$400,000 for Homeless Man Is All Gone, His Lawyer Says
(MOUNT HOLLY, N.J.) — The lawyer for a homeless man in Philadelphia whose selflessness led to donations of over $400,000 through an online fundraising page said Tuesday that all the money is gone. Johnny Bobbitt's attorney, Chris Fallon, told the Philadelphia Inquirer he learned the cash was gone in a call with lawyers for Kate McClure and Mark D'Amico. "It completely shocked me when I heard,...
3m Sep 04, 2018
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Author: Why Diplomatic Back Channels Have Always Been Risky
Maria Butina is sitting alone in a cell in a federal prison in Alexandria, Va., awaiting trial for charges that she failed to register as a foreign agent. The 29-year-old Russian exchange student has been compared to the Russian sleeper agent Anna Chapman, who was arrested in 2010, but her case bears even more similarity to earlier dramas.
10m Sep 04, 2018
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Former Game of Thrones Star Has an Extremely Grim Theory About How the Show Ends
Pretty much every Game of Thrones fan has their own theories about how the series will end, but it's always intriguing to hear what the show's stars have to say on the matter. During a recent appearance on PEOPLE Now alongside fellow Iron Fist star Jessica Henwick, Finn Jones—who played the late Loras Tyrell—offered his thoughts on the ultimate fate of Westeros' remaining players.
2m Sep 04, 2018
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Crazy Rich Asians Brought the Labor Day Box Office Back to Life
“Crazy Rich Asians” led the North American box office for a third straight weekend, making the U.S. Labor Day weekend one of the strongest in years, while the latest Tom Cruise blockbuster made a major splash when it opened in China. The Warner Bros. romantic comedy collected $22.2 million in the U.S and Canada, ComScore Inc. estimated in an email Sunday. Warner Bros.’s “The Meg” ranked second...
4m Sep 04, 2018
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U.S. Forces Say They Have Killed the Leader of ISIS in Afghanistan
U.S. forces have killed the self-proclaimed leader of the Islamic State (ISIS) branch in Afghanistan, according to a statement posted Sunday by the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan. During an Aug. 25 strike on Nangarhar province near the Pakistan border, U.S. forces said they targeted and killed Abu Saad Orakzai. He is the third leader of the Islamic State–Khorasan group to hav...
2m Sep 04, 2018
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Senate Hearings to Begin on Trump Supreme Court Pick Kavanaugh
(WASHINGTON) — With Republicans hoping to move the Supreme Court to the right for years to come, a Senate committee is beginning hearings for President Donald Trump's second nominee to the court. Judge Brett Kavanaugh, 53, has served for the past 12 years on the appeals court in Washington, D.C., which is considered the second most important court in the country after the Supreme Court.
4m Sep 04, 2018
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Warnings Issued As Tropical Storm Gordon Hits Florida. Here’s Where It’s Headed Next
Tropical Storm Gordon hit Southern Florida on Monday morning, bringing 45 mile-per-hour winds and prompting weather warnings in many parts of the Southeastern United States. Gordon had reached the southern tip of Florida and the Florida Keys as of 8 a.m. local time Monday, according to the National Hurricane Center. https://twitter.
3m Sep 04, 2018
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Trump Attacks Jeff Sessions Over Charges Against Republican Congressmen
President Donald Trump on Monday criticized Attorney General Jeff Sessions after two Republican congressmen were charged with crimes ahead of the midterm elections, putting "two easy wins in doubt," as he put it. "Two long running, Obama era, investigations of two very popular Republican Congressman were brought to a well publicized charge, just ahead of the Mid-Terms, by the Jeff Sessions Jus...
2m Sep 04, 2018
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1 in 5 Millennials Are Making a Huge Investing Mistake. Here’s How They Can Fix It
It's no secret the financial crisis was a traumatic event for many millennials. Yet new research suggests that those scars still linger even now — and, for a significant minority, may be imperiling their retirement security. The oldest millennials, born around 1980, were in their mid-20s when the 2008 financial crisis hit.
