2:00PM Water Cooler 11/22/2023 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day Asian House-Martin, Nantou County, Taiwan. “Calls from several individuals flying around a colony located in a tunnel along a steep…
China orders local governments to cut exposure to public-private projects as debt risks rise | Reuters News Agency
Government 14 November 2023, 1:42 pm 1 minute By Reuters News Agency Reuters exclusively reported that China has ordered its local governments to halt public-private partnership projects identified as “problematic”…
US probes 30 ship managers for suspected Russia oil sanctions violations | Reuters News Agency
EconomyEnergyGovernment 13 November 2023, 6:16 pm 1 minute By Reuters News Agency Reuters was first to report that the U.S. Treasury Department has sent notices to ship management companies requesting…
Excitement and worry as stock options trading booms in India | Reuters News Agency
EconomyGovernment 13 November 2023, 1:37 pm 1 minute By Reuters News Agency Reuters exclusively reported a sudden explosive growth in stock options trading in India this year has got the…
The Supreme Court’s Search for a More Attractive Gun Rights Case
When the Supreme Court heard arguments this month on whether the Second Amendment allows the government to disarm domestic abusers, Justice Amy Coney Barrett made a cryptic reference that puzzled…
Not All Heroes Wear Capes, but These Termites Did for Science
The researchers started by collecting plain-looking termites from the wild. Then they pasted pieces of paper to their backs that more or less looked like capes — either solid black,…
The Man Looking to Upend an Unpredictable Dutch Election
After 13 years with Mark Rutte as their prime minister, the Dutch will cast their ballots on Wednesday in a national election that is expected to scatter votes across the…
What to Know About the Mysterious Respiratory Illness Affecting Dogs
A mysterious respiratory illness that has been sickening dogs continues to spread across the United States while veterinarians try to determine its causes and the best methods for treating it.…
What Is Photography? (No Need to Answer That.)
There’s more than one answer to the question “What is photography?,” and this fall in London, there is a dazzling array of possibilities on show in retrospectives of the Japanese…
How the Voting Rights Act, Newly Challenged, Has Long Been Under Attack
The Voting Rights Act, a landmark law that has for decades protected Black Americans from attempts to erode their political power, was dealt one of its most significant challenges this…