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Aug 2, 2024 - Creating Stability Is Just as Important as Managing Change - Harvard Business Review (No paywall)
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Creating Stability Is Just as Important as Managing Change - Harvard
Business Review (No paywall) [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=43792&nl=daily]
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When we think about change at work today, we tend to assume its
inevitability and focus our attention on how to manage it — what
methods and processes and technology and communication we need to put
in place to have it move ahead more smoothly. Of course, some change
is necessary, and some is inevitable. But not all of it. What the
scientific literature on predictability, agency, belonging, place, and
meaning suggests is that before we think about managing change, we
should consider the conditions that people need at work in order to be
productive. In this article, the author explains why we should
cultivate a renewed appreciation for the virtues of stability,
together with an understanding of how to practice “stability
management.”
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Kamala Harris now leads Donald Trump in seven national polls
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The vice president has the biggest lead in a poll conducted by Civiqs
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transformative journey where students can network and develop
transferable soft skills that require teamwork and repetition. You can
maximize your college experience by leaning into these opportunities
while simultaneously staying up to date with the latest technological
trends. By being agile, networking vigorously, cultivating
problem-solving skills, and seeking learning opportunities in the real
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costly: A leader could send their team in an unproductive direction,
wasting time, resources, and engagement; they could delay the
achievement of the team’s goals; and they could squander the
confidence of their stakeholders. The author has identified three
questions that leaders can ask themselves in advance of a change in
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Despite being a time when people from all over the world come together
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competing outside of the gender they were assigned at birth at this
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Africa is beating HIV. But the rest of the world is falling behind.
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More than a million people were newly infected with HIV last year,
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The movement desperately trying to get people to have more babies
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humans. Seizing upon the opportunity afforded by such a stark
contrast, Wood, then a budding parasitologist pursuing her Ph.D. in
biology at Stanford University, decided to compare the worms living in
the organs of fish from the uninhabited islands with those from the
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Wildlife biologist Sophie Osborn has spent a career working with birds
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new book, Feather Trails: A journey of discovery among endangered
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peregrine falcon (also found globally). We have pushed them to the
brink, and Osborn describes in painstaking detail the Herculean work
to pull them back.
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How many Securities and Exchange Commission chairs can you name? Even
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with more than one. Perhaps the best known is Joe Kennedy, the sec’s
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had lost faith in markets and were clamouring for protection against
conmen and fraudsters. And he is most famous for fathering a
president.
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I love the Summer Olympics. Every four years I transform into a huge
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Now, with less than 100 days to go until Election Day, Ms. Harris has
a rare opportunity to reintroduce herself to the American public. More
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candidate this time — a Kamala Harris who sounds more like the one
at that introductory speech in Oakland than the inconsistent candidate
she proved to be. Here are four key ways the Kamala Harris of 2024 is
different from, and informed by, the Kamala Harris of 2019.
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Jake Sullivan, Mr. Biden’s national security adviser, had held back
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agreement, which released 24 prisoners from the United States,
Germany, Poland, Slovenia, Norway and Russia, had been a “vintage
Joe Biden” act of statecraft.
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The deal between longtime adversaries — negotiated mostly by spies
and sometimes through secret messages hand-delivered by couriers —
secured the release of Mr. Gershkovich, Mr. Whelan and 14 other
Americans, Russians and Europeans imprisoned in Russia.
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There were 22 skaters in all, and more than half of them were
teenagers, including two 15-year-olds from Spain; 14-year-olds from
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On Thursday, upon hearing the news of the prisoner swap, Mr. Fogel’s
spouse, Jane, and the couple’s two sons, Ethan and Sam, objected to
Russian nationals being released before some Americans. Of the 16
prisoners released by Russia, three were American, six were from other
Western countries and seven were Russian.
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Mr. Blinken, in a statement, said that “given the overwhelming
evidence, it is clear to the United States and, most importantly, to
the Venezuelan people that Edmundo González Urrutia won the most
votes.”
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Venezuela election: US recognises opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzlez
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Venezuela has the world's largest proven crude reserves and once
boasted Latin America's most advanced economy, but it went into
freefall after Maduro took the helm in 2013. Plummeting oil prices,
widespread shortages and hyperinflation that soared past 130,000% led
to social unrest and mass emigration.
