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Exploring Hidden Wonders: The Secret Lives of Forest Creatures
There’s something truly magical about wandering through a forest. The cool, crisp air, the rustle of leaves underfoot, and the dappled sunlight filtering through the canopy all create an atmosphere that feels both peaceful and alive with potential. But often, we’re so focused on the path ahead that we miss the hidden wonders surrounding us.…
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[Audio] Episode 385 — Five Strategies to Mitigate a New Risk Environment
What do you do when the headlines shift faster than your risk matrix can keep up? In this episode, Michael Volkov dives into the challenge of adapting compliance programs in the face of volatile and fast-changing global risks—from tariffs and trade controls to supply chain disruptions and third-party exposures. While the pressure to react is…
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Brazilians Protest as Bolsonaro Coup Trial Nears Verdict
Tensions are heating up in Brazil as the nation enters the final week of former President Jair Bolsonaro’s trial on attempted coup charges.
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Russia Strikes Ukraine Government Building in Largest Drone Assault of War
Ukrainians said it was the first time a key building in Kyiv’s government district had been damaged since the war began. Russia has kept attacking despite Trump administration efforts at peace talks.
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Egypt-Israel Tensions Rise Over Attack on Gaza City
A large-scale Israeli assault on the city in northern Gaza could push hundreds of thousands of Palestinians southward toward Egypt’s border.
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For Americans in Ukraine, Opportunity and the Lure of Combat
The profile of U.S. volunteers in the Ukrainian military has changed, shifting more toward people without military experience and those who saw few prospects for themselves at home.
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As Syria Tries to Move Away From Dictatorship, Signs of Authoritarianism Linger
The ex-rebels now in control of Syria say they are ending rule by fear, overhauling the security and prison systems, and holding elections. But concerns over sectarianism and inclusivity remain.
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TIFF 2025: Obsession, Honey Bunch, Whitetail
It feels almost like Fantastic Fest North this year at TIFF with a number of films that could have been programmed at the horror-centric Austin affair that unfolds just a week after the end of this one. (In fact, one film in this dispatch is doing double duty in the land of poutine and the…
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TIFF 2025: Wake Up Dead Man, Rental Family
Saturday nights on King Street are a big deal for the Toronto International Film Festival. That’s where and when the biggest premieres of the festival usually drop, and there was no bigger release this year than Rian Johnson’s “Wake Up Dead Man,” the third film in the “Knives Out” series. If 2022’s “Glass Onion” was…
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TIFF 2025: Motor City, I Swear, Canceled: The Paula Deen Story
The producers of Potsy Ponciroli’s take the “strong, silent type” to extremes in the playful “Motor City,” a movie that plays like a grittier cousin of John Woo’s “Silent Night” in that it’s another action flick with almost no dialogue. Ponciroli struggles sometimes to land on a tone, waffling between choices that feel more like…
