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The Wall Street Journal 

What Bill Ackman Got Wrong With His Bungled IPO

One of the world’s most celebrated hedge-fund managers just pulled the plug on a new fund. He might have gotten a warmer welcome if the deal had been better for all.

BangkokPost.com 

Venezuelan opposition under siege

CARACAS - A major Venezuelan opposition movement said on Friday that its headquarters had been vandalised amid ongoing tensions over a disputed presidential election, as the country’s foreign minister said the United States was at the forefront of what the government calls a coup attempt.

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Cabinet approves eight National High-Speed Road Corridor projects worth Rs 50,655 crore

The cabinet approved eight National High-Speed Road Corridor Projects spanning 936 km at a cost of Rs. 50,655 Crore to boost logistics efficiency and connectivity. The projects will create 4.42 crore man days of employment. They include an eight-lane elevated Nashik Phata-Khed Corridor, a six-lane Agra-Gwalior Corridor cutting travel time by 50%, a six-lane Tharad-Ahmedabad Corridor for port connection, among others.

Jezebel.com 

The Right's Stupid, Anti-Trans Temper Tantrum Over Olympic Boxer, Explained 

We're seven days into the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, and it only took six days for right-wing freaks to orchestrate an anti-trans panic out of thin air. On Thursday, Algerian boxer Imane Khelif—who is a woman—defeated her Italian opponent Angela Carini in particularly decisive fashion during the second-round match in the women’s welterweight division. Carini withdrew 46 seconds into the match after a clean hit to the face, because, simply put, Khelif is a better boxer than Carini. After the match... Читать дальше...