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POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC INTERESTSThe answers point to entrenched political and economic interests. In Indonesia, governments rely heavily on land-based revenue and resource-linked growth. Plantation agriculture and other land-intensive sectors remain central to the national economy, generating tens of billions of dollars annually in export earnings. These incentives favour continued land conversion, often at the expense of long-term environmental stability.These political and economic dynamics also shape how responsibility for fires is assigned and enforced. Satellite analyses consistently show that a substantial share of large-scale fires occurs within or adjacent to industrial concessions, even as smallholders are frequently blamed.This overlap can complicate…

Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi speaks at the ribbon-cutting ceremony during opening night at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, Aug. 15, 2024.Amy Sussman | Wireimage | Getty ImagesTax and finance software maker Intuit said Wednesday that it is cutting 17% of its full-time workforce, the latest tech company to announce a mass downsizing during the artificial intelligence boom. Shares tumbled 13% in extended trading.The decision will affect over 3,000 people, based on the company’s last reported employee count of 18,200. The restructuring will trigger $300 million to $340 million in charges, mostly in the current quarter, Intuit said.”As we look ahead,…

new video loaded: Video Shows Israeli Minister Taunting Detained Pro-Palestinian ActiviststranscriptBacktranscriptVideo Shows Israeli Minister Taunting Detained Pro-Palestinian ActivistsItamar Ben-Gvir, the Israeli national security minister, posted a one-minute video showing him taunting pro-Palestinian activists who were handcuffed and pinned down to the deck of a ship. The video drew condemnation both in Israel and abroad.“Free, free Palestine.” “They have enjoyed so much impunity, such a lack of accountability from anyone in the global leadership, from any countries that somebody like Ben-Gvir feels very comfortable posting videos like that.”Itamar Ben-Gvir, the Israeli national security minister, posted a one-minute video showing him taunting…

Washington — The U.S. intelligence community has been exploring how Cuba might respond to an American military action, CBS News has learned. Earlier this month, as the U.S. intelligence community tracked the Universal, a sanctioned Russian-flagged oil tanker bound for Cuba, analysts at the Pentagon and Defense Intelligence Agency, the U.S. military’s intelligence arm, started to analyze what the Cuban response would be to an American attack on the Caribbean country. Work on developing military options for President Trump has begun, according to two U.S. officials with knowledge of the matter. Both requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An Arizona man convicted of killing another man by throwing gasoline on him and setting him on fire was executed Wednesday, marking the first of three executions scheduled this week in the U.S.The Associated Press reported that 53-year-old Leroy Dean McGill was pronounced dead at 10:26 a.m. PDT after receiving a lethal injection at the Arizona State Prison Complex in Florence.McGill was convicted of murdering James Perez in a 2002 attack at an apartment in north Phoenix. Prosecutors said McGill, who had been using methamphetamine and had gone days without sleep, doused…

Twelve black bears from Marineland are travelling in a pair of trailers toward their new home at a sanctuary in the United States more than 2,000 kilometres away as the park slowly winds down its operations. The bears are off to the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado, a charity that sits on a massive property that nearly 1,000 large carnivores including bears, lions and tigers call home.“We wish them safe travels and a comfortable life in their new home!” Marineland said in a statement.Marineland staff as well as a half-dozen workers from the sanctuary began preparing the bears to move…

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HUMAN COSTS While double-hatting may close an income gap, it comes at a cost that is not easily measured in pesos. In March, employed individuals worked an average of 40.7 hours per week, according to the Philippines Statistics Authority. Add a second job and there’s little time left for rest or leisure.Research shows prolonged working hours take a physical and mental toll. A meta-analysis published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health found that working more than 50 hours per week is linked to fatigue, injury and stress, as well as higher risks of heart disease, depression and anxiety.The…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Emilia Clarke believed she had “cheated death” and was “meant to die” after the TV star survived two life-threatening brain aneurysms while filming HBO’s blockbuster fantasy series.Clarke survived both aneurysms while filming “Game of Thrones,” a health battle she kept largely private for years. The first aneurysm happened in 2011 right after filming for season one had wrapped. At 24 years old, Clarke collapsed at a gym in London.”I was just convinced that I had cheated death, and I was meant to die,” Clarke, 39, said during an appearance on the “How…