Universal child benefits: evidence, policy and practice

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This live digital event discusses key issues and lessons on the challenges and trade-offs policymakers face when considering Universal Child Benefits.

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The Practitioner’s Guide to SAMHSA’s 2020 Final Part 2 Rules – More Changes on the Horizon

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As we previously reported, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) overhauled 42 U.S.C. §290dd–2, commonly referred to as “part 2.” Part 2 regulates the confidentiality of substance use disorder (SUD) records. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is required to publish new rules […]

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At one in five reefs sharks have practically gone extinct

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Sharks have been around for hundreds of millions of years, yet after all that time on the planet they are finally disappearing. The reason is no mystery: us. Overfishing has been depriving a myriad of shark species of their prey and sharks themselves also fall victim to harmful fishing practices […]

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COVID-19: Where to From Here For Efforts to Support Youth Economic Inclusion?

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Youth at the Grand Médine town hall in Dakar, Senegal. Senegal has a large youth population, half of which is under the age of 18. By 2025, 376,000 youth are expected to enter the job market that offers only 30,000 jobs. And this number will rise to 411,000 in 2030, […]

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Ditelusuri, penyebab limbah minyak di Pulau Pari

11 Agustus 2020 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

Hingga saat ini, Pemerintah Kabupaten Kepulauan Seribu masih menelusuri penyebab limbah tumpahan minyak mentah atau tarbal di pesisir pantai bagian selatan Pulau Pari. “Belum diketahui pasti penyebab tumpahan minyak …

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Kapolri: Cuma ada dua pilihannya, kembalikan atau kau saya pidanakan!

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Kapolri Jenderal Idham Azis menegaskan, akan menyeret jajarannya ke ranah pidana bila menyelewengkan uang negara

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Clashes in West Darfur force 2,500 to seek safety in Chad

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Countries: Chad, Sudan Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Since the end of July, at least 2,500 people have crossed the border while ethnic-related unrest has affected an estimated 20,000 people within Western Darfur, mostly women and children.

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World’s tallest prefab skyscrapers will rise in Singapore

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A pair of skyscrapers are set to become the tallest prefabricated buildings in the world. And while the two 192-meter-tall (630 feet) towers will rise in densely populated Singapore, large parts of the structures are being built in Malaysia.

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Strategic Insurance Considerations for Emerging Coal Ash Bodily Injury Claims

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Many utilities with historical coal-fired power plants are confronting increased regulatory scrutiny relating to the storage of coal combustion residuals (CCRs, also known as coal ash).1 Now, those utilities (and other companies who have stored CCRs) are facing a new liability exposure in the form of bodily injury litigation. This […]

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US-IRAN-CHINA: Travails of a Trilateral Triangle, and the Emergence of an Eastern Front

10 Agustus 2020 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

By Dr. Iftekhar Ahmed ChowdhurySINGAPORE, Aug 10 2020 (IPS-Partners) President Jimmy Carter of the United States had once paid Iran glowing tributes, which was received quite normally in American policy circles and raised no eyebrows: He had said: “(Iran was) an island of stability in one of the most troubled […]

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