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Was the Las Vegas Bombing a Case of the Afghan War Coming Home?

Matthew Livelsberger’s alleged manifesto highlights an infamous U.S. drug raid.

Reason

UN rapporteur challenges LSE over action against pro-Palestine protesters

Seven students put under ‘precautionary measures’ after allegations relating to campus demonstration in July

The Guardian - UK

Two Britons among three winners of 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics

Two of the academics also studied at the London School of Economics

Evening Standard

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‘How can they treat people like this?’ Faiza Shaheen on Labour – and why she’s running as an independent

The Labour party suddenly and controversially stripped her of the chance to be one of its MPs last week. She talks about why she’s still determined to represent Chingford and Woodford Green

The Guardian - UK

Columbia University president Minouche Shafik in hot water for handling of pro-Palestinian protests

As pro-Palestinian student protests at Columbia University continue, university president Minouche Shafik finds herself under fire from all sides as politicians, students and faculty all call for her to resign over her handling of the sit-ins. Columbia's university senate is scheduled to meet on Friday to vote on a resolution…

France 24

Academic hits back at Spectator writer who said he visited sex worker after watching her lecture

Professor Lea Ypi, a professor of political theory at the London School of Economics, responded to piece published in The Spectator by Lloyd Evans

Evening Standard

Egypt-Born Academic Becomes President Of Prestigious Ivy League University

Dr. Shafik, an Egypt-born academic and economic policy expert, assumes the presidency of an Ivy League university in NYC, emphasizing inclusivity in elite ...

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Move to sustainable food systems could bring $10tn benefits a year, study finds

Existing production destroys more value than it creates due to medical and environmental costs, researchers say

The Guardian - UK

UK economy could get £149bn boost by appointing 'Better Business Tsar', report claims

The report was backed by bosses of Virgin, Greggs and the London School of Economics

Evening Standard

NatWest chairman claims it is 'not difficult' to buy a house in the UK

THE chairman of Natwest who earns well over £700,000 a year has claimed it is “not difficult” to buy a house in the UK.

The National (Scotland)

Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Says Generative AI Could Create A 4-Day Workweek

According to Christopher Pissarides, a shorter workweek will not necessarily result in a loss in pay.

International Business Times UK

MCC honours two of its distinguished alumni for their services in their chosen fields

MCC honours two alumni for their exemplary contributions in their fields. Sashi Kumar, founder of Media Development Foundation, and Ruth Kattumuri, founder of Indian Observatory in the London School of Economics, were recognised with a plaque, medal and citation. Ms. Ruth and Mr. Sashi spoke of the impact of MCC…

The Hindu

Janet Yellen: Surprisingly resilient American consumers blocked a recession—and now the Fed could keep interest rates higher for longer

Janet Yellen's interest rate predictions, recession outlook, and thoughts on semiconductors and China.

Fortune

Israeli PM eyes visit to Turkey as rapprochement efforts continue

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to visit Turkey in October or November, according to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. This as rapprochement efforts accelerate.

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Now it’s clear: hard work doesn’t make you rich. Surely that’s the death knell for the myth of social mobility

Where you are born in the UK and the wealth of your family are the key factors that determine life outcomes, new figures reveal says Faiza Shaheen, a visiting professor at the London School of Economics

The Guardian - UK

Health of LSE academic detained in Azerbaijan at risk, say family

Son calls on UK to intervene in case of Gubad Ibadoghlu, critic of Azerbaijani government who was arrested there in July

Reason

Adam Smith at 300: The Gospel of Mutual Service

A 1926 lecture captures timeless truths about the Scottish thinker.

360info

Playing by the rules could help the housing crisis

A hard-to-see difference in building planning systems is making the business of creating houses a riskier, more expensive gambit in countries like Britain.

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Reuters

Brexit to blame for a third of Britain's food bill rise, researchers say

Britain's departure from the European Union has accounted for about a third of the increase in food bills for households since 2019, equivalent to about 250 pounds ($316), researchers from the London School of Economics and other universities said.

France 24

'We're at a turning point': Economist Daniel Chandler on tackling inequality

The severe poverty and climate crisis the world is suffering should be a moment for us to completely reassess the way our political and social structure is formed. That's the view of Daniel Chandler, an economist and philosopher based at the London School of Economics. His new book "Free and…

The Guardian - UK

Understanding perfectionism and impostor syndrome with Dr Thomas Curran

Discover the roots and repercussions of perfectionism and impostor syndrome and gain practical skills to break free from self-limiting beliefs in this hands-on masterclass

The Independent UK

Pioneering Black economist Sir Arthur Lewis celebrated with university building after four year campaign

Sir Arthur Lewis became the London School of Economics’s first Black academic in 1938, and now has a building named in his honour

The Guardian - UK

Inequality starts before birth – so child benefits should too

Providing a safety net from ‘cradle to grave’ is already too late. Time to revive an old Labour policy that can make things fairer, says Mary Reader of the London School of Economics

The Guardian - UK

SVB collapse was ‘fastest since Barings’, Bank of England says, in call for vigilance – as it happened

Treasury committee holds hearing on the sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank this month

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