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American Idol, Men's Night

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Published On :: 2005-03-07T19:07:29-07:00

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A New Year's Thoughts, and the old ones gathered.

By journal.neilgaiman.com
Published On :: Fri, 01 Jan 2021 05:32:00 +0000

It's 2021 in some places already, creeping around the planet. Pretty soon it will have reached Hawaii, and it'll be 2021 everywhere, and 2020 will be done.

Well, that was a year. Kind of a year, anyway.

When my Cousin Helen and her two sisters reached a displaced persons camp at the end of WW2, having survived the Holocaust by luck and bravery and the skin of their teeth, they had no documents, and the people who gave them their papers suggested to them that they put down their ages as five years younger than they were, because the Nazis had stolen five years from them, and this was their only chance to take it back. They didn't count the war years as part of their life.

I could almost do that with 2020. Just not count it as one of the years of my life. But I'd hate to throw the magic out with the bathwater: there were good things, some of them amazing, in with the awful.

The hardest moments, in retrospect, were the deaths, of friends or of family, because they simply happened. I'd hear about them, by text or by phone, and then they'd be in the past. Funerals I would have flown a long way to be at didn't happen and nobody went anywhere: the goodbyes and the mutual support,  the hugs and the tears and the trading stories about the deceased, none of that occurred.

The hardest moments personally were walking further into the darkness than I'd ever walked before, and knowing that I was alone, and that I had no option but to get through it all, a day at a time, or an hour at a time, or a minute at a time.

The best moments were moments of friendship, most of them from very far away, and a slow appreciation of land and sky and space and time. In February 2020 I'd been regretting that I knew where I would be and what I would be doing every day for the next three years. Now I'd been forced to embrace chaos and unpredictability, while at the same time, learning to appreciate the slow day to day transition that happens when you stay in the same place as the seasons change. I was seeing a different sunset every night.  I hadn't managed to be in the same place, or even the same country, for nine months since... well, probably when I was writing American Gods in 2000. And now I was, most definitely, in one place.

I had conversations with people I treasure. Some of them were over Zoom and were recorded. Here are the two conversations that I felt I learned the most from, and I put them up here because they may also teach you something or give you comfort. The first is a conversation with Nuclear Physicist and author Carlo Rovelli, moderated by Erica Wagner, about art and science, literature and life and death:




The second was organised by the University of Kent. It's called Contemporary Portraiture and the Medieval Imagination: An Artist in Conversation with Her Sitters, and it's about art, I think, but it's a conversation between former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams and artist Lorna May Wadsworth and me, moderated by Dr Emily Guerry, that goes to so many places. I think it's a conversation about portraits, but it feels like it addresses so much along the way.


Each of the conversations is about an hour long, and, as I say, I learned so much from both of them.

At the end of April, on Skye, I had ordered a telescope, and then discovered that "astronomical twilight" -- when it's dark enough to see stars -- wasn't due until the end of July. The sun didn't set until ten or ten thirty.  And even once the sun had set, it didn't get dark. It would be late August before I saw a sky filled with stars.

My daughter Maddy came to stay with me for November, and was amused by my reaction to the things that now fascinated me: stones, especially ones that people had moved hundred or thousands of years ago, skies and clouds, and, finally in the long, cold Skye Winter nights, I had the stars I had missed in the summer. There's no streetlights where I live, no lights for many miles. It can get as dark in the winter as it was light all night in the summer. But then you look up...





(All these photos were taken on a Pixel 5 phone in Astrophotography mode. It knew what it was doing.)


I wouldn't want to give back the stars, or the sunsets, or the stones, in order not to count 2020 as a real year. I wouldn't give back the deaths, either: each life was precious, and every friend or family member lost diminishes us all. But each of the deaths made me realise how much I cared for someone, how interconnected our lives are. Each of the deaths made me grieve, and I knew that I was joined in my grieving by so many other humans, people I knew and people I didn't, who had lost someone they cared about. 

I'd swap out the walk into the dark, but then, there's nobody in 2020 who hasn't been hurt by something in it. Our stories may be unique to us, but none of us is unique in our misery or our pain. 

If there was a lesson that I took from 2020, it's that this whole thing -- civilisation, people, the world -- is even more fragile than I had dreamed. And that each of us is going to get through it by being part of something bigger than we are. We're part of humanity. We've been around for a few million years -- our particular species has been here for at least two hundred thousand years. We're really smart, and capable of getting ourselves out of trouble. And we're really thoughtless and able to get ourselves into trouble that we may not be able to get ourselves out of. We can tease out patterns from huge complicated pictures, and we can imagine patterns where there is only randomness and accident.