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Biden says 'welcome home' as Americans land in the US ? as it happened
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February. On the day of his death, Sullivan said, he met
Gershkovich’s mother and said he still saw a path forward for the
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Creating Stability Is Just as Important as Managing Change - Harvard
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When we think about change at work today, we tend to assume its
inevitability and focus our attention on how to manage it — what
methods and processes and technology and communication we need to put
in place to have it move ahead more smoothly. Of course, some change
is necessary, and some is inevitable. But not all of it. What the
scientific literature on predictability, agency, belonging, place, and
meaning suggests is that before we think about managing change, we
should consider the conditions that people need at work in order to be
productive. In this article, the author explains why we should
cultivate a renewed appreciation for the virtues of stability,
together with an understanding of how to practice “stability
management.”
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Kamala Harris now leads Donald Trump in seven national polls
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The vice president has the biggest lead in a poll conducted by Civiqs
between July 27 and 30. It shows that among 1,123 registered voters,
Harris leads Trump 49 percent to 45 percent. Her lead is outside the
poll's margin of error of plus or minus 3 percent.
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Exclusive: Iraq militia issues warning to US as regional tensions soar
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The political chief of an Iraqi militia involved in attacks on U.S.
troops has told Newsweek that strikes could resume as tensions
continue to mount over a war in Gaza that has sparked crises across
the Middle East.
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Black bear encounters are rising fast in these states
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Ben-Arie, 45, proceeded to make his presence known with a simple "hey
bear," he recalled of the July 22 encounter with the massive mammal
estimated to be roughly 400 pounds and about 5 feet tall.
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Iceland's Recent Volcanic Eruptions Are Set To Last Centuries Into The
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To experience a volcanic eruption is to witness nature’s raw power.
If you would like to see one for yourself, Iceland is a great location
for it. Since 2021, seven eruptions have taken place along the
Reykjanes Peninsula, close to Reykjavík.
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What Is Love? A Philosopher Explains It's Not A Choice Or A Feeling -
It's A Practice - Discover Magazine (No paywall)
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Love is confusing. People in the U.S. Google the word “love” about
1.2 million times a month. Roughly a quarter of those searches ask
“what is love” or request a “definition of love.”
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What We Know of the Prehistoric Fasolasuchus and It's Unique Traits -
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Millions of years before the most famous meat-eating dinosaurs, such
as Tyrannosaurus rex and Spinosaurus aegyptiacus, roamed the planet,
other massive creatures claimed the role of apex predators in the
Triassic period — which stretched from 252 million years to 201
million years ago.
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People who had severe covid-19 show cognitive decline years later -
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An analysis of people who were hospitalised with covid-19 in the first
wave of the pandemic has revealed that the ongoing decline in their
cognitive abilities is the equivalent to losing 10 IQ points
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Quantum dots help destroy 'forever chemicals' with light - New
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Some “forever chemicals” – so named because of how difficult
they are to break down – can be destroyed using light shining
through quantum dots. This method could require less energy than other
techniques to destroy the contaminants.
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Athletes are going faster, higher, and farther--thanks to technology
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Swimmer Katie Ledecky shattered her own record in the 1,500-meter
freestyle swimming event by five seconds in May, her first
professional race. She set a new record of 15:20.48. The previous
record was set at the world championships nearly three years ago.
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Photos of an island paradise reveal plastic threat for bird population
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Poking out of the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand is a
crooked, crescent-shaped volcanic remnant called Lord Howe Island. The
rocky isle, which is 10 kilometres long and 2 kilometres across at its
widest, is blanketed in a lush, pristine forest and boasts a sandy,
coral-rich lagoon.
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6 of the biggest shipwreck treasures ever found - History (No paywall)
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Splintered wood pokes out of the sandy bottom of the sea, fish darting
in and out of their shadows. Among the rotted planks, the bones of
sailors who fought enemies or braved storms rest in the deep, cold
silence. Little light reaches this far down—but a trained eye might
glimpse a glint of gold or a sparkle of a gem, hidden from time.
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4 herbal secrets for staying cool this summer - Science (No paywall)
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As we head into the dog days of summer, a quick chill-me-up can be
just the ticket. From bug bites to refreshing teas to cool baths,
these herbs will help to take the temperature down for you.
