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  1. Reds' Toglia to undergo season-ending surgery Reds infielder/outfielder Michael Toglia will undergo season-ending surgery on his right shoulder after he was injured Friday making a diving catch.
  2. China needs U.S. dollars but is building a hedge against Washington’s sanctions The U.S. can pressure Chinese banks over Iran through access to its financial system, while Beijing is building alternatives such as CIPS.
  3. Martin Scorsese Appointed Honorary President of Italy’s David di Donatello Academy Martin Scorsese is set to be appointed honorary president of the David di Donatello Academy of Italian cinema, the entity that runs Italy’s equivalent of the Oscars.
  4. Louisiana teacher asks Supreme Court to stop Ten Commandments displays in classrooms  A Louisiana teacher is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his constitutional challenge to a state law that requires the Ten Commandments to be posted in K-12 and college classrooms.
  5. Lockerbie bombing trial postponed days before it was due to start The trial of a Libyan man is delayed for a third time, after new evidence on the 37-year-old case came to light three days ago.
  6. United adds 10 new international destinations in massive 13-route global expansion United Airlines is adding 10 new international destinations and a total of 13 new routes in an expansion dubbed the biggest route reveal in the carrier's history.
TRILL FEATURE

Ancient Greek Philosophers Took the Home Seriously

Ancient Greek philosophy treated the household and domestic life as serious subjects of inquiry, and texts from Aristotle's Economics to the Stoic philosophers Musonius Rufus and Hierocles reveal a far richer discourse on marriage, home and gender than the dominant readings of Plato and Aristotle suggest.

NATIONS FEATURED STORY

Environmental Challenges in Rare Earth Mining

Foreign Policy in Focus

Rare earth mining sits at the center of a growing tension between the green energy transition and environmental protection, since extracting the metals needed for clean technology can devastate ecosystems and water supplies. The piece focuses on the Norra Karr deposit in Sweden near Lake Vattern, which supplies drinking water to 500,000 households, and cites the Bayan Obo site in Inner Mongolia, China as a cautionary example.

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Environmental Challenges in Rare Earth Mining
ARTS

Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader Opens Up a Vast Universe

PC Gamer

Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, developed by Owlcat Games and released December 7, 2023, is a classic CRPG set in the grimdark far future of Games Workshop's beloved tabletop universe. Players take the role of a Rogue Trader — a merchant-explorer with an Imperial warrant — and navigate a dangerous region of space called the Koronus Expanse, making decisions that affect entire star systems.

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LOCAL

Colorado River States Strike a Historic Water Deal

The Washington Post

In May 2023, the Biden administration and the three major Lower Basin states — California, Arizona, and Nevada — reached a landmark voluntary agreement to conserve 3 million acre-feet of water from the drought-stricken Colorado River through 2026. The deal, backed by $1.2 billion in federal Inflation Reduction Act funding, compensates cities, water districts, and farm operators for reducing their draws on the river by approximately 13% of their total allocation.

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