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Russian strikes show Moscow does not want ‘real peace’, says Zelenskyy
(theguardian.com)
Joseph Robinette Biden
,
Remarks by President Biden Ahead of the One-Year Anniversary of Russia’s Brutal and Unprovoked Inv...
(2023)
“
The United States and the nations of Europe do not seek to control or destroy
Russia.
The West was not plotting to attack
Russia,
as Putin said today. And millions of Russian citizens who only want to live in peace with their neighbors are not the enemy.This war was never a necessity; it’s a tragedy. President Putin chose this war. Every day the war continues is his choice. He could end the war with a word.It’s simple. If
Russia
stopped invading Ukraine, it would end the war. If Ukraine stopped defending itself against
Russia,
it would be the end of Ukraine.
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Senate Democrats Press Trump for Answers on Security Breach
(nytimes.com)
Sean Michael Spicer
,
Statement by Press Secretary Sean Spicer (January 31, 2017)
(2017)
“
The
Senate
Democrats
have done everything in their power to slow the work of the
Senate,
while the President continues to take decisive action, just like he promised. So it's unfortunate that
Senate
Democrats
remain so out of touch with the message that the American people sent this past November -- that people want change. President Trump is delivering that change, and the only response from
Senate
Democrats
so far is to try to stall the core functions of our government.
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Australia’s easing inflation rate a boost for mortgage holders eyeing next rate cut – and Labor’s election hopes
(theguardian.com)
Jared Bernstein and Ernie Tedeschi
,
Pandemic Prices: Assessing Inflation in the Months and Years Ahead
(2021)
“
We expect that moving from a shutdown economy to a post-pandemic economy—with demand fueled by pent-up savings, relief funds, and low interest rates—will generate not just somewhat faster actual
inflation
but higher inflationary expectations too. An increase in
inflation
expectations from an abnormally low level is a welcome development. But
inflation
expectations must be carefully monitored to distinguish between the hotter but sustainable scenario versus true overheating.
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Trump Signs Executive Order Requiring Proof of Citizenship to Vote in Elections
(nytimes.com)
Charles Evans Hughes
,
Perkins v. Elg — Opinion of the Court
“
In case a person so circumstanced elects American
citizenship
he must, unless in extraordinary circumstances, in order to render his
election
effective, manifest an intention in good faith to return with all convenient speed to the United States and assume the duties of
citizenship'.
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Novak Djokovic’s Search for His Tennis, and for Himself
(nytimes.com)
William T. Tilden
,
The Art of Lawn Tennis
“
To see across the net those ever-restless, ever-moving eyes, picking the openings in my never too- well guarded court, and know that against me is pitted the greatest
tennis,
brain of the century, is to call upon me to produce my best. That is what my
match
with Brookes meant to me, and still does to-day. Brookes should be an inspiration to every
tennis
player,
for he has proved the power of mind over matter in
tennis:
"Age cannot wither nor custom stale his infinite variety."
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U.S. Adds Export Restrictions to More Chinese Tech Firms Over Security Concerns
(nytimes.com)
Marco Rubio
,
Marco Rubio's Letter to Commerce, RE: "Semiconductor Export Controls"
(2023)
“
However, companies are hard at work to weaken and circumvent the rule’s
export
controls. Nvidia, for example, is creating downgraded versions of its products for the Chinese market to skirt the rule. [4] While these lower-performance chips increase the time and expense for Chinese end users to perform tasks, they are still an improvement over Chinese-produced alternatives, allowing those end users to continue work in advanced fields that threaten our national security, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) .
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Foreign Travelers Are Rethinking Travel to the U.S.
(nytimes.com)
Donald John Trump
,
Executive Order 13769
(2017)
“
It is the policy of the
United
States
to protect its citizens from foreign nationals who intend to commit terrorist attacks in the
United
States;
and to prevent the admission of foreign nationals who intend to exploit
United
States
immigration laws for malevolent purposes.
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Vini: Brazil must reset after Argentina loss
(espn.com)
Gordon Ross
,
Argentina and Uruguay
“
In fact
Argentina
and Uruguay are likely soon to experience the truth of the proverb, “It’s an ill wind that blows nobody any good,” and they are among the very few countries of the world about the commercial conditions of which, after the war, it is pretty safe to prophesy in the direction of a prompt return, in an enhanced degree, to their normal course of ever-growing prosperity.
