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The 'masculinity crisis' is actually a crisis of self-esteem | Psyche
Ideas

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modern belief that talent or effort can carry anyone to the top.
It’s a myth that’s especially harmful to men

Continued here
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Editor's Note: My contention is that the competition for self-esteem,
and the widespread lack of it that results, is to blame for much of
what we attribute to the crisis in masculinity. Men are frustrated
because they feel like failures, and they feel like failures because -
given the way our society distributes self-esteem - almost everybody
has to feel like a failure.

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Mark Zuckerberg Praises 'Masculine' Corporate Energy After Meta's
'DEI' Policy Reversal
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Mark Zuckerberg celebrated "masculine energy" in corporate culture on
Friday after a week that saw Meta making several policy and program
changes including the company trashing its diversity, equity and
inclusion efforts.

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US Stock Market Faces Reality Check in High-Bar Earning Season -
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Strong economy, bull run has elevated profit expectations Investors
eye margins, outlook as Trump returns to Washington















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Poland backs Donald Trump on raising Nato spending to 5% of GDP - FT
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Warsaw is closest to reaching new target, but laggards will take
?decade?, says Polish defence minister

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Special Counsel Jack Smith Resigns After Completing Final Trump Report
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Special Counsel Jack Smith resigned on Friday after completing
investigative reports into President-elect Donald Trump, the Justice
Department disclosed Saturday, as the agency works to release Smith?s
report detailing Trump?s efforts to overturn the 2020 election and
alleged withholding of White House documents.














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Health warnings about alcohol give only half the story - The Economist
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For many people, the new year brings both a banging hangover and a
solemn resolution never to get drunk again. More than a decade ago
Alcohol Change UK, which campaigns to cut drinking, launched its ?Dry
January? campaign. This year it reckons a third of British men will
try to stick to it.

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Could a Trump deal change the Middle East in 2025?
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With just over a week until President-elect Donald Trump takes office,
the soon-to-be second-time U.S. leader famed for his "art of the deal"
approach in business and politics prepares to take on a series of
interconnected yet equally volatile conflicts in the Middle East.














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Are gadgets getting good again?
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Canada's former leader Chretien has blunt advice for Trump: 'Give your
head a shake!'
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump's
remarks that Canada should become the 51st state drew condemnation and
a patriotic outburst on Saturday from a former Canadian prime minister
who offered blunt advice to the incoming U.S. leader: "Give your head
a shake!"














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Two Waves of Aging: How Midlife Biomolecular Shifts Accelerate Decline
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For decades, scientists have proposed various models to explain the
mechanisms underlying aging. The damage-accumulation theory, for
example, posits that aging results from the gradual buildup of
molecular and cellular damage, including oxidative stress, DNA
mutations, and protein misfolding.

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Prediction: This Company Will be 1 of the Biggest Winners of the AI
Agent Boom
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Last year, investors focused on companies crucial to the development
of a hot newish technology: artificial intelligence (AI). These
players -- like Nvidia, Broadcom, or Super Micro Computer -- produce
chips or equipment such as servers for data centers, the place where
AI development begins.














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Space junk cleanup should adopt same strategy as ocean conservation,
experts propose
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Humans like to imagine Earth as a pristine blue marble surrounded by
empty space and glowing stars. In fact, though, human space
exploration and industrialization has polluted the area around our
planet, with the resulting debris known as space junk.

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Company unveils $195,000 robot and people are 'uncomfortable' over
extremely 'creepy' details
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To think many of us watched 2014 release Ex Machina or 2015 hit TV
series Humans not thinking anything of the sort could ever happen in
our world anytime too soon.














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World's first AI-generated and 3D-printed shoe makes its dubious debut
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In the world of ugly shoes, we've had some real bangers. First was the
Croc, a rubber one-piece shoe best suited as a doorstop - that is
until you tried one on and realized it might be the most comfortable
thing you've ever put on your foot, despite the scornful looks from
your peers.

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The Great Salt Lake Is Dying, But These Scientists Have a Solution
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A worrying study published last month in Environmental Challenges
claims that nearly two-thirds of the Great Salt Lake's shrinkage is
attributable to human use of river water that otherwise would have
replenished the lake.














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Company behind incorrect evacuation alerts in Los Angeles says it has
added new safeguards
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The company behind Los Angeles' emergency alert technology said it has
added safeguards to prevent further inaccurate wildfire evacuation
alerts from being sent to residents amid deadly, devastating
wildfires. The first erroneous alert was sent on Thursday.

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What Will Congestion Pricing Do to Manhattan Dining?
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The sky did not fall during the first week of Manhattan's congestion
pricing. But you wouldn't have known that by talking to restaurant
owners in the affected zone, who are in a state of high anxiety. The
charges -- $9 for a car or van, up to $21.













