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How to End the Democratic Recession - Foreign Affairs
On August 5, following weeks of mass student protests, a dictator fell
in the world’s eighth most populous country. Amid wars in Ukraine
and Gaza, the escalating danger of a wider conflict in the Middle
East, and the twists and turns of the U.S. presidential race, the
sudden resignation and flight into exile of Bangladesh’s prime
minister, Sheikh Hasina, drew slight global attention. But the
significance of her ouster could prove substantial. Hasina, the
daughter of the independence leader and first president of Bangladesh,
first served as prime minister from 1996 to 2001 and was elected to
the office again in 2008. In three successive terms over the next 15
years, she ruled with mounting ruthlessness and resolution. She
asserted personal control over the courts, prosecutors, government
agencies, and the police, using them to silence the media, persecute
her opponents, cow private business, and subvert the institutions and
traditions that previously allowed for reasonably free and fair
elections. By the time Bangladeshis voted again, in 2014, Hasina had
so trampled on constitutional norms that most opposition parties chose
to boycott the election, accelerating the country’s descent into
autocracy and misrule.
Yet Bangladesh’s civil society refused to remain silent in the face
of a rising tide of arrests and disappearances. In January 2024, as
Hasina prepared to glide into a fourth consecutive term in another
unfair election (which also was boycotted by the opposition), popular
protest intensified. In June, the dam burst.The trigger was a
seemingly modest issue: the reinstatement of a quota system for
government jobs that was seen to favor Hasina’s political base.
Bangladeshi university students took to the streets, angered by the
prospect of a spoils system. Hasina responded with repression: her
party’s shock troops joined the fray, and she sent in the police and
the military. Over the next two months, hundreds of civilians were
killed, more than 20,000 injured, and more than 10,000 arrested. The
government’s brutality turned a limited protest movement into a
nationwide civil disobedience campaign against tyranny and corruption.
In the end, after losing the support of the military, Hasina fled to
India.
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Opinion | The Real Reasons the G.O.P. Is Spending Millions on
Anti-Trans Ads
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Patrick Healy: I’m Patrick Healy, deputy editor of New York Times
Opinion. I’ve covered American politics for decades as a reporter
and editor and running our New York Times focus groups.
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Trump rally speaker calling Puerto Rico 'pile of garbage' sparks fury
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A comedian's controversial performance at former President Donald
Trump's Madison Square Garden (MSG) rally has ignited widespread
backlash after he referred to Puerto Rico as a "floating island of
garbage" and made a series of racist remarks targeting Latino and
Black attendees.
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The Architect: Stephen Millers dark agenda for a second Trump term
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At Vox, our mission is to explain the world, so we can all help shape
it. While some publications focus on their own interests, were focused
on what matters to you. Because we know the stakes of this election
are real, and you deserve to understand how the outcome will affect
your life. This work isnt easy, so we need your help.
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Is Venting Healthy, Or Does It Make Things Worse?
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You may think it's healthy to rant about that annoying work assignment
or rude comment, but research suggests otherwise. Venting is the worst
thing you can do when youre mad, says Brad Bushman, a professor of
communication at the Ohio State University who studies the topic. Its
"adding more fuel to the fire.
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Putins Central European vanguard threatens to expand into Czechia
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Kremlin-friendly Central European leaders such as Hungarian Prime
Minister Viktor Orbn and his Slovak counterpart Robert Fico are set to
be joined next year by a familiar face: Former Czech Prime Minister
Andrej Babi, who is surging again in national polls.
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Inside Amazons AI cloud strategy
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When Matt Garmantook over as chief executive of Amazon Web Services in
June, one challenge stood out among the rest. He is now responsible
for directing the efforts of the cloud-services businessthe main
driver of Amazon.coms profitsto harness the potential of artificial
intelligence for its customers. In doing so, he has to compete with
powerful rivals like Microsoft and Google parent Alphabet.
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Is it possible to become outdoorsy? I backpacked for a weekend to find
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As a city person, my idea of an invigorating activity is walking up a
broken escalator. Maybe strolling to the library. Now, I was spending
my weekend hiking 10 miles in two days along the Appalachian Trails
Kittatinny Ridge in New Jersey. Even more remarkable? I appeared to be
enjoying myself.
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A close-up look at the presentand futureof humanoid robots - WSJ
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Joanna Stern, senior personal-technology columnist at The Wall Street
Journal, talked about that future with Peggy Johnson, chief executive
of Agility Robotics, at the recent WSJ Tech Live conference. They were
joined onstage by one of the companys Digit robots, a humanoid that
demonstrated its potential to learn to perform tasks.
