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How the Busiest People Find Joy - Harvard Business Review (No paywall)
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suggests that to have a satisfying life, you need to regularly feel
three things: achievement (recognition or a sense of accomplishment),
meaningfulness (a connection to something bigger than yourself), and
joy (happiness or positive emotion) in the moment. How well are you
doing on each of those fronts?
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Senate Bill Would Add at Least $3.3 Trillion to Debt, Budget Office
Says
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A new analysis showing the legislation would be far more expensive
than the House version could complicate its chances of final passage
in that chamber, where fiscal hawks have said the cost must not grow.
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G.O.P. Toils to Find Votes for Policy Bill as Senate Begins Debate
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New official estimates showed the bill would swell deficits while
slashing health programs and insurance coverage, posing potential
problems as the legislation moved forward in the Senate.
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Reddit turns 20, and it's going big on AI
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Reddit is celebrating its 20th anniversary, and CTO Chris Slowe
discussed how the company is increasingly thinking about how the
platform is using AI.
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Decoding Tesla's New "Fully Autonomous" Car Video - and What It Isn't
Telling You
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A new 30-minute video shows a Model Y driving itself from the factory
to a customer's home.
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After War With Israel and U.S., Iran Rests on a Knife Edge
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The Islamic Republic limps on after the 12-day conflict. Where will
the nation go from here?
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Opinion | Depopulation Won't Change the World for the Better
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There is a progressive case for people.
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Senate Version of Trump's Policy Bill Would Slash Medicaid Spending
Even More
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Analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office found that
Republicans’ new version of the legislation would make far deeper
cuts and lead to more people becoming uninsured than previous
proposals.
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Stablecoins go mainstream: Why banks and credit card firms are issuing
their own crypto tokens
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Stablecoins are seemingly everywhere, with Mastercard, Visa and
JPMorgan all making recent moves in the crypto token space.
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With Accounting Gimmick, Republicans Upend Senate Norms
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Senate Republicans are charging forward with a plan to disregard the
chamber’s longtime rules affecting what bills can be passed along
party lines.
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Washoku may prevent depression, Japan study says
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Participants who ate the most washoku were 17% to 20% less likely to
show symptoms of depression compared to those who ate it the least.
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Russian threat sees Eastern Europe bring back land mines
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Five out of six countries along the border with Russia and Belarus
plan to secure their borders with land mines, aiming to protect NATO's
eastern flank from a possible attack. But the plan is highly
controversial.
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U.N. Inspector Says Iran Could Enrich Nuclear Fuel in 'Matter of
Months'
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The assessment widens the divide with President Trump, who has claimed
that Tehran has given up its nuclear ambitions after a U.S. attack.
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France to ban smoking in public places to protect children
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Starting Sunday, smoking will be banned on beaches, in parks, and at
bus shelters. The government's decree extending the ban to certain
outdoor public spaces was published in the Official Journal on
Saturday. For now, no fines will be issued for violations.
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Regular psychedelic users exhibit different brain responses to
self-related thoughts, study finds
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A new study suggests that regular users of psychedelics may process
self-related thoughts differently at both psychological and brain
levels, revealing altered patterns of brain activity during
self-reflection compared to non-users who intend to try psychedelics.
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Thom Tillis, Republican Senator, Won't Seek Re-election Amid Trump's
Primary Threats
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The day after President Trump castigated the North Carolina Republican
senator Thom Tillis for opposing the bill carrying his domestic
agenda, Mr. Tillis said he would not seek a third term.
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When politicians gain power, their language becomes garbled
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It's well known that governing parties often lose voters over time -
the so-called cost of governing. But a new study from Frederik Hjorth,
Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of
Copenhagen, documents a lesser-known but potentially crucial side
effect of being in government: politicians begin to speak less simply
and understandably.
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Tiny stars, many Earths: Potentially habitable worlds may be
especially common around low-mass stars
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According to the latest studies led by Heidelberg University
astronomers, low-mass stars quite often host Earth-like planets. Data
collected as part of the CARMENES project were the basis of this
finding. By analyzing the data, an international research team
succeeded in identifying four new exoplanets and determining their
properties.
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Appeals Court to Consider Trump's Use of Alien Enemies Act in Mass
Deportations
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The case before one of the most conservative courts in the country is
likely to be the first to reach the Supreme Court.
