Negotiations in Moscow may at last forge agreement between the Afghan government and Taliban insurgents; that, in turn, would inform America’s long-promised drawdown. The International Criminal Court can investigate crimes against humans, but there is a push to make injury to the environment a high crime, too. And a look at Britney Spears’s conservatorship, a legal arrangement ripe for abuse. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer
Cameron Moreau grew up in DFW, more on the Dallas side of Texas. Early on in life, he thought he was going to have a career in music cause he loved it. Eventually though, he discovered programming and went to school at the University of Texas at Arlington, studying computer science.
He spends a lot of time with his dog Twix, bike riding, rock climbing, and staying outdoors when he can. Note... he didn't get into rock climbing until he moved to San Francisco, because - its not really a thing in the flat lands of Texas.
Post school, he spent some time in the Bay Area, working for technology startups. He lived the Silicon Valley dream, coding at Pivotal and OpenDoor, pair programming with amazing developers and people.
When he was a sophomore in college, he ran a group at UTA and organized hackathons. He started to kick around an idea to give people access to a truck when they need it - to enable them to move & deliver large items.
We asked you to send us reflections on how your life has changed in the year since Bay Area leaders first issued a shelter-in-place order —the emotional beginning of the pandemic year for many of us. Amidst the hard stuff, you're finding bright spots and hope moving forward.
In 1967, war broke out between Israel and Egypt. It was the beginning of what would be known as the Six-Day War.
As Israeli forces raced across the Siani Peninsula, Egyptian forces took measures to ensure that the Suez Canal wouldn’t be captured. They scuttled ships on either end of the canal to prevent it from being used.
Unfortunately, there were ships still in the canal and they got stuck…..for a long time.
Learn more about the Yellow Fleet and crews that sailed to nowhere.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo faces calls to resign over accusations of sexual harassment and allowing a toxic workplace culture to persist. But to the people who know him best, it’s unlikely the governor will ever bow to those demands.
Guests: Jimmy Vielkind, Wall Street Journal reporter covering New York politics & government.
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In which a modern-day treasure hunter becomes convinced that a priceless trove of British fighter jets is buried at the end of an airport runway, and John becomes a realtor for Myanmar. Certificate #34112.
Avocado icon Mission Produce jumps into the mango game because “commodities only exist in the minds of the inept.” Squarespace hits a $10B valuation building websites, but the real story here is its “Comp”: Wix. And Uber’s huge switcheroo in London is an unprecedented precedent for the entire Gig Economy.
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo faces calls to resign over accusations of sexual harassment and allowing a toxic workplace culture to persist. But to the people who know him best, it’s unlikely the governor will ever bow to those demands.
Guests: Jimmy Vielkind, Wall Street Journal reporter covering New York politics & government.
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one of the worst mass killings in the last couple years: what may have compelled the gunman and why it's left the Asian American community especially rattled
a large new study about how likely it is you'll get COVID-19 twice
the first high-level meetings between the U.S. and China that are bound to get heated
a tax extension you didn't have to ask for
airless bike tires that won't puncture
how this year's March Madness will be different than usual
It's been about a year since the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic. The world has learned a lot in that time — about how the virus spreads, who is at heightened risk and how the disease progresses. Today, Maddie walks us through some of these big lessons.
