I don't mind paying for high-quality journalism but not CNN.
I don't think Google "taking a page" out of the Apple playbook is quite the right analogy. It's more like both companies were reading the same book to begin with—tight control over a market means you can extract more value out of it without needing to worry about competition.
Another common W for Steam, but in all seriousness, arbitration clauses in consumer contracts need to be banned.
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And if you fail the V2, it'll just take your word on it and let you pass anyway.
Hot take: Global geopolitics within the current rules as we understand it don't allow for countries to genuinely respect each other as equals. Might will always be right on the global stage regardless of whether it should be that way. So when it comes to picking a global hegemon, the United States is really not a terrible choice compared with the alternatives.
The passport card is legally equivalent to a passport book within the United States. It's also conclusive proof of citizenship (rather than presumptive proof, like a birth certificate).
It's popular in the border regions because it's cheaper than a passport book and can be used to enter Canada or Mexico by car.
There already exists a national ID card. It's called a passport card and costs $30 to apply for. You can apply by post but it's cumbersome because you need proof of citizenship, a passport photo, and it takes several weeks to receive.
It's called a "passport card" because it's also valid for international travel by land or sea within North America and the Caribbean.
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Keep in mind that this is not necessarily a good thing. China's economy is still mostly driven by Government spending and exports rather than consumer demands. The Chinese government would usually prefer the yuan to be weaker as this makes Chinese exports cheaper when denominated in foreign currencies and makes imports more expensive, discouraging domestic consumers from buying foreign goods.
The article does mention this as well, but the yuan's exchange rate isn't a great indicator of the Chinese economy as a whole because the central bank spends a great deal of time manipulating it.
"Voter ID" refers to the fact that the voter must have an ID card. You can use any ID and some ID-like documents as well (such as a firearms license). In states where these laws are in place, voters who do not possess an ID card or passport book when they go to the polling station will not be allowed to vote. The part I highlight is that there are no acceptable ID cards for voting that can be easily obtained free of charge. Some states that have voter ID laws will allow people to obtain a "voter identity certificate" that can be used to vote, however, obtaining one usually requires a trip to the motor vehicle agency.
This is a voter suppression tactic. The goal is to make it more difficult for people whose political leanings you want to discriminate against to vote. In all cases in the US, these tactics are used against left-leaning voters or those who live in left-leaning areas. A common voter suppression scheme usually has these properties: