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US-China scientific decoupling: the hidden costs of geopolitical rivalry

US-China scientific decoupling: the hidden costs of geopolitical rivalry As Washington and Beijing lock horns over national security, political friction may be dismantling decades of fruitful shared discovery In late May, Zhang Ning, founder of TopEdit, a Maryland-based company that provides editing services for academic publications, learned of a troubling development. The US Congress was discussing a proposal to ban American research institutions from collaborating with certain Chinese...

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Michael Burry buys Flutter, DraftKings shares betting prediction-market threat will fade

Michael Burry buys Flutter, DraftKings shares betting prediction-market threat will fade July 8 : Michael Burry, the investor famed for predicting and profiting from the 2008 U.S. housing market collapse, has bought shares of sports-betting platforms Flutter Entertainment and DraftKings, wagering regulatory scrutiny will eventually curb the threat posed by prediction markets. Burry said on Wednesday he bought Flutter at about $107 a share and DraftKings "in the low $26s." Together, the...

Louise Lasser, star of cult sitcom Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman and Woody Allen comedies, dies aged 87

The 1970s soap parody made a household name of Lasser, who was also known for her collaborations with ex-husband Allen and later films including Requiem for a DreamLouise Lasser, star of cult 70s sitcom Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman and early films by Woody Allen (to whom she was married for four years), has died aged 87. The New York Times reported she died “at home in Manhattan”. Lasser’s role as a satirically conceived housewife in suburban Ohio in Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, designed as a...