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Mundy the elephant finds refuge in Georgia
“Now Mundy's living at an elephant refuge in Georgia. And as Margie Menzel of WFSU reports, she's making friends.”
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Elephants exhibit complex social and emotional intelligence
“They especially respond to reunions, the birth of a new calf, or the death of a loved one. They're capable of complex emotions.”
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Kevin McCarthy's speakership faced far-right rebellion
“The battle between the rebellious Freedom Caucus and McCarthy has been at the heart of an averted debt ceiling crisis.”
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The 2023 banking crisis destabilized regional lenders
“2023 also saw the roots of a global banking crisis arise out of four American regional banks.”
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Climate disasters caused record-breaking economic damage
“The US experienced 25 weather and climate disasters which caused at least $1 billion in damage each.”
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“The dominant political story of the year has been the 270-day-long speakership of Representative Kevin McCarthy, whose slim majority in the House of Representatives has enabled a far-right rebellion to exert more weight.”
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Mundy finds community at Georgia elephant refuge
“She picked up her food and brought it right over to the fence line here so she could be eating with Mundy.”
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Far-right rebellion defined Kevin McCarthy's speakership
“The battle between the rebellious Freedom Caucus and McCarthy has been at the heart of an averted debt ceiling crisis.”
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Regional bank failures triggered global banking crisis
“2023 also saw the roots of a global banking crisis arise out of four American regional banks.”
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Artificial intelligence growth fueled Hollywood strikes
“The rise of artificial intelligence and large language models dominated not only the economy but has also been at the root of a Hollywood double strike.”
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Federal Reserve hiked rates to moderate inflation
“The Federal Reserve continued to raise its interest rates in the first half of the year.”
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Mundy the elephant relocated to Georgia refuge
“Now Mundy's living at an elephant refuge in Georgia. And as Margie Menzel of WFSU reports, she's making friends.”
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Elephants demonstrate complex social and emotional intelligence
“Elephants are intelligent and social. They especially respond to reunions, the birth of a new calf, or the death of a loved one.”
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Far-right rebellion defined Kevin McCarthy's House speakership
“The dominant political story of the year has been the 270-day-long speakership of Representative Kevin McCarthy, whose slim majority in the House of Representatives has enabled a far-right rebellion to exert more weight.”
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Labor strikes and AI dominated the 2023 economy
“The rise of artificial intelligence and large language models dominated not only the economy but has also been at the root of a Hollywood double strike.”
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Regional bank failures triggered a global banking crisis
“2023 also saw the roots of a global banking crisis arise out of four American regional banks, the two largest being Silicon Valley Bank and First Republic Bank.”
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Elephants demonstrate complex social intelligence
“She picked up her food and brought it right over to the fence line here so she could be eating with Mundy.”
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Refuges help animals heal from captivity trauma
“They're recovering from the trauma that they experienced living in captivity.”
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Slim House majorities empowered political rebellions
“The battle between the rebellious Freedom Caucus and McCarthy has been at the heart of an averted debt ceiling crisis.”
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Regional bank failures sparked global financial instability
“2023 also saw the roots of a global banking crisis arise out of four American regional banks.”
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Meta faced massive EU data privacy fines
“European Union regulators issue a $414 million fine against meta-platforms for violating the General Data Protection Regulation.”
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