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Were Bringing Tigers Back to the Arenas - Intelligencer Louisiana’s governor has sourced a tiger for this weekend’s LSU game from an owner who has only had his tigers escape twice.
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WorkWave of Racist Texts After Election Prompts F.B.I.'s ScrutinyThe Louisiana attorney general’s office traced the messages to an encrypted virtual private network originating in Poland. But the state’s attorney general, Liz Murrill, said in an interview that the network was “masking” the sender, which could be in the United States or “anywhere in the world.” WorkHow To Send a Photo Around the World (in 1926)Today, we take for granted the ability to send photos halfway around the world in an instant. (Which is probably why that popular smartphone photograph service is called Instant-Gram™.) But a century ago, getting a photograph across an ocean was a much more involved process than simply snapping a mirror selfie and publishing it to 3,000 of your closest friends.
WorkPrivate Jet Carbon Pollution from Reaches New Heights - Inc Carbon pollution from private jets has soared in the past five years, with most of those small planes spewing more heat-trapping carbon dioxide in about two hours of flying than the average person does in about a year, a new study find WorkHow to Answer Why Should We Hire You? in an Interview - Harvard Business Review How do you tell a potential employer that youre right for the job they are interviewing you for? If you make it all about yourself, you might come across too self-absorbed or boastful. If you make it all about the company, they dont get a chance to learn why you might be the right fit. In this article, the author outlines clear steps for how to tell an interviewer why youre the best candidate for this position and why they should hire you, along with sample language to use as a guide.
WorkAnother U.S. biotech based on Chinese science - STAT Questions abound now that Donald Trump is headed back to the White House. One of particular import: What impact will his relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have on vaccines in the U.S.? We have a look at that question today, discuss another U.S. biotech launch using Chinese science, and more. Work
WorkIsraels war aims in Lebanon are expanding - The Economist Last month, near the smouldering wreckage of a house in Aitou, a Christian village in Lebanon, an ancient cedar was festooned with money. A young man shuffled up its trunk, plucking bank notes from its branches. Hours earlier an official from Hizbullah, a Lebanese militia backed by Iran, had arrived at the house where people who had been displaced from southern Lebanon were sheltering. He had brought armfuls of cash in an effort to demonstrate that, despite the war, the group can still look after its followers. Work2016 and 2024 - The New Yorker Eight years ago on Election Night, as the returns came in from North Carolina, where I was reporting, I made a panicked phone call to a friend. I told him that I feared the country was sliding into the hands of a demi-fascist, and that it might even be time to start considering an exit plan. My life, like those of many Black people of my generation, was shaped not by the brutality of segregation, as my parents lives had been, but by the success of the battles of the nineteen-fifties and sixties to uproot it. The prospect that a Presidential candidate could be embraced not only by white supremacists but also by one of the two major political parties and almost half the electorate triggered an enduring dread that the progress we had made was fragile and impermanentand that, with the right incentives, the old order could resurrect itself in the present.
WorkBuy happinessby giving your money away - WSJ Lets face it, youre online right now, looking for updates and analysis. If youre scrolling anyway, maybe try fixing something in your lifein 15 minutes or less. Heres our latest suggestion: Work
WorkMichael Jordan might win a Nascar championshipwhile hes suing the sport - WSJ This weekend in Phoenix, a racing team owned by the NBA legend will be gunning for a Nascar Cup Series championship, which would give Jordan yet another major title. But thats just the start of his pursuit to shake up this insular sport, which has been run by the same family since 1948. While his driver chases a title on the track, Jordan is also suing Nascar and its chairman Jim France in a bid to topple what he views as an unfair, anticompetitive business model. Work
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WorkThe Feds next moves are now anyones guess - WSJ The Fed cut rates by a quarter point on Thursday, as universally expected and following a half-point cut in September. Markets are already dialling back bets that another reduction will follow in December. Fed funds futures prices now imply a roughly 25% chance that the Fed will leave rates unchanged at that meeting rather than cutting again, up from 14% a month ago. WorkHas luxury lost its shine? - WSJ Shoppers arent imagining it: Luxury goods cost a lot more these days, with no improvement in quality to make up for it. Weak sales look like a more deep-seated problem than some brands will admit. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkThe debate over what Democrats do now hinges on one questionOur mission could not be more clear and more necessary: We have a duty to explain what just happened, and why, and what it means for you. We need clear-eyed journalism that helps you understand what really matters. Reporting that brings clarity in increasingly chaotic times. Reporting that is driven by truth, not by what people in power want you to believe. WorkHow Asia Is Bracing for Donald Trump 2.0Donald Trumps comeback is now certain, after he decisively won re-election to the White House, but there is growing uncertainty over how his second-term administration will deal with the Asia-Pacifica region of increasing strategic relevance and home to a number of international economic and security concerns for the U.S. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkTrump's Win Shows Limits of Biden's Industrial PolicyIn the days since Mr. Trump’s victory, current and former Biden administration officials have been grappling both privately and publicly with why their economic strategy did not prove to be more popular. They have comforted themselves with the fact that inflation has led to the defeat of incumbent leaders around the world, although most of those governments were also struggling with weak economies, whereas growth in the United States remains robust. WorkWorkTesla just hit a $1 trillion market cap as Trump's win powers a stock surgeWhile Trump’s victory is good for Tesla, it’s expected to be less friendly to other automakers with EV plans. He’s expected to freeze provisions of President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which provided $7,500 tax credits for American-made EVs. Musk has supported ending the tax credit, believing it would help Tesla sales while slamming rivals. WorkOlder Workers to Get 'Super' 401(k) Catch-Up Contributions in 2025Getting Americans to save more for retirement is a concern as the population ages, especially as the number of companies offering pensions dwindles. The typical household headed by people ages 55 to 64 has just $10,000 saved in a retirement account, according to an analysis of federal data by the Economic Policy Institute and the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis. WorkWorkWhat a Trump Victory Means for TechNo one in Silicon Valley has ever put his thumb on the scale this hard. And no one will benefit more from a second Trump presidency than Mr. Musk, who will become the most powerful businessman in America (if he wasn’t already). WorkParty Whose Leader Is Known for Antisemitism to Join Lithuanian GovernmentOn Friday, the Social Democrats’ deputy leader, Gintautas Paluckas, who is on course to be prime minister, said his party had concluded an “agreement in principle” on a coalition that includes Dawn of the River Neman, a new party that the American Jewish Committee, the global advocacy group, has denounced as “explicitly antisemitic.” WorkWorkA.I.-Powered Painting of Alan Turing Sells for $1.1 MillionThe painting, which depicted Turing as the god of artificial intelligence, was offered as part of Sotheby’s digital art sale and initially was estimated to sell for $120,000 to $180,000. It received more than 27 bids and was sold to an anonymous buyer from the United States. WorkThe voice of America Online's "You've got mail" has died at age 74Ars Technica has been separating the signal from the noise for over 25 years. With our unique combination of technical savvy and wide-ranging interest in the technological arts and sciences, Ars is the trusted source in a sea of information. After all, you don’t need to know everything, only what’s important. WorkWorkCrypto businessman killed in apparent assassination at So Paulo airportThe PCC boasts tens of thousands of members and has a growing portfolio of interests, including illegal goldmines in the Amazon. It controls one of South America's most important trafficking routes - linking Bolivia and Brazil to Europe and Africa - and is partly responsible for a tsunami of cocaine that has brought car bombings, assassinations and gunfights to parts of Europe. WorkWorkRelations between Ukraine and UK are worse under Labour, say Kyiv officialsMeanwhile, as many as 10,000 North Korean soldiers are mustering in western Russia to join battle against Ukraine. In a post last week on X, Zelenskyy accused the US, UK and Germany of passively “watching” as North Korea’s army took part in a war in Europe. He urged allies to approve long-range strikes so that North Korean troops might be attacked before they killed Ukrainians. WorkWorkUS army major faces rape and sexual assault charges involving 20 victims Information and support for anyone affected by rape or sexual abuse issues is available from the following organisations. In the US, Rainn offers support on 800-656-4673. In the UK, Rape Crisis offers support on 0808 500 2222. In Australia, support is available at 1800Respect (1800 737 732). Other international helplines can be found at ibiblio.org/rcip/internl.html WorkMinnesota man kills wife, ex-partner and two sons before killing himselfIn the US, the suicide prevention lifeline is 988 and the domestic violence hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). In the UK, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123 and the domestic abuse helpline is 0808 2000 247. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is on 13 11 14 and the national family violence counselling service is on 1800 737 732. Other international helplines can be found via www.befrienders.org WorkWorkWorkStartup land wasn't as quiet this week as you might've expected | TechCrunchWe already knew that fundraising in the post-ZIRP (zero interest rate policy) era was hard. Now we are also finding out that there’s no magic revenue number to unlock a Series A round. As Greylock partner Corinne Riley said onstage at Disrupt, there’s no set milestone that VCs will request: “What we’re looking for is actually the quality of the ARR [annual recurring revenue], and not the quantity of ARR.” WorkSupersonic aircraft startup Exosonic is shutting down | TechCrunchAria Alamalhodaei covers the space and defense industries at TechCrunch. Previously, she covered the public utilities and the power grid for California Energy Markets. You can also find her work at MIT’s Undark Magazine, The Verge, and Discover Magazine. She received an MA in art history from the Courtauld Institute of Art in London. Aria is based in Austin, Texas. |
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