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The Battle Over Blocking the Sun - Foreign Affairs (No paywall) The global community’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are faltering and the world is getting hotter. On its current trajectory, the world is unlikely to meet the limits it set for itself in the 2015 Paris Agreement to halt global warming. According to the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, average global temperatures have already increased by 1.3 degrees Celsius (2.3 degrees Fahrenheit) relative to preindustrial levels, are likely to exceed the 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) Paris goal by as soon as 2040, and could reach an increase of between 3 and 4 degrees Celsius by 2100. That level of warming would be catastrophic.
As this reality sets in, once fringe ideas about how to artificially cool the planet are gaining traction. One such idea is lowering global temperatures by effectively shading the planet, a process known as solar geoengineering. Recent reports from major players in the policy world, including the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the U.S. director of national intelligence, and the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), have all considered this controversial technique to combat global warming, at least as an interim measure until greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere can be reduced. As usual, however, policy trails practice: in 2022, a California-based startup called Make Sunsets began launching balloons filled with sulphate particles high into the atmosphere where, in theory, they would cool the planet by reflecting incoming sunlight.
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WorkAmid the bombs, Ukrainians rediscover the beach - The Economist (No paywall)
 THREATS OF BALLISTIC missiles, drones and sea mines might ordinarily be enough to put holidaymakers off their buckets and spades. But nothing is so simple in Odessa, Ukraine’s good-time resort on the Black Sea. Two and a half years into war, its beaches are alive again with speedos, silicone and grandmothers selling shrimps and corn on the cob. Demand is so great that trains and hotels are sold out weeks in advance. Prices for the most expensive rooms at the prestigious Lanzheron beach have shot up to $1,000 a day. Work
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WorkWorkThe Russian Prisoner Who Didn't Want to Be Freed - The New Yorker (No paywall)
In July, prison officials at correctional facility No. 3, near Smolensk, in western Russia, told Ilya Yashin to request a Presidential pardon. Yashin is a longtime activist and opposition politician who, after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in 2022, became one of the country's most visible antiwar figures. His YouTube show, watched by millions, chronicled the grim truth of the war, including atrocities committed by the Russian military. An episode devoted to Bucha, the Kyiv suburb where hundreds of Ukrainian civilians were killed, ultimately led to his arrest for the supposed crime of disseminating "false information" about the Russian armed forces. In December, 2022, he was sentenced to eight and a half years in prison.
WorkCan Kamala Harris turn Texas blue?
Harris, the Democratic 2024 nominee, appeared in Texas three times in July, in both an administrative role and as part of campaign events for her White House bid which has seen her overtake Donald Trump nationally as the current overall front-runner. Work7 Metrics Everyone Should Know About Their Own Health
If you’re asked to share a few fun facts about yourself, you’re probably not going to rattle off your blood pressure or cholesterol levels (even if your “good” cholesterol is, well, really good). But you should have a solid sense of what those numbers are, experts say. Why? “That old adage that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure is absolutely correct,” says Dr. Josh Septimus, an internal medicine physician with Houston Methodist Hospital. A small number of conditions, including heart disease and metabolic disorders, cause an enormous amount of suffering. “If we can identify a few things that help us prevent those morbidities, it’s very much worth your time.”
WorkColumbia President Resigns After Months of Turmoil
Facing accusations that she was permitting antisemitism to go unchecked on campus, Dr. Shafik made a conciliatory appearance before Congress that ended up enraging many of her own faculty. She summoned the police to Columbia’s campus twice, including to clear an occupied building. The moves angered some students and faculty, even as others in the community, including some major donors, said she had not done enough to protect Jewish students on campus. Work
WorkWorkHurricane Ernesto Knocks Out Power to Hundreds of Thousands in Puerto Rico
Juan Saca, Luma’s president and chief executive, said in a news briefing that crews were out assessing whether power lines had been knocked out — which would require lengthier repairs — or had been brushed by vegetation. A bump from a tree or branch would have automatically shut down the line for safety, Mr. Saca said, but would make it easier to restore power.
WorkTeamsters' Black Caucus Endorses Harris While Parent Union Stays Silent
The decision to endorse Ms. Harris aligns the Teamsters’ National Black Caucus with other major organized-labor institutions, including the A.F.L.-C.I.O., the United Automobile Workers and the American Federation of Teachers. But the overall Teamsters union has not endorsed either party’s ticket. Work WorkWorkWorkA man snuck onto two flights at Munich Airport
Getting past airport security without a ticket is less rare than you’d assume. Earlier this year, the Transportation Security Administration had to address a woman who simply walked through an empty security checkpoint in Nashville and got on an American Airlines (AAL) flight to Los Angeles. Agencies really aren’t proving they are more than security theater and a catch-net for irresponsible gun owners. WorkWorkWorkAn Unexpected Bright Spot in Theater? Look to Wisconsin.
