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The Pervasive Illusion of Seeing the Complete World LessWrong
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These meta-blind spots tend to develop around actual blind spots
naturally, because of the way the brain works. We notice stuff that
changes, because the brain is akin to a multi-level prediction error
minimization machine. If you wear cracked or dirty glasses, you stop
noticing them after a short time, unless the cracks or dirt actively
interfere with something you have to see, reminding you of the cracks.
Worse than that, you forget that the cracks exist, unless reminded.
This meta-blind spot, or a tower of blind spots can probably go
several levels up, if there is no prediction error detected at that
level.

Another speculation: the tower of blind spots creates an illusion of
seeing the complete world, with nothing else existing. After all, to
notice the existence of something the brain needs to be able to
compare predictions with inputs, and if there are no inputs at any
level, there is nothing to activate the prediction error minimization
machine.

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COVID Vaccines Coming Soon as Summer Surge Continues - Scientific
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COVID has been haunting humans for four and a half years, and experts
agree there are no signs that it will disappear. So even though we
would all like to forget about it, we should remain vigilant to
protect our health. Here’s a quick guide to the latest information
about COVID rates, treatments and upcoming vaccines.

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Mormons could help Kamala Harris win Arizona
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Mormons had been among the most loyal Republican voting blocs until
Donald Trump took over the GOP. Trump's campaign struggled to win over
LDS voters in both 2016 and 2020, and polling shows more than half
have negative views of Trump.















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The staggering death toll of scientific lies
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Poldermans was a prolific medical researcher at Erasmus Medical Center
in the Netherlands, where he analyzed the standards of care for
cardiac surgery, publishing a series of definitive studies from 1999
until the early 2010s.

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Inside the Last Weeks of RFK Jr.'s Campaign
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Speaking in Phoenix on Friday, Kennedy said he was suspending his
independent bid for the White House and endorsed former President
Donald Trump, citing their shared concerns about "the war on our
children," the war in Ukraine, and free speech. "I have the certainty
that this is what I'm meant to do," he said, calling the decision a
"spiritual journey" to embrace a candidate who, until a few weeks ago,
he derided as a "sociopath" and a "terrible human being."














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Former Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to shut down engines in-flight
shares his story
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Emerson was inside an Alaska Airlines cockpit last October when he
raised his arms and pulled two large red levers that could have shut
down both engines, at 30,000 feet. He calls the incident the worst 30
seconds of his life.

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No plans to close schools in the event of mpox outbreak, CDC says
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Since the World Health Organization declared mpox a global health
emergency last week, familiar fears of school shutdowns have
ricocheted across social media, striking a nerve with many U.S.
students who remember all too well the 2020 Covid lockdowns.














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4 Tips for Winning a Pitch Competition - Inc.com (No paywall)
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Once you've identified your judges, read their LinkedIn profiles
carefully. Take a closer look at their past job experiences. What
roles have they held? What were their responsibilities? Understanding
their professional journey can provide key insights into their
preferences and interests. It'll give you some sense of the types of
questions they'll ask. For instance, if their roles were mainly in
research and development, they're more likely to ask technical
questions than business-related questions.

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How hidden WW2 bombs across the Pacific are found and destroyed, 80
years after war
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The Marshall Islands is a nation of atolls – hundreds of small
islands carpeted in coconut palms and pandanus trees. While these
atolls in the Pacific Ocean are a picture of tropical beauty, they are
also home to explosive remnants of war.














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Sometimes You Just Have to Ignore the Economists
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Last week, the economics commentariat and much of the mainstream media
erupted with contempt toward Kamala Harris’s proposed federal
price-gouging law. Op-eds, social-media posts, and straight news
reports mocked Harris for economically illiterate pandering and warned
of Soviet-style “price controls” that would lead to shortages and
runaway inflation.

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Even placebos can help reduce stress, anxiety: Study
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Remotely administered non-deceptive placebos have the potential to
help individuals struggling with mental health concerns who otherwise
would not have access to traditional mental health services, the
researchers noted














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Walmart recalls apple juice sold in 25 states due to elevated arsenic
levels
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave the recall a more urgent
classification Friday after making its original announcement Aug. 15.
The new classification said the affected product may temporarily cause
adverse health consequences but is unlikely to cause serious or
irreversible medical issues.

