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Finding Hope in Hopelessness - The Cut

When I look down at my daughter’s hand reaching for mine, I know it’s what is propelling me forward. It has to.

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Spike in bad customer behaviour in Japan sees firms like 7-Eleven push back
The Japanese are often said to be well regarded for their etiquette and social graces. But if this is especially true for those working in Japan?s service industry, the same cannot always be said of their customers.


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Kate Middleton Joins Royal Family At Remembrance EventAs Queen Camilla Recovers From Illness (Photos) - Forbes
Kate, the Princess of Wales, appeared alongside the Royal Family as they appeared at a Remembrance Day event in London on Saturday, marking the latest public engagement for Kate since completing chemotherapy earlier this year.






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Welcome to Trumps world - The Economist
His sweeping victory will shake up everything


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This $4 Billion Mall Deal Could Hit Retailers With Higher Rents - Inc
Though deal-making by mighty financial companies regularly generate national headlines, Wall Street news rarely effects Main Street businesses in a direct, immediate way. A major real estate acquisition this week by New York-based assets management giant Blackstone may have some significant consequences for owners of small grocery stores, independent pharmacies, and other retailers doing business in urban strip malls, in the unwelcome form of higher rents.




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Following Trumps victory, some women consider swearing off men
Our 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.


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Europes economy faces sink-or-swim moment as Trump returns - WSJ
Wall Streets verdict is clear: A second Trump presidency is likely to deliver a blow to an export-dependent European Union that is struggling with sclerotic economic growth and ever-multiplying political crises. Whether it will finally spark some change is the question for patient investors.




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The best ways to cool a homewithout turning on the AC - WSJ
As the world warms, its getting harderand more expensiveto beat the heat. But architects, designers and homeowners are looking for ways to keep homes comfortable without air conditioning, or at least with less reliance on it.


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Why energy efficiency might not reduce carbon emissions as much as people think - WSJ
Carey King is a research scientist and assistant director at the Energy Institute at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of ?The Economic Superorganism: Beyond the Competing Narratives on Energy, Policy, and Growth."




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Welcome to Baku, a city built on oil hosting the world?s climate conference - WSJ
One of the more unusual experiences on offer in Azerbaijan is the opportunity to wallow in a bath of warm crude oil. The treatment, if you can call it that, is billed as having mystic healing properties, curing aches and pains and banishing skin problems.


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Spain floods: Protesters demand resignation of Valencia leader for bungling flood response
Protesters filled the centre of Valencia demanding the resignation of regional government leader Carlos Mazon, the news agency Reuters reported on Sunday (Nov 10).




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Sting operations, whistle-blowers and detailed menus: China doubles down on food safety
CHONGQING ? Eateries in south-western Chongqing will soon have to let their customers know how their dishes are prepared, including the ingredients used, right down to the exact parts of the livestock.


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LIVE: Israeli attack kills dozens in Gaza, including children
A predawn strike by Israeli forces on northern Gaza?s Jabalia refugee camp kills 33, including 13 children. UNRWA says ?famine is likely happening in northern Gaza? as a doctor flags ?alarming cases of malnutrition? among children and adults.




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UK, US carry out air strikes on Yemen, including Sanaa
The United States and the United Kingdom have launched air strikes in Yemen, including the capital, Sanaa, a television station run by the Houthi rebel group has reported, with the Pentagon saying it targeted advanced weapons storage facilities in the raids.


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Why luxury cheese is being targeted by black market criminals
When dairy farmer Patrick Holden sat down at his kitchen table to read his emails one day in July, he couldn?t believe his luck. A buyer, who claimed to represent a French supermarket chain, wanted to buy 22 tonnes of Hafod, his specialist cheddar.




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Foreign firms pull more money from China?s slowing economy
BEIJING ? Foreign companies pulled more money from China last quarter, a sign that some investors are still pessimistic even as Beijing rolls out stimulus measures aimed at stabilising growth. China?s direct investment liabilities in its balance of payments dropped US$8.1 billion (S$10.


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Will South Africa Become First Country to Accept Controversial Form of Human Genome Editing?
Researchers have voiced concerns after South Africa updated its health-research ethics guidelines to include a new section on heritable (or germline) human genome editing.




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Inside the NBA Arena That?s Trying to Change How Fans Cheer
The Los Angeles Clippers? Intuit Dome rewards fans for passion ? and boasts more technology (and toilets) than anywhere else.