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Gaza: I feel like the life I had before the war was all made up
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The private thoughts and reflections of a young woman whose life has
altered course.
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Trump Says He's Found Buyers for TikTok
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He didn’t say who was interested in buying the app, just that it was
“a group of very wealthy people.” But the Chinese government needs
to approve any sale.
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Is Chinese President Xi Jinping on his way out?
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Many signs indicate this could be the case.
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Scientists still don't know why sharks 'freeze' when turned upside
down
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Sharks freeze when turned upside down, but not every shark does it,
and scientists can't figure out why this is the case.
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Trump tells Fox News he has group of wealthy people to buy TikTok
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He said the deal he is developing would probably need China's approval
to move forward.
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A notorious hacker group is now targeting the aviation industry, the
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"These actors rely on social engineering techniques, often
impersonating employees or contractors to deceive IT help desks into
granting access," the FBI said on X. "These techniques frequently
involve methods to bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA), such as
convincing help desk services to add unauthorized MFA devices to
compromised accounts."
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How Zohran Mamdani Brought New Voters to the Polls
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Mr. Mamdani, the likely winner of the Democratic primary for mayor of
New York City, drew tens of thousands of new voters to the polls.
Here’s how.
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'Swashbuckling and cheeky': island festival celebrates Ireland's
'pirate queen'
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Achill Island gathering comes amid surge of interest in Grace
O'Malley, the legendary seafarer who saw off encroaching English 500
years ago
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ICE arrested a 6-year-old boy with leukemia at immigration court. His
family is suing.
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A Honduran mother and her two children - ages 6 and 9 - sued the Trump
administration over their arrest at Los Angeles Immigration Court, the
first lawsuit challenging the arrests of children under a new ICE
directive targeting courthouses.
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'Explosive increase' of ticks that cause meat allergy in US due to
climate crisis
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Unusually aggressive lone star ticks, common in the south-east, are
spreading to areas previously too cold for them
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Ukraine loses an F-16 pilot and his jet while fighting one of Russia's
biggest ever aerial attacks | CNN
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A Ukrainian pilot was killed and his F-16 fighter jet crashed as after
Russia launched a huge aerial assault involving hundreds of drones and
scores of missiles overnight, the Ukrainian military said on Sunday.
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Trump sent 'explicit' threat to cut funds from University of Virginia,
senator says
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He referred to Trump's ongoing battles with Harvard, the US's oldest
university, including the president's signing a proclamation to
restrict foreign student visas and continued threats to cut funding
over its DEI policies.
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Senate Republicans make steep cuts to wind and solar in updated
megabill text - Live Updates - POLITICO
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The changes came after President Donald Trump urged Senate Majority
Leader John Thune to crack down on the credits.
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Did Lead Poisoning Create a Generation of Serial Killers? - The New
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In the winter of 2021, “Saturday Night Live” spoofed the
true-crime industrial complex with a musical number called “Murder
Show.” The sketch sends up the consumption of spectacular depravity
as an idle form of female self-care: “A bodybuilder chopped up an
old lady / I watch it while I text my sister about her baby / Murder
show, murder show / Every type of murder show / Late-night true crime
/ This is my relaxing time.” These binges aren’t altogether
passive—the cast member Ego Nwodim sings that she’s “fully down
the rabbit hole” as she stands in front of her own labyrinthine wall
of clues and concordances.
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No One Is in Charge at the US Copyright Office - WIRED (No paywall)
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It’s a tumultuous time for copyright in the United States, with
dozens of potentially economy-shaking AI copyright lawsuits winding
through the courts. It’s also the most turbulent moment in the US
Copyright Office’s history. Described as “sleepy” in the past,
the Copyright Office has taken on new prominence during the AI boom,
issuing key rulings about AI and copyright. It also hasn’t had a
leader in more than a month.
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Ukraine is using this company's ground robots in ways it didn't quite
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Kuldar Väärsi, the founder and CEO of Estonian company Milrem
Robotics, told Business Insider that "Ukrainian troops are really
creative, and they really find very simple ways how to get even more
out of the equipment," including adding and attaching things to
Milrem's robots.