3m Sep 04, 2018
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The Founder of Haqqani Network Has Died in Afghanistan, the Taliban Says
(ISLAMABAD) — The founder of Afghanistan's much-feared Haqqani network, a former U.S. ally turned fierce enemy, has died after years of ill health, a Taliban spokesman said Tuesday. Jalaluddin Haqqani was 72. Haqqani died Monday inside Afghanistan, Zabihullah Mujahed told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. The elderly founder of the outlawed Afghanistan-based organization, once hai...
7m Sep 04, 2018
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Joe Biden Was Spotted Running and Everyone Made the Same Joke
Former Vice President Joe Biden was spotted running in Pittsburgh on Monday, and the internet couldn't resist turning it into a joke. Biden has fielded plenty of speculation about his presidential hopes and a potential run in 2020. So when the politician, who was in Pittsburgh to march in the city's Labor Day parade, was spotted jogging down the street, onlookers didn't let the moment go unnot...
1m Sep 04, 2018
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‘Believe in Something.’ Colin Kaepernick Is the Face of Nike’s New ‘Just Do It’ Campaign
Colin Kaepernick is the face of [f500link]Nike[/f500link]'s latest ad campaign, two years after kneeling during the national anthem made him the face of protest in the NFL. Kaepernick tweeted an image from Nike's new "Just Do It" campaign on Monday. The advertisement features a close-up shot of the quarterback's face and reads, "Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything." ...
1m Sep 04, 2018
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Seoul’s Public Restrooms Will Be Checked Daily to Combat South Korea’s ‘Spy-Cam Porn’ Crisis
South Korean authorities said they are stepping up efforts to tackle a growing public crisis — the profusion of hidden "spy-cams" used to illicitly record women without their consent. The Seoul city government announced plans Sunday to root out hidden cameras by ramping up police staffing and ensuring daily inspections of public restrooms, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reports.
2m Sep 03, 2018
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Democrats Want to Stop Brett Kavanaugh. They May Be Out of Options
As the Senate takes up Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court this week, both parties are bracing for a battle fit for a courtroom, replete with opening statements, withering questioning and more than two-dozen outside witnesses. But Democrats and Republicans alike believe the verdict is already in. Barring a bad performance, Kavanaugh’s confirmation to be the next Supreme Court jus...
8m Sep 03, 2018
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Firefighters Battle Huge Fire at 200-Year-Old National Museum in Rio De Janeiro
(RIO DE JANEIRO) — A huge fire engulfed Brazil's 200-year-old National Museum in Rio de Janeiro, lighting up the night sky with towering flames as firefighters and museum workers raced to save historical relics from the blaze. The esteemed museum, which houses artifacts from Egypt, Greco-Roman art and some of the first fossils found in Brazil, was closed to the public at the time of the fire, ...
3m Sep 03, 2018
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Myanmar Jails Reuters Journalists Who Exposed a Rohingya Massacre
Two reporters for the Reuters news agency were each sentenced to seven years in prison by a Myanmar court on Monday for possession of state secrets, a disquieting end to a trial that has lasted more than eight months and brought international censure upon the government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.
10m Sep 03, 2018
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Why You Should Write More Thank You Notes
Research has shown time and time again that being grateful is good for your health, mood and general well-being. In fact, it's one of the easiest things you can do to increase your mental health. But if you can't remember the last time you sent a real thank-you note, a recent study may explain why.
3m Sep 03, 2018
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Here's Everything New on Amazon Prime Video in September
[f500link]Amazon[/f500link] Prime Video has announced a new slate of movies, TV shows and original programming that will start streaming in September 2018. Plenty of classics will come to Amazon Prime Video in September, including Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II, Sleepless in Seattle and Chinatown. King Lear, a Prime Original series will hit the platform on September 28. Enjoy the new titles ...
5m Sep 03, 2018
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Oprah Bought Her Own Private Plane After One Encounter with a Rude Fan at the Airport
Oprah Winfrey says she had an encounter with a rude fan at the airport in the '90s, and that led her to use a private plane for travel. Winfrey, who is on the cover of British Vogue's August issue, spoke with the magazine's Editor-in-Chief Edward Enninful for an interview. When asked about her "greatest luxury," the actress and humanitarian said that it is having her own airplane — which she c...
