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ECB rate pledge could be solace for Germans

  Bloomberg If Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank, is willing to send a signal that the European Central Bank’s stimulus drive won’t last much longer, his colleague Yves Mersch has a suggestion. The time is ripe for the ECB to review its insistence that it could cut interest rates further, according to Mersch, who sits with President ...

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‘Picasso of the 21st Century’

  Cologne / DPA Every time one meets Gerhard Richter, something doesn’t seem to add up. Is this “Europe’s greatest painter,” as the New York Times has called him? Or the “Picasso of the 21st Century,” as the Guardian says? The most expensive artist, the most influential painter? A superstar? He just doesn’t appear to match such superlatives. Nondescript is ...

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Vital salt marshes are disappearing

  WELLS, Maine / AP The Ridgway’s rail is a rare bird that relies on the salt marshes south of Los Angeles to survive. And that’s why its future is in doubt — the salt marsh is disappearing under rising seas. Scientists working with the federal government said the rail’s plight at Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge is indicative of what’s ...

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