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Back to School - Higher Education and Job Market Trends (VC+)

Chart Preview: The Best Employers for New Grads in AmericaSecuring a
first full-time job is a major milestone for new graduates. We dive
into the top-rated employers in the U.S., with Delta Air Lines leading
the pack for its benefits and inclusive work culture. What other
brands make the list?

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Motel 6 Is Sold to Oyo, an Indian Hotel Company Expanding in the U.S.
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“This transaction is a terrific outcome for investors and is the
culmination of an ambitious business plan that more than tripled our
investors’ capital and generated over $1 billion in profit over our
hold period,” Rob Harper, a senior managing director at Blackstone,
said in a statement.

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Open source maintainers underpaid and going gray
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The majority of open source project maintainers are not being paid for
their work, spend three times as much time on security than they did
three years ago, and have become less trusting of contributors
following the xz backdoor, according to open source package security
firm Tidelift.















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Inside Annapurna Interactive's Mass Walkout: Internal Politics, the
Surprise Remedy Deal, and Why It All Happened - IGN
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Last week, Bloomberg reported that 25 people comprising the entire
staff of Annapurna Interactive walked out the door in a group
resignation. But while some of the circumstances around their
departure emerged in the reporting, one pressing question was left
unanswered: why?

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The Algorithm and the Hippocratic Oath
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Several years ago, I was involved in a case that illuminates the
difficult position many doctors today find themselves in. The patient
was pregnant, close to delivery, and experiencing dangerous declines
in her baby’s heart rate. She had been on a blood thinner, which
kept me, the anesthesiologist, from placing an epidural in her back.
She also had strange airway anatomy, which would make it a struggle to
put her to sleep quickly if an emergency cesarean section became
necessary. I advised the obstetrician to perform an elective cesarean
section now, in advance, while we had good working conditions, and not
to wait for an emergency, where time is of the essence, and where the
delay needed to induce general anesthesia might seriously injure the
baby.














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Working in the office 5 days a week to build company culture is a
myth, PwC report says
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Amazon has become the latest firm to end working from home in the name
of company culture—a PwC reports suggests it could have the opposite
effect.

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FTC Staff Report Finds Large Social Media and Video Streaming
Companies Have Engaged in Vast Surveillance of Users with Lax Privacy
Controls and Inadequate Safeguards for Kids and Teens
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The .gov means it’s official. Federal government websites often end
in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure
you’re on a federal government site.














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The mystery of Masayoshi Son, SoftBanks great disrupter - FT (No
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He has won and lost fortunes with his bets on technology. So is the
investor a visionary or a gambler who got lucky?

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The work from home free-for-all is coming to an end - WSJ (No paywall)
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Amazon Chief Executive Andy Jassy set CEOs abuzz with envy—and
white-collar workers with fear—this week with a surprise memo
calling corporate staffers back to the office full time.














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A hard-edged battle over squishy toys - WSJ (No paywall)
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The Squishmallow, a hybrid stuffed toy and plush pillow, soared in
popularity during the pandemic as consumers sought comfort in huggable
versions of cute animals and food. Behind that cuteness is an
intellectual property battle that is anything but cuddly.

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How Kamala Harris Hopes to Take North Carolina Back for the Democrats
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At 10 A.M. on the Tuesday after Labor Day, the traditional start of
the final sprint to Election Day, ten people in the eastern North
Carolina town of Wilson sat in folding chairs, typing numbers into
their phones and waiting to see if anyone answered. Many didn’t, and
some who did had little time for what the callers were offering. The
pitch was for the campaign of Kamala Harris, who, until two months
ago, was the largely undefined understudy to an unpopular President.
“O.K., so you’re definitely a strong Trump supporter?” Ruth
Thorne, a volunteer, said into her phone. The woman on the other end
said yes. Thorne resumed her pitch, but the woman hung up. “She said
we’re going to Hell,” Thorne reported, “and ‘I’m not going
to listen to your bullshit.’ ” But earlier, as the negative
responses had piled up, Jill Ortman-Fouse, a regional organizing
director for the Harris campaign, had reassured her, saying, “Every
so often, you get a win.”














