Google Alert - World

	World Daily update ⋅ October 19, 2021
	NEWS
	CNN US envoy for Afghanistan steps down following chaotic evacuation CNN Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad will be replaced by his deputy, Tom West, who led Afghan policy for the Biden presidential transition team and has been working closely with Khalilzad for months. "As Special Representative for ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Showdown Over Northern Ireland Has a Key Offstage Player: Biden The New York Times As the U.K. and the European Union begin their wrangling over details of trade with Northern Ireland, President Biden has more than a passing interest in the final result. Flag as irrelevant
	The Washington Post Myanmar's military junta releases thousands of political prisoners The Washington Post Myanmar's ruling junta announced plans Monday to release more than 5,600 political prisoners arrested in anti-military demonstrations this year. Their release comes as Myanmar, which is also called Burma, begins celebrating Tuesday a three-day holiday ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Diver Discovers 900-Year-Old Sword Dating to the Crusades The New York Times Shlomi Katzin attached a GoPro camera to his forehead, slipped on his diving fins and jumped into the waters off the Carmel coast of Israel, eager to go exploring. On the sandy floor of the Mediterranean Sea, he found a sword. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Myanmar Announces Amnesty for Thousands of Anti-Coup Protesters The New York Times The junta said it was granting the prisoners amnesty to mark the Lighting Festival, a three-day holiday that begins on Tuesday. But it gave no indication of whether top officials of the ousted civilian government, including its leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Atlantic It Didn't Have to Be This Way The Atlantic That person was David Graeber. In the 20 years after our lunch, he published two books; was let go by Yale despite a stellar record (a move universally attributed to his radical politics); published two ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Russia Breaks Diplomatic Ties with NATO The New York Times MOSCOW — Russia plans to cease its diplomatic engagement with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the Russian foreign minister said on Monday, in the latest sign of unraveling relations between Moscow and the West. Though significant on a ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Russia suspending mission to NATO in response to staff expulsions CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin pictured after a meeting with his Turkish counterpart in Sochi on September 29. Moscow (CNN) Russia is suspending its permanent mission ... Flag as irrelevant
	Politico Russia suspends its mission at NATO, shuts alliance's office Politico Earlier this month, NATO withdrew the accreditation of eight Russian officials to its Brussels headquarters, saying it believes they have been secretly working as Russian intelligence officers. NATO also halved the size of Moscow's team at its headquarters ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Atlantic The Volcanologist's Paradox The Atlantic Studying powerful eruptions means witnessing beauty and tragedy in the same moment. By Robin George Andrews. red sky and yellow-lit smoke background USGS scientists working in front of ... Flag as irrelevant
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Google Alert - Business

	Business Daily update ⋅ October 19, 2021
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	The Washington Post Wheel assembly on Metro rail cars had failed repeatedly, NTSB says; reduced service expected all week The Washington Post Wheel assemblies on Metro rail cars like the one at fault in last week's Blue Line derailment had failed 31 times since 2017 — and renewed inspections last week identified almost two dozen similar defects, the chair of the National Transportation ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Washington Post Strikes are sweeping the labor market as workers wield new leverage The Washington Post In interviews, workers and labor leaders said union members are angry with employers for failing to raise pay to match new profits and are disappointed by the lack of high-quality jobs. They also are frustrated that wage growth is not keeping pace with ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Washington Post FDA to allow 'mix-and-match' approach on coronavirus booster vaccines The Washington Post The Food and Drug Administration is expected to say this week that people can get coronavirus vaccine booster shots that are different from their initial doses, according to two federal officials familiar with the situation. Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes Billionaire THG Founder Matt Moulding Surrenders 'Golden Share' Forbes British billionaire Matt Moulding has scrapped a shareholder structure that gave him a controlling stake in his ecommerce protein powder and beauty empire THG as part of a push to be included in the FTSE index of blue-chip shares, and comes after sharp ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNBC This woman paid off $215k in student loan debt and saved $40k by refinancing her loans CNBC Over the course of three years in law school, Cindy Zuniga-Sanchez accrued nearly $215,000 of debt from student loans and credit cards. While she was diligent about making the $2,000 monthly minimum payment on her student loans, the $24,000 she had ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR China's economic growth weakens amid construction slowdown NPR Manufacturing has been hampered by official curbs on energy use and shortages of processor chips and other components due to the coronavirus pandemic. Construction, an industry that supports millions of jobs, is slowing as regulators force developers ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters GOTO Energy becomes latest UK energy supplier to go bust Reuters LONDON, Oct 18 (Reuters) - British energy supplier GOTO Energy Ltd has ceased trading, regulator Ofgem said on Monday, becoming the 12th UK energy firm to go bust since the beginning of September as companies struggle with record wholesale energy ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Facebook plans to hire 10000 in Europe to build a virtual reality-based 'metaverse' NPR LONDON (AP) — Facebook said it plans to hire 10,000 workers in the European Union over the next five years to work on a new computing platform that promises to connect people virtually but could raise concerns about privacy and the social platform ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR The availability of COVID-19 boosters may soon expand dramatically NPR The Food and Drug Administration and the Center For Disease Control and Prevention are poised to sign-off on Johnson & Johnson and Moderna booster shots this week. Facebook; Twitter; Flipboard Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Sinclair Broadcast Group says it suffered a ransomware attack and has had data stolen NPR Sinclair said it's taken measures to contain the incident and that its forensic investigation is ongoing. However, the company said that the data breach has caused – and may continue to cause – disruption to parts of its ... Flag as irrelevant
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