This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jill Tucker, an education reporter with the San Francisco Chronicle. It has been edited for length and clarity.The two years that I spent teaching in Cape Verde with the Peace Corps have shaped so much about who I am. I taught…
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Lloyd Chan at MUFG notes the Malaysian Ringgit outperformed, rising 0.4% versus the US Dollar (USD) after Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) reintroduced a 2024-style FX support measure to encourage repatriation and conversion of offshore earnings. While USD/MYR has retraced from around 4.15, Chan sees gains as less sustainable than in 2024, given expectations of further Fed tightening and ongoing external pressure.BNM support meets challenging backdrop”More broadly, the combination of strong US data and delayed Fed…
Take a stroll through London’s financial district on a normal day, and the dress code…
Silver (XAG/USD) steadies on Friday as the US Dollar (USD) and Treasury yields retreat after…
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A US Army brigade from the 101st Airborne Division brought hundreds of one-way attack drones with them into a recent realistic combat exercise. The brigade’s commander said over half of them were built by the soldiers themselves.3D printing is becoming central to the Army’s drone push. Drawing lessons from Ukraine,…
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California voters will decide in November whether to impose a one-time 5% tax on billionaires under a ballot measure supporters say could raise about $100 billion to help offset federal Medicaid funding cuts, despite opposition from Gov. Gavin Newsom and other state leaders. The proposal would apply to California residents…
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This as-told-to essay is based on an interview with Aziz Aslan, 45, the owner of Turquaz, a Turkish restaurant on Mission Street in San Francisco. It has been edited for length and clarity.I opened my Turkish restaurant, Turquaz, in San Francisco in February 2025. Typically, most of our customers are…