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The Painting, the Photograph and the War for Ukraine's Culture
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It looks like a serene snapshot from Ukraine's battlefield: A group of
armor-clad soldiers huddled around a makeshift table scattered with
food and playing cards. Some laugh or smoke, and one lounges on the
ground, smiling as he scrolls through his phone.

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The Eight Coolest Inventions From the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show
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The world's largest tech show was back in Las Vegas this week, with
all the newest, shiniest, most artificial-intelligence-equipped
gadgets and gear straight from Silicon Valley and beyond.

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Starlink is now cheaper than leading internet provider in some African
countries
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Starlink, launched in 2019 by Elon Musk's SpaceX, has become the
leading satellite internet provider in the world. Now available in
more than 100 countries, Starlink can also be a relatively affordable
option for users trying to log on in countries with limited internet
service providers.

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See 25 Incredible Images From the Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Contest
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This year's stunning images vying for the Wildlife Photographer of the
Year People's Choice award offer unusual and fascinating peeks at the
natural world.

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Can You Get Bird Flu from Eggs? Your Egg Safety Questions Answered -
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Eggs can be eaten in many different forms: scrambled, poached, fried,
boiled or in omelets, souffls, custards or meringues. But one way that
food safety experts say they shouldn?t be consumed is raw.

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How a Week of Weather Extremes Upended Lives of Americans
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It was a week of fire and ice. It began with millions of people across
the U.S. shivering amid blizzard conditions and frigid air that lasted
for days, thanks to a jet stream that slips out of its usual path more
often these days. Then, catastrophe in California, with wind-whipped
flames taking off in a landscape parched by months of drought to
become Los Angeles' worst-ever wildfires.

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Researchers open source Sky-T1, a 'reasoning' AI model that can be
trained for less than $450
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So-called reasoning AI models are becoming easier -- and cheaper -- to
develop.

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Trump Calls Officials Handling Los Angeles Wildfires 'Incompetent'
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“Thousands of magnificent houses are gone, and many more will soon
be lost,” he wrote. “There is death all over the place. This is
one of the worst catastrophes in the history of our Country. They just
can’t put out the fires. What’s wrong with them?”

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Yorkshire police officer killed at crash scene was a??the very best of
usa??
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The scene of the collision reopened at about 7.20pm on Saturday. Two
cars and the lorry were removed and the surrounding roads cleared of
debris. Police called for witnesses and motorists with relevant
dashcam footage to come forward.

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At-home ECGs will detect early heart issues and save thousands, say
doctors
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This point was backed by Alahmadi. “Even for trained clinicians it
can be difficult and time-consuming to interpret ECGs. This technology
will be a real help for them. And if you are making the general public
actually understand their own ECGs then this would also make a big
difference. It could save many people’s lives.”

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2 Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy Hand Over Fist and 1 to Avoid
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American Express is an advertising partner of Motley Fool Money.
Reuben Gregg Brewer has no position in any of the stocks mentioned.
The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Berkshire Hathaway and
Chevron. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

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The Video Game Industry Is Unionizing
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Last month, 461 video game workers with Microsoft's ZeniMax Online
Studios announced they were unionizing with the Campaign to Organize
Digital Employees-Communications Workers of America (CODE-CWA).

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Palisades Lost
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“There’s nothing left,” said Darby Woods, a local real estate
agent who lost her home in the fire. “It literally looks like what
you see on TV in Ukraine. It looks like we’re in a war zone and
there’s no reinforcements coming. It’s just decimated.”

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Inside Elon Musk's Plan for DOGE to Slash Government Costs
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Mr. Trump has said the effort would drive “drastic change,” and
that the entity would provide outside advice on how to cut wasteful
spending. DOGE itself will have no power to cut spending — that
authority rests with Congress. Instead, it is expected to provide
recommendations for programs and other areas to cut.

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Even Without Its Most Famous Son, Carter's Hometown Remains a
Destination
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“I recognized that there was something about getting to experience
what they experienced and getting to see the world through their
eyes,” said Joe Faykosh, a history professor at Central Arizona
College.

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Kristi Noem Sent Troops to Border, but Not to Flood Victims in South
Dakota
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That move was one reason Ms. Noem was picked by President-elect Donald
J. Trump to lead the Department of Homeland Security, a sprawling
department that includes Customs and Border Protection and various
other immigration-related agencies.

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The Eaton Fire Is Now One of California's Deadliest
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Five people are also confirmed dead in the Palisades fire, bringing
the total death toll for the series of blazes raging across Los
Angeles to 16. Officials have warned that the number of fatalities is
likely to rise.

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Middle-Class Dreams Lie in Ruins in Palisades Mobile Home Park
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Ms. Kanner used a metal detector to look for her sterling silver
cutlery. After it started beeping, she extracted something metallic
that resembled Play-Doh from the rubble. Her forks, knives and spoons
had melted together.

