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How Climate-Resilient Chickens Could Help Fight Poverty

An initiative in Zambia is showing that a profit-seeking company can help rural farmers battling extreme weather breed chickens that lay more eggs. Zambia, Agriculture and Farming, Africa, Foreign Aid, Poultry, Poverty, Hybrid Poultry Farm, World Poultry Foundation, Chickens, Rural Areas, Livestock, Developing Countries, Eggs An initiative in Zambia is showing that a profit-seeking company can help…

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The Financial Fallout of Being Deactivated from Delivery Work

Millions of Americans earn money finding gig work through platforms like Uber, Lyft or DoorDash. Many see their financial lives upended when their account is suddenly blocked for unclear reasons. Personal Finances, Uber Technologies Inc, Uber Eats, Lyft Inc, Delivery Services, Credit and Debt, DoorDash (Mobile App) Millions of Americans earn money finding gig work through platforms…

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Bloomberg Has a Rocky Start With A.I. Summaries

The outlet has issued dozens of corrections to A.I.-generated news summaries since it started using the technology to write them this year. Artificial Intelligence, News and News Media, Correction Stories, Bloomberg News, Micklethwait, John The outlet has issued dozens of corrections to A.I.-generated news summaries since it started using the technology to write them this year. NYT >…

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How U.S. Airports Like Pittsburgh’s Generate Electricity On Site to Avoid Heathrow-Like Outages

Pittsburgh International Airport avoids power outages and reduces its energy costs by generating electricity on site using natural gas and solar panels. Airports, Electric Light and Power, Power Failures and Blackouts, Airlines and Airplanes, Solar Energy, Infrastructure (Public Works), Heathrow Airport (London, England), Pittsburgh International Airport, Denver International Airport Pittsburgh International Airport avoids power outages and reduces…

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Trump’s Not-So-Subtle Purpose in Fighting Big Law Firms

The president has attacked law firms for “frivolous” litigation. But his actions could undermine the basic right of Americans to sue their government. Legal Profession, United States Politics and Government, Suits and Litigation (Civil), Trump, Donald J, Executive Orders and Memorandums, Jones Day, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP,…

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Trump Order Could Cripple Federal Worker Unions Fighting DOGE Cuts

The move added to the list of actions by President Trump that use the powers of his office to weaken perceived enemies. American Federation of Government Employees, Government Employees, Organized Labor, Collective Bargaining, United States Politics and Government, Suits and Litigation (Civil), Executive Orders and Memorandums, Government Efficiency Department (US), Trump, Donald J, Musk, Elon The move…

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Richard Carlson, Journalist Who Led Voice of America, Dies at 84

The father of the conservative commentator Tucker Carlson, he won a Peabody Award for television reporting that uncovered a car company’s fraud. Carlson, Richard W, Deaths (Obituaries), News and News Media, Television, United States Politics and Government, Radio, Peabody Awards, Voice of America, Corp for Public Broadcasting, Carlson, Tucker The father of the conservative commentator Tucker Carlson,…

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Vodafone Idea Gets Another Lifeline As Government Picks Up More Stake Against Spectrum Dues – NDTV Profit

Vodafone Idea Gets Another Lifeline As Government Picks Up More Stake Against Spectrum Dues  NDTV Profit Centre To Convert Vodafone Idea Spectrum Dues Worth Rs 36,950 Crore Into Equity  NDTV Government stake in Vodafone Idea to rise to 48.99% as spectrum dues convert to equity  CNBCTV18 In fresh Rs 37k crore lifeline to Vi, government converts dues into…

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