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Unlocking the potential of brain-computer interfaces - WSJ
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Imagine being able to control a computer with your thoughtseven more
easily and quickly than using your hands. That is the goal of
Precision Neuroscience. Using brain-computer interfaces, it aims to
transform the lives of people with physical challenges.
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How Israel pulled off its largest-ever strike on Iran - WSJ
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TEL AVIVShortly before 2 a.m. on Saturday in Israel, airmen and women
wearing bomber jackets bearing the Star of David climbed into the
cockpits of about 100 jet fighters, spy planes and refueling aircraft
at an Israeli military base. They were following commands from an
underground bunker known as the pit.
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How Biden pushed Israel to limit its Iran attack and still inflict a
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WASHINGTONTwo weeks before Israeli warplanes struck Iran Saturday
morning, President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
agreed on the parameters of the attack in a half-hour phone call,
their first in almost two months.
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This star chefs tools include knives, pans and this Royal Enfield
motorcycle - WSJ [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=85285&nl=daily]
My restaurants are relatively close to each other, maybe a mile apart.
To get from one to anotherif I have a meeting, or I need to taste
something, or if theres a guest I want to seecan take a long time. I
found myself on the subway, taking Ubers, or walking as fast as I
could. It was taking over my life. I was spending way too much on
Ubers every day.
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The Middle East drug fueling war, crime and all-night parties - WSJ
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Another urgent conflict in the Middle East is playing out on the
border between Syria and Jordan: a war against captagon, an
amphetamine-like drug thats taken off across the region.
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Jesse Eisenberg Has a Few Questions - The New Yorker
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Vanessa Redgrave once compared Jesse Eisenberg to the poet Percy
Bysshe Shelley, because of his inquiring mind. Seventeen minutes into
my recent lunch with Eisenberg, in Chelsea, I had yet to ask him a
question, but hed peppered me with plenty of his own. Where was I
from? How did I know So-and-So? Did I get to consult on my New Yorker
cartoon avatar? When I first glimpsed him, as I crossed the street to
the restaurant, hed been fist-bumping a postman. People are so nice if
youre famous, I guess, he reasoned, sounding apologetic. Or maybe not.
I dont know. He glanced at his menu. What are you going to get?
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Trump Rally Speaker Calls Puerto Rico Floating Island Of
GarbageCampaign Says Joke Doesnt Reflect Trumps Views - Forbes
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Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, one of the openers for former President
Donald Trump at his Madison Square Garden rally on Sunday, referred to
Puerto Rico as a floating island of garbage, a joke that drew
immediate criticism from Democrats and two Florida Republicansand led
Trumps campaign to distance itself.
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How Gamefam's Founder Taps His 'Inner Child' to Bring Brands to the
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Gamefam, Ferenczs development studio, is one of the biggest names in
the rapidly growing market of video games that exist solely within
metaverse platforms like Roblox, Fortnite, and Minecraft. Gamefams
games have been played billions of times, and see an average of 18.1
million global players on a daily basis. The companys success in the
space propelled it to #40 on the 2024 Inc. 5000, growing by 6,390
percent over 3 years. This makes Ferencz one of just a handful of
entrepreneurs who have actually built a sustainable business in the
metaverse.
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Novartis, Seagen veteran David Epstein is back, leading a new cancer
startup
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Ottimo’s aim is to run a Phase 1 trial starting perhaps late next
year, the data from which will hopefully be promising enough to
attract an acquisition offer for the company, Epstein said. The
company will consider types of cancer, such as non-small cell lung
cancer, where other anti-VEGF/PD-1 drugs have shown promise, and
cancer types that could appeal to potential suitors, he said.
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Theres a better way to walk for exercise - WSJ
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We all need to move more. The sedentary behavior of the average
American presents a health risk. One of the simplest and least
expensive ways to get more active is just putting one foot in front of
the other.
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Theyre close friendsand stars in Americas biggest succession dramas -
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Over the next two decades, the two friends rose to the upper echelons
of their careers while staying close during million-dollar
fundraisers, a life-changing blind date and New Years Eve parties. Now
the two women, both 60 years old, born seven days apart, find
themselves in remarkably similar situations amid two high-stakes
succession dramas.
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The SpaceX advantage that rivals are trying to emulate - WSJ
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Developing reusable boosters for its Falcon vehicles has been key to
SpaceXs efforts to cut the cost of space flight. Advancing the
technology with Starshipthe bigger and more powerful rocket it is
developingcould extend the Elon Musk-led companys cost advantage
versus rivals, especially in launches to low-Earth orbit, where SpaceX
and others operate satellites.
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New Nasal Spray Vaccines, Puffs Up the Nose, Can Give Stronger
Protection from DiseaseNo More Needles - Scientific American
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Alyson Velasquez hates needles. She never liked getting shots as a
kid, and her anxiety only grew as she got older. It really ballooned
in my teens and early 20s, she says. It became a full-blown phobia.
