2019年2月12日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World News


‘All hands on deck’: Can public-private solutions solve Calif. housing crisis?

Posted: 12 Feb 2019 01:28 PM PST

'All hands on deck': Can public-private solutions solve Calif. housing crisis?In his inaugural address last month, California Gov. Gavin Newsom vowed to create "a Marshall Plan" to alleviate the state's housing shortage. If the analogy sounded fanciful, he soon backed up his rhetoric, inserting $1.75 billion for affordable housing production into his state budget proposal. "We have to move past Jerry Brown, whose approach was, 'The housing problem is too hard, let's leave it to God,' " Matt Schwartz says.


Baffled by Brexit? You’re not alone.

Posted: 12 Feb 2019 01:27 PM PST

Baffled by Brexit? You're not alone.Two British staffers and one confused American staffer talk Brexit in a group message. 


Pondering a presidential run, Sherrod Brown stops by for breakfast

Posted: 12 Feb 2019 01:00 PM PST

Pondering a presidential run, Sherrod Brown stops by for breakfastSen. Sherrod Brown (D) of Ohio made his first appearance at a Monitor Breakfast Tuesday, midway through a "listening tour" of early presidential primary states. Throughout his career in public service, Senator Brown says, he never considered running for the White House. Brown's campaign would focus on the "dignity of work," addressing the concerns of working people – wages, retirement, health care, day care.


Snowballing peace with North Korea

Posted: 12 Feb 2019 12:14 PM PST

Snowballing peace with North KoreaOne way to end the nuclear-tipped military tension on the Korean Peninsula, according to South Korean President Moon Jae-in, is to think ceaselessly about small steps toward peace. The summit, which is being held in Vietnam, comes with low expectations that Mr. Kim is ready to take concrete steps toward giving up his nuclear weapons or missiles.


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