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‘Artificial Nap’ Could Provide Benefits of Sleep—Without Sleeping
(scientificamerican.com)
Benjamin Ward Richardson
,
Popular Science Monthly
(1872)
“
When
sleep
is artificially induced, either by subjecting the
brain
to pressure of blood, or to exhaustion of blood, the
sleep
is of such a kind that the sleeper cannot be roused until the influence at work to produce the
sleep
is removed. But, in natural
sleep,
the sleeper can always be roused by motion or vibration. We call to a person supposed to be sleeping naturally, or we shake him, and if we cannot rouse him we know there is danger; but how could these simple acts remove pressure from the
brain,
or relax the contracted vessels feeding the
brain?
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Shambolic Brazil shown up by bitter rivals Argentina
(espn.com)
A. S. Forrest
,
A Tour Through South America
“
Still, the uninitiated person does not go so very far wrong in supposing that the Argentine dwarfs all its neighbours. It would be a veritable Triton among the minnows were it not for the juxtaposition of
Brazil,
which vastly exceeds it in the matter of size, if not in prosperity. The rivalry between the two countries is of long standing, but even Brazilians have to reluctantly admit that their neighbours are easily first both in the development of their resources and the extent of their commerce. There is yet another factor which gives the Argentina pre-eminence.
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China remains top military and cyber threat to US, intelligence report says
(theguardian.com)
Mike Pence
,
Remarks by Vice President Pence on the Administration’s Policy Toward China
(2018)
“
China
now spends as much on its
military
as the rest of Asia combined, and
Beijing
has prioritized capabilities to erode America’s
military
advantages on land, at sea, in the air, and in space.
China
wants nothing less than to push the United States of America from the Western Pacific and attempt to prevent us from coming to the aid of our allies.
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How Crises on Colleges Campuses Might Affect Students
(nytimes.com)
Students for a democratic society
,
Port Huron Statement
“
The significance is in the fact that
students
are breaking the crust of apathy and overcoming the inner alienation that remain the defining characteristics of American college life.If
student
movements for change are still rarities on the
campus
scene, what is commonplace there? The real
campus,
the familiar
campus,
is a place of private people, engaged in their notorious "inner emigration." It is a place of commitment to business-as-usual, getting ahead, playing it cool.
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Supreme Court Will Not Hear Appeal in ‘Juliana’ Climate Case
(nytimes.com)
Various
,
Alexander's Magazine (Vol. 1, No. 1, May 15, 1905)
(1905)
“
Every lawyer knows that an appellate
court
cannot disturb the verdict of a jury on any disputed issue of fact, and hence on
appeal
to the
Supreme
Court
the
appeal
was dismissed, the
Court
would avail nothing.
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Social Security, Buffeted by Turmoil, Awaits a New Leader
(nytimes.com)
George W. Bush
,
George Walker Bush's Fifth State of the Union Address
(2005)
“
One of America's most important institutions — a symbol of the trust between generations — is also in need of wise and effective reform.
Social
Security
was a great moral success of the 20th century, and we must honor its great purposes in this new century. The system, however, on its current path, is headed toward bankruptcy. And so we must join together to strengthen and save
Social
Security.
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A Prolific Golfer Is Back. Just Don’t Ask Him to Confirm It.
(nytimes.com)
Harry Vardon
,
The Complete Golfer
“
He never upon any consideration gives advice without being asked for it. On the other hand, he takes care that no act or omission of his shall ever cause his man the most momentary irritation, for he has sufficient knowledge of the golfer's temperament to know that these trifles are a constant source of bad holes. When the player is preparing for his
shot,
and his eye is wandering anxiously between the ball and the hole, he puts out his hand whilst still continuing his survey of the ground, and as he puts it out he feels it grasp the handle of the exact club that is wanted.
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Nasa rover discovers largest organic compounds yet found on Mars
(theguardian.com)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
,
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Gets the Dirt on Mars
(2022)
“
On Earth, life is found practically everywhere there’s water. The same could have been true for
Mars
billions of years ago, when the planet’s climate was much more like Earth’s. More About the Mission A key objective for Perseverance’s mission on
Mars
is astrobiology, including the search for signs of ancient microbial life. The rover will characterize the planet’s geology and past climate, pave the way for human exploration of the Red Planet, and be the first mission to collect and cache
Martian
rock and regolith (broken rock and dust) .
