

Biggest US Budget Gap Since Covid-19, and Other Economics News to Read This Week

Posted by Kasey Truth
November 9, 2023

1. US budget gap hits $1.7 billion The US government has announced a $1.695 trillion budget deficit for its 2023 fiscal year. It represents a 23%...

President Ranil Wickremesinghe Remarkable Turnaround for Sri Lanka’s Tumultuous Economy

Posted by Ryan Wagner
November 9, 2023

London (07/11 – 70) President Ranil Wickremesinghe, at the helm of the United National Party (UNP), has orchestrated a remarkable turnaround for Sri Lanka’s...