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Woman engineer who struggled for job for 3 years steers PM on his Metro ride

  
The Indian Express - 01.20.2023 Original article ›
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Trupti Shete of Aurangabad is one of 21 women pilots of 91 who will operate the new Metro 2A and 7 in Mumbai inaugurated by prime minister Modi. She did her bachelors in electrical engineering. For 3 years she struggled to get a job. Building much needed infrastructure means new opportunities for young people in India.

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Germany's Olaf Scholz kicks off South America trip – DW – 01/28/2023

  
dw.com - 01.28.2023 Original article ›
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Germany's chancellor visits Argentina, Chile, and Brazil, in an effort to renew German ties with the South American nations. A German business delegation will accompany Scholz on this trip to renew business ties. This happens as US and the EU build closer ties to traditional partners in all parts of the world.

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WSJ News Exclusive | BlackRock Is Buying Renewable Natural Gas Producer for $700 Million

  
WSJ - 07.20.2022 Original article ›
Amrith Ramkumar
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Technology that combines food waste with cow manure to produce renewable natural gas or RNG is becoming popular. Black Rock is buying Vanguard Renewables, a company that does this in Vermont for $700 million and investing another $1 billion for RNG production. Trapping methane emissions is part of the program put forward at COP26 Glasgow.

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PM Modi stresses on ‘saturation level coverage’ of schemes at CMs meet

  
The Hindu - 07.24.2022 Original article ›
The Hindu Bureau
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Indian prime minister Modi calls for saturation level coverage of schemes including GatiShakti, Har Ghar Jal, Svamitva, Direct Benefit Transfer, and others. Also given emphasis in his statement to 18 chief ministers was the importance of sports and sports facilities  for young people, and continually improving the environment for business in the states.

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‘A nation has fallen in love’: Lionesses charge can transform girls’ football

  
The Guardian - 07.29.2022 Original article ›
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The way people in England have responded to England's win over Norway 8-0 and Sweden 4-0 is transforming English women's soccer and women's soccer around the world. England is now headed to the final with Germany at Wembley stadium in London with a worldwide audience of soccer fans.

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A Town’s Housing Crisis Exposes a ‘House of Cards’

  
NYTimes.com - 08.01.2022 Original article ›
Mike Baker
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Workers are resorting to campers, garages and tents as there are few housing options in resorts like this one in Sun Valley Idaho in the US. It is also a reflection on living standards for Hispanic communities in the US in 2022 who provide workers for the hospitality and construction industries in the US.

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Banks Are Finally Facing Pressure to Pay Depositors More

  
WSJ - 04.16.2023 Original article ›
Gina Heeb
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Online 1 year certificates of deposit have annual percentage yield of 4.75% in 2023 compared to less than 1% in 2022. This is a significant improvement for what the average American gets on his savings accounts. For two decades low interest rates on savings accounts hurt average Americans whose savings did not grow through interest accumulation.

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Apple Plays to Its Two Extremes

  
WSJ - 03.08.2022 Original article ›
Dan Gallagher
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This WSJ report looks at Apple's continued use of pricing at the high end for its technologically advanced products. It says Apple had 33% growth in the last year during the pandemic but looking forward growth maybe limited to about 6%. Niche plays may have a limited prospect in the future.

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Biden and the Oil Industry Are at Odds, Clouding Effort to Tame Gasoline Prices

  
WSJ - 03.09.2022 Original article ›
Timothy Puko, Christopher M. Matthews
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US president Biden sees a bigger push for renewables as the right approach to the shutoff of supplies from the war in Eastern Europe, seeing it as part of the COP26 Glasgow push to check global warming. The US oil industry sees an expansion of fossil fuels, including natural gas during the crisis. 

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India comfortably placed to deal with any effect of war: Das

  
The Hindu - 03.21.2022 Original article ›
The Hindu Bureau
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With foreign exchange reserves of $677 billion India is well placed to deal with the effects of the Ukraine conflict. The economy is better placed than European economies, says Governor Shantikanta Das of the Indian central bank, the RBI. The RBI and the Monetary Policy Committee see no risk of stagflation in India, Mr. Das says.

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Biden plans to beef up IRS to claim up to $700bn in tax from richest Americans

  
The Guardian - 04.27.2021 Original article ›
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US president Joe Biden says he will allocate $80 billion additional funding to the IRS in the US so that it can get $700 billion owed by the wealthiest in the US. This is part of his "American Families Plan,' increased funding of health, education, improving upward mobility, and opportunity for the American people.

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Calls for post-Covid 'revolution' in building air quality

  
BBC News - 05.17.2021 Original article ›
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Indoor air quality particularly in office buildings and other indoor spaces is essential after covid. This BBC report looks at how this can be done and the need to do this, to put aside resources and funds for this task. Treat this like contaminated water in British cities in the 1800's it says.

