Monocle’s Georgina Godwin and Christopher Cermak review the day’s papers for the biggest news, including the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
Tag Archives: News
Front Page Views: Wall Street Journal – SEP 10
Morning News: Benefits To Workers, China Sells Oil, Packed Stadiums
A.M Edition for Sept. 10. WSJ’s Chip Cutter discusses efforts by Amazon and other companies to lure workers amid a tight workforce.
Oil prices drop after China says it will release its reserves. And, both football and packed stadiums are back. Marc Stewart hosts.
Front Page Views: Wall Street Journal – Sept 9
Morning News: Taliban’s New Government, France & Germany, Milan Fair
A look at the international reaction that Afghanistan’s new government is receiving, Emmanuel Macron’s meeting with Armin Laschet, who is hoping to be Germany’s next chancellor, and Milan’s Salone del Mobile fair.
News: Top 5 Stories For September 8, 2021 (Reuters)
September 8, 2021: Biden, Texas governor, Mexico earthquake, U.S. $3.5 trillion bill, Mask Mandates
1. President Joe Biden toured sites of deadly floods in the Northeast and said Hurricane Ida demonstrated the ravages of climate change as he pressed for investments to boost infrastructure and fight global warming.
2. Governor Greg Abbott made Texas the latest U.S. state to impose Republican-backed voting restrictions, signing a law that was swiftly challenged in court and criticized by President Joe Biden as part of an “all-out assault” on American democracy.
3. A powerful earthquake struck southwestern Mexico near the beach resort of Acapulco, killing at least one man and damaging buildings, authorities said.
4. A U.S. House of Representatives committee this week will attempt to advance sweeping legislation to expand healthcare benefits for the elderly and other social services as part of Democrats’ $3.5 trillion domestic investment plan.
5. American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten crouched to sit at a first-graders’ table in a Florida school, chatting with masked 6-year-olds about books and their former kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Smith.
Front Page Views: Wall Street Journal – Sep 8
Morning News: Poland And Belarus Border, Texas Abortion Law, Hong Kong
get the latest as Poland imposes a state of emergency on its border with Belarus. Also in the programme: the US Justice Department’s challenge to protect the constitutional right to an abortion, plus Hong Kong’s announcement to allow quarantine-free travel again.
Front Page Views: Wall Street Journal – Sep 7
Morning News: Bitcoin In El Salvador, The Academic Arms Race, Great Fiction
President Nayib Bukele thinks obliging businesses to take the cryptocurrency will help with remittances, inclusion and foreign investment. So far, few are convinced.
From after-school tutoring to endless extracurricular activities, education is an increasingly cut-throat affair; we examine the costs of these academic arms races. And Sally Rooney’s new novel and the question of what makes great contemporary fiction.
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