And here, let's gather together all the New Year's Messages I've ever written on this site:

This is from 2014:


May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you're wonderful, and don't forget to make some art -- write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself.


...I hope you will have a wonderful year, that you'll dream dangerously and outrageously, that you'll make something that didn't exist before you made it, that you will be loved and that you will be liked, and that you will have people to love and to like in return. And, most importantly (because I think there should be more kindness and more wisdom in the world right now), that you will, when you need to be, be wise, and that you will always be kind.


And for this year, my wish for each of us is small and very simple.

And it's this.

I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes.

Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You're doing things you've never done before, and more importantly, you're Doing Something.

So that's my wish for you, and all of us, and my wish for myself. Make New Mistakes. Make glorious, amazing mistakes. Make mistakes nobody's ever made before. Don't freeze, don't stop, don't worry that it isn't good enough, or it isn't perfect, whatever it is: art, or love, or work or family or life.

Whatever it is you're scared of doing, Do it.

Make your mistakes, next year and forever.

And here, from 2012 the last wish I posted, terrified but trying to be brave, from backstage at a concert:

It's a New Year and with it comes a fresh opportunity to shape our world. 


So this is my wish, a wish for me as much as it is a wish for you: in the world to come, let us be brave – let us walk into the dark without fear, and step into the unknown with smiles on our faces, even if we're faking them. 

And whatever happens to us, whatever we make, whatever we learn, let us take joy in it. We can find joy in the world if it's joy we're looking for, we can take joy in the act of creation. 

So that is my wish for you, and for me. Bravery and joy.

...


Be kind to yourself in the year ahead. 

Remember to forgive yourself, and to forgive others. It's too easy to be outraged these days, so much harder to change things, to reach out, to understand.

Try to make your time matter: minutes and hours and days and weeks can blow away like dead leaves, with nothing to show but time you spent not quite ever doing things, or time you spent waiting to begin.

Meet new people and talk to them. Make new things and show them to people who might enjoy them. 

Hug too much. Smile too much. And, when you can, love.

Last year, sick and alone on a New Year's Eve in Melbourne, I wrote:

I hope in the year to come you won't burn. And I hope you won't freeze. I hope you and your family will be safe, and walk freely in the world and that the place you live, if you have one, will  be there when you get back. I hope that, for all of us, in the year ahead, kindness will prevail and that gentleness and humanity and forgiveness will be there for us if and when we need them.

And may your New Year be happy, and may you be happy in it.

I hope you make something in the year to come you've always dreamed of making, and didn't know if you could or not. But I bet you can. And I'm sure you will.

...


For this year... I hope we all get to walk freely in the world once more. To see our loved ones, and hold them once again.

I hope the year ahead is kind to us, and that we will be kind to each other, even if the year isn't. 

Small acts of generosity, of speech, of reaching out, can mean more to those receiving them than the people doing them can ever know. Do what you can. Receive the kindnesses of others with grace.

Hold on. Hang on, by the skin of your teeth if you have to. Make art -- or whatever you make -- if you can make it. But if all you can manage is to get out of bed in the morning, then do that and be proud of what you've managed, not frustrated by what you haven't.

Remember, you aren't alone, no matter how much it feels like it some times.

And never forget that, sometimes, it's only when it gets really dark that we can see the stars.

  




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For Two Nights Only: A Christmas Carol

By journal.neilgaiman.com
Published On :: Tue, 31 Oct 2023 14:45:00 +0000

Thirteen years ago, I put on a Victorian Suit and a false beard and I read Dickens' prompt copy of A Christmas Carol at New York Public Library. It was a wonderful, sold out performance, introduced by Molly Oldfield, who told us all about Dickens's reading routine.


I looked a bit like this.


And the book looked a bit like this.



The reading of A Christmas Carol has become the most popular of the NYPL's audio downloads, and they repost it regularly. Here's the one from 2019:
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2019/12/19/listen-neil-gaiman-reads-christmas-carol

For years people have been asking if I was ever going to do it again. This year, back while the writers of the WGA were on strike, my assistant Rachael asked if I'd do it, and if I did, could she document it? I said yes, and it's becoming a thing.




