Regulators shutter Silicon Valley Bank, move quickly to avert crisis
Silicon Valley Bank has become the latest bank to collapse in the US, and the first since 2020.
Day: March 11, 2023
As the “Bank of Startups”, Silicon Valley Bank collapsed from its exposure to interest-rate risk, a lack of diversity among depositors, and VC herd mentality (Matt Levine/Bloomberg)
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As the “Bank of Startups”, Silicon Valley Bank collapsed from its exposure to interest-rate risk, a lack of diversity among depositors, and VC herd mentality — Programming note: Money Stuff was s…
Asteroid headed toward Earth may arrive on Valentine’s Day 2046 – Nasa
The space rock has a better chance of hitting a date of 14 February than our planet, NASA says.
Rishi Sunak offers soft rebuke to claims Boris Johnson abused honours list
PM said Father’s Day card would be his ‘limit’ in response to Johnson nominating his father for knighthoodRishi Sunak has said his father would be lucky to get a card on Father’s Day, let alone a knighthood, after accusations that Boris Johnson’s honou…
Congressman Reintroduces 32-Hour Workweek Law To ‘Increase the Happiness of Humankind’
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: Rep. Mark Takano, who represents California’s 39th district, has reintroduced his 32-hour Workweek Act to Congress, which, if passed, would officially reduce the standard definition of the workweek from 40…
Tweets On The Russia – Ukraine War
Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 10 March 2023
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🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/HzMjZN7ZQI
— Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) March 10, 2023
Today, #Russian forces conducted the largest missile strike across #Ukraine of 2023 so far, but the attack likely only served Russian state propaganda objectives. https://t.co/6Tw3jP0sGH pic.twitter.com/JK1wqofMxU
— ISW (@TheStudyofWar) March 10, 2023
President Volodymyr Zelensky and Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin were among the thousands of people attending the funeral of the Hero of Ukraine Dmytro Kotsiubailo, on March 10 in central Kyiv. Kotsiubailo was killed in action near Bakhmut on March 7. pic.twitter.com/bceqXi8Yqv
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) March 10, 2023
🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦CIA Director Burns: I think Vladimir Putin is looking at the situation in the long term. I think he’s doubling down. I believe he is convinced that he will be able to make time work for him, that he can grind down Ukrainians through this war of attrition. pic.twitter.com/VN0P2BhY2O
— AZ 🛰🌏🌍🌎 (@AZgeopolitics) March 10, 2023
Bucha, the Kyiv suburb that became a symbol of Russia’s atrocities, is now being rebuilt thanks to foreign donations. But most war-torn communities in Ukraine are still awaiting aid. pic.twitter.com/EMyQMArHrN
— DW News (@dwnews) March 9, 2023
#UPDATE Moscow on Friday accused foreign countries of fomenting days of mass protests in Georgia, likening them to an attempted coup designed to sow tension on Russia’s borders.https://t.co/aiJlw3c6tC
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) March 10, 2023
U.S. intelligence officials have determined that people with ties to Russian intelligence are planning to stage protests in hopes of toppling the Moldovan government, according to the White House. https://t.co/cLn5wXqL6v
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 10, 2023
⚡️Incredible video of two Mi-24s of the Armed Forces of Ukraine conducting combat tasks. pic.twitter.com/ESYO95hbs5
— War Monitor (@WarMonitors) March 10, 2023
Commentary: COVID-19 was declared a pandemic 3 years ago. How ready are we for the next one?
The world may not be able to predict when the next global pandemic might hit, but we can always better prepare for it with an “all hazards” approach, says International SOS’ Dr Chan Yanjun.
WSU men’s basketball guard Myles Rice declared cancer-free after five-month battle
The second-year WSU guard finished his treatment for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, the school announced Thursday.
State’s forests: Protect ‘carbon workhorses’
Re: “WA auctions off more ‘old’ forest in $2.8 million sale” [Feb. 23, Local News]: The article highlighted that the state Department of Natural Resources “continues to auction the state’s most valuable carbon sequestration tool.” We have an urgent nee…
Taiwan’s president plans a U.S. visit with an eye on China tensions
Do high-profile visits from U.S. leaders to Taiwan hurt or help? Do they really matter?