May Day, or International Worker’s Day – the global counterpart of our beloved Labor Day holiday – proves to be a heated platform for protests and remonstrations again this year as workers lashed out to lament growing economic unrest this past Wednesday. Although global ‘Labor Day’ movements seemed to start off ‘quietly’ on May 1st [...]
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Happy spring and welcome to another edition of Weekly Newsmakers – your source for summaries of news that made the headlines. As you look forward to warmer days, we hope you will have the chance to catch a few of the free events in NYC found in this edition. Turmoil in Cyprus Over a Bailout [...]
Weekly Newsmakers: St. Patrick’s Day Edition
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Welcome to another edition of Weekly Newsmakers – your source for summaries of fascinating news and events. With St. Patrick’s Day approaching, our Newsmaker this week and the Free in NYC events below are appropriately themed as such. Enjoy! U.S. Demands China Block Cyberattacks and Agree to Rules – New York Times (Editor’s Pick) The [...]
Weekly Newsmakers: Keystone XL Pipeline, A Cure for H.I.V., China’s Hacking Motives – Plus Free in NYC
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Welcome to another edition of Weekly Newsmakers – your source for news and events with an international focus. We hope that you are preparing diligently for midterms (which are fast approaching). For those fortunate enough to have some elusive downtime, the free events at the bottom of this post might help re-energize you for the [...]
Weekly Newsmakers – Immigration Law, China’s Territorial Stance, New Secretary of State, and Free Events in NYC
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Welcome back, Baruch scholars! For those of you who are new to our blog, the Weekly Newsmakers (WN) is a collection of interesting items that we think you should know about – a one-stop shop for news and events. Without further ado, our first WN of the semester… Obama Urges Speed on Immigration Plan, but [...]
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