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Are those reindeer on shrooms? The wild ways animals get buzzed on
nature - Animals (No paywall) [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=43792&nl=daily]
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‘Cocaine sharks’ have gone viral as scientists announced that some
Brazilian sharpnose sharks living off the coast of Rio de
Janeiro contain the illicit drug, which is often dumped into
wastewater.
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Was the Bank of England right to start lowering interest rates? - The
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It was a close call. On August 1st the Bank of England announced that
it was cutting interest rates by 0.25 percentage points. The votes of
its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) were split five to four. Ahead of
the announcement, markets had also been divided, pricing in roughly a
60% chance of a cut. The bank says it intends to reduce rates only
gradually from here. Markets reckon it will do so once more before the
end of the year (see chart).
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What is the least liveable city in the world? - The Economist (No
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It has ranked at the bottom of the EIU index for 11 years
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Why Did The NFL Change Kickoff Rules? The 'Dynamic Kickoff,' Explained
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The NFL preseason begins Thursday night with a new look, as the Hall
of Fame Game between the Chicago Bears and Houston Texans marks the
debut of the league's radically different "Dynamic Kickoff" rule that
looks to promote more returns and reduce injury risks.
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Billionaire Ayala Family, Japan's MUFG To Inject $800 Million Into
Philippine E-Wallet Unicorn - Forbes (No paywall)
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Ayala Corp.âowned by billionaire Jaime Zobel de Ayala and his
familyâand Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group are investing 45.8 billion
pesos ($800 million) in Globe Telecom's fintech unit Mynt.
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FDA approves innovative T cell immunotherapy for rare soft-tissue
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LONDON — U.S. regulators have authorized a cutting-edge treatment
relying on T cells for a rare cancer that arises in the body’s soft
tissues, extending the power of immunotherapies to difficult-to-reach
sarcomas.
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UnitedHealth and HCA clash over hospital chain's rates in 'battle of
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This latest one is different. It involves the country’s biggest
private health insurer, UnitedHealthcare, and its biggest hospital
chain, HCA Healthcare. If they can’t strike a deal on prices by
Sept. 1, 38 hospitals and their affiliated physician groups and
surgery centers across four states — Texas, Colorado, South
Carolina, and New Hampshire — would become out-of-network for
UnitedHealthcare members.
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The Case for College in the Era of Online Learning - Harvard Business
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Does pursuing a college education still make sense in the age of
online learning and AI — when we have access to information for free
via the internet? The problem with this question is that it frames
college as an information gatekeeper, misunderstanding much of its
value. For many, higher education institutions offer more than that: a
transformative journey where students can network and develop
transferable soft skills that require teamwork and repetition. You can
maximize your college experience by leaning into these opportunities
while simultaneously staying up to date with the latest technological
trends. By being agile, networking vigorously, cultivating
problem-solving skills, and seeking learning opportunities in the real
world while in school, you can prepare yourself for a successful
career.
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How to Ask for Help Without Making Yourself Look Bad - Harvard
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In a work world that values ownership and personal initiative, many
assume that asking for direction or seeking clarification will make
them look incapable, or worse, will prove to others — and themselves
— that they have no idea what they’re doing. Asking for help
without appearing weak requires a delicate balance of convening
vulnerability and strength. In this article, the author offers advice
for how to ask for help from a position of strength — and how to get
what you need without making yourself look bad.
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Is It Time to Pivot Your Strategy? - Harvard Business Review (No
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Most projects and strategies at some point require a course
correction. But choosing to pivot when it’s not necessary can be
costly: A leader could send their team in an unproductive direction,
wasting time, resources, and engagement; they could delay the
achievement of the team’s goals; and they could squander the
confidence of their stakeholders. The author has identified three
questions that leaders can ask themselves in advance of a change in
direction to make sure they aren’t pivoting for the wrong reasons:
poor execution, external pressure, or the lure of a shiny new
opportunity.
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Video Game Performers Take AI Strike to Warner Bros. Games
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More than 100 video game performers picketed in front of the Warner
Bros. Studios building to protest against what they call an
unwillingness from top gaming companies to protect voice actors and
motion capture workers equally against the unregulated use of
artificial intelligence.
