‘Please don’t let this happen to you’: My best friend died without a will — her neglectful family gets everything
“She struggled with the thought of leaving everything to people who, in her eyes, had never made much time for her.”
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Putin floats ‘chance’ at peace, NATO chief warns of ‘reckless’ Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested Thursday that there is a “chance” at “peace” with Ukraine, but said Kyiv’s warnings to airlines to avoid Russian airspace amounted to “state terrorism.” “Ultimately…the problem must be resolved by the countries involved in the conflict – Russia and Ukraine,” he said in translated remarks at the Eastern Economic Forum…
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Your Thrift Haul Could Be 10x More Valuable If You Spot This Retro Vase
ALPA PROD/Shutterstock In a shopper’s eyes, every thrift store haul has its value — even the smallest of finds . But of course, there are those few and far between pieces that are on another level. If you manage to come across one of said pieces (hopefully…
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Inefficiencies in Local Infrastructure: Evidence from Drinking Water in California — by Pierre Bodere, Giulia Brancaccio, Karam Kang
Local elected officials oversee critical infrastructure, often with limited electoral accountability. This paper studies how this distorts investment across California drinking-water systems. We document that pollution responds to shifts in the political environment, motivating a dynamic model of public investment. We measure welfare returns to investment directly, combining event-study estimates of investment effectiveness and costs…
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Here’s Why Ionis Pharmaceuticals’ Steep Sell-off Was Overdone
Go back to July 8, 2026. Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS +2.42%) was on a roll. The biotech stock had more than doubled over the previous 12 months. Its future looked bright. But one day later, everything changed. Ionis lost more than 20% of its value on July 9. And that was just the beginning of the…
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World Bank makes case for sovereign investor relations as strategic government function
World Bank: the Washington DC-headquartered development finance organisation’s 71-page paper is aimed at ‘frontier’ and emerging market economies | Credit: World Bank The World Bank has published a paper making the case for sovereign investor relations to be a strategic government function, with the aim of ultimately helping nations access capital markets on better terms….
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Accrual acquires Puzzle’s tech to add to their CAS offering
Accrual, generally known as a tax and practice management solutions provider, announced it has acquired the accounting firm-specific technology and business of AI-guided bookkeeping and accounting solutions provider Puzzle. Processing Content As part of the deal, Puzzle founder and CEO Sasha Orloff and other members of the Puzzle team will join Accrual. The acquisition expands…
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12 Pieces Sure to Sell Out From Kelly Wearstler’s H&M Collab |
Waiting for Kelly Wearstler’s hotly anticipated H&M collaboration to arrive in stores has been more exciting than the build-up to Christmas. That’s because I know exactly what I’m going to get — and I know it’s going to be good. First teased back in April at Milan Design Week, I’d be surprised if you’d managed…
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False info, real problems: The human in the AI loop
In our first article, we explored how AI-generated false information, also known as hallucinations, have increasingly been making their way into firm work products. Here we explore how some firms control specifically for this risk. Processing Content Accountants tend to view hallucination control as a governance challenge first and a technical challenge second. Essential to…
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Mitsubishi Reveals New Flagship SUV in Japan. Will It Come to the U.S.?
Mitsubishi just unveiled its new flagship SUV in Japan. The automotive brand has big plans for 2027 and even has a new electric vehicle on the way for its American portfolio. The glory days of popular nameplates like the Lancer Evolution, Galant and Eclipse may have come and gone, but the Japanese automaker isn’t done…
