Category: Nations
The New Baseball Rule That Has Turned Pickoff Moves Into Game Theory
Wall Street Journal Pitchers are now allowed a total of just three pick-off attempts per at-bat, which has launched a radical re-evaluation of how and when to use them. https://www.wsj.com/articles/baseball-new-rules-pickoffs-game-theory-pitch-clock-b22c26e7
Read MoreThe Man Who Brings Vintage T-Shirts Back From the Dead
Wall Street Journal Threadbare, stretched-out and torn? Doesn’t faze tee-repair specialist Jose Hernandez, whose elite resurrection skills have collectors lining up. https://www.wsj.com/articles/vintage-tshirt-repair-artist-jose-hernandez-6b1f9f
Read MoreTop Colleges for High-Paying Jobs in Finance
Wall Street Journal A new ranking puts MIT at No. 1 and the University of Virginia first among public schools https://www.wsj.com/articles/top-colleges-high-paying-finance-jobs-e6742bb8
Read MoreHouston Apartment Owner Loses 3,200 Units to Foreclosure
Wall Street Journal The U.S. multifamily housing sector is feeling the heat as interest rates rise and rent growth slows. https://www.wsj.com/articles/houston-apartment-owner-loses-3-200-units-to-foreclosure-as-multifamily-feels-the-heat-fb3d0e75
Read MoreAI-Created Images Are So Good Even AI Has Trouble Spotting Some
Wall Street Journal Software tools can help you determine the origin of an image, but context is still key. https://www.wsj.com/articles/ai-created-images-are-so-good-even-ai-has-trouble-spotting-some-8536e52c
Read MoreAnalysis: Automotive Strength Set to Drive Fortunes of European Chip Makers
Wall Street Journal Resilience in the automotive market will be the driving force behind revenue growth for European chip makers this year, as car manufacturers scramble to secure the most power-efficient components for their passenger vehicles amid their push for electrification. https://www.wsj.com/articles/automotive-strength-set-to-drive-fortunes-of-european-chip-makers-talking-markets-e3d20fed
Read MoreUkraine Repels Russian Attacks in East as Kyiv Plays Down U.S. Leaks
Wall Street Journal The purported intelligence leaks appear to contain information about potential battlefield vulnerabilities and the composition of parts of Ukraine’s forces that could be exploited by Moscow. https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraine-repels-russian-attacks-in-east-as-kyiv-plays-down-u-s-leaks-7c36acef
Read MoreReinstated Nashville lawmaker Justin Jones calls on Tennessee House speaker to resign: ‘Enemy of democracy’
Fox News Tennessee state Rep. Justin Jones, who was reinstated in the statehouse Monday, is calling for the Republican speaker of the statehouse to resign. Jones, one of two Black Democratic lawmakers expelled from the GOP-controlled legislature last week for leading a gun-control protest in the capitol, called House Speaker Cameron Sexton an “enemy of…
Read MoreUS works with allies abroad to develop semiconductor policies
Fox News As the United States works to ramp up semiconductor production domestically, lawmakers are also heading overseas to work with allies abroad. “In today’s interconnected world, we cannot wall ourselves off from shared problems. We are stronger and better when we work together,” President Biden said on a trip to Mexico City earlier this…
Read MoreKremlin affirms that Kuril Islands constitute inseparable part of Russia
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Japanese authorities had refrained from using the term “illegal occupation” in respect to the Kuril Islands during the prime ministerial tenure of Shinzo Abe https://tass.com/politics/1602577
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