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Among high-income countries, US shows slowest progress in reducing risk of chronic disease deaths, new study finds


Sree VijaykumarAmong all high-income Western countries, the United States has shown the worst performance in reducing the probability of dying from chronic diseases, a new study finds.

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Disgruntled NYT journalist to 'anti-woke' power grab: how far can Bari Weiss go?
Disgruntled NYT journalist to 'anti-woke' power grab: how far can Bari Weiss go?
After leaving the New York Times, she turned her Substack into a unshakeable pro-Israel voice. Now as Paramount eyes acquisition of her company, Weiss is poised to become Trump's ally among media elites


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The Assassination Video No One Asked For - Vulture (No paywall)
The Assassination Video No One Asked For
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What It Takes to Join Your First Board
What It Takes to Join Your First Board
Eight leaders share how they landed board seats, gained confidence, and made an impact.


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Vimeo to be acquired by Bending Spoons for $1.38 billion
Vimeo to be acquired by Bending Spoons for $1.38 billion
The European software company Bending Spoons is acquiring the video hosting platform Vimeo for $1.38 billion. The deal is expected to close later this year.


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What's behind France's political crisis and what could happen next?
What's behind France's political crisis and what could happen next?
France's prime minister has called a confidence vote on himself, and is expected to lose.


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Trump has heated call with Netanyahu over Israeli strike on Qatar - WSJ (No paywall)
Trump has heated call with Netanyahu over Israeli strike on Qatar
President Trump held a heated call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, senior U.S. administration officials said, conveying deep frustration at being blindsided by Israels strike on Hamas representatives in Qatar.


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Larry Ellison's wealth soars thanks to Oracle's record stock surge - Business Insider (No paywall)
Larry Ellison's wealth soars thanks to Oracle's record stock surge
Oracle shares soared as much as 40% early Wednesday to trade at record highs of about $340 as of 9:47 a.m. ET. Investors piled in after the company forecast phenomenal revenue growth, underpinned by AI demand, in an earnings report after the bell in New York. The stock has now roughly doubled this year, lifting Oracle's market value to nearly $1 trillion.


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Johnson met Thiel months before Palantir's NHS pandemic role
Johnson met Thiel months before Palantir's NHS pandemic role
Meeting with former UK prime minister and his chief advisor withheld from official records, according to leaked documents




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Nepal Under Curfew as Troops Patrol Kathmandu After Protests: Live Updates
Nepal Under Curfew as Troops Patrol Kathmandu After Protests: Live Updates
At least 22 people have been killed as security forces fired on demonstrators angry about censorship and economic issues. Troops deployed after some protesters set fire to government buildings.


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Poland closest to open conflict since World War Two, PM says after Russian drones shot down - live updates
Poland closest to open conflict since World War Two, PM says after Russian drones shot down - live updates
Prime Minister Donald Tusk says up to four of 19 Russian drones were shot down after entering Polish airspace.


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AI is changing the grid. Could it help more than it harms? - MIT Technology Review (No paywall)
AI is changing the grid. Could it help more than it harms?
The rising popularity of AI is driving an increase in electricity demand so significant it has the potential to reshape our grid. Energy consumption by data centers has gone up by 80% from 2020 to 2025 and is likely to keep growing. Electricity prices are already rising, especially in places where data centers are most concentrated.


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Iran agrees to give UN atomic agency access to its nuclear sites - WSJ (No paywall)
Iran agrees to give UN atomic agency access to its nuclear sites
Iran has agreed to give the U.N. atomic agency access to its main nuclear facilities, opening the possibility for international inspectors to assess the damage done by U.S. and Israeli airstrikes in June and check on Tehrans stockpile of near weapons-grade enriched uranium, the agencys chief said.


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Managing Your Team When the C-Suite Isn't Providing Strategic Direction
Managing Your Team When the C-Suite Isn't Providing Strategic Direction
Four strategies to lead through executive indecision.


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Cracker Barrel suspends restaurant remodels after logo controversy
Cracker Barrel's "Old Country Store" look is here to stay, the company announced, in the latest walk back of its rebranding initiative.


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Fed rate cut now signals 3% inflation is the new 2%
The Federal Reserve is widely expected to cut interest rates next week even though inflation is still around 3%, a full percentage point above the official goal. This raises an uncomfortable question: is the central bank's 2% inflation target still viable?


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A $1 million treasure hunt is underway in Canadian wilderness
A $1 million treasure hunt is underway in Canadian wilderness
The Great Canadian Treasure Hunt's first clue is a 13-stanza poem.


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How to start aging like an athlete
How to start aging like an athlete
These over-50 champs--and a growing body of research--show what we gain by staying active later in life.


