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World Economic Forum: Top Stories – Oct. 5, 2024

World Economic Forum (October 5, 2024) – The top stories of the week include:

0:15 What’s next for urgent climate action? – At the Sustainable Development Impact Meetings in New York, leaders discussed how to curb carbon emissions while building an inclusive economy. Regulations can be a lever for systemic change but local innovation is crucial, too.

3:09 Solar stoves reduce air pollution deaths – It cooks food while emitting hardly any smoke. It uses a hybrid system, powered by energy from solar panels and from fuel such as small sticks or crop waste. The ACE One was created by African Clean Energy which is a part of the World Economic Forum’s Equitable Transition Initiative.

5:08 Chief economists’ outlook for the rest of 2024 – Many chief economists polled by the World Economic Forum are optimistic about 2025. In the United States, nearly nine in ten chief economists anticipate moderate or strong growth in the coming year. Similarly, in South Asia, 71% predict strong or very strong growth.

9:33 Earth exceeds 6 of 9 planetary boundaries – In 2009, a team of scientists identified the 9 natural processes that regulate Earth’s biosphere and keep it stable. These include climate change, biodiversity, ocean acidification and freshwater. The team also defined the safe planetary boundary for each process. A safe and sustainable future for humanity lies within these boundaries.

Finance Preview: Barron’s Magazine – October 7, 2024

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BARRON’S MAGAZINE (September 21, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Tesla’s Turning Point’ – The electric vehicle maker faces a make or break moment as it unveils robotaxi technology…

Tesla Robotaxi Day Is a Make or Break Moment for Elon Musk

The CEO will need to convince investors that the company is still more than an auto maker.

Unhappy With Your Medicare Plan? You Can Make a Change.

Open enrollment starts soon and big changes are in store for traditional Medicare and Advantage plans. What to know.

Gold Is Beating Stocks. 5 Things to Know Before You Buy.

The forces that are fueling gold’s rise—and whether it makes sense to latch on to the rally.

GLP-1 Drugs Are Everywhere Now. How the Copycats Took Over.

Wegovy and Zepbound are still hard to get. Knockoff versions from Noom, Ro, and others are filling in the gaps.

Saturday Morning: News And Stories From London

Monocle on Saturday (October 5, 2024): After a week of escalating tensions in the Middle East, Yossi Mekelberg, associate fellow with the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House, joins Emma Nelson to reflect on the week’s news from the region.

Then: Monocle’s Helsinki correspondent, Petri Burtsoff, tells the story of a restored cultural icon in the city, and we learn about the future of digital art with the CEO of Lumen Studios, Jen Roebuck, and the director of The Lumen Prize, Gillian Varney.

The New York Times — Saturday, October 5, 2024

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A Pentagon Debate: Are U.S. Deployments Containing the Fighting, or Inflaming It?

Military officials discuss whether sending more force to the Middle East is helping to prevent a much wider war, or emboldening Israel.

An Exodus of Agents Left the Secret Service Unprepared for 2024

Punishing hours, dilapidated facilities and an ill-conceived retiree program left the agency without the personnel it needed in a year of threats and violence.

As America’s Marijuana Use Grows, So Do the Harms

The drug, legal in much of the country, is widely seen as nonaddictive and safe. For some users, these assumptions are dangerously wrong.

Trump’s Return to Butler Is Sure to Be a Spectacle. Is It Safe?

At a time of increased security risks, the former president has urged thousands of supporters to return with him to the place a gunman tried to take his life.

Classical Music: Top New Releases – October 2024

Brilliant Classics (October 4, 2024): Top new classical music releases October 2024:

News: New Russia Draft Law Exempts Criminals, Houthi Drone Attack

Monocle Radio Podcast (October 4, 2024): Russia’s new law exempting defendants from criminal liability if they join the army, the Iran-backed Houthi militia carry out a drone attack on Tel Aviv and the lives of children on Ukraine’s frontline. Plus: we dive into protest architecture.

The New York Times — Friday, October 4, 2024

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After Successes, Israel’s Military Is in a ‘Long Game’ With No Clear Outcome

A year after perhaps the worst military and intelligence debacle in the country’s history, its armed forces have regained the momentum. Some ask: to what end?

3 Former Officers Acquitted of Most Serious Charge in Tyre Nichols’s Death

The former officers were found guilty of witness tampering but not of the charge that would have held them responsible for causing his death.

Trump Promised to Release His Medical Records. He Still Won’t Do It.

If elected again, he would become the oldest president by the end of his term. Yet he is refusing to disclose even basic health information.

Filing in Trump Election Case Fleshes Out Roles of a Sprawling Cast

Donald Trump is the only defendant in the special counsel’s case that charges him with a plot to remain in power after his 2020 loss. But a newly unsealed brief provides fresh details about many other figures.

WSJ: How ‘Project 2025’ Benefits Kamala Harris

The Wall Street Journal (October 3, 2024): Project 2025–a once obscure conservative policy book—has emerged as a defining element of the 2024 presidential race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.

Chapters: 0:00 Project 2025 0:35 The campaign trail 5:10 Voters reactions

The former president has gone to great lengths to distance himself from the far-right policy playbook, while it has become a political lightning rod for the Democrats. WSJ takes an inside look at how the controversial agenda is transforming campaign strategies and voter decisions.

#Election #Project2025 #WSJ

The Economist Magazine – October 6, 2024 Preview

The year that shattered the Middle East

The Economist Magazine (October 3, 2024): The latest issue features

The year that shattered the Middle East

Kill or be killed is the region’s new logic. Deterrence and diplomacy would be better

House prices: just getting going

Why property prices could keep rising for years

Will China’s stimulus work?

It will take more than a spectacular stockmarket rally to revive the economy

Britain’s Nigerian moment

A story of modern migration has had extraordinary results

Mapping a fruit fly’s brain

The first “connectome” of the brain of a complex adult animal has just been completed

News: Is Iran Ready For “All-Out” War With Israel, Germany-France Politics

Monocle Radio Podcast (October 3, 2024): How close are the Middle East’s two greatest foes to all-out conflict? Then: German chancellor Olaf Scholz and French president Emmanuel Macron meet in Berlin, Singapore’s former transport minister is on trial and we get an update on Hurricane Helene.

Plus: a visit to Christie’s Asia flagship and there’s a reshuffle at Celine.