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How a Tiny Brain Region Guides Generosity
(scientificamerican.com)
Paul J. Zak; Angela A. Stanton; Sheila Ahmadi
,
Oxytocin Increases Generosity in Humans — PLoS ONE , vol. 2, iss. p.
“
Abstract Human beings routinely help strangers at costs to themselves. Sometimes the help offered is generous—offering more than the other expects. The proximate mechanisms supporting
generosity
are not well-understood, but several lines of research suggest a role for empathy. In this study, participants were infused with 40 IU oxytocin (OT) or placebo and engaged in a blinded, one-shot decision on how to split a sum of money with a stranger that could be rejected. Those on OT were 80% more generous than those given a placebo.
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Five Climate Issues to Watch When Trump Goes to Canada
(scientificamerican.com)
Barack Obama and Stephen Harper
,
First Presidential Press Conference
(2009)
“
The clean energy dialogue that we've established today will strengthen our joint research and development. It will advance carbon reduction technologies and it will support the development of an electric grid that can help deliver the clean and renewable energy of the future to homes and businesses, both in
Canada
and the United States. And through this example, and through continued international negotiations, the United States and
Canada
are committed to confronting the threat posed by
climate
change.
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Remote and accessible: cycling New Zealand’s West Coast Wilderness Trail
(theguardian.com)
Frank G. Carpenter
,
Australia, New Zealand and some islands of the South seas
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In summer the New Zealand mountains are full of travellers and explorers from all over the world. The tourist agents of Europe send parties and the people of the Old World come to this Switzerland of the
South
Seas just as we go to the Switzerland of Europe. The New Zealand government, which is the chief excursion bureau, has a department devoted to exploiting the scenery. It prints illustrated guide books, which it gives away or sells at cost. The government builds roads and bridges through the most picturesque parts.
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Trump scrambles to claim credit for Israel’s Iran attack he publicly opposed
(theguardian.com)
Barack Obama
,
Remarks to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee
“
Our alliance is based on shared interests and shared values. Those who threaten
Israel
threaten us.
Israel
has always faced these threats on the front lines. And I will bring to the White House an unshakeable commitment to
Israel's
security.That starts with ensuring
Israel's
qualitative military advantage. I will ensure that
Israel
can defend itself from any threat -- from Gaza to Tehran. Defense cooperation between the United States and
Israel
is a model of success, and must be deepened.
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The Guardian view on Israel’s shock attack on Iran: confusing US signals add to the peril | Editorial
(theguardian.com)
Benjamin Netanyahu
,
Speech to the 70th UN General Assembly
(2015)
“
We never forget that the most important partner that
Israel
has has always been, and will always be, the United States of America. The alliance between
Israel
and the United States is unshakeable. President Obama and I agree on the need to keep arms out of the hands of
Iran’s
terror proxies. We agree on the need to stop
Iran
from destabilizing countries throughout the Middle East.
Israel
deeply appreciates President Obama’s willingness to bolster our security, help
Israel
maintain its qualitative military edge and help
Israel
confront the enormous challenges we face.
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Israel’s air might and Iran’s nuclear bunkers may make for lengthy conflict
(theguardian.com)
Benjamin Netanyahu
,
Speech to the 70th UN General Assembly
(2015)
“
Israel
will not allow
Iran
to break-in, to sneak-in or to walk-in to the nuclear weapons club. I know that preventing
Iran
from developing nuclear weapons remains the official policy of the international community. But no one should question
Israel’s
determination to defend itself against those who seek our destruction.For in every generation, there were those who rose up to destroy our people.
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Could Iran Have Been Close to Making a Nuclear Weapon? Uranium Enrichment Explained
(scientificamerican.com)
Barack Obama
,
On Questions of War
“
This deal actually closes off
Iran’s
pathway to a nuclear weapon. Today,
Iran
has enough nuclear material to produce up to 10 nuclear weapons. With this deal, they’ll have to ship 98% of that material out of the country – leaving them with a fraction of what it takes to make even one weapon. With this deal, they’ll have to repurpose two key nuclear facilities so they can’t produce materials that could be used for a nuclear weapon. So this deal actually pushes
Iran
further away from a bomb. And there’s a permanent prohibition on
Iran
ever having a nuclear weapon.
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Recognise Palestine now to avoid ‘deadly status quo’, says its UK ambassador
(theguardian.com)
by the Palestinian National Council
,
Palestinian Declaration of Independence
(1988)
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The State of
Palestine
is an Arab state, an integral and indivisible part of the Arab nation, at one with that nation in heritage and civilization, with it also in its aspiration for liberation, progress, democracy and unity. The State of
Palestine
affirms its obligation to abide by the Charter of the League of Arab States, whereby the coordination of the Arab states with each other shall be strengthened. It calls upon Arab compatriots to consolidate and enhance the emergence in reality of state, to mobilize potential, and to intensify efforts whose goal is to end Israeli occupation.
