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They left NYC for Bali with their teenagers. 7 years later, their sons are fleeing the nest, and they’re selling the villa for $1.89 million.
10 Jun

They left NYC for Bali with their teenagers. 7 years later, their sons are fleeing the nest, and they’re selling the villa for $1.89 million.

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Seven years ago, Gabi Bondor and Zoltan Kaman packed up their lives and moved from New York City to Bali with their two teenage sons in tow.It was an idea sparked by a conversation with a friend over coffee on a cold winter morning.The friend had mentioned his plans to enroll his daughters in the Green School, which is made from eco-friendly bamboo buildings and is known for its sustainability-focused pre-kindergarten through high school curriculum. It's also located in Ubud, over 10,000 miles from New York, near the center of the Indonesian island."And while we had traveled to places like…
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Far-right, nationalist parties gain strong support in European Parliament election
09 Jun

Far-right, nationalist parties gain strong support in European Parliament election

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The EU elections, held in 27 countries from June 6-9, showed especially strong support for anti-immigrant, nationalist figures in France and Germany — two of the continent's largest powers often regarded as drivers behind the experiment of pooled sovereignty, The New York Times reported.French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday announced he would dissolve France's National Assembly (the lower house of the French Parliament) after the country's far-right party, the National Rally, led by French lawyer Marine Le Pen, handily defeated Macron's Renew Party, per The Wall Street Journal.The dissolution of the assembly is a high-stakes gamble that will result in new…
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Arizona Republicans are bypassing the state’s Democratic governor to get hot-button measures on the ballot just in time for November
09 Jun

Arizona Republicans are bypassing the state’s Democratic governor to get hot-button measures on the ballot just in time for November

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The GOP-controlled Arizona legislature voted to approve a ballot measure last week that would empower state law enforcement officials to arrest and incarcerate individuals they suspect have entered the US illegally, while also permitting state judges to deport them.Given the high-stakes nature of immigration policy in the United States, the measure is almost certain to encounter legal challenges should voters approve it in November.It's one of several conservative-led measures set to appear on the November ballot as Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs — who opposed the move — lacks the veto power to block it. That lack of veto power is…
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FDA issues warning against ‘microdosing’ chocolate bars that sent 6 to the hospital
09 Jun

FDA issues warning against ‘microdosing’ chocolate bars that sent 6 to the hospital

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Eight people in four states fell ill after consuming Diamond Shruumz-brand microdosing chocolate bars, the FDA said on Friday.Microdosing is the practice of regularly taking a dose of a drug — typically a psychedelic — that is small enough not to feel any effect. The microdosing industry has boomed in recent years as companies hope to transform drugs like MDMA into approved medicines. Business Insider reported that a "psychedelics renaissance" began sweeping the industry in 2020. Data from Pitchbook said psychedelics companies amassed $163.6 million in investments during the first three quarters of 2020.While Diamond Shruumz markets its products as…
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Israel to join Russia and Hamas on the UN’s global list tracking the violation of children’s rights in armed conflicts
09 Jun

Israel to join Russia and Hamas on the UN’s global list tracking the violation of children’s rights in armed conflicts

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The United Nations is set to include Israel and Hamas on its global list of entities accused of violating children's rights and protections.A UN spokesperson confirmed to AP News that Israeli authorities have been notified of this decision.The announcement comes ahead of the UN's annual report submission to the Security Council next week when the UN Secretary-General António Guterres will add Israel and Hamas the annual global list of countries and groups violating children's rights in armed conflicts. Other countries on the list include Russia, Syria, Yemen, Myanmar and Iraq.Thousands of Palestinian children have been killed during Israel's invasion of…
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Norway’s trillion-dollar sovereign wealth fund to vote against Musk’s $56 billion Tesla pay package
09 Jun

Norway’s trillion-dollar sovereign wealth fund to vote against Musk’s $56 billion Tesla pay package

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Norway's sovereign wealth fund, operated by Norges Bank Investment Management, has said it will vote against Tesla CEO Elon Musk's $56 billion pay package at Tesla's annual meeting on Thursday.In a statement, Norges Bank Investment Management said, "While we appreciate the significant value generated under Mr. Musk's leadership since the grant date in 2018, we remain concerned about the total size of the award, the structure given performance triggers, dilution, and lack of mitigation of key person risk."Norway's sovereign wealth fund is valued at $1.7 trillion and is the eighth largest Tesla shareholder, per Reuters.Robyn Denholm, chairperson of the Tesla…
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OpenAI’s Sam Altman is the ultimate ‘personality hire.’ The industry is full of them.
09 Jun

OpenAI’s Sam Altman is the ultimate ‘personality hire.’ The industry is full of them.

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Of all the world-altering things possible in our new AI era, one decidedly old-fashioned thing is not going anywhere: the personality hire.A "personality hire" is someone who contributes to a team with soft skills like their dazzling charm. There's a connotation that personality hires might not actually be good at their jobs, that they're just fun to have around the office. But they arguably serve an incredibly important function in the health of an organization.In the field of AI, it's useful to lightly stretch the definition of "personality hire" to include someone who is really, really good at selling themselves,…
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