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Massachusetts Passes Salary Range Disclosure Law - Inc.com (No
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Massachusetts businesses with more than 25 employees must disclose
salary ranges when posting jobs, under a new bill signed into law
Wednesday that puts the commonwealth in line with 10 other states that
already require pay transparency.
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23andMe CEO Wojcicki Makes Offer to Take Company Private - Inc.com (No
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23andMe co-founder and chief executive Anne Wojcicki made a
non-binding proposal to the board to acquire all of the company's
outstanding shares not already owned by her or her affiliates for
$0.40 per share, a filing showed on Wednesday.
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How to Be More Spontaneous As a Busy Adult
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My nine-year-old skips, jumps, flails his arms, jumps some more,
kicks, skip-jumps, stops by to punch me in the leg, and continues. He
drifts through the house to the energetic pop rock of his favorite
band, Imagine Dragons.
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The Personal Check Is Disappearing. Here's What Comes Next
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One of the first checks ever recorded was written in the 11th century,
in a marketplace in Basra, in present-day Iraq. There, a merchant
issued a sakk: written instructions to his bank to make a payment from
his account.
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J.K. Rowling's Olympic Gender 'Insanity' Offends Taiwan
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The gloves are off in Taiwan, where government officials and citizens
alike are furiously denouncing J.K. Rowling, after the Harry Potter
author weighed in on the culture war overshadowing Olympic boxing.
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Legendary activist Kimberl
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Discrimination against trans Olympians has roots in Nazi Germany
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Despite being a time when people from all over the world come together
in equality and peace, the Olympics are still uncertain territory for
transgender athletes. There are no transgender athletes who are
competing outside of the gender they were assigned at birth at this
year’s Games. Transgender women who transitioned after puberty
aren’t allowed to compete in major sports on a college level.
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Africa is beating HIV. But the rest of the world is falling behind.
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More than a million people were newly infected with HIV last year,
adding to the nearly 40 million people currently living with the
disease. But for the first time since 1981, when the disease first
emerged, the majority of new HIV infections occurred outside of
sub-Saharan Africa.
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The movement desperately trying to get people to have more babies
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Abortion was always slated to be a top issue in the 2024 presidential
election. But virtually no one predicted that politicians would be
openly blasting those ambivalent about having children.
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The Problem with Parasites - Discover Magazine (No paywall)
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In 2010, Chelsea Wood was conducting a biological survey of the Line
Islands, a chain of atolls and coral outcrops a thousand miles south
of Hawaii. Some islands are heavily populated, home to a robust
fishing trade, while others have never been permanently inhabited by
humans. Seizing upon the opportunity afforded by such a stark
contrast, Wood, then a budding parasitologist pursuing her Ph.D. in
biology at Stanford University, decided to compare the worms living in
the organs of fish from the uninhabited islands with those from the
heavily fished areas.
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The inside story of heroic efforts to save three bird species - New
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Wildlife biologist Sophie Osborn has spent a career working with birds
that have been a feather’s breadth from extinction in the US. Her
new book, Feather Trails: A journey of discovery among endangered
birds, focuses on the Hawaiian crow, the California condor and the
peregrine falcon (also found globally). We have pushed them to the
brink, and Osborn describes in painstaking detail the Herculean work
to pull them back.
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Gary Gensler is the most controversial man in American finance - The
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How many Securities and Exchange Commission chairs can you name? Even
in Washington it is hard to imagine a passer-by being able to come up
with more than one. Perhaps the best known is Joe Kennedy, the sec’s
first chairman, who took office during the Depression when Americans
had lost faith in markets and were clamouring for protection against
conmen and fraudsters. And he is most famous for fathering a
president.
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On Andrew Left and the government's fraud case - STAT (No paywall)
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I love the Summer Olympics. Every four years I transform into a huge
fan of gymnastics and swimming, probably like all of you. But I also
find myself obsessed with some of the nichier sports — handball,
rowing, fencing! Go USA!
