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Salman%20Rushdie%3A%20Did%20a%20%u2018chance%u2019%20airport%20meeting%20lead%20to%20fatwa%3F%20-%20BBC%20News

Salman%20Rushdie%3A%20Did%20a%20%u2018chance%u2019%20airport%20meeting%20lead%20to%20fatwa%3F%20-%20BBC%20News : Bad weather closed in on the Iranian capital as Kalim Siddiqui and Ghayasuddin Siddiqui arrived at Mehrabad Airport. Both men had been attending a conference in Tehran to mark a decade since the country's Islamic Revolution. They were now trying to get home to the UK. Inside the airport, they bumped into an Iranian government minister - Mohammad Khatami - who asked to have a private word with Kalim. "They went to a corner and chatted," Ghayasuddin would later explain in the BBC's 2009 documentary, The Satanic Verses Affair. When Kalim returned, he explained what they had spoken about. "He was asking my view about Salman Rushdie - and I told him, 'You know, something drastic has to happen,'" recounted Ghayasuddin. Kalim told his travelling companion that the minister had been on his way to see Iran's then-Supreme Leader and top Shia Mus...
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EXCLUSIVE: Crypto.com pulled out of huge Champions League sponsorship at last moment | SportBusiness

EXCLUSIVE: Crypto.com pulled out of huge Champions League sponsorship at last moment | SportBusiness : As%20Phil%20Carling%2C%20managing%20director%20of%20football%20at%20the%20Octagon%20agency%2C%20put%20it%3A%20%u201CEven%20three%20months%20ago%20it%20was%20a%20hot%20sector%2C%20and%20they%20were%20offering%20crazy%20money%20for%20premium%20rights.%20But%20we%u2019re%20not%20seeing%20that%20at%20all%20in%20any%20in%20any%20of%20the%20processes%20we%u2019re%20involved%20in.%20I%u2019m%20not%20saying%20it%u2019s%20gone%20away%20forever.%20It%20could%20bounce%20back.%20But%20for%20now%2C%20the%20big%20money%20deals%20and%20disruption%20that%20we%20were%20experiencing%20from%20a%20fee%20perspective%20have%20disappeared.%u201D%0A%0A
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Ex-RNC Chair Calls Marjorie Taylor Greene 'Shitforbrains' Over Trump Raid Reaction

Ex-RNC Chair Calls Marjorie Taylor Greene 'Shitforbrains' Over Trump Raid Reaction : After Greene tweeted "DEFUND THE FBI!" in an apparent reaction to the news on Monday night, Steele responded in a quote tweet that, "Trump failed to return classified docs requested by the National Archives. A federal judge issued a search warrant for probable cause of a crime. This is not some rando move by the FBI so you shitforbrains Republicans calling for 'defunding the FBI' for once try to be less stupid."
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%u2018Time%20has%20run%20out%u2019%3A%20UN%20fails%20to%20reach%20agreement%20to%20protect%20marine%20life%20%7C%20United%20Nations%20%7C%20The%20Guardian

%u2018Time%20has%20run%20out%u2019%3A%20UN%20fails%20to%20reach%20agreement%20to%20protect%20marine%20life%20%7C%20United%20Nations%20%7C%20The%20Guardian : This fifth round of discussions was meant to establish a UN Ocean Treaty that would protect biodiversity in international waters
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Huawei%20founder%20sparks%20alarm%20in%20China%20with%20warning%20of%20%u2018painful%u2019%20next%20decade

