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A UNESCO World Heritage site with thousands of people living within it

I wandered through the labyrinthine halls—passing quaint cafes, tourists, men on motorcycles carrying groceries to their homes, and veiled women ringing temple bells. This is life as usual at Jaisalmer Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that thousands of people call home. Jaisalmer Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Rajasthan, India. Source: Chaitanya Raj …

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GOP Rep. Stefanik files ethics complaint

Elise Stefanik, chairwoman of the House Republican Conference, has filed a complaint seeking to remove the judge presiding over former President Donald Trump’s $250 million business fraud trial. Stefanik claimed that Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoro showed “blatant judicial bias” against Trump. Engoron is leading New York Attorney General Letitia James’ case that accuses …

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‘We own what we do’

Ron Baron, founder of Baron Capital. Anjali Sundaram | CNBC We are increasingly becoming a transactional, impulse-driven society. As we spend most of our lives with our smartphones and computers, providing endless means of distraction, people’s attention spans have shrunk considerably. Plus, businesses have made it much easier to act on our impulses. Purchases — …

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Amazon will introduce Affirm buy now, pay later for small businesses

Amazon is rolling out its first buy now, pay later option for the millions of small business owners who use its online store, CNBC has learned exclusively. The tech giant confirmed Thursday that its partnership with Affirm is expanding to include Amazon Business, an e-commerce platform for companies. The move is a boost in important …

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Business News on the Street, October 20 – Alexandria Echo Press

Alexandria Industries promotes Welle Alexandria Industries recently appointed Tom Welle director of engineering. Welle will join a team that will establish, manage and support the company’s overall strategic direction and business needs assessment. His focus will be engineering, continuous improvement, quality, strategic initiatives, automation and manufacturing technology systems development and management. Welle has 30 years …

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