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The Trump administration transition starts now. Here?s what to know
WASHINGTON (AP) ? Donald Trump?s impending return to the White House means he?ll want to stand up an entirely new administration from the one that served under President Joe Biden.


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The CPO of Lattice says CHROs need to rethink their CEO relationships: ?Alignment doesn?t necessarily mean agreement?
A successful CHRO-CEO relationship has perhaps never been more important. Together, they can create a solid company culture, attract top talent, and help employees become more engaged. But getting other C-suite executives to listen to ideas, much less implement your policies, can be tricky.


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Endangered icebergs and melting glaciers are prompting the rise of ?last-chance tourism? in Greenland
?The effects of global heating are at their most pronounced in the Arctic,? Michael Hall, a University of Canterbury professor and tourism expert, told AFP.


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The Google, Samsung, Qualcomm XR devices are coming in 2025,
not in 2024 if you were holding out hope. The apparent delay of the AI-infused eXtended Reality (XR) headsets manufactured by Samsung comes courtesy ofa slide from Sammy?s official earnings release.


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Book Clubs and the Blitz: How WWII Britons Kept Calm and Got Reading
Books were an important weapon on the home front.


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The Biggest Obstacles to Innovation in Large Companies
It turns out that the word ?innovation? is not a Harry Potter-esque magical incantation that, once spoken, renders companies more inventive, creative, and entrepreneurial. The word can be uttered by a CEO speaking to employees or Wall Street analysts.


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The Secret to a Meaningful Life is Simpler Than You Think
Unhappy people fail to recognize what matters, instead becoming overly focused on what they believe is missing from their existence.


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12 Literary Plagiarism Scandals, Ranked
From Hellen Keller to Jonah Lehrer, some more legitimate than others.


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This Man Owns The World?s Most Advanced Private Air Force After Buying 46 F/A-18 Hornets
A conversation with the owner of Air USA about probably the most incredible private aircraft purchase of all time and the future of his adversary business.


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The Dead Hang Delight: How This Quick, Surprisingly Simple Exercise Can Change Your Life
Would you like to strengthen your upper body and core muscles, while improving your flexibility and breathing? Here?s how to do it.


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How to Grow a Forest: It Takes More Than Just Planting Trees
Trees and forests are often seen as symbolic of nature, and for good reason: They are vitally important to both the planet and to people. More than three-quarters of the world?s terrestrial biodiversity occurs in forests.


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Supreme Court overrules 1967 verdict, refrains from deciding whether Aligarh Muslim University is a minority institution
The Supreme Court on Friday (November 8, 2024) overruled a 1967 verdict that held that the Aligarh Muslim University could not be considered a minority institution as it is a central university.


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Counterfeit weight loss drugs sold online, feeding demand for cheaper options
Slickly designed websites. Unbelievable markdowns. A simple online search for semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic or Wegovy, can lead consumers down a rabbit hole of seemingly reputable online pharmacies in search of weight loss drugs at a discounted price.


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Swiss burqa ban: What it means as new law takes effect from January 2025
Switzerland?s contentious ban on facial coverings in public, commonly known as the ?burqa ban,? will officially take effect on January 1, 2025. The announcement was made by the Federal Council in a statement cited by Reuters on Wednesday.


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How the Sassoons of Bombay Became One of China?s Wealthiest Families
In Shanghai?s busy downtown area, along the shimmering Huangpu River, one Art Deco building on the historic Bund stands out with its green pyramid roof: the Sassoon House.


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Taurid Meteor Shower 2024: Where, when and how to see it
Sky watchers are looking forward to the next meteor shower, the Northern Taurids, which are set to peak on 11-12 November. The meteors can be seen from virtually anywhere on Earth but sightings will be affected by the phase of the Moon, and the weather conditions.


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The cringeworthy cult of team building at work, from steel drums to face-planting in the mud
Ping! An invitation has landed in your work inbox (is it really an invitation if attendance is compulsory, though?) The subject: ?Office team-building away day!? What follows is a packed itinerary mixing jollity and hardcore business strategy. Your morning call time is 7.


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Revealed: ex-director for tobacco giant advising UK government on cancer risks
Ruth Dempsey, the ex-director of scientific and regulatory affairs, spent 28 years at PMI before being appointed to the UK Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (CoC). The committee?s role is to provide ministers with independent advice.