Huawei%20founder%20sparks%20alarm%20in%20China%20with%20warning%20of%20%u2018painful%u2019%20next%20decade : The%20founder%20of%20Huawei%20has%20delivered%20a%20stark%20warning%20for%20the%20tech%20company%u2019s%20future%2C%20sparking%20alarm%20with%20the%20frankness%20of%20his%20assessment%20and%20what%20it%20signals%20for%20smaller%20businesses%20amid%20China%u2019s%20economic%20troubles%20and%20a%20global%20downturn.%0A%0AIn%20a%20leaked%20internal%20memo%2C%20Ren%20Zhengfei%20told%20Huawei%20staff%20%u201Cthe%20chill%20will%20be%20felt%20by%20everyone%u201D%20and%20the%20company%20must%20focus%20on%20profit%20over%20cashflow%20and%20expansion%20if%20it%20is%20to%20survive%20the%20next%20three%20years%2C%20indicating%20further%20job%20cuts%20and%20divestments.%0A%0A%u201CThe%20next%20decade%20will%20be%20a%20very%20painful%20historical%20period%2C%20as%20the%20global%20economy%20continues%20to%20decline%2C%u201D%20Ren%20said%2C%20pointing%20to%20the%20pandemic%20as%20well%20as%20th...
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Palantir misses on earnings, lowers revenue forecast

Palantir misses on earnings, lowers revenue forecast : out right now, reiterating a sell rating on shares of Palantir. Dings them for slowing growth and revenue. I believe this quarter 26% sales growth, the prior quarter was 31% so that's slowing down. Also margins are starting to evaporate. So again, Citi wasting no time here, sell Palantir according to them.
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What liquidation of Singapore's Hyflux can teach entrepreneurs - Nikkei Asia

What liquidation of Singapore's Hyflux can teach entrepreneurs - Nikkei Asia : Utico%27s%20offer%20was%20thrown%20out%20on%20Wednesday%2C%20with%20the%20court%20asking%20the%20company%20to%20pay%20up%205%2C000%20Singapore%20dollars%20%28%243%2C650%29%20for%20the%20work%20done%20to%20consider%20its%20appeal%2C%20as%20the%20judge%20moved%20to%20approve%20Hyflux%u2019s%20liquidation.%0A%0A
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Musk Subpoenas Twitter Cofounder, Friend Jack Dorsey

Musk Subpoenas Twitter Cofounder, Friend Jack Dorsey : The billionaire's legal team has accused Twitter of operating a "scheme" to mislead investors regarding the company's prospects and intentionally "miscounting" the number of spam accounts on the site. Meanwhile, Twitter has said Musk's complaints are merely an excuse for him to walk away from the deal.
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Kamila Valieva, a Sensation in Beijing, Was an Exploding Star - The New York Times

Kamila Valieva, a Sensation in Beijing, Was an Exploding Star - The New York Times : Instead%2C%20the%20coach%20said%20in%20Russian%2C%20in%20a%20comment%20that%20was%20caught%20on%20live%20TV%3A%20%u201CWhy%20did%20you%20stop%20fighting%3F%20Explain%20it%20to%20me%2C%20why%3F%u201D%0A%0AMaybe%20someday%20Valieva%20will%20let%20the%20world%20know%20her%20answer.%20Or%20maybe%20her%20comet-quick%20rise%20and%20fall%20happened%20so%20fast%20and%20hurt%20so%20much%20that%20she%20will%20never%20be%20able%20to%20explain%20it.%20Or%20want%20to%20explain%20it.%0A%0APerhaps%20those%20events%20were%20swirling%20around%20in%20her%20head%20as%20she%20jumped%20and%20twirled%20on%20the%20ice%20this%20summer%2C%20far%20from%20the%20bright%20lights%20of%20international%20figure%20skating.%0A%0AIn%20Sochi%2C%20the%20Russian%20host%20city%20of%20the%202014%20Olympics%2C%20Valieva%20performed%20as%20the%20lead%20in%20a%20skating%20show%20called%20%u201CThe%20Scarlet%20Flower%2C%u201D%20organized%20by%20...
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The Face of China: A Globetrotting Diplomat Armed With U.S. Admonitions - The New York Times

The Face of China: A Globetrotting Diplomat Armed With U.S. Admonitions - The New York Times : %u201CWang%20Yi%20and%20Beijing%20may%20come%20to%20painfully%20realize%20that%20the%20Haqqanis%20operate%20to%20further%20their%20own%20strategic%20and%20ideological%20interests%20and%20not%20China%u2019s%2C%u201D%20he%20said.%0A%0A
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ETH 2 - Ethereum 2 FAQ | Bitcoin Suisse

