Bill Gates’s investment fund will pledge $1.5 billion for climate projects if Congress enacts an infrastructure bill. The Microsoft co-founder and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm told the WSJ how public-private partnerships can spur innovation. Photo: Bill Gates via WSJ
Monthly Archives: August 2021
Walking Tour: Budapest – Northern Hungary (4K)
Budapest, Hungary’s capital, is bisected by the River Danube. Its 19th-century Chain Bridge connects the hilly Buda district with flat Pest. A funicular runs up Castle Hill to Buda’s Old Town, where the Budapest History Museum traces city life from Roman times onward. Trinity Square is home to 13th-century Matthias Church and the turrets of the Fishermen’s Bastion, which offer sweeping views.
Front Covers: ‘Time Magazine’ – Aug 23-30
NEWSWEEK MAGAZINE – SEPTEMBER 11-18, 2026
The Terror Threat No One Saw Coming After 9/11
New technologies have both increased the ability of militants to carry out attacks and expanded the number of potential targets.
AI Is Giving Physical Therapy a Robotic Makeover
AI-powered robots are transforming physical therapy, helping patients recover faster and reshaping the future of rehabilitation.
What Leavitt, AOC and Vance’s Decisions Reveal About Parenthood
It is women who need to make compromises if they want a career and children.
The Price America Pays for Trump’s Reliance on Kushner the Closer
Jared Kushner spent Sunday in a room that Washington had treated as off-limits for nearly three decades: sitting across the table from the leader of Hamas, Khalil al-Hayya.
It’s just one part of a tour of the Middle East for President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and roving negotiator, who meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today in an attempt to breathe life into stalled Gaza peace talks.
Nights Walks: Outdoor Restaurants, Venice, Italy
Venice, the capital of northern Italy’s Veneto region, is built on more than 100 small islands in a lagoon in the Adriatic Sea. It has no roads, just canals – including the Grand Canal thoroughfare – lined with Renaissance and Gothic palaces. The central square, Piazza San Marco, contains St. Mark’s Basilica, which is tiled with Byzantine mosaics, and the Campanile bell tower offering views of the city’s red roofs.
Front Page View: Wall Street Journal – Aug 12
Morning News: America’s Infrastructure, Zambia Election, GErman Politics
The Senate has passed the first part of President Joe Biden’s mammoth plan, which is now tied to a far more ambitious part two. We examine their prospects for passage.
Zambia is undertaking a pivotal election—but it seems far from a fair fight to oust the incumbent. And our Germany-election tracker cuts through reams of data and tricky electoral politics.
City Views: Tubingen – Southwest Germany
Tübingen is a city in southwest Germany and home to one of Europe’s oldest universities. In the old town, Stiftskirche St. Georg is a late-Gothic church with stained-glass windows and city views from its tower. The ornately painted 15th-century City Hall is topped with a functioning astronomical clock. Hilltop Hohentübingen Castle is home to the Museum of Ancient Cultures, with Greek, Roman and Egyptian artifacts.
Aerial Views: Orlando – Central Florida (4K)
Orlando, a city in central Florida, is home to more than a dozen theme parks. Chief among its claims to fame is Walt Disney World, comprised of parks like the Magic Kingdom and Epcot, as well as water parks. Another major destination, Universal Orlando, offers Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure, with the Wizarding World of Harry Potter straddling both.
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