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Putins Greatest Weakness - Foreign Affairs In early August, as Ukrainian forces burst across the Russian border on their way to capturing some 385 square miles of Russian territory in the Kursk region, the Kremlin maintained it had everything under control: state media reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin was competently organizing relief efforts for the region’s inhabitants and directing the army to crush the invaders. “The military says Kyiv has failed to achieve its goal of securing a foothold in the Russian region,” the state-run RT network reported a day after the invasion began.
On Russian social media, the mood was less sanguine. Catching Russia’s military leadership completely by surprise, Ukraine forces had overrun the border and taken hundreds of Russian prisoners. Tens of thousands of residents had fled. And in the days and weeks that followed, Russian forces seemed unable to mount a significant counterattack. Two Majors, one of the most popular pro-war nationalist channels on the Telegram messaging app, which has 1.2 million subscribers, complained about the incompetence of the army chief, Valery Gerasimov, “and his patrons in the Kremlin.” Normally, direct criticism of the Russian president is rare on state-controlled social media, but now Putin himself was a target. “He is ruining the country,” went a comment on OK, the Russian social media platform popular among an older demographic. “I wish he’d shoot himself already. It’s sickening to watch.”
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WorkIsrael has these four options for attacking Iran - The Economist At least twice in the past, in 2010 and 2011, Israels generals have been ordered by the prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, to prepare for imminent strikes on Iran. In both cases the security chiefs questioned the legality of the order, given without the necessary cabinet authorisation. In neither instance did Israel go to war with the Islamic Republic. WorkThe lightness of being Kamala Harris - WSJ For Kamala Harris, even friendly interviews are treacherous these days. This week she may have made the biggest mistake of her 81-day campaign in response to similar questions from TV host Stephen Colbert and “The View." Asked what she would do differently than President Biden, the Vice President said “there is not a thing that comes to mind."
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WorkWork WorkWorkGoogles DeepMind researchers among recipients of Nobel prize for chemistry - The Economist IT IS A recurring joke among chemists that the Nobel prize for chemistry is, more often than not, awarded for developments in biology. Recent examples include awards for the gene-editing tool CRISPR, in 2020; directed evolution of enzymes and antibodies, in 2018; and DNA repair mechanisms, in 2015. Some may view this year’s prize, which awarded work designing and predicting the structure of proteins, as a continuation of that trend. But the main message lies elsewhere: some of the best brains in chemistry do not only make molecules, they make computer models too. WorkWorkThe High Costs of Chief Revenue Officer Turnover - Harvard Business Review Researchers determined that 62% of companies see their revenue growth rate decline or remain flat in the fiscal year following a Chief Revenue Officer change. 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WorkTeva agrees to pay $450 million to settle kickback and price-fixing allegations - STAT In the largest settlement of its kind, Teva Pharmaceuticals agreed to pay $425 million to resolve allegations the company and a related business paid kickbacks to charitable foundations in order to boost usage of a pricey medicine. Separately, the drugmaker agreed to pay $25 million to settle charges of participating in a price-fixing scheme with other generic companies. WorkSixty Years Later, and Thalidomide Is Still With Us - Scientific American Its September 2024, and a group of American thalidomide survivors and their family members arrive in Washington, D.C., to lobby the government for support. More than 60 years have gone by since Food and Drug Administration medical examiner Frances Oldham Kelsey first stalled the new drug application for thalidomide from the pharmaceutical company Richardson-Merrell. WorkWorkIn Wisconsin, Democrats Hope Competing Down Ballot Helps Harris, TooIn a state that President Biden won in 2020 by 20,682 votes, and former President Donald J. Trump won in 2016 by 22,748, even a few thousand voters energized by the candidates at their doorstep could make a difference. Ben Wikler, the chairman of Wisconsin’s Democratic Party, said issues like abortion, school funding and Medicaid expansion — all decided by the State Legislature — would drive “a small but incredibly consequential group of voters to the polls.” WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkCalifornia Just Became the First State to Ban Sell-By Dates On September 28, California became the first state to ban “sell-by” dates, as Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation aimed at combating food waste. The law prohibits the use of consumer-facing sell-by dates, and also requires standardized language for date labels. 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