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What supertall skyscrapers reveal about countries that build them -
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They are miracles of engineering and "boasts in glass and steel"

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The Strange Company At The Heart Of The Lebanon Pager Bomb Mystery -
Forbes (No paywall) [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=67596&nl=daily]
The head office of the BAC Consulting on September 18, 2024 in
Budapest, Hungary. Taiwanese company Gold Apollo said that the pagers
used by Hezbollah members that simultaneously exploded and killed at
least 12 people were made by BAC. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/Anadolu via
Getty Images)














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It's Time to Unbundle ESG - Harvard Business Review (No paywall)
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ESG is at an inflection point. It has come to represent a broad and
inchoate aspiration for what business should be doing beyond
maximizing shareholder value. With ESG advocates on the defensive,
business leaders need a new roadmap to determine which factors to
incorporate into their business strategies and operations – and
their political advocacy – and how they will communicate this to
their stakeholders. Leaders should adopt a two-pronged approach: 1)
Identify the sustainability issues that have the most potential impact
on the bottom line and solve for them; and 2) Identify the most
material negative impacts your firm is having on society and solve for
them. Both of these require scanning for the biggest opportunities and
threats that environmental, social, and governance issues pose to your
company’s short- and long-term competitiveness.

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How bad is modern life for our body clocks - and what can we do? - New
Scientist (No paywall) [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=67596&nl=daily]
Modern life disrupts the circadian rhythms controlling our biology –
increasing our risk of developing conditions ranging from diabetes to
dementia. Lynne Peeples's new book The Inner Clock explores and offers
solutions














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Difficult Children Are Only Slightly More Likely To Have Insecure
Attachments With Parents - Discover Magazine (No paywall)
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Children with difficult temperaments, including personality tendencies
such as irritability and having a hard time being comforted, are only
slightly more likely than other children to have insecure attachment
relationships with one or both of their parents, according to our
research. This finding refutes the long-standing notion held by many
psychologists that early attachment behaviors are mainly determined by
a child’s temperament.

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Donald Trump's IVF dilemma
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"I have been a leader on IVF, which is fertilization," Trump said
during a debate against Vice President Kamala Harris. "I've been a
leader on it. They know that and everybody else knows it."













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Earth Is Temporarily Getting a Second Moon
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From Sept. 29 until Nov. 25, astronomers calculate that 2024 PT5—
which is what scientists think is an asteroid but have dubbed a
“mini-moon”—will be looping around Earth. It will eventually
break free of the planet’s gravitational orbit.

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Big Short fund manager Steven Eisman says he is celebrating Gaza
destruction - FT (No paywall) [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=67596&nl=daily]
Famed investor subsequently apologises and deletes account on X

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Trumps North Carolina protg under fire over black Nazi porn claims -
FT (No paywall) [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=67596&nl=daily]
Republican governor candidate Mark Robinson is at the centre of
explosive allegations

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Return-to-office mandates are helping drive up housing prices in these
10 cities - Business Insider (No paywall) [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=67596&nl=daily]
It led many people to leave bustling cities in the Northeast and on
the West Coast for smaller spots in the South, particularly in states
like Texas and Florida, where the cost of living is relatively
lower, and the climate is more enjoyable.

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Residents of one European city just voted Airbnb out of their
neighborhood - Business Insider (No paywall)
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Terézváros is a historic district in the Hungarian capital known for
its dining, nightlife, and entertainment options — one strip of
theaters is dubbed "Budapest's Broadway." It's also home to Heroes'
Square, an iconic Hungarian monument and plaza that has hosted
important political events.

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Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system almost didn't get built -
Business Insider (No paywall) [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=67596&nl=daily]
Israel today has the world's most famous — and tested — missile
defenses, including the legendary Iron Dome. But opposition from the
Israeli military almost scuttled these defenses decades earlier in
what amounts to a cautionary tale about the difficulties of developing
weapons that could someday prove essential.

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The hottest AI startups are raising back-to-back funding rounds.
Suddenly, it's feeling very 2021 in Silicon Valley for a chosen few. -
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In February, Glean announced a $200 million funding round valuing the
enterprise AI software startup at $2.2 billion. Normally, a founder
would hop off the fundraising treadmill after such a close. But these
are not normal times, and Glean has the kind of meteoric revenue
growth that lights up the eyes of VCs, having more than tripled annual
recurring revenue over the past year.

