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Fire-scarred Pacific Palisades has emerged as a key battleground in the Los Angeles mayoral election — for both its many undecided voters and potent symbolism.

“It’s in line with what’s called virtue ethics, which originated with Aristotle. This tendency concerns the way people question whether or not their daily lives are consistent with a certain ideal,” Prof. Ellie Anderson is quoted as saying.

Christos Marafatsos works as an energy lobbyist while also closely advising Kimberly Guilfoyle, the U.S. ambassador to Greece, as she pushes deals across Europe.

AI can be an asset in the college application process, but there are clear limits, and crossing them can put an applicant’s admission at risk, writes Forbes.

Prof. Sara Sadhwani tells the Los Angeles Times: “A DSA endorsement will be shorthand for how to define Nithya Raman as a candidate both for the establishment in Los Angeles and for Republicans nationally.” 

Venezuela has possibly the largest oil reserves in the world—though it hasn’t produced much in recent years. The Trump administration hopes to change that.

“For those who have seen the devastating videos in Tibet and Nepal, that’s what we’re talking about,” Prof. Char Miller told Spectrum News 1. “The high volume of water rushing into a narrow valley simply explodes out of the sides.”

A proposed document asks U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to pressure Belgrade to ensure free and fair elections, step up the fight against corruption, ensure the rule of law, and change its relationship with Moscow, Beijing, and Tehran.

In internet slang, “aura” is an imaginary representation of charisma, presence, confidence, or the ability to appear cool. Prof. Ellie Anderson links “aura farming” to Aristotle’s virtue ethics: the idea that character is built through our actions.

Opposition leader-in-exile Maria Corina Machado has hired veteran Republican lobbyists in Washington, D.C., in what experts say is an effort to gain the support of the Trump administration as she continues to seek the Venezuelan presidency.