Tag #Politics

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Nashville School Shooting Leaves One Student Dead, Another Injured

A 17-year-old student, Solomon Henderson, shot and killed a female student and injured a male student at Antioch High School in Nashville, Tennessee, on Wednesday, before taking his own life; this is the first school shooting in the US this year, according to CNN.

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Quality Education
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Trump Revokes Biden's ACA Executive Orders, Limiting Healthcare Access

President Trump reversed several Biden-era executive orders expanding access to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on his first day in office, including extending the ACA's open enrollment period and reducing medical debt, immediately limiting healthcare access for millions of Americans.

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Good Health and Well-being
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Merz: Restoring German Credibility and Strengthening National Security

Leading German Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz plans to restore international trust, focusing on repairing relations with Poland and France, implementing a new national security strategy prioritizing defense capabilities, and addressing the global challenge posed by an 'axis of autocrats'.

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Collins and Murkowski Oppose Hegseth's Defense Nomination

Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, both Republicans, announced their opposition to Pete Hegseth's nomination as Secretary of Defense due to concerns about his experience, character, and past behavior, jeopardizing his confirmation given the narrow Republican majority in the Senate.

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Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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Tunisian Activist's Hunger Strike Highlights Worsening Human Rights Crisis

Tunisian human rights activist Sihem Bensedrine, 74, is on a hunger strike in prison since January 14th, protesting her pre-trial detention on fraud charges deemed baseless by human rights groups and the UN, amid Tunisia's worsening human rights climate under President Kais Saied.

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Aschaffenburg Knife Attack: Child and Bystander Killed

In Aschaffenburg, Germany, a knife attack killed a child and a bystander, injuring several others; the detained attacker is an Afghan national facing deportation.

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Market Surge Amidst Warnings of Inflated Valuations

Driven by strong corporate earnings and pro-growth policies, U.S. and German stock markets surged on Wednesday, reaching new highs, yet concerns remain regarding inflated valuations and potential risks, as highlighted by JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon.

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Decent Work and Economic Growth
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Maduro's Military Deployment Fuels Border Conflict in Colombia

Nicolรกs Maduro's deployment of 150,000 troops in Venezuela's "Bolivarian Shield" exercises has caused a surge in violence along the Colombian border, resulting in dozens of deaths and over 30,000 displaced people, amidst claims of combating opposition-linked groups and alleged foreign invasions.

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Scholz's Conditional Defense of Free Speech Sparks Debate

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, stated that while everyone has the right to free speech, support for far-right views is unacceptable, raising concerns about limitations on free expression in a liberal democracy.

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US withdrawal from Paris Agreement undermines global climate efforts

Since the first UN environmental conference in 1972, CO2 emissions have steadily increased, only declining during global crises; the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, effective in one year, is a major setback, jeopardizing climate funding and the accord's balance.

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Climate Action
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Trump Threatens Russia, California; Congress Passes Strict Immigration Bill

President Trump threatened Russia with further sanctions over the Ukraine conflict and California with withheld aid unless it alters its water management, prompting backlash from California Republicans; meanwhile, Congress passed a bill increasing detention for unauthorized immigrants accused of the...

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Canada Uses AI to Tackle Massive Payroll Backlog

The Canadian government is using an AI-powered virtual assistant to clear a 383,000-transaction backlog in its Phoenix pay system, processing over 4,300 transactions in months; a decision on a new payroll platform is expected by end of March, with an 18-20 month implementation following.

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