Investment court poses crucial test for trade leadership
By The EUROKAI KGaA container terminal at the Hamburg harbour | Andreas Rentz/Getty Images POLICY PRIMER Investment court poses crucial test for trade leadership Concerns over how multinationals can sue governments lie at the heart of public opposition to trade deals in the EU. By Hans von der Burchard 1/8/18, 2:00 PM CET Updated 1/11/18, 4:39 […]
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Actress Michelle Williams Rallies Support For Equal Pay Day in DC
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Williams, who has seen firsthand the disparity in men and women’s pay, joined lawmakers and activists Tuesday in the Capitol to support the principle of equal pay for equal work. The Oscar nominee attended a news conference marking Equal Pay Day, designed to symbolize how far a woman has to work […]
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EU encryption plans hope to stave off ‘backdoors’
Seventy-five percent of cybercrime investigations now require cracking encrypted devices | Thomas Frey/EPA EU encryption plans hope to stave off ‘backdoors’ EU can help break encrypted messages but countries want more. By Laurens Cerulus 10/18/17, 6:52 PM CET Updated 1/28/18, 10:16 PM CET The European Union will boost its law enforcement agency and free up funding […]
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Maxine Waters on Jussie Smollett: 'Correct Thing That the Charges Were Dropped' | Breitbart
Sunday in an interview with Extra at the NAACP Image Awards, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) praised the decision to drop “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett’s charges for filing a false police report about a staged hate crime against himself. Waters said it was the “correct thing” to drop the details because “no one was hurt” physically […]
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Commission’s Spitzenkandidat process at risk
A fierce fight is brewing among EU leaders over the next European Commission president — not who, but how. The so-called lead candidate — or Spitzenkandidat — process, used for the first time in the appointment of Jean-Claude Juncker in 2014, is not written in the EU treaties. Rather, it is little more than a handshake agreement among […]
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Obama’s Production Company Inks Deal to Produce Podcasts for Spotify
Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama’s production company has entered in an agreement with Spotify to produce podcasts exclusively for the digital music giant. Fast Company reported Thursday the Obama’s Higher Ground Productions will “develop, produce, and lend their voices” to podcasts on Spotify. “We’ve always believed in the value of entertaining, thought-provoking […]
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State of the (energy) union: How the EU’s really doing so far
The European Commission’s dream of knocking down national borders and building a single energy union is proving tougher than some might have thought. It’s been nearly three years since Brussels unveiled its blueprint for an interconnected and harmonized EU market where gas and power can flow freely from one corner to another, countries step in […]
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Report: LeBron James Struggling to Fill Roles for 'Space Jam 2'
NBA star LeBron James isn’t having an easy time filling roles for his upcoming film Space Jam 2, according to a new report. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the LeBron James-starring film can’t attract top talent because other basketball players already have contracts with sneaker companies other than Nike, which is part of the Space Jam […]
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EU races against the clock to seal beef-for-cars trade deal
At its heart, any agreement with Mercosur will depend mainly on beef | Mario Tama/Getty Images EU races against the clock to seal beef-for-cars trade deal Brazil election campaign means there is almost no time left to strike accord with Mercosur bloc. By Hans von der Burchard and Ryan Heath 1/25/18, 6:06 PM CET Updated […]
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'I'm looking for my happiness' – Guardiola suggests he could stay at Man City beyond current contract
The Catalan says he will discuss the possibility of signing a new deal with chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak, but there are numerous factors in play Pep Guardiola says all he is looking for is happiness – and that could mean he stays at Manchester City beyond the end of his current contract. Guardiola’s deal expires at […]
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