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Inside Putins Kremlin - Foreign Policy (No paywall)

John Sullivan had a rare front-row seat to the dramatic unraveling of
U.S.-Russia relations as Washington’s ambassador to Moscow from 2020
to 2022, in the run-up to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s
decision to launch a massive war in Ukraine. Sullivan is one of just a
handful of senior Trump administration appointees that President Joe
Biden kept on after winning the White House, giving him a vantage
point that spans two wildly different administrations’
foreign-policy strategies.

John Sullivan had a rare front-row seat to the dramatic unraveling of
U.S.-Russia relations as Washington’s ambassador to Moscow from 2020
to 2022, in the run-up to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s
decision to launch a massive war in Ukraine. Sullivan is one of just a
handful of senior Trump administration appointees that President Joe
Biden kept on after winning the White House, giving him a vantage
point that spans two wildly different administrations’
foreign-policy strategies.

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How to bring a 75-foot-long dinosaur back to life - History (No
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What a strange thing it must be to become a fossil. Say you live a
full life for a Diplodocus dinosaur, swinging your enormously long
tail across your Jurassic world for 70 or so years. Then you die—but
in such extraordinary circumstances that, against all odds, your bones
are buried and transformed over time into stone. Mountains rise and
wear away around you. Rivers come and go. Glaciers rumble overhead.
Your bones endure.

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Exclusive: Bernie Sanders on how Kamala Harris can win
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While some strategists would likely advise Harris and Walz, the
Democrats' presidential and vice presidential candidates, to moderate
their policy views to effectively challenge GOP nominee Donald Trump
and his running mate, Ohio Senator JD Vance, Sanders thinks they
should do precisely the opposite. The progressive independent senator
from Vermont, who caucuses with Democrats and twice sought the party's
presidential nomination, in 2016 and 2020, believes the data is on his
side.















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Trump and Harris agree on "no tax on tips." They're both wrong.
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First, some good news: In an otherwise polarizing and divisive
election, there’s at least one policy proposal that’s emerging as
a unifying issue. The bad news is that most experts think it’s a
terrible idea.

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The FDA Didn't Approve MDMA. Is the Medical System Ready for Any
Psychedelic?
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For a while, MDMA looked poised to make history. After decades of
advocacy from impassioned supporters, the party drug best known as
ecstasy emerged as the frontrunner to be the first psychedelic
approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It would have
been the first new therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
in two decades.














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What to Do If Your High Cholesterol Is Genetic
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One sunny day in Los Angeles, Katherine Wilemon was gardening when she
developed crushing chest pain, as well as pain radiating down her left
arm. She was 39 and fit. Wilemon—who had known since she was a
teenager that she had extremely high cholesterol—was certain she was
having a heart attack.

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With a Massive Jaw and 12-Inch-Long Teeth, the Kronosaurus was a
Fearsome Predator - Discover Magazine (No paywall)
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The Kronosaurus was a massive marine predator with a fearsome jaw, big
enough to swallow an adult human whole. They had huge teeth — about
12 inches long from the base to the tip, which they used to eat almost
anything they could get their teeth on during the Early Cretaceous.














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New spin on quantum theory forces rethink of a fundamental physics law
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Quantum reality just got stranger. A particle’s angular momentum –
its spin around an axis or rotation around a point – may be able to
travel between two places by itself, disembodied from the particle.
This finding may require a rethink of some of the most fundamental
laws of physics.

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Endangered skates saved from extinction by hatching in captivity - New
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The Maugean skate (Zearaja maugeana) is only found in one habitat in
Australia, which is under threat from human activity. Now the species
has been saved from extinction by hatching in captivity














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Small-Business Optimism Rises Despite Inflation Worries - Inc.com (No
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In July, the Small Business Optimism Index increased by 2.2 points and
reached the highest point since February 2022, according to the latest
data from the National Federation of Independent Business.  

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The politics of mifepristone in the 2024 election - STAT (No paywall)
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medicine. Sign up here to receive it in your inbox on Tuesdays and
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Atai advances oral psychedelic in depression - STAT (No paywall)
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Good morning, the FDA’s recent rejection of an MDMA therapy hasn’t
seemed to deter some other companies from moving ahead with
psychedelics studies. We discuss that, and also some big policy
developments that are coming this week.

