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A 35-Year Follow-up of the Harvard Mastery of Stress Study - Traumau? und Verantwortung e.V.


Sree Vijaykumar“91% percent of participants who did not perceive themselves to have had a warm relationship with their mothers (assessed during college) had diagnosed diseases in midlife (including coronary artery disease, hypertension, duodenal ulcer, and alcoholism), as compared to 45% of participants who perceived themselves to have had a warm relationship with their mothers. A similar association between perceived warmth and closeness and future illness was obtained for fathers.”“82% of the participants who reported tolerant or strained relationships with their fathers had significant health issues in midlife, compared to 50% of those who had warm or close relationships with their fathers.

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Editor's Note: If participants had strained relationships with both parents, the results were startling: 100 percent had significant health issues, versus 47 percent of those who described their relationships with their parents as being warm and close.



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A New Model for Funding Healthcare Innovation - Harvard Business Review (No paywall)
A New Model for Funding Healthcare Innovation
Entrepreneur Duke Rohlen creates California-based Ajax Health under a new model for innovation and business growth. Calling it the Chassis and Growth Drivers model, he structures it to create innovative new products to capture a higher portion of the financial returns. Partnering with major private equity firms, Rohlen considers a $1 billion bid to buy Cordis.


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The Death of the Stubborn Developer
I wrote a blog post back in May called The Death of the Junior Developer. It made people mad. My thesis has since been corroborated by a bunch of big companies, and it is also happening in other industries, not just software.






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Inside Assads ransacked palace: Anxiety pills, graffiti and shredded posters - WSJ (No paywall)
Inside Assads ransacked palace: Anxiety pills, graffiti and shredded posters
DAMASCUS, SyriaRebel fighters and civilians strolled through the grounds of Bashar al-Assads presidential palace on Tuesday, stepping on shredded posters of the former dictator who had fled to Russia days earlier.


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How years of Reddit posts have made the company an AI darling - WSJ (No paywall)
How years of Reddit posts have made the company an AI darling
These companies have an insatiable appetite for online data to train their models and display content in an easy-to-digest format. In mid-2023, Reddit, a social-media veteran and IPO newbie, turned off the spigot and began charging some businesses for access to its data.




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China stages largest show of force in decades after US visit by Taiwans Lai - WSJ (No paywall)
China stages largest show of force in decades after US visit by Taiwans Lai
Taiwanese authorities said they were seeing major elements of a military drill over a vast expanse of air and sea.


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Behind Bitcoins rally is a simple fact: Supplies are limited - WSJ (No paywall)
Behind Bitcoins rally is a simple fact: Supplies are limited
Bulls argue that the tokens scarcity will fuel rising prices, with buyers scrambling to acquire the last new coins to come online.




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Beijing shifts stance on economy, but words alone wont be enough - WSJ (No paywall)
Beijing shifts stance on economy, but words alone wont be enough
In recent months, Chinese stock markets have been whipsawing between hope and uncertainty, as the market attempts to read Beijings tea leaves for signs of an economic lifeline. While new hopes are emerging, investors should be careful not to get carried away.


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Europe asks: Is it time for Syrias refugees to go home? - WSJ (No paywall)
Europe asks: Is it time for Syrias refugees to go home?
In Austria, Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said he had instructed officials to prepare an orderly repatriation and deportation program" for Syrians. Family reunification for accepted Syrian refugees had also been suspended, he said.




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Israels Netanyahu testifies in his corruption trial for first time - WSJ (No paywall)
Israels Netanyahu testifies in his corruption trial for first time
The trial is a reminder of the deep divisions in Israeli society over the prime ministers leadership.


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Now you can avoid taxes like the rich and famous - WSJ (No paywall)
Now you can avoid taxes like the rich and famous
Technology such as AI widens access to tax-optimization strategies, including the launch of funds that explicitly seek to defer tax payments.




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Israeli strikes hit Syrias navy, military arsenals - WSJ (No paywall)
Israeli strikes hit Syrias navy, military arsenals
The strikes targeted military assets as part of Israels campaign to destroy weapons left behind by Bashar al-Assads military.


