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NYC Officials Want to Give Fifth Avenue a Facelift As we celebrate the 200th anniversary of one of the most famous streets in the world, New Yorkers can look forward to a brand-new Fifth Avenue that will return the street to its former glory as a pedestrian boulevard, Madelyn Wils, interim president of the Fifth Avenue Association, which runs the local business improvement district, said in a statement.
Reversing the century-old trend of putting cars first, this visionary design will transform our overcrowded avenue into a spacious and green corridor for shoppers and workers, visitors and New Yorkers, and everyone on Fifth, Wils added.
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WorkHurricane Oscar dumps heavy rain across Cuba amid power outageTDíaz-Canel on Monday blamed Cuba’s trouble on the United States’ “financial war” against Cuba, aiming his comments at online activists in Miami urging Cubans onto the streets. “We will not allow anyone to act by provoking acts of vandalism and much less by disturbing the civil tranquility of our people,” he said. WorkIn death, Hamas leader may have won wider support than when he was alive - WSJ For more than a year, Mustafa Muhammed, a displaced Palestinian, had sensed other Gazans living in tents there turning against Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader who orchestrated the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel. Some people sleeping on the street or among the debris of their homes after waves of Israeli bombardments were growing openly scornful, he said.
WorkWorkHarris Is Searching for Precious Swing VotersScrapping the electoral college would require a constitutional amendment, which would face an extraordinarily — if not nearly impossible — bar to passage. With no clear way to change the system, most Americans focus on more pressing concerns, like the economy, immigration, abortion rights or even foreign policy.
WorkTrumps Biggest Donor Gave Another $25 Million To MAGA PAC In September - Forbes Republican megadonor and billionaire Timothy Mellon donated $25 million to a super PAC backing Donald Trump in September, according to Federal Election Commission filings made on Sunday, making him the biggest financial backer of the former presidents campaigneven ahead of billionaires like Miriam Adelson and Elon Musk. WorkDonald Trumps Long Love for McDonalds, ExplainedRepublican presidential nominee former President Donald Trumps campaign stop at a McDonalds in suburban Philadelphia on Sunday has sparked bemusement and bewilderment from onlookers. But the Golden Arches photo op was far from random: it represents the culmination of a yearslong fascination Trump has had with the fast food chain.
WorkWorkShoBizzy, a networking app for the TV industry, aims to open new doors for freelancers | TechCrunchSince its launch, ShoBizzy has grabbed the attention of 6,500 signups and around 650 companies, including A&E, Amazon, Disney+, Discovery Channel, Food Network, Netflix, Nike, and the WNBA, among others.
WorkWorkThe Tight-Knit World of Kamala Harriss College Sorority - The New Yorker The advice flying around the last night of the Democratic National Convention this past August, at Chicagos United Center, was to not leave your seat after 9 P.M. All day, social media and the convention hall had been abuzz with rumors that the night would end with a performance by Beyonc. Or maybe Taylor Swift. Or maybe, in a show of interracial solidarity the world had never seen before, they would perform together. Although the superstars never materialized, the crowd was still electric as it waited for the true headliner of the night: Vice-President Kamala Harris, who would be accepting the Democratic Presidential nomination. An hour before Harris appeared, the comedian D. L. Hughley took the stage and addressed what was perhaps the most enthusiastic demographic in the arena: members of Harriss sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha. Where those A.K.A.s at? he said, and nodded as the room filled with cheers. In three months, aint gon be no living with yall.
WorkWhy Workplace Well-Being Programs Dont Achieve Better Outcomes - Harvard Business Review By 2026, global corporate spending on wellness programs is set to top $94.6 billion, yet anticipated improvements in well-being are not being realized, and, in fact, mental health needs are continuing to rise around the world. Drawing on a large body of recent research, the authors argue that well-being programs are failing, in part, because they focus on individual solutions rather than the broader systems that affect workers. The authors offer research-backed solutions to companies looking to better predict mental health improvements and increase the return-on-investment in their well-being programs. WorkReinventing Concrete, the Ancient Roman WayMoreover, the manufacture of concrete is a major driver of climate change, producing 8 percent of carbon dioxide emissions worldwide. By learning the secrets of Roman concrete, researchers like Dr. Masic are trying to devise greener, more durable modern options.
