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The real issue is whether publishers of scientific journals should retroactively apply contemporary standards regarding duplicate publication or self-plagiarism to historical papers. The journal publishing norms in the early 20th century were substantially different. The emphasis was on achieving the widest dissemination of knowledge across a fragmented scientific community separated by language and geographical distance, publishing in many different journals. As a result, the boundaries were heavily blurred between lectures, conference proceedings, booklets, collected essays, published journal articles and so forth. The scientific enterprise has since evolved to the point where it is dominated by large commercial publishing groups that…

Wall Street heads into another holiday-shortened week of trading after a rough few days for the AI trade . The health of the labor market will be a big focus for investors. Within our portfolio, there’s a make-or-break earnings report that will determine whether we’ll keep the stock around. The market will also grapple with a flare-up violence in the Middle East, despite the U.S. and Iran having agreed to a 60-day ceasefire while negotiating a more durable end to the four-month conflict. The weekend escalation comes after tanker traffic through the vital Strait of Hormuz picked up last week,…

Owning a home has long been part of the American Dream. But in the country’s 250th year, many Americans feel the goal, a milestone of adulthood and a marker of financial success, eludes them.Homeownership is something many people still aspire to. More than half (58%) of respondents said they’d need to own a home to feel they’d achieved the American Dream, according to a CNBC and SurveyMonkey American Dream Pulse Survey, second only to reaching financial stability.But housing prices, borrowing costs and homeownership expenses are high. While homeowners can still build long-term wealth through their properties, experts say amassing equity…

This aerial view shows collapsed buildings in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on June 27, 2026, following earthquakes that struck the region. Federico Parra | Afp | Getty ImagesThirty-three people have been rescued so far this weekend after Venezuela’s devastating twin earthquakes, the country’s interim president said, including several children, while tens of thousands remained unaccounted for, with time for finding additional survivors running short.The death toll from Wednesday’s twin earthquakes rose above 1,400 as of Saturday as foreign rescue teams poured into coastal La Guaira, the hardest-hit state.Families and volunteers spent days pulling survivors and bodies from…

Sir James Cleverly said he would not have compared a government minister to a Gestapo officer, after Kemi Badenoch’s comments about Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson. The Conservative leader made the Nazi comparison while criticising the government’s decision to end a tax exemption for private schools, an insult which drew heavy criticism from Labour.Appearing on the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme, Sir James, the shadow housing secretary, criticised Labour’s education record but when pressed on whether he would have made the remark himself, said: “No, I probably wouldn’t have done.”Badenoch has not apologised for the comment, which Phillipson said showed…

Whitebalance.space | E+ | Getty ImagesAmerica’s “protein-maxxing” obsession is stressing the dairy industry.Whey protein concentrate, once considered a cheap byproduct of the cheese manufacturing process, has become one of the most in-demand ingredients in the American diet. The surge is creating nationwide shortages, with some suppliers sold out for the latter half of the year, according to a USDA report from late April. U.S. whey protein end-of-month inventories have fallen by roughly half since 2023.”The market remains extremely tight, with product largely unavailable and buyers continuing to report difficulty securing supply,” the USDA reported in a June 25 report. As…

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While the artificial intelligence race has focused largely on advanced semiconductors, a slew of mainland China-listed companies produce many of the parts needed to make data centers work. “The United States relies on Chinese firms for almost 30% of its imports of AI-related products,” Michael Hirson and Houze Song at 22V Research wrote in a June 21 report, published in partnership with Analyst Hub Securities. “China lacks the capacity to make advanced chips at scale but plays a central role in the less sexy parts of the data center supply chain, including energy storage, transformers, critical minerals, and chemicals,” the…

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the German economy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.Just over a year into office, Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition in Germany is deep in the doldrums. Hamstrung by infighting between its centre-right and centre-left partners, it has struggled to reverse Germany’s economic stagnation and waning competitiveness. Three cheers, then, for pension reform proposals unveiled last week with both partners’ apparent backing. This is the boldest move by Merz’s government since the relaxation of the debt brake for investment and defence, with positive implications beyond Germany.Under proposals agreed by a bipartisan commission,…

Injection pens for the weight loss treatment Wegovy, manufactured by Novo Nordisk A/S, on display during a news conference in Mumbai, India, June 24, 2025.Dhiraj Singh | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMillions of older Americans in Medicare are about to gain access to obesity drugs for the first time — but that landmark shift may be flying under the radar for many of them. Starting Wednesday, eligible beneficiaries can get obesity drugs through Medicare’s new Bridge demonstration program for a monthly copay of just $50. The coverage marks a long-sought victory for patients, physicians and obesity advocates who have pushed for broader…