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Cosplaying social justice is the new elitist way of elbowing out the working class
When Musa al-Gharbi first arrived in New York in 2016, what he most noticed was the operation of a ?racialized caste system? under which ?disposable servants? will clean your house, watch your kids, walk your dogs, deliver prepared meals to you?.


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Happy New Year! (If Youre a Martian) - Scientific American
You may think its a few weeks early to celebrate the new year, but thats only because youre Earthist: November 12, 2024, marks the new year for Mars, when the calendar turns the page from 37 to 38.


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Steve Bannon warns of "war" and "blitzkrieg" in Senate over judges
Steve Bannon believes Americans are "about to see a war in the Senate," telling Newsweek on Saturday that some Democrats in the upper chamber "want to have an actual Blitzkrieg of federal judges approved," prior to President-elect Donald Trump taking office in January.


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The 'What Ifs' That Will Haunt Biden's Legacy
Although the President of the United States is the most scrutinized person on the planet, myopia invariably sets in as we assess them in real time. Often our impressions are dominated by the caricatures were served up in the mediaa bumbling Gerald Ford, hapless Jimmy Carter, intellectually feeble Ronald Reagan, inept George W. Bush, or doddering Grandpa Joe Biden.


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Why North Korean soldiers are prepared to die in Russia - WSJ
Ryu Seong-hyeon doesnt need to imagine what the thousands of North Korean soldiers deployed to the Russian front lines might now be thinking. Not long ago, he was one of them.


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TSMC Pauses Chip Shipments to Chinese Customers
It has blocked American companies like Nvidia from selling powerful A.I. chips in China and urged Japanese and Dutch firms to stop selling to China the specialized machines used to manufacture the chips.


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Trump Should Not Let Putin Claim Victory in Ukraine, Says NATO Official
A spokeswoman for Mr. Trump’s transition team, Karoline Leavitt, said he was re-elected because the American people “trust him to lead our country and restore peace through strength around the world.”


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Opinion | South Korea's 4B Movement Is a Losing Strategy for American Women
It is a tense and dangerous moment, and we can only hope it will end without more people getting hurt. The whole point of electoral politics is to resolve our differences peacefully and to accept our losses as well as our wins, knowing that there will soon be a chance to try again.


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Jacinta Allan warns against 'American-style division' as Indigenous treaty negotiations begin in Victoria
The Allan government faced backlash from the assembly, Yoorrook, Indigenous advocates and human right groups after it sought more time to consider major recommendations that would overhaul the state's child protection and criminal justice systems.


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Deleted tweets, missed warnings and calls for the 'hangman': the bitter political fallout from Spain's floods
As well as the videos of cars spinning helplessly along torrents of mud-coloured water and pictures of sodden piles of furniture, one of the abiding images of the disaster will ​be of the thousands of broom-and-bucket clutching volunteers crossing a bridge in Valencia to reach those in need. When the waters finally recede and the last bodies have been reclaimed from the mud, their actions, at least, will be beyond reproach.


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Republicans on the verge of clinching control of the US House
Republican senators will decide next week who will serve as the party’s leader in the Senate in 2025, with John Thune, John Cornyn and Rick Scott vying for the job. On Saturday, Senators Bill Hagerty and Rand Paul endorsed Scott over the more senior Thune and Cornyn, who have been viewed as favorites.


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Foreign Firms Pull More Money From China's Slowing Economy
Chinese companies such as BYD Co. have been rapidly increasing their overseas footprint to secure raw materials and build up production capacity in foreign markets. That trend is likely to continue and expand, as more countries put tariffs on some Chinese exports such as steel and the US threatens to impose punitive tariffs on all Chinese goods.


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Firefighters Gain More Control of Southern California Blaze That Spread Rapidly
Roughly 130 structures have been reported destroyed and damaged. There were no known fatalities, and no reports of missing people, Sheriff James Fryhoff of Ventura County, said in the Friday briefing.


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50,000 Russian and North Korean Troops Mass Ahead of Attack, U.S. Says
Some U.S. military and intelligence officials have grown more pessimistic about Ukraine’s overall prospects, noting that Russia has steadily gained ground, both in Kursk and in eastern Ukraine. Officials say the setbacks are partly a result of Ukraine’s failure to solve critical shortfalls in troop strength.


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Unions Bet Big on Harris. Now They're Bracing for Consequences.
Unions poured nearly $43 million into the Harris campaign, according to Open Secrets, but that understates the resources they put into phone banks, canvassing operations, education and persuasion efforts with their members and outreach to nonunion working-class households.




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