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Bernstein, Balanchine, Ellington and the Waning of “Soft Power”

Kabalevsky contratulates Bernstein Today’s online Persuasion/The American Purpose runs an essay of mine building on the growing awareness that “soft power” diplomacy, long vital to American foreign policy, seems suddenly in abeyance. Referencing the three most potent cultural ambassadors to the USSR during the Cold War, I write in part:  If American diplomacy cannot today deploy

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Two Fannie Mae Multifamily execs set to depart amid fraud shakeup

Two of Fannie Mae Multifamily’s top brass, Rob Levin and Dan Dresser, are out at the mortgage giant, according to sources familiar with the matter.  Levin was head of multifamily customer engagement, and Dresser was the vice president of multifamily capital markets and pricing. Dresser had been at the agency since 2006, while Levin joined

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FDA OKs trial of pig livers as dialysis-like treatment for liver failure

WASHINGTON — U.S. researchers will soon test whether livers from a gene-edited pig could treat people with sudden liver failure — by temporarily filtering their blood so their own organ can rest and maybe heal. The first-of-its-kind clinical trial has been cleared by the Food and Drug Administration, according to pig producer eGenesis, which announced

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Xi makes a case for free trade as he tours Southeast Asia

BANGKOK — China’s Xi is making the case for free trade as he tours Southeast Asia this week, presenting China as a source of “stability and certainty.” On Monday, he was welcomed to Hanoi with pomp and ceremony by Vietnam’s President Luong Cuong. He arrived in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s capital, later Tuesday, for a three-day

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Long ER stays are common in the US. It may get worse as the population ages

AURORA, Ill. — At her mother’s home in Illinois, Tracy Balhan flips through photos of her dad, Bill Speer. In one picture, he’s smiling in front of a bucket of sweating beers and wearing a blue T-shirt that reads, “Pops. The man. The myth. The legend.” Balhan’s father died last year after struggling with dementia.

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Upstate waterfront megadevelopment Edge-on-Hudson lands $238M refi

The developers of a sprawling waterfront development in Sleepy Hollow landed a $237.5 million refi. Hudson Bay Capital provided the loan to Biddle Real Estate Ventures, King Street Capital and PCD Development for the 70-acre mixed-use development Edge-on-Hudson and a luxury 100-unit condo building within the development, according to a press release. The fresh financing

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How to Grow a Garden That Feeds Your Body, Mind, and Soul

If you’ve ever stood in your backyard and thought, “This could be my little sanctuary, if I just knew where to begin,” you’re not alone. Many of us crave spaces that feed us—literally and figuratively. But growing food can be an intimidating endeavor. Enter holistic gardening: a mindset rooted in both wellness and sustenance, in

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South Korea to boost support of semiconductor industry in the face of Trump's tariffs

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea said Tuesday it will expand its financial support package for its crucial semiconductor industry to 33 trillion won (about $23 billion) in part of efforts to address uncertainties posed by the Trump administration’s tariff hikes. The package represents roughly a 26% increase from the 26 trillion won (about $18

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