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Damian Paletta
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Deputy business editor, The Washington Post. Co-author of "Nightmare Scenario.” In "The Big Conn," on Apple TV+ damian dot paletta @ washpost.com
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On Tuesday, I sat with my wife, my kids, and my mom (!) at the Hollywood premiere of “The Big Conn,” which comes out today. I wore a dark suit and white sneakers because I had no idea what to wear to a film that I am in. A film about the craziest story I have ever written. (1/15)
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For the first time since pandemic began, offices are now half full. That's probably as good as its going to get, writes
@taylormtelford
. "More companies seem to be moving toward acknowledging that the 9-to-5, Monday-through-Friday in-office job is over."
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America’s offices are now half-full. They may not get much fuller.
U.S. office occupancy hit 50 percent last week for the first time since the pandemic, according to data tracked by Kastle Systems. Experts think this could be the new normal.
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Michael M. Phillips
@MPhillipsWSJ
In Somaliland it’s a crime for sons to disobey their parents, punishable by six months in prison. Minnesota-raised Seckie Saleban found that out the hard way when his mom and dad took him to their African homeland to straighten out his life.
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One Father’s Desperate Plan to Rescue His Son From America
The Saleban family left Minnesota for Somaliland, where disobeying parents is illegal and carries a maximum penalty of six months in prison. “I am going to show you that Africa is not like America.”
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John Hudson
@John_Hudson
NEW: President Biden postponed his top diplomat’s first official trip to China on Friday in response to the alleged Chinese spy balloon, said a U.S. official familiar with the matter. W/
@yabutaleb7
@catecadell
A few quick points:
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Blinken postpones China trip as suspected spy balloon detected over U.S.
Hours before the secretary of State was scheduled to depart for Beijing, the diplomatic visit was called off.
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Tony Uphoff
@TonyUphoff
Two months ago you'd never heard of #ChatGPT. It hit 100M active monthly users in January. “In 20 years following the internet space, we cannot recall a faster ramp in a consumer internet app," UBS analysts wrote in the note.
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ChatGPT sets record for fastest-growing user base - analyst note
ChatGPT, the popular chatbot from OpenAI, is estimated to have reached 100 million monthly active users in January, just two months after launch, making it the fastest-growing consumer application in...
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Justin George
@justingeorge
Here’s our final updated version of the Metrobus shooting in SE #DC.
@kemettler
just happened upon the scene this morning and stayed, reporting out incredible details in this very intense, sad & scary story of a gunman on a rampage.
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Metro employee killed while trying to stop gunman shooting at commuters in D.C.
Two Metro transit employees tried to intervene, police said, and one was fatally shot. "His heroism has to be recognized today,” a police official said.
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