1m Sep 03, 2018
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The American Dollar Bill Looks the Way It Does for a Reason
The dollar has been interlaced with American history since the very beginning. It has been trumpeted as the root of all evil, and touted as the salvation of individualism. But why does the dollar look the way it does? Though American paper currency has gone through many evolutions, its design has largely been governed by practical concerns. The story of American currency doesn’t start with th...
8m Sep 02, 2018
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Home Depot and Lowe's Have Big Labor Day Sales. Here Are the Best Deals
Labor Day, the holiday weekend capping the summer season, is the perfect time to tackle a yard or home improvement project before the school year, colder weather, and more hectic schedules totally take over. Luckily, virtually every holiday weekend is now accompanied with a big sale from the home improvement retailers [f500link]Home Depot[/f500link] and [f500link]Lowe's[/f500link].
5m Sep 02, 2018
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John McCain's Final Act Was to Get Washington to Reach Across the Aisle Again
They spoke of his family’s military history and his rebellious youth, his bravery and the decency that bravery made possible. They cracked wise about his humor and his temper. And while the memorial services for Sen. John Sidney McCain III this week highlighted the biography of an American original, they also highlighted the deep divisions in this nation’s politics that, for the first time in f...
14m Sep 02, 2018
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Facebook Uncovered a Covert Propaganda Campaign Linked to Myanmar's Military
[f500link ignore=true]Facebook[/f500link] says it has identified a covert Myanmar military propaganda campaign hosted on its platform, the first evidence that the country's armed forces were behind social media posts targeting the ethnic Rohingya Muslim minority.
8m Sep 02, 2018
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Author: How the History of Slavery in America Offers an Important Labor Day Lesson
On Jan. 1, 1863, the president of the United States issued one of the most important executive orders in American history: Proclamation 95, more commonly known as the Emancipation Proclamation. Though the Emancipation Proclamation is not usually invoked as an example of labor regulation, it is among the most important such measures in American history.
7m Sep 02, 2018
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Previously Unseen Moments in John McCain's Life From a TIME Photographer
All of the things you need to know now from the editors of TIME
6m Sep 02, 2018
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‘Thank God You Exist.’ These Female VCs Have $27 Million to Invest in Women’s Ideas
All of the things you need to know now from the editors of TIME
7m Sep 02, 2018
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How a ‘Godawful’ $340 Coat Helped Put Shark Tank Investor Barbara Corcoran on a Path to Riches
Barbara Corcoran has invested in hundreds of businesses over the years, but the best investment she ever made in herself came after a mini shopping spree. The Shark Tank mentor and real-estate entrepreneur comes from humble beginnings, but quickly learned the power of paying herself first—and why looking the part is crucial. She shared with MONEY the story of her first big purchase, and why you...
3m Sep 02, 2018
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35 Sequels That Are Better Than the Original Movie
Crafting a good sequel can be daunting. The filmmaker must top the previous movie or in some cases redeem a flagging franchise. Often screenwriters fall back on rehashing old plot points, and studios assume "bigger is better" when it comes to budget and effects. And yet some of the greatest films ever made are sequels: Movies like The Dark Knight, The Godfather Part II, Toy Story 3, The Empire...
21m Sep 02, 2018
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Lady Gaga Delivers a Knockout Performance in A Star Is Born
There’s only one antidote for the weird world we live in, an age of political anxiety, Instagram envy, humorless personal essays that treat basic life experiences like major tragedies, and selfies: We need more melodramas, movies that show human beings making all sorts of wrong choices, falling in love with people from whom they should run a mile, and in the end recovering lost bits of themselv...
7m Sep 02, 2018
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Bill Clinton Played 'Think' Off His Cell Phone at Aretha Franklin's Funeral
At Aretha Franklin's funeral on Friday at Detroit's Greater Grace Temple, many of America's foremost celebrities and politicians turned out to pay their respects — including former President Bill Clinton. Clinton, who arrived with Hillary Clinton and even took some photos with performer Ariana Grande before the ceremony began, followed fellow politicians including former U.S.
3m Sep 01, 2018
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People Are Freaking Out Over How Neil Armstrong Biopic Handles the American Flag on the Moon
The Neil Armstrong biopic First Man premiered at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday, but it's the film's omission of Armstrong's historic planting of the American flag on the moon has many outraged. While most people associate Armstrong with the iconic moment when he placed the American flag on the moon, director Damien Chazzell chose to cut out the moment for the biopic based on James Hanse...
