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UK economy rebounds in August in boost to new govt [Video]

Britain’s economy bounced back in August, official data showed Friday, boosting the new Labour government ahead of its maiden budget later in October. Gross domestic product grew 0.2 percent in the reported month compared with July, when output stalled, the Office for National Statistics said in a statement. The rise in economic growth was in

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Examining economic impact of rural ports [Video]

The director of the Illinois Institute of Rural Affairs says new research shows that rural inland ports, like the Corn Belt Ports initiative, can be drivers of economic development. Dr. Chris Merrett says developing related business clusters is key to growth. “You know Silicon Valley, right?”  He says, “We do have people who are competitors, […]

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Musk’s X to be reinstated in Brazil after complying with Supreme Court demands [Video]

*** Brazilian Supreme Court justice has ordered the suspension of Elon Musk’s social media platform X nationwide escalating *** feud between the two men over freedom of speech far at accounts and misinformation justice. Alexandra De Moraes warned Musk on Wednesday night, that failure to name *** local legal representative could mean that his platform was blocked. The company hasn’t had *** representative since earlier this month. Jim Moraes is basing his decision on local law requiring foreign companies to have *** representative in order to receive notification of court decisions and also to take any requisite legal action. Jim Mora’s defenders have said that his decisions targeting X have been lawful and that they’ve served to protect democracy. Musk, on the other hand, has characterized Jim Moraes as an authoritarian censor and his claims have been amplified by Brazil’s political right. Brazil is an important market for X with tens of millions of regular users and also *** potentially huge growth market for Elon Musk’s satellite company, Starlink and now starlink is also in Jim Mora’s crosshairs. It said that this week, the judge froze its accounts apparently in an attempt to get it to pay for X’s fines