News Topical In the first quarter of this year, the US economy grew much faster than previously thought. According to new figures from the US Department of Commerce, the economy grew by 2%. Early estimates showed growth of 1.3%. PA June 29, 2023 This is a growth figure on a so-called annualized basis. In addition, quarter-on-quarter growth is artificially stretched …
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The conservative majority of the Court does not want to know anything about positive discrimination
“This is not a normal court,” US President Joe Biden said on Thursday after the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in college admissions. In their decision, the six conservative justices agreed that affirmative action amounts to unfair discrimination based on skin color, the three progressive justices pointed to the continuing imbalance of opportunity in the United States between residents …
Read More »Jonker reluctant to fire top scorer Kalma just before World Cup
Fenna Kalma saw his World Cup dream come crashing down. The striker became the Eredivisie’s top scorer with 31 goals and was voted the 2022 world’s top scorer earlier this year. That proved insufficient to convince national coach Andries Jonker to take her to the Championship world in Australia and New Zealand this summer. When Jonker is asked why, he …
Read More »National coach Jonker has yet to decide on Orange’s system of play
Three weeks before the first World Cup match against Portugal, national coach Andries Jonker is not yet sure whether to let the footballers play in 4-3-3 or 5-3-2. The 60-year-old says the Dutch side tried both formations last week, in training matches against youth teams. The next moment of measurement is the international match against the women of Belgium on …
Read More »Supreme Court moves right and bans student loan forgiveness
The Supreme Court of the United States often makes its most important decisions in downtime, just before the summer recess. And in the downtime of the court’s second term in the current, highly conservative lineup, the Biden administration faced another major challenge on Friday. The court struck down Biden’s plan to write off much of the student debt that weighs …
Read More »Frederique Matla is now the Pro League’s all-time top scorer
In a month in which the Oranje Dames won their third Pro League title in four years, there was also an individual highlight for Frédérique Matla. The 26-year-old Orange striker was crowned the FIH Pro League’s all-time top scorer last week. Matla’s tally now stands at 31 goals in 41 games. Since its launch in 2019, Matla has been one …
Read More »National coach Serneels considers potty training v Netherlands: ‘Perfect moment in between’
Activate dark mode Disable dark mode “It’s an ideal intermediate moment towards the next campaign which is announced”, rejoices the national coach Ives Serneels. The fact that some players are unhappy with the timing of the match, which functions as a parting moment for the Orange Lionesses, does not make Serneels happy. “It’s not the mindset of the players we …
Read More »The Netherlands and the United States no longer share chip technology with China
The United States and the Netherlands are stepping up joint efforts to prevent the Chinese from having equipment for the production of chips. Reuters news agency message about the new measures from the Netherlands and the United States to ensure that China can import as little material as possible for cooking fries. Not with all Chinese We have previously shared …
Read More »Which Orange Women are going to the World Cup? “The tension is worse than at the final exams” | Football
Door Jeroen van Barneveld 30 jun 2023 om 05:07Update: 34 minuten geleden The players have known this since Thursday evening, but the general public will not be informed until Friday afternoon of the 23 names who will go to the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand next month. And that led to selection stress in some cases of doubt. …
Read More »China passes law to clamp down on US
International•June 29.Author: Bram van Eijndhoven Chinese President Xi Jinping introduced a new law to suppress the United States. On Saturday, the law will go into effect allowing China to take action against the “suppression of China’s development”. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Chinese President Xi Jinping during his state visit to China. The Chinese president has introduced a …
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