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Israel’s Internal Conflicts Return as Fighting in Gaza and Lebanon Continues
(nytimes.com)
Chuck Hagel
,
Speech on the 2006 Israeli-Lebanese conflict
(2006)
“
I strongly support the deployment of a robust international force along the
Israel-Lebanon
border to facilitate a steady deployment of a strengthened Lebanese Army into southern Lebanon to eventually assume responsibility for security and the rule of law. America must listen carefully to its friends, its partners in the region. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, and others--countries that understand the Middle East far better than we do--must commit to help resolve today's crisis, and they must be active partners in helping realize the already-agreed-upon two-state solution.
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Are we entering the era of the quarterback goalkeeper?
(theguardian.com)
John Cameron
,
Association Football and How to Play It
(1908)
“
All the great
goalkeepers
have been of a fearless disposition, practically throwing themselves at the
ball,
even at the risk of receiving a
kick
from the attacking forward. Fearlessness is undoubtedly a tremendous asset in the making of a great
goalkeeper.
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Labour's economic strategy is outdated. I can fix that | Jagjit Chadha
(theguardian.com)
Ronald Reagan
,
State of the Union Address
(26 January 1982)
“
More important, we're making progress with the three keys to reducing deficits: economic
growth,
lower interest rates, and spending control. The policies we have in place will reduce the deficit steadily, surely, and in time, completely. Higher taxes would not mean lower deficits. If they did, how would we explain that
tax
revenues more than doubled just since 1976; yet in that same 6-year period we ran the largest series of deficits in our history. In 1980
tax
revenues increased by $54 billion, and in 1980 we had one of our all-time biggest deficits. Raising taxes won't balance the budget
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Wild Up’s Darkness Sounding Festival: The Power of Tuning
(nytimes.com)
James Lecky
,
A Dictionary of Music and Musicians
(1900)
“
It is sometimes said that the improvement of intonation is a mere question of arithmetic, and that only a mathematician would object to equal
tuning.
To find fault with a series of sounds because they would be expressed by certain figures, is not the kind of fallacy one expects from a mathematician. In point of fact, equal
temperament
is itself the outcome of a mathematical discovery, and furnishes about the easiest known method of calculating intervals.
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S.C. uses Indiana's remarks as 'extra motivation'
(espn.com)
F. Colburn Adams
,
Manuel Pereira; Or, The Sovereign Rule of South Carolina
“
South
Carolina
has a great interest at stake in maintaining the reputation of her laws. Don't excite the nigger's anxiety, and he'll be better off in jail than he would running about among the wenches. He won't have luxuries, but we'll make him comfortable, and he must suit his habits to our way of living. We must not set a bad example before our own niggers; the whiter they are the worse they are. They struggle for their existence now, and think they're above observing our nigger laws. We want to get rid of them, and you know it,” returned Grimshaw.
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See the Total Lunar Eclipse from the Moon in Photos from Blue Ghost Lander
(scientificamerican.com)
George F. Chambers
,
The Story of Eclipses
“
During a total
eclipse
of the Sun, the
Moon’s
shadow travels across the
Earth
at a prodigious pace—1830 miles an hour; 301⁄2 miles a minute; or rather more than a 1⁄2 mile a second. This great velocity is at once a clue to the fact that the [37] total phase during an
eclipse
of the Sun lasts for so brief a time as a few minutes; and also to the fact that the shadow comes and goes almost without being seen unless a very sharp watch is kept for it.
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The Brooklyn Bridge Gets a Glow-Up
(newyorker.com)
Franklin Edson
,
Opening Ceremonies of the New York and Brooklyn Bridge, May 24, 1883
“
That
Brooklyn
will gain in numbers and in wealth with accelerated speed is a foregone conclusion. Whether this gain shall in any wise be at the expense of New York, is a matter in regard to which the great metropolis does not concern herself. Her citizens are content with the knowl71edge that she exists and grows with the growth of the whole country, of whose progress and prosperity she is but the exponent and the index. Will the
Bridge
lead, as has been forcibly suggested, and in some quarters hopefully anticipated, to the further union of the two cities under one name and one government?
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DOJ Reinforces Demand to Break Up Google’s Search Monopoly
(nytimes.com)
John Thomas Rosch
,
Intel, Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook: Observations on Antitrust and the High-Tech Sector
(2010)
“
The third argument that I have heard against challenging conduct by firms in high-tech markets is that we can’t challenge conduct by firms that only have “incipient”
monopoly
power, as may be the case in conduct cases where a firm is on the cusp of achieving
monopoly
power, but the market has not yet tipped. This, for example, could have become an issue in the
Google/AdMob
merger.
