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WSJ.com 

Senior Adviser to Chinese President Defends Economy

A senior adviser to Chinese President Xi Jinping gave a defense of China’s economy, saying the country has strong leadership to continue its effort to remake the country’s growth model.

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

Activist opposes elevated road along Hindon in NGT

A Ghaziabad-based environmentalist has filed a plea before the National Green Tribunal against construction of elevated road from UP Gate on NH-24 to Raj Nagar Extension, saying the ongoing work is polluting the Hindon and the corridor encroaches the land earmarked for Hindon Bird Sanctuary.

NPR (npr.org) 

First Listen: Sierra Hull, 'Weighted Mind'

After a long delay, the former bluegrass prodigy emerges an altogether different creature: a singer-songwriter performing apart from a band, exquisitely pensive even in her approach to the mandolin.

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

Morning assault after a freezing night

After spending a freezing night under tarpaulin sheets, people who lost their homes in Tuesday's demolition drive at Kaushambi were attacked by a bunch of goons on Wednesday morning.

«Just Jared» 

Jena Malone Announces Pregnancy With Baby Bump Photo!

Jena Malone is expecting her first child with boyfriend Ethan DeLorenzo! The 31-year-old Hunger Games star announced her pregnancy with an Instagram photo of her growing baby bump, which you can see below! “Womb to womb, To beating wing, I climbed out of the eternal, And into the shape of me,” Jena captioned it. “Some [...]

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

Top cop's blue-beaconed SUV stolen

The official vehicle of Indo-Tibetan Border Police's inspector general, bearing a blue beacon, was stolen from his house in Noida early on Wednesday, setting off a massive search operation across Delhi-NCR amid fears of more terror attacks similar to the one at the Pathankot air base.

NPR (npr.org) 

First Listen: Saul Williams, 'MartyrLoserKing'

The singer/poet/actor/activist's newest opus is another slice of genre-agnostic, cultural agitprop inspired by a fictional miner-turned-hacker in the African nation of Burundi.

Crooks and Liars  

We Have Reached Peak Fournier

At this point, I assume that every sentient being outside of the Washington Beltway knows that Ron Fournier -- America's Sad Clown of Centrism -- is a joke. Some kind of shabbily-constructed, off-brand talking robot penis sent from a fucked-up Conservative Future to ruin everything up here by mindlessly bending every Conservative tragedy or a travesty into a surreal, treacly homily on how awful it is that "Both Sides" are to blame for everything.

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WSJ.com 

Japan's First Extensive Tests of Self-Driving Cars

Japan's first extensive tests of autonomous cars are happening in a sleepy beach town called Suzu. The goal is to give the aging nation's elderly citizens a way to get around. Photo: Kanazawa University

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

Asia stocks snap losing streak as oil mired near 12-year low

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Asian stocks snapped a losing streak in global markets Thursday after Wall Street trimmed losses and oil paused after a steep fall, but analysts said sentiment was fr…

The Huffington Post 

Pressure Builds On Sheikh Salman to Respond to Human Rights Allegations

Pressure is building on Asian Football Confederation president and world soccer body FIFA presidential candidate Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa to respond with chapter and verse to allegations that he played a role in the detention and abuse of athletes during the 2011 popular uprising in his native Bahrain. The revolt was brutally squashed with the help of Saudi troops.

The pressure has already in recent months prompted Mr. Salman, who refused to discuss the issue for the 4.5 years since the events allegedly occurred... Читать дальше...