She would panic at the sight of a needle being brought into an exam
room; more than once she passed out. Velasquez says that she took an
antianxiety medication before one appointment yet still ran around the
room screaming inconsolably like I was a small child; I was 22. After
that episode Velasquez, now a 34-year-old financial planner in
southern California, quit needles completely. No vaccinations, no
bloodwork. For all of my 20s it was a no-go for me, she says.
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Americas glorious economy should help Kamala Harris - The Economist
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America was supposed to be in recession. When the Federal Reserve
began to raise interest rates at the fastest pace since the early
1980s, few economists expected the economy to be heading into a
presidential election in this state. Indeed, even a few months ago few
thought things would be this good. Inflation-adjusted quarterly growth
in annualised terms has averaged 2.9% since the start of 2023, above
its long-term trend. On October 30th America will publish its GDP
figure for this years third quarter. According to a usually reliable
model from the Atlanta Fed, the economy probably expanded at an
annualised pace of 3.3%, nearly twice as high as the median forecast
in July, at the start of the quarter.
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5 questions about the next U.S. dietary guidelines, and the impossible
restriction on them - STAT [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=85285&nl=daily]
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans, reviewed and issued by the
federal government every five years, have broad impact on what goes
into federal nutritional assistance programs, from WIC for women and
young children to school lunches to meals for veterans or seniors. Yet
63% to 90% of people in the United States, depending on the nutrient,
exceed recommended levels for added sugar, saturated fats, and sodium;
75% fall below standards set for vegetables, fruits, and dairy.
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Trump at MSG: A Closing Carnival of Grievances and Racism
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The rally served as a capstone to an escalating series of remarks from
Mr. Trump, who has repeatedly said in recent days that one of the
gravest threats that America faces is “the enemy within.”
Democrats have cranked up warnings of Mr. Trump’s descent into
authoritarianism as John F. Kelly, the former Marine general who was
his longest-serving chief of staff, warned that Mr. Trump met the
definition of a fascist.
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Tariffs hurt his business. He's voting for Trump anyway
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North America correspondent Anthony Zurcher makes sense of the race
for the White House in his twice weekly US Election Unspun newsletter.
Readers in the UK can sign up here. Those outside the UK can sign up
here.
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How Beijing Tamed a Lawless Industry and Gained Global Influence
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In northern China, groundwater laced with the industry’s radioactive
waste began seeping toward the Yellow River. Thousands of square miles
of pasture were closed to grazing because of contamination by
radioactive dust from refineries, which was blamed for the deaths of
thousands of goats.
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A Final Week of Campaigning, and Measured Words After Airstrikes on
Iran
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Mark Landler is the London bureau chief of The Times, covering the
United Kingdom, as well as American foreign policy in Europe, Asia and
the Middle East. He has been a journalist for more than three decades.
More about Mark Landler
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Opinion | Crazy Is Beginning to Sound Like an Understatement
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It’s scary. This could be the most consequential month in modern
American history, and I don’t mean that in a good way.
Alternatively, we could have an early night and a clear winner. Care
to venture a prediction?
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Clark Art Institute Receives 'Princely' Collection of European
Treasures
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Tavitian, a philanthropist who died in 2020 at age 80, was born in
Bulgaria of Armenian descent, immigrated to the United States in 1961
and made a fortune in software. He lived in New York City and
Stockbridge, Mass., also in the Berkshires, and developed a deep
relationship with the Clark. Tavitian, who began collecting in 2004,
served on the Clark’s board of trustees and showed some of his
personal holdings there in a 2011 exhibition.
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Trump fills Madison Square Garden with anger, vitriol and racist
threats
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The Trump campaign reacted furiously to the accusations, describing
Clinton’s comments as “disgusting”. One of the few people to
reference the 1939 rally on Sunday was Hulk Hogan, who emerged to
wrestling music, spent several seconds struggling to rip off his
shirt, then claimed: “I don’t see no stinkin’ Nazis in here”.
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Is AT&T a Buy Now?
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America's leading telecom providers have a lot in common, but only one
can be the best.
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In Western North Carolina, Helene's Devastation Is Threatening Health
Care Access
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The storm is among the deadliest in the nation’s history. After
making landfall in Florida’s Gulf Coast in late September, Helene
tore through the Southeast, killing more than 200 people and
decimating hundreds of homes and businesses. The devastation is
particularly acute in western North Carolina, where floodwaters swept
away entire communities and destroyed much of its mountainous
infrastructure.
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Republicans Cling to Slim Leads in Nebraska and Texas Senate Races
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In Nebraska, Dan Osborn, an independent, is in a tight race with
Senator Deb Fischer, and in Texas, Representative Colin Allred is four
percentage points behind Senator Ted Cruz.
