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The great abandonment: what happens to the natural world when people
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Ireland's 2024 election is underway. What to know as immigration and
the cost of living weigh on Irish minds.
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Dublin -- Voting began Friday in Ireland's general election after a
campaign that left the country's three biggest political parties --
Fine Gael, Fianna Fail, and Sinn Fein -- locked in what polls
suggested was a dead heat.

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Corporate Bond ETFs Are Fueling a Rise in Monster Block Trades -
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Volume of electronic credit trades for over $500 million soars Growing
credit liquidity also brings potential for volatility















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Hizbollah chief vows to implement ceasefire with Israel in groups
heartland - FT (No paywall) [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=102721&nl=daily]
In first speech since truce took effect, militant groups leader says
he will work with Lebanons army

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The Asymmetry in the Abortion-Rights Movement - The New Yorker (No
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Even in a post-Citizens United world, it is difficult to comprehend
just how much money Democrats spent on their losses in the 2024
elections. In the Ohio Senate race, Sherrod Browns campaign committee
burned through eighty-eight million dollars, outspending the winner by
four to one. Jon Tester, of Montana, put up similarly lopsided numbers
in surrendering his Senate seat. Kamala Harriss attempt at the
Presidency cost around one and a half billion dollars, including at
least a half billion on media buys and production and tens of millions
to outfits such as the digital-media firm Gambit Strategies (from its
Web site: No one has overseen more spending on digital persuasion,
mobilization, and issue advocacy programs than us in the Democratic
Party since 2016). And the political-action committee Floridians
Protecting Freedom spent at least a hundred and nine million dollars
on its failed campaign for Amendment 4, which marked the first time an
abortion-rights ballot measure has failed at the polls since the
Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, two years ago.














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Emmanuel Macron shows off the gloriously restored Notre Dame - The
Economist (No paywall) [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=102721&nl=daily]
IF THIS MONUMENT is one day finished, wrote Robert de Thorigny, a
12th-century Norman monk, of Notre Dame cathedral, no other will ever
compare. The gothic edifice on an island in the historic heart of
Paris is perhaps not unique. But it touches peoplethe spiritual and
the secular, French and non-Frenchin unusually powerful ways. It is a
place of worship, a testament to human ingenuity and a symbol of
resilience. When on the evening of April 15th 2019 flames engulfed its
timbered roof and toppled its spire, the shock and sorrow were global.

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'Moana 2' May Break Thanksgiving Record Set By Frozen II - Forbes (No
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A Disney movie that was never meant to be shown on the big screen is
on track to beat Thanksgiving release weekend records after scoring
the best-ever preview day for a Disney Animation film and reportedly
grossing another $28 million on Thanksgiving Day.














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Former Trump FDA chief is seeking to undermine RFK Jr.s Senate
confirmation - STAT (No paywall) [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=102721&nl=daily]
WASHINGTON Scott Gottlieb, who served as Food and Drug Administration
commissioner in the first Trump administration, is raising concerns
with Senate Republicans about the president-elects selection of Robert
F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, he
said in a television appearance Friday.

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So You Want to Be a Product Manager - Harvard Business Review (No
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Product management can be a great stepping stone for ambitious early
career professionals, and its not just for those with an engineering
background. With real-world examples and personal experiences, the
authors of this article explain what product management is about, the
critical skills a PM needs to have, as well as how to start out and
match your strengths to different types of PM roles. Despite recent
tech layoffs and a precarious job market, product management remains a
vibrant and promising field for early career professionals.














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The Future of Coffee: 3 Founders Who Left Starbucks to Reinvent the
Coffee Business - Inc (No paywall) [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=102721&nl=daily]
What makes a great cup of coffee? If you ask five people, youll likely
get five different answers. In any given coffee shop, youll find latte
lovers, pour-over princesses, cold-brew queens, and even the odd
unicorn frappe fanatic. (What even is a frappe?)

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Elon Musk joins Donald Trump's family for Thanksgiving
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A video posted to X, the social media platform Musk owns, showed him
sitting at a table at the Palm Beach club alongside Trump, his wife
Melania, and his youngest son Barron, while the Village People's
"YMCA" played over the loudspeakers.














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Black Friday is a trap
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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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Meet Vito the Pug, Winner of the 2024 National Dog Show
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Vito surpassed 1,940 other dogs vying for the title at the Greater
Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania. Accompanied by his
owner, Carolyn Koch, the two-and-a-half year old from Chapel Hill,
N.C., has already won 25 best-in-show awards, and won best of breed at
this years Westminster Dog Show in New York City and the 2023 AKC
National Show, according to NBC, which televises the show.














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Hezbollah fighters retreat north, past Lebanese civilians heading home
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NABATIEH, LebanonExhausted Hezbollah fighters filed past a throng of
civilians through this small Lebanese city on Thursday, withdrawing
northward a day after a cease-fire aimed at halting more than a year
of fighting between the Iranian-backed militant group and Israel.

