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The great abandonment: what happens to the natural world when people
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The Agency Lacks a Certain, How Do You Say, Je Ne Sais Quoi
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The Agency, I'm sad to say, is missing that je ne sais quoi of Le
Bureau des Legendes. If only I'd encountered Showtime's new spy
thriller having never seen its source material, the mid-2010s French
drama known in English as The Bureau.

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Britain already has an 'Islamophobia law' - we're just too scared to
admit it
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When, at PMQs this week, a Labour MP named Tahir Ali asked Sir Keir
Starmer to "prohibit the desecration of all religious texts and the
prophets of the Abrahamic religions", the Prime Minister did not stand
up for free speech and the right to blaspheme. Instead, he promised to
tackle "hatred..















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Kashmir: Lithium mining plans put off indefinitely with no bidders,
expert criticism
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This article was originally published in Rest of World, which covers
technology's impact outside the West. Sunil Thakur, a 24-year-old
engineering graduate, once planned to build a career as a civil
engineer.

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Bob Bryar, Former My Chemical Romance Drummer, Dead at 44
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Bob Bryar -- the dummer for My Chemical Romance from 2004 to 2014 --
has died ... TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ...
Bryar was found dead in his Tennessee home Tuesday after last being
seen alive on November 4.














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Our future of abundant intelligence
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Building in the post-AI world means learning how to consume vast
amounts of zero-marginal cost intelligence

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UK intelligence chief accuses Russia of 'staggeringly reckless'
sabotage campaign
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PARIS (AP) -- The head of Britain's foreign intelligence service said
Friday that Russia is conducting a "staggeringly reckless" sabotage
campaign against Ukraine's Western allies, and that his spies are
working to stop the consequences from spiraling out of control.














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A pro-science, pro-progress, techno-optimistic middle school health
textbook from 1929
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"This is a remarkable age. It is an age of skyscrapers, submarines,
airplanes, dirigibles, phonographs, safety razors, radios, electric
lights, steam and hot-water heat, gas stoves, vacuum cleaners, and
other wonderful inventions. Many diseases have been conquered, and
life has been lengthened.

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As Syrian Rebels Sweep Into Aleppo, Army Closes Airport and Roads,
Sources Say
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Syrian authorities closed Aleppo airport as well as all roads leading
into the city on Saturday, three military sources told Reuters, as
rebels opposed to President Bashar al-Assad said they had reached the
heart of Aleppo.














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Over 100,000 people have quit self-employment before stricter
enforcement of rules
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Many people are quitting self-employment in anticipation of the
enforcement of false self-employment rules by the Dutch Tax Authority.
More than 100,000 self-employed people have signed themselves out of
the Chamber of Commerce (KVK) during the first nine months of the
year.

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Zelensky Suggests 'Hot Phase' of War Could End If Unoccupied Ukraine
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But Zelensky points out no-one has yet made such an offer and whether
Nato would consider a move is doubtful.














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Trudeau Flies to Mar-a-Lago to See Trump Amid Tariff Concerns
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada went to Florida on Friday
night to see President-elect Donald J. Trump at Mar-a-Lago, two
officials with direct knowledge of the visit said, after a threat by
Mr. Trump to impose across-the-board tariffs on goods from Canada and
Mexico on Day 1.

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Major Canadian news outlets sue OpenAI
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News organisations including the Toronto Star, Metroland Media,
Postmedia, The Globe and Mail, The Canadian Press and CBC have all
joined the suit, reportedly the first of its kind in the country.
"Journalism is in the public interest.














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Top Ukrainian MP to Merkel: Enough already
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Former German chancellor's justification of her Russia policy in a new
book angers senior figures in Kyiv.

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What does this button do?
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Last week I bought a car. After twelve years of service, my old trusty
Peugeot 107 in blue has had its best. Expensive repairs were coming at
some point, and I did not feel like waiting around for them to come.














