#Staffers urge Chicago mayor Johnson to call for cease-fire in Gaza

#Staffers urge Chicago mayor Johnson to call for cease-fire in Gaza

Over 30 staffers of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson called on the progressive lawmaker to back a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war on Tuesday, signaling increased pressures between Democrats over the conflict. The letter, first reported by Politico, urges Johnson to join Chicago city council member Rossana Rodríguez-Sánchez’s calls for Chicago leaders, President Biden and the…

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#Matthews: Bidenomics is Xinomics with American characteristics   | The Hill

#Matthews: Bidenomics is Xinomics with American characteristics   | The Hill

Deng Xiaoping, who led China from 1978-89, famously described his effort to integrate limited, free market capitalism into China’s communist system as “socialism with Chinese characteristics.” Taking that step helped China become an economic powerhouse and the world’s second largest economy.   Chinese President Xi Jinping has been steadily undoing Deng’s reforms by imposing top-down, command-and-control policies, and China is suffering for it both economically and…

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#Recycling won’t solve the plastic problem. Here’s what will.

#Recycling won’t solve the plastic problem. Here’s what will.

There is no shortage of news about plastic’s ubiquity or its harms. Microplastics are in clouds, drinking water, playgrounds and our blood. Marine mammals are entangled in and ingest plastic at alarming rates. Plastic exacerbates climate change and biodiversity loss, and high-income countries increasingly consume and export used plastic to lower-income countries for disposal. The…

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#Gas prices could hit lowest Thanksgiving level in years

#Gas prices could hit lowest Thanksgiving level in years

The national average of gas prices could drop to the lowest level around Thanksgiving in years, according to new estimates.  On Monday, AAA reported that the average national price of gas was about $3.31 per gallon — nearly a 10 percent decrease from last year’s average of $3.67 per gallon during the same period. The national average…

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#Biden marks ‘146th birthday’ with flaming cake

#Biden marks ‘146th birthday’ with flaming cake

President Biden marked his 81st birthday with a tongue-in-cheek reference to his age in a fiery Instagram post on Monday. “Turns out on your 146th birthday, you run out of space for candles!” Biden joked in the post, showing off his cake decorated with dozens of lit candles huddled together along the perimeter. The crowded…

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#Amazon hoping to train millions through free AI courses

#Amazon hoping to train millions through free AI courses

Amazon hopes to provide two million people with free artificial intelligence (AI) training by 2025 as part of its new “AI Ready” initiative, the e-commerce giant announced on Monday. “Artificial intelligence (AI) is the most transformative technology of our generation,” Amazon said a press release. “If we are going to unlock the full potential of…

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