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How Taxpayers Are Helping Health Insurers Make Even Bigger Profits
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From southern Florida to the Pacific Northwest, local governments have
paid similar fees, often with little awareness that their taxpayer
dollars have become a lucrative revenue stream for some of the
nation’s largest insurers, according to a review of documents
obtained in two dozen public records requests and interviews with city
and county officials and benefits consultants.
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Google earnings are coming tomorrow. Here's what Wall Street expects
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Google is also working on improving its Gemini chatbot’s
“reasoning” abilities. In July, Google made its fastest, most
cost-efficient model, 1.5 Flash, available in the unpaid version of
Gemini.
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Microsoft earnings are this week. Here's what Wall Street expects
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In November, the company will make a public preview available for
customers to build their own autonomous agents in Copilot Studio that
can “understand the nature of your work and act on your behalf.”
The company also announced 10 new autonomous agents for its enterprise
platform, Dynamics 365. The new agents are designed for workers in
“sales, service, finance, and supply chain,” but the company plans
to develop more agents, it said. The 10 autonomous agents will become
available for public preview later this year and into early 2025.
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Should there be a ban on teenage popstars?
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Whether Chambers' idea is actionable in practise or not, many believe
the entertainment industry could take further measures to help prevent
future tragedies. "The music industry is littered with casualties,"
says Herbert. "We tragically lose recognised stars to these pressures
of fame and fortune, and every time this happens we all take a
sobering moment of thought where we recognise the need for change.
However, sooner or later we seem to resort back to how it was before.
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Sir Keir Starmer to warn of 'harsh light' of reality ahead of Budget
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Hunt claims Budget watchdog will 'break impartiality' to aid case for
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McDonald's Quarter Pounder back after E. coli outbreak
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"The 900 restaurants that historically received slivered onions from
Taylor Farms’ Colorado Springs facility will resume sales of Quarter
Pounders without slivered onions," McDonald's said.
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Her key election promise – to extend López Obrador’s social
programmes in pensions, family stipends and student grants, and build
what she calls the “second floor” of his political project –
secured her the backing of millions of Mexicans.
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If You Think You Can Hold a Grudge, Consider the Crow
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Renowned for their intelligence, crows can mimic human speech, use
tools and gather for what seem to be funeral rites when a member of
their murder, as groups of crows are known, dies or is killed. They
can identify and remember faces, even among large crowds.
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Britain Braces for 'Painful' Budget Meant to Recharge the Economy
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“It’s a very, very challenging situation,” said Isabel Stockton,
an economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, adding that there
was pressure to spend more on benefits and public services.
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How Trump and Harris Compare on Climate Change
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Although congressional Republicans may block new laws and the
conservative supermajority on the Supreme Court has hemmed in the
authority of the Environmental Protection Agency, a President Harris
would be likely to try to use regulatory power to cut the emissions
that are driving climate change. She is also expected to try to reduce
the air and water pollution that is prevalent in marginalized
communities.
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Utility in Britain Offers Free Electricity to Grow Clean Energy
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That means building many more solar and wind projects, as well as
loads of batteries and transmission lines. It also requires persuading
millions of Britons of the benefits — most importantly to their
pocketbooks.
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State of the Race: National Polls Tighten With 8 Days to Go
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State polls remain steady, and two new polls in Texas and Nebraska
show Senate control may still be in play.
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Israel Calls the Shots in the Mideast as U.S. Plays a Lesser Role
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Nor does it appear to have much influence on the Israeli leader, Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has ramped up the conflict with
Hezbollah and Iran, and continued the military campaign in Gaza,
despite having killed the Hamas leader, Yahya Sinwar.
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The Mysterious 'Ketamine Queen' at the Center of the Matthew Perry
Case
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When the authorities raided Ms. Sangha’s fourth-floor apartment in
March, they said they found cocaine, 79 vials of ketamine and three
pounds of orange pills containing methamphetamine. Prosecutors
emphasized in court documents that customers knew her as the
“Ketamine Queen.”
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Reeves's radical change to fiscal rules could go further ? New Zealand
shows how
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Ball says there could still be lessons from New Zealand. "We still
have a lot of assets which aren't used well. But at least we know what
they are and have a way of tracking of them."
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As Russian Forces Turn to Glide Bombs, Ukrainian Civilians Fear a New
Threat From the Skies
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It is unclear why Zaporizhzhia — once considered relatively safe —
has come under attack by the glide bombs, which are unguided
Soviet-era bombs converted into long-range, precision weapons with a
“guidance kit” of small wings and fins. The bombs are launched
from planes, usually at a safe distance from Ukrainian air defenses,
and then glide to their targets.
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