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Former Trump FDA chief is working to torpedo RFK Jr.'s Senate
confirmation
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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-elect's
selection of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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Big Pharma Is the Only Reason Anyone Still Dies From HIV
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The year is 1998. While antiviral drugs to treat HIV had been approved
a decade earlier, only five out of 33 million people who carried the
virus were receiving the life-saving treatment. Nowhere was the
situation worse than in South Africa.













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Are Asteroids Really Worth a Fortune? Here's What We Know.
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Popular media love talking about asteroid mining using big numbers.

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Senate Report Blasts Airlines Over 'Junk' Fees: What to Know
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Here's why flying has become so expensive, according to a
congressional inquiry.

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The Influence of Bell Labs
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We've talked previously about Bell Labs' long, storied history as an
innovation engine and a generator of new technology. For decades, it
spun off new major inventions and scientific discoveries as part of
its mandate to help build AT&T's telephone network.

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We're Living in the Age of Rage. I'm a Psychoanalyst - Here's What We
Need to Do to Calm Down
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Anger has come to define the public mood - felt in the posts of social
media warriors and harnessed by agitators such as Trump and Farage.
But why are we so mad, and how can we learn to redirect our feelings?

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The Outsized Cost of Expanding US Roads
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A new study quantifies the fallacy that adding new roads produces an
economic benefit.

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Most cars are painted one of these four colors--here's why
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Automotive enthusiasts and journalists often complain that cars these
days all look the same. They blame the rise of the crossover, the
increasing need to make cars as aerodynamic as possible to improve
fuel mileage and an ever-growing list of essential safety features and
technology.

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How a White Lie Gave Japan KFC for Christmas
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One cunning business maneuver created a tradition and saved a
franchise.

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The Best Time to Book a Flight, According to Travel Experts
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We put the age-old debate to rest.

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A Different Way to Respond When Kids Do Something Wrong
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Restorative practices--taking responsibility, making amends, and
seeking forgiveness--are an alternative to strict punishments and
blame.

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The Fleeting Comforts of the Celebrity Look-Alike Contest
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The culture-wide search for doubles of famous men is an
election-season gift: an apolitical democratic event where -- for a
brief moment -- everybody wins.

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Gen Zers' definition of financial success includes joining the top 1%
-- and they're really confident about making it
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According to a recent survey from financial firm Empower, Gen Zers on
average believe an annual salary of $587,797 and net worth of $9.47
million are needed when they envision "financial success.

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Turning a Scientific Lens on the Wonderful World of Fungi
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A mesmerizing global tour will make readers question what they think
they know about mushrooms.

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NASA's Europa Clipper: Millions of Miles Down, Instruments Deploying
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An artist's concept of NASA's Europa Clipper shows the spacecraft in
silhouette against Europa's surface, with the magnetometer boom fully
deployed at top and the antennas for the radar instrument extending
out from the solar arrays.

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Texas' Hotbed of Taiwanese Nationalism
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Dai wan wei. The sounds of the Taiwanese Hokkien language don't
resemble Mandarin Chinese, which drifts from the throat in soft wisps.

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The World's Pioneering Tech Cop Is Making Her Exit
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Margrethe Vestager, the European Union antitrust enforcer who has been
the world's foremost critic of the tech industry, recently walked
through her Brussels office wondering what to do with the stuff she
had accumulated during a decade in that role, which ends late this
month.

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Early Retirement Comes As a Surprise for Many Workers, Study Finds.
Here's How to Manage That Financial Shock
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Retiring early is the dream for many workers. But many individuals
find themselves forced to call it quits because of health, career or
family circumstances.

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Core copyright violation claim moves ahead in The Intercept's lawsuit
against OpenAI
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Last week, a New York federal judge ruled a key copyright violation
claim by The Intercept against OpenAI would move ahead in court.

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What Happens To Your Money When A Mutual Fund Scheme Is Closed?
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Mutual funds are managed by professional fund managers who make
investment decisions on behalf of the investors. Investing in mutual
funds is a popular way for individuals to grow their wealth over time.

