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An Economist's Rule for Making Tough Life Decisions

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you cannot decide what you should do, choose the action that
represents a change."

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'Nothing off the table' in Canada's response to US tariff threat
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Canadian political leaders say "nothing is off the table" when it
comes to responding to potential 25% tariffs from the US, days before
they could come into force. But strains are showing in "Team Canada"
when it comes to whether energy supply should be a tool in a possible
tariff war with the US.

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Weight Isn't The Ultimate Predictor of Early Death - But Something
Else Is
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Obesity is often considered one of the most important factors in the
likelihood of early death, but a new review reveals that
cardiorespiratory fitness actually has more of an influence on
mortality risk and our long-term health.















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Trump adviser says president-elect is exploring options to "preserve"
TikTok
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Trump's pick for national security adviser, Florida Rep. Mike Waltz,
said in an interview on Wednesday that the president-elect is
exploring options to "preserve" TikTok.

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Tesla is offering Cybertruck discounts as EV market gets crowded
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Tesla started offering discounts on new Cybertruck vehicles in its
inventory this week, according to listings on the company's website.














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Inside Biden's Billion-Dollar Broadband Boondoggle
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Steve Beining, 55, lives in a two-bedroom cabin on 140 acres in the
woods of northwest Wisconsin. He bought the place from his parents
during the Covid-19 pandemic, trading in a cramped apartment near the
city of Appleton for endless rows of evergreens.

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The 3 Types Of 'Hobbies' That Will Keep You Thriving--By A
Psychologist
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When you truly love to do something, it's hard not to throw yourself
into it completely. Once you find the "sweet spot" of a hobby--that
is, something you both enjoy and excel at--it often takes precedence
over everything else.














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The Supreme Court could decide the fate of Pornhub -- and the rest of
the internet
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In Supreme Court oral arguments over a potentially seismic change to
the internet, the most memorable question came from Justice Samuel
Alito. "One of the parties here is the owner of Pornhub, right?" Alito
asked Derek Shaffer, lawyer for the adult industry group Free Speech
Coalition.

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Dietary Supplement Shown to Reduce Aggression by Up to 28%
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Keep calm and try omega-3. The fatty acids, available as dietary
supplements via fish oil capsules and thought to help with mental and
physical well-being, could also cut down on aggression, according to a
2024 study.














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World reacts to Israel-Hamas Gaza ceasefire announcement
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Mediator Qatar has announced that Israel and Hamas have reached an
agreement to halt the war in Gaza and exchange Israeli captives for
Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails.

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Walgreens says locking up products to prevent shoplifting hurts sales
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Locking up store merchandise can deter shoplifters and paying
customers alike, according to Walgreens. The pharmacy chain's CEO Tim
Wentworth said in Walgreens Boots Alliance's first-quarter earnings
call Tuesday that "When you lock things up ... you don't sell as many
of them.














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Everything you need to know about Xiaohongshu
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Xiaohongshu, which translates to "little red book" in Chinese, is a
lifestyle e-commerce and social media platform. Think Instagram meets
Tiktok: an app whose feed offers an infinite scroll of Instagram-like
posts, powered by TikTok-style customized recommendations.

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Ancient DNA suggests women were heart of social networks in Celtic
society in Britain
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Genetic evidence from a late Iron Age cemetery in southern Britain
shows that women were closely related while unrelated men tended to
come into the community from elsewhere, likely after marriage Female
family ties were at the heart of social networks in Celtic society in
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Sound of Meteorite Striking Earth Captured for First Time by Ring
Camera
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For the first time, a Ring doorbell camera has captured the sight and
sound of a meteorite crashing to Earth. Prince Edward Island, Canada
resident Joe Velaidum and his wife Laura had just left his home to
take his dog for a walk when the incident took place.

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Italy seeks to clamp down on fake and paidfor online reviews
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The Italian government is seeking to clamp down on fake and paid-for
online reviews in an effort to protect the country's hotels,
restaurants and tourist attractions from misleading and damaging
content.














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Why doesn't California invest in 'Super Scooper' aircraft in its
firefighting efforts?
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Southern California's wildfires have put the
spotlight on aerial firefighting tools with the CL-415 aircraft, also
known as the 'Super Scooper,' taking center stage after an
unauthorized drone hit one of the planes while fighting the Palisades
Fire.

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JPMorgan posts record annual profits as major US banks thrive in the
final quarter of 2024
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- JPMorgan's net income soared 50% to more than $14
billion in the fourth quarter as the bank's profit and revenue easily
beat Wall Street forecasts, and other major banks reported banner
earnings for the year as businesses and consumers continued to spend
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Your Alcohol Bottles May Look Different Soon -- And It Might Make You
Drink Less
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A few weeks ago, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy announced that he's
calling for alcohol bottles in the U.S. to carry a label that warns
consumers about alcohol's effect on cancer risk.