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Experience: ‘I live as William Morris for three months a year’
(theguardian.com)
Elisabeth Luther Cary
,
William Morris: Poet, Craftsman, Socialist
“
SECRETARY DESIGNED BY THE
MORRIS
CO. (Reproduced by courtesy of Mr. Bulkley) “Sirs, there is no help to be got out of these latter, or those who let themselves be led by them: the only real help for the decorative
arts
must come from those who work in them: nor must they be led, they must lead.“You whose hands make those things that should be works of
art,
you must all be artists, and good artists too, before the public at large can take real interest in such things; and when you have become so, I promise you that you shall lead the fashion
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Experience: ‘I live as William Morris for three months a year’
(theguardian.com)
S. T. Prideaux
,
Modern bookbindings: Their design and decoration
(1906)
“
The influence of
William
Morris,
whose efforts in all the accessories of house decoration were for some time only recognized by the few, has now spread to all classes. No longer confined to the houses of the rich or of those who profess the cult of aesthetics, it is to be found with more or less of travesty in country rectories and suburban villas, catered for by the enterprising tradesman on the monthly hire system.
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‘We were sinking. I let her go’: how growing numbers of women are risking all to reach Europe by boat
(theguardian.com)
John Gilmore
,
Storm Warriors; or, Life-Boat Work on the Goodwin Sands
“
It is a terrible scene; the crowd of helpless frightened people, and the comparatively small
boat,
tossed wildly in the rage of maddened waves, their one hope of rescue; and it is dangerous and difficult work getting the people into the
boat;
it would have been quite difficult and dangerous enough if all had been active and resolute sailors accustomed to scenes of danger, but how much more so, when a large proportion of those to be saved are helpless women, some aged and infirm!
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Okinawa was the bloodiest battle of the Pacific war. 80 years on, are the dead being betrayed?
(theguardian.com)
Joseph H. Alexander
,
The Final Campaign: Marines in the Victory on Okinawa
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The three-month-long battle of
Okinawa
covered a 700-mile arc from Formosa to Kyushu and involved a million combatants—Americans,
Japanese,
British, and native Okinawans. With a magnitude that rivaled the Normandy invasion the previous June, the battle of
Okinawa
was the biggest and costliest single operation of the Pacific War. For each of its 82 days of combat, the battle would claim an average of 3,000 lives from the antagonists and the unfortunate non-combatants.
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US prices continued to rise in May amid Trump tariffs
(theguardian.com)
Ida M. Tarbell
,
The Tariff in Our Times
“
There is hardly a thing he consumes which this bill forgets to raise the duty upon. Every prominent necessity of life, food, fuel, shelter, and clothing, is embraced and made more expensive to the consumer throughout the country. Even on boys’ pocket-knives the duty is increased about three times—600 per cent—one member of the committee tells me. And yet it is said this is a
tariff
for mere protection. Why, sir, you are protecting the American people until they will not be able to buy one solitary thing that is protected if this goes on.
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Crafty curlews: birds eavesdrop on prairie dog calls to evade predators
(theguardian.com)
United States. National Park Service
,
Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming (1984)
“
A
prairie
dog sounds the alarm, alerting the whole town about an impending danger, such as a coyote, a ferret, or a person. The rest take up the call, and as the danger approaches each burrow the inhabitants duck underground. The others continue to stand erect and sound the warning. By listening carefully, those underground can track the location of the enemy. When two high-pitched notes are sounded, all rush for cover, for that means a hawk is overhead or nearby and there’s no time to wait and repeat the signal.
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Our Romance with Jane Austen
(newyorker.com)
Anne Thackeray Ritchie
,
A Book of Sibyls: Miss Barbauld, Miss Edgeworth, Mrs Opie, Miss Austen
“
Notwithstanding a certain reticence and self-control which seems to belong to their age, and with all their quaint dresses, and ceremonies, and manners, the ladies and gentlemen in 'Pride and Prejudice' and its companion novels seem like living people out of our own acquaintance transported bodily into a bygone age, represented in the half-dozen books that contain Jane
Austen's
works. Dear books! bright, sparkling with wit and animation, in which the homely heroines charm, the dull hours fly, and the very bores are enchanting.