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Why Cryptocurrency Is Back in the Art Market
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Maurizio Cattelan, Comedian, 2019. Courtesy of Sotheby's. It may not
have been the most expensive sale from last week's marquee slate of
auctions in New York, but there was no question that Maurizio
Cattelan's Comedian (2019) was the most talked-about lot of the week.

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Invest in banking like Warren Buffett: Own a castle
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Warren Buffett has said he looks for businesses that are like castles,
protected by moats. Some of todays best moats arent filled with
sharks, thoughthey are packed with data and analysis.

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What YouTube Health is doing to combat misinformation and promote
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People come to us to learn how to fix their fridge and to learn about
medicines, he said in an interview. Theres a lot of responsibility,
and we take that seriously. Responsibility is at the core of how
YouTube works and how we treat sensitive information, particularly
around health.

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British MPs vote in favour of assisted dying
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A debate that had shown the best of Westminsterpassionate and
thoughtfulended in a fittingly respectful manner. There were no loud
cheers when, on the afternoon of November 29th, the Speaker of the
House of Commons announced that MPs had voted in favour of legalising
assisted dying in England and Wales. It is, for this newspaper and
other supporters of the bill, a moment of celebration nonetheless.
Lawmakers, who were free to follow their consciences rather than party
lines, have taken a big step towards a monumental social reform.

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Math and Physics Can't Prove All Truths [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=103000&nl=daily]
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You will never be able to prove every mathematical truth. For me, this
incompleteness theorem, discovered by Kurt Gdel, is one of the most
incredible results in mathematics. It may not surprise everyonethere
are all sorts of unprovable things in everyday lifebut for
mathematicians, this idea was a shock. After all, they can construct
their own world from a few basic building blocks, the so-called
axioms. Only the rules they have created apply there, and all truths
are made up of these basic building blocks and the corresponding
rules. If you find the right framework, experts long believed, you
should therefore be able to prove every truth in some way.

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Some years ago, at the annual P.S. 3 book fair, I came across a
Yiddish-English dictionary. This was a more serious Yiddish-English
dictionary than the somewhat antic one I owned called Dictionary
Shmictionary! That one includes a line drawing of a naked male, with
body parts identified by their Yiddish wordsone word for head and
eight words for penis.

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Rome seeks ways to counter UniCredits takeover bid for BPM
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Andrea Orcels move has frustrated Giorgia Melonis plan to merge
state-backed Monte dei Paschi di Siena with BPM

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Canadas Trudeau Arrives in Florida for Meeting With Trump - Bloomberg
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is meeting with President-elect
Donald Trump on Friday

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Why Billboard Apologized to Taylor Swift
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That aloneranking her merely second bestmay have already constituted
blasphemy for some of Swifts fans. But in a since-edited video about
the recognition, the music publication used a clip that prompted even
greater backlash and an eventual apology to the artist herself.

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Why Wickeds politics feel so bizarrely timely
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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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Arctic blast sparks frostbite warning as temperature may drop to -40
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An arctic blast is expected to strike parts of the Northern Great
Plains over the next several days, sparking a National Weather Service
(NWS) warning about the potential for frostbite in one state.

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How much can your stomach expand after a big meal?
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After digging into a delicious meal, you might realize that your
pants' waistline feels snugger than before. But why does that happen?
How much can the stomach expand after a big meal to accommodate all
that food? An empty adult stomach starts as a folded pouch about the
size of a soda can -- 0.

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10 Simple Things to Make You Happier At Home
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PocketHomeSavesDiscoverCollectionsPocket worthyStories to fuel your
mind10 Simple Things to Make You Happier At HomeIt''s amazing how a
few tweaks to our daily habits can become a catalyst for meaningful,
positive change.

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Do Celebrity-Endorsed Under-Eye Patches Actually Work?
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In 2024, eye patches are no longer for pirates only (just ask Hugh
Jackman)

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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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How IBM invented semiconductor manufacturing automation - IEEE
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Fifty years ago, William Harding, a brash IBM middle manager, had a
vision leverage automation to fabricate a semiconductor in one day,
from bare wafer to finished circuits. He succeeded, and set the stage
for

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