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Students Are ‘Learning with Their Feet’ — by Shunning Bad Colleges
Students are reshaping the higher education market by abandoning low-ranking schools and low-earning majors. Source link
Swedan Margen
Swedan Margen contributes to L'Officiel Lifestyle with a focus on business and entrepreneurship.
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A Musical Indictment of the Harris County Jail in “Criminal”
From the outside, the Harris County Jail might be mistaken for a high-end condo, with walls of windows that overlook the bayou in downtown…
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Those hyperrealistic videos you're seeing could be fake news — because they're actually AI ads
In a short-form video post, an influencer gets worked up about a television news story from California. The images broadcast behind her…
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Season 2 Update: Five Years Later
After nearly twenty-three years behind bars, Curtis Flowers was freed, in part due to In the Dark’s reporting. Now he’s back in Winona,…
Business
Australia’s central bank swings to A$11 billion profit, again skips paying dividend to government
Australia’s central bank swung to an accounting profit last financial year on lower bond yields and a depreciating currency, though it…
Business
RBNZ surprises with larger rate cut, sparking currency drop
Growth has been tepid since a deep recession in 2024 despite the the central bank’s aggressive easing cycle New Zealand’s central bank cut…
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Japan’s New Female Leader Faces Tired Feminist Critiques
The left hasn’t yet overcome its bias against conservative women. Source link
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The Real Battle of “One Battle After Another”
A first viewing of Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” mainly sets up the pleasure of seeing it again. The movie, which runs…
Politics
National Guard arrives in Illinois as Trump pursues crime crackdown
The first contingent of President Trump's call-up of National Guard troops arrived in Illinois on Tuesday as the administration pushes to…
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Portland prosecutors drop charges against conservative journalist arrested during anti-ICE protests
Prosecutors in Portland, Oregon, have declined to charge a conservative journalist whose arrest while documenting protests outside of the…
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Mercedes posts worst quarterly China sales since 2016 as demand crisis deepens
Mercedes-Benz Group’s China sales tumbled 27 per cent in the third quarter to their lowest level in almost a decade as luxury demand in…
Business
StarHub prices S$200 million perpetual securities at 3.35%
Net proceeds from the issue will be used to finance the group’s general corporate funding requirements and investments StarHub has priced…
Business
NetLink opens S$110 million Seletar Central Office to serve northern Singapore
The facility will benefit upcoming developments including the North-South Corridor and 40,000 new homes Internet service provider NetLink…
Politics
Time to Spring Trump’s Tariff Trap
As a condition of ending the shutdown, Democrats should curb the president’s tariff powers. Source link
Politics
IEA trims renewables outlook as US policy shifts and China auction reforms weigh
The International Energy Agency (IEA) on Tuesday (Oct 7) cut its global forecast for renewable power growth by 2030 by 900 gigawatts (GW)…
Politics
Street gang placed 'hit' on senior Trump immigration official, DHS says
The Latin Kings street gang in Illinois placed a bounty on a senior Border Patrol official who has been instrumental in the…
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Letter from Berkeley: Positively the Last Word on the People’s Park
This article was first published in the October 7, 1969, issue of NR. It is republished here as a small tribute to the late John Coyne’s…
Politics
Trump open to invoking insurrection act in Portland
President Trump said on Monday that he would invoke the Insurrection Act in Portland if necessary. Source link
Business
'Artists should have a choice.' WME opts clients out of Sora update as AI anxiety deepens
As anxieties among Hollywood talent increase surrounding artificial intelligence, Beverly Hills talent agency WME is drawing a line on…
Business
OpenAI lifts another AI laggard with big plans for AMD
OpenAI bestowed its blessings and backing on another tech company Monday, inking a deal with chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices, instantly…
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The Guts and Glory of “Indian Rodeo”
For more than a decade, Jeremiah Murphy has been trying to capture the beauty of a deeply American sport. Source link
Politics
Democrats Simply Refuse to Reckon with Leftist Political Violence
They can’t (or won’t) do it. Source link
Business
US: Wall Street indices open higher on AI boost
AMD’s chip-supply tie-up with OpenAI became the latest in a series of artificial intelligence deals Wall Street’s main indexes opened…