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What's a Brain?
[[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=73198&nl=daily all have
one: three pounds of winkled grey-pink peering out at the world from
behind castle walls of bone. It’s the seat of consciousness and
dreams. It holds memories, harbors love, shocks with fear, awe, and
pain; it works over the raw input of the senses, smoothing the
chemical signals, wavelengths of light, vibrations and electrical
messages it receives into a cogent picture of its realm.

Yep, that’s a brain—mine and yours, the same brain that brought us
language and agriculture, that threw the first spear. The same an
unnamed scribe first etched into papyrus some 3,500 years ago
(searching for the right hieroglyph, he chose “skull-marrow,”
something to scoop out when the time comes for mummification, favoring
that glorified muscle, the heart, for transport into the realms of the
Dead).

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- Sara Khan, Investment Strategist, Global Finance Partners

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Top shale boss says US unusually vulnerable to Middle East oil shock -
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Harold Hamm blames Joe Biden for decision to drain strategic petroleum
reserve in recent years

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Japans new prime minister, Ishiba Shigeru, is a popular gadfly - The
Economist [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=73198&nl=daily]
ISHIBA SHIGERU, Japans new prime minister, knows what his colleagues
think of him. I have undoubtedly hurt many peoples feelings, caused
unpleasant experiences and made many suffer, he said apologetically in
his final speech during the leadership race of the ruling Liberal
Democratic Party (LDP). Throughout his 38 years in parliament, Mr
Ishiba has been a gadfly. That outspokenness endeared him to voters,
but made him an outsider within the LDP. His first four leadership
bidsfailed. Someone like him could win only if the LDP faced a major
roadblock and divine will intervened, Mr Ishiba wrote in a book
published this summer.















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'Iceman' crime boss jailed in Scotland over 'industrial-scale' drug
trafficking
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"Jamie Stevenson and his organised crime gang are now where they
belong thanks to tenacious investigations by officers from the NCA,
Police Scotland and the Metropolitan police," said the NCA's regional
head of investigations, Gerry Mclean. "Offenders who peddle drugs
don't care about the harm to our communities, they don't care about
the lives destroyed by addiction."

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JD Vance takes victory lap and mocks Tim Walz over debate gaffe
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Given Trump’s tendency to deploy personal insults and degrading
nicknames against his political opponents, that explanation may not
sit well with voters. Trump now has just one month left to convince
Americans that he deserves another four years in the White House.














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Walz says Vance was 'gaslighting' public about Trump's record in
debate
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Walz said that he saw the debate as a way to speak directly to the
American people as they decide whether to entrust him and Kamala
Harris with the White House. Vance, on the other hand, "was speaking
to an audience of one", Walz said, referring to Trump.

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Why is US health care like this?
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The US presidential campaign is in its final weeks and were dedicated
to helping you understand the stakes. In this election cycle, its more
important than ever to provide context beyond the headlines. But
in-depth reporting is costly, so to continue this vital work, we have
an ambitious goal to add 5,000 new members.














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BBC cancels Boris Johnson interview after Laura Kuenssberg mistakenly
sends him her briefing notes
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Kuenssberg previously investigated his government in Panorama –
Partygate: Inside the Storm, and looked back at the recent
Conservative years in a three-part BBC Two series, Laura Kuenssberg:
State of Chaos.

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Opinion | The People Fleeing Climate Disasters Are Going to Transform
the American South
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All of this suggests a possible boom for inland and Northern cities.
But it also will leave behind large swaths of coastal and other
vulnerable land where seniors and the poor are very likely to
disproportionately remain.














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Levi Strauss trims guidance as it weighs sale of Dockers business
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In the Americas, beyond a slowdown at Docker's, sales were also
impacted by one of Levi's largest wholesale customers in Mexico, Singh
said. During the quarter, the partner had a cybersecurity breach,
which constrained shipping times and impacted sales. The region is
also working through some "execution issues," said Singh.

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Pallet uses AI to bring logistics into the 21st century | TechCrunch
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Before he joined TechCrunch in 2012, he founded SiliconFilter and
wrote for ReadWriteWeb (now ReadWrite). Frederic covers enterprise,
cloud, developer tools, Google, Microsoft, gadgets, transportation and
anything else he finds interesting. He owns just over a 50th of a
bitcoin.