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The madness of Luigi Mangione - WSJ (No paywall)
The madness of Luigi Mangione
The arrest of 26-year-old Luigi Mangione on the charge of murdering a healthcare CEO ends the hunt for the mystery man with a hoodie. But what it doesnt solve is the mystery of why an intelligent, well-liked young man who had much to live for would allegedly shoot a stranger in the back on a New York street.




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These 66 brands aren't just contributing to culture--they're creating it
These 66 brands aren't just contributing to culture--they're creating it
Meet the 66 industry-spanning benchmark brands that comprise the bulk of Fast Company's 2024 Brands That Matter honorees.


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Federal Judge Cancels Sale Of Infowars To The Onion - Forbes (No paywall)
Federal Judge Cancels Sale Of Infowars To The Onion
A federal judge on Tuesday scrapped the sale of Alex Jones' Infowars to the satirical news website The Onion, ruling that the auction process failed to adequately compensate the family of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victimsto whom Jones has been ordered to pay $1.5 billion in damages for promoting conspiracy theories about the incident.




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Syrian rebels have dealt a blow to Vladimir Putins naval ambitions - The Economist (No paywall)
Syrian rebels have dealt a blow to Vladimir Putins naval ambitions
FOR 50 YEARS Russias foothold in the Mediterranean has been bound up with the Assad dynasty in Syria. It was in 1971 that Hafez al-Assadfather of Bashar, Syrias dictator until last weekbecame president of the country. And it was the same year that the Soviet Union signed a deal with Syria to lease a port at Tartus on Syrias coast. That enduring Russian military presence now hangs by a thread, following the swift collapse of the Assad regime. The Kremlin appears to have avoided a panicked and disorderly departure, but its influence on NATOs southern flank is likely to wane.


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Court blocks The Onions attempt to acquire Infowars - FT (No paywall)
Court blocks The Onions attempt to acquire Infowars
Bid for Alex Joness conspiracy news site rejected by Texas bankruptcy judge




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US Considers New Russia Oil Sanctions to Weaken Putin Ahead of Trump - Bloomberg (No paywall)
US Considers New Russia Oil Sanctions to Weaken Putin Ahead of Trump
Restrictions would also target Russias shadow tanker fleet Biden looks for ways to sap Kremlins war machine in Ukraine


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Could Luigi Mangione reaction spark copycat shootings?
Could Luigi Mangione reaction spark copycat shootings?
The shooting of Brian Thompson sparked two very separate reactions around his killer: a manhunt and admiration from certain parts of the internet, with the latter creating concern among security experts that this killing might inspire copy-cat events.


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Has Syrian rebel leader al-Golani really shaken off his al Qaeda past?
Has Syrian rebel leader al-Golani really shaken off his al Qaeda past?
In the not so distant past, Syrian rebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani sported a long unkempt beard, wore a style of turban favored by jihadis and looked like he was auditioning for the role of a young Osama bin Laden.


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AI Content Is Great - You're Just Using It Wrong
AI Content Is Great - You're Just Using It Wrong
People often talk about AI-generated content as if it's all the same thing. It's not. There are two very different ways to use AI for content, and mixing them up leads to wrong conclusions about what AI can and should do. Most people use AI by asking it to write content from scratch.


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Your daily cup of coffee could get more expensive because of climate change
Your daily cup of coffee could get more expensive because of climate change
Coffee lovers and cafe dwellers will likely be seeing the price of a cup of joe increase soon, experts warn. That's up 70% this year, which has seen the highest prices for the crop since 1977.


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San Francisco is on track to have lowest homicide rate in 60 years
San Francisco is on track to have lowest homicide rate in 60 years
SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco is on track to have the lowest homicide rate in 60 years, according to the police department and mayor's office. "This wasn't an accident," San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott said Tuesday at a news conference. "This was very strategic.


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Judge Rejects Sale of Infowars to The Onion: What to Know
Judge Rejects Sale of Infowars to The Onion: What to Know
A federal judge on Tuesday night rejected the auction sale of Alex Jones' Infowars to The Onion satirical news outlet, criticizing the bidding process as flawed and the amount of money that families of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary shooting stood to receive.


