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Thomas Kent

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Disinformation issues, Russian affairs, journalism ethics. Teach at Columbia. Formerly president, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and standards editor, AP

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Specialties: Journalistic ethics in the digital age; newsroom design and workflow; Russian and Soviet journalism; politics and society in the late Soviet period. Languages: French, Russian and Spanish. Public presentations (in English. French and Russian) at journalism forums in the United States, Quebec, Mexico, UK, France, Austria, Russia, Azerbaijan, Indonesia and Hong Kong.

Previous positions with The Associated Press: Chief of New York Supervisory Desk; International Editor; World Service …

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'Those poor bastards': Trump says short sellers are being 'wiped out' in market rally. How to win in Trump's economy

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Anadolu/ Getty Images Moneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue through links in the content below. President Donald Trump is enjoying Wall Street's latest rally — and he doesn't have much sympathy for investors who bet against it. Speaking to reporters (1), he celebrated the market's gains while taking aim at short sellers, also known as investors who profit when stock prices fall. "A couple of guys who went short, those poor bastards, I mean, they are in big trouble.
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'China made its choice': Robert Kiyosaki says the nation is ‘dumping’ the US over 1 thing. Fortify your riches now

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HSBC Global Chief Economist Janet Henry pushed back (5) on concerns that the U.S. dollar is rapidly losing its global standing, saying the "de-dollarisation" narrative has been "overstating what has happened so far." She noted that "the US dollar is still the world's most dominant currency" and that "there are still buyers for US Treasuries." Governments manage reserves for reasons that differ substantially from those of households investing for retirement or long-term wealth.
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Is the Constitution behind the US debt crisis? Coinbase tsar says it’s ‘missing' 2 key pieces. Protect your riches now

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Implementing his two structural fixes — the spending cap and a hard-backed currency — would require moving mountains legally, logistically and economically. For an amendment to pave the way for a cap, Armstrong would need a two-thirds majority vote in both the House and Senate. Then it would need to be ratified by 38 states. Alternatively, two-thirds of state legislatures could call a Constitutional Convention. As for a hard-backed currency, there's the liquidity problem.
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