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Warren Buffett talks to his kids about his will. You should too. - WSJ
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The legendary stock picker, 94, shared his strategy this past week for
how to pass wealth on to the next generation while minimizing family
conflicts. His advice is applicable, he says, even if you arent a
billionaire like he is.














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A simpler Citigroup begins to take shape - WSJ (No paywall)
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The bank said it would complete a split next week of the systems that
underpin Banamex from the rest of its operations in Mexico. That is a
precursor to its plan to list Banamex on U.S. and Mexican exchanges in
late 2025 or after. Citi plans to unload a slice of its stake through
an initial public offering, then continue to sell the rest of its
holdings over time.

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Biden rushes to Trump-proof his signature energy, chip policies - WSJ
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The White House is racing to lock down President Bidens dearest policy
goals, distributing billions of dollars to safeguard favored projects
before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January.













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The most hated way of firing someone is more popular than ever - WSJ
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The percentage of workers who are subject to performance actions,
including PIPs, is on the rise. In 2020, 33.4 people for every 1,000
workers had documented performance issues, according to software firm
HR Acuity, which conducts an annual survey. In 2023, 43.6 workers out
of every 1,000 were involved in formal performance procedures. That
includes PIPs and performance counseling, among other measures.

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Retailers brace for a ho-hum Christmas - WSJ (No paywall)
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One takeaway from the recent batch of retail earnings is that
consumers are getting ever more focused on promotions. Best Buy said
on its earnings call Tuesday that consumers are deal focused," noting
that it saw lower demand between sales events. Target, which reported
last week, said there was a more pronounced sales dip than usual the
week before and the week after its sale event known as Target Circle
Week. Shoppers are responding strongly to stock-up promotions on
essential categories, according to Target.

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British Lawmakers Vote to Legalize Assisted Dying in Landmark Decision
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After an emotive and at times impassioned debate, Britain's lawmakers
on Friday voted to allow assisted dying for terminally ill patients in
England and Wales under strict conditions, opening the way to one of
the most profound social changes in the country in decades.

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Israel warns against returning to 60 Lebanon villages
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The Israeli military has warned Lebanese citizens not to return to 60
villages in the south of the country, three days into a ceasefire
after more than a year of fighting with the Shia armed group
Hezbollah.

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Notre Dame Cathedral unveils its new interior 5 years after
devastating fire
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After more than five years of frenetic reconstruction work, Notre Dame
Cathedral has showed its new self to the world Friday PARIS -- After
more than five years of frenetic reconstruction work, Notre Dame
Cathedral showed its new self to the world Friday, with rebuilt
soaring ceilings and creamy goo

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Ukraine fights to keep the lights on as Russia hammers power plants
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Amid the monstrous heaps of twisted metal, pools of congealed oil and
walls pockmarked by shrapnel, one incongruous detail catches my eye.
Patches of snow. Inside a thermal power station.

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Crew mistakes caused the sinking of a New Zealand navy ship off Samoan
coast, inquiry finds
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- Mistakes by members of the crew caused
a New Zealand navy ship to plow into a reef off the coast of Samoa,
where it caught fire and sank, according to the preliminary findings
of a military Court of Inquiry released Friday.

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Mexican President Claims No Potential Tariff War With US After Call
With Trump
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Sheinbaum says she had cooperative talks with president-elect who
threatened 25% tariff against Mexico on Tuesday.

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You have to find your own recipe Dutch suburb where residents must
grow food on at least half of their property
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When Marco de Kat starts planning his meals, he doesn't need to travel
far for fresh food. Right outside his house is an 800 square metre
plot with all sorts of produce - apples, pears, peppers, basil, beets
and cauliflower, to name a few.

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Surrealism cafes and lots and lots of cats why Japanese fiction is
booming
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Anyone who has been in a bookshop in the last few years will have
noticed that Japanese fiction is experiencing an extraordinary boom.
In 2022, figures from Nielsen BookScan showed that Japanese fiction
represented 25% of all translated fiction sales in the UK.

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Swedish PM says Baltic sea now high risk after suspected cable
sabotage
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The Swedish prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, has said the Baltic sea
is now a "high risk" zone as he met Nordic and Baltic leaders days
after a suspected sabotage attack on undersea cables.

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On Small Business Saturday, Consider the Small Press ‹ Literary Hub
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The literary ecosystem can feel vast and overwhelming within an
industry in major flux, constantly threatened by corporate greed and
inefficiency. These realities continually challenge the sustaina...

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Small penis: My husband is terrified of passing his down to our unborn
child. His solution is insane.
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This is really not something he should be worrying about.

