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Ask HN: How did you land your first projects as a solo engineer/consultant?
I’ve spent roughly the last decade and some change as a software engineer, and recently decided to start a solo consultancy. I’m focused on helping …
New Yorkers Warm to Mamdani’s Redesign Plan for Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s proposal would ban cars from a dangerous stretch of road separating the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Arch at Grand Army …
Luxury Brands Bet on the Middle East. War Has Damaged Their Plans.
A Louis Vuitton store in Paris. LVMH has seen a drop in sales in its Middle Eastern stores, with demand falling across the gulf region.
Are Democrats Becoming a Party of Tax Cuts?
As Democrats try to find a way back to power in Washington, some see tax cuts as a quick and easy way to address affordability. The wonks are freaking …
They’re Young. They’re Conservative. And They’re Split Over the War.
Taylar Grieves, a member of the College Republicans at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, asked students in March to vote whether they …
In Qatar, Trapped Between the U.S. and Iran, War Forced a Reckoning
Qatar, though on good terms with both the United States and Iran, has been harmed economically by the U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran and endured …
How Gen Z Protests Have Fared Around the World
Young people at a concert last year celebrating the impeachment of President Andry Rajoelina of Madagascar.
Gen Z Looks to Nepal as a Test Case of Its Hopes
A youthful revolution changed Nepal. It gave hope to Gen Z worldwide.
Syrian Billionaires Needed a Favor in Washington. They Invoked the Trump Name.
Moutaz and Ramez Al-Khayyat, two of three Syrian-born brothers, at their company’s headquarters in Doha, Qatar.
Muslim Southerners Face a Fresh Wave of Hateful Political Rhetoric
Amal Altareb, a Yemeni American, moved to Memphis in 2012, one of many Muslim Americans drawn to the South by economic opportunity, family and …