That last is partly a practical choice since A.P.T. productions — nine this season, with the last closing on Nov. 10 — are done in repertory. This means the actors are always busy rehearsing or performing, leaving little spare time to add microphones to tech rehearsals. But banking on the glory of the human voice is primarily an artistic decision: Nothing comes between the actors, their words and the public. WorkWorkiPhone camera app Halide has an 'anti-intelligent' mode to make shooting with RAW easier
The Halide team also mentioned that the company is working on a Mark III of their app. But unlike Mark II, which arrived with a ton of new features, they’re planning to early-launch some Mark III features to gather feedback; Process Zero is just the first of those. And if you’re curious to check out these RAW capture updates alongside whatever else is in the works, you can get a yearly subscription to Halide for $12 right now, down from the usual $20 price. (If you hate subscriptions, you can also buy Halide Mark II and the eventually III release outright for $60.) WorkUntil Dawn remake hits PS5 and PC on October 4
Much of the action will now be from a third-person perspective with a controllable camera, rather than the purely fixed angles of the original game. Ballistic Moon also says it added more collectibles and revamped the prologue to tweak the pacing. In addition, the studio is bringing in more accessibility and usability settings to help as many folks as possible experience Until Dawn. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkHow Tiny Changes Have Reaped Enormous Results at America's Fastest-Growing Company - Inc.com (No paywall)
To understand the power of small, nonobvious changes, consider the Long Island patient who kept landing in the emergency room after failing to show up to her scheduled heart surgery. Vytalize Health, the No. 1 company on this year's Inc. 5000, sent a social worker to the patient's home and discovered two dozen pet parakeets. The patient had refused to leave the birds alone to go to her procedure. After Vytalize secured an animal-care organization to step in more than a year ago, the patient received the surgery, and she hasn't been hospitalized in more than a year. WorkWorkThe youth mental health crisis is hitting LGBTQ+ teens hardest
Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report on their 2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). The report includes data on a wide range of health-related behaviors of high school students in the United States, and breaks down these behaviors across different demographics. The results underscore the fact that we’re in the middle of a youth mental health crisis that has been steadily worsening for years — one that is particularly acute for LGBTQ+ youth. WorkWorkWorkWorkConvicted Murderer Escapes From Custody in North Carolina
Authorities said they believed that Mr. Alston had received help in his escape, but they did not elaborate. The $35,000 reward has led to many tips, two of which are “rock solid,” Orange County Sheriff Charles S. Blackwood said during a news conference on Wednesday. WorkIt's Instincts Over Strategy for Trump
“Quit whining about her,” former Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina, an erstwhile Trump opponent who endorsed him this year, said in a Fox News interview on Tuesday night, adding, “I want this campaign to win.” WorkIn Economy-Focused Speech, Trump Still Lobs Personal Attacks Against Harris
Mr. Trump did spend considerable time discussing economic issues, largely reassigning to Ms. Harris attacks he has made for years against Mr. Biden over his inability to curb inflation and price increases. He argued that she had been in a position to address both issues but had not made significant progress. WorkWorkA Hulk Hogan-Jesse Ventura Grudge Match, in the Political Arena
And, frankly, the wrestling jokes are starting to bug him. “Why would they lump me in with Hulk Hogan?” Between six years in the Navy, a mayoralty and a governorship, Mr. Ventura noted, he has spent about as much time in public service as he did in professional wrestling. WorkCity Approves $7 Million Settlement for Exonerated Former Death Row Inmate
The Edmond City Council approved the settlement with Mr. Simmons on Monday to resolve claims he had made against the city and the estate of one of its former detectives who had helped build the case against him. Mr. Simmons still has pending claims against Oklahoma City and one of its former detectives who was also involved in the investigation. WorkWorkCalifornia 'Shaman' Faces Felony Sex Assault Charges
A spokesman for the Riverside District Attorney’s Office said in an emailed statement that it did not comment on cases still under investigation or awaiting trial. The Riverside County Public Defenders Office, which is representing Mr. Flores, did not respond to repeated requests for comment. WorkTrump Gambles on Outside Groups to Finance Voter Outreach Efforts
“We have to accept it,” said Chris Carr, who helped oversee the Trump campaign’s field operation in 2020 and has long encouraged Republicans to offload those associated costs. “Outside groups are going to do more and more of this. But the cautionary tale for donors and for everybody else is: Are they actually doing what they said they’d do?” WorkWorkWorkHarris Is Set to Lay Out an Economic Message Light on Detail
Her ability to do that has been effectively enabled by the unusual circumstances of Mr. Biden’s abrupt departure from the presidential race, which allowed Ms. Harris to secure the Democratic nomination without enduring a long primary campaign. |
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