Relations between Britain and the European Union were thrown into a fresh crisis Friday, just weeks after the two concluded a trade deal to end the long-running saga of Brexit, the British departure from the bloc after four decades of membership. EU officials say they plan to launch legal action soon against Britain for its unilateral decision to delay by several months the implementation of part of the Brexit deal that requires customs checks on goods being traded between Britain and its Northern Ireland province. The delay, London says, will give traders and consumers in British-ruled Northern Ireland time to adjust to the new and complicated trading arrangements that require, among other things, health inspections and certificates for food and livestock shipments. Britain and the EU agreed to the new rules to avoid the establishment of a hard border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, which would have breached the U.S.-brokered 1998 Good Friday peace … [Read more...] about EU Threatens Retaliations, Tariffs in Northern Ireland Dispute with Britain
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Analysis Of Satellite Imagery Shows Kelp Forest Off Northern California Coast Almost Gone
SAN FRANCISCO (AP/CBS13) — An analysis of satellite imagery has found that the kelp forest that only eight years ago formed a leafy canopy along the Northern California coast has almost disappeared. In looking at satellite images of the Sonoma and Mendocino coast going back to 1985, researchers from the University of California, Santa Cruz found the kelp forest declined by an average of 95% since 2013. Their study shows the destruction was related to an explosion in the population of purple sea urchin, which eats it, and two warm-water events that lasted from 2014 to 2016, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Friday. READ MORE: Good Samaritan Helps Mother, Daughter After Moving Truck Crash Near Cal Expo Around that period, a wasting disease struck the sunflower sea star population, a predator of the purple urchin, allowing the spiky invertebrate with a huge appetite for kelp to take over. UC Santa Cruz reported Friday that researchers used satellite imagery, dating back to … [Read more...] about Analysis Of Satellite Imagery Shows Kelp Forest Off Northern California Coast Almost Gone
Bill limiting China-backed Confucius Institutes passed unanimously by Senate
close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for March 5 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. The Senate unanimously passed a bill this week that clamps down on China’s reach into U.S. universities by tightening restrictions on Confucius Institutes . The Concerns Over Nations Funding University Campus Institutes in the United States (CONFUCIUS) Act, introduced by Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., targets Chinese-funded cultural centers on college campuses that lawmakers have said are being utilized for propaganda agendas. BIDEN’S CIA NOMINEE SAYS US COLLEGES SHOULD CUT TIES WITH CHINA-BACKED CONFUCIUS INSTITUTES "Confucius Institutes are under the control of the Chinese Communist Party in all but name," Kennedy said in a statement Thursday. "They are propaganda centers that threaten academic liberty and free speech without shame, and too many American schools are falling victim to the political con … [Read more...] about Bill limiting China-backed Confucius Institutes passed unanimously by Senate
The world’s largest protests you’ve probably never heard of
Mandeep Rai Dhillon is the author of " The Values Compass: What 101 Countries Teach Us About Purpose, Life and Leadership ." The opinions expressed in this commentary are those of the author. View more opinion at CNN. (CNN) We are now well into the ninth straight month of strikes and protests by the farmers of India. My family are farmers, and have been for many generations, and my mother called me in distress last summer about the agricultural bills that were being passed in India. Mandeep Rai Dhillon She wasn't the only one who was hurting: These new laws would not only affect farmers, but the price of food and India's massive informal economy, which engages many millions. Protests began on a small scale in June in Punjab when the government first rolled out its new agricultural policies . Demonstrations have grown exponentially since they were passed as laws on September 20. In late November, protests moved into the connective … [Read more...] about The world’s largest protests you’ve probably never heard of
Pinkerton: Labor Unions Are the Bulwark Against AOC’s Socialism
The Moderate Left vs. the Extreme Left “Big Labor May Save New York From AOC’s Socialism: Even public-sector unions favor old-style incumbent Democrats to radical insurgents like her.” That was the headline atop an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal on February 19, referring, of course, to the extreme leftism of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. In the piece, Steven Malanga argues that New York City’s labor unions are opposing AOC because she’s too left-wing for them. And this issue matters most immediately because the nation’s largest and most influential city will elect a new mayor this year. AOC herself is not a candidate, but she will seek to help elect a like-minded comrade. In addition, New York state, dominated by the city, will hold gubernatorial and senatorial elections next year, and AOC is considered to be a potential primary challenger to Sen. Chuck Schumer. According to Malanga, the unions know that AOC is aligned with the Democratic … [Read more...] about Pinkerton: Labor Unions Are the Bulwark Against AOC’s Socialism