It's going to be a Christmas Extravaganza, with carol singers and suchlike, signed books for sale and all sorts of goodies planned. I'm hoping we can get Molly Oldfield over to New York to introduce it once again.

When I was a boy, I saw Welsh actor Emlyn Williams being Charles Dickens on stage, a one man show I've never forgotten.

Here's the town Hall page for the 18th: https://thetownhall.org/event/neil-gaiman-performs-a-christmas-carol-12-18

Here's the page for the 19th: https://thetownhall.org/event/neil-gaiman-performs-a-christmas-carol-12-19

The ticket presale starts on Thursday Nov 2nd at 12 pm, and regular tickets go on sale on Friday at 10:00 am.


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Wasserbomben schlacht!

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Die warscheinlich erste Wasserbomben-Simulation.


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The Automotive Adaptive Front Lighting Market is LED by Europe, as per Maximize Market Research.

By www.emailwire.com
Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700

(EMAILWIRE.COM, October 30, 2024 ) Growing vehicle manufacturing is driving the need for enhanced lighting systems worldwide. Increased visibility during nighttime decreases accidents, prompting more stringent regulations and greater consumer demand for these safety systems. Adaptive headlights are...


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Automotive Adaptive Front Lighting Market was is expected to grow $6.55 Bn by 2030, as per Maximize Market Research.

By www.emailwire.com
Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700

(EMAILWIRE.COM, October 31, 2024 ) Automotive Adaptive Front Lighting Market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 27.8% throughout the forecast period, to reach US$ 6.55 Bn. by 2030 The global automotive adaptive front lighting market is on the rise, driven by increasing safety concerns and consumer...


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Market Research Insight: India's Drone Market on a High-Flying Growth Trajectory

By www.emailwire.com
Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0800

(EMAILWIRE.COM, November 12, 2024 ) The India Drone Market is witnessing a remarkable surge, with a projected growth from USD 654 million in 2024 to USD 1,437 million by 2029, driven by an impressive CAGR of 17.0%. This growth trajectory indicates a transformative shift in the adoption and application...


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***** Prime Aviation Services : Flight Permissions | Aviation ... (rank 6)

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Published On :: Sat, 02 Aug 2014 01:22:37 +0100

PAS is one of the leading Aviation management company. We provide one stop solution for all type of flight services globally


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***** Home | Primeflight (rank 10)

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Published On :: Tue, 23 Feb 2021 00:59:47 +0000

PrimeFlight Aviation Services provides air carriers and airports with a wide range of aircraft, passenger and security services to ensure the safe and reliable operation of their aircraft and the comfort of their passengers. Our team is focused on safety, quality and providing a positive customer experience through all services offered. We strive to be a leading provider of aviation services ...


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***** Prime Jet Services - Private Jet Charter Flights (rank 2)

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Published On :: Fri, 20 Jan 2023 11:37:45 +0000

5000+ Aircraft. Anywhere, Anytime, at the best price. Prime Jet Services is the leading worldwide Aircraft Charter provider. Booking your Private Jet Charter Flight with us is easy and takes only few minutes. Our travel consultants are available 24/7 to look after of every aspects of your flight.


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Annabell Krämer: Landesregierung zieht Kommunen still und heimlich über den Tisch

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Martin Habersaat: Schulstatistik 2023/24 - Unterrichtsausfall und befristete Verträge

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Christopher Vogt: Klimafreundlicherer Straßenverkehr funktioniert nicht über grüne Planwirtschaft

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Cornelia Schmachtenberg: Kindesmissbrauch durch entschiedenes Handeln bekämpfen!

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Sophia Schiebe: Das Kita-Sparpaket der Günther-Regierung haben unsere Kinder nicht verdient

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Kitagesetz: Unzufriedenheit zieht sich wie ein roter Faden durch den Reformprozess

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Anette Röttger: Unser Land braucht für künftige Intelligenz eine gute Lesekultur

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Serpil Midyatli: SPD-Fraktionsvorsitzende lehnen Gerichtsstrukturreform ab

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Menschenrechte sind unteilbar. Requiem zum Gedenken der Toten an den Grenzen Europas am 20. November, 18 Uhr in Lübeck

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Bernd Buchholz: Landesregierung ist auf Bedrohungslagen gegen die Cybersicherheit kritischer Infrastrukturen nicht vorbereitet

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Christopher Vogt: Für den A20-Weiterbau braucht es mehr als schwarz-grüne Formelkompromisse

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North side of Crystal Pier is my latest habit. I’ve gotten applause for a ride once. Been hooked on my flippers by a fisherman twice. Been told I was thought to be a seal once. That’s so far this year. Different years, different adventures.

