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• Experts warn of a "disengagement crisis" in education

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  CBS News - Feb. 26
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  The ugly truth of American violence has never been plainer

  An extract from Omar El Akkad’s new book argues that Gaza put to bed the fantasy of the USA as freedom fighter. ‘I’m sitting on the side that’s launching bombs’: author Omar El Akkad on the ...
  
  The Guardian - Feb. 24
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  Top GOP negotiator warns stopgap becoming more likely to avert shutdown

  House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole (R-Okla.) said Monday that negotiators are still trading offers as both sides seek a compromise to keep the government funded into autumn — but he cautioned a ...
  
  The Hill - Feb. 24

• ‘I’ve yelled, screamed and cried’: My mother gave $400K to online scammers. She still gives them Apple gift cards. What can I do?

  “I have been living a nightmare with my mother for seven years.”
  
  MarketWatch - 18h

• David's Bridal taps new CEO as it looks to become media company, build online marketplace

  David's Bridal, which has emerged from two bankruptcies, is working to become a media company and marketplace that uses vendors to produce and ship products.
  
  CNBC - 20h
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  David's Bridal taps new CEO as it looks to become media company, build online marketplace

  David’s Bridal has tapped a new CEO to lead the company as it looks to transform from a legacy retailer into a bridal media powerhouse nearly two years after emerging from its second bankruptcy.
  
  NBC News - 17h

• Cybersecurity expert warns of increased attacks from foreign adversaries

  The FBI says that North Korea is responsible for stealing $1.5 billion in virtual assets from the cryptocurrency exchange Bybit last week. According to CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity firm, groups ...
  
  CBS News - 6d

• 2025 is a renter's market, experts say — but less so for this kind of property

  While a construction boom of multi-family buildings helped rein in rent prices for apartments in the U.S., costs are still high for this kind of rental.
  
  CNBC - Feb. 25

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  China has more room to act on fiscal policy amid domestic and external uncertainties, Finance Minister Lan Fo'an told reporters on Thursday.
  
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• 'Tariff war, a trade war or any other type of war' — China says it's ready to fight U.S. until the end

  Beijing announced Tuesday additional tariffs as high as 15% on certain U.S. goods, starting from March 10 and a series of new export restrictions for designated U.S. entities.
  
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• Amazon's cloud unit forms agentic AI group

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• Japanese 10-year bond yields surge to near 16-year highs on rate-hike expectations, global sell-off

  The 30-year bond also crossed the 2.5% mark for the first time since 2008.
  
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  How to Understand—and Help—Your Neurodivergent Employees

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  Tech Industry Workers Have Become Cogs In a Broken System

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