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You may be at risk for fraud this holiday season, particularly if you shop at the last minute. Here's why - CNBC

Holiday shopping this year is expected to reach record spending levels, according to the National Retail Federation.

But as consumers open their wallets, they may also be making themselves vulnerable to potential fraud, particularly when shopping at the last minute.

"Procrastination is, quite frankly, one of the keys to success for crooks," said Paul Fabara, chief risk officer at Visa.

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How To Stand Out On LinkedIn, From A Recruiter’s Perspective - Forbes

A sculpture is seen on a terrace outside the offices of LinkedIn in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric ... [+] Risberg)

LinkedIn just surpassed one billion members, with more than 49 million users visiting the platform each week. The site has evolved in the 20 years since it was established, and although career histories and open jobs are still core to the functionality, there is an increasing focus on the news feed. With more than 2 million posts each day, separating the signal from the noise can be challenging, especially when it comes to understanding how to maximize your presence on the site.

I will explain how recruiters actually use the platform, and in doing so show you how you can become more discoverable: Because the truth is, the easiest way to find a job is for a recruiter to find you.

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What to do about an uptick in Americans unjustly held abroad - The Economist

“My husband Ryan has been wrongfully detained by the Taliban in deplorable and inhumane conditions for 461 days,” Anna Corbett told a congressional committee in November. “His crime: being a US citizen in Afghanistan.” For years Mr Corbett had run a microfinance and consulting firm to help Afghan businesses, but his family fled the country amid the withdrawal of Western forces in 2021. He hoped his work could continue under Taliban rule, but authorities detained him during a visit in August 2022.

Only Mrs Corbett has spoken publicly, but at least six Americans have been detained in Afghanistan, according to a Republican congressional aide. Other hostile nations hold dozens of Americans hostage, though exact numbers are hard to come by. It can be difficult to define a wrongful detention, and some cases are kept quiet to help facilitate a potential release.

The James W. Foley Legacy Foundation, which works on behalf of Americans unjustly held abroad, estimates there are 64 publicly disclosed hostage and wrongful-detention cases. Twenty-one Americans were released in 2022, but recently some of those who watch the issue closely have noticed an uptick in detainees. No wonder: they can be lucrative bargaining chips.

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Elephants Might Have a Big Carbon Footprint - The Atlantic

In 1967, South Africa’s National Parks Board made a fateful decision: The elephant population in Kruger National Park, which had been rising steeply, should stay stable in order to preserve the other species living there. Each year, wildlife managers would choose a number of elephants to cull—usually somewhere from 350 to 500. The animals were shot, their carcasses necropsied, and their meat salted and dried for food.

After international uproar and a change in management practices that separated the park into different zones, Kruger stopped culling elephants in 1994. As a result, the park’s elephant numbers swelled from more than 7,800 to 12,500 in about a decade, and its landscape changed dramatically. More elephants dispersed seeds across the park, giving life to more types of plants. They used their tusks to dig for water in the dry season, creating water holes used by many species. And most of all, they knocked down trees, especially tall ones, to get access to their tasty roots and leaves. According to a 2016 study, parts of Kruger consequently stopped absorbing carbon from the atmosphere, and started producing excess carbon instead.

Although researchers disagree on the precise effect that elephants have on carbon storage, the study makes clear an important fact: Animals, especially huge ones, have the power to change how much carbon is moving in and out of an ecosystem, and not always for the better. That means that the growth and decline of animal populations have important implications for climate change. So, too, does human stewardship of these big animals, with their great carbon-moving power, many of which are the ones we love best.

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