By artlung.com
Published On :: Sun, 03 Nov 2024 00:53:42 +0000

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We saved the daylight, now we’re giving it back.

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Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 03:28:48 +0000

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Juristische Fangfrage: Scheidungsantrag beim Verwaltungsgericht

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So blöd, wie es auf den ersten Blick aussehen mag, war die Frau keineswegs, die am 19.9.2007 einen Ehescheidungsantrag beim Schleswig-Holsteinischen Verwaltungsgericht einreichte. Welches Ziel hatte sie wohl mit ihrer - laut OLG Schleswig rechtsmissbräuchlichen, im Ergebnis aber doch erfolgreichen - Aktion im Auge?


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Dreht euch nicht um - der Strafrechtsklau geht um

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Und der Zivilrechtsklau geht auch um, und zwar bei ebay:


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Ist die "Schilderwald"-Novelle der StVO nichtig?

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Nicht jedes Wohnhaus ist so privat wie es erscheint

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Auch im Regierungsbezirk Detmold ist der Kalte Krieg vorbei, so dass die Bezirksregierung die früher mit öffentlichen Zuschüssen geförderten Schutzräume in Privathäusern nicht mehr für notwendig hält. Das (teilweise) Verbot, solche Räume baulich zu verändern, hat sie daher neulich durch eine


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Win10 BrightnessSlider 1.8.11 (Freeware)

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Win10 BrightnessSlider adds a Monitor Brightness icon to on Taskbar Tray that lets you adjust the brightness of your monitor(s) with a simple slider. If you use multiple monito....


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Duration/Term of Copyright

By oksoft.antville.org
Published On :: 2021-08-20T06:26:57Z

In the case of original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works, the duration of copyright is the lifetime of the author or artist, and 60 years counted from the year following the death of the author.

In the case of cinematograph films, sound recordings, photographs, posthumous publications, anonymous and pseudonymous publications, works of government and works of international organizations are protected for a period of 60 years which is counted from the year following the date of publication.

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Parsley Sound, "Twilight Mushrooms"

By www.bibabidi.com
Published On :: Thu, 9 Sep 2021 18:21:00 -0700

A bit of an oddity for their label, Mo Wax, Parsley Sound was, at their most effective, a bit of dreamy indie-pop coming from a downtempo production approach. Sweet and gentle, a little twee, heavily filtered and electrified, despite pursuing a color palette that's au naturel, creaky, sun-bleached.

Perhaps this is what would've happened if Lemon Jelly had gotten Elliott Smith in the studio.


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The Twilight Zone : Season One

By www.dvdtalk.com
Published On :: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 10:40:59 PST

Recommended

The Movie:

Rod Serling's efforts on the original The Twilight Zone is, in a word, legendary and it remains, decades since it debuted, an incredibly influential body of work. The series was revived in the second half of the eighties and then again in the early two thousands an in April of 2019, Jordon Peele, Simon Kinberg and Marco Ramirez brough the popular anthology series back, albeit this time to CBS's streaming platform, CBS All Access. Peele not only serves as one of the show's executive producers, but also as the host and narrator, just as Serling did in the original run.

Paramount has now compiled the ten episodes that make up the first season and brought them to DVD. Here's a quick rundown of the episodes, which we'll keep reasonably vague in order to avoid spoilers.

The Comedian: Samir Wassan (Kumail Nanjiani) is struggling to get his standup comedy ca...Read the entire review


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Gunsmoke: The Complete Eighteenth Season

By www.dvdtalk.com
Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 09:13:49 PDT

Highly Recommended

(Note: Reviews of Gunsmoke: The Eighteenth Season and Gunsmoke: The Nineteenth Season are identical. In preparing them I watched at episodes and the extras from both sets.)


Nearing home plate, CBS/Paramount's Eighteenth and Nineteenth of 20 season sets of Gunsmoke (1955-1975) nearly finishes off the classic series. Many wondered if the label would complete the series before the DVD format went kaput, so their determination to see it through deserves our gratitude.

