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Sorry, but I’m bringing my iced coffee to the job interview | Tayo Bero
The Guardian

Sorry, but I’m bringing my iced coffee to the job interview | Tayo Bero

What, exactly, about the drink is so distracting? The viral debate raises bigger questions about who defines ‘professionalism’The great iced coffee debate of 2026 is the latest submission to the young-people-just-don’t-get-it discourse and, of course, it’s as polarizing as ever.Recruiters say you shouldn’t bring iced coffee to interviews, while young…

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Veteran conservative lawyer quits Trump’s interior department and warns of ‘assault on the rule of law’
The Guardian

Veteran conservative lawyer quits Trump’s interior department and warns of ‘assault on the rule of law’

John Murdock had been working for the agency for 18 years and his resignation comes during an exodus of longtime federal workers and scientists An 18-year veteran of the US Department of Interior has resigned in protest from the sprawling federal agency, denouncing “a deeply troubling assault on the rule of the law” that took place at the department under…

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Missiles for megawatts: The real story behind Israel’s 3 billion euro deal with Greece
Washington Examiner

Missiles for megawatts: The real story behind Israel’s 3 billion euro deal with Greece

Israel and Greece recently signed the 3-billion euro “Achilles Shield” Agreement. Understandably, most observers immediately interpreted it through a military lens. But it is much more. The program combines David’s Sling, SPYDER, and BARAK MX with multimission radars and a national command-and-control network. Greece is acquiring a layered architecture…

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Sorry, Britain. The Falkland Islanders are just 190-year-old squatters
Washington Examiner

Sorry, Britain. The Falkland Islanders are just 190-year-old squatters

Argentine President Javier Milei is hardening Argentina’s sovereignty claim over the Malvinas/Falkland Islands while paving the way for severe sanctions against British companies. He has also initiated a sanctions process against 45 companies and legal entities, including 16 British and 13 Israeli companies. How are we to determine who is in the right in…

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Bill Gates wants a government list of who gets to keep their job. Don’t let him
Washington Examiner

Bill Gates wants a government list of who gets to keep their job. Don’t let him

Bill Gates has spent the past year warning that this wave of automation is different — that artificial intelligence replaces human thinking itself, faster than any previous technology gave workers time to adjust. On Aug. 26, 2026, he laid out his answer in a nearly 6,000-word essay on Gates Notes, in two parts: tax AI…

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The midterms are an energy election — and here are five places to look
Axios

The midterms are an energy election — and here are five places to look

Scratch the surface of the year's biggest stories — the Iran war and AI — and both are bound up in the costs of energy.Why it matters: Prices for gasoline, diesel and power are playing a prominent role in some of the tightest races for control of Congress.The war has kept gasoline prices way above $4 per gallon for months, and helped push diesel to record…

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