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Keystone XL, Dakota Access are at risk of cancellation or shutdown under a Biden administration

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11/11/2020

President-elect Joe Bidens campaign promise to phase out oil probably signals the end of the long-delayed Keystone XL oil pipeline and threatens the future of Dakota Access, another major crude conduit. Obstructing pipeline projects is one way Mr. Biden could accelerate Americas shift toward renewable energy, by making oil more difficult and expensive to move around. Other policies that require legislative signoff would be more challenging to implement unless Democrats won control of the Senate. In the absence of legislation, youre going to try to do what you can through administrative action, said Christine Tezak, managing director at energy research firm ClearView Energy Partners LLC. Mr. Bidens campaign has said he would revoke a presidential permit that Keystone XL needs to cross th...

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Personnel moves and spending decisions could reshape the central bank, but near-term policy changes aren’t likely

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11/11/2020

President-elect Joe Biden could reshape the Federal Reserve over the coming years through personnel appointments and fiscal policies, though his administration is unlikely to have any immediate effect on the central banks interest-rate policy. Chief among those decisions is selecting the next Fed chair, one of the most powerful economic policy makers in the world. Mr. Biden will decide whether to offer the current leader, Jerome Powell, a second term or pick a successor to steer the central banks policies on rates, credit and financial regulation. That call is a ways off, since Mr. Powells four-year term as chairman runs to February 2022. Until then, Mr. Powell is likely to enjoy a more civil and less antagonistic relationship with Mr. Biden than he did with President Trump.

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Donald Trump’s defeat in the U.S. election was met with much celebration in liberal democracies, but there are many leaders who will miss the chaotic president’s support

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10/11/2020

President-elect Joe Biden leaves a briefing from the transition COVID-19 advisory board on Nov. 09, 2020 in Wilmington, Del. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Bessma Momani is a professor of political science at the University of Waterloo and senior fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation. In major cities across a divided United States, Americans celebrated this weekend as Joe Biden became their president-elect. A number of liberal democracies joined in congratulating Mr. Biden, hoping for a return to something close to normal after four years of Donald Trumps chaotic, unpredictable and damaging retreat from the global order. But not all world leaders are so excited for a change in U.S. administration. For some, Mr. Biden signifies a return to normative Barack Obama-era pre...

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Center fielder Kyle Lewis is the first Mariners player to be named American League Rookie of the Year since Ichiro Suzuki in 2001, and 12th winner by unanimous vote.

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10/11/2020

Seattle Mariners center fielder Kyle Lewis is the unanimous winner of the American League Rookie of the Year award. The 25-year-old Lewis was one of baseball's breakout stars during the pandemic-shortened season, batting .262 with 11 homers and 28 RBIs in 58 games. He led big league rookies with 37 runs, 90 total bases and a .364 on-base percentage. Editor's Picks Lewis also made a couple of memorable plays in center, robbing Oakland's Ramon Laureano of a grand slam on Sept. 14. He is the fourth player to win the award for Seattle, joining Alvin Davis in 1984, Kazuhiro Sasaki in 2000 and Ichiro Suzuki in 2001. Lewis is also the 12th AL Rookie of the Year winner by unanimous vote Chicago White Sox center fielder Luis Robert finished second in voting, followed by Houston Astros right-ha...

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Minister says Covid-19 tests for air travel should be in place by December 1st

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09/11/2020

From Monday, the State is part of the EU traffic-light system for international travel which refers to regions rather than individual countries. Under the system, those arriving from green regions can enter the State without restricting their movements or undergoing testing. Greenland is currently the only green country on the list. Under the EU traffic light system, passengers arriving from an orange region who have taken the standard PCR Covid-19 test up to three days before travel and have a negative result do not need to restrict their movements upon arrival in their destination. Norway, Finland, parts of Greece and the Azores are currently classified as orange regions. Passengers who arrive from red regions, which accounts for most of Europe at present, must restrict their movemen...

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On November 8, 2016, Prime Minister Modi announced the decision to ban all currency notes of higher denomination of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 from midnight. The move came in for criticism from several quarters, and the opposition claimed it had harmed the economy.

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09/11/2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed his government’s demonetisation move four years ago, claiming that it gave a boost to transparency. In a tweet on Sunday, Modi said that the move helped reduce black money, increase tax compliance and formalisation and gave a boost to transparency and that the outcomes have been beneficial for the country’s progress. In graphics accompanying the tweet, the Prime Minister pointed out that India had turned into a lesser cash-based economy with better tax compliance. He said self-assessment tax of more than Rs 13,000 crore was paid by targeted non-filers and 3.04 lakh persons who deposited cash of Rs 10 lakh or more but had not filed their income tax returns were identified. He also claimed that the demonetisation helped improve India’s tax/GDP r...

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On Saturday, Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani said flatly: ‘He’s not going to concede.” And Trump’s campaign touted plans to challenge the election results in the courts.

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09/11/2020

Scott Farris, author of "Almost President: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed the Nation," describes the tradition of offering a concession speech. USA TODAY WASHINGTON Within an hour of Democrat Joe Biden being declared president-elect, President Donald Trump's campaign signaled he would refuse to concede. "The simple fact is this election is far from over," Trump said in a statement Saturday. If Trump refuses to deliver a public concession speech or make a congratulatory call to Biden, it would break with 124 years of American history. Experts say it would also undermine the election results and exacerbate the nation's political tensions, already laid bare by a bitter campaign and the extended, contested vote count. It will be truly harmful, said William Howell, chair of the poli...

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Joe Biden could tap a range of experts, from one-time rivals to former colleagues, both Democrats and Republicans, to be a part of his administration.

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09/11/2020

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday endorsed her former rival Joe Biden's economic plan, urging voters to back the Democratic nominee at the Democratic National Convention. (Aug. 19) AP Domestic President-elect Joe Biden campaigned to have a government as diverse as America. After 36 years in the Senate and eight years as vice president, Biden now has an opportunity to tap a broad range of government officials and policy experts to lead the federal departments. Bidens campaign declined to discuss prospects for Cabinet posts, saying those decisions would wait until after the election. But speculation during the final weeks of the campaign ranged from former officials from President Barack Obamas administration to former rivals in the Democratic primaries and even Republicans. Sen...