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New Budget? No Budget? Maybe You Need a Bit of Both

  
WSJ - 12.29.2019 Original article ›
Julia Carpenter
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Consider different budgeting styles depending on your habits and attitudes. It could fit in somewere between a definite budget and no budget approach. The important thing in keeping a check on spending is to have the approach that helps you with behaviours that pull you in the direction of action, reflection, self-discovery, say experts. 

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Many in China Wear Them, but Do Masks Block Coronavirus?

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NYTimes.com - 01.23.2020 Original article ›
Roni Caryn Rabin
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Face masks work and cut down infection by 85% say studies, but it is important to make sure that it stays on and leaves no opening for air from outside to get in. This means not taking calls in areas where infection can occur and not touching the mouth, eyes or nose with the hands. 

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Surging Covid rates stymie Boris Johnson’s bid for new Jerusalem

  
- 10.06.2020 Original article ›
Francis Elliott, Political Editor
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Boris Johnson looks ahead to a vision of Britain ten years from now as it did in the depths of the second world war, as Britain faces a second wave of the pandemic with doubling of cases to 14,000 new infections daily in 11 days. His speech was made to the Conservative Party conference.

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Covid World Map: Tracking the Global Outbreak

  
NYTimes.com - 01.28.2020 Original article ›
The New York Times
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A quick look at how countries are doing on October 29 as the second wave begins with 14 day trend, daily cases of coronavirus, and the cases per 100,000 population. The trend is worsening in Europe and in the U.S., Latin America, stable or better in India and in other parts of Asia.

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Europe Cracks Down on Ski Tourism to Stem Covid-19 Infections

  
WSJ - 12.02.2020 Original article ›
Ruth Bender In Berlin, Giovanni Legorano In Rome
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With pressure from Germany and France Austria will close its ski resorts over Christmas season to prevent spread of coronavirus. The situation is where Swiss ski resorts are open incensing Italian and French ski resorts. The next step would be to close the Swiss ski resorts in the same way Austria has done to prevent infections. 

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Why a Tree Is the Friend We Need Right Now

  
WSJ - 06.12.2021 Original article ›
Elizabeth Bernstein
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The steady calming effect of trees and gardens during the pandemic. Trees have a lot to teach us, their resiliency in winter and blooming again in spring, writes Elizabeth Bernstein in WSJ. They offer a pathway to healing and renewal during the pandemic. Quieting mental chatter, friendship with trees and plants- it is real. 

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Extreme weather events bring us into uncharted territory

  
The Times - 07.17.2021 Original article ›
Tom Parfitt, Moscow
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The suddenness and severity of floods in Germany are just one more indication of climate change crisis that is happening much faster than campaigners or scientists expected. The Times looks at this from events of the last 2 years with drought conditions, wild fires, in places that range from the western US to Australia. 

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The hidden overwork that creeps into so many jobs

  
BBC News - 09.28.2022 Original article ›
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Overwork from hidden work that creeps into the day as the lines have blurred between the workday and time to relax during the pandemic, is the subject of this report in the BBC. Disconnecting is also not always the case during vacation time as checking podcasts and other indirectly work related items take up time. 

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Klopp praises ‘best striker in world’ Haaland before Liverpool v Manchester City – video

  
The Guardian - 10.14.2022 Original article ›
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Klopp in this video in The Guardian says Manchester City is the best team in the world and Haaland the best striker. To close Haaland down would mean other opportunities would be created for Manchester City with its other world class players, says Klopp as his team Liverpool faces Manchester City this week.

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Solar farm plans refused at highest rate for five years in Great Britain

  
The Guardian - 08.25.2022 Original article ›
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Larger solar farms producing 30MW are part of the many solar power projects rejected in the UK in the last 5 years says this report in The Guardian. This would have cut an estimated 100 million pounds off of UK electricity bills says environmental group Green Alliance, enough renewable energy to power 147,000 homes.

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NASA’s Artemis Launch Gives Boeing Chance to Restore Its Space Credibility

  
WSJ - 08.28.2022 Original article ›
Andrew Tangel, Micah Maidenberg
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This report in the WSJ says the Artemis test launch on Monday  for the Space Launch System developed by Boeing gives the company a new chance to regain credibility in the space field. This rocket is supposed to launch the Orion spacecraft towards the Moon without crew and by 2025 with astronauts in Artemis missions.

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WSJ News Exclusive | A ‘Recipe for Disaster’: Insiders Warned Meta’s Privacy Push Would Shield Child Predators

  
WSJ - 12.22.2023 Original article ›
Jeff Horwitz, Katherine Blunt
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Questions about a decision to not exempt underage users from messaging encryption on Meta products that affects young children, are raised in this report in the WSJ. Far too often the startups that have turned into large monopolies over a few years now fail to fulfill their primary responsibilities to society and the public interest. 

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Celebrating What's Right With Aging: Inside the Minds of Super Agers

  
AARP - 01.02.2024 Original article ›
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73 million boomer reach the age of 80 in the US in 2023. By 80 years the brain can have lost its vigor yet our bodies can reach 100 with modern medicine, making it necessary to understand and tackle aging truly well. This is the message from AARP in the recent issue of its publication. 

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