• 02/23/2025

After Surging Early in the Year, Retail Spending Could Be Cooling

Wall Street Journal A Commerce Department report Thursday will detail May sales at stores, restaurants and online. https://www.wsj.com/articles/us-economy-retail-sales-may-2023-c9ddefcb

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One Change Could Help U.S. Drugmakers Save 11 Million Trees a Year

Wall Street Journal Paper and pharmaceutical lobbies are clashing over rules to digitize drug information leaflets which ensure up-to-date information while also cutting emissions and waste. https://www.wsj.com/articles/one-change-could-help-u-s-drugmakers-save-11-million-trees-a-year-74c077f2

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When AI Overrules the Nurses Caring for You

Wall Street Journal Artificial intelligence raises difficult questions about who makes the call in a health crisis: the human or the machine? https://www.wsj.com/articles/ai-medical-diagnosis-nurses-f881b0fe

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Chance of free tuition at Scottish universities could attract more Hong Kong students to country

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hongkongers who settle in Scotland with BN(O) passports will be eligible for free university education with three years residence after devolved government changes rules. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3224194/chance-fee-free-tuition-scottish-universities-could-attract-more-hong-kong-students-country?utm_source=rss_feed

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TikTok to spend billions in Southeast Asia as e-commerce move pays off

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. 125 million Indonesians comprise most the app’s 325 million Southeast Asian users every month and about 2 million sell their wares on TikTok Shop in Indonesia. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3224197/tiktok-spend-billions-southeast-asia-e-commerce-move-pays?utm_source=rss_feed

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Russia, US recently held direct consultations on New START — senior diplomat

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Sergey Ryabkov emphasized that Russia had not deviated from its stance that “the suspension of New START remains in effect and this decision may be revoked or reconsidered only if the US demonstrates a willingness to abandon its fundamentally hostile policy toward the…

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Kakhovka HPP collapse not to affect Russia’s total harvest outlook — Deputy PM

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. In the early morning hours of June 6, Ukrainian forces delivered a strike on the Kakhovka HPP https://tass.com/economy/1632639

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Texas Heat Wave May Break Temperature Records

New York Times Parts of the state, including the Dallas-Fort Worth area, are forecast to see a heat index of at least 105 degrees. The conditions are expected to last for days. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/15/us/texas-heat-wave-power-outages.html

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Beijing Must Act to Avoid an ‘L-Shaped’ Future

Wall Street Journal China’s recovery is losing momentum with remarkable speed. But Beijing still looks focused on security at the expense of growth. https://www.wsj.com/articles/beijing-must-act-to-avoid-an-l-shaped-future-c5f90d50

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IAEA Director General arrives at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

Pravda Ukraine The IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi has arrived at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in the city of Enerhodar, which is currently occupied by Russian forces. Source: Energoatom, Ukraine’s national nuclear energy company, on Telegram, as reported by European Pravda Quote: “IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi has started a visit to the…

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