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Democrats and Republicans Have a Civility Problem. It’s a Symptom automated-news
Democrats and Republicans Have a Civility Problem. It’s a Symptom

Can a modern democracy function without civility? We are in the process of finding out.

16 Aug 2026
Woke 1 Was Just Virtue Signaling for AOC and El-Sayed automated-news
Woke 1 Was Just Virtue Signaling for AOC and El-Sayed

America’s so-called Great Awokening, such as it was, has given way to what might be called the Great Democratic Dewokification.

16 Aug 2026
What’s Happening in EM: Traders Get Pickier on Linkers (Podcast) automated-news
What’s Happening in EM: Traders Get Pickier on Linkers (Podcast)

Bogota-based EM reporter Nicolle Yapur joins Leda Alvim to discuss why investors are looking beyond Brazil and Mexico for opportunities in inflation-linked bonds in the emerging world.

16 Aug 2026
Russia’s War Toll Mounts In Ukraine Amid A Possible Mobilization automated-news
Russia’s War Toll Mounts In Ukraine Amid A Possible Mobilization

Russia faces mounting casualties and economic strain from its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Despite this, some observers warn of another possible Russian mobilization.

16 Aug 2026
Musk’s headaches: meet China’s corporate matrix challenging his business empire automated-news
Musk’s headaches: meet China’s corporate matrix challenging his business empire

US entrepreneur Elon Musk has long been highly respected in China. His business ideas – from electric cars to rockets, humanoid robots and brain implants – have spawned Chinese followers, many of which now pose growing threats to Musk’s business empire. These Chinese competitors tend to follow a sim

16 Aug 2026
Matthews International director Schawk acquires $118,000 in stock automated-news
Matthews International director Schawk acquires $118,000 in stock

Matthews International director Schawk acquires $118,000 in stock

16 Aug 2026
Wildfire smoke now bigger prenatal threat than human sources of air pollution automated-news
Wildfire smoke now bigger prenatal threat than human sources of air pollution

Regulations reduced prenatal exposure to harmful emissions, but wildfire smoke is erasing gains.

16 Aug 2026
The post-Hormuz era offers Africa a great opportunity automated-news
The post-Hormuz era offers Africa a great opportunity

But to capture its benefits, the continent needs to develop an effective, common maritime policy.

16 Aug 2026
Talking to a bot might feel good in the moment, but a growing body of research suggests it won’t cure loneliness automated-news
Talking to a bot might feel good in the moment, but a growing body of research suggests it won’t cure loneliness

Researchers, psychologists, and bioethicists agree: a good conversation with a bot still isn't the same as being known by another person

16 Aug 2026
Euronet director Thomas McDonnell buys $55,138 in company stock automated-news
Euronet director Thomas McDonnell buys $55,138 in company stock

Euronet director Thomas McDonnell buys $55,138 in company stock

16 Aug 2026
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