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A Circular Firing Squad at the Pentagon
The sooner the focus can get back to the reforms Pete Hegseth is pushing, the better. Source link
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Up north and down here, &c.
On the Canadian election today and U.S. elections past; a Georgian violinist; Central Park in bloom; and more. Source link
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Mark Carney Falls Upward Again
The Canadian Liberal leader’s fortunes turned around when all signs had previously pointed to defeat. But will they turn back? Source link
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Chemical Abortion Far More Dangerous to Women Than FDA Admits, Research Shows
The rate of serious adverse events after chemical abortion is at least 22 times as high as the FDA says, according to new data. Source link
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Inside a single day on TikTok: 117 million videos, billions of views
Getting a sense of the scale of social media platforms can be tricky. While tech companies often share self-serving metrics—like monthly…
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How to create leaders who coach, rather than command
We’re facing a career confidence crisis. Work is changing fast, yet many employees feel stuck. At LinkedIn, our data shows workforce…
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Banijay Group in Early Talks to Buy ITV (Report)
TV giant Banijay is the latest company to be linked to ITV, according to reports. The Financial Times claims the France-based Banijay…
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Bay Area tech workers thought their jobs were safe. Then the 'golden handcuffs' came off
Evan Richardson grew up in Silicon Valley, surrounded by big tech companies that transformed how people live, socialize and work. As a…
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The Rise of Megan Moroney, Emo Cowgirl
“I don’t write a whole lot of love songs,” Megan Moroney said last month, onstage at Radio City Music Hall. Fortunately, that’s not…
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When Jews Sought the Promised Land in Texas
Ezekiel was an exile. Born in the kingdom of Judah, he survived the siege of Jerusalem, in 597 B.C.E., but afterward was banished with his…
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The Impossible Contradictions of Mark Twain
In 1857, Sam stumbled into the job that would shape his identity. Aboard a southbound steamboat—part of some half-baked scheme involving…
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Barry Blitt’s “The First Hundred Days”
President Donald J. Trump began his second term with a hundred-day blitz, as a way to both get revenge on his perceived foes and take the…
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Jeremy Jordan Mines “Floyd Collins” for Its Sonic Gems
“The future of writing is the universe within,” the composer and lyricist Adam Guettel told an interviewer, in 2001. It had been five…
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This gas station of the future shows how CO2 could power land, air, sea, and space travel
In the lower Manhattan neighborhood of NoHo, the crowded area around Lafayette Street was once called Gasoline Alley because of the many…
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Boy admits stabbing Harvey Willgoose to death at Sheffield school
Oli Constable & David Spereall BBC News, Yorkshire A 15-year-old boy has admitted stabbing a student to death at a school in Sheffield,…
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Singapore stocks close lower on Monday; STI falls 0.3%
The biggest decliner on the index is UOB, and the top gainer is Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Shares on the Singapore market ended lower on…
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40 die, hundreds injured as explosion rocks Iranian port
Firefighters in Iran battled raging fires on Monday (Apr 28) at the country’s largest commercial port, two days after a massive explosion…
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Singapore Savings Bond demand falls short by over S$200 million; 10-year return down at 2.69%
The latest tranche offers a first-year interest rate of 2.49%, declining from 2.73% in April’s issuance The latest Singapore Savings Bond…
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‘Baby Shark’ Outfit Pinkfong Inks Strategic Deal With Japan’s TBS Television
Seoul-based Pinkfong Company, the outfit behind the global kids phenomenon “Baby Shark,” has formed a strategic partnership with Japanese…
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Alexander Payne to Head Venice Film Festival Jury
Alexander Payne will preside over the main jury of the upcoming Venice Film Festival. The two-time Oscar winner was last in Venice with…
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One dead after boat crash in Florida
One person has died and multiple others were seriously injured after a boat crash in the city of Clearwater, Florida, police have said.…
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Sweetgreen’s CEO on Robots, RFK Jr. and Why Salads Are So Expensive
When Jonathan Neman was a student at Georgetown in the mid-2000s, he and some friends wanted to start a restaurant. A fast-food…
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Single Travelers Are Finding Love in Airport Lounges
Brittany Romano, 32, was not looking to start her own long-distance rom-com last September when she showed up to JetBlue’s lounge at…
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Who is Aaron Parnas? He’s the guy breaking news to Gen Z
If you’re not on TikTok, you may not have heard of Aaron Parnas. But for many young people across the U.S., he’s a prominent political…