News Headlines - 16 October 2016

Nuclear Skeptic Set to Govern Japan Prefecture With Biggest Nuclear Plant - WSJ

A nuclear-power skeptic won a gubernatorial race on Sunday in the Japanese prefecture hosting the world’s largest nuclear plant, in a blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s energy policy.

Boris Johnson's secret 'Remain' article revealed

His unpublished article for The Daily Telegraph was written two days before his shock announcement that he would campaign to leave.
He referred to warnings that Brexit could lead to an economic shock, Scottish independence and Russian aggression, according to All Out War, by Sunday Times political editor Tim Shipman.

Pm would have to delay brexit if mps voted against plans, claims nick clegg | Daily Mail Online

Theresa May would have to delay Brexit if she gives MPs a vote on her negotiating strategy before triggering the formal process to leave the European Union and they reject it, Nick Clegg has admitted.

Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik fractures his spine on a trampoline | Daily Mail Online

Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik had to miss a royal reception for Danish Olympic and Paralympic athletes today - because he fractured his spine while jumping on a trampoline.

The most liberal universities in the United States - The Washington Post

The paper finds that liberals dominate these academic fields, as past research has indicated. However, Democratic-to-Republican ratios prove to be even higher than the researchers had thought, particularly in economics and history. Of the 7,243 professors they researched, 3,623 were registered Democratic and only 314 were registered Republicans. The more prestigious the university, the more liberal its faculty tended to be.