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3 Pillars of Trump's Power Set to Be Tested at Supreme Court
3 Pillars of Trump's Power Set to Be Tested at Supreme Court
President Donald Trump attends a cabinet meeting at the White House on August 26, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump's authority on tariffs, deportations and sending the military into U.S. cities are at stake in major court cases.


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More children are obese than underweight, Unicef warns
More children are obese than underweight, Unicef warns
Traditional, healthy diets are being replaced by ultra-processed foods, often high in sugar and additives, the UN agency says.


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Who is Lachlan Murdoch, the anointed media tycoon?
His position in leading News Corp. and Fox is now secure, as his father ends a dramatic succession battle. Lachlan grew up in New York City but has lived in Australia for much of his adult life.


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Potential new target points to non-addictive treatments for relieving pain after surgery
Potential new target points to non-addictive treatments for relieving pain after surgery
A University of Alberta-led team has identified a new way to treat post-surgical pain in animals and human cells, in a bid to find non-addictive treatments for acute and even chronic pain.


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Into the Sands of Time: Exploring Egypt's White and Black Deserts
Into the Sands of Time: Exploring Egypt's White and Black Deserts
Led by a guide and driver, a photojournalist embarked on a three-day, two-night excursion that took her deep into one of the country's lesser-known wonders.


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Israel is straining its hard-won ties in the Gulf - WSJ (No paywall)
Israel is straining its hard-won ties in the Gulf
Israels airstrike on Hamas leaders in Qatar has piled fresh strain on its relations with Persian Gulf states, countries that just a few years ago were the cornerstone of its hopes to secure its future by winning diplomatic acceptance in the Middle East.


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Pilot project at Port of LA generates clean energy using the ocean's waves
At the Port of Los Angeles, the ocean's waves area creating renewable energy in a pilot project by the company Eco Wave Power.


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Need a pee? Japan has QR code for that
Need a pee? Japan has QR code for that
Japanese toilet giant TOTO has launched a service allowing those caught short in public to locate the nearest washrooms and see how busy they are real-time with a phone and QR code.


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AI Is Changing the Structure of Consulting Firms
AI Is Changing the Structure of Consulting Firms
Generative AI tools, predictive algorithms, and synthetic research platforms are increasingly able to do the work of junior consultants.


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Inside the effort to make EVs roar like real sports cars - WSJ (No paywall)
Inside the effort to make EVs roar like real sports cars
EVs once promised to turn down the volume on traffic. Now they are introducing a new cacophony to the urban streetscape. Sports car makers are rolling out EVs that are designed to be just as noisy as the big engines their customers know and love. Makers of these cars say the roar and rumble are central to their identities and appeal.


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Entrepreneurs Are More Optimistic Despite Fears of Economic Slowdown. Here's Why - Inc (No paywall)
Entrepreneurs Are More Optimistic Despite Fears of Economic Slowdown. Here's Why
Despite flatlining U.S. job creation rates and declining consumer confidence, Main Street entrepreneurs are more optimistic than theyve been since January. Small-business owners expect that both their own companies and broader economic growth will improve in the next few months, accounting for their improved outlook, according to recent surveys.


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Maps: Israel has attacked six countries in the past 72 hours
Maps: Israel has attacked six countries in the past 72 hours
In just three days, Israel has carried out strikes in Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Tunisia, Qatar and Yemen.


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The controversial sweet that fuels Norwegians
The controversial sweet that fuels Norwegians
Known as 'the trip chocolate', Kvikk Lunsj has fuelled outdoor adventures for generations. So, what makes this chocolate so controversial?


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Coffee naps might be the weirdest-and smartest-way to recharge
Coffee naps might be the weirdest-and smartest-way to recharge
It sounds backward, but research suggests a cup of coffee followed by a short nap could sharpen focus and fight fatigue.


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They're Narcissists, and They're Proud - Intelligencer (No paywall)
They're Narcissists, and They're Proud
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Ellison Tops Musk as World's Richest Man After $101 Billion Gain - Bloomberg (No paywall)
Ellison Tops Musk as World's Richest Man After $101 Billion Gain
Larry Ellison has become the world's richest person for the first time, ending Elon Musk's nearly year-long reign in the top spot.


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Are all ultra-processed foods bad? New research suggests not
Are all ultra-processed foods bad? New research suggests not
New Swinburne research published in the Proceedings of the Nutrition Society is challenging the long-held belief that all ultra-processed foods are bad for you.


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Princeton academic Elizabeth Tsurkov freed by Iraqi militia after 2 years in captivity
Princeton academic Elizabeth Tsurkov freed by Iraqi militia after 2 years in captivity
The Russian-Israeli citizen was released by the Kata'ib Hezbollah group, a Shia paramilitary group aligned with Iran.


