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Business
Who loves reading a prospectus? Anyone?
If you are one of the many people who are averse to reading prospectuses, let me explain something: Prospectuses are like martial arts. They can teach you self-defense.
Having written prospectuses as a young Wall Street lawyer, I can share a few tricks on how to make it through the legalese.
First, don't confuse a prospectu ... (full story)
In the gateway to the Arctic, fat, ice and polar bears are crucial. All three are in trouble
ON HUDSON BAY (AP) — Searching for polar bears where the Churchill River dumps into Canada's massive Hudson Bay, biologist Geoff York scans a region that's on a low fat, low ice diet because of climate change.
And it's getting lower on polar bears.
There are now about 600 polar bears in the Western Hudson Bay, one of t ... (full story)
Cambodia hopes a new canal will boost trade. But it risks harming the Mekong that feeds millions.
PREK TAKEO, Cambodia (AP) — The Mekong River is a lifeline for millions in the six countries it traverses on its way from its headwaters to the sea, sustaining the world's largest inland fishery and abundant rice paddies on Vietnam's Mekong Delta.
Cambodia's plan to build a massive canal linking the Mekong to a port on on ... (full story)
Local
America is increasingly dependent on foreign doctors − but their path to immigration is getting harder
(THE CONVERSATION) The COVID-19 pandemic exposed a pressing issue: The U.S. health care system is increasingly dependent on immigrant physicians, but it's becoming harder for aspiring ones to work and settle in the U.S.
Today, 1 in 4 doctors are foreign-born, international medical graduates. Their numbers are even larger in unde ... (full story)
Award-winning author Wil Haygood to speak at Butler Institute
As a teenager living in the Bolivar Arms public housing project in Columbus in 1968, Wil Haygood watched the racial rebellion play out in the aftermath of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in April.
“We had the National Guard and police surrounding the housing project,” said Haygood. “There was a cur ... (full story)
State
Appellate panel rules lower court must re-examine zoning decision
A Franklin County appellate panel determined that the Franklin County Common Pleas Court must take another look at a zoning appeals board’s conclusion to grant multiple variances for the construction of a second single-family home on a residential lot in the Harrison West neighborhood of Columbus.
A three-judge panel of th ... (full story)
Can AI make video games more immersive? Some studios turn to AI-fueled NPCs for more interaction
LOS ANGELES (AP) — For decades, video games have relied on scripted, stilted interactions with non-player characters to help shepherd gamers in their journeys. But as artificial intelligence technology improves, game studios are experimenting with generative AI to help build environments, assist game writers in crafting NPC di ... (full story)
Department of Justice sues Visa, alleges the card issuer monopolizes debit card markets
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Visa, alleging that the financial services behemoth uses its size and dominance to stifle competition in the debit card market, costing consumers and businesses billions of dollars.
The complaint says San Francisco-based Visa penalizes merch ... (full story)