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Imperiled by Volcanic Eruptions, Iceland Scoops Up Answers From the Deep

Fri, 08/30/2024 - 4:04am
Earth scientists are working to determine the course of future lava flows in Iceland’s southwestern corner one bucketful at a time.
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Why Interest Rate Cuts Won’t Fix a Global Housing Affordability Crisis

Fri, 08/30/2024 - 4:04am
Central bankers are lowering borrowing costs, but that won’t be a cure-all for a widespread lack of affordable housing.
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D.E.I. Is Not Working on College Campuses. We Need a New Approach.

Fri, 08/30/2024 - 4:03am
Programs are too ideological, exacerbate the problems they intend to solve and are incompatible with cultivating critical thinking.
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Was 45 Years Leading Second Stage Enough? Not for Carole Rothman.

Fri, 08/30/2024 - 4:02am
As she departs the acclaimed nonprofit, Rothman discussed why women need to be in leadership, her Tony Awards mic drop and the “perfect production.”
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Parts of Italy’s Appian Way Are Left Off UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Cue Grievances.

Fri, 08/30/2024 - 4:02am
For the towns along the ancient road that were not included on the UNESCO list, the slight is about more than hurt pride.
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Office Retreats Without Leaving the Office

Fri, 08/30/2024 - 4:00am
A place to chill is becoming a hallmark of creative workplace design. Here are three inspirations.
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Kiingi Tuheitia, King of the Maori in New Zealand, Dies at 69

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 11:49pm
The king, who had been on the throne for 18 years, was praised by New Zealand’s prime minister for his “unwavering commitment to his people.”
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Tim Walz Is Happy to Help, Content to Be Ignored

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 11:43pm
In his CNN interview alongside Vice President Kamala Harris, Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota didn’t field too many questions. When he did, he spoke about his family.
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Namibia to Cull More Than 700 Wild Animals for Meat During Major Drought

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 11:38pm
The Southern African country plans to butcher over 700 wild animals, including 83 elephants and 300 zebras, to feed people and, it hopes, cut down on dangerous cross-species encounters.
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A Vague, Vacuous TV Interview Didn’t Help Kamala Harris

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 10:28pm
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Harris Says She Has ‘No Regrets’ About Defending Biden’s Capabilities

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 10:10pm
Vice President Kamala Harris spoke fondly of the president, but made clear that he no longer represents the future of the country.
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Trump Keeps Turning Up the Dial on Vulgarity. Will He Alienate the Voters He Needs?

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 10:02pm
Donald J. Trump has been reposting racially and sexually charged insults of Kamala Harris, continuing a history of crass attacks. But in Ms. Harris, he may have found a particularly risky target.
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How Courts Blocked Biden on Immigration, Student Debt and Title IX

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 9:51pm
Legal challenges have blocked many of the policies that President Biden saw as critical to his legacy, on issues like immigration and student loans.
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Inside U.S. Efforts to Avert War Among Iran, Israel and Hezbollah

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 9:41pm
A bigger disaster may have been avoided, even as the region continues to teeter on the brink of wider war.
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Kamala Harris’s TV Interview Was a Solid First Effort

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 9:39pm
The Democratic nominee did a solid job.
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America Needs Georgia Republicans to Defend Democracy Again

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 8:09pm
A fight over rules to certify elections is part of a long history of efforts to suppress voting rights in the state.
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Israel Kills Militant Commander in West Bank Raid as Death Toll Reaches 17

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 7:43pm
The operation is the largest Israeli military incursion in over a year into the West Bank, which has become a third front in a conflict also being fought in Gaza and along the border with Lebanon.
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The High Price of Safety in El Salvador

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 7:20pm
Under President Nayib Bukele, Salvadorans have swapped their rights for quiet streets. How long can that trade-off be maintained?
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Donors Quietly Push Harris to Drop Tax on Ultrawealthy

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 6:24pm
Vice President Kamala Harris’s fund-raising has benefited from a surge of interest from Silicon Valley and Wall Street.
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Climate Change Comes to the Tetons

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 6:02pm
In one of North America’s most stunning mountain ranges, melting glaciers and warmer temperatures are raising fears of ecological tipping points.
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