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‘Prison was the first place we felt sisterhood’: six women return to the ruins of Holloway
(theguardian.com)
Elizabeth Ryder Wheaton
,
Prisons and Prayer; Or, a Labor of Love
“
Never were gospel hymns—words of comfort set to hopeful music, sang more sweetly and earnestly, or with better effect than were the songs of a plainly dressed woman of tranquil face and gentle manner in the echoing corridors of Bangor jail Tuesday afternoon.This woman was Mrs. Elizabeth Rider Wheaton whose home is everywhere in earth's saddest ways. She is a
prison
evangelist and her card bears the simple admonition: "Prepare to Meet Thy God."She came lately to Maine, and arrived in Bangor Tuesday noon from Belfast. On the train Mrs.
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Blix Not Bombs review – former UN weapons inspector revisits the Iraq war
(theguardian.com)
George W. Bush
,
A Grave Threat to Peace
(2005)
“
As a former chief weapons inspector for the U.N. has said, "The fundamental problem with Iraq remains the nature of the regime itself:
Saddam
Hussein is a homicidal dictator who is addicted to weapons of mass destruction."Some ask how urgent this danger is to America and the world. The danger is already significant, and it only grows worse with time. If we know
Saddam
Hussein has dangerous weapons today — and we do — does it make any sense for the world to wait to confront him as he grows even stronger and develops even more dangerous weapons?
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New Map Shows How Gun Deaths of Children Have Increased in States with Loose Firearm Laws
(scientificamerican.com)
the State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China
,
The Report on Human Rights Violations in the United States in 2022
(2023)
“
Gun
violence rises in tandem with
gun
ownership. A study published in the British Medical Journal suggests that the relaxation of
gun
control in the United States has led to a simultaneous rise in
gun
ownership and mass shootings. With less than 5 percent of the world's population, the United States owns 46 percent of the world's civilian
guns.
The United States leads the world in
gun
ownership,
gun
homicide, and mass shootings. According to the
Gun
Violence Archive website, the number of mass shootings in the United States has increased significantly in recent years.
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New Map Shows How Gun Deaths of Children Have Increased in States with Loose Firearm Laws
(scientificamerican.com)
the State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China
,
The Report on Human Rights Violations in the United States in 2022
(2023)
“
Rampant
gun
violence threatens the lives of children. The Kaiser Family Foundation issued a report on Oct. 14, 2022, saying that from 2011 to 2021, nearly 18,500 children aged 17 and under were killed by
gun
violence in the United States.
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US prices continued to rise in May amid Trump tariffs
(theguardian.com)
State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China
,
The Facts and China’s Position on China–US Trade Friction
“
It will drive up prices in the US and harm consumers. Consumer goods account for a considerable share in the US imports from China. The figure (excluding food and automobiles) stood at 46.6 percent in 2017, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the US Department of Commerce. For many years, the import of inexpensive yet quality products from China has been key to low
inflation
in the US. The US Association of Equipment Manufacturers has urged the administration not to levy economy-damaging tariffs, as they will only boomerang and increase the tax burden on US consumers.
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US and China officials to meet for trade talks in London – business live
(theguardian.com)
State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China
,
The Facts and China’s Position on China–US Trade Friction
“
China
is firmly committed to the sound development of
China–US
economic and
trade
relations. The US and
China
are the world’s top two economies.
Trade
friction between the two countries should be properly resolved as it bears on global economic stability and prosperity as well as world peace and development. For
China
and the US, cooperation can lead to mutual benefits while confrontation will do no good to anyone.
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US and China officials to meet for trade talks in London – business live
(theguardian.com)
State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China
,
The Facts and China’s Position on China–US Trade Friction
“
In general,
China–US
trade
and economic cooperation is a win-win relationship and by no means a zero-sum game, bringing concrete benefits to US companies and people. Some Americans claim that the United States is "losing" in this relationship, a claim which does not stand up to scrutiny.
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Trump says China will face 55% tariffs as he endorses trade deal
(theguardian.com)
State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China
,
The Facts and China’s Position on China–US Trade Friction
“
China
is an import market for US goods such as airplanes, agricultural produce, automobiles, and integrated circuits.
China
represents the No. 1 export market for US airplanes and soybeans, and the No. 2 export market for US automobiles, IC products and cotton. In 2017
China
took 57% of US soybean exports, 25% of Boeing aircraft, 20% of automobiles, 14% of ICs and 17% of cotton.
China–US
bilateral trade has a strong complementarity. The US stands at the mid-and high-end in global value chains and it exports capital goods and intermediary goods to
China.