I've been reviewing Gunsmoke sets since the First Season was released in July 2007. The program was so prolific, upwards of 40 episodes per season in its early days, it's been impossible to watch everything in broadcast order. As new sets have been released, I typically watch 7-8 representative episodes then return to where I left off which, at present, is still Gunsmoke during its b...Read the entire review


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Twas the Night Before Christmas by Lobotomy Boy

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Published On :: 2014-04-12T14:09:48.128-07:00

It's Christmas and Lobotomy Boy has a special version of "The Night Before Christmas" for everyone!

Enjoy this special Holiday Edition of Bedtime Stories My Kids Love.



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Deux cents Français sont concernés par la fraude fiscale au Liechtenstein

By poypoye.over-blog.com
Published On :: Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:13:00 +0100

La vaste enquête de fraude fiscale lancée mi-février en Allemagne contre environ 700 contribuables qui auraient placé leur argent dans le petit paradis fiscal du Liechtenstein a pris, mardi 26 février, une dimension internationale. Une dizaine de pays...


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Right Here Baby... HNT

By titsntoast.blogspot.com
Published On :: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:36:00 +0000

This weeks HNT offering might not have the exact meaning that first comes to your mind.
You may interpret it as saying... "aim that thing right here baby" or " yes that's right, I swallow... interested?" But trust me, you would be dead wrong, ( at least at the moment that is.)
No, what it does say is " I bit my fucking tongue this afternoon and the damned thing is still swollen and it hurts."
My dear hubby finds the photo's erotic... which is all fine and good as long as he realizes that blow jobs are out of the question for a couple of days...
Click the button to learn about HNT




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maver 301 13 meter maver top game fighter 11.5 meter

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Chicago Bears sign restricted free agent tight end Josh Hill to an offer sheet

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Published On :: Wed, 23 Mar 2016 13:15:23 EST

The Bears have signed restricted free agent tight end Josh Hill. The New Orleans Saints have five days to match the offer.


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Nahost-Liveblog: ++ US-Militärhilfe wird nicht eingeschränkt ++

By www.tagesschau.de
Published On :: 2024-11-12T20:56:35Z

Die USA werden ihre Militärhilfe für Israel nicht einschränken. Washington hatte dies vor einem Monat angedroht. Israel will offenbar erneut Einberufungsbefehle für Ultraorthodoxe ausstellen. Die Entwicklungen vom Dienstag zum Nachlesen.


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Trumps Wahlsieg: Demokraten im US-Senat wollen Richter im Eiltempo bestätigen

By www.tagesschau.de
Published On :: 2024-11-12T20:31:12Z

Die Zeit sitzt den US-Demokraten im Nacken. Noch vor Trumps Amtsantritt wollen sie so viele Bundesrichter im US-Senat bestätigen wie möglich. Denn auch in der Parlamentskammer übernehmen bald die Republikaner die Kontrolle.


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Marktbericht: Wall-Street-Gewinnserie reißt

By www.tagesschau.de
Published On :: 2024-11-12T21:11:38Z

Nach den Gewinnen haben die Anleger an der Wall Street heute Kasse gemacht. Der Blick geht nun auf neue Inflationszahlen und die Notenbank Fed. Der DAX fiel deutlicher zurück.


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Wirtschaftsweisen legen ihr Jahresgutachten vor

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Published On :: 2024-11-13T08:13:00Z

Kurz nach dem Scheitern der Ampel und mitten in der Konjunkturflaute stellen die Wirtschaftsweisen ihr Jahresgutachten vor. Was hilft der Wirtschaft in der aktuellen Situation? Von Hans-Joachim Vieweger.


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Ermittlungen gegen Rechtsextremisten Martin Sellner

By www.tagesschau.de
Published On :: 2024-11-13T10:34:30Z

Der österreichische Rechtsextremist Sellner inszenierte Anfang des Jahres seine Einreise nach Deutschland mit Berichten in sozialen Medien - das hat ein juristisches Nachspiel. Die Staatsanwaltschaft in Wien ermittelt. Von M. Bewarder.


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Zuspruch zu rechtsextremen Einstellungen in Westdeutschland steigt

By www.tagesschau.de
Published On :: 2024-11-13T10:35:02Z

Ausländerfeindliche Einstellungen sind in den ostdeutschen Bundesländern weiterhin verbreiteter als im Westen - doch die Unterschiede werden kleiner. Zugleich sinkt die Zustimmung zur Demokratie, wie eine neue Studie zeigt.


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