- McCarthy: Afghanistan Takeover 'an Embarrassment' to US
- Taliban Enter Kabul, Await 'Peaceful Transfer' of Power
- Taliban Seize Jalalabad, Cut Off Afghan Capital From East
- Gen. Petraeus: Situation in Afghanistan a Preventable Catastrophe
- Taliban Capture Key Northern City, Approach Afghan Capital
- Biden Adds 1,000 Forces for Afghan Evacuation
- Qatar Urges Taliban to Cease Fire at Meeting in Doha
- Afghanistan President Appeals for Help as Taliban Near Kabul
- Afghanistan Spiraling Into Failed State Where al Qaeda Will Thrive, UK Says
- Biden Vacations in Camp David as Afghanistan Crisis Escalates
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Dick Morris: Inflation Growing Because of Biden's Road Blocks
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Dershowitz: Interstate Vaccine Passports 'Tough Sell'
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Dershowitz: AG James Faces Ethical Woes If She Runs for Governor
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Rep. Emmer: GOP 2022 Ad Sends 'Important' Message About Dems
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Harvard Medical Prof: Vax Mandates Create Distrust
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Rep. Nunes on Holding 'Fake News Accountable' With Lawsuits
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Stock Watch: 'Jeopardy!'We didn’t have space to include it in the chart, but here’s a great factoid: Media mogul Merv Griffin originally composed Jeopardy!’s iconic theme song, “Think!”, as a lullaby for his son. In 2005, he told the NYT that it made him between $70–$80 million in royalties. | ||||||||||
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Ryan Pierse/Getty Images In Tokyo, Hawaii native Carissa Moore won the gold medal for the US in surfing’s first ever Olympics. Not satisfied with that hardware, Carissa is currently competing in the World Surf League’s latest event in Oaxaca, Mexico, where she’s already notched a near-perfect 9.80 on one wave. What’s the world of competitive surfing like? Here’s Carissa in her own words. How do you think surfing’s introduction to the Olympics will affect the sport? I hope it opens up surfing to a broader audience and can bring more people in, whether that's by inspiring someone to try surfing for the first time, or motivating them to choose their own path. As an athlete who’s been vocal about your mental health, how have you felt seeing Naomi Osaka and Simone Biles put a spotlight on mental health this year? I think we all, every human, go through our own mental struggles. I feel that as athletes, sometimes it can be amplified with the pressure of the events and being under a microscope. But being conscious of and in tune with your own mental health, not being afraid to ask for help, and taking the time you need to feel through that space is super important. What is the community of pro surfer women like? It’s a really small, tight community. I feel like everybody knows everybody for the most part, and it’s like a second family to me. I've grown up with a lot of the women on tour, and there’s mutual respect among all of us. But also we want to beat each other really bad, you know? If you could compete at any surf spot in the world, where would it be? Oaxaca is definitely one of the places that I'm the most excited to compete at. I’ve been on a surf trip here but it was over 10 years ago, and I have some of the best memories from surfing this spot. But for me, just being able to compete at home the past few years has been extra special, in front of the home crowd and waves that I've grown up surfing. We started our season off at Honolua Bay, Maui, and Pipeline on the North Shore of Oahu. Surfing there is definitely my favorite. What should anyone who goes to Hawaii eat? Oh, you have to grab a Banan Bowl. My husband and his buddies own a place for really delicious, vegan soft serve made from local bananas and local fruits, and it's just a nice, healthy treat. If you do go, you have to get a scoop of mac nut honey butter. Surfing has a lot of its own slang. Is there a word or phrase that you particularly like? “That was siiick.” This interview has been lightly edited and condensed for clarity.
