Friday, November 6, 2015

more big news items early November 2015

At last, the White House has released the agreement known as the Trans Pacific Partnership. This omnibus trade agreement, with numerous Pacific-Rim nation states and businesses, says it attempts to level the economic playing field for the greatest number of people. There are many who disagree saying it will increase the power of businesses to control the lives of workers and consumers. There has been little mainstream media discussion of this over the last couple years as it has been brewing, but this is because it has not been officially released. Now it has. Discussion over its merits and detractions will continue for perhaps a couple months as Congress has to ratify it. The new House Speaker Paul Ryan has already come out in favor of it.

Meanwhile in India, Prime Minister Modi has inaugurated a new gold coin for rich Indians.
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The civil war in Yemen continues, seemingly directionless.


There's a war in the jungle in Brazil over criminal lumber theft.

There are so many mass shooting stories lately, it's hard to keep track. The latest stand-off, this time in San Diego at an apartment complex near the airport, grounded air traffic there so police could get into the area and do their job. The shooter was apprehended. Many were delayed, no one was hurt.

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Too many people can't get a place to live.
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The White House announced today it won't endorse the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline deal between TransCanada and Texas oil industry refineries. The political right have been touting it as a 'job creator' for years. Actual scientific statistics and projections have said that was a distortion in several ways.

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The Kansas City Royals did win the World Series in baseball this year. The day the city came out to thank them, KC Mayor shared some snaps on twitter. Estimates put the number of people showing up was around 800,000. People proud of their team, their town and each other.

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