3m Sep 01, 2018
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Inside John McCain's Journey From Annapolis to the Hanoi Hilton
This piece is excerpted from TIME's forthcoming special edition about the life of John McCain. A career in the navy seemed preordained for John McCain. Born on the American Coco Solo Naval Air Station in the Panama Canal Zone, he came from a family with a storied history of military service. An ancestor, John Young, had served on George Washington’s staff, and a great-uncle had helped Gen. Joh...
10m Sep 01, 2018
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Justice Department Lawyer Says He Was Told Russia 'Had Trump Over a Barrel'
(WASHINGTON) — A senior Justice Department lawyer says a former British spy told him at a breakfast meeting two years ago that Russian intelligence believed it had Donald Trump "over a barrel," according to multiple people familiar with the encounter. The lawyer, Bruce Ohr, also says he learned that a Trump campaign aide had met with higher-level Russian officials than the aide had acknowledge...
6m Sep 01, 2018
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Here's What's New on Netflix in September — And What's Leaving
[f500link]Netflix[/f500link] has released a list of new titles for September, with a mix of movies, TV shows and original content coming to the streaming service as summer winds down. Standout films include Black Panther, Scarface and The Breakfast Club — good for anyone who wants a throwback after enjoying Netflix's latest teen rom-com To All the Boys I've Loved Before. Comedy fans can look f...
7m Sep 01, 2018
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Column: These Five World Leaders Had the Worst Summers of Their Political Lives
Another August gone by too quickly. But for some political leaders, summer can’t end soon enough. Here are five leaders who have suffered true summers of discontent. Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela [caption id="attachment_5383841" align="alignleft" width="300"] Spencer Platt—Getty ImagesVenezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks to the media following a meeting with U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon at the Uni...
8m Sep 01, 2018
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Former ER Actress Vanessa Marquez Shot and Killed By Police
Former ER actress Vanessa Marquez was shot and killed by California police after pointing a BB gun at officers, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau detectives confirmed. Officers arrived at South Pasadena apartment complex on Thursday to conduct a welfare check on the 49-year-old former TV actress, who was suffering from a medical condition, police said. When officers arriv...
2m Sep 01, 2018
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8 Books That Eerily Predicted the Future
There has been a lot of chatter about dystopias these days, mostly: are we living in one? Reading news day after day about our tumultuous presidency, unambiguous effects of climate change or murderous self-driving cars may make it seem that way. George Orwell's 1984, perhaps the best-known dystopian novel, is often used as a barometer for corruption and government control. While things (in the ...
7m Aug 31, 2018
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CEO: How Chinese Loans to Africa Threaten U.S. National Security
Next week, China will host leaders from across Africa for a summit in Beijing. The last summit was held in December 2015 in Johannesburg, South Africa, where Chinese President Xi Jinping announced $60 billion in funding support for infrastructure development in Africa. The upcoming Forum on China-Africa Cooperation is sure to include an eye-popping announcement of billions of dollars more in C...
6m Aug 31, 2018
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Venice Review: Alfonso Cuaron’s Roma Is Glorious, Tender Filmmaking
At the beginning of Alfonso Cuarón’s extraordinary film-as-remembrance Roma—playing in competition here at the Venice Film Festival—we meet Cleo, a young woman of Mixteca heritage who works as a servant and sort-of nanny for a middle-class family in Mexico City, circa 1970. In this setting, Cleo, played by first-time actor Yalitza Aparicio, is half visible and half not: In some ways, she’s part...
7m Aug 31, 2018
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Colin Kaepernick’s Grievance That the NFL Colluded to Keep Him Off Any Team Will Go to Trial
(PHILADELPHIA) — An arbitrator is sending Colin Kaepernick's grievance with the NFL to trial, denying the league's request to throw out the quarterback's claims that owners conspired to keep him out of the league because of his protests of social injustice. Kaepernick's lawyer Mark Geragos tweeted a picture Thursday of a ruling by arbitrator Stephen B. Burbank. The former 49ers quarterback ar...