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Each week, our workplace whisperer Shane Loughnane answers reader-submitted questions about work in 2021. Anything you need some help with? Ask Shane here. Hi Shane, nothing in particular bothers me at work. Is that a thing? Or is it abnormal? It's possible that since this is my first real job I am unable to identify problem areas, but I want to be better at identifying issues and communicating them. Got any advice?—Minnie, NYC While the Seinfeld fan in me knows that no Festivus celebration is complete without the traditional “Airing of Grievances,” the same doesn’t have to be true of every employee review. It’s quite possible to simply find yourself in a great job situation that also happens to be the right fit at the right time in your career. That said, you are wise to want to take advantage of the opportunity to reflect critically and provide feedback. Good managers—and I will add, far fewer than all managers—make a regular habit of collecting feedback. I would challenge you to think about this more broadly. Rather than just focusing on problem areas, what are some things your employer could be doing to provide an even better work experience? Are there other areas of the business that you’d like more exposure to, or cross-training that you might benefit from? Professional development opportunities that aren’t currently being offered? Most importantly, what’s the snack situation? I hope you’re not settling for a handful of raisins. In the meantime, don’t forget to mention to your manager the things you feel are being done particularly well. Encouraging that continued behavior is an equally important part of the feedback loop. Btw, you are 100% right. As you progress in your career, you will inevitably get “better” at identifying issues and find yourself longing for simpler times. Until then, take some advice from business sage Billy Madison: “Stay here. Stay as long as you can.” My husband loves to tell me about Irish pronunciation rules so I looked at your last name and guessed it’s pronounced “Logan.” How did I do?—Carol, Providence, RI Let’s see. That would make me “S. Loughnane,” which, in certain parts of Providence (Carol’s house) you might hear combined and pronounced as “Slogan”—a memorable motto or phrase or, historically speaking, a Scottish Highland war cry. Dang, you almost talked me into it. Unfortunately, your husband’s rules must have some exceptions. Care for another go at it, anyone? Coming soon...HR Brew. Be one of the first subscribers to our upcoming newsletter on all things human resources.
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The Future of Gyms Is Hybrid
Mark Bertulfo/Unsplash It’s been a rough year-and-a-half for any place you go to for a half-hearted, 20-minute StairMaster sesh. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 22% of US health clubs have closed for good, taking 1.5 million workers with them, per the International Health Racquet & Sportsclub Association. But for the gyms that have managed to stay open through lockdowns, business is booming.
Will the good times last?In May, when Covid capacity restrictions were lifting across the US, gym traffic returned to 83% of pre-pandemic levels. But crowded weight rooms may not last for long. The Delta variant has already pushed city governments in New York, San Francisco, and New Orleans to require vaccines for public venues, including gyms. And in some states, most recently Oregon, indoor mask mandates are coming back to make your chin even sweatier while you squat.
There’s also the existential threat posed by in-home fitness companies that exploded during the pandemic. To keep up with demand for its bikes and treads, Peloton broke ground on its first US factory in Ohio this week. And even when this current wave of Covid recedes, most data points to in-home fitness sticking around and coexisting with physical gyms.
Looking ahead…in many ways, the trajectory of gyms reflects the trajectory of the physical office. Advances in tech have made in-home fitness a sweaty, convenient pleasure, but others may crave human interaction and equipment they can’t find at home.
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Open HouseWelcome to Open House, the only newsletter section that asks, “Why are rich people so tacky?” We’ll give you a few facts about a home for sale and you try to guess the price. And whatever price you’re thinking of for this listing, go higher. | ||||||||||
Zillow Let’s hop on a yacht to [undisclosed address] in Great Neck, Long Island, and check out today’s 8+ acre compound with an unobstructed view of the NYC skyline. There are so many bodies of water on this property, the architect must have been Aquaman himself. Amenities include:
How much for some Gossip Girl nonsense? Scroll to the bottom of the newsletter for the answer.
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Just Click It1. How the pandemic now ends. (The Atlantic) It’s a good time to invest in good time fuel. AsomBroso Tequila has notched sales in excess of $20 million, and the tequila market is estimated to surpass $14.7 billion by 2028. Learn more about AsomBroso and how you can invest here.* *This is sponsored advertising content |
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A powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake added to the misery in the Caribbean island nation of Haiti, killing at least 304 people, injuring a minimum of 1,800 others and destroying hundreds of homes, AP reports.