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"LinkedIn Catfish" Aliyah Jones Created a Fake Profile to Expose
Racial Inequity in Hiring
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May 7, 2024 is a day that will remain etched in Aliyah Jones's memory.
While sifting through her LinkedIn messages, she remembers the
unexpected voice memo that she received from a stranger as if it
happened yesterday.

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Saudi Arabia vows to be 'fast and furious' in mining as it reveals
$100 billion investment
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia is pushing ahead to put itself on
the global critical minerals map, announcing a number of deals,
investment plans and discoveries at its annual Future Minerals Forum
in the capital Riyadh.

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Biden says "I have given my heart and my soul to our nation" ahead of
farewell address
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President Biden is delivering his farewell address to the nation at 8
p.m. Wednesday, five days before he passes the mantle of the
presidency to his predecessor and his successor, President-elect
Donald Trump. It will be Mr. Biden's fifth and final formal address
from the Oval Office.

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How Will the Workplace Change in 2025?
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Wharton management professor Peter Cappelli is routinely asked to
predict the future of work. His expert answer is always the same: "The
future looks like the past." He's not trying to be cryptic.

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That Sports News Story You Clicked on Could Be AI Slop
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Next time you're checking sports news online, double-check the URL.
For instance, though a headline like "Red Sox Urged to Risk Passing on
Alex Bregman in Favor of $427 Million Superstar" looks ordinary
enough--and it seems, at first glance, to come from BBC Sports.

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87 Years Ago, a Legendary Psychologist Discovered Skinner's Law. It's
Still the Secret to Sticking With Your New Year's Resolution
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Right around this time of year, we journalists feel compelled to write
about the ever-popular topic of New Year's resolutions. We offer
suggestions, alternatives, and dig into the psychology of habit
change. But we also generally feel duty bound to mention your
prospects for success.

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The psychology behind the well-being benefits of libraries
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Daphna Blatt says she turned to the 2011 book "Flourish" by , director
of the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania,
for personal guidance but it "ended up leading to a professional
epiphany.

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Objective Reality May Not Exist at All, Quantum Physicists Say
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Does reality exist, or does it take shape when an observer measures
it? Akin to the age-old conundrum of whether a tree makes a sound if
it falls in a forest with no one around to hear it, the above question
remains one of the most tantalizing in the field of quantum mechanics,
the branch of scienc

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Pastor who saw crypto project in his "dream" indicted for fraud
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A pastor at a Pasco, Washington, church has been indicted on 26 counts
of fraud for allegedly operating a cryptocurrency scam that defrauded
investors of millions between 2021 and 2023.

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What We Know About the Possible Gaza Ceasefire Deal
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What we know so far about the possible ceasefire deal being negotiated
between Israel and Hamas.

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IEA trims oil-demand outlook, but still expects stronger growth this
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The International Energy Agency slightly lowered this years global
oil-demand outlook, but said it still expects growth to accelerate on
lower prices and an improving economic outlook in developed countries.

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Theres a better way to predict a technologys future: Follow the rate
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The transformational impacts of the printing press, electrification
and the telephone were hardly obvious in the very early going. In the
1980s, for instance, AT&T decided not to pursue the cellphone
business, pegging the technology as largely a local business, the Wall
Street Journal later reported. (AT&T eventually reversed course and in
1993 bought a cellphone business.) The Xerox PARC lab famously
developed a graphical user interface in the 1970s, but left it to
others, like Steve Jobs, to lead its commercialization.

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OPEC sticks to oil-demand view - WSJ (No paywall)
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The Vienna-based cartel still expects demand to grow by 1.45 million
barrels a day this year and forecast growth of 1.43 million barrels a
day the next, driven by transportation fuels.

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Why getting Greenlands mineral riches wont be easy - WSJ (No paywall)
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Beneath its desolate, icy expanse, Greenland holds some of the worlds
biggest untapped reserves of the raw minerals used to make everything
from smartphones and electric cars to F-35 Lightning II jet fighters.

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Why This 'Shark Tank' Brand Disappeared From the Internet - Inc (No
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Four years ago, Ellyette Gheno pitched her underwear subscription
service on Shark Tank and walked away with a $500,000 investment offer
from fashion designer Kendra Scott. With killer sales numbers, a
sizable social media following, and no debt, BootayBag seemed poised
for success. Now, the San Francisco-based brand has dissolved.

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Wall Streets pre-eminent short seller is calling it quits | Company
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Nate Anderson, the short seller who wiped billions of dollars off the
market values of companies including Nikola and Icahn Enterprises, is
shutting down his firm, Hindenburg Research. He cited the toll the
work took on his well-being.