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How the Kremlin Finds Ways to Spread Its Messages
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The online pages of RT and other, related outlets like Sputnik built a
worldwide audience on Facebook of more than 88 million followers,
according to data released on CrowdTangle early this year. RT’s
basic message that the West remains an imperialist aggressor meshed
well with widespread distrust of the United States and Europe.

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Her Children Were Sick. Was It 'Forever Chemicals' on the Family Farm?
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The crisis of contaminated sludge fertilizer is starting to raise
concerns about the safety of the American food supply as it hits farms
and families nationwide. Wastewater treatment plants produce immense
amounts of sewage sludge, and for decades the federal government has
encouraged farmers to spread it on millions of acres as fertilizer.

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Move Over, Nvidia: Billionaires Are Selling Its Shares and Buying Up
These 2 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks Instead
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Bank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool
company. Manali Pradhan has no position in any of the stocks
mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced
Micro Devices, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs Group, Microsoft, and
Nvidia. The Motley Fool recommends Intel and recommends the following
options: long January 2026 $395 calls on Microsoft, short January 2026
$405 calls on Microsoft, and short November 2024 $24 calls on Intel.
The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

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It took an army of internet sleuths to find 'Celebrity Number Six' -
WSJ (No paywall) [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=67596&nl=daily]
Forty thousand people were searching for a photo he had taken, and
Leandre Escorsell had no idea. The Spanish fashion photographer only
learned of the hunt for “Celebrity Number Six" from a stranger’s
unexpected Sept. 6 email.

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Tiny Asteroids Have Even Tinier Moons--But Why? - Scientific American
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You might think of asteroids as just rocks of various sizes floating
around in space. But they’re vastly more complex than that: they
show an incredible diversity in size, shape, composition and even the
way they change over time.

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Will the Mark Robinson revelations tank Republicans in a key
battleground state?
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The US presidential campaign is in its final weeks and we’re
dedicated to helping you understand the stakes. In this election
cycle, it’s more important than ever to provide context beyond the
headlines, but in-depth reporting is costly. To continue this vital
work, we have an ambitious goal to add 5,000 new members.

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America's fallen tech giant Intel is facing a crossroads - Business
Insider (No paywall) [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=67596&nl=daily]
Chip and wireless communications competitor Qualcomm approached Intel
about a takeover deal, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. And on
Monday, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger sent out an email announcing "the next
phase of Intel's transformation," which included the creation of an
independent subsidiary for its foundries and expanded business with
Amazon. Intel also plans to lay off 15,000 staff.

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Dimon Says Hes Skeptical of Soft Landing After Rate Cut - Bloomberg
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JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon said he
remains skeptical about a soft landing in the US following the Federal
Reserves first rate cut in more than four years and said he wouldnt
count my eggs on that outcome.

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Trump's Opponents See New Ways to Cast the G.O.P. as 'Team Misogyny'
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“It’s clear that they just don’t trust women,” said Ms.
Harris, speaking a day after joining a livestreamed event with Oprah
Winfrey that attracted hundreds of thousands of viewers. “Well, we
trust women.”

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Going Solo: How to Plan for Retirement When You're on Your Own
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If you’re a solo ager or might be one day, experts recommend you
begin thinking about your options as soon as possible, before a crisis
hits. “You cannot plan for every eventuality,” said Ms. Geber, who
now has a support system in place, and after years as a management
consultant in Los Gatos, Calif., has made a second career as a solo
aging consultant. “But you can ensure your most urgent needs are
covered.”

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Meet the Birkin Bag of the Book World: Collectible, Covetable and
Priced to Match
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The priciest, The Ultimate Collection — limited edition volumes,
some the size of small coffee tables and bound in leather or encased
in velvet or pigskin — sell in the five-figure range. A special
edition on Versailles, presented in a velvet clamshell, and priced at
$4,900, is offered with a private tour of the château’s interior.
(The company said that The Ultimate Collection represents more than 25
percent of its annual revenues.)

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Car Parts, Fiberglass and a Dream: How a Teacher Built a Hovercraft
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The cab was cut from a 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee; the engine once
revved up a 1985 Toyota Celica; and 107 hand-sewn rubber segments,
courtesy of Mr. Tymofichuk’s wife, help to direct low-pressure air
beneath the craft so that it rises eight inches above the ground.