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Greece's ghost towns offer a glimpse of a country struggling with 'existential' population collapse
Greece's ghost towns offer a glimpse of a country struggling with 'existential' population collapse
Lasta, GREECE -- There's nobody around anymore to man Saint George cafe in Lasta, a mountainous village in Greece's Peloponnese region. Instead, there's an honor system -- just take a drink, leave a donation and soak up the relics of a bygone era.


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How Electrical and Calcium Signaling Work as One to Regulate Blood Flow
How Electrical and Calcium Signaling Work as One to Regulate Blood Flow
Cerebral blood delivery depends on mechanisms such as electrical signaling, which propagates through capillary networks to upstream arterioles to deliver blood, and calcium signaling, which fine-tunes local blood flow. For years, these mechanisms were thought to operate independently.


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N Korea mocks 'dictator' Yoon's 'insane' martial law try
N Korea mocks 'dictator' Yoon's 'insane' martial law try
North Korea has responded to South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed attempt to impose martial law, likening it to a military coup, and accusing him of running a fascist dictatorship.


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The 'Ghost Gun' Linked to Luigi Mangione Shows Just How Far 3D-Printed Weapons Have Come
The 'Ghost Gun' Linked to Luigi Mangione Shows Just How Far 3D-Printed Weapons Have Come
More than a decade after the advent of the 3D-printed gun as an icon of libertarianism and a gun control nightmare, police say one of those homemade plastic weapons has now been found in the hands of perhaps the world's most high-profile alleged killer.


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Amid Rumors of a Breakup, Kimberly Guilfoyle Is Appointed Ambassador to Greece
Amid Rumors of a Breakup, Kimberly Guilfoyle Is Appointed Ambassador to Greece
It was an announcement made amid a swirl of tabloid speculation: Kimberly Guilfoyle, a loyalist of President-elect Donald J. Trump and -- more pointedly -- the fiancee of his son Donald Jr. had been named ambassador to Greece.


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Rooftop system lets any EV harness the power of the sun
Rooftop system lets any EV harness the power of the sun
While there are a few electric cars that have onboard photovoltaic panels for charging on the go, such vehicles are definitely in the minority. The DartSolar system was designed to change that, by adding a rooftop solar power system to any EV.


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For now, 'Dreamers' will be shut out of the health care marketplace in 19 states
For now, 'Dreamers' will be shut out of the health care marketplace in 19 states
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- Young adult immigrants known as "Dreamers" in 19 U.S.


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Germany's one million Syrians at centre of fierce debate over their future
Germany's one million Syrians at centre of fierce debate over their future
Across Germany Syrians have been celebrating in the streets the downfall of former president Bashar al-Assad. But now many will be feeling less euphoric, as some politicians question their future in Germany. There are around a million people with a Syrian passport in Germany.


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Whale Makes Epic Migration, Astonishing Scientists
Whale Makes Epic Migration, Astonishing Scientists
A humpback whale makes one of the longest and most unusual migrations ever recorded, raising alarm.


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WordPress must stop blocking WP Engine, judge rules
WordPress must stop blocking WP Engine, judge rules
WP Engine just won a preliminary injunction against WordPress parent company Automattic. On Tuesday, a California District Court judge ordered Automattic to stop blocking WP Engine's access to WordPress.org resources and interfering with its plugins.


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GM halts funding of robotaxi development by Cruise
GM halts funding of robotaxi development by Cruise
The Detroit automaker plans to "realign its autonomous driving strategy" to focus on advanced driver assistance systems and autonomous systems for use in personal vehicles instead, and it will combine the majority-owned Cruise LLC and GM technical teams.


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How Sleep Shapes Our Brain's Mental Navigational Maps
How Sleep Shapes Our Brain's Mental Navigational Maps
Summary: A new study reveals how the brain forms cohesive mental maps of spaces and highlights the critical role of sleep in this process. While "place cells" in the hippocampus mark specific locations, weaker spatial cells stitch these points into a comprehensive cognitive map.


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Drivers of global tourism carbon emissions
Drivers of global tourism carbon emissions
Tourism has a critical role to play in global carbon emissions pathway. This study estimates the global tourism carbon footprint and identifies the key drivers using environmentally extended input-output modelling. The results indicate that global tourism emissions grew 3.5% p.a.


