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How geography could shape a ground incursion in Gaza

A fighter from Izz al-Din al-Qassam stands in front of a tunnel during an exhibition of weapons, missiles and heavy equipment for the military wing of Hamas in the Maghazi camp in the central Gaza Strip, during the commemoration of the 2014 war that lasted 51 days between Gaza and …

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UK Labour Party has a Biden-esque economic plan, but it’s no Bidenomics

LIVERPOOL, U.K. – Oct. 11, 2023: Britain’s main opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer applauds a speaker the final day of the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool, northwest England, on October 11, 2023. Paul Ellis | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — The U.K.’s main opposition Labour Party last …

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African ambassador criticizes IMF, World Bank for not giving enough loans

Yellow taxi cabs drive down a road in Senegal’s capital city of Dakar on Sept. 6, 2023. John Wessels | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — An ambassador of an African country to China has criticized the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank for restrictive lending policies. “The problem …

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China says Israel’s actions in Gaza have ‘gone beyond self defense’

Children crying because of Israeli raids on October 15, 2023 in Khan Yunis, Gaza. Many Gazan citizens have fled to the south following warnings from the Israeli government to do so. Israel has sealed off Gaza and launched sustained retaliatory air strikes, which have killed at least 1,400 people with …

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Southeast Asia haze returns as peatland fires fan global warming fears

In this photo taken on October 10, 2023, a man looks at a forest fire as it approaches houses in Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra. Al Zulkifli | Afp | Getty Images With El Nino in full force, officials are bracing for the worst transboundary haze in southern Southeast Asia since …

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I grew Bumble with crazy hacks, marketing tactics

In dating app Bumble’s early days, CEO and founder Whitney Wolfe Herd realized something: Twitter and Instagram were two of the most popular apps out there, but she never saw advertisements for them. She wanted to make her dating app as ubiquitous as the social media giants, and the idea …

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US oil is back, and Exxon’s $60 billion deal isn’t the biggest signal

Workers connect drill bits and drill collars used to extract oil in the Permian basin outside of Midland, Texas. Brittany Sowacke | Bloomberg | Getty Images After three and a half years, a tripling in the S&P 500 Energy Index, and many soon-to-be-forgotten culture-war volleys, the U.S. Department of Energy …

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68-year-old engineer spent 50 years at one company—the key to his long tenure

Kip Turner wasn’t necessarily planning on joining AT&T for his entire 50-year career when he applied there in 1973 — but that’s what’s happened, and he’s learned a lot about engineering and career longevity along the way. Turner, now 68, first joined the company as a station installer when he …

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Here’s how to tell if you are behind on retirement savings

Peter Cade | Stone | Getty Images Plenty of people feel like they are behind on their retirement savings. But what exactly does “behind” mean? More than half, 56%, of American adults in the workforce say they are behind where they should be when it comes to saving for their …

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How to raise successful kids, ‘healthy strivers’

Want your child to be successful? Raise them to be a “healthy striver,” says parenting researcher and author Jennifer Breheny Wallace. Healthy strivers are resilient and self-motivated to succeed, but who don’t believe that their accomplishments determine their value as people. They stand in contrast to most of today’s teens, …

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