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The COVID-19 pandemic has turned the entire world upside-down, but it has also highlighted some of our biggest shortcomings. From energy usage to infrastructure and public policy, there are a lot of things we need to address as our population continues to grow. Smart cities will by no means tackle every problem we are grappling with, but they will play a necessary role in our growth as an ever-more-connected society.  Saudi Arabia recently unveiled its plan for a $500 billion smart city, funded, in part, by the country's energy ministry. Читать дальше...

The owners of the “Taquinho Apartment” love Brasilia and found an excellent apartment in one of the first superblocks built in the modernist city. With an original wooden parquet floor, large windows and generous ceilings, the apartment had imminent potential, but needed a good renovation with reorganization of the flows and room divisions to accommodate the new family needs. As they often receive visits, the residents needed a large social area that would fit family and friends together. The... Читать дальше...

Focusing on intrinsic motivation offers a way to reframe career bumps and remain motivated.

By recently proposing to reduce emissions, invest in communities and add millions of new jobs, Senate Democrats intend to add climate change to the list of pertinent policy matters before Congress this fall.

Trevor Milton, the founder and chairman of Nikola Corp., is giving the first 50 employees of the electric-truck startup 6 million of his own shares after making a promise when he hired them.

Microbiologist Andrea Crisanti defied the authorities to launch his COVID-19 testing campaign

1. US election polls: Joe Biden's lead less than Hillary Clinton's — but may be more stable  The Times
2. Mike Pence warns voters: 'You won't be safe in Joe Biden's America'  The Telegraph
3. Trump challenges Biden to drug test before debate  BBC News
4. Leslie Marshall: Republican Convention speakers falsely claim Biden would turn US into a socialist nightmare  Fox News
5. Michael Goodwin: RNC has set the table for Trump. Here’s how he can finish the job, reshape the race... Читать дальше...

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In 2011, at the height of his Comedy Central period, Stephen Colbert launched a parody Super PAC called “Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow.”

1. Fuller care homes with fewer staff had more Covid cases, study finds  The Guardian
2. Care home coronavirus deaths 'being kept secret to protect providers'  iNews
3. ‘Do not resuscitate’ Halesowen care home rated inadequate  BBC News
4. Data on Covid care home deaths kept secret 'to protect commercial interests'  The Guardian
5. Falling care home demand since Covid poses threat to UK  The Guardian
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UTSUNOMIYA – As many automakers bet on sedans and SUVs in the switch to electric vehicles (EV), Japan’s Honda Motor Co Ltd decided smaller is better for its first-ever all-battery car. The Honda e,...

During Real Vision’s Daily Briefing of August 13, Ed Harrison asked rhetorically, “How is it possible for you to have a bull market, a new leg up in the business cycle when bank stocks, the traditional value cyclical trade are 30% off their highs? That's not a signal of bull, it's a signal of secular stagnation.”

1. The White House under Trump: how one man changed the presidency  The Times
2. RNC 2020: Pence warns Americans 'won't be safe' if Biden wins  BBC News
3. US election 2020: Donald Trump has his work cut out as he prepares for his big convention speech  Sky News
4. The Republican convention is proof that traditional Republicans have given up  The Guardian
5. Politics is weird right now, but Trump's convention is another level of strange  The Guardian
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BOURBONNAIS, Ill. – After a very successful and recording-setting 2019 campaign, the Olivet Nazarene University running back unit brings back some good talent and welcome some young, promising newcomers. 

1. Chris Stapleton Previews New Album ‘Starting Over’ With Optimistic Title Track  Rolling Stone
2. Chris Stapleton - Starting Over (Audio)  ChrisStapletonVEVO
3. Chris Stapleton Announces Fourth Studio Album Starting Over — and Releases Title Track  PEOPLE
4. Chris Stapleton – “Starting Over”  Stereogum
5. Chris Stapleton's 'Starting Over' Album Arrives in November  Taste of Country
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1. Data on Covid care home deaths kept secret 'to protect commercial interests'  The Guardian
2. ‘Do not resuscitate’ Halesowen care home rated inadequate  BBC News
3. Falling care home demand since Covid poses threat to UK  The Guardian
4. Fuller care homes with fewer staff had more Covid cases, study finds  The Guardian
5. View Full coverage on Google News

In a way, the first episode of Tell Me Why wants to convince you that people aren’t as bad as you think. It’s a weird message for me, a trans man playing a video game, to hear—both video games and the people who surround them can be worse than I think, and I’m constantly braced for some trans joke or violent plotline. …

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Official rock piles, or cairns, on trails are there for a reason; altering them or adding new ones can be harmful in many ways.

Host wants to discourage guests from using napkins as handkerchiefs.

20-year-old isn’t a student or working full time, and he doesn’t help around the house.

A week after Alexei Navalny fell into a coma, the U.S. president has yet to condemn it — or really comment on it at all.

(Telecompaper) Automotive technology company Veoneer has announced a partnership with Qualcomm Technologies to deliver scalabe Advanced Driver Assistance Systems...