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'Frozen 3' Release Date Set: What We Know About The New Installment -
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Disney told Forbes on Tuesday the official release date would be the
day before Thanksgiving in 2027, after confirmed "Frozen 3" would be
released some time in 2027 at its D23 conference last week.














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Steven Van De VeldeDutch Athlete Convicted Of Child RapeCries In First
Post-Olympics Interview - Forbes (No paywall)
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Dutch volleyball player Steven van de Velde, who sparked global
controversy for being allowed to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics
despite his child rape conviction, broke down and cried Tuesday in his
first post-Olympics interview where he discussed attacks on his family
and teammate surrounding the games.

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What next after Ukraine's shock invasion of Russia? - The Economist
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UKRAINE’S LIGHTNING incursion into the Russian province of Kursk has
exceeded the expectations of even those who planned it. On August 12th
General Oleksandr Syrsky, Ukraine’s commander-in-chief, claimed that
his forces controlled roughly 1,000 square kilometres of Russian
territory. “Control” may be an overstatement. But in seven days
the Ukrainians have seized almost as much territory as Russia has
managed, at huge cost, to take from them since the start of the year
(1,175 square kilometres). In the next few days the incursion will
probably culminate, as troops tire and supply lines become stretched.
The question is whether Ukraine can translate short-term gains into
lasting strategic advantage.














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How one writer adapts to living with facial blindness - Culture (No
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Fifteen pairs of eyes stared into the gloaming. An hour passed before
someone spied the faintest wisp of smoke on the horizon. The wisp drew
closer, becoming something larger, winged, and muscular: sandhill
cranes the color of storm clouds, save for their smart red caps. They
swirled around our bird blind, a converted shipping container set into
the riverbank to hide us from the cranes, and dropped out of the sky
in groups of two or three or five, landing gently in the Platte River
in central Nebraska.

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This startup will sell methane-eating microbes to Whole Foods
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In addition to Cavallo Ventures, Windfall is backed by Prelude
Ventures, Amazon Climate Pledge Fund, Breakthrough Energy Ventures and
Mayfield. The company has raised $37 million in funding to date.













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The Little Streamer That Could
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Unlike its biggest rivals, which allocate huge budgets for original
programs or premium sports rights like the N.F.L. or the N.B.A.,
Tubi’s library contains tens of thousands of older shows and movies,
many that seem to have been collected from the bargain bin. Some
popular programs on the service include the 1970s procedural
“Columbo,” and an early 2000s UPN sitcom, “Everybody Hates
Chris.”

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Texas judge in X's lawsuit against advertisers recuses himself after
report he owned Tesla stock
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O'Connor is a former aide to U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and a
former federal prosecutor in North Texas. For now, he remains the
judge in another lawsuit filed by X against Media Matters for America,
filed in November after the progressive watchdog published a report
about Nazi content running on the app next to ads from companies.

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A Sports Agent Went Viral. He Isn't Ready to Fade Away.
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That evening, he had gone to watch his client, an undrafted rookie
quarterback, start a nationally televised Monday Night Football game.
Mr. DeVito surprised N.F.L. fans everywhere with a late game drive
that gave the Giants a victory over the Green Bay Packers, who were
favored to win. After a Giants touchdown, television cameras cut to
Mr. Stellato, clad in a black suit, gold chain and, of course, a
fedora. He was pinching his fingers in a stereotypically Italian
American manner, as Mr. DeVito’s father, Tom, planted a kiss on his
cheek.

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Opinion | What the Republican Party Might Look Like if Trump Loses
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Trump’s leadership has also occasioned the total collapse of the
boundaries (such as they were) separating the far-right fringe of
American politics from its mainstream. The former president provides
license for — and inspiration to — a large crop of right-wing
extremists who disdain democracy and openly fantasize about the use of
violence to eliminate their political opponents. “Some folks need
killing,” Mark Robinson, the Republican Party’s nominee for
governor in North Carolina, declared at a church event in June.

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Inside the tax battles Tim Walz fought and won in Minnesota
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"Every day until November 5, Trump will have to defend his record of
instability and unpopular anti-growth agenda against Team
Harris-Walz's record and vision to foster business growth, create
jobs, and lower costs for the American people."

