On Tuesday, Budapest Beacon senior correspondent Benjamin Novak accompanied the director of a Budapest-based charity to the brick factory. There he met other Hungarian nationals determined to do what they can to help those less fortunate.

According to calculations by The Economist, Connecticut paid out 5 percent of its gross domestic product in net fiscal transfers to other states between 1990 and 2009; that is, its tax payments exceeded its receipt of government services by that amount. This is typical for rich states: They pay a disproportionate share of income and payroll taxes, while government services are disproportionately collected in states where people are poor or old or infirm…

If one ignores the first part of the title “Walking in Your Shoes to Restore the American Dream”and puts off reading Chapter One until the end of the book, one encounters remarkably knowledgeable and thoughtful approaches covering virtually the entire realm of pressing governmental subjects.

The accord was announced on Tuesday by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the European Union’s policy chief Federica Mogherini in a joint statement in the Austrian capital.

In a 101-day impasse in 2009 under former Gov. Ed Rendell, public pressure swelled in the fall as schools opened without state funding on the horizon. Lawmakers and the Democratic governor concluded a deal that October, on a state budget due by law June 30…

The issue is simple: With or without the recommendation of a task force, does Wolf as governor have the authority to create a moratorium on executions?

The same forces that have made instant messaging and video calls part of daily life for many Americans are now shaking up basic medical care. Health systems and insurers are rushing to offer video consultations for routine ailments, convinced they will save money and relieve pressure on overextended primary care systems in cities and rural areas alike.

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