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‘Win-win’: new maps reveal best opportunities for global reforestation
(theguardian.com)
State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China
,
Responding to Climate Change: China's Policies and Actions
(2021)
“
China has taken various measures to build up the carbon sink capacity of ecosystems and ensure that
forests,
grasslands, wetlands, oceans, soil and frigid zones play their role in carbon sequestration. With the highest growth in
forest
coverage and the largest area of man-made
forests,
China leads the world in greening the planet. In the decade between 2010 and 2020, 7.2 million ha of marginal farmland were turned into
forest
and grassland. By 2020, vegetation coverage of its grasslands was 56.1 percent, and more than half of its wetland areas were under protection.
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Whether wistful or euphoric, Brian Wilson made pop’s most overwhelmingly beautiful music
(theguardian.com)
A. A. Milne
,
Mr. Pim Passes By: A Comedy in Three Acts
“
George (casually) . Good-looking fellow, Strange. What?Olivia (equally casually) .
Brian,
yes, isn't he? And such a nice boy.George. Yes, yes! (Catching sight of curtain she is sewing. Hums the tune of "Pop goes the weasel"–crossing down R. to piano, plays a few notes of "Pop goes the weasel" with one finger.) Got fifty pounds for a picture the other day, didn't he? (Moving up stage a little.) Olivia. Ah, yes! Of course he has only just begun——George. The critics think well of him, (Slight pause.) What? (Up C. by chair front of writing-table.) Olivia. They all say he has genius.
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Sizewell C power station to be built as part of UK’s £14bn nuclear investment
(theguardian.com)
The Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
,
Intelligence and Security Committee China report
(2023)
“
The 2015 National Security Strategy stated the Government's wish to " [modernise] the UK's
Energy
infrastructure, including by attracting inward investors, with appropriate assessment of any national security risks, and mitigation" and adds that, "this approach has resulted in the recent
investment
by China into the new Hinkley Point C power station, supporting our longer-term
Energy
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Domestic violence can affect victims’ brain health for life, study suggests
(theguardian.com)
William Jefferson Clinton
,
Presidential Radio Address
(2000)
“
In America today, domestic
violence
is the number one health risk for women between the ages of 15 and 44. Close to a third of all women murdered in this country were killed by their husbands, former husbands, or boyfriends. Every 12 seconds another woman is beaten. That's nearly 900,000 victims every year. And statistics tell us that in half the families where a spouse is beaten, the children are beaten, too.Domestic
violence
is a criminal activity. It devastates its victims and affects us all.
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Trump news at a glance: Gavin Newsom declares ‘democracy is under assault’ in blistering attack on president
(theguardian.com)
Portal:United States House of Representatives/Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol
,
Final Report of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capi...
(2022)
“
This task is unending because democracy can be fragile and our institutions do not defend themselves. The history of our time will show that the bravery of a handful of Americans, doing their duty, saved us from an even more grave Constitutional crisis. Elected officials, election workers, and public servants stood against Donald
Trump's
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Russian strikes ‘drown out’ world’s efforts for peace in Ukraine, says Volodymyr Zelenskyy – Europe live
(theguardian.com)
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
,
Speech by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Parliament of Japan
(2022)
“
When Russia destroyed peace for the entire
Ukraine,
we immediately saw that the world is truly against the war. Truly for freedom. Truly for global security. Truly for the harmonious development of every society. Japan has become the leader of this position in Asia. You immediately started working to stop this brutal war started by the Russian Federation. You immediately started working for peace in
Ukraine.
Hence, in Europe. And this is really very important. It is important for everyone on Earth.
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Dollar slides to three-year low after Trump repeats tariff threats
(theguardian.com)
State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China
,
China's Position on the China-US Economic and Trade Consultations
(2019)
“
The US
tariff
measures lead to a decrease in the volume of China’s export to the US, which fell by 9.7 percent year-on-year in the first four months of 20194 ,dropping for five months in a row. In addition, as China has to impose
tariffs
as a countermeasure to US
tariff
hikes, US exports to China have dropped for eight months in a row5.The uncertainty brought by US-China economic and trade friction made companies in both countries more hesitant about investing. China’s investment in the US continues to fall and the growth rate of US investment in China has also slowed down.
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Women and men diverge more than ever on support for abortion rights, poll shows
(theguardian.com)
Samuel Alito
,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
(2022)
“
Defenders of Roe and Casey do not claim that any new scientific learning calls for a different answer to the underlying moral question, but they do contend that changes in society require the recognition of a constitutional right to obtain an
abortion.
Without the availability of
abortion,
they maintain, people will be inhibited from exercising their freedom to choose the types of relationships they desire, and women will be unable to compete with men in the workplace and in other endeavors.
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