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Tips to Make the Great American Solar Eclipse a Memorable Event
People across the USA are all set to experience the rare total solar eclipse on the 21st of August 2017. On that day, the sun would be disappearing behind the moon and transforming daylight into...
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A view from America
Being an economist has the occasional perk. One of them is travel – this week, I am spending most of my time in the US, primarily in New York. Every time I come to this city I discover something new...
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The Kansas ‘Shariah bill’ to ban Islamic law
The introduction of a bill that makes it clear that Kansas courts will rely solely on state and national laws has been branded as discriminatory by critics. The bill, signed by Republican Kansas...
View ArticleThe crumbling US infrastructure
The US, just like the UK and most other countries, has racked up a huge amount of debt. But what on earth have they bought with it? you would think that the USA would have the best infrastructure in...
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The Middle Class Has Been Saved – Or Has It?
Long live the middle class now that it has survived the fiscal cliff and been “saved.” President Obama is basking in the glory of having averted the deepening of a crisis that is more structural than...
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British believe North Korea is America’s problem
Britons are against British armed forces getting involved in military efforts on the Korean Peninsula – but would support the United States taking action. A solid majority (57%) of Britons would oppose...
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India's Energy Ties with Iran Unsettle Washington
India's relentless search for hydrocarbons to fuel its booming economy has managed the rather neat diplomatic trick of annoying Washington, delighting Tehran and intriguing Baghdad, all the while...
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MPs urged to reject contentious tax pact with the US
MPs should reject a controversial tax agreement with the US after it has been revealed that American authorities are unlikely to honour the deal’s fundamental reciprocity clause, says the chief...
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EU/US trade deal might give UK economy £10 bn boost
According to the European Commission an EU-US trade deal could add around 0.5% to the EU's economic output with this being worth in the region of £10 billion to the UK economy. Apart from also being...
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Land of The Free, Home of the Badly Budgeted
It seems that in today's age of austerity, even the American Dream is suffering a little at the hands of whoever holds the purse strings, with the latest financial crisis closing many national...
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Puerto Rico vs USA: A Caribbean Greek Tragedy
Although most people in Europe are watching the Greek vs EU game of debt negotiations, a similar game is being played across the Atlantic in the form of Puerto Rico v USA. Unlike Greece, US territory...
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$519 Bn investment cements UK economic special relationship with USA – CBI
New report shows proportion of UK investment into US rises to nearly 20% The UK remains the single largest foreign investor in the United States of America, supporting nearly one million jobs across...
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