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The Two Souls Within: Hermann Hesse on the Dual Life of the Creative Spirit “Like a precious, fleeting foam over the sea of suffering arise all those works of art, in which a single individual lifts himself for an hour so high above his personal destiny that his happ…Continued here
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WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkRepublican presidential candidate Nikki Haley targeted in swatting incident   The swatting wave coincides with the most sustained spate of political violence in the United States since the 1970s, according to a Reuters investigation last year. That report documented at least 232 politically motivated acts of violence since Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The events ranged from riots to brawls at political demonstrations to beatings and murders. WorkWorkWork  For artists, protecting work from being used to train AI models without consent is an uphill battle. Opt-out requests and do-not-scrape codes rely on AI companies to engage in good faith, but those motivated by profit over privacy can easily disregard such measures. Sequestering themselves offline isn’t an option for most artists, who rely on social media exposure for commissions and other work opportunities. Work  New year, new opportunities, and now that 2023 is well and truly in our rearview mirror, the startup winter is behind us, yes? Well . . . it seems as if things are on the mend, but we’re not quite out of the woods yet. There’s been a flurry of new layoffs announced over the past little while, as startups are trying to wrestle themselves out from under the stark realities of balance sheets and P&Ls staring at each other sternly from across the chasm. WorkThousands march against femicide in Kenya after rise in killings  The activist Boniface Mwangi called for more men to join calls for an end to the violent killings, saying: “This is why we as Kenyan men should speak boldly, and loudly against [femicide] … As a man and a father, these men don’t speak for the men I know.” WorkWorkWorkNew Orleans man found guilty of manslaughter for 2016 killing of former NFL player  Three years after his sentence, the US supreme court ruled Louisiana’s “split-decision convictions” – where a person can still be found guilty even if a jury was not unanimous – unconstitutional. Hayes was one of the 1,300 people who were incarcerated at the time whose guilty convictions were affected by the court’s decision. WorkWorkNikki Haley Was Target of December ‘Swatting’ Incident, Authorities Say  Ms. Haley, who served as ambassador to the United Nations in former President Donald J. Trump’s administration, is the last serious candidate battling him for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. She lost to Mr. Trump in the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday by 11 percentage points, and they have increasingly clashed over her decision to stay in the race. WorkNegotiators Close In on Hostage Deal That Would Halt Fighting in Gaza for Weeks  The hostages have been in captivity since Oct. 7, when Hamas gunmen stormed into Israel and killed an estimated 1,200 people and seized about 240 more in the worst terrorist attack in the country’s history. Israel’s military retaliation since then has killed more than 25,000 people, most of them women and children, according to Gaza’s health ministry. It is not clear how many of those killed in Gaza were Hamas combatants. WorkCharles Fried, Legal Scholar Who Broke With Conservatives, Dies at 88  In 1985, as solicitor general — the White House’s representative before the Supreme Court — Mr. Fried argued that Roe v. Wade should be overturned. But he later changed his mind. As the high court’s Republican-appointed supermajority looked likely to reverse Roe, Mr. Fried wrote in 2021 in an opinion column for The New York Times, “To overturn Roe now would be an act of constitutional vandalism.” WorkHarry Connick Sr., New Orleans D.A. Criticized for Overreach, Dies at 97  According to the Innocence Project of New Orleans, which works to free the wrongfully convicted, 32 of those convicted during Mr. Connick’s time in office, from 1973 to 2003, were “factually innocent” and later exonerated. In 27 of those cases there was prosecutorial misconduct by Mr. Connick’s assistants, the group’s director, Jee Park, said in an email. WorkWorkWorkTrump campaigns in Nevada, where he has virtually no rival.  On Saturday, she will be across the country, holding a rally in her home state of South Carolina, the site of her next electoral battle with Mr. Trump on Feb. 24. Back in Las Vegas, he’ll share a different split screen, this one with Vice President Kamala Harris. WorkPost Office chairman Henry Staunton steps down  More than 700 sub-postmasters and sub-postmistresses were prosecuted between 1999 and 2015 after faulty accounting software Horizon made it look as though money was missing from their shops. WorkCuddly toy sellers chase an unlikely audience  Families have been hit hard by the rising cost of living. The consumer group Which? said that an estimated 2.4 million households missed or defaulted on at least one mortgage, rent, loan, credit card or bill in the month to mid-January. WorkWorkWorkThe Key Issues for Business in a Likely Trump-Biden Rematch  On corporate taxes, a second Trump administration would most likely have less effect than the first, which signed into law a cut to the corporate tax rate, to 21 percent from 35 percent, said Andy Laperriere, the head of U.S. policy at Piper Sandler. “I think it’s going to be a big enough challenge just to extend the individual tax cuts that are in place today that expire at the end of 2025,” he said. WorkA ‘Corpsicle’ Came Back to Life on ‘True Detective.’ Is That Possible?  During hypothermia, an adult’s body temperature can cool well below the normal average of 98.6 degrees, Dr. Zafren said. A person’s pulse and breathing slow significantly, reducing the body’s need for oxygen. Eventually, the person may go into cardiac arrest, stopping the pulse and breathing altogether. But because the brain is cold, the lack of oxygen takes longer to cause damage, he said. WorkHow Leaders and Diplomats Are Trying to End the Gaza War  The demands and outcomes discussed in all three processes are linked, and the talks are mostly seen as long shots. The war began with the Hamas terrorist attack of Oct. 7 that killed about 1,200 people, Israeli officials said. The Israeli counterattack has left more than 25,000 Palestinians dead in Gaza, say Health Ministry officials there. President Biden has given Israel full support for the war. WorkIsrael Has History of Friction With U.N. Agency for Palestinians  Many of them live in underdeveloped urban neighborhoods — still known as refugee camps — in cities across the Middle East. In Gaza, they form the majority of the population, and UNRWA plays a pivotal role in providing them with education, social services and — during the current war — aid and shelter. WorkOn Holocaust Memorial Day, Germans Rally Against Far Right and for Democracy  On Friday night, activists lit candles to spell out the phrase “Never again is now,” in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. And Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in his weekly video address, “January 27 calls out to us: Stay visible! Stay audible!” adding, “Against antisemitism, against racism, against misanthropy — and for our democracy.” WorkWorkWorkHow the Apple iPhone became one of the best-selling products of all time  \"AI is going to be critical to humanity, and it\'s going to be a critical feature inside of iPhones,\" said Munster. \"Apple uses AI to make the products work better with organizing photos, with helping organize emails, and potentially doing things around text organization. But for the most part is that the iPhone doesn\'t capture, doesn\'t really capture the full opportunity. Far from it when it comes to AI.\" WorkThree decades in, Amazon is still working on its original bookstore business  For Martin, actual recommendations from other readers and informed booksellers in a bookstore is the point, however inefficient or uncontrollable such a recommendation mechanism might be. \"I\'d rather try to convey my experience or understand how another human feels and maybe not get it totally right than be guided by a robot,\" he said. The best way to find your next great read, he says, is by \"talking to the friendly and knowledgeable booksellers at your local independent bookstore.\" WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkUkraine levels up the fight with drone strikes deep into Russia  At a time when Russia is pounding Ukrainian cities– with at least 18 people killed on Tuesday in Kharkiv and Kyiv – the drone attacks boosts morale. “They raise spirits at home. We are not only being bombed but we are bombing,” said the novelist Andrei Kurkov. . Asked if it made him feel better, he replied: “It works in my case, definitely.” WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkVoters think Labour would be better than Conservatives on housing and house prices  Adam Drummond, head of political and social research at Opinium, said: “Worrying for the Tories is the lack of indication, as we enter an election year, that they can restore public confidence in their handling of issues. Labour continues to hold a lead on being best placed to handle all of the top five issues the public think the country is facing.” |
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