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One Dead And Three Injured In Landslide In Alaska's
Ketchikan?Mandatory Evacuation Ordered In Affected Area - Forbes (No
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At least one person was killed and three were injured in a landslide
in the city of Ketchikan, Alaska on Sunday, as authorities conducted
mandatory evacuations across several neighborhoods amid concerns of a
potential "secondary landslide" in the area.














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Infectious Diseases Spike When Kids Return To School - Here's What to
Do - Discover Magazine (No paywall) [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=55084&nl=daily]
These viruses and bacteria will be agents that cause the common cold,
influenza, norovirus, COVID-19, strep throat, and more. There’s a
reason why boxes of tissues and sanitizing wipes show up on most
school supply lists.

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Grocery Chains Step Up Political Donations as High Prices Draw
Criticism - Inc.com (No paywall) [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=55084&nl=daily]
The level of political donations from major food companies accepted by
Democratic lawmakers has ticked higher this congressional election
cycle, even as many Democrats have accused the top U.S. grocery chains
and their suppliers of pushing prices higher at consumers' expense, a
Reuters analysis of Federal Election Commission data shows.














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Neolithic engineers used scientific knowledge to build huge megalith -
New Scientist (No paywall) [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=55084&nl=daily]
Called the Menga dolmen, it is among the earliest European megaliths,
dating to between 3600 and 3800 BC. Its roofed enclosure was
constructed from 32 large stones, some of which are the biggest used
in such structures. The heaviest one weighs in excess of 130 tonnes,
more than three times as much as the heaviest stone at Stonehenge in
the UK, which was erected more than 1000 years later.

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Why Harvard, Penn, and Columbia have turned to M.D.s for leadership in
troubled times - STAT (No paywall) [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=55084&nl=daily]
Besides struggling with encampments, building takeovers, and
commencement challenges, the three universities have something else in
common: They have all chosen M.D.s as president or interim president.













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iPhone 16 release date revealed? Here's when Apple's next-gen device
will drop, according to new report
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The iPhone 16 is so close, you can almost taste it. According to a new
report from Bloomberg, Apple insiders have revealed the iPhone 16
release date which, by extension, also gives us insight into when the
next-gen Apple Watch models will drop, too.

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Is Telegram really an encrypted messaging app?
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This blog is reserved for more serious things, and ordinarily I
wouldn’t spend time on questions like the above. But much as I’d
like to spend my time writing about exciting topics, sometimes the
world requires a bit of what Brad Delong calls “Intellectual Garbage
Pickup,” namely: correcting wrong, or mostly-wrong ideas that spread
unchecked across the Internet.

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Albuquerque's police chief thinks cops have a 5th Amendment right to
leave their body cameras off
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, Police Chief Harold Medina operated his
department-issued pickup truck "in an unsafe manner" on February 17,
when he ran a red light and broadsided a car, severely injuring the
driver. So concludes a recent report from internal investigators who
looked into that shocking incident.

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A stark social divide: Adults without college degrees more likely to
have no close friends, survey finds
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But a recent survey suggests that share has risen overall,
particularly among those who did not graduate from college
— creating a kind of class divide in people’s level of social
engagement and connection. Nearly a quarter of U.S. adults with a high
school diploma or lower education level said they had no close
friends. The number was even higher for Black adults in that group:
35%.

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'The Bentley Of Trucks': Nikola's Hydrogen Semi Revives Its Fortunes -
Forbes (No paywall) [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=55084&nl=daily]
Nikola has had a rocky few years. It's worked to survive the
reputational harm and share price crash that resulted from the lies of
its founder (that earned him a four-year prison sentence). It was
forced to recall hundreds of its first electric semis to fix batteries
at risk of catching fire. But since it began shipping hydrogen-powered
big rigs late last year, things are turning around.

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A shift towards green investment is under way in Africa - The
Economist (No paywall) [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=55084&nl=daily]
Over the past few years there has been a sharp slowdown in
venture-capital funding worldwide. Africa is less than 5% of the
global market by deal value but has proved to be relatively insulated;
total deal value peaked later, at $6.5bn in 2022, and fell less
sharply, to reach $4.5bn in 2023. Make no mistake, the environment is
challenging: steep currency devaluations and high inflation in some
countries have dissuaded skittish investors from writing cheques and
led some to leave the continent altogether. Yet there is good news,
too. The industry is adapting. A financial squeeze is forcing startup
founders to make tough choices in the name of efficiency:
consolidating with rivals and cutting costs to hit profitability
targets faster. Agility is the name of the game. Perhaps reflecting
this, recent figures for funds raised by startups have improved: July
was the best month in over a year.