- The earthquake struck the southwestern part of the hemisphere's poorest nation, almost razing some towns and triggering landslides.
The big picture: The disaster added to the plight of Haitians, who were already grappling with the pandemic, a presidential assassination and deepening poverty.
Smoke rises next to the U.S. embassy in Kabul, as Taliban fighters enter the outskirts of the Afghan capital.
Taliban fighters and local people swarm an Afghan National Army Humvee in Jalalabad, which fell to the militants today.
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A U.S. Chinook helicopter flies over the U.S. Embassy in Kabul today. As the Taliban reaches Kabul, helicopters are landing at the embassy and diplomatic vehicles are leaving the compound. Photo: Rahmat Gul/AP |
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Rarely has an American president's predictions been so wrong, so fast, so convincingly as President Biden on Afghanistan.
Just five weeks ago, President Biden assured Americans: "[T]he likelihood there’s going to be the Taliban overrunning everything and owning the whole country is highly unlikely."
This morning, the Taliban is entering the Afghanistan capital, Kabul, "from all sides," a senior Afghan official told Reuters. Jalalabad, the last major city besides the capital not held by the Taliban, fell earlier today.
CNN showed video of choppers over Kabul — believed to be ferrying U.S. diplomats to the airport.
The big picture: It's a stunning failure for the West, and embarrassment for Biden. And it's a traumatic turn for U.S. veterans who sacrificed in Afghanistan over the past 20 years, the 20,000+ wounded in action, and survivors of the more than 2,300 U.S. military personnel who were killed.
Richard Fontaine, head of the Center for a New American Security and former foreign policy adviser to Sen. John McCain, told Axios: "It's striking that, with 20 years to think it over, the United States withdrew its forces without a plan for the aftermath.
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At Camp David yesterday, President Biden held a video conference on Afghanistan with his national security team. Photo: The White House Between the lines: Critics of the Biden approach tell me it's not the drawdown per se that they object to. It's that the U.S. was run out of town, rather than planning a measured and managed departure.
A top U.S. government official gave me a window into Biden's thinking, which boils down to three points:
"If people think our August withdrawal is too fast, what would a May withdrawal have looked like?" the official said, referring to President Trump's deadline of May 1.
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Data: Census Bureau. Map: Connor Rothschild and Naema Ahmed/Axios White, non-Hispanic Americans now account for fewer than six in 10 people in the U.S. — a bigger drop over the past decade than experts expected, Axios' Stef Kight and Connor Rothschild report.
Between the lines: The decline partly reflects new ways the Census Bureau is asking about demographic identity, to capture Americans who identify with more than one race. Stat of the day: The Census Bureau developed a way to calculate diversity, based on how likely it is that two people chosen at random within a boundary will be of different races or ethnicities.
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Photo: Ralph Tedy Erol/AP The Hotel Le Manguier in Les Cayes, Haiti, was destroyed by the quake. |
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A message from Facebook |
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Facebook supports updated regulations, including four areas where lawmakers can make quick progress:
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Photo: Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images Military helicopters on the tarmac of Kabul airport. |
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Photo: “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” Former President Obama, who has enjoyed favorable if not fawning media coverage over the years, is getting torched for his over-the-top, celebrity-soaked 60th birthday bash on the Vineyard.
The other side ... Nate Silver tweeted in response to Dowd's column: "One reason these Obama Birthday Takes are dumb is they take it as exceptional to hold a social event with 'everything going on', when the large % of Americans of all social classes have resumed their social lives."
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6.  1 swing thing: Golf's record year
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Golfers at Centennial Golf Club in Carmel, N.Y. Photo: John Meore/The Journal News via Reuters |
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Golf's shutdown boom has persisted, with the National Golf Foundation reporting that U.S. rounds are running 19% above the 2017-2019 average, Yahoo Finance's Myles Udland writes:
Quarterly results for golf's two biggest publicly-traded companies reflect the surge, Yahoo reports:
The bottom line: You can't get a tee time anywhere these days. |
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A message from Facebook |
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