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Pharmalittle: We're reading about a Blue Cross California deal for
Humira, Gilead licensing an HIV drug, and more
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A major California health insurer is set to offer one of the world?s
top-selling drugs for free in a bid to show it can reach Americans
affordably

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Like Trump, Vance Wavers on What to Do With Obamacare
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The “laws and regulations” Mr. Vance referenced come directly from
the Affordable Care Act, which required insurers to sell health
coverage at a standard price to any American who wanted to buy a plan,
regardless of age, sex or health history.














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Special counsel reveals new details of Trump bid to overturn 2020
election
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The US presidential election is a neck-and-neck contest, with Harris
establishing a slight but solid lead over Trump in most national
voting surveys. The picture in the all-important swing states is more
complex, however, as tight races in these key contests will decide the
election.

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TuSimple founder Xiaodi Hou is back with a new autonomous truck
startup | TechCrunch
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Rebecca Bellan covers transportation for TechCrunch. She’s
interested in all things micromobility, EVs, AVs, smart cities, AI,
sustainability and more. Previously, she covered social media for
Forbes.com, and her work has appeared in Bloomberg CityLab, The
Atlantic, The Daily Beast, Mother Jones, i-D (Vice) and more.Rebecca
studied journalism and history at Boston University. She has invested
in Ethereum.














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Instant harkens back to a pre-Google Firebase | TechCrunch
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Before he joined TechCrunch in 2012, he founded SiliconFilter and
wrote for ReadWriteWeb (now ReadWrite). Frederic covers enterprise,
cloud, developer tools, Google, Microsoft, gadgets, transportation and
anything else he finds interesting. He owns just over a 50th of a
bitcoin.

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Gang violence leaves Haiti facing 'worst hunger emergency in the
western hemisphere'
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The UN security council voted unanimously on Monday to extend the
mission for another year but a plan from the US and Ecuador to make it
an official UN peacekeeping force, allowing them to tap the
organisation's international funding, was shelved because of
opposition from China and Russia.













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One million people in England vape despite never having smoked
regularly, study finds
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A third study also published at the same time in the same journal
suggested that banning the sale of tobacco to people born between 2006
and 2010 could prevent 1.2m deaths from lung cancer worldwide by 2095.

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Russian court freezes funds of US banks JP Morgan and Mellon
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According to court documents, the action resulted in Sberbank being
denied judicial control over its subsidiary and the right to dispose
of its income, meaning that the state "lost the opportunity to securе
its own income from the activity abroad of MR bank."

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Exclusive: Spill, the Black-owned Twitter alternative, scores
investment from Kerry Washington
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Amanda Silberling is a senior writer at TechCrunch covering the
intersection of technology and culture. She has also written for
publications like Polygon, MTV, the Kenyon Review, NPR, and Business
Insider. She is the co-host of Wow If True, a podcast about internet
culture, with science fiction author Isabel J. Kim. Prior to joining
TechCrunch, she worked as a grassroots organizer, museum educator, and
film festival coordinator. She holds a B.A. in English from the
University of Pennsylvania and served as a Princeton in Asia Fellow in
Laos.

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How the 2024 Election Will Affect IVF and Abortion Access - Scientific
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Few issues this presidential election cycle have been as central and
divisive as that of abortion and reproductive health care. And on
these issues, the Republican and Democratic candidates couldnt be more
different. Former president Donald Trump would continue to roll back
reproductive rights, whereas current vice president Kamala Harris
would protect them.

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Kamala Harris joined Biden in backing the dockworkers' strike at major
U.S. ports
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“American workers should be able to negotiate for better wages,
especially since the shipping companies are mostly foreign flag
vessels, including the largest consortium One,” the former president
said.

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Is the World Really Running Out of Sand? Practical Engineering
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If you have to know the answer right away, it’s no; or at least, my
goal with this video is to convince you that the world is not running
out of sand. But if it were that simple, I wouldn’t be here (right?)
and you probably wouldn’t be either. In fact, I was really surprised
by some of the things I didn’t know as I dug deeper into the topic
further, and how some of the most widely spread sand “facts” are
dead wrong.