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Generations of Handwritten Mexican Cookbooks Are Now Online
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The world''s oldest tree? Genetic analysis traces evolution of iconic
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A vast colony of aspen clones could hold clues about how ancient
organisms protect their genomes from harmful mutations.

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The Truth About Salt: How to Avoid One of the World''s Biggest Hidden
Killers
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Most of us consume far too much, which can lead to high blood
pressure, heart attacks and strokes. But there are some simple ways to
retrain your palate and reduce your intake.

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It''s Time to Talk About Your Advance Care Directive - The New York
Times
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Talking about your advance care directive with your loved ones will
make life -- and death -- easier later on.

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There are 2 main ways to stretch - the one you should choose depends
on what you want your body to do
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Do you really need to stretch before and after exercise? The answer

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''It brought me to my knees'': The Hum - a mysterious phenomenon
that''s baffled the world for decades | The Independent
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Its thought that 4 per cent of the global population is plagued by a
persistent, rumbling sound in their ears - the source of which is a
total enigma. Ellie Harrison speaks to the people whove been trying to
get to the bottom of a noise that has been wreaking havoc for many
years

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Selfies Don''t Kill People
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And no place has ever been ruined by an Instagram post, either. Its
time to stop blaming social media for the worlds troubles.

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2 ''Marriage Realities'' That You Need To Accept--By A Psychologist
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Marriage comes with terms and conditions, some of which arent
mentioned in any vows or contracts. Heres two that

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Macy''s Discovers Employee Hid Millions in Delivery Expenses - The New
York Times
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The department store chain said it had found the erroneous accounting
entries while preparing its results for the third quarter.

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Sex advice: I met a perfect man. Then his pants came off. I don't know
what to say.
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There x27 s definitely potential.

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Parenting advice: I''ve had major revelations in therapy about how I
mistreated my daughter. But she won''t forgive me.
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How long must I be punished?

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Opinion | Donald Trump''s Luck with the Economy May Be Turning - The
New York Times
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Large negative movements in the finances of the young and the working
class are going to make his second term much tougher sledding than his
first.

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For EV startups, things are going from bad to worse - WSJ (No paywall)
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Several high-profile companies, including electric SUV maker Fisker
and bus manufacturer Arrival, filed for bankruptcy earlier this year.
Swedish-based battery maker Northvolt became the latest casualty last
week, filing for Chapter 11 after BMW canceled a key order.

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Hope Can Be More Powerful Than Mindfulness - Scientific American (No
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When the world ground to a halt because of the COVID-19 pandemic in
2020, few industries felt the impact quite like the performing arts.
Venues shuttered and crowds dispersed. Musicians, actors and
production crews faced an unprecedented challenge: they needed to stay
resilient despite the fact that their livelihood had vanished
overnight.

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Is Bird Flu Inching Closer to Becoming a Pandemic?
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Americas lackluster response to an increasingly concerning bird-flu
outbreak helps raise the risk of a larger crisis, Professors David
OConnor and Tom Friedrich say.

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Planning to retire at 65? Most Americans stop working years earlier
— and not because they want to.
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Most Americans are forced to retire earlier than they had expected,
often disrupting their financial planning.

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Iran to begin enriching uranium with thousands of advanced
centrifuges, UN watchdog says
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Iran will begin enriching uranium
with thousands of advanced centrifuges at its two main nuclear
facilities at Fordo and Natanz, the United Nations' nuclear watchdog
said Friday, further raising tensions over Tehran's program as it
enriches at near weapons-gr

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Syria insurgents push their advance toward 2nd largest city Aleppo
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BEIRUT (AP) -- Thousands of Syrian insurgents pushed on with their
advances on government-held areas in the country's northwest, reaching
the outskirts of Syria's second largest city Aleppo and wrestling
control of several strategic towns and villages along the way,
activists and fighters said

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White Women Were Active in the American Slave Trade, Statistical
Research Shows - The New York Times
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For generations, scholars argued that white women were rarely involved
in the active buying and selling of Black people. A growing body of
research says otherwise.

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Art Collector Who Bought a $6 Million Banana Offers to Buy 100,000
More
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It would cost thousands of dollars to procure that many bananas from a
Bronx wholesale market, said Shah Alam, the 74-year-old employee from
Bangladesh who sold the original banana used in “Comedian,” an
absurdist commentary on the art world by the Italian artist Maurizio
Cattelan. And, it wouldn’t be easy to transport that many bananas,
which come in boxes of about 100.

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Opinion | F.B.I. Checks of Trump Nominees Are Critical for the
Nation's Security
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This was not merely a matter of formal process. The nominees evaluated
by the committee, if confirmed, would occupy positions of great
importance; they make decisions every day that affect national
security as well the lives of ordinary Americans. Those decisions
include who is charged with crimes, who goes to prison, how the legal
system and justice system work and how we treat civil rights and
environmental laws.

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