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Fitch, the US credit rating agency, on Wednesday warned that it was close to considering a downgrade to America’s triple-A rating as the country’s looming fiscal crisis nears a cliff-edge. It blamed the “increased political partisanship that is hindering reaching a resolution” on raising the debt ceiling. Over the 20th century, the US debt ceiling was raised about 90 times
When William Shakespeare titled his play “Twelfth Night,” he also offered up the alternative title of “What You Will.” Perhaps the initial title appeared too opaque or confusing? Humanity’s latest play has been given the title artificial intelligence, but I suggest that we clear up some of the confusion and call it “What We Will.” With the appearance of this new technology and
Saudi officials have been conspicuously engaged in new efforts for peace in recent weeks, with Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan visiting both Kyiv and Moscow to offer the Kingdom’s help to mediate an end to the war in Ukraine. Meanwhile, National Security Adviser Dr. Musaed bin Mohammed Al-Aiban visited China to bring about the return of diplomatic
The history of our universe goes back 13.8 billion years to the occurrence of the Big Bang. Our relatively young planet Earth was formed “only” 4.5 billion years ago, with the first complex animals emerging 500 million years ago and homo sapiens appearing only 300,000 years ago. It would be useful here to repeat an exercise some of us might remember from school: Were we to
Mother Nature has had enough of our constant talking and bickering; today she wants to see us do something to reverse the calamitous situation we have put ourselves in. As Cassius says in Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar”: “The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars/But in ourselves, that we are underlings.” Recently I wrote about the sickness afflicting the global economy,