WorkUsing AI, images are fueling a new boom in cell biology - STAT Compared to molecular techniques to study single cells, images feel a little like old school biology, says Anne Carpenter, an artificial intelligence and cell biology researcher at the Broad Institute. Yet images are a gold mine that can yield information as rich as the genome once you learn how to extract it. Work
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It may not have the pot-of-gold incentives like California, but Khan said Texas’ looser regulatory framework and cheaper electricity put it on par with the financial modeling his team has done for operating in Nevoya’s home state. WorkFalling for Fungi - Discover Magazine For thousands of years, people have been using fungi to bake bread and brew beer (yeasts), as nutritious foods (mushrooms and truffles), and, more recently, as a source of life-saving antibiotics (penicillin, neomycin and many more). And yet, an estimated 95% of all fungus species remain undiscovered. Fortunately, thousands of energetic citizen scientists like you can help explore this diverse and fascinating kingdom of organisms, thanks to projects like FUNDIS, Mushroom Observer and others featured in this newsletter. And in many parts of the world, October is prime mushroom season. WorkWorkWorkFinal Countdown: 7 days until Disrupt 2024 kicks off | TechCrunchThere are endless reasons to join this epic tech conference, but the best way to understand its value is to experience it yourself. Take advantage of our 2-for-1 offer and bring a plus-one for just half the cost of one Expo+ Pass until October 27. Prices for all tickets will increase when the doors open at Disrupt on October 28. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkAndrew V. Schally, 97, Dies; Scientist Shared Nobel Glory With RivalUnlike many Nobel-winning endeavors, the research was less the work of one or two people than of the entire group. Dr. Schally purified the hormones and turned them over to structural chemists, who did the tedious analytical work. Though he regularly fought for fair credit from Dr. Guillemin, he was less concerned when a dispute about authorship broke out among members of his team. “What do I care?” Dr. Schally said. “It’s my lab — I get the glory anyway.” WorkBrazilian Fossil Hints at Older Origin for All DinosaursYet while some early theropods and sauropods are known from 230-million-year-old Triassic rocks, there are “just a few scrappy, fragmentary road kill fossils” that could possibly — “if you squint”— be Triassic ornithischians, Dr. Brusatte said. That absence of clear evidence caused some researchers to wonder whether the ancestral ornithischians they were looking for were hiding in plain sight. WorkWorkA 'New Day'? Justices Step Back, Slightly, From an Aggressive Climate Stance.Richard Lazarus, a professor of environmental law at Harvard, said Wednesday’s action “may well be a major pivot point” away from the path the court set out on eight years ago, when it blocked President Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan, which also regulated power plant emissions. It was the first time the Supreme Court had blocked an E.P.A. air pollution rule before the full case had been heard by a lower court. WorkWorkWorkDisrupt 2024 full Side Events schedule | TechCrunchDescription: Explore the intersection of technology, art, and innovation with industry leaders. Meet our panel of experts in design thinking, food engineering, space tech, sustainable materials, museum tech, AI, and more. WorkWorkOlivia Nuzzi and New York Magazine Part Ways After RFK Jr. RelationshipIn a court filing last week, Mr. Lizza denied all of Ms. Nuzzi’s accusations and said she was “abusing the protections meant for survivors of domestic violence to ruin my reputation in a last-ditch effort to salvage her own.” Politico said earlier this month that Mr. Lizza and the publication had “mutually agreed” for him to take a leave of absence while an internal investigation was conducted. WorkWorkDisney Names James Gorman Chairman, Sets 'Early 2026' for C.E.O. ChangeThe Disney board and Mr. Iger are widely viewed as having botched the selection of Mr. Chapek, who had been running the Disney theme parks. The board never interviewed Mr. Chapek, and Mr. Iger soon turned on him, leading to a power struggle just as Disney was contending with the pandemic and the entertainment industry’s shift to streaming. Disney has been hit with multiple shareholder lawsuits related to Mr. Chapek’s tenure. WorkFirst Sickle Cell Gene Therapy Patient, 12, Leaves HospitalThen, last December, the Food and Drug Administration approved a $3.1 million sickle cell gene therapy by Bluebird Bio of Somerville, Mass., and a $2.2 million treatment by Vertex Pharmaceuticals of Boston. That potentially gives patients like Kendric, if their insurance will pay for the therapy, a path to a life that is not shadowed by the ravages of the disease. WorkWorkWhy Wisconsin Democrats are campaigning in places they cant winThe 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. WorkWorkWhy Elon Musk's $1 Million Giveaways Could Be TroublesomeOthers are not so sure. Brad Smith, a former chair of the Federal Election Commission, told The Times that because Musk isn’t paying people to register, but instead paying them to sign a petition — even if it’s open only to registered voters — the mogul “comes out OK here.” WorkWorkAmerica's first big plant for capturing carbon dioxide is leakingThis article originally appeared in Grist at https://grist.org/climate-energy/the-nations-first-commercial-carbon-sequestration-plant-is-in-illinois-it-leaks/. Grist is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. Learn more at Grist.org WorkWorkMicrosoft and OpenAI's Close Partnership Shows Signs of FrayingNo pairing displays this dynamic better than Microsoft and OpenAI, the maker of the ChatGPT chatbot. When OpenAI got its giant investment from Microsoft, it agreed to an exclusive deal to buy computing power from Microsoft and work closely with the tech giant on new A.I. WorkSperm Can't Unlock an Egg Without This Ancient Molecular KeyThe researchers relied on AlphaFold, a technology that shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry last week. It uses A.I. to predict the shape of a protein. With AlphaFold, the team could compare the four sperm proteins shared across mammals and fish against a library of about 1,400 other proteins found on cell surfaces in zebrafish testes, looking for potential partners. TradeBriefs Publications are read by over 100,000 Industry Executives About Us | Advertise | Privacy PolicyUnsubscribe (one-click) You are receiving this mail because of your subscription with TradeBriefs.
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