Toxic Germanity and the battle for ‘das Auto’

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[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Matthew Karnitschnig is POLITICO’s chief Europe correspondent. BERLIN — Europe’s worst-kept secret is that the Germans ultimately decide everything. “I’ll never forget how all the other member states held back in anticipation, waiting to see what the GermansContinue Reading

Crisis sparks new battle between small and large banks

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[ad_1] ICBA is gearing up to make the case that the smallest, “community” banks shouldn’t have to pay for the rescue of bank depositors and that the largest lenders deserve stricter oversight from regulators. The group entered the fray early Monday with this message to reporters covering the crisis: “SiliconContinue Reading

After Seattle, caste battle now reaches Toronto

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[ad_1] Washington: After Seattle in the United States, the caste battle has now reached Toronto in Canada where the two sides — one favouring a ban on caste-based discrimination and the other opposing any such move — have started fighting it out in a district school. Last month, Seattle becameContinue Reading

Biden’s next battle in his opioids fight: His own bureaucracy

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[ad_1] The law, enacted in December, eliminated a requirement that practitioners go through time-consuming training to prescribe buprenorphine, which helps patients wean themselves from dangerous opioids like fentanyl or heroin. It also lifted restrictions on the number of patients doctors could treat with the drug. But buprenorphine is itself anContinue Reading