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Maybe it's the superior experience of sipping a fizzy, carbonated beverage through a straw. Maybe it's the rise of the Stanley Cup, or the primacy of cold brew even in the winter months. Whatever it is, straws have evolved beyond single-use plastic straw man argument for personal environmental responsibility in much more.There are paper straws, glass straws, metal straws and durable, reusable plastic straws. Many come with silicone accessories, cleaning systems, and custom cases.Our endless enthusiasm for sipping food through narrow tubes has given rise to many innovations in the straw market. It also created a new anxiety: lip wrinkles.Traditional straws force drinkers to purse their lips around the opening in an expression that many believe, over time, creates wrinkles around...

The relatively limited scope of Israel's overnight attacks on Iran, and a moderate response by Iranian officials, may have reduced the chances of an immediate escalation in clashes between the two countries, analysts said on Friday.While Israel is still fighting wars on two fronts, against Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon, the likelihood of a third front has diminished, at least for now.There have been fears for days that a strong Israeli response to Iran's attack on southern Israel last weekend could provoke an even more aggressive response from Iran, potentially turning an "eye for an eye" confrontation into a broader war.Foreign leaders have advised Israel to view its successful defense against Iran's missile barrage as a victory that required no retaliation, warning o...

Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen ha un problema: troppe persone vogliono quello che sta vendendo.Il signor Jorgensen è l'amministratore delegato di Novo Nordisk, il produttore farmaceutico danese. Anche se l'azienda non è proprio un nome familiare, il jingle televisivo del suo farmaco più venduto: "Oh-oh-ohhh, Ozempic!" - potrebbe risuonare nelle tue orecchie. In tutti gli Stati Uniti, i farmaci per il diabete e la perdita di peso di Novo Nordisk, Ozempic e Wegovy, sono saliti allo status di celebrità e hanno contribuito a rendere l'azienda l'azienda pubblica più preziosa d'Europa. Non ne può fare abbastanza dei farmaci.Il problema del signor Jorgensen è che a molti alti dirigenti non dispiacerebbe, ma il successo lo ha colto di sorpresa. L'anno scorso, quando la soci...

Drone combat in Ukraine, which is transforming modern warfare, has begun to test one of the most potent symbols of American military might – the tank – and threatens to rewrite how it will be used in future conflicts.Over the past two months, Russian forces have eliminated five of the 31 American-made M1 Abrams tanks that the Pentagon sent to Ukraine last fall, a senior American official said. At least three others have been moderately damaged since the tanks were sent to the front lines earlier this year, said Colonel Markus Reisner, an Austrian military trainer who closely follows how the weapons are used – and lost – in the war in Ukraine.That's a fraction of the 796 Ukrainian main battle tanks that have been destroyed, captured or abandoned since the war began in February 2022, ac...

Another start-up founder will go to prison for overstating his company's performance in the eyes of investors.Manish Lachwani, who last year pleaded guilty to three counts of defrauding investors in his software start-up, HeadSpin, was sentenced Friday to a year and a half in prison. He will also pay a fine of $1 million.Prosecutors said Mr. Lachwani, 48, deceived investors by inflating HeadSpin's revenue by nearly fourfold, making false claims about his customers and creating false invoices to cover it all up. His misrepresentations allowed him to raise $117 million in funding from major investment firms, valuing his start-up at $1.1 billion.When HeadSpin board members discovered the behavior in 2020, they pushed Mr. Lachwani to resign and cut the company's valuation by two-...

A group of left-leaning House Democrats is urging their colleagues to oppose the $26 billion aid package for Israel expected to pass Saturday, hoping to maximize the party's number of "no" votes in an effort to send a warning to President Biden. about the depth of discontent in his political coalition over his support for Israeli tactics in Gaza.Viewing the upcoming vote as a decisive moral choice, similar to congressional votes to authorize and fund the war in Iraq, progressive leaders in the House are working to rally a sizable bloc of Democratic opposition to the relief measure, which is all but certain. will become law in the next few days.“In the wake of those votes, people came back much, much later and said, 'We shouldn't have allowed this to go forward,'” said Rep...

Some context: Experts say bad situations can often be reversed with treatment.Both the mental health and drug addiction crises are rocking the country, and the effects of parents' drug use and mental illness can quickly spill over to their children. Public health experts say substance use disorders can incapacitate a previously diligent parent and lead to Child Protective Services involvement.In 2021 alone, more than seven million children were referred to authorities over concerns of maltreatment, and more than 200,000 were removed from their homes, according to a federal report. But research shows that when parents seek treatment for psychiatric and substance use disorders, they are much less likely to experience family separation.The numbers: what the researchers discovered.To cal...

From the bloody trenches of the battlefield to the crowded cities hit by Russian bombing, millions of Ukrainians waited in nervous anticipation as the U.S. Congress prepared, after months of delay, to decide whether America would resume providing their country with a fundamental military support.Private Pavlo Kaliuk, who fought to slow the Russian advance after the fall of the town of Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine earlier this year, was on his way to the funeral of a fallen soldier when he was reached by phone Friday.“I'm walking and thinking that maybe it's my friend who died in the war, who is up there in heaven now, who will help the world and the United States support Ukraine,” he said.Ukraine cannot rely on divine intervention; Instead, he is counting on the House of Representa...

Listen and follow 'Hard Fork'Apple | Spotify | Amazon | YoutubeThis week we release the Hard Fork Music Megamix. Plus, we talk to two of the New York Times composers who make the music for our show. There are all the tracks you know and love, all in one place.Today's guests:Dan Powell, creative technical director of the New York TimesElisheba Ittoop, New York Times sound designer and composerAdditional reading:Credits“Hard Fork” is hosted by Kevin Roose AND Casey Newton and produced by Davis Land, Whitney Jones AND Rachel Cohn. The show is edited by Poyant only. Engineering by Dan Powell and original music by Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano, Sofia Lanmann, Diane Wong, Pat McCusker, Rowan Niemisto AND Dan Powell. Fact checking by Caitlin Love.Special thanks to Paula Szuch...

Isfahan is one of the historic and most famous cities in Iran, known for its beautiful mosques with turquoise and purple tiles, picturesque arched bridges and the Grand Bazaar. The area is also home to a number of Iranian military sites.In the early 17th century, Shah Abbas I, known as Abbas the Great, of the Safavid dynasty, set to work creating a showpiece in Isfahan. He built the country's most famous mosques, including the splendid Imam Mosque, topped with onion-shaped domes, and the Ali Qapu Palace. Shah Abbas and his son also built bridges that formed an arch over the Zayanderud River, whose waters filled the fountains outside the palace and mosques, and irrigated their gardens.This has made the city, which is now home to around two million people, one of Iran's tourist hu...