ETH 2 - Ethereum 2 FAQ | Bitcoin Suisse : What%20are%20%u201Cvalidators%u201D%20on%20Ethereum%202%3F%0A%0AWith%20a%20proof-of-stake%20block%20validation%20process%2C%20Ethereum%202%20will%20use%20validators%20to%20secure%20the%20network.%0AA%20validator%20on%20Ethereum%202%20runs%20computer%20software%20that%20confirms%20transactions%20on%20the%20shards%2C%20adds%20them%20to%20the%20next%20block%20in%20the%20chain%20and%20communicates%20with%20the%20beacon%20chain.%20A%20minimum%20of%2032%20ETH%20is%20required%20to%20be%20a%20validator%2C%20along%20with%20some%20technical%20skills.%0AValidators%20are%20rewarded%20for%20validating%20blocks%20and%20securing%20the%20network%20and%20are%20fined%20%28%u201Cslashed%u201D%29%20if%20they%20behave%20badly%20or%20maliciously.%20This%20economic%20incentive%20helps%20ensure%20%u201Cgood%20behaviour%u201D%20and%20keeps%20the%20network%20operating%20in%20a%20well-coordinated%20manner.%0A
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Vince Gilligan Wants to Write a Good Guy | The New Yorker

Vince Gilligan Wants to Write a Good Guy | The New Yorker : I%u2019d%20like%20to%20believe%20that%2C%20unlike%20%u201CBreaking%20Bad%2C%u201D%20%u201CBetter%20Call%20Saul%u201D%20has%20a%20somewhat%20happy%20ending.%20I%20think%20Jimmy%20rediscovers%20himself%20and%20gets%20back%20to%20his%20roots.%20He%20finds%20a%20little%20piece%20of%20his%20soul%20again.%20It%20gets%20very%20dark%20in%20the%20second-to-last%20episode.%20It%20looks%20as%20if%20he%u2019s%20about%20to%20kill%20one%20of%20the%20sweetest%20people%20in%20the%20world%2C%20Carol%20Burnett%20%5Bwho%20plays%20Marion%5D%2C%20and%20then%20he%20rediscovers%20his%20humanity.%20There%u2019s%20a%20bit%20of%20Dickens%u2019s%20%u201CChristmas%20Carol%u201D%20in%20it%u2014there%u2019s%20redemption%2C%20of%20a%20sort.%20I%20don%u2019t%20think%20you%20see%20that%20with%20Walter%20White.%0A%0A
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The%20European%20Super%20League%20is%20still%20fighting%20for%20survival%20%u2013%20the%20battle%20continues%20-%20The%20Athletic

The%20European%20Super%20League%20is%20still%20fighting%20for%20survival%20%u2013%20the%20battle%20continues%20-%20The%20Athletic : %u201CThe%20European%20Court%20of%20Justice%20is%20there%20to%20interpret%20the%20law%20on%20its%20own%20and%2C%20if%20anything%2C%20it%20has%20historically%20sided%20much%20more%20with%20citizens%20than%20institutions.%20It%20is%20one%20of%20the%20most%20protective%20courts%20of%20individual%20rights.%0A%0A
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2022 summer reading guide | McKinsey & Company

2022 summer reading guide | McKinsey & Company : Azeem Azhar Creator, Exponential View Commons are reemerging as a way of organizing resources. But they have a long history, which Guy Standing meticulously describes up to the point of the recent plundering of these shared heritages.
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China's gift sales soar as the Qixi Festival arrives - Chinadaily.com.cn

China's gift sales soar as the Qixi Festival arrives - Chinadaily.com.cn : Qixi Festival, Chinese Valentine's Day, fell this year on Aug 4, boosting a spending spree in China. During the festival, gift sales jumped 162.8 percent compared to two weeks ago, according to the Shenzhen Economic Daily, citing JD.com. Lipstick, necklaces, perfume and wine became the most popular gift. During the Qixi sales promotion, the gross merchandise volume (GMV) of lipstick, gold jewelry, fashion watches, fashion decorations and aromatherapy increased 103 percent, 280 percent, 400 percent, 120 percent and 120 percent respectively, from a year earlier.
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