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Bensonhurst food pantry in jeopardy of shutting down due to dwindling budget
News 12’s Shakti Denis provides a look at what's at stake if the funding dries up.
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Couple looking forward to new life after trading encampment for supportive housing
A Winnipeg couple experiencing homelessness began a new chapter on Friday, as they moved into transitional housing with hopes of turning a page toward long-term addictions recovery.
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Detail still lacking ‘but Ireland would be worse off without EU-US deal’, says Tanaiste
Irish deputy premier Simon Harris says details of the EU-US trade deal still need to be worked out, but that Ireland's economy would be worse off if there had been no deal. He was speaking at the Government Buildings in Dublin.
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Detail still lacking ‘but Ireland would be worse off without EU-US deal’
A swathe of tariffs imposed on other nations shows Ireland would be worse off if there was not an EU-US trade deal, the Irish deputy premier said. US President Donald Trump signed an executive order that sees tariffs of 15% or above...
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Treasury has ‘got the balance right’ on taxing wealthy, says Reeves
The Treasury has “got the balance right” on tax, Rachel Reeves said, as she faced questions about Labour calls to weigh up a wealth tax. The Chancellor said tax decisions would be announced at a future budget “in the appropriate way”,...
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Taoiseach defends Development Plan
Taoiseach Micheal Martin defends the lack of detail of what projects will be funded in the revised National Development Plan. He and Tanaiste Simon Harris said the announcement will send a signal to investors that Ireland is committed to...
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Irish Government unveils 9.4bn-euro budget package but warns of looming tariff threat
Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe and Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers said the decision to spend 9.4 billion euros on the budget in October is based a no-tariff scenario. They said the budget would be revised later in...
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Will the new EU budget turn cohesion policy into regional ‘Hunger Games’?
The EU’s proposed 2028–2034 budget risks turning the bloc's cohesion policy into a high-stakes competition for funding by merging it with other major spending areas, sparking concerns over reduced local control and lack of support for...
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Lebanon approves 2020 budget despite protests
Lebanon approves 2020 budget despite protests
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Lebanon passes budget critics call 'useless piece of paper'
With a $1.2bn debt payment looming, MPs approve a budget that makes rosy assumptions about the crisis-torn economy.
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Flight PS752 black boxes a concern at Liberal retreat
It's believed the recorders from the downed Ukrainian plane that killed 176 people are still in Iran, and it's not clear if they'll be released by Tehran.
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Political vacuum in Haiti could let president rule by decree
Protesters have vowed to return to the streets to demand President Jovenel Moise step down.
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Guinea protest: Rallies against President Alpha Conde's bid to extend term
Guinea has been hit by mass demonstrations over constitutional reform since mid-October.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould won’t move out of minister’s office
Jody Wilson-Raybould is refusing to move out of the suite of offices she used as a Liberal cabinet minister despite no longer being entitled to the space. The Independent MP calls the office space dispute “petty.”
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Interpol hunting eight fugitives on the run for violent crimes against women
Interpol is appealing for help in tracking down eight men wanted for crimes against women, on the UN’s end violence against women day. The international police agency published the names and pictures of the men, who are wanted for crimes...
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New walls in Europe - a big business
The Berlin Wall fell. But, especially since 2015, many different kinds of walls are constructed in EU to keep refugees and migrants out of Europe. The report ‘The Business of Building Walls’, examines the business of building walls,...
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Alberta reins in spending with budget cuts
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s government outlined its first budget today, which includes cuts to public sector jobs and infrastructure projects with a goal of balancing the budget by 2023.
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Sanchez meets with opposition leaders as coalition talks get underway in Spain
Spain's acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has met with opposition leaders, opening the door to forming a coalition government. Sanchez's centre-left party took the most votes in April's national election, but fell short of the numbers...
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Eight EU countries call for more ambitious strategy to tackle climate change
Eight European Union member countries have called for more ambition on tackling climate change on the eve of a European summit in Sibiu, Romania. Belgium, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden urged...
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'Avengers: Endgame' Is Disney's Opening Salvo in 'Unparalleled' 2019
The record-breaking Avengers finale joins other Marvel movies, remakes, sequels, and the close of the recent Star Wars trilogy as part of an unprecedented 2019 for Disney.
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Hungary reflects on 15 years of EU membership
Thirty years ago, in 1989, the iron curtain separating socialist Hungary and capitalist Austria fell. Fifteen years later Hungary joined the European Union. Hungarians celebrated the country's accession to the EU in 2004 but according to...
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How Doug Ford's Ontario budget could affect all Canadians
Doug Ford's Ontario government issued its first budget Thursday with few surprises and no major spending cuts. Here's why it could have implications well beyond the borders of one province.
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The Brief: populist pitch vs political reality
The attempt to unite nationalists groups might prove futile, as diverging interests and their leaders' clashing personalities have so far prevented them from teaming up. Pollsters expect ring-wing populists to score between 20 and 30...
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Countdown Begins for Opening of San Francisco’s Chase Center Arena
San Francisco is just six months away from opening the long awaited Chase Center, which will be a major entertainment arena and the new home of the NBA’s Golden State Warriors.