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Noa Dalzell

Are these Connecticut Sun for real? 3 reasons why this could be the year

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Marina Mabrey changes the complexion of the offense. Alyssa Thomas is peaking at the right time. The Sun have the best defense in the league. Is it enough?

All year long, the Connecticut Sun were overlooked, the national dialogue primarily centering around last year’s Finals team (the Las Vegas Aces and the New York Liberty) and an exciting rookie class headlined by Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese.

The Sun occupy one of the country’s smallest...

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David Fucillo

Your daily NFL trivia game, Tuesday edition

Think you can figure out what NFL player we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out.

We’re back for another day of the SB Nation in-5 daily trivia game, and we’re returning to our system of a new article each day for the game.

We tried using a single article for the game, updated with the latest game each day, but it was creating a bit of an unwieldy experience in the comments. So, we’ll have the current day’s game plus the previous three days in each...

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Jess Weatherbed

eBay is off the hook for selling harmful products

eBay was shielded from liability in the civil lawsuit by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. | The Verge

A US government lawsuit accusing eBay of selling almost 350,000 polluting and environmentally harmful products — including pesticides and “defeat” devices that let motor vehicles evade emission controls — has been dismissed by a federal judge. On Monday, District Judge Orelia Merchant ruled that eBay isn’t liable for items that users sell on the digital...

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Jacey Fortin

Rescuers Push Through Helene Debris to Find People and Restore Power

In southern Appalachia, blocked roads and bad cellphone service have made it hard to find hundreds of people who are still unaccounted for.

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Tracy Mumford, Patrick Kingsley, Peter Eavis, Kellen Browning, Ian Stewart and Jessica Metzger

Israel Starts Lebanon Ground Invasion, and Hundreds Are Missing After Helene

Plus, Jimmy Carter turns 100.

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Ephrat Livni

Why Did Israel Send Troops Into Southern Lebanon?

Israel says it aims to cripple Hezbollah’s forces in an area of southern Lebanon that the armed group controls, and where it has built tunnels into Israel.

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Vivian Yee

As Crisis Builds, Lebanon’s Government Is Nowhere to Be Found

Already crippled by years of economic decline, political paralysis and other crises, Lebanon has little but its own citizens’ grit to survive the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.

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Celia Jones

What if a shoe could change the world?

Manny Ohonme discusses how World Shoe is providing health benefits, hope, and economic mobility.

What if a shoe could change the world?

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Alex Katz

The hidden reason why therapy isn’t working

If we want to solve the mental health crisis in this country, we don’t just need more therapy. We need more good therapy.

If we want to solve the mental health crisis in this country, we don’t just need more therapy. We need more good therapy.

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Olugbenga Agboola

Regulators and fintech innovators in Africa need to talk more

Africa deserves a market that balances innovation with regulatory protections.

The African continent looks set to realize around $230 billion in financial sector revenue by 2025, despite various political and economic challenges, according to a McKinsey report on Africa’s evolving fintech industry.

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Larraine Segil

Gender dynamics affects politics and business leadership

Ladies, babies, money, and honey—these themes impact how women are perceived.

At the Exceptional Women Alliance (EWA), we enable high-level women to mentor each other so that each leader can achieve personal and professional happiness through sisterhood. As the nonprofit organization’s founder, chair, and CEO, I am honored to interview and share insights from some thought leaders participating in our peer-to-peer mentoring.

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Ruth Zive

Can digital conversations help disaster-proof your business?

Recent outages and disasters make the case that digital-first contact centers can be a lifeline.

“The only thing certain in life is uncertainty.” This quote has been attributed to everyone from Pliny the Elder to John F. Kennedy, which means it’s probably been around longer than recorded history and reflects a fundamental truth about how we live. It’s also a fundamental truth about how we work.

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Mitch Smith

Why outreach must be a priority

To make a difference in our communities, action must be attainable, not just aspirational.

Some may remember the first lesson of algebra, termed solving for x. X might seem unknowable at first, but solving for x, in the context of an architecture firm like mine means gathering the right evidence through listening and observing, which—as it happens—is among the first lessons of architecture school.

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Adele Peters

Asheville has been called a ‘climate haven.’ There’s no such thing

Some cities are safer than others. But you can’t move to escape climate change—and every community needs to do more to prepare.

Asheville, North Carolina, often shows up on lists of “climate havens”—cities that can supposedly avoid the worst impacts of climate change.

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Steffi Cao

Does your Halloween rager really need a Partiful invite?

Steffi Cao offers her opinion on what social gatherings warrant a Partiful invitation.

There are certain social media rules we can all agree on: Ghosting a conversation is impolite, and replying “k” to a text is the equivalent of a backhand slap (violent, wrong, and rude). But what about the rest of the rules? When can we really remind someone of our old Venmo request? What happens when someone tries to flirt with you on LinkedIn?

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Jesse Meschuk

5 red flags you’re not operating at peak performance

Here are the biggest “killers” of organizational effectiveness, and some solutions on how to address them quickly to push the limits of what’s achievable in your respective industry.

Macroeconomic factors like high interest rates, limited appetite for investment, war, an uncertain political climate, and the threat of a slowing economy all contribute to current pressures on organizations. Additionally, the end of the pandemic brought new stresses as demand shifted and some businesses...

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The Conversation

In the U.K., many places still rely on oil and gas jobs

Without public investment and a targeted industrial policy, Britain will remain a net importer of wind technology, and the phasing out of North Sea oil and gas will prove costly in job terms.

At the end of September, the U.K.’s last remaining coal power plant, Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire, will be retired. The closure of the plant should—and will—be celebrated by environmentalists, as the move away from coal has made Britain’s electricity much cleaner over the past decade....

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Hunter Schwarz

Shepard Fairey and Gloria Steinem just teamed up on a new line of election merch

The shirts and posters from Merch Aid are raising money to promote voter engagement.

Artist Shepard Fairey’s Studio Number One and activist Gloria Steinem have contributed designs to a new collection from the fundraising platform Merch Aid to raise money to support voter engagement.

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Grist

‘The sexiest race on the ballot’: Why the role of insurance commissioner is suddenly in the spotlight

As climate change causes premiums to skyrocket, voters are starting to pay attention to one of the most obscure positions on the ballot.

During the presidential debate earlier this month, Vice President Kamala Harris was asked about her plan to fight climate change. Her response didn’t focus on the dangers of drought or rising sea levels, or unveil an ambitious plan to reign in fossil fuel emissions. Instead, her answer focused on home insurance. “It is very real,” Harris said. “You...

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