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Sabrina Carpenter Has Waited Her Whole Life for This
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Sabrina Carpenter is settling into a tiny banquette, one leg in
pinstripe capris folded onto the bench, when she orders a cappuccino.
The obvious joke hangs in the air. I've intentionally stopped myself
from getting them now, the Espresso singer says. The last time she was
at this particular French restaurant in downtown New York, they
surprised her with a round of espresso martinis.

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OpenAI raises $6.6B and is now valued at $157B | TechCrunch
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Kyle Wiggers is a senior reporter at TechCrunch with a special
interest in artificial intelligence. His writing has appeared in
VentureBeat and Digital Trends, as well as a range of gadget blogs
including Android Police, Android Authority, Droid-Life, and
XDA-Developers. He lives in Brooklyn with his partner, a piano
educator, and dabbles in piano himself. occasionally — if mostly
unsuccessfully.

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Opinion | Maybe Voters Want a Break From the Endless Combat
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Now comes Nicks, 76, with a new song inspired by … the Supreme
Court. Back in 1983, in a single among her biggest hits, she commanded
a lover to “stand back.” In “The Lighthouse,” she commands
sister soldiers to “stand up.” That’s some journey. For America,
too.

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Why official register of MPs' financial interests is now a must-read
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The foreign secretary is, like Starmer, a keen football fan - but of
Tottenham rather than Arsenal. His update shows he accepted five
tickets in a hospitality box at the Tottenham stadium worth £2,300
to see the north London derby against Arsenal last month. Starmer was
one of Lammy's guests and would have enjoyed the game more - Arsenal
won 1-0.

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OpenAI is now worth more than $150 billion
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OpenAI is also reportedly considering restructuring its nonprofit
status to attract investors, the Financial Times previously reported,
citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. As OpenAI considers a
for-profit structure, CEO Sam Altman has reportedly told employees he
doesn’t plan to get a “giant equity stake” in the company. In a
meeting, both Altman and Sarah Friar, OpenAI’s chief financial
officer, told employees the company’s investors are concerned over
Altman not having equity, CNBC reported.

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J.B. Hunt and UP.Labs launch venture lab to build logistics startups |
TechCrunch
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Kirsten Korosec is a reporter and editor who has covered the future of
transportation from EVs and autonomous vehicles to urban air mobility
and in-car tech for more than a decade. She is currently the
transportation editor at TechCrunch and co-host of TechCrunch’s
Equity podcast. She is also co-founder and co-host of the podcast,
“The Autonocast.” She previously wrote for Fortune, The Verge,
Bloomberg, MIT Technology Review and CBS Interactive.

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One of two doctors charged in Matthew Perry's death pleads guilty
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Perry struggled with addiction for years, dating back to his time on
Friends, when he became one of the biggest stars of his generation as
Chandler Bing. He starred alongside Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox,
Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer for 10 seasons from 1994
to 2004 on the mega-hit sitcom on NBC.

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Millions of this everyday product could go bad during the port strike
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In a press release on Oct. 1, the USDA said it did not expect
shortages anytime in the near future for most items, but the agency
added that is it monitoring and addressing any potential impacts on
consumers due to the port strike.

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Demand for NVIDIA's Blackwell is 'insane' - Jensen Huang
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"AI will supercharge enterprises to scale innovation at greater
speed,” Huang said. “NVIDIA’s platform, Accenture’s AI
Refinery and our combined expertise will help businesses and nations
accelerate this transformation to drive unprecedented productivity and
growth.”

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AI coding startup Poolside raises $500M from eBay, Nvidia, and others
| TechCrunch
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Kyle Wiggers is a senior reporter at TechCrunch with a special
interest in artificial intelligence. His writing has appeared in
VentureBeat and Digital Trends, as well as a range of gadget blogs
including Android Police, Android Authority, Droid-Life, and
XDA-Developers. He lives in Brooklyn with his partner, a piano
educator, and dabbles in piano himself. occasionally — if mostly
unsuccessfully.

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'Ring of Fire' Solar Eclipse Will Be Visible in Parts of South America
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In April, a total solar eclipse cut across North America from the
southwest to the northeast, drawing millions of spectators and causing
a stir among enthusiasts. It was the first total solar eclipse in
seven years.

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Rising cost of social services in England putting arts and youth
services at risk, say councils
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A government spokesperson said: “Despite the inheritance left, we
will work with local government to fix the foundations and get them
back on their feet by doing the basics right, including providing more
stability through multi-year funding settlements, ending competitive
bidding for pots of money and reforming the local audit system.