1m Aug 31, 2018
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2 Syracuse Frat Members Expelled for Racist Video Are Back in Classes
(SYRACUSE, N.Y.) — Two Syracuse University students suspended for a video showing members of their fraternity using racist slurs and simulating sexual assault have re-enrolled after an order from a judge. The video posted by a university newspaper in April showed members of the fraternity laughing at performances punctuated by racist language against blacks, Jews and Hispanics and simulated se...
1m Aug 31, 2018
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At Least 7 Dead Following a Bus Crash in New Mexico
Seven people are dead following a crash involving a Greyhound passenger bus and a tractor trailer in New Mexico on Thursday, New Mexico state police confirmed. Nine bus passengers were being treated at University of New Mexico Hospital, with three more expected to be transferred there later Thursday night, the Associated Press reports. One patient has since been discharged, according to the ho...
1m Aug 31, 2018
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KFC Will Pay Someone $11,000 to Name Their Baby After Colonel Sanders
You don't hear the old-fashioned name "Harland" much any more. But KFC wants to change that. The fried chicken fast food chain just launched a bizarre contest, and anyone who is having a baby soon — and who is willing to name their child after KFC founder Harland Sanders — could win $11,000. (Yes, the KFC founder's given name is Harland — not Colonel.
2m Aug 31, 2018
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New Zealand Will Allow Chelsea Manning Entry After Australia Barred Her
(WELLINGTON, New Zealand) — New Zealand authorities said on Friday that convicted secrets leaker Chelsea Manning can enter the country for a speaking tour, a day after tour organizers said she couldn't enter Australia. Manning was convicted and sentenced to 35 years in prison for leaking U.S. government secrets and would not normally qualify for entry into New Zealand under its good-character ...
3m Aug 31, 2018
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President Trump Says Jeff Sessions' Job Is Safe Until the Midterms
(Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump said Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s job is safe at least until the midterm elections in November. “I just would love to have him do a great job,” Trump said Thursday in an Oval Office interview with Bloomberg News. Asked if he’d keep Sessions beyond November, he declined to comment.
3m Aug 30, 2018
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5 Science-Approved Ways to Break a Bad Habit
Having habits can often be a good thing. When you drive to work for example, you don’t need to wonder whether you should turn left or right; the route becomes habit. “We want the brain to learn how to do those things without energy and effort,” says Russell Poldrack, a professor of psychology at Stanford University. “Habits are an adaptive feature of how the brain works.
5m Aug 30, 2018
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CRISPR Gene Editing Fixes Muscular Dystrophy in Dogs. Are Humans Next?
The powerful gene editing technology CRISPR is one small step closer to treating a human disease. In a new paper published in Science, researchers led by Eric Olson, professor and chair of molecular biology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, reported that he and his team successfully used CRISPR to correct the genetic defect responsible for Duchenne muscular dystrophy in four beagles bred with...
6m Aug 30, 2018
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Venus and Serena Williams Are Facing Off Today. Here’s Every Time They Have Competed
At the 2018 U.S. Open, Venus and Serena Williams will face off once again in what might be the greatest (and friendliest) sibling rivalry of our times when they compete at Flushing Meadows in the third round of the tournament on Friday. The tennis superstar sisters, who were born less than two years apart, grew up training, playing, and yes, competing against one another as two stars among the...
5m Aug 30, 2018
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Mary Bono Replaced Her Husband in Congress. She Thinks Cindy McCain Should Do the Same
The death of Sen. John McCain leaves a vacant seat in the Senate, but not for long. With the Arizona primary election over, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey will fill the opening soon. On his shortlist is none other than McCain’s widow, Cindy. Cindy wouldn’t be the first widow to succeed her husband in Congress. Historically, eight women have been elected or appointed to replace their deceased husbands...
4m Aug 30, 2018
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What the World Can Learn from the Greek Debt Crisis
On Aug. 21, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced the end of his country's bailout era from the island of Ithaca, a reference to the successful end of the Odyssey and its hero's arrival home. Given Greece's ongoing economic challenges, the more apt mythological analogy would have been Sisyphus rolling an immense boulder up a hill—only for it to roll down when it nears the top.
5m Aug 30, 2018
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