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Sage Geosystems wants to solve the data center energy crisis by
storing pressurized water deep underground | TechCrunch
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The Asia Pacific region has long been an important market for wealth
management firms with the plethora of developing economies and a
burgeoning retail investment market. But there’s still a…

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Google's Pixel 9 series won't launch with Android 15
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This is an unusual approach for Google, but that may be because the
new Pixel models are coming out on an earlier timeline than the usual
annual OS updates. Android 14 came out in October last year, so we can
expect to hear more about Android 15 later in the fall. The operating
system is in its second public beta, so we've already seen some of
what it can do. And despite the new phones running Android 14, there
are a host of new AI-powered features that'll be available when the
phones go on sale next week.

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Google Pixel 9 Pro XL vs. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra: A battle of
Android's biggest phones
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Despite not being released yet, the Pixel 9 Pro XL already faces some
stiff competition. The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra released back in
January and has proven itself to be a bona-fide hit. We gave it high
marks in our official review, praising the useful AI tools, sturdy
titanium frame, excellent battery life and bright display. But how
does it stack up against the just-revealed Pixel 9 Pro XL? Let’s
compare specs.

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Google announces satellite SOS calling for Pixel 9 phones
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Google’s adopting a similar method here. Pixel 9 owners get two free
years of SOS calling, but the company hasn’t said what the price
would be when that timeframe passes. The feature is only available in
the US, for now, and Google says “connection and response times vary
based on location, site conditions and other factors.”

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Hackers may have leaked the Social Security Numbers of every American
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Be sure to use two-factor authentication wherever possible (preferably
with you obtaining codes from an authenticator app rather than SMS).
And, as always, we highly recommend having a password manager, never
reusing the same login credentials for different services and
regularly changing the password on your most sensitive accounts.

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'Alarming' surge in mental ill health among young people in face of
'unprecedented' challenges, experts warn
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In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. In the
UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or
email [email protected] or [email protected]. In the US, you can call
or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on
988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis
counselor. Other international helplines can be found at
befrienders.org

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Parker Conrad doesn't think Rippling has won -- yet
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He said he never expected his tweet about Sacks to get so much
attention. “I reached a point where I was like ‘look, there’s
nothing that this guy has said about me or that he could say about me
that he hasn’t already said, or that he would take from me that he
hasn’t already taken’.” 

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Winning a gold medal is a lot like being a VC, according to Olympic
champion Kristen Faulkner | TechCrunch
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management firms with the plethora of developing economies and a
burgeoning retail investment market. But there’s still a…

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Encord lands new cash to grow its data dev tools for AI | TechCrunch
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Music streaming service SoundCloud has launched a merch marketplace
called SoundCloud Store. The store will sell SoundCloud-themed items,
but will also act as a service for artists to put out…

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ArborXR secures $12M to boost its management platform for AR and VR
devices | TechCrunch
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burgeoning retail investment market. But there’s still a…

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Move over SEO, Profound is helping brands with AI search optimization
| TechCrunch
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Music streaming service SoundCloud has launched a merch marketplace
called SoundCloud Store. The store will sell SoundCloud-themed items,
but will also act as a service for artists to put out…

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$350 Could Cost You Thousands: Wall Street Banks Clamp Down On
Harris-Walz Donations
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Can you guess which type of investments Morgan Stanley says will reach
$2.7 trillion by 2027? It even offers up to 20% APY potential to
accredited investors up to $300 back in bonus for new users.

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Donald Trump at risk of losing Florida, poll suggests
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The USA Today/Suffolk University/WSVN-TV survey conducted between
August 7 and 11 reveals that Florida may not be an easy win for Trump.
The former president leads his opponent by only 5 points, at 47
percent, to Vice President Kamala Harris's 42 percent.

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The right's plan to fix America: Patriarchy 2.0
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When you look at what the right’s rising leaders are saying, it’s
clear that conservatives have become increasingly obsessed with the
fate of the American family. From Republican vice presidential nominee
JD Vance assailing “childless cat ladies” to Elon Musk fretting
about a birth rate apocalypse, there is a deep and abiding sense that
the family is in dire need of defense.

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A Common Parasite, Toxoplasma Gondii, Could One Day Deliver Drugs To
The Brain - Discover Magazine (No paywall)
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A new study published in Nature Microbiology has pioneered the use of
a single-celled parasite, Toxoplasma gondii, to inject therapeutic
proteins into brain cells. The brain is very picky about what it lets
in, including many drugs, which limits treatment options for
neurological conditions.

