Hawaii is a tropical paradise, but it is also a distant and expensive reminder of our many failings and weaknesses.
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Learned helplessness is real. Chronic victimhood crowds out agency.
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LOUISIANA REPUBLICANS GIVE BILL CASSIDY THE BOOT ... FOX: Trump scores major Republican primary victory as Cassidy ousted in Louisiana Five and a half years ago after he voted to convict President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial, GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana was sent packing by Republican voters as he ran for re-election.
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The move comes as the Trump administration ramps up its pressure on other NATO allies to increase their defense spending and to support the U.S. in the ongoing Iran war.
Recent months have brought remarkable change in the Eastern European nation, which has just adopted the euro and forced the resignation of a leader through major protests.
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President Trump’s open willingness to hold up a $14 billion Taiwan arms package is a win for Beijing. Now China could be weighing how to keep the weapons on ice for as long as it can.
The global economy could slide into recession within weeks due to rising oil prices caused by the war between the United States and Iran, according to economic experts.
The ongoing war between the United States and Iran, specifically the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, could plunge the world economy into recession due to rising energy costs. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: - DETAIL: Following the outbreak of the Iran war in late February this year, the Strait of Hormuz, a critical passage for global oil shipments, has been closed. Approximately 20 percent of the world’s oil passes through the Strait. Iran has deployed vessels and sea mines to block the strait while the U.S. has enforced a naval blockade of Iranian ports. Consequently, oil prices have spiked toward $180 per barrel, and approximately 80 countries have been forced to ration fuel. In the U.S., the average price of gas has spiked to $4.50…Open