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DEA unveils telehealth rules for Adderall, buprenorphine, other
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The Drug Enforcement Administration on Wednesday issued an
announcement 16 years in the making: it will create a special
registration process for prescribers wishing to provide controlled
substances, like opioids or stimulants used to treat ADHD, via
telemedicine.

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The Shock of a Gaza Ceasefire Deal - The New Yorker (No paywall)
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Shortly after 7 P.M. on Wednesday in Israel, Keren Marciano, a news
anchor for Channel 12, announced, This time, its real. She went on,
Four hundred and sixty-seven days after the start of the war, a deal
is in place for the release of hostages.

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Putin expecting mystery 'big guest' from US for Victory Parade: report
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has already begun initial
preparations for his annual Victory Day military parade in May, and he
is expecting a special guest from the U.S. for the big day, a Kremlin
insider has said.

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The Fed cant pin inflation on Trump - WSJ (No paywall)
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The Federal Reserve first blamed high inflation on the Covid-19
pandemic. Then the war in Ukraine became the accepted contrivance. The
Feds stories came wrapped in gauzy rhetoric about supply-chain
disruptions. Now that these excuses have grown tired and outdated,
leading monetary policymakers have developed a new scapegoat for
inflation: President-elect Trumps proposed tariffs.

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Which President will get credit for a Gaza cease-fire? - WSJ (No
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The finalizing of the cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas owes
much to the impending transfer of power from President Biden to
President-elect Donald Trump, sparking a pointed debate over who
deserves the credit.

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Competitive Strategy Lessons from the LIV Golf and PGA Tour Merger -
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In response, the PGA Tour suspended all players who participated in
the LIV Golf event, escalating tensions between the two entities. This
conflict culminated in LIV Golf filing an antitrust lawsuit against
the PGA Tour. Then, in a surprising turn of events, the two tours
announced their merger in June 2023.

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Israeli hospitals brace for hostages who have spent over a year in
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TEL AVIVWhen Hamas last released hostages from Gazamore than a year
agoIsraelis watched on live TV as masked militants handed over women
and children to Red Cross officials before they were whisked back to
Israel.

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Bank of Japan chief again signals chance of rate hike next week - WSJ
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TOKYOBank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda repeated his pledge to discuss an
interest-rate increase next week, echoing recent comments that have
revived market expectations for imminent policy action.

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The evolution of lithium-ion battery recycling
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Demand for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) is increasing owing to the
expanding use of electrical vehicles and stationary energy storage.

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'Earth's secret moon': Scientists unravel the bizarre mystery of
asteroid PT5
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The study, led by Theodore Kareta (Lowell Observatory) and Oscar
Fuentes-Munoz (NASA JPL), is available on the arXiv preprint server.

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Amazon Explains Why It Is Late In The AI Race And What Happens To
Alexa Now
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Amazon has been late to the AI party and its supposed Alexa launch
will happen in a new avatar to take on ChatGPT. Amazon has been far
behind its rivals like Google and Microsoft in the AI race and even
its voice assistant Alexa has missed the AI boat so far.

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OpenAI's official "blueprint for U.S. AI infrastructure" involves AI
economic zones and government projects
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OpenAI's official "blueprint for U.S. AI infrastructure" involves
artificial intelligence economic zones, tapping the U.S.

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China Deploys More Security to Try to Reassure a Country on Edge
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The Chinese government is stepping up measures to root out potential
troublemakers and suppress social discontent, after a spate of mass
killings has shaken the country and stirred fears about public safety.

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Cuba starts freeing prisoners a day after the US said it would lift
terror designation
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HAVANA (AP) -- Cuba started releasing some prisoners Wednesday as part
of talks with the Vatican, a day after President Joe Biden's
administration announced his intent to lift the U.S. designation of
the island nation as a state sponsor of terrorism.

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Medicare's new 2,000 cap on out-of-pocket drug costs could save
enrollees thousands, AARP says
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Before the change, people on Medicare typically had to spend $7,000 or
more out of pocket on prescription medications before they qualified
for so-called "catastrophic coverage," when insurance kicks in and
covers most of the drug's cost. 

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Video: What to Know About the Gaza Cease-Fire
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Israel and Hamas have agreed to a cease-fire deal. For Palestinians,
the agreement provides a respite from a devastating Israeli military
campaign that has killed more than 45,000 people in Gaza. For
Israelis, it could allow for the release of at least a third of the
hostages captured by Hamas. But the ambiguity of the deal offers
lingering uncertainty. Patrick Kingsley, the Jerusalem bureau chief
for The New York Times, explains.

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Plastic Is Making LA's Wildfires Even Worse
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Most modern couches are basically blocks of gasoline. As flames rip
through Los Angeles County, burning restaurants, businesses, and whole
blocks of houses, it's clear that the threat of urban fire has
returned to the United States.

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