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            <title><![CDATA[The Panama Canal Averts a Crisis for Now — But at a Cost to Drinking Water]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Recycling canal water to combat drought is making potable supplies saltier]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Millard]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2024 14:00:26 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Gatun Lake in the corregimiento of Ciricito, in Colon district, Panama, on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. A combination of climate change and infrastructure is to blame for critical shipping delays at the Panama Canal.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[David Swensen, Yale Endowment’s Pioneer Manager, Dies at 67]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McDonald]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2021 11:54:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[El Salvador’s Top Judges, Attorney General Ousted by Ruling Party]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ezra Fieser]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2021 19:09:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Wellington’s Next CEO Sees Active Management Regaining Clout]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2021 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Top Stock Pickers Crush S&P While Failing to Stem Outflows]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-31/top-stock-pickers-find-crushing-the-s-p-can-t-slow-outflow-tide</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McDonald]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2020 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rockefeller Foundation Plans to Divest Fossil Fuel Holdings]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McDonald]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2020 16:53:24 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>The silhouette of a pumpjack is seen at dusk in the Permian Basin near Midland, Texas, U.S., on Friday, March 2, 2018. Chevron, the world&apos;s third-largest publicly traded oil producer, is spending $3.3 billion this year in the Permian and an additional $1 billion in other shale basins. Its expansion will further bolster U.S. oil output, which already exceeds 10 million barrels a day, surpassing the record set in 1970. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Robinhood Is Accused of ‘Gamification’ by Massachusetts]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Annie Massa]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 15:01:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Migrant Caravans Head to U.S. Border, Giving Biden an Early Test]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McDonald]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2020 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Residents inspect destroyed houses in the coastal neighborhood of El Muelle after Hurricane Iota made landfall in Bilwi, Nicaragua.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Gundlach Sees Inflation Above 2% Next Year After Hitting Trough]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kriti Gupta]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 22:53:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fidelity Had ‘Locker Room’ Culture, Ex-Employee Says in Lawsuit]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Annie Massa]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 19:37:58 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The 'Warren Buffett of Bonds' Is Stepping Back From Fund Management]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McDonald]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2020 15:34:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Grantham’s Bear Market Call Tests Patience of GMO Fund Investors]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McDonald]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2020 19:30:34 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Jeremy Grantham Photographer: Daniel Acker</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[TIAA CEO Ferguson, a Potential Biden Appointee, to Retire]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McDonald]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 15:06:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Onetime T. Rowe Star Posts Big Gains Running His Own Fund]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McDonald]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2020 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Washington University Boosts Returns After Dumping Most Managers]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McDonald]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2020 16:34:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Harvard Posts Loss, Sees Revenue Dropping for Second Year]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2020 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fidelity Investments to Hire 4,000 People in Next Six Months]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McDonald]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 12:54:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley Deal Signals Race for Scale at Fund Managers]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Annie Massa]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2020 18:06:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Harvard Spins Off Natural Resources Team, to Remain Partner]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McDonald]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2020 13:43:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rockefeller Endowment Chief Signals Caution Due to Weak Economy]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McDonald]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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