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This Gen Z candidate in Florida reveals what running for office is really like

Fast Company’s new cover story focuses on a growing cohort: the young Americans taking a career gamble on politics. These bold individuals—including Nate Douglas, Allie Phillips, Ashwin Ramaswami, and...

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This 28-year-old majored in chemistry. Now she’s running for office in...

Fast Company’s new cover story focuses on a growing cohort: the young Americans taking a career gamble on politics. These bold individuals—including Nate Douglas, Allie Phillips, Ashwin Ramaswami, and...

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This Gen Z candidate is leaving the tech world to run for office in Georgia....

Fast Company’s new cover story focuses on a growing cohort: the young Americans taking a career gamble on politics. These bold individuals—including Nate Douglas, Allie Phillips, Ashwin Ramaswami, and...

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Inside David Hogg’s fearless bet that Gen Z politicians can save American...

Which city is this? Boston. David Hogg is in Boston right now. He arrived this morning to host a conversation at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, his alma mater. Now, he’s in an Uber,...

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David Hogg, Leaders We Deserve, and a new vision for the future

An earlier version of this column—and the one that ran in the print edition of our Summer 2024 issue—cited some striking data showing that voter interest in the presidential election was at a 20-year...

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Musk says Trump’s anti-EV plans would hurt competitors more than Tesla

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday that U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump’s potential removal of support for electric vehicles would hurt other automakers more than the Austin, Texas-based...

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LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman says a Kamala Harris presidency is best for...

LinkedIn cofounder, tech investor, and major political donor Reid Hoffman has thrown his support behind Kamala Harris, after staunchly backing Biden. This has plunged him into headlines, in opposition...

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Teachers nationwide are still reeling from the legacy of COVID-19

Kansas faces the worst teacher shortfall in its history. The 4,000 teaching vacancies Florida faces as the new school year approaches “is more than the population of teachers in 19 of Florida’s...

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CrowdStrike offers $10 Uber Eats gift cards as an apology for the outage

CrowdStrike, the cybersecurity company behind last week’s massive computer crash, offered $10 Uber Eats gift cards to its affected partners and teammates for their troubles. But Uber flagged the code...

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How Olympic comebacks from Biles, Richardson, and Osaka highlight Black...

When Naomi Osaka lifts her racket on the red clay courts at Roland Garros during the Paris Olympics later this month, it’ll represent more than a high-stakes competition for the tennis star. For...

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The surprising reason that Kamala Harris might face a different kind of...

In a survey in 2016, when Hillary Clinton was running for president, around 40% of Americans said that society would be better off if women “stick to the jobs and tasks that they are naturally suited...

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FTC probes 8 companies for surveillance pricing practices

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has launched a study of products that could allow companies to set different prices for consumers based on their locations, past purchases, and other personal data....

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AI job displacement on the horizon for video game industry, report claims

AI image generation is getting better, so much better that it could potentially present an existential threat for some video game developers. 2D animation is their trade but is also the primary task...

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Yeti’s new film is a rare look at Jimmy Buffett and the laidback lifestyle of...

When Jimmy Buffett died at his home in Sag Harbor, New York, last year, he wasn’t supposed to be there. The legendary musician passed on September 1, 2023, but had been scheduled to be about 2,000...

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NBA enters deal with Amazon—rejecting a bid from longtime partner Warner...

The NBA said Wednesday that it is not accepting Warner Bros. Discovery’s $1.8 billion per year offer to continue its longtime relationship with the league and therefore has entered into a deal with...

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Why these Oregon winemakers are pivoting to barbecue sauce and vermouth 

Winemaker Bethany Kimmel had been planning to blend gamay and pinot noir from the 2020 harvest. But when the devastating Labor Day fires tore through Western Oregon, she was left with “drastically...

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It’s illegal for oil and gas companies to dump wastewater on Pennsylvania...

Siri Lawson and her husband live on a stamp of wooded, hilly land in Warren County, Pennsylvania, nestled in the state’s rural northwest corner. During the summer heat, cars traveling on the county’s...

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How neuroscientists are designing a safer opioid

America remains in the grips of an opioid epidemic. Over the past 25 years or so, opioid overdose deaths have been rising steadily, reaching a record 81,806 in 2022, and not budging much since. Drugs...

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What managers can learn from a former Olympic coach

Behind every Olympic athlete competing in Paris this year is a team of coaches who helped them get there. From training plans to accountability and emotional support, coaches are a necessary part of...

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6 logos in 3 hours: Kamala Harris’ design team shares how it approached the...

Political graphic design work, with its tight deadlines and high stakes, has always been challenging. The task for the designers who started the day working for President Joe Biden’s campaign and...

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