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Old US Bradleys becoming 'legend' in Ukraine shows what the country
can do when it gets enough of the weapons it needs - Business Insider
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The success Ukraine has seen using old American Bradley Infantry
Fighting Vehicles against Russia shows what Ukraine can do when it is
given enough of the weapons it needs, a warfare expert told Business
Insider.

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America's most boring job is on the brink of extinction - Business
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He was obsessed with the Hubble telescope, and his bedroom ceiling was
dotted with plastic glow-in-the-dark stars. When the Scholastic Book
Fair came to his library, he'd beg his parents for cash to buy NASA
photo books. To him, space science seemed the pinnacle of innovation,
excitement, and existentialism.

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Almost half of workers want to find a new job in the next year
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“If there’s a sign of potential for the US economy, it’s about
enterprise births,” Hamrick said. “It’s promising and I love
that younger cohorts — and even 12% of Boomers — are thinking of
that.”

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Defence firms 'need reassuring' that big orders will be long-term
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That in turns means there will be more spending on anti-drone
capability. No country can afford to shoot down £500 drones with
missiles that cost hundreds of thousands of pounds and take months to
replace for very long.

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No Evidence That Maduro Won, a Top Venezuelan Election Official Says
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Mr. Delpino, a lawyer and one of two opposition-aligned members of
Venezuela’s electoral council, spoke from hiding, afraid of
government backlash. In recent weeks Mr. Maduro’s security forces
have rounded up anyone who appears to doubt his claim to another six
years in power, and many Venezuelans are fearful that his forces are
crossing borders to go after enemies.

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Museum to Part With Cranach Portrait That Was Sold to Flee the Nazis
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Mr. Bromberg, a judge in a magistrate’s court in Hamburg, had
inherited the portrait and other works from his father’s collection.
But he and his wife sold off artworks as they left Europe, first
traveling to Switzerland, then France before sailing to the United
States in 1939. They eventually settled in Pennsylvania, not far from
Allentown.

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Opinion | Trump's Best Strategy to Beat Harris Is Actually Pretty
Simple
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Presidential races are won and lost on character as much as the
issues, and often the issues are proxies for character. Not character
in the sense of a candidate’s personal life, but the attributes that
play into the question of whether someone is suited to the presidency
— is he or she qualified, trustworthy and strong, and does he or she
care about average Americans?

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Love Them or Hate Them, This Couple Reign in Russian Literature
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Their latest project is a translation of Mikhail
Saltykov-Shchedrin’s “Foolsburg: The History of a Town,”
published earlier this month by Vintage. To Anglophone readers, to
whom the book is largely unknown, it will be a corrective to the only
previous translation available, from 1980, as well as an argument for
the book’s Swiftian wit and its relevance to Russia and the United
States today. There is even a character in it named Trump.

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What is mpox and why has the WHO declared it a public health
emergency?
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Bavarian Nordic said it is also supplying vaccines to countries
outside of Africa, and that it is seeking approval from
the European Union's drug regulator to extend the use of its mpox
vaccine for teenagers.

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Macklemore cancels Dubai show to protest UAE role in Sudan civil war
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That includes the US comedian Dave Chappelle, who drew attention in
May in Abu Dhabi when he referred to the Israel-Hamas war as a
“genocide” and joked about the UAE’s vast surveillance
apparatus.

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Before You Buy the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, Here Are 3 ETFs I'd Buy First
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Adam Levy has positions in American Century ETF Trust-Avantis U.s.
Small Cap Value ETF. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

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Kamala Harris and the New Democratic Economic Paradigm - The New
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These days, Presidential Conventions are so scripted that they rarely
produce any real surprises, but they still provide an opportunity to
take stock of where the two major parties stand relative to each other
and to the past. At the Democratic National Convention, in Chicago,
last week, three Presidents—Joe Biden, Barack Obama, and Bill
Clinton—spoke on successive nights, and, on the fourth night,
Vice-President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee, spoke about her
background and her vision of America’s future.

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Removing stuff is never obvious yet often better
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You know the nagging feeling that your product, project, or company
has become more complicated than it needs to be? You can solve many
problems and get better results by doing something unthinkable to
many: removing parts that once seemed essential. My crusade against
complexity continues with this short story from Pinecone.

