The Navigator, Saturday, September 28, 2024
Rural retiring, women killing Tupperware, "America First" climate, lighthouse parents and more
Happy weekend, subscribers, and welcome to Fall!
Israel and Hezbollah intensified their attacks on each other this week, resulting in dozens of deaths and thousands of injuries. Fears are mounting that the conflict will spill over into a regional one. As a precaution, the U.S. sent a “small number of troops” to the region to deter further escalation. At the same time, global leaders at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) condemned Israel and accused it of war crimes, including King Abdullah of Jordan.
On Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid an unexpected visit to a munitions plant in Scranton, Pennsylvania, with Governor Josh Shapiro to thank its workers for supporting the war effort. It’s reported that it was the first time a sitting president from any country visited this factory, despite it being President Joe Biden’s hometown. Pennsylvania is home to 140,000 Ukrainian Americans.
Hurricane Helene made landfall on Thursday night in Florida as a Category 4 storm, with winds reaching 140 miles per hour (224 kilometers per hour), before moving northward into Georgia and North Carolina, causing historic flooding. This monster storm, which is bigger in diameter than Hurricane Katrina in 2005, is the eighth major hurricane to make landfall in Florida since 2000: Charley and Jeanne in 2004; Dennis and Wilma in 2005; Irma in 2017; Michael in 2018; Ian in 2022; and Idalia in 2023. This storm will likely further disrupt Florida’s insurance and property values, an issue we’ll cover next week, so keep your eyes out.
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Here’s What It’s Like to Retire in Rural America (The Wall Street Journal)
Seven retirees open up about their finances and how they spend their time
Stay-at-Home Moms Built Tupperware. Working Women Killed It. (Slate)
The company’s direct-sales model didn’t factor in that women might actually be successful in the workplace.
Democrats have embraced a surprising “America First!” approach on climate (Vox)
The strategy comes at a cost for the planet.
Lighthouse Parents Have More Confident Kids (The Atlantic)
Sometimes, the best thing a parent can do is nothing at all.
Worker Demographics Changed During the Pandemic. To Find Quality Labor, You Should Be Doing This. (Entrepreneur)
Small businesses are struggling to find the talent. But experts say to flip the conversation.
Scientists have captured Earth’s climate over the last 485 million years. Here’s the surprising place we stand now. (The Washington Post)
An effort to understand Earth’s past climates uncovered a history of wild temperature shifts and offered a warning on the consequences of human-caused warming.
Last-minute vice presidential debate tips for Tim Walz and JD Vance (Vanity Fair)
A veteran political strategist offers sage advice as the candidates are poised to enter the ring on Tuesday.
Would You Vote From Your Phone? Why or Why Not? (WIRED)
Venture capitalist, political strategist and philanthropist Bradley Tusk is building new software to revolutionize the way people vote. In his new book, Why Mobile Voting is our Final Shot at Saving Democracy, Tusk talks about how mobile voting would completely change elections.
Florida County Makes Grim Request during Hurricane Helene (Daily Beast)
Before the Category 4 storm made landfall in rural Taylor county in Florida’s Big Bend region late Thursday, local officials asked people who refused to evacuate to write their name, birth date and “other important information on your arm or leg in a permanent marker so that you can be identified and your family notified.”
Former defense minister set to lead Japan amid efforts to counter China’s growing power (NBC News)
As prime minister of the U.S. ally, Shigeru Ishiba will face anger over rising prices at home and an increasingly complicated security environment in the Asia-Pacific region.