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Suspect in C.E.O.'s Killing Fights Extradition to New York
Suspect in C.E.O.'s Killing Fights Extradition to New York
The suspect, Luigi Mangione, 26, was charged late Monday in Manhattan with second-degree murder, forgery and three gun charges. The police had released images of him after the fatal shooting of Brian Thompson, 50, in Midtown Manhattan last week.


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FIFA Bends Own Rules to Give Saudi Arabia Coveted 2034 World Cup
FIFA Bends Own Rules to Give Saudi Arabia Coveted 2034 World Cup
Under its de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia has unleashed a spending spree on global sports, turning the kingdom into a contender for the biggest events.


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Scientists identify ultra-processed foods that fuel colon cancer and healthy alternatives that may offset the damage
Scientists identify ultra-processed foods that fuel colon cancer and healthy alternatives that may offset the damage
Ultra-processed foods may be fueling a rise in colon cancer cases -- but healthy foods could unlock new ways to prevent or treat the disease, new research suggests.


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AI chatbot suggested a teen kill his parents, lawsuit claims
AI chatbot suggested a teen kill his parents, lawsuit claims
Character.AI, a platform offering personalizable chatbots powered by large language models-faces yet another lawsuit for allegedly "serious, irreparable, and ongoing abuses" inflicted on its teenage users.


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Design Work to Prevent Burnout
Design Work to Prevent Burnout
Managers are responsible for keeping employee morale and productivity high. Yet when they try to reduce burnout and improve worker well-being, many report not knowing where to start or what to do.


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Walgreens shares pop on report pharmacy chain could sell itself to PE firm Sycamore
Walgreens shares pop on report pharmacy chain could sell itself to PE firm Sycamore
Walgreens and Sycamore Partners have been discussing a deal that could be completed early next year if talks don't fall apart, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The report comes during a rough period for the retail pharmacy giant.


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How Numbers Drive Behavioral Decision-making
How Numbers Drive Behavioral Decision-making
Hospital patients rate their pain on a scale of one to 10. Teachers grade on a curve. And sports fans spend hours debating stats on their favorite teams. Even the most ardent language lover cannot deny the power of numbers to convey information, especially when choices need to be made.


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We're buying more shares of a company that makes crucial AI data center cooling systems
We're buying more shares of a company that makes crucial AI data center cooling systems
We're buying 40 shares of Dover at roughly $200 each. Following Tuesday's trade, Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust will own 540 shares of DOV, increasing its weighting to 3% from 2.8%. We're using some of the proceeds from Tuesday morning's Alphabet sale to pick up more shares in Dover.


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Bizarre reason why McDonald's worker might not receive $60,000 reward for identifying Luigi Mangione
Bizarre reason why McDonald's worker might not receive $60,000 reward for identifying Luigi Mangione
The McDonald's restaurant employee who helped police trace a suspect in connection with the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare's CEO could be shortchanged out of the hefty $60,000 reward. Brian Thompson, 50, was gunned down in New York last week in an apparent targeted attack.


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? The new rules of media
? The new rules of media
Kyle Chayka: There's an old-school magazine editorial format that goes something like "The New Rules for [X]" or "The New Way to [Y]," posing a tongue-in-cheek surety.


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California could become the first state to require social media warning labels
California could become the first state to require social media warning labels
A new California bill could require social media platforms to display warning labels about the potential risk to kids and teens.


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Caitlin Clark: Time's Athlete of the Year 2024
Caitlin Clark: Time's Athlete of the Year 2024
Clark took the WNBA--and basketball--to a new level


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MIT astronomers find the smallest asteroids ever detected in the main belt
MIT astronomers find the smallest asteroids ever detected in the main belt
The asteroid that extinguished the dinosaurs is estimated to have been about 10 kilometers across. That's about as wide as Brooklyn, New York. Such a massive impactor is predicted to hit Earth rarely, once every 100 million to 500 million years.


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Eating dark chocolate linked with reduced risk of type 2 diabetes
Eating dark chocolate linked with reduced risk of type 2 diabetes
Boston, MA--Consuming dark, but not milk, chocolate may be associated with lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The study was published online Dec. 4 in The BMJ.




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