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After Apple, Jony Ive Is Building an Empire of His Own
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The “huge volume” was a parking lot. Each time Mr. Ive, Apple’s
former head of design, looked at the empty stretch of asphalt, he saw
something more: a garden, a pavilion, a place where people could
socialize outside like they do at his favorite restaurant in London,
the River Cafe. So he bought the building next door. And then he
bought another and another. Eventually, he owned half of a city block,
including the vacant blacktop.

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What We Know (and Don't Know) About 'Forever Chemicals' in Food
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Still, some public-health advocacy groups have questioned the
F.D.A.’s methodology, and the agency itself warns that “PFAS
exposure from food is an emerging area of science and there remains
much we do not yet know.” This year, Consumer Reports said it had
detected PFAS in some milk, including in brands marketed as organic,
and researchers have found the chemicals in products as varied as
eggs, fruit juice and seafood.

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What happened during the 1983 bombings in Beirut?
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In 2000, Israeli helicopters fired on Mr. Aqeel’s car in an attempt
to avenge the killing of a Lebanese militia leader aligned with
Israel, but he survived with only slight injuries. Five civilians were
also lightly wounded, including an infant.

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Our Taste for Flesh Has Exhausted the Earth
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Its fans praise its extreme efficiency: feet, tails, feathers, snouts
are eliminated. Its detractors say it’s a threat to culture and
livelihoods. To some people, it’s just uncanny, or maybe it’s just
the natural next step in how uncannily the modern food system has
denatured meat.

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Rivalries Are the Heart of College Football. But Many Are Going Away.
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And while conference hopping has rekindled a handful of rivalries —
the University of Texas will play Texas A&M for the first time since
2011 now that Texas has moved to the SEC — it has shifted others to
new conferences, like Arizona versus Arizona State now in the Big 12.
Some have uncertain futures, while others have disappeared entirely.
U.C.L.A. and Cal, the flagship schools of the University of California
system, will not play each other this season for the first time in 92
years.

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Shoulder Season
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Israel’s attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon this week — exploding
pagers on Tuesday, an airstrike yesterday — mark a significant
escalation of the war on its northern border, Patrick Kingsley writes.

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Rare Israeli airstrike in Beirut kills Hezbollah commander and more
than a dozen others
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Israel's bombardment and invasion of the Gaza Strip â launched in
response to Hamas killing 1,200 people and taking 250 hostage in
southern Israel on Oct. 7 â has wreaked vast destruction and
displaced about 90% of Gaza's population of 2.3 million.

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Warning: ZGN is at high risk of cutting its dividend (NYSE:ZGN)
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Ermenegildo Zegna N.V. (NYSE:ZGN) has displayed warning signs that
have historically led to dividend cuts.

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Warning: PUBGY is at high risk of cutting its dividend (OTCMKTS:PUBGY)
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Publicis Groupe S.A. (OTCMKTS:PUBGY) has displayed warning signs that
have historically led to dividend cuts.

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Warning: KHNGY is at high risk of cutting its dividend (OTCMKTS:KHNGY)
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Kuehne + Nagel International AG (OTCMKTS:KHNGY) has displayed warning
signs that have historically led to dividend cuts.

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NASA has a fine plan for deorbiting the ISS--unless Russia gets in the
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US soldier Travis King sentenced for desertion after fleeing into
North Korea
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“The outcome of today’s court martial is a fair and just result
that reflects the seriousness of the offences committed by Pvt
King,” prosecutor Major Allyson Montgomery said in the statement.

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Bushfire risk on Sydney's northern beaches downgraded
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People in those areas were told they should consider their lives at
risk, and seek shelter in a house or other solid structure, actively
monitor for embers or spot fires, and stay out of the way of the open
path of the fire, the RFS advised.

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Man arrested in Italy nearly 50 years after two Melbourne women found
dead in their home
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“We will be forever grateful for the support and understanding shown
to us by our friends and family over the past 47 years. It is
difficult to sufficiently express our appreciation to Victoria police
and the many investigators who have tirelessly pursued answers and
justice for us over such a long period of time.

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Dutch row over which victims of Nazis get 'stumbling stone' plaques
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These stumbling stones - proliferating across Dutch streets - are both
metaphors and memories. Van Basten Batenburg added: "Whenever my
niece, who just turned four, sees one, she gets on her knees and wipes
it free of dirt or leaves. They are a bit of light in the sidewalk
which catches the soul of the people who are commemorated."

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