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World Food Day 2025
World Food Day 2025 calls for global collaboration to eliminate hunger and malnutrition. Despite adequate food production, 673 million face hunger. Everyone can contribute through donations or volunteering at charities.
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U.S. Navy’s 250th Birthday
The U.S. Navy celebrates its 250th anniversary. Once dominant, it now faces decline while China's fleet grows. Naval power remains crucial for global trade and security, requiring stronger international partnerships.
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Welcome to the Tech Cold War
The US government's AI action plan sparked a "Tech Cold War" with China, creating two competing camps: US-led allies promoting deregulated innovation versus China's proposed global AI cooperation organization targeting developing nations.
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Lest We Forget
This article reflects on the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks that killed 2,977 people, the subsequent establishment of Patriot Day for remembrance and service, and the unity that emerged afterward.
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Scenario Planning in a Chaotic World
Despite increasing global uncertainty, scenario planning remains highly valuable for modern businesses. Rather than predicting the future, it helps companies prepare for multiple possibilities, enabling proactive responses and competitive advantages.
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The U.S. Economy Could Suffer if Scientists and Students are Lured Overseas
Historically, America has attracted top global talent, but budget cuts and policy changes are now causing a 'brain drain' as scientists and researchers leave for other countries, potentially harming the country's economic competitiveness.
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Personal Dispatches: Reflections on today’s society through the lens of Fortune Magazine December 1941
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Personal Dispatches: Reflections on today’s society through the lens of Fortune Magazine December 1941
A rare 1941 Fortune Magazine features Fernand Leger's vibrant lithograph and discusses "The Great Flight of Culture" as European artists and intellectuals immigrated to America during WWII, representing what Fortune called the third major wave of immigration shaping American society.
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International Day of Happiness 2025
The article discusses America's declining happiness rankings, highlighting how Nordic countries lead in happiness due to workplace trust, transparency, equity, and candor, suggesting businesses should cultivate gratitude and social capital among employees.
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Is this the End of Useful “Useless Knowledge”?
The article discusses how decreasing federal funding for basic research in the US threatens scientific leadership, innovation, economic growth, and national security, while China rapidly gains ground in R&D spending.
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The Dalai Lama, China, and the Future
The Dalai Lama's new book reflects on his 70-year struggle with China over Tibet's freedom. At 90, he fears Tibet's cultural erasure and specifies his successor will be born outside China, continuing his legacy.