‘It was to make bank managers less uptight’: the toy that put Newton’s law on executive desks
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Trump overtakes Harris for first time in Decision Desk HQ/The Hill election forecast
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‘It was to make bank managers less uptight’: the toy that put Newton’s law on executive desks
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Archetype AI’s Newton model learns physics from raw data—without any help from humans
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A German in charge of England? Nationality matters less than it used to in international soccer
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Toxic slime and other dangerous toys sold online in Europe
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Tuchel starts as new England manager in 2025
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Standing desks may be bad for your health, study suggests
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Who is new England head coach Tuchel?
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Home Depot Plans to Make Every Employee, Including Executives, Work in Stores. It’s an Absolutely Brilliant Move
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What is assisted dying and could the law change?
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World - Financial Times
Switzerland’s wealth managers bank on a future in Asia
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Harris faces historic challenge in running as a sitting VP: From the Politics Desk
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JPMorgan rewrites laws of finance — with some help
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A Reporter’s Shield Law Is Vital to Prevent Abuses of Power
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Fight begins to make mobile-free schools law
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Where Speaker Johnson sees the GOP's path to victory: From the Politics Desk
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China's exports and imports grew far less than expected in September
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Banks and fund managers call on EU to commit to shorter settlement plan
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