Lords pass landmark Brexit bill following MP’s vote; path now clear for government to trigger Article 50 and the UK’s exit from the EU

‘Worse number of airstrike casualties in Mosul than during Aleppo, media fails to cover‘ – monitor

Donald Trump launches review of federal government as he searches for savings to fund military expansion

Turkey threatens severe retaliation against the Netherlands as diplomatic crisis escalates

By Dr. Mercola Alzheimer’s is an epidemic, currently affecting an estimated 5.4 million Americans. Unless there are radical changes, many experts project half of us will eventually acquire it. Since diet is one of the root causes, diet is also a foundational prevention and treatment strategy. This is an important point, considering there are no meaningful conventional treatments for this devastating disease. Drugs like Namenda or Aricept, which are commonly prescribed for Alzheimer’s, have very limited effectiveness and come with potentially serious side effects. But other healthy lifestyle strategies also need to come into play for a truly holistic approach. … Continue reading

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Not long ago, a democratizing Turkey, with the second-largest army in NATO, appeared on track to join the European Union. That’s not likely now, or perhaps ever. Last week, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan compared Angela Merkel’s Germany to Hitler’s, said the Netherlands was full of “Nazi remnants” and “fascists,” and suggested the Dutch ambassador go home. What precipitated Erdogan’s outbursts? City officials in Germany refused to let him campaign in Turkish immigrant communities on behalf of an April 16 referendum proposal to augment his powers. When the Netherlands denied Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu landing rights, he exploded, saying: “The … Continue reading

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Editor’s Note: Over the last few weeks a multitude of readers have asked about how to go about investing in Russia. We tasked our in-house financial expert Paul Goncharoff — who has been doing business in Russia since before the internet was invented — to provide our readers with a short beginner’s guide. Paul Goncharoff is Chairman, Disciplinary Committee, National Association of Corporate Directors, Russia. Lately, I have seen a noticeable increase in the number of non-Russians registering as so-called “tax residents” in the Russian Federation. This is by no means a tsunami of people, but it is increasing mainly due to opportunity and comparatively … Continue reading

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If you thought you had been outsmarting restaurants by plumping for the second or third cheapest wine on the list, then think again. Contrary to popular belief, the wines one or two above the cheapest at a restaurant is no more likely to be of better quality or value than the lowest priced glass or bottle on the list, according to sommelier Mark Oldman. He says restaurants know diners will often opt for one above the cheapest and will place wines with higher markups in these coveted slots. His advice? Always choose the cheapest wine on the list, reports Business Insider. … Continue reading

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About four months from now, Americans will go through the sickly, depressing ritual of celebrating the liberties they no longer enjoy. This includes, among an almost infinite number of things now malum prohibitum (that is, illegal, a violation of some law or statute, but entailing no harm done) being free to hire someone to give them a ride at a price mutually agreeable and otherwise acceptable to both parties. The government – that is, the busybodies-with-guns who are the government – consider this sort of peaceful, voluntary transaction between consenting adults, neither of them complaining, to be intolerable because it … Continue reading

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One month before I joined Ron Paul’s Congressional staff in Washington, my article against school vouchers was published in The Freeman (May 1976). That was a long time ago. My article was directed against Professor Friedman’s chapter favoring school vouchers in his 1962 book, Capitalism and Freedom. School vouchers are a way to let parents have some choice in where to send their children to school. The local government issues vouchers to parents of school-age children. Local schools can exchange vouchers for money from the government. If schools can attract parents who will pay partial tuition in the form of … Continue reading

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