Google
and AdMob were the number 1 and 2 mobile advertising networks, respectively. Apple was not in the market when the investigation began.
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Fighting for Justice for Japan’s ‘Comfort Women’
(nytimes.com)
Larry Niksch
,
Japanese Military's "Comfort Women" System
(2007)
“
Since Japan’s admission of responsibility for the
comfort
women system, there have been frequent disputes over whether
Japanese
history textbooks should discuss
comfort
women. The real battle today in Japan over the
comfort
women issue is whether
Japanese
history textbooks will discuss it. In 1997, the
Japanese
Ministry of Education allowed some new middle-school textbooks to discuss
comfort
women as a form of sexual slavery based on the “forcible recruitment” of women.
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Hong Kong Bookshops Persist Amid Change and Challenges
(nytimes.com)
State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China
,
Hong Kong Democratic Progress Under the Framework of One Country, Two Systems
(2021)
“
The law marks a milestone in advancing the cause of One Country, Two Systems.Whatever form of democracy runs in any country, it must first and foremost safeguard national security. There can never be workable, authentic democracy without security. To safeguard national security and to develop democracy in the HKSAR, solid measures must be taken to prevent, halt, and punish offenses that seriously undermine national security. The enforcement of the
Hong
Kong
National Security Law has created favorable conditions for restoring order to the process of building democracy in
Hong
Kong.
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New York City Can’t Allow Noncitizens to Vote, Top State Court Rules
(nytimes.com)
History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II
“
If the right belongs to any particular person, it is because such person is entitled to it by the laws of the
State
where he offers to exercise it, and not because of citizenship of the United
States.
If the
State
of
New
York
should provide that no person should vote until he had reached the age of thirty-one years, or after he had reached the age of fifty, or that no person having gray hair, or who had not the use of all his limbs, should be entitled to vote, I do not see how it could be held to be a violation of any right derived or held under the
Constitution
of the United
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Rebuffs Trump’s Outreach Over Its Nuclear Program
(nytimes.com)
Benjamin Netanyahu
,
PM Netanyahu's speech in Congress
(2015)
“
If
Iran
doesn't change its behavior, the restrictions should not be lifted. If
Iran
wants to be treated like a normal country, let it act like a normal country.My friends, What about the argument that there's no alternative to this deal, that
Iran's
nuclear know-how cannot be erased, that its nuclear
program
is so advanced that the best we can do is delay the inevitable, which is essentially what the proposed deal seeks to do?Well, nuclear know-how without nuclear infrastructure doesn't get you very much. A racecar driver without a car can't drive. A pilot without a plane can't fly.
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America’s next killing spree: 10 days, five states, six death-row prisoners set to die
(theguardian.com)
Glossip v. Gross
(2015)
“
In sum, if we look to States, in more than 60% there is effectively no
death
penalty, in an additional 18% an
execution
is rare and unusual, and 6%, i.e., three States, account for 80% of all
executions.
If we look to population, about 66% of the Nation lives in a State that has not carried out an
execution
in the last three years. And if we look to counties, in 86% there is effectively no
death
penalty. It seems fair to say that it is now unusual to find capital punishment in the United States, at least when we consider the Nation as a whole.
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Europe Races to Craft a Trump-Era Plan for Ukraine and Defense
(nytimes.com)
Rex Wayne Tillerson
,
Rex Tillerson's Remarks on the U.S. and Europe: Strengthening Western Alliances
(2017)
“
The Ukraine crisis also made clear how energy supplies can be wielded as a political weapon. Enhancing European energy security by ensuring access to affordable, reliable, diverse, and secure supplies of energy is fundamental to national security objectives. The United States is liberalizing rules governing the export of liquefied natural gas and U.S.-produced crude, and we’re eager to work with European allies to ensure the development of needed infrastructure like import terminals and interconnecting pipelines to promote the diversity of supply to
Europe.
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How the Stock Market Has Done Under Trump
(nytimes.com)
James Hamilton Lewis
,
Business conditions in America—what is the meaning of the "recession", so-called?
(1937)
“
What is the matter with America, and what is the matter with the people? This morning from the press we read that the New York
stock
market—to
take but a single barometer—has fallen precipitously for many weeks; that throughout the East uncertainty and general fear prevail; and that the belief prevails that this major recession has been caused to no small degree by the New Deal policies in general, and the tax laws of the Roosevelt administration in particular.
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