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The lightbulb of the 21st century: The battery revolution illuminates
a new era
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Thomas Alva Edison took all the credit in 1879, but the invention
originated a long time before that. Seventy years earlier, Humphry
Davy, originally from Cornwall in the United Kingdom, had managed to
fix a thin strip of carbon between the two poles of a battery. Thus
was born the first lightbulb: an invention that would allow humans to
live at night, while exponentially multiplying the uses of
electricity.

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In 2024, it really is better to run a startup in San Francisco,
according to data and founders who've relocated | TechCrunch
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San Francisco’s AI startup boom is so big, even international
founders who don’t run AI startups are relocating there to help
their companies grow, according to several founders who recently
moved. 

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Latino Civil Rights Group Demands Inquiry Into Texas Voter Fraud Raids
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That investigation is part of a unit, the election integrity unit,
which was created as Republican-led states sought to crack down on
supposed voter crime after former President Donald J. Trump began
making false claims of fraud in the wake of the 2020 election. Experts
have found that voter fraud remains rare.

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Colorado Republicans Vote Out Party Chair Following Anti-Gay Posts
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In an email Sunday night, Mr. Williams denounced the meeting, which
was held at a church in the municipality of Brighton, near Denver, as
a “sham,” noting that it was “illegitimate” based on
procedural grounds.

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Disabled Troops Used to Have to Leave the Military. Now Some Compete
for Gold.
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Since the annual competition was created in 2010, the Games have given
the Defense Department a new way to support and rehabilitate a select
group of wounded troops, helping them remain in the service and on
duty. The event has also become an important symbol of the changing
perceptions about who is fit to serve.

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'There is an awful lot of teasing in the family about my image': Julie
Andrews on the mixed legacy of being Mary Poppins
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Telegram says arrested CEO Pavel Durov has 'nothing to hide'
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Telegram did remove some groups, but overall its system of moderating
extremist and illegal content is significantly weaker than that of
other social media companies and messenger apps, say cybersecurity
experts.

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Australians get 'right to disconnect' after working hours
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"I think it's an excellent idea. I hope it catches on. I doubt it'll
catch on in our industry, to tell the truth though," David Brennan, a
worker in the financial industry, told the news agency.

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Fish and chips UK takeaway with biggest price rise
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They added: "We know high energy bills continue to be a challenge for
many businesses. We are working closely with government and industry
to understand the range of issues non-domestic customers face, and
where the powers we have to tackle them could be stronger."

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Qantas accidentally offers cheap first-class fares
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However, the airline's terms and conditions state when customers book
that if there is an error or mistake that is reasonably obvious in the
fare price, the airline is entitled to cancel the booking and offer a
full refund.

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Fox Hunters in the U.K. Want Protected Status Under Discrimination Law
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Ed Swales, the activist, founded Hunting Kind, a lobby group that aims
to protect hunting with dogs and other forms of hunting, in early
2022. He wants to use Britain’s Equality Act — which protects
people from discrimination because of their age, race, sexuality or
religion, among other things — to classify a pro-hunting stance as a
protected belief.

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A Trial Asks: If Grocery Rivals Merge, Do Workers Suffer?
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But the union does have a powerful ally: the Federal Trade Commission.
The agency sued to block the combination, and a trial that will decide
whether the two chains can join forces is scheduled to start in
federal court in Oregon on Monday.

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For His Second Trip to Space, Billionaire Has Grander, Riskier
Aspirations
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“There’s always a risk calculus to it,” Mr. Isaacman said in an
interview a week and a half ago, before he and his three crewmates
headed to Florida for the launch. “But the real focus is on what we
stand to gain and learn from it. And in this case, we’ve got some
pretty cool things.”

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Dismantling the Ship That Drilled for the Ocean's Deepest Secrets
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There’s no concrete plans for its replacement. The ship’s fate was
announced last year by the federally funded National Science
Foundation, which financed most of the J.R.’s operations. The
foundation cited rising costs and a lack of international support to
meet the funding gap.

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Israel and Hezbollah Trade Airstrikes, and U.S. Border Crossings Drop
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Mark Mazzetti is an investigative reporter based in Washington, D.C.,
focusing on national security, intelligence, and foreign affairs. He
has written a book about the C.I.A. More about Mark Mazzetti

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