Sunday, September 11, 2022

Next Gen Tennis Stars

Iga Swiatek, U.S. Open Winner, Is Ready for Global Stardom
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/10/sports/tennis/us-open-swiatek-jabeur.html 

On the Quiet Hardcourts in Spain, Carlos Alcaraz’s Star Was Already Shining
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/11/sports/tennis/carlos-alcaraz-us-open.html
 
The future of tennis (finally) appears
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/11/us-open-tennis-diversity/

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Life in the Universe


Frank Drake has passed away but his equation for alien intelligence is more important than ever
https://theconversation.com/frank-drake-has-passed-away-but-his-equation-for-alien-intelligence-is-more-important-than-ever-189935


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The Cost of Disinflation

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Saturday, September 10, 2022

Are We Too Tied to Our Professions?

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Extreme Weather Hits Spain's Olive Crop

The Olive Oil Capital of the World, Parched
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/10/business/olive-oil-spain.html
Spain’s Jaén Province, home to one fifth of the world’s supply of “green gold,” is facing climate change as well as other threats to its way of life. 

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Free College - A Bad Idea?

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Crypto Regulation

Treasury will warn White House that crypto needs major regulations
https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2022/09/08/treasury-crypto-warn-white-house/ 

Titans of crypto and finance are fighting over this Washington agency
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/24/crypto-wall-street-battle-washington-00033179 


Crypto Industry Helps Write, and Pass, Its Own Agenda in State Capitols
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/10/us/politics/crypto-industry-states-legislation.html
In the absence of federal regulations, crypto lobbyists and executives are going state by state to get favorable rules enacted. Many lawmakers have been willing partners. 

Bill to grant crypto firms access to Federal Reserve alarms experts

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