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Anti-Islamic US biker gang members run security at deadly Gaza aid sites
Anti-Islamic US biker gang members run security at deadly Gaza aid sites
BBC identifies members of Infidels MC gang hired as armed security at US and Israel-backed aid sites.


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Social Security update: New plan to address "disastrous" cuts
Social Security update: New plan to address
Suzanne Blake is a Newsweek reporter based in New York. Her focus is reporting on consumer and social trends, spanning from retail to restaurants and beyond. She is a graduate of UNC Chapel Hill and joined Newsweek in 2023. You can get in touch with Suzanne by emailing [email protected]. Languages: English


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Tim Cook and Apple's design team explain the 'shockingly thin' iPhone Air - WSJ (No paywall)
Tim Cook and Apple's design team explain the 'shockingly thin' iPhone Air
As Apples vice president of industrial design, shed like it to be an iPhone, of course. But this year she wants to make the job a little tougher than just grabbing an upgraded version of whatever model you already carry.


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The school shooting industry is worth billions - and it keeps growing
The effort to keep schools safe from mass shooters has ballooned into a multibillion-dollar industry. Companies are selling school districts assurance with high-tech products.


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Was There Life on Mars? A Rock Found by NASA Keeps Getting More Interesting.
Was There Life on Mars? A Rock Found by NASA Keeps Getting More Interesting.
NASA is still not saying it has found fossils of Martian microbes, but analysis of a rock collected by the Perseverance rover raises that possibility.


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Jump in US greenhouse gas pollution pushed global emissions higher - report
Jump in US greenhouse gas pollution pushed global emissions higher - report
'Abrupt shift' in policy since Trump took office will have major consequences for climate crisis, forecast says


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Russia Is Losing the War-Just Not to Ukraine
Russia Is Losing the War-Just Not to Ukraine
A war meant to catalyze national revival has instead become a case study in national self-harm.


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Alibaba Seeks $3.17 Billion in 2025's Biggest Convertible Issue - Bloomberg (No paywall)
Alibaba Seeks $3.17 Billion in 2025's Biggest Convertible Issue
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is seeking to raise $3.17 billion in an offering of zero-coupon convertible notes that's set to be the year's biggest


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Alibaba Fuels China Commerce War With New $140 Million Subsidies - Bloomberg (No paywall)
Alibaba Fuels China Commerce War With New $140 Million Subsidies
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is committing another 1 billion yuan ($140 million) of incentives to drive more traffic to one of its most popular online services, cranking up the heat on JD.com Inc. and Meituan in their ongoing battle for Chinese consumers


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The sleep switch that builds muscle, burns fat, and boosts brainpower
The sleep switch that builds muscle, burns fat, and boosts brainpower
UC Berkeley researchers mapped the brain circuits that control growth hormone during sleep, uncovering a feedback system where sleep fuels hormone release, and the hormone regulates wakefulness. The discovery helps explain links between poor sleep, obesity, diabetes, and cognitive decline, while opening new paths for treating sleep and metabolic disorders.


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GameStop revenue climbs on strong hardware, collectible sales
GameStop's second-quarter revenue jumped on Tuesday, driven by strong sales in its hardware and collectibles segment as the videogame retailer embraces digital storefronts to battle competition from larger retailers and e-commerce platforms.


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The murder of Charlie Kirk - WSJ (No paywall)
The murder of Charlie Kirk
The killing of Charlie Kirk, a 31-year-old father of two and a prominent political leader on the right, is another horrifying scene in a country that is heartsick of witnessing them. Kirk was appearing at a public event Wednesday in a courtyard on the campus of Utah Valley University when he was shot in the neck.


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China slips back into deflation as economy shows signs of cooling - FT (No paywall)
China slips back into deflation as economy shows signs of cooling
China's consumer prices slipped into deflation in August, adding to signs that the world's second-largest economy is losing momentum after exports grew more slowly last month.


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AI Use at Large Companies Is in Decline, Census Bureau Says
AI Use at Large Companies Is in Decline, Census Bureau Says
A dip in corporate AI adoption isn't a great sign for an industry hellbent on world domination.


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Rivian CEO says Chinese EV makers aren't doing something 'magical' to achieve cheaper vehicles - Business Insider (No paywall)
Rivian CEO says Chinese EV makers aren't doing something 'magical' to achieve cheaper vehicles
"It's inconceivable that Western markets would not allow their domestic manufacturers to produce in China, but simultaneously allow freely those Chinese companies to produce in China and sell," Scaringe said during a recent appearance on the Everything Electric podcast.



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