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Everyday Americans Are More Confident in the U.S. Economy Than in
Their Personal Finances - Inc.com (No paywall)
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That's according to the New York Fed's latest Survey of Consumer
Expectations. Published Monday, the report illustrates how optimism
for the U.S. economy as a whole does not require the same hope for
one's personal standing within it. 

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What Bill Gates reveals about other billionaires - The Economist (No
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“Americans appear to be growing increasingly uneasy about
billionaires,” observes Anupreeta Das, a journalist and former
finance editor at the New York Times. Do they embody the American
dream or endanger it? And who gets to decide what billionaires owe to
society? Ms Das has chosen an original way to address these questions:
by writing a biography of Bill Gates, the first superstar tech
billionaire. With his long career and its many ups and downs, Mr Gates
is “the perfect prism through which to refract these thorny moral
questions” in pursuit of a “collective rethink” about American
values.

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Asian American Voters Could Be Key Swing Voters of 2024
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Asian American voters, a hugely diverse group with roots in more than
20 countries and numerous languages spoken, make up the
fastest-growing eligible electorate in the country. They are starting
to turn out in record numbers. And, crucially, neither party can take
their support for granted.

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Judge who had $15,000+ in Tesla stock steps down from judging Musk's
Texas lawsuits
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Musk responded by telling them to “go f**k themselves,” a comment
he later tried to walk back. The WFA disbanded GARM last week, though
it says that it believes its court case will “demonstrate our full
adherence to competition rules in all our activities.”

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Starbucks' CEO is out. Chipotle's CEO is in. Here's what Wall Street
is saying
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“Niccol’s task will be to re-energize consumers and build new
loyalty to the coffee chain. The landscape has completely changed
since Howard Schultz first created the American coffeehouse culture,
and the brand can’t rest on its laurels,” said Brian Tierney, CEO
of Brian Communications, said in a written statement to Quartz.

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Warren Buffett's Apple stock selloff will cost $15 billion in taxes --
more than what Coca-Cola makes in a year
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Berkshire’s other biggest holdings include Bank of America
Corporation ($41.1 billion) and the American Express Company ($35.1
billion), as of June 30. Buffett also sold off nearly $4 billion in
Bank of America stock in over the course of 12 days in late June and
early July.

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Do you know your credit card APR? If not, you're not alone
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Higher-for-longer interest rates and persistent inflation have begun
to weigh on consumer spending. In an attempt to ease the burden on
Americans and pull off a “soft landing,” the Fed is largely
expected to carry out its first interest rate cut in September.

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A turbulent American Airlines flight sent 4 people to the hospital
with injuries
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This was the was second problematic American Airlines flight to
receive FAA attention this month. The other occurred the day before,
when a plane going from Dallas, Texas to Madrid, Spain had to land
early at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport because of
an overflowing lavatory.

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Mark Cuban -- 'the Left's favorite billionaire' -- says some in
Silicon Valley want Trump as America's CEO
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“My smartest friends, including those living in the San Francisco
Bay Area who have been lifelong Dems, are excited about
Trump/Vance,” Musk wrote on July 21, a few days after the Republican
National Convention came to a close.

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Why is Elon Musk's X struggling with technical problems?
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An interview that was meant to show off the capabilities of a platform
that, we are told, will one day become an "everything app" ended up
showing its old technical limitations have not gone away.

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Officials 'hopeful' of deal to end train strikes
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Under the previous government, negotiations were conducted by the Rail
Delivery Group, but ministers have had to approve any pay offer
though, as the government in effect took control of the railway during
the Covid pandemic.

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Coffee giant Starbucks replaces boss after global sales slump
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Last year, after Starbucks sued the union for a social media post
expressing "solidarity" with Palestinians, the dispute landed it in
the middle of debates over Israel's war in Gaza, sparking global
boycott calls.

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Post Office IT boss quits amid Horizon delays
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The Post Office said pilots for the new system were currently working
in five branches, and it has requested cash from the Department for
Business and Trade to fund the project to replace it.

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Potholes are drivers' biggest bugbear, RAC finds
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"Unfortunately our roads are deteriorating, there's no question about
that. This is really unacceptable, given the amount of money that
drivers pay in motoring taxation, we estimate that to be around
£45bn," said Simon Williams from the RAC.

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