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The global environmental award hit by accusations of greenwashing
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In the meantime it has sent up its own rival scheme called Purpose
Pledge. "It gets to the heart of what we think is a true missionary
driven company," says Mr Bronner. "Paying living wages, and holder
each other accountable, and having supply chain integrity."
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Newly unveiled electric bike motor is 'world's lightest, most
efficient' | Electrek
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TQ, the German force behind some of the lightest and quietest e-bike
motors on the market, just took a leap...
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Why the US just can't quit Middle East wars
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Every president wants to extricate America from the region's
conflicts. None of them do.
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Mark Zuckerberg Wants to Win AI by Copying Everyone Smarter Than Him
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Meta's CEO is trying to buy his way to the front of the AI race,
poaching top talent and eyeing startups. But can money replace
innovation?
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Tens of thousands flee Gaza City after Israel warns of major offensive
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Indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas, brokered by Qatar and
Egypt, are continuing but without obvious sign of any breakthrough.
Many analysts say only direct pressure from Trump or Netanyahu will
bring about a new ceasefire as neither Israel nor Hamas currently look
likely to make the necessary concessions.
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'It's something that happens': are we doing enough to save Earth from
a devastating asteroid strike?
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With our planet set for close encounters in 2029 and 2032, space
scientists are getting to grips with an existential threat
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This battery recycling company is now cleaning up AI data centers -
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Redwood Materials, one of the US’s largest battery recycling
companies, showed off this array of energy storage modules, sitting on
cinder blocks and wrapped in waterproof plastic, during a press tour
at its headquarters on June 26.
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A neural brain implant provides near instantaneous speech
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Focusing on sound production instead of word choice makes for a
flexible system.
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Iran's nuclear enrichment 'will never stop', nation's UN ambassador
says
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Israel and the US, "have shown that they do not adhere to any
international rules and norms" the Iranian general added. "We did not
initiate war, but we responded with all our power to the aggressor."
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Europe approves first saliva-based contraceptive - no pill required
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A saliva-based fertility tracker has received regulatory approval for
use as a contraceptive in Europe.Developed by Berlin-based startup
Inne, the at-home testing device - called ...
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Australian influencers warned after several accounts inadvertently
promote illegal offshore bookmakers
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In Australia, Gambling Help Online is available on 1800 858 858. The
National Debt Helpline is at 1800 007 007. In the UK, support for
problem gambling can be found via the NHS National Problem Gambling
Clinic on 020 7381 7722, or GamCare on 0808 8020 133. In the US, call
the National Council on Problem Gambling at 800-GAMBLER or text 800GAM
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Was Alexander the Great really poisoned? Science sheds new light on an
age-old question. - NatGeo History (No paywall)
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In June 323 BCE, in the palace of King Nebuchadnezzar II in Babylon,
the most powerful man in the world died. Just 13 days earlier,
Alexander the Great—the greatest conqueror the world had seen—had
been drinking at one of his many all-night banquets when he suddenly
cried out in pain. He was sent to bed suffering from abdominal pain
and a fever, and over the following days his condition deteriorated.
He suffered from weakness, thirst, possible convulsion, pain, partial
paralysis and dozed in and out of consciousness. Towards the end he
slipped into a death-like state and was unable to speak or move.
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Congress might block state AI laws for a decade. Here's what it means.
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A federal proposal that would ban states and local governments from
regulating AI for 10 years could soon be signed into law, as Sen. Ted
Cruz (R-TX) and other lawmakers work to secure its inclusion into a
GOP megabill ahead of a key July 4 deadline. Here's what's at stake.
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Why your joints crack--and what it means for your health - NatGeo
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“Those cracking or popping sounds people hear are really common. We
call it ‘crepitus’ in the medical world and, most of the time,
it’s just a normal part of joint mechanics,” says Mitchell
McDowell, an orthopedic surgeon, osteopathic physician, and president
of M Bone and Joint. “It could be tiny gas bubbles in the joint
fluid popping, or even tendons or ligaments shifting a bit as you
move.”
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Thousands in Norway told they had won life-changing sums in lottery
error
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One couple in Herøy believed they had won 1.2m kroner (£87,000)
during a home renovation, while others said they planned to buy cars
or take holidays before realising the messages were incorrect.
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The French nuclear deterrent in a changing strategic environment
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