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Synagogue Congregation Grieves in Borrowed Home After L.A. Fires
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“Let’s borrow the melody from the Saturday version of this one,”
Cantor Berman Harris said. It was the more upbeat version of Mi
Chamocha, a prayer praising God for deliverance. “It’s the right
one for tonight.”

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Video: Community L.A. Fire Brigade Steps In to Help Evacuate Residents
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Deep into the evacuation zone, volunteers are stepping in to evacuate
L.A. residents from encroaching wildfires. Armed with radios, hoses
and knowledge of the area, this brigade offers help to overextended
fire departments as they try to reach people who have yet to flee.

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Why Cities Are Getting Rid of Decades-Old Parking Rules
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But like most policy changes that affect the everyday lives of a wide
swath of people, changing the parking rules have received backlash
from residents who are concerned that reducing requirements will lead
to less parking overall and, as a result, an influx of traffic from
drivers hunting for on-street spaces.

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Can Poshmark's Tech Fixes Make Selling Secondhand Clothes Seamless?
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Using the Poshmark app, Ms. Eager and others said, started to feel
like trying to find something in a messy closet. The app was cluttered
with features that did not work or that she did not use, and it felt
“spammy,” she said, sending too many push notifications.

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Bills and Lions Give NFL Fans in Canada Reason to Cheer
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A four-hour drive apart just past London, the cities have much in
common, from shuttered factories to gutted neighborhoods to faded
histories. The Bills’ founding owner, Ralph Wilson, was close with
the Ford family, which still owns the Lions. Wilson kept his office in
Detroit, and for years the Bills and the Lions played preseason games.
In 2022, the Bills played a home game in Detroit because of snowstorms
in Buffalo.

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Chronic Pain: Five Things We Know About Causes, Treatments and
Diagnoses
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Researchers now believe that chronic pain, like cancer, could end up
having a range of genetic and cellular drivers that vary both by
condition and by the particular makeup of the person experiencing it.

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Chronic Pain Afflicts Billions of People. It's Time for a Revolution.
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But when none of those tests could point to an obvious cause, I fell
into the mystery bucket. Not the fascinating, fun kind of mystery that
gets solved by a medical savant. This was the other kind, in which you
are punted from doctor to doctor until you run out of specialists,
who, this being real life, are far too overscheduled to fixate on one
patient’s oddball symptoms.

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A French Cathedral Turned to Hams to Restore Its Organ
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After the French Revolution, church properties were seized by the
state, which eventually took responsibility for overseeing most of
them. But the central government and local municipalities have
struggled to fund the maintenance of the country’s cathedrals and
churches.

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Opinion | How to Survive January
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Do not move until the thick white goop recedes into your sad winter
skin. It could be days. A joke about Go-Gurt from an old Ellen
DeGeneres special comes to mind. “Was there a big mobility problem
with yogurt before?” she asks, then mimes picking up the phone and
receiving an invitation from a friend. Moments later, spirits falling,
she remembers she’s just opened a traditional yogurt that must be
eaten with a spoon. Having committed to the complex task at hand, she
obviously can’t make the date.

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Opinion | The Old World Is Breaking Down. A New One Is Breaking
Through.
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Four trends are converging to make life much scarier.

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Yoon Suk Yeol to miss start of South Korea impeachment trial on safety
grounds
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The National Office of Investigation, a police unit, sent a note to
high-ranking police officials in Seoul requesting they prepare to
mobilise 1,000 investigators for the fresh attempt, the Yonhap news
agency reported.

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What we learned a?? and didna??t a?? from Peter Duttona??s unofficial
campaign launch
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He continued: "I love our country. I cherish what our forebears have
gifted us. Especially those who served in uniform, suffered, and made
the ultimate sacrifice for our country, for freedom and for the
greater good. I admire Australians."

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Trump a??beauty paradea?? may favour populist right leaders over
Starmer
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Meloni met Trump last week for dinner at the ­president-elect's
Mar-a-Lago home and he said at the time how much he admired her. "This
is very exciting," he said. "I am here with a fantastic woman. She has
really taken Europe by storm."

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Lorry hits and kills policewoman working at North Yorkshire crash
scene
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Welford’s family provided a statement to North Yorkshire police
saying: “Ryan was a hardworking and loving father, husband, son and
brother. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.”

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Tories back Badenocha??s a??riskya?? call for grooming gangs inquiry
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"It is indisputably true that, because of a range of pretty
unpalatable figures, it has rocketed up the news agenda, but that
doesn't change the fact that now mainstream politicians have got to
deal with it. The problem is simply that whatever you say about it,
she can now reasonably be accused of trying to make political capital
out of it."

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UK government to crack down on MPs earning extra cash from media firms
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Powell added: “No one should be monetising the privilege of being an
MP. All MPs have a vested ­interest in us getting this right and
­returning an MP’s role to that of public ­service, as the public
rightly expects and deserves.”

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