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Billionaire Bill Gates Has a Bold Plan to Shrink the Wealth of the
Rich - Here's How He Intends to Pull It Off
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While Sanders acknowledged Gates' innovations in the tech world, he
didn't hold back his opinion that no person should control billions of
dollars. "Bill's a very innovative guy," Sanders said, adding that
such vast fortunes are simply too much for one person to handle.

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ResMed CEO on how wearables, GLP-1s will impact sleep apnea device
sales - STAT [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=73198&nl=daily]
NEW YORK The morning after presenting an upbeat outlook to analysts in
a gilded hall in the New York Stock Exchange building, Mick Farrell,
the CEO of ResMed, looked refreshed, despite a post-presentation
cocktail reception. If the sleep tech magnate could have used more
shuteye he didnt show it.

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Morning Rounds: Women with sickle cell are sterilized postpartum more
than others
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A report from the American Cancer Society, released yesterday, offers
further insights into racial disparities in breast cancer. Black women
have a 38% higher death rate from breast cancer compared to white
women, despite having a 5% lower incidence rate. And at every single
stage of breast cancer, Black women have the lowest survival rate.

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OpenAI rakes in over $6 billion in new funding
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Funding isn’t the only thing that’s growing for OpenAI. Its AI app
ChatGPT has attracted 250 million weekly active users, up from the 200
million announced at the end of August, and 11 million paying
subscribers. The higher usage rate has OpenAI officials thinking they
should raise the subscription price for ChatGPT to $22 a month by the
end of the year and $44 a month in the next five years.

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Melania Trump passionately defends abortion rights in upcoming memoir
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“The slogan ‘My Body, My Choice’ is typically associated with
women activists and those who align with the pro-choice side of the
debate,” she writes. “But if you really think about it, ‘My
Body, My Choice’ applies to both sides – a woman’s right to make
an independent decision involving her own body, including the right to
choose life. Personal freedom.”

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Why Nikola Stock Jumped More Than 25% Today
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Buying a house is more affordable than getting married in 47 cities
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In fact, the cost of weddings — even for attendees — has gotten so
steep that nearly half of Americans say they hope they won’t be
asked to be a bridesmaid or groomsman in the next year, the Empower
study revealed.

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Keir Starmer pays back 6,000 worth of gifts and hospitality
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Its work is described as "activities of professional membership
organisations", and it has one director, Guy Miscampbell, a former
government adviser who now works for a polling company. Tugendhat's
campaign was contacted for comment.

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Biden visits North and South Carolina as Hurricane Helene death toll
rises
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“Congress has previously provided the funds it needs to respond, so
we will make sure that those resources are appropriately allocated,”
the House speaker, Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, said on
Tuesday.

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Are You Richer Than Your Friends? Here's How To Tell Without Asking
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True wealth isn't just about money. It's about having enough to live
comfortably, enjoy life, and keep the stress over bills to a minimum.
If you're doing that, you're already winning – no matter what anyone
else's bank account says.

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Can You Guess the Top 5 Careers Of Millionaires, According To Dave
Ramsey? Spoiler Alert - They're Not The Highest Paying Jobs
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Whether you're a teacher, an accountant or even an engineer, Ramsey's
findings show hope for building wealth. If anything, it proves that
becoming a millionaire is possible for more people than you might
think.

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LPL Fires CEO Over Alleged Misconduct. The Stock Is Falling.
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How much do dockworkers make? What to know about wages amid ILA port
strike
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“Our members don’t work typical 9-to-5 jobs; they work
extraordinary hours, sacrificing time with their families. Our
position is firm: we believe in the value our incredible rank-and-file
members bring to this industry and to our great nation,” the ILA
said in a statement.

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Goldman Just Raised Its Outlook For These Hot Telecom Stocks
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Why a map of a fruit fly's brain has neuroscientists 'blown away'
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The connectome is “a critical piece in this larger continuum of
research that is going to be necessary not just to treat the symptoms
of disease, but hopefully one day, to cure them,” Ngai said.
“Because you can’t fix what you don’t understand, and having
these connectomes is going to be key for understanding what is really
tantamount to circuit disorders.”

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These 3 Bargain-Bin Dividend Value Stocks Have Become Too Cheap to
Ignore
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