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UAE halts stock markets for two days after Iran strikes

Today at 20:45 PM, via Daily Maverick

March 1 (Reuters) – The UAE has ordered its stock markets closed on Monday and Tuesday as the country reels from Iran’s retaliatory missile and drone strikes, in a sign of the growing economic disruption sweeping the Gulf.

South Africa

Global Study Finds AI Early Adopters Pulling Ahead as Most Organizations Lack Readiness

Today at 17:46 PM, via iAfrica

A new global study finds a widening gap between organizations that have embraced artificial intelligence and those that have not, with early adopters gaining measurable strategic advantages while most companies remain operationally unprepared to deploy the technology effectively. The report, released by the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants and North Carolina State...

World

News24 | Oman port and tanker hit as Iran strikes the Gulf

Today at 14:56 PM, via News24

An Oman port and an oil tanker off its coast were attacked on Sunday, official media said, marking the first strikes on the sultanate – which mediated US-Iran talks – since Tehran launched a retaliation campaign.

Sport

Why pressure may favour Sundowns

Today at 21:00 PM, via The South African

Former Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Roger Feutmba believes consistency will decide the title race and has urged the champions to keep collecting points.

Sport

Chiefs question how Soweto derby slipped away

Today at 20:34 PM, via The South African

Kaizer Chiefs co-coach Cedric Kaze has accused Orlando Pirates of using experience and game management tactics after the Soweto derby defeat.

Education

ICE has detained this high schooler for 10 months. Here’s what he and his classmates want you to know

Today at 16:00 PM, via The Guardian

Dylan Lopez Contreras, a senior at Ellis Prep academy, was taken by ICE in May. The Guardian invited him and five of his classmates to share their lives and dreams

The students at Ellis Prep academy – like most high schoolers – have a lot on their mind right now.

Essay deadlines, college applications, younger siblings and dance rehearsals. But also, the immigration operations across the US and...

Education

UK teachers and parents urged to talk to children about Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes

Today at 16:00 PM, via The Guardian

Experts say trusted adults must be brave and discuss issue or risk children looking for answers from unsafe sources

Teachers and parents in the UK need to be brave and discuss Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes with children and young people or risk them looking for answers from dubious or dangerous sources, according to experts who will host the first public seminar for schools on the issue.

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Education

A Rock Star Philosopher

Today at 12:01 PM, via New York Times

Michael Sandel, the Harvard professor, has been predicting this political moment for decades. We called him to discuss where we go from here.

Science/Tech

Americans Listen to Podcasts More Than Talk Radio Now, Study Shows

Today at 20:34 PM, via Slashdot

“Podcasts have officially overtaken AM/FM talk radio as the more popular medium for spoken-word audio in the United States,” reports TechCrunch, citing Edison Research’s Share of Ear survey:The researchers have tracked these statistics over the last decade, and almost always, the percentage of time people spent listening to podcasts increased, while their time with spoken radio broadcasts...

Science/Tech

North America’s Bird Populations Are Shrinking Faster. Blame Climate Change and Agriculture

Today at 19:34 PM, via Slashdot

“Billions fewer birds are flying through North American skies than decades ago,” reports the Associated Press, “and their population is shrinking ever faster, mostly due to a combination of intensive agriculture and warming temperatures, a new study found.”Nearly half of the 261 species studied showed big enough losses in numbers to be statistically significant and more than half of those...

Health

Banks Are Becoming Bulwarks for Vulnerable Seniors

Yesterday at 15:23 PM, via New York Times

Older Americans are losing billions of dollars annually to financial exploitation. Banks and investment firms are training employees to spot red flags and stop the transactions.