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MrBeast Founder Jimmy Donaldson Dogged by Accusations of Past Racist
Online Comments - Inc.com (No paywall) [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=43792&nl=daily]
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MrBeast, YouTube's biggest star and a philanthropic force with nearly
unrivaled influence among young audiences, acknowledged Wednesday that
he used "inappropriate language" in his early online days, as numerous
controversies bubbled up around him and a former collaborator.
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What Kamala Harris Learned From a Bruising 2020 Primary
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Now, with less than 100 days to go until Election Day, Ms. Harris has
a rare opportunity to reintroduce herself to the American public. More
than five years later, she is shaping up to be a different type of
candidate this time — a Kamala Harris who sounds more like the one
at that introductory speech in Oakland than the inconsistent candidate
she proved to be. Here are four key ways the Kamala Harris of 2024 is
different from, and informed by, the Kamala Harris of 2019.
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A Triumphant Biden Welcomes 3 Freed Americans Home
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Jake Sullivan, Mr. Biden’s national security adviser, had held back
tears as he told reporters earlier in the day that a multicountry
agreement, which released 24 prisoners from the United States,
Germany, Poland, Slovenia, Norway and Russia, had been a “vintage
Joe Biden” act of statecraft.
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White Supremacist Gang Leader Among Three Killed in Fight at Nevada
Prison
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Prison fights that leave multiple inmates dead are not common in the
United States. In July, an inmate was killed in a prison fight at the
Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. And in 2022, a gang fight
at a high-security penitentiary in Texas left two inmates dead.
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Behind the Prisoner Swap: Spies, a Killer, Secret Messages and Unseen
Diplomacy
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The deal between longtime adversaries — negotiated mostly by spies
and sometimes through secret messages hand-delivered by couriers —
secured the release of Mr. Gershkovich, Mr. Whelan and 14 other
Americans, Russians and Europeans imprisoned in Russia.
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Kids at the Olympics: 'It's Honestly Kind of Insane.'
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There were 22 skaters in all, and more than half of them were
teenagers, including two 15-year-olds from Spain; 14-year-olds from
Australia, Japan and France, and a 16-year-old from the United States.
A Thai skater, Vareeraya Sukasem, was 12.
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Russia Released 16 Prisoners. Hundreds of Others Were Left Behind.
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On Thursday, upon hearing the news of the prisoner swap, Mr. Fogel’s
spouse, Jane, and the couple’s two sons, Ethan and Sam, objected to
Russian nationals being released before some Americans. Of the 16
prisoners released by Russia, three were American, six were from other
Western countries and seven were Russian.
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U.S. Recognizes Maduro's Rival as Winner of Venezuelan Election
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Mr. Blinken, in a statement, said that “given the overwhelming
evidence, it is clear to the United States and, most importantly, to
the Venezuelan people that Edmundo González Urrutia won the most
votes.”
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UN calls for foreign security forces to be deployed faster to quash
Haiti gang wars
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Information and support for anyone affected by rape or sexual abuse
issues is available from the following organisations. In the UK, Rape
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0302 in Scotland, or 0800 0246 991 in Northern Ireland. In the US,
Rainn offers support on 800-656-4673. In Australia, support is
available at 1800Respect (1800 737 732). Other international helplines
can be found at ibiblio.org/rcip/internl.html
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Venezuela election: US recognises opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzlez
as winner
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Venezuela has the world's largest proven crude reserves and once
boasted Latin America's most advanced economy, but it went into
freefall after Maduro took the helm in 2013. Plummeting oil prices,
widespread shortages and hyperinflation that soared past 130,000% led
to social unrest and mass emigration.
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Biden says 'welcome home' as Americans land in the US ? as it happened
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Vice President Harris: This is an extraordinary day and I'm very
thankful for our president. This is an extraordinary testament to the
importance of having a president who understands the power of
diplomacy and strengthening alliances. This is an incredible day and
you can see it⦠pic.twitter.com/wqiqylGsXn
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Evan Gershkovich release: Biden and Harris greet Americans freed after
prisoner swap
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The complex deal had involved months of negotiations between multiple
countries and came together in extreme secrecy, with the location and
exact makeup of the exchange not made public until the last moment.
The US national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, told reporters that
Navalny was meant to be a part of the deal before his death in
February. On the day of his